Genome re-sequencing and PCR amplification based simple and rapid sexing method for Procambarus clarkii by Yu Li, Honghao Jin, Yuan Gao, Fan Liu, Feng Qin, Dan Yang, Hui Luo, Ronghua Wu, Zhengshi Zhang, Shuqing Zheng, Hua Ye

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Lessons Learned About the Education Needs of Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Mixed-Method Study by Michelle L. Gabriel, Lucy Chen, Sharon Lee, Jenny Accettura, Emily E. Campbell, Melanie Dissanayake, Teresa J. Valenzano-Hacker, Michelle Nash, Lindita Rapi, Niki Dacouris, Weiqiu Yuan, Tiffany Thai

“…Design: Our multidisciplinary team conducted a mixed-method study to better understand the learning needs of patients; what is important to them in the early postoperative period and a year after transplant. …”
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RT-QuIC: a highly promising diagnostic method for neurodegenerative diseases—advantages and limitations by D. Koníčková, D. Koníčková, D. Hraboš, D. Hraboš, D. Hraboš, D. Hraboš, D. Hraboš, K. Menšíková, K. Menšíková, K. Menšíková, L. Tučková, L. Tučková, L. Tučková, L. Tučková, M. Kaleta, M. Kaleta, M. Strnad, M. Strnad, C. Colosimo, P. Kaňovský, P. Kaňovský, P. Kaňovský

“…Although it has been more than 200 years since Parkinson’s disease was described, we have not established biomarkers for its definitive diagnosis yet. …”
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Effectiveness of the pilates method in patients with chronic neck pain: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Evi Lazoura, C. Savva, G. Ploutarchou, C. Papacharalambous, I. Christofi, P. Rentzias, C. Karagiannis

“…This systematic review with meta-analysis aims to investigate the effectiveness of Pilates in comparison to other exercises and control interventions in the management of patients with chronic neck pain.[2] Methods A search for studies was conducted in six electronic databases from their inception to January 2024. …”
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Consistent trends from different methods for monitoring SARS-CoV-2 in urban wastewater during a 29-month longitudinal study by Janine McCalder, Janine McCalder, Jangwoo Lee, Jangwoo Lee, Judy Qiu, Qiaozhi Li, Linnet Immaraj, Nicole Acosta, María A. Bautista, Melissa Wilson, Barbara Waddell, Kristine Du, Aito Ueno, Rhonda Clark, Rhonda Clark, Alexander Krusina, Danielle A. Southern, Tyler Williamson, Tyler Williamson, Chloe Papparis, Paul Montesclaros, Lance Non, September Stefani, Gail Visser, Puja Pradhan, Norma Ruecker, John Conly, John Conly, John Conly, John Conly, John Conly, John Conly, Steve Hrudey, Kevin Frankowski, Bonita Lee, Bonita Lee, Michael D. Parkins, Michael D. Parkins, Michael D. Parkins, Xiaoli Pang, Xiaoli Pang, Casey R. J. Hubert

“…As this emerging technology is used more routinely, investigators should prioritize consistent application of a given workflow to a high-quality standard over time, whereas focusing on all testing programs adopting identical workflows and methods may be unnecessary.…”
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Performance analysis of stock mutual funds using the Sharp method: Before and after the Covid-19 pandemic by Rina Tresnawati, Shinta Herawati, Syakieb Arsalan

“…The research aims to evaluate the performance of mutual funds in stock using the Sharpe method. The purposive sampling technique is the technique used in this research with specific criteria and succeeded in collecting 210 stock mutual fund samples. …”
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Using a novel, multi-method approach to evaluate the quality of self-report survey data in organizational readiness research by Derek W. Craig, Jocelyn Hunyadi, Timothy J. Walker, Lauren Workman, Maria McClam, Andrea Lamont, Joe R. Padilla, Pamela Diamond, Abraham Wandersman, Maria E. Fernandez

“…We determined response quality (high/low) using two assessment methods: survey completion time and monotonic response patterns (MRPs). …”
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Effectiveness and Efficiency of Seawater Evaporation Using Traditional Methods and the Innovative Flow Down System in Salt Production by Azi Wibisono Raihan, Ika Nuzula Nike, Giri D. Kartika Ary, Efendy Makhfud, Sri W. Pratiwi Wiwit

“…This research aims to analyse the process, effectiveness, and efficiency of evaporation with the Traditional method and the Flow Down System Innovation. The method used is Purposive Sampling to get statistical data processed in RStudio. …”
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Predicting cadmium enrichment in crops/vegetables and identifying the effects of soil factors based on transfer learning methods by Rui Chen, Zean Liu, Jingyan Yang, Tiantian Ma, Aihong Guo, Rongguang Shi

“…It suggests that available heavy metal significantly influence predictions in crops/vegetables. In areas with less sampling and research, selecting relevant features and using transfer learning methods is more appropriate for constructing predictive models.…”
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Analysis of the heterogeneity of the chemical composition of snow cover using clustering methods (k-means) and GIS-technolog by A. V. Zakharchenko, D. V. Moskovchenko, A. A. Tigeev

“…The purpose of the work is a comparative analysis of the geochemical spectra of melt water and dust in the snow cover of the city of Tyumen and its surroundings. Sampling was carried out in 2020 using standard methods. …”
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The Current Status of Atmospheric Micro/Nanoplastics Research: Characterization, Analytical Methods, Fate, and Human Health Risk by Hsin-Chieh Kung, Chien-Hsing Wu, Nicholas Kiprotich Cheruiyot, Justus Kavita Mutuku, Bo-Wun Huang, Guo-Ping Chang-Chien

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A review of machine learning and internet-of-things on the water quality assessment: Methods, applications and future trends by Gangani Dharmarathne, A.M.S.R. Abekoon, Madhusha Bogahawaththa, Janaka Alawatugoda, D.P.P. Meddage

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Analysis of ChatGPT User Acceptance Among Gen Z using UTAUT2 and TPB Methods by Defri Indra Putra, Mona Fronita, Angraini Angraini, Megawati Megawati

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Enhancing credit card fraud detection: the impact of oversampling rates and ensemble methods with diverse feature selection by Mohamed Akouhar, Abdallah Abarda, Mohamed El Fatini, Mohamed Ouhssini

“…The key tasks undertaken in this study include assessing the models’ performance based on accuracy, recall, and AUC scores, analyzing the effect of oversampling using the Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE), and proposing an ensemble method that combines the strengths of different feature selection techniques and classifiers. …”
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Multiple Myeloma Experiences and Preferences: A Mixed Methods Study of Patients and Care Partners in the United States by Flora DR, Byrd R, Platt DA, Hlavacek P, Hoag Goldman E, Cappelleri JC, Kennedy CT, LeBlanc TW

“…To understand how disease status and an evolving treatment landscape impact decisions made by patients and care partners, a non-interventional mixed methods study was conducted.Patients and Methods: Patients self-reporting MM and care partners were recruited through the Gryt Health Cancer Community, social media, and snowball sampling to participate in this US-based study centered around a semi-structured interview. …”
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Constructive engagement in cognitive stimulation therapy groups among people with dementia: A mixed‐methods study by Anna Yan Zhang, Gloria Hoi Yan Wong, Terry Yat Sang Lum, Bob Woods, Aimee Spector

“…We investigated changes in CE during CST and its contributors. Methods This is a mixed‐methods study. We used time sampling to record the time proportion of persons with dementia (n = 113) spent in constructive, passive, non–task‐related engagement and non‐engagement during early, middle, and late phases in a 14‐session group CST. …”
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The effect of fabrication methods on the physical properties of Sumberejo kenaf fiber - Polyurethane foam core sandwich composite for sustainable building construction by Ilva Zahrotin, Ariadne L. Juwono, Januar P. Siregar, Seto Roseno, Saeful Rohman, Eryanti Kalembang

“…The results demonstrated that sandwich composites employing the VARI method had a lower percentage of water absorption (3.95 ± 0.38 %) than cold press method (7.21 ± 0.67 %). …”
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Life Gets Even More Beautiful, During Extended 90 + Minutes by Engin Kocakarın

“…The 125 matches on weeks 1st–14th and the 125 matches on weeks 14th–30th were analyzed for the number of total goals, total additional time, and the number of total goals scored during additional time with causal-comparative research model as a quantitative research method. In this research, Frequencies Analysis chosen from statistical analyses, Paired Sample t-Test and Pearson Correlation Analysis were used. …”
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Effect of Manipulation Methods and Storage Environments on the Microstructural, Chemical, and Mechanical Properties of Calcium-Enriched Mixture Cement by Leyla Roghanizadeh, Hassan Torabzadeh, Ardavan Parhizkar, Alireza Akbarzadeh Baghban, Saeed Asgary

“…This study aimed to evaluate the impact of different manipulation methods and storage environments on the microstructural, chemical, and mechanical properties of calcium-enriched mixture (CEM) cement. …”
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Effect of preservative and preservation methods on physical, chemical and microbiological properties of nipa palm (Nypa fructicans) sap by Dayang Nur Athirah, Mohd Razip Asaruddin, Showkat Ahmad Bhawani, Aldrin Felix Simbas, Kho Swen Jack

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