Ammonium Content Determination by Different Analytical Methods in the Manure with Different Additives and Its Change During Storage by Irmantas Parašotas, Violeta Juškienė, Alvyra Šlepetienė, Gitana Kadžienė

“…A lower coefficient of variation indicates that the analytical method is less sensitive to various interferences, resulting in more reliable data. …”
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Conscious and Correct Use of Biostatistical Methods in Medical Researches: From Planning to Reporting the Results - Part II by Erdem Karabulut, Mehmet Ali Sungur

“…It should be note that, no statistical analysis method can correct erroneous data obtained from a poorly designed study.…”
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Comprehensive Assessment of Anti-Inflammatory, Antiproliferative and Neuroprotective Properties of Cauliflower after Dehydration by Different Drying Methods by Antonio Vega-Galvez, Alexis Pasten, Elsa Uribe, Nicol Mejias, Michael Araya, René L. Vidal, Gabriela Valenzuela-Barra, Carla Delporte

“…Moreover, VFD samples retained hydroxycinnamic acid derivatives and glucosinolates to a greater extent than other methods. …”
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Analysis of Bacterial Communities and Prediction of Functions and Phenotypes in the Preparation of High Temperature Daqu Using Different Methods by Huijun ZHAO, Yurong WANG, Qiangchuan HOU, Haibo ZHANG, Longxin TIAN, Mingbo YE, Zhuang GUO

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Malaria incidence in children in South-West Burkina Faso: comparison of active and passive case detection methods. by Alfred B Tiono, David T Kangoye, Andrea M Rehman, Désiré G Kargougou, Youssouf Kaboré, Amidou Diarra, Esperance Ouedraogo, Issa Nébié, Alphonse Ouédraogo, Brenda Okech, Paul Milligan, Sodiomon B Sirima

“…This study also enabled the planning of a malaria vaccine trial.<h4>Methods</h4>Households with young children, located within 5 kilometers of a health facility, were randomized to one of two malaria surveillance methods. …”
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Solid Waste Treatment Using Multi-Criteria Decision Support Methods Case Study Lattakia City by Raed Jafar, Zahraa Alhindawee, Haytham Shahin, Adel Awad

“…Therefore, solid waste management poses a special challenge to decision-makers by choosing the appropriate tool that supports strategic decisions in choosing municipal solid waste treatment methods and evaluating their management systems. As the human is primarily responsible for the formation of waste, this study aims to measure the degree of environmental awareness in the Lattakia Governorate from the point of view of the research sample members and to discuss the effect of the studied variables (place of residence, educational level, gender, age, and professional status) on the level of environmental awareness. …”
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Gamifying Engagement in Spatial Crowdsourcing: An Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study on Gamification Impact Among University Students by Felipe Vergara-Borge, Diego López-de-Ipiña, Mikel Emaldi, Cristian Olivares-Rodríguez, Zaheer Khan, Kamran Soomro

“…These findings provide actionable guidance for designing more adaptive, motivating, and inclusive citizen science solutions, underscoring the importance of mixed-methods evaluation in understanding complex engagement processes. …”
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Investigating the Effects of Heating Rate and Granulation on Extracted Oil-Shale using Microwaves and Conventional Heating Methods by Hassan Naderi, Ali Shekarifard, Jaber Taheri shakib

“…It was found that microwave pyrolysis yielded more oil produced than the conventional method and improved the quality of the oil. …”
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Unlocking the secrets of extroverted learners: a mixed-methods dive into English language learning strategies and preferences by Le Thanh Thao, Pham Trut Thuy, Thieu Thi Hai Yen, Nguyen Anh Thi, Phuong Hoang Yen, Huynh Thi Anh Thu, Nguyen Huong Tra

“…The primary objective of this investigation is to attain a profound understanding of the favored English language acquisition strategies of self-identified extroverted learners in Vietnam. Employing a mixed-methods paradigm, the study used both survey questionnaires and qualitative interviews to gather data. …”
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Nursing and midwifery students’ perceptions of sign language training in Ghana: relevance, instructional methods, and assessment practices by Albert Opoku, Mustapha Bin Usman, Thomas Asafo Adjei, Bright Owusu-Afriyie, William Opoku

“…Method A cross-sectional survey design was employed using a standardised questionnaire to collect data from a convenience sample of 468 s and final-year nursing and midwifery students who had completed a sign language course. …”
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Validated UHPLC Methods for Melatonin Quantification Reveal Regulatory Violations in EU Online Dietary Supplements Commerce by Celine Vanhee, Cloë Degrève, Niels Boschmans, Yasmina Naïmi, Michael Canfyn, Eric Deconinck, Marie Willocx

“…The cost-effective UHPLC-DAD method is suitable for medicines and most dietary supplements, except those more complex herbal matrices containing passionflower, hop, hemp, lime tree or lavender or their extracts, where UHPLC-HRAM MS is recommended due to selectivity issues of the DAD methodology. …”
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Physicochemical properties of surimi made from edible insects using washing and pH shift methods by Chae-Ryun Moon, Young-Woong Ju, Su-Hyeon Pyo, So-Won Park, Seul Lee, Mzia Benashvili, Yang-Ju Son

“…Consequently, the pH shift method resulted in elevated insect surimi yield, and the alkaline treatment was more appropriate for producing fine-quality edible insect surimi. …”
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Experiences of and response to the COVID-19 pandemic at private retail pharmacies in Kenya: a mixed-methods study by Edwine Barasa, Sassy Molyneux, Jacinta Nzinga, Audrey Mumbi, Peter Mwangi Mugo, Daniella Munene, Collins Jaguga, Davy Odhiambo, Elizabeth Ominde-Ogaja, Mercy Maina, Michael Mungoma, Nadia Butt, Sultani Matendechero, Titus Kahiga, Eric Sedah, Sylvia Opanga

“…Objectives To assess experiences of and response to the COVID-19 pandemic at community pharmacies in Kenya.Design, setting and participants This was a mixed-methods study conducted from November 2020 to April 2021, targeting service providers in three counties (Nairobi, Mombasa and Kisumu), selected purposively to represent the main urban centres; pharmacies were selected randomly from a list of licensed pharmacies.Results Of 195 sampled pharmacies, 108 (55%) completed a questionnaire and 103 (53%) received a simulated client call; 18 service providers were interviewed. …”
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Comparative Study between Different Drying Methods Using Thinlayers of Mango Slices (Mangifera indica L.) by Abdel Moneim O. A. Babiker, Wafaa, A.E. Mustafa, Mortada, H.A. Elhesain, Mohammed Abdalla, Mohammed, M. Bukhari

“…The drying process occurs in the falling rate period for all the drying methods and more change in moisture occurs in the first day of drying. …”
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Studying and enhancing the methods for distance teaching of computer science in Kazakh secondary school students during the pandemic by M. M. Zhamankarin, A. M. Sivinskiy, M. K. Aitkenova, M. B. Zhanibekov

“…The participants were divided into seven groups according to the educational level (5th–11th forms) in order to make it more convenient to trace qualitative changes in the academic progress depending on the selected method for distance teaching of computer science. …”
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SOUTH AFRICAN USERS’ FUNCTION AND EXPERIENCE WITH A MAGNETORHEOLOGICAL MICROPROCESSOR KNEE: A MIXED METHODS STUDY by Surona Visagie, Benje Theron

“…METHODOLOGY: An explanatory sequential mixed methods design was used. A pre-test, post-test study was followed by a descriptive qualitative study to explore and explain the observed outcomes. …”
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Research on Refined Method for Core Inventory Calculation in Pebble-bed High-temperature Gas-cooled Reactor by CAO Chenghao1, CHEN Haiying2, WANG Wenyi1, LIANG Jingang1, SHE Ding1, CAO Jianzhu1

“…Previous methods are more conservative, the refined method incorporates more factors influencing core inventory calculations, leading to more precise results. …”
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Improving older people’s experiences and safety at transitions of care: the PACT mixed-methods study including RCT by Jenni Murray, Ruth Baxter, Jane O’Hara, Laura Sheard, Catherine Hewitt, Natasha Hardicre, Charles Vincent, Eirini Oikonomou, Gerry Richardson, Rosie Shannon, Kalpita Baird, Stephen Brealey, Robbie Foy, Laura Mandefield, Sarah Hampton, Ed Breckin, Lubena Mirza, Alfredo Palacios, Sally Moore, Jayne Marran, Jacqui Elliot, Jane Schofield, Alison Cracknell, Beth Woods, Sarah Cockayne, Thomas Mills, Yvonne Birks, Olivia Joseph, Rebecca Lawton

“…Work package 4: Development and refinement of a transitions intervention Intervention development Guided by stakeholder workshops with patients and staff we co-designed a prototype intervention to support management of the four key functions (see above): knowing more, moving more, managing medicines and escalation. …”
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More than meets the eye: phenomenological insights into the functioning of people with lipoedema by Lise Maren Kloosterman, Renske Eilers, Aldo Scafoglieri, Ad Hendrickx, Rienk Dekker, Harriët Jager-Wittenaar

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Somatic Comorbidity in Chronic Constipation: More Data from the GECCO Study by Paul Enck, Johannes Leinert, Menno Smid, Thorsten Köhler, Juliane Schwille-Kiuntke

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