Transformation of Student Science Achievement Through Project-Based Learning (PjBL): A Meta Analysis Study by Islamiani Safitri

“…The impact of PjBL was also more significant in Africa compared to Asia and Europe. …”
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Can the Succession Plan for Family Business Achieve Social Employment Stability? An Analysis from the Perspective of Entrepreneurs by Hongmei Zhang, Mu Xing, Dong Chen

“…Additionally, when a training method involving different positions within the company is adopted, the succession plan has a more substantial promotion effect on labor employment. …”
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Examining the Impact of Construction Field Trips on Learning Outcomes: Perspectives from Structural Architecture Courses by Wafa Labib, Amal Abdelsattar

“…These results underscore the effectiveness of integrating experiential learning into architectural engineering education, offering a compelling supplement to conventional lectures and addressing the limitations of traditional instructional methods by fostering deeper, more meaningful student engagement and learning.…”
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Blind and endmember guided autoencoder model for unmixing the absorbance spectra of phytoplankton pigments by Pritish Naik, Ilkka Pölönen, Pauliina Salmi

“…Abstract Hyperspectral sensing of phytoplankton, free-living microscopic photosynthetic organisms, offers a comprehensive and scalable method for assessing water quality and monitoring changes in aquatic ecosystems. …”
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Organic matter: a critical soil health indicator in agrosystems within the Cerrado of Bahia, Brazil and South Florida, USA by Flávia Cristina dos Santos, Flávia Cristina dos Santos, Manoel Ricardo de Albuquerque Filho, Johnny Rodrigues Soares, Tanjila Jesmin, Noel Manirakiza, Márcia Cristina Teixeira da Silveira, Ieda de Carvalho Mendes, Maria Ines Lopes de Oliveira, Suraj Melkani, Antonio Carlos Reis de Freitas, Juaci Vitoria Malaquias, Jehangir H. Bhadha

“…Principal Component Analysis revealed stronger correlations between OM, EA, and macronutrients in more sustainable systems like ICL and ICLF. The SHI scoring approach better captured changes in Brazil. …”
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Recruiting Young People for Digital Mental Health Research: Lessons From an AI-Driven Adaptive Trial by Wu Yi Zheng, Artur Shvetcov, Aimy Slade, Zoe Jenkins, Leonard Hoon, Alexis Whitton, Rena Logothetis, Smrithi Ravindra, Stefanus Kurniawan, Sunil Gupta, Kit Huckvale, Eileen Stech, Akash Agarwal, Joost Funke Kupper, Stuart Cameron, Jodie Rosenberg, Nicholas Manoglou, Manisha Senadeera, Svetha Venkatesh, Kon Mouzakis, Rajesh Vasa, Helen Christensen, Jill M Newby

“…Evidence on whether web-based recruitment methods are more effective than traditional methods such as newspapers, media, or flyers is inconsistent. …”
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Thermal Conductivity of Sustainable Earthen Materials Stabilized by Natural and Bio-Based Polymers: An Experimental and Statistical Analysis by Rizwan Shoukat, Marta Cappai, Giorgio Pia, Tadeusz Kubaszek, Roberto Ricciu, Łukasz Kolek, Luca Pilia

“…A comparative analysis is performed to evaluate the thermal performance of bio-based polymer-stabilized earthen materials (S-30, S-40, D-30, and D-40) alongside natural biopolymer-stabilized earth (OFI-30 and OFI-40) under dry conditions, employing an experimental method. A scanning electron microscope was employed to examine the microstructure of bio-stabilized earthen materials from the samples. …”
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Ease and Limitations in Using Environmental DNA to Track the Spread of Invasive Host–Parasite Complexes: A Case Study of the Freshwater Fish <i>Pseudorasbora parva</i> and the Cryp... by Théo Deremarque, Rodolphe Elie Gozlan, Ravo Ravaozafindrasoa, Giuliano Mucci, Lucie Delalex, Jean-Michel Foissy, Michaël Cagnant, Mathieu Clair, Justina Givens, Fabienne Justy, Alice Valentini, Delphine Nicolas, Pascal Contournet, Claire Tetrel, Marc Thibault, Marine Combe

“…Over the past 15 years, environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques have gained popularity, surpassing traditional sampling methods. In this context, our study focused on tracking the invasive host–pathogen complex <i>Pseudorasbora parva</i> and <i>Sphaerothecum destruens</i> using eDNA metabarcoding. …”
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Effects of Acupotomy on Biomechanical Characteristics of Flexor and Extensor Muscle Groups and Cartilage Degeneration in Rabbits with Knee Osteoarthritis by GAO Hainan, ZHANG Mengyi, LIU Xi, ZHONG Peirong, TANG Yanjuan, SHAO Xinxin, TAN Zili, ZHU Xiangyu

“…Finally, 48 samples were included, with 12 samples in each group. …”
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Study on pore structure and fractal characteristics of fractured coal based on mercury injection and low temperature nitrogen adsorption tests by Siliang CHEN, Zebiao JIANG, Xiping QUAN, Xifa YANG, Qiaoshun MO

“…In order to study the effect of cracking on the pore microstructure of coal rock, low-temperature nitrogen adsorption meth-od and mercury injection method were used to study the pore morphology and pore size distribution of coal samples before and after cracking, and then the fractal dimension of pores in different ranges was calculated based on the data of low-temperature nitrogen and mercury injection combined with the fractal theory. …”
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Quantification of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Various Fruit Types: A Comparative Analysis by Cristina Di Fiore, Monica Maio, Ivan Notardonato, Pasquale Avino

“…Gas chromatography equipped with flame ionization detector analysis showed satisfactory analytical parameters, with details like R² > 0.9912 in a concentration range of 0.5–500 µg mL⁻¹, with a variability ranging within 0.7–2.3%. Rural fruit samples were found to be more contaminated by PAHs compared to urban samples, likely due to the use of non-green fuels in rural areas considered in this study. …”
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Bone Marrow Stem Cell Population in Single- and Multiple-Level Aspiration by Xiangguo Che, Hee-June Kim, Xian Jin, Joon-Woo Kim, Kyeong-Hyeon Park, Jeong-Ok Lim, Hee-Soo Kyung, Chang-Wug Oh, Je-Yong Choi

“…Results: In the FACS analysis, the single level resulted in a higher population of MSCs that were positive for CD105, CD73, and CD90 and negative for CD34, compared to the multiple-level method. In the process of osteoblast differentiation, it was observed that MSCs exhibited more advanced features of enhanced osteoblastic abilities in the single-level method rather than the multiple-level method. …”
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Feedback-Driven Pattern Matching in Time Series Data by M. Van Onsem, V. Ledoux, W. Melange, D. Dreesen, S. Van Hoecke

“…As patterns in production network monitoring environments, which monitors and manages entire infrastructures of millions of device metrics over time, frequently exhibit more complex characteristics such as differences in temporal size or expected noise, these methods often remain insufficient for accurately tracking important behavioral patterns such as backup cycles or transcode sessions. …”
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Quantification of Uncertainty in Mathematical Models: The Statistical Relationship between Field and Laboratory pH Measurements by Kurt K. Benke, Nathan J. Robinson

“…The measurement of soil pH using a field portable test kit represents a fast and inexpensive method to assess pH. Field based pH methods have been used extensively for agricultural advisory services and soil survey and now for citizen soil science projects. …”
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Occurrence and Pathogenicity of Indigenous Entomopathogenic Fungi Isolates to Fall Armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda J. E. Smith) in Western Amhara, Ethiopia by Mequanint Andualem Mekonnen, Gebremariam Asaye Emirie, Solomon Yilma Mitiku, Bogale Nigir Hailemariam, Melkamu Birhanie Mekonnen, Anteneh Ademe Mengistu

“…Twelve entomopathogenic fungi were isolated from the total soil samples collected. It was observed that Metarhizium spp. was more frequent and widespread than Beauveria spp. and their occurrence was high in the forest habitat. …”
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Determinants of repurchase intention in the Indonesian e-commerce platforms by Lukman Zaini Abdullah, Nanang Apriliyanto, Sherli Junianingrum

“…The number of samples in this study was 250 respondents. The sample for this research includes Indonesian citizens aged more than 17 years old, who are users of the Tokopedia, Shopee, and Lazada platforms on their smartphones. …”
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RRHGE: A Novel Approach to Classify the Estrogen Receptor Based Breast Cancer Subtypes by Ashish Saini, Jingyu Hou, Wanlei Zhou

“…How to effectively extract gene signatures from available resources is critical to the success of cancer classification. Methods. We propose a novel method to measure and extract the reliable (biologically true or valid) interactions from gene interaction networks and incorporate the extracted reliable gene interactions into our proposed RRHGE algorithm to identify significant gene signatures from microarray gene expression data for classifying ER+ and ER− breast cancer samples. …”
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Antecedents of Electronic Word of Mouth (eWOM) Adoption in the Purchase of Cosmetics in Ecuador: Does Gender Moderate Relationships? by Madelyn Mendoza-Moreira, Beatriz Moliner-Velázquez, Gloria Berenguer-Contri, Irene Gil-Saura

“…This study also highlights the need to replicate the model in different contexts and with more diverse samples to enhance the generalizability of the findings. …”
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Difficulties of Enterobacteriaceae genome annotation in deciphering gastrointestinal microbiome datasets obtained by 16S rRNA gene amplicon sequencing by Elizaveta S. Klimenko, Natalya L. Belkova, Anna V. Pogodina, Lubov V. Rychkova, Marina A. Darenskaya

“…Sequencing of the 16S rRNA gene amplicon is the cornerstone of the method for studying diverse bacteria in complex microbial communities. …”
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Drying Characteristics and Microbiological Quality Assessment of Solar-Dried Tomato by Mavis Owureku-Asare, Ibok Oduro, Firibu K. Saalia, Charles Tortoe, Jonathan Ampah, Kingsly Ambrose

“…Solar drying has been proven to be a more efficient and low-cost method of enhancing quality and adding value to tomato and other vegetables. …”
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