A Hybrid Dynamic Path-Planning Method for Obstacle Avoidance in Unmanned Aerial Vehicle-Based Power Inspection by Zheng Huang, Chengling Jiang, Chao Shen, Bin Liu, Tao Huang, Minghui Zhang

“…The proposed method includes key components such as sampling-point search, random tree growth, global path-node optimization, and local dynamic obstacle avoidance. …”
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Agricultural sustainability assessment in Fars province of Iran through the lens of the elimination multi-criteria decision-making method by Naser Valizadeh, Dariush Hayati, Ezatollah Karami, Kurosh Rezaei-Moghaddam

“…In the end, it was recommended that the Elimination Method can be a useful approach for urgent decision-making and agricultural managers and decision-makers in Fars province should focus more intensively on the development of wheat production in Marvdasht.…”
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From grief to resilience: a qualitative study of women’s reactions and coping methods after perinatal loss in Türkiye by Tuba Ucar, Esra Sabanci Baransel, Osman Tayyar Çelik

“…This study aims to examine the complex reactions and coping methods experienced by women after perinatal loss.Design and methods In this study, a qualitative descriptive approach was used, in which indepth interviews were conducted with the data collected using semistructured interviews. 10 women who experienced perinatal loss were included in the study using the snowball sampling method. …”
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FsDAOD: Few-shot domain adaptation object detection for heterogeneous SAR image by Siyuan Zhao, Yong Kang, Hang Yuan, Guan Wang, Hui Wang, Shichao Xiong, Ying Luo

“…It is then asserted that confidence-based sample separation methods can improve detection efficiency by adjusting the model to prioritize the identification of more easily detected objects, but this may lead to incorrect decisions for more challenging instances. …”
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Evaluation of the River Salinity Changes using Hydrochemical Method in Arid Area (Case Study: Namaklan River, Ilam) by Maryam Mousavi, Noredin Rostami, Haji Karimi

“…Initially, base map of the study area, stream network and geological formations were prepared, and then, the suitable sample points were identified. Formerly, by field survey, data of the source of water and the other 7 points were obtained at random interval method during the four seasons of the year, which the point 7 and 8 were located on the Godarkhosh River. …”
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Influence of Ocean Current Features on the Performance of Machine Learning and Dynamic Tracking Methods in Predicting Marine Drifter Trajectories by Huan Lin, Weiye Yu, Zhan Lian

“…However, in areas dominated by the fast but relatively straight North Equatorial Current, the performance of the two methods reverses. The two methods also demonstrate different tolerances for noise and sampling intervals. …”
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Comparative Study of Fish Diversity in Wanquan River Based on Environmental Technology and Traditional Fishing Gear Survey Methods by Jun LEI, Yuanyuan SU, Lianzheng YIN, Ruohan ZENG, Ping LI, Yongqiang QIN, Xingwei CAI, Xiaoping DIAO

“…The results showed that 76 species of fish in six orders, 32 families, and 65 genera were detected by eDNA technology, whereas 44 species in four orders, 14 families, and 44 genera were detected by the traditional fishing gear survey method. Overall, the eDNA method detected more fish species than the traditional survey method at all sampling sites. …”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 in urban settings in three sub-Saharan African countries (SeroCoV): a study protocol for a household-based cross-sectional prevalence study using two-s... by John Amuasi, Raphaël Rakotozandrindrainy, Ali Sie, Daniel Eibach, Aurélia Souares, Eva Lorenz, Jürgen May, Wibke Loag, Christina Deschermeier, Daniela Fusco, Dominik Benke, Rivo A Rakotoarivelo, Mandranto Tahinamandranto Rasamoelina, Anthony Afum-Adjei Awuah, Nicole Struck

“…Here, we present the study protocol for a SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence estimation in the general population of Burkina Faso, Ghana and Madagascar in 2021.Methods and analysis The SeroCoV study is a household-based cross-sectional prevalence investigation in persons aged 10 years and older living in urban areas in six cities using a two-stage geographical cluster sampling method stratified by age and sex. …”
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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Competency-Based Didactic Approach (CBDA) in Pediatric Nursing Education: A Mixed-Method Study by Amal Murad, Eman Mater

“…CBDA improved students’ performance by emphasizing their active participation in the learning processes through the application of didactic principles in the nursing education with clear plans that clarified teaching strategies and assessment methods. CBDM is more applicable in nursing courses and improve learning outcomes and curriculum design.…”
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Current Use and Barriers to Healthcare Service Utilization Among Afghan Women Refugees: A Mixed-Method Study by Zahra Moudi, Sedighe S. Mollashahi, Narges Nouri, Maryam Zaboli, Leyla Arabnezhad

“…Purposeful sampling was used to select Afghan women refugees from birth centers. …”
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Fixed and moving target drilling methods: effects on smash results in badminton players aged 14-16 years by Muhammad Sukron Fauzi, dewangga yudhistira, Didik Cahyono, Gyta Krisdiana, Naheria Naheria, Hamdiana Hamdiana, Julianur Julianur, Muchamad Samsul Huda, Muhamad Saiin, Jeane Betty Kurnia Jusuf

“…Methods: The research method is an experiment with a pretest-posttest design. 20 male participants were selected by purposive sampling and ordinal pairing. …”
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Toward standardized methods in canine vaginal microbiome research: evaluation of storage, host DNA depletion, and database selection by Lotte Spanoghe, Guillaume Domain, Florin Posastiuc, Amanda Hettiarachchi, Adelaide Panattoni, Sebastiaan Theuns, Filip Van Immerseel, Geert Opsomer, Ann Van Soom, Penelope Banchi

“…In theory, microbiome results can be significantly affected by factors like sampling technique, storage, DNA extraction methods, and reference databases, which can all introduce bias. …”
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Evaluation of the frequency of musculoskeletal disorders and work posture analysis by RULA method in workers of an auto- part manufacturing company by M Mostaghaci, MH Davari, F Mollaei, M Salehi, AH Mehrparvar

“…The method of sampling was census. We used NMQ and RULA method for evaluation of MSDs and Work postures. …”
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The probability of detecting host-specific microbial source tracking markers in surface waters was strongly associated with method and season by Claire M. Murphy, Daniel L. Weller, Tanzy M. T. Love, Michelle D. Danyluk, Laura K. Strawn

“…These findings highlight the need for standardization of sampling and laboratory methods across microbial source tracking marker studies. …”
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A Blueberry Maturity Detection Method Integrating Attention-Driven Multi-Scale Feature Interaction and Dynamic Upsampling by Haohai You, Zhiyi Li, Zhanchen Wei, Lijuan Zhang, Xinhua Bi, Chunguang Bi, Xuefang Li, Yunpeng Duan

“…Additionally, the neck integrates a dynamic sampling technique, replacing traditional upsampling methods, allowing for more precise feature integration during feature transfer from P5 to P4 and P4 to P3. …”
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Evaluation of Finger Movement Impairment Level Recognition Method Based on Fugl-Meyer Assessment Using Surface EMG by Adhe Rahmatullah Sugiharto Suwito P, Ayumi Ohnishi, Yudith Dian Prawitri, Riries Rulaningtyas, Tsutomu Terada, Masahiko Tsukamoto

“…In contrast to our previous work, this study provided a better and more reliable recognition result with improved experimental settings, such as an increased sampling frequency, EMG channels, and extensive patient data. …”
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Assessing racial disparities in healthcare expenditure using generalized propensity score weighting by Jiajun Liu, Yi Liu, Yunji Zhou, Roland A. Matsouaka

“…Overall, the OWATT emerges as a promising estimation method; it retains the available information from all samples, avoids subjectivity (inherent to choosing thresholds by its competitors) and mitigates judiciously pernicious inferential effects (such as the inflated variance estimates) by extreme propensity score weights. …”
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Impact of family-oriented gamification on self-management of people with multiple sclerosis: a mixed-methods study protocol by Arezoo Rasti, Leily Zare, Nahid Dehghan nayeri, Fatemeh Bahramnezhad

“…The preliminary literature suggests an initial sample size of 25–30 participants per group for this phase. …”
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A Comparative Study of Conventional Pap Smear and Liquid‐Based Cytology by Kldiashvili Ekaterina, Khuntsaria Irakli, Kekelia Elene, Mamiseishvili Ana, Abuladze Mariam

“…While the conventional Pap smear has been the primary screening method, its limitations in sensitivity and sample adequacy have led to the development of liquid‐based cytology (LBC). …”
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RSNC-YOLO: A Deep-Learning-Based Method for Automatic Fine-Grained Tuna Recognition in Complex Environments by Wenjie Xu, Hui Fang, Shengchi Yu, Shenglong Yang, Haodong Yang, Yujia Xie, Yang Dai

“…In contrast, an intelligent, real-time identification system can reduce the need for human labor, assist in more accurate identification, and enhance transparency in fisheries’ management. …”
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