Understanding the embodied carbon credentials of modern methods of construction by Richard O’Hegarty, Aislinn McCarthy, Jack O’Hagan, Thanat Thanapornpakornsin, Samar Raffoul, Oliver Kinnane

“…This study assesses the embodied carbon credentials of modern methods of construction (MMC) by conducting a critical literature review and synthesis of the findings. …”
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A TWO-STEP CLUSTER FOR CLASSIFYING PROVINCES IN INDONESIA BASED ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY by Umi Mahmudah, Muhamad Safiih Lola

“…This research used the two-stage clustering method, which was unique in combining both hierarchical and non-hierarchical clustering methods to produce a more accurate and reliable solution. …”
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Effect of Different Cooking Methods on the Flavor of Procambarus clarkii by Chuanfeng HU, Wenxing QIU, Xuan LIU, Shizhe WANG, Yu QIAO, Ziyi TU, Feng CAO, Shuangquan LIU

“…Significant differences were observed among the culinary methods (P<0.05). Microwave heating, steaming, and frying yielded a more diverse array of aromas, with the fried samples exhibiting the greatest number of aroma-active compounds, such as methyl 2-methylbutanoate and (E)-2-heptenal, which lent a distinctive fatty aroma to the fried Procambarus clarkii, heightening its sensory quality. …”
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Some quality qualifications of cooked meat sous vide in the storage process by Tarih Eren Babür, Kemal Kaan Tekinşen, Ümit Gürbüz

“…Physicochemical and microbiologicalanalyzes were performed on the 0., 3., 7th days of storage.It was observed that the pH values of the samples remained within acceptable limits during storageand the pH values increased as the cooking time increased. it was observed that cooking loss ratesincreased in parallel with increasing cooking time, and this increase was more clear in LL samplesIn addition, it was determined that as the cooking time of LT and LD samples gets longer thecooking loss increased and it affected the values of a * (redness) and L * (brightness). it wasobserved that no living microorganism produced in any samples taken into analysis during storage.As a result; not finding microorganisms in the samples with sous vide technique for 7 days in thestorage period, it is believed to strengthen the reliability of safe food production.It is concluded that sous vide method can provide advantages especially in terms of long shelf lifeand close to consumer preference.…”
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Monte Carlo modeling of multileaf collimators using the code Geant4 by Alex Cristóvão Holanda de Oliveira, José Wilson Vieira, Fernando Roberto Andrade Lima

“…Among the many algorithms developed for evaluation of dose distributions in radiotherapy planning, the algorithms based on Monte Carlo (MC) methods have proven to be very promising in terms of accuracy by providing more realistic results. …”
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Model for determining nutritional and non-nutritional limitations of Grande Naine banana in the Brazilian semiarid region by Vagner A. Rodrigues Filho, Júlio C. L. Neves, Sérgio L. R. Donato, Bruno V. C. Guimarães

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Effects of different slaughtering methods on the biochemical characteristics and quality changes of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) during cold storage by Xinrui Yang, Jun Mei, Jing Xie

“…In summary, group CS is more conducive to prolonging the fresh life of refrigerated tilapia and is a recommended method of slaughter.…”
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Benefits and Limitations of Lab-on-a-Chip Method over Reversed-Phase High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Method in Gluten Proteins Evaluation by Dragan Živančev, Daniela Horvat, Aleksandra Torbica, Miona Belović, Gordana Šimić, Damir Magdić, Nevena Đukić

“…In the present study, benefits and limitations of Lab-on-a-Chip method over RP-HPLC method in gluten proteins evaluation were explored in order to determine in which way LoaC method should be improved in order to make its results more compliant with the results of RP-HPLC method. …”
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Attitudes and factors affecting acceptability of self-administered cervicovaginal sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) genotyping as an alternative to Pap testing among multieth... by Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy, Yin Ling Woo, Pik-Pin Goh, Mahirah Ma'som, Nazrila Hairizan Nasir, Jerome Bellinson, Shridevi Subramaniam, Yuntong Ma, Siew-Hwei Yap, Patti Gravitt

“…Participants who had never undergone a Pap smear were also more likely to prefer self-sampling (88.5%) than women who had undergone a previous Pap (80.9%) (adjusted OR 0.06, 95% CI 0.35 to 0.87).Conclusions Overall, urban Malaysian women from multiethnic backgrounds found self-sampling to be an acceptable alternative to Pap smear.…”
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A Method of Printing Defect Detection Based on DCGAN by WANG Hai-tao, GAO Yu-dong, HOU Jian-xin, HE Yong-jun, CHEN De-yun

“…The method improves the detection accuracy by the following points: ①The upper sampling module is added on the basis of the original network, and the loss in the upper sampling is reduced; ②A self-attention mechanism is proposed to generate more complex and accurate images; ③The noise distribution of the image is analyzed statistically, the optimal threshold is determined, the noise is removed and the accurate defect image is obtained. …”
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An acoustic method of determination of leakage coordinates in gas pipelines by J. BUTKUS, L. JAKEVIČIUS, O. TUMŠYS

“…It is revealed that one of the more perspective methods of detection of leakage coordinates of gas-lines is the acoustic correlation method. …”
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Using Social Media to Recruit a Diverse Sample of Participants for a Mobile Health (mHealth) Intervention to Increase Physical Activity: Exploratory Study by Laura Pathak, Rosa Hernandez-Ramos, Karina Rosales, Jose Miramontes-Gomez, Faviola Garcia, Vivian Yip, Suchitra Sudarshan, Anupama Gunshekar Cemballi, Courtney Lyles, Adrian Aguilera

“… Abstract BackgroundRecruitment of demographically diverse samples in clinical research is often challenging and even more so during the COVID-19 pandemic when traditional in-person recruitment methods could not be implemented. …”
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The association between community solidarity and adoption of public health preventive measures during the COVID-19 pandemic in a cross-sectional, multi-national sample. by Jill Murphy, Michelle Sarah Livings, Martin Wong, Junjie Huang, Wanghong Xu, Andrés Caicedo, María Belen Arteaga, Harry H X Wang, Pramon Viwattanakulvanid, Erlinda C Palaganas, Maria de Jesus Medina Arellano, Gil Soriano, Mellissa Withers

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Analysis of key geological structures and rockburst prediction method by Chunchi Ma, Yang Yuan, Xiang Ji, Feng Peng, Ziquan Chen, Hang Zhang

“…Using the rockburst intensity classification scheme and the Monte Carlo method, the samples within the dangerous range of rockbursts were identified. …”
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Factors Influencing Sport Persistence Along the Socio-Ecological Model—A Presentation of Sport Persistence Models Based on the Findings of a Representative Hungarian Sample by Karolina Eszter Kovács

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What factors influence the willingness and intensity of regular mobile physical activity?— A machine learning analysis based on a sample of 290 cities in China by Hao Shen, Bo Shu, Jian Zhang, Yaoqian Liu, Ali Li

“…Using 290 prefecture-level cities in China as samples, it investigates the impact of socioeconomic, geographical, and built environment factors on both overall physical activity levels and specific types of mobile physical activities.MethodsMachine learning methods were employed to analyze the data systematically. …”
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OssaNMA: An R package for using information from network meta-analyses to optimize the power and sample allocation of a new two-arm trial. by Fangshu Ye, Chong Wang, Annette M O'Connor

“…Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) are designed for measuring the effectiveness of the treatments and testing a hypothesis regarding the relative effect between two or more treatments. Trial designers are often interested in maximizing power when the total sample size is fixed or minimizing the required total sample size to reach a pre-specified power. …”
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The Molecular Monitoring of an Invasive Freshwater Fish, Brown Trout (<i>Salmo trutta</i>), Using Real-Time PCR Assay and Environmental Water Samples by Su-Hwan Kim, Soo-In Lee, Sang-Hun Lee, So-Eun Jo, Keun-Yong Kim

“…Our results demonstrate the effectiveness of qPCR assay for the <i>S. trutta</i> detection in aquatic environments and highlight its potential for monitoring the spread of this species, especially in areas that are difficult to survey using traditional methods. This molecular approach offers a more efficient tool for <i>S. trutta</i> population management, mitigating its impact on native biodiversity.…”
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HIV prevalence and undiagnosed infection among a community sample of gay and bisexual men in Scotland, 2005-2011: implications for HIV testing policy and prevention. by Lesley A Wallace, Jessica Li, Lisa M McDaid

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To examine HIV prevalence, HIV testing behaviour, undiagnosed infection and risk factors for HIV positivity among a community sample of gay men in Scotland.<h4>Methods</h4>Cross-sectional survey of gay and bisexual men attending commercial gay venues in Glasgow and Edinburgh, Scotland with voluntary anonymous HIV testing of oral fluid samples in 2011. …”
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Validation of a questionnaire for young women to assess knowledge, attitudes and behaviors towards cervical screening and vaccination against HPV: survey among an Italian sample by Rosella Saulle, Silvia Miccoli, Brigid Unim, Leda Semyonov, Guglielmo Giraldi, Elisabetta De Vito, Maria Giovanna Ficarra, Alberto Firenze, Pasquale Gregorio, Antonio Boccia, Giuseppe La Torre

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