The yield of multi-rowed barley (var. pallidum) in the arid steppe zone by G. V. Kozubovskaya, V. I. Balakshina

“…The research was conducted in the arid steppe zone of Volgograd Province, with its light-chestnut heavy loamy soils, on the experimental field of the Lower Volga Research Institute of Agriculture. The nursery was set up according to the standard technique, and 120 multi-rowed spring barley accessions representing the pallidum variety from 11 countries were selected for the research. …”
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Bringing anatomy to life: the role of clinical ultrasound in undergraduate medical education – a systematic review by Mathilde Brunel, Valentin Sebastian Schäfer, Florian Recker

“…Abstract Background The implementation of ultrasound as point-of-care technique within the medical education has been broadly studied to understand its applicability in clinical settings. …”
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A New Method for Determining the Sampling Volume and the Number of Particles Within It for Particle Concentration Identification in Defocused Interferometric Particle Imaging by Hongxia Zhang, Ye Zhou, Jing Liu, Dagong Jia, Tiegen Liu

“…Interferometric particle imaging (IPI) is a robust technique for measuring particle size and velocity. …”
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Characterization of coal reservoir permeability evolution under thermo-mechanical coupling based on fractal theory by Kaide Liu, Qiyu Wang, Songxin Zhao, Wenping Yue, Chaowei Sun, Yu Xia

“…The Huanglong Jurassic No. 4 coal seam sample from the Dafosi Coal Mine in the Binchang Mining Area serves as the research object for this study, which employs low-field nuclear magnetic resonance (LF-NMR) technology and high-temperature and high-pressure displacement equipment. The LF-NMR technique was employed to test coal reserves under thermal–mechanical coupling conditions. …”
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Household Level Determinants of Food Insecurity in Rural Ethiopia by Sintayehu Workineh Mengistu, Abere Wondimu Kassie

“…In spite of the fact that there have been many studies on food security, most of them have been conducted in specific national settings. Hence, the determinants of food insecurity should be assessed at the national level. …”
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The outcome of trachomatous trichiasis surgery in Ethiopia: risk factors for recurrence. by Saul N Rajak, Esmael Habtamu, Helen A Weiss, Amir B Kello, Bayeh Abera, Mulat Zerihun, Teshome Gebre, Clare E Gilbert, Peng T Khaw, Paul M Emerson, Matthew J Burton

“…Inter-surgeon variation in recurrence is concerning; surgical technique, training and immediate post-operative lid position require further investigation.…”
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Electronic money in russia: current state and problems of development by T. G. Bondarenko, E. A. Isaeva

“…In this article were used and general scientific methods of data collection, methods of a research and a technique of assessment of their reliability and sufficiency found the application: quantitative, comparative, logical analysis and synthesis.…”
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Deep Learning Technology for Weld Defects Classification Based on Transfer Learning and Activation Features by Chiraz Ajmi, Juan Zapata, Sabra Elferchichi, Abderrahmen Zaafouri, Kaouther Laabidi

“…The results obtained also in the validation test set are compared to the others offered by DCNN models, which show a best performance in less time. …”
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Exploring immune-inflammation markers in psoriasis prediction using advanced machine learning algorithms by Li Yang, Shixin He, Li Tang, Xiao Qin, Yan Zheng

“…To address class imbalance in the training data, a hybrid resampling technique (SMOTEENN) was applied. Subsequently, nine classification algorithms were developed using the processed training set, including random forest, neural networks, XGBoost, k-nearest neighbors, gradient boosting, logistic regression, naïve Bayes, AdaBoost, and SVMs. …”
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Assessment on level of selected metals and proximate composition of raw cow milk samples from selected sites of Bahir Dar City and it's surrounding by Yetinebersh Shitahun, Minbale Endaye, Adane Kassa

“…All detected metal levels, except for iron, were below the permissible limits set by the World Health Organization (WHO). The mean proximate composition of the milk samples included moisture at 87.56 ± 1.16%, ash at 0.75 ± 0.04%, protein at 3.24 ± 0.34%, and fat at 4.02 ± 0.38%. …”
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An in-vivo herb-drug interaction study of IME-9 and glimepiride in nicotinamide-STZ-induced diabetic rats by Archana K. Thikekar, Asha B. Thomas, Sohan S. Chitlange

“…Methods: The RP-HPLC technique was devised and validated in accordance with the guidelines set by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). …”
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A quality improvement initiative to improve growth monitoring of children attending immunization clinic in an urban primary health centre in Delhi by Ravneet Kaur, Udita Singh, K. Srinath, Anjusha Ranjith, Baridalyne Nongkynrih

“…The process flow was mapped, and critical gaps identified by root cause analysis (Fish Bone technique). Change ideas were discussed and prioritized using a prioritization matrix to implement these through sequential PDSA cycles. …”
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Validation and adaptation of the Arabic version of health-related quality of life with six domains (HRQ-6D): A factor and Rasch analyses study. by Walid Al-Qerem, Anan Jarab, Abdel Qader Al Bawab, Judith Eberhardt, Fawaz Alasmari, Alaa Hammad, Lujain Al-Sa'di, Raghd Obidat, Sarah Abu Hour, Taha Al-Hayali

“…This tool is suitable for assessing patients' HRQOL across various medical settings.…”
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A simple and highly efficient protocol for 13C-labeling of plant cell wall for structural and quantitative analyses via solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance by Tasleem Javaid, Akshayaa Venkataraghavan, Matrika Bhattarai, Debkumar Debnath, Wancheng Zhao, Tuo Wang, Ahmed Faik

“…To our knowledge, there is only a very limited set of methods currently available that achieve high levels of 13C-labeling of plant materials using 13CO2, and most of them require large amounts of 13CO2 in larger growth chambers. …”
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The Quest for the Best Explanation: Comparing Models and XAI Methods in Air Quality Modeling Tasks by Thomas Tasioulis, Evangelos Bagkis, Theodosios Kassandros, Kostas Karatzas

“…This study investigates the performance and interpretability of Explainable AI (XAI) applied with the eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) algorithm employing the SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) and the Local Interpretable Model-Agnostic Explanations (LIME) for PM_2.5 nowcasting. Using a SHAP-based technique for dimensionality reduction, we identified the features responsible for 95% of the target variance, allowing us to perform an effective feature selection with minimal impact on accuracy. …”
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Improving Critical Thinking Skills through a STEAM-Integrated SSCS Learning Model on Static Fluid Concepts by Luk Luk Iljannah, Parno Parno, Sujito Sujito, Nina Diana Nawi

“…Participants were selected using a cluster random sampling technique, comprising 37 students in the experimental class (STEAM-integrated SSCS model) and 34 students in the control class (conventional model). …”
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Feature Selection and Network‐Driven Analyses to Unveil Common RNA Signatures in Colon and Pancreatic KRAS‐Mutant Cancers by Katia Pane, Mario Zanfardino, Anna Maria Grimaldi, Ilaria Leone, Silvia Nuzzo, Marco Salvatore, Monica Franzese

“…Methods Feature Selection (FS) technique and Qiagen's Ingenuity Pathway Analysis (IPA) were used to combine DNA‐Seq and RNA‐Seq data from mutant and wild‐type (WT) KRAS colon and pancreatic tumor samples. …”
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Quality of bahasa Indonesia textbooks used in junior high school by Supriyadi Supriyadi

“…The component that has not met the criteria set by Greene and Petty is the summary component. …”
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Board of Governors’ roles and students’ academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Kikagate Sub-County, Isingiro District. by Wilson Mukombe, Bagarukayo

“…The study employed both Simple Random Sampling and purposive sampling technique. Quantitative data was analyzed using one- way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and Pearson correlation coefficient (r) while qualitative data was analyzed by generating themes from participants’ voices. …”
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Information Communication Technology and Employees’ Performance: A case Study of Faculty of Science at Mbarara University of Science and Technology. by Mackline, Atuhaire

“…There is need for the Faculty of Science to set aside an independent budget or fund that can always aid in facilitating repair and maintenance of ICT equipment to maintain them in a better condition. …”
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