A SDGs-oriented evaluation of the ecological sustainability of international horticultural exposition sites in Chengdu, China by Biao Huang, Haolin Yang, Kankan Shang, Ruoyu Wang, Yufei Meng, Hongming Peng, Yonghong Hu, Zehui Jiang

“… This study employs the AHP-entropy weight methodology and a spatial econometric regression model to evaluate the ecological sustainability and its changes between the current situation and the planning scenario at the 2024 Chengdu International Horticultural Exposition in China. …”
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Land Rights, Land Ownership, and Land Governance among Rural Communities in River Tana County, Kenya: A Gender Perspective by Wilson Ndenyele, Marie-Emmanuelle, Halimu Suleimani Shauri, Godffrey Nato

“…Goal and Objectives: Therefore, this study assessed the influence the status of land rights, land ownership, and land governance among rural communities in River Tana County using a gender based perspective. Methodology: This article used two study sites of Bedford Biofuel fuel and Galana Kulalu Food security projects in the context of large scale land investments. …”
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Scientific mapping of experimental research on solar cookers: Global trends, evolution, and future directions by Flavio Odoi-Yorke, Bismark Baah, Richard Opoku

“…Utilizing the Scopus database, we applied the PRISMA systematic review methodology to analyze 581 peer-reviewed publications. …”
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Tecovirimat in the management of poxviruses: a narrative review of available evidence by Olalekan John Okesanya, Jerico Bautista Ogaya, Ikponmwosa Jude Ogieuhi, Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, Bonaventure Michael Ukoaka, Ojoisimi Franca Jamgbadi, Deborah Oluwaseun Shomuyiwa, Don Lucero-Prisno Eliseo, Blessing Olawunmi Amisu, Olakulehin Adebusuyi, William K. Chung, Emery Manirambona, Nimat Bola Idris, Janet Alexis A. De los Santos

“…With the rise in monkeypox (mpox) cases globally, there is an urgent need to explore therapeutic options to manage potential outbreaks. Methodology A literature search was conducted using keywords from Scopus and ClinicalTrials.gov. …”
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Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency after pancreatic resection: a systematic review by Marcello Di Martino, Ángela de la Hoz Rodriguez, Andrea Saibanti, Guillermo Salvador Camarmo, Nico Pagano, Elena Martín-Pérez, Matteo Donadon

“…This review aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the methodology and accuracy of diagnostic tools available for evaluating PEI after pancreatic resection. …”
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Factores de riesgo que influyen en la recaída de consumo de drogas lícitas e ilícitas en adolescentes atendidos en el Instituto sobre Alcoholismo y Farmacodependencia / Risk Factor... by Tatiana Blanco-Álvarez, Silvia Jiménez-Morales

“…Abstract: This study aims to determine the risk factors associated with drug use relapses in adolescents who have received treatment at IAFA. Methodology: Quantitative study with a correlational and cross-sectional scope. …”
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Optimized process and modeling of waste Gmelina arborea seed pyrolytic oil production and its characterization as a sustainable biofuel by Victor Idankpo Ameh, Olusola Olaitan Ayeleru, Helen Uchenna Modekwe, Philiswa Nosizo Nomngongo, Ishmael Matala Ramatsa

“…Consequently, in this study, pyrolytic oil was produced from waste Gmelina arborea seed, the process parameters were optimized using the surface response methodology with experimental validations, the process model was established, and the pyrolytic oil was characterized. …”
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Comparative study for assessment of two different minimally invasive caries removal techniques by Ahmed M. Elmarakby, Shaimaa F K Habib, Ibrahim M. Alkhaldy, Rahaf M. AlJasser, Labib Mohamed Labib Elsebaey

“…Objective The aim of this study was to compare and assess time consumption and the caries removal effectiveness of Smart prep bur II and Brix 3000 in addition to carbide bur (as a control group). Materials and methodology 60 newly extracted carious human permanent premolars were collected from patients between 14 and 24 years old. …”
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Osteoarthritis of the knee joint and its association with metabolic syndrome: A case control study by Rohini Motwani, Arvind Kumar Bodla, Shravan Kumar Peddamadyam, Mrudula Chandrupatla, Nagesh Cherukuri, Maheshwar Lakkireddy, Gunvanti Rathod, Sai Ram Challa, Chowdavarapu Raghavendra Rao, Abhishek Arora, Srikanth Eppakayala, Arcot Reddy Vamsi Krishna

“…Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the association between osteoarthritis of the knee joint (OAK) and metabolic syndrome (MetS) and to know whether the presence of MetS (or its components) increases the risk of OAK requiring Total knee replacement (TKA). Methodology: It is a cross-sectional study that includes patients (males and females) above 50. …”
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Determining the alignment of assessment items with curriculum goals through document analysis by addressing identified item flaws by Humaira Fayyaz Khan, Shazia Qayyum, Huma Beenish, Rehan Ahmed Khan, Samina Iltaf, Lubna Rani Faysal

“…Our study aimed to evaluate the alignment of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) with curriculum objectives, identify any flaws in these items, and propose enhancements to improve assessment quality. Methodology A quantitative descriptive study was conducted at Islamic International Medical College, Riphah University, in 2023. …”
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Addressing Gender Disparities in Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Scoping Review of Life Skills-Based Education in Pakistan by Bushra Anwar, Sayema Awais, Muhammad Moeed Azwar Bhatti, Sania Ahmed, Muhammad Bin Aslam Zahid, Hafsa Malik

“…This scoping review examines existing research on LSBE programs in Pakistan, with a focus on gender disparities in their implementation and impact. Methodology: A systematic search was conducted across PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, Web of Science, PakMediNet, and Popline for randomized, quasi-randomized trials, and evaluation studies on LSBE programs published in the past two decades. …”
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Innovations and innovative in domestic banking: Theoretical aspect by Natalia Mostovenko

“…Therefore, questions of methodology and practice of using innovations and innovative activities in banking as a form of financial intermediation do not lose their relevance. …”
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Personalized medicine: An alternative for cancer treatment by Devendra Singh, Vinay Kumar Dhiman, Minakshi Pandey, Vivek Kumar Dhiman, Avinash Sharma, Himanshu Pandey, Sunil Kumar Verma, Rajeev Pandey

“…This review aims to objectively evaluate the transformation of cancer treatment, emphasizing the shift towards a more precise methodology.…”
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A foundation systematic review of natural language processing applied to gastroenterology & hepatology by Matthew Stammers, Balasubramanian Ramgopal, Abigail Owusu Nimako, Anand Vyas, Reza Nouraei, Cheryl Metcalf, James Batchelor, Jonathan Shepherd, Markus Gwiggner

“…Abstract Objective This review assesses the progress of NLP in gastroenterology to date, grades the robustness of the methodology, exposes the field to a new generation of authors, and highlights opportunities for future research. …”
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Protocol for a meta-review of interventions to prevent and manage ICU delirium by Andrew Booth, Maria Pufulete, Ben Gibbison, Burak Kundakci, Katherine Louise Jones

“…We will involve our Patient and Public Involvement group of people who experienced ICU delirium to develop and comment on such aspects as the research question, methodology and which outcomes are most important.Ethics and dissemination No ethical approval is required for this study. …”
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Complex cure kinetics of self-healing copolyester vitrimers via isothermal thermogravimetric analysis by Louis O. Vaught, Jacob L. Meyer, Omar El Arwadi, Tanaya Mandal, Ahmad Amiri, Mohammad Naraghi, Andreas A. Polycarpou

“…In this work, a compound isothermal TGA methodology is developed to study the cure process of high-performance vitrimers known as Aromatic Thermosetting coPolyesters (ATSP). …”
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A Study Exploring Relationship between Risk Factors and Resilience among Youth by Fenny Leferty Kharpuri, Ramya Bhaskar

“…Setting and Design: A cross-sectional study was conducted on youth from schools and colleges, selected by random sampling, in Coimbatore city of Tamil Nadu. Methodology: One thousand seven hundred and ten youth studying in various schools and colleges (F = 799 and M = 911) aged between 18 and 22 years were selected randomly for this study. …”
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Do You Speak Dialect? Yes! by Vytautas Kardelis, Gabriela Forgeron

“…This challenge is not merely a methodological or technical problem, but rather a complex one that demands resolution. …”
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CSF shunts as conduits for metastasis: is there a discrepancy between retrograde and antegrade spread? by Andrea Cuschieri, Robert Pisani, Shawn Agius

“…The aim of this systematic review was to comparatively assess the nature of antegrade and retrograde metastatic spread along CSF shunts. Methodology A dual systematic review in six major databases was conducted for articles until June 15, 2023, without language restrictions following PRISMA 2020 guidelines and the Cochrane Handbook for Interventional Systematic Reviews. …”
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Semi-automated data provenance tracking for transparent data production and linkage to enhance auditing and quality assurance in Trusted Research Environments by Katherine O'Sullivan, Milan Markovic, Jaroslaw Dymiter, Bernhard Scheliga, Chinasa Odo, Katie Wilde

“…These helped inform methods for technical implementation, applying the PROV-O ontology to create a derived ontology following the four-step Linked Open Terms methodology and development of automated scripts to collect provenance information for the data processing workflow. …”
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