The Potential of Night Jasmine (Nyctanthes arbor-tristis) Flower Extract as a Functional Ingredient in Yogurt Production: The Effects on Fermentation, Rheology, Sensory, and Antiox... by Pal Anil Kumar, Agarwal Aparna, Tripathi Abhishek Dutt, Khosravi-Darani Kianoush, Nandan Alisha, Tripathi Arunima, Hooda Ankita

“…With the growing trend of fortifying yogurt with natural herbs to enhance nutritional and health benefits, this research aimed to optimize herbal yogurt with NJF extract using response surface methodology (RSM). Twenty experiments were conducted with varying percentages of NJF extract, inoculum sizes, and temperatures. …”
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HEAL-Dengue: Hospital- based Exploration, Analysis and Learning about Dengue Outcomes (HEAL-D-ALDO) by Aijaz Zeeshan Khan, Omer Sabir, Adnan Hussain Shahid, Muhammad Bilal Basit, Syeda Arzinda Fatima Shah, Qamar Sajad

“…Study type, settings & duration: This prospective observational study was conducted in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) and Medical Wards, Department of Medicine, Fatima Memorial Hospital, Lahore from October 2021 to October 2023.   Methodology: A total of 215 patients presenting with characteristic symptoms and NS1 antigen and IgM. …”
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Deciphering the anti-obesity mechanisms of pharmabiotic probiotics through advanced multiomics analysis by Ye-Rim Kim, Tae-Rim Choi, Sung-Hyun Jo, Won-Suk Song, TaeHyun Kim, Min-Gyu Kim, Ji-Hyun Baek, Seo-Young Kwon, Bo-Gyeong Choi, Sang Woo Seo, Chol-Soon Jang, Yung-Hun Yang, Yun-Gon Kim

“…However, the molecular mechanisms underlying their anti-obesity effects remain largely unexplored due to the absence of a universal methodology. Herein, we developed a multiomics-based strategy to elucidate how probiotics reduce lipid production in adipocytes. …”
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Gallbladder Wall Thickness as a Non-Invasive Tool for Prediction of Esophageal Varices in Patients with Hepatitis C Related Chronic Liver Disease by Munir Ahmed, Maliha Aziz, Shahzad Riyaz, Mohammad Salih, Rashed Nazir, Muslim Atiq

“…., Islamabad, Pakistan from February to August 2024.   Methodology: In this study 145 patients were considered and were categorized into Variceal (Group 1) and non-variceal groups (Group II). …”
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The Influence of Consumer Knowledge of Halal Supply Chain Practices on Purchase Intention in Halal Personal Care & Beauty Products by Yayang Adiningtyas, Erlinda Yunus

“…Purpose: This research analyzes the influence of consumers' knowledge about the Halal Supply Chain (such as sourcing, production, handling and storage, logistics and packaging, and retailing) on purchase intention for personal care and beauty products. Design/methodology/approach: The research uses an explanatory quantitative approach through an online survey with instrument test analysis, and hypothesis testing using multiple linear regression. …”
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Role of Career Counselling in Medical Profession: Perceptions of Medical Students by Hina Ahmed, Abdullah Yousaf, Muhammad Ahmed, Muhammad Tauqeer Akhtar

“… Objective: To determine the perception of medical students regarding the role of career counselling in medical profession. Methodology: It was a cross sectional study done between April and October 2023, where140 medical students from Central Park Medical College, Lahore were enrolled via convenience sampling. …”
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Adaptation Practices of Young Central Asian Migrants in Tatarstan: A Socioanthropological Survey by Tatiana A. Titova, Vadim E. Kozlov, Elena V. Frolova

“…Qualitative research methodology and that of in-depth interviews have proven most instrumental herein. …”
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Delirium management and current practice among Intensive Care Units Doctors, Khartoum [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Mudawi Mohammed Ahmed Abdallah, Sheema Hamid Seidna Hamid, Hana Eltayeb Salih Elamin, Ghada Omer Hamad Abd El-Raheem

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Supply chain performance in the age of Industry 4.0 by Tahsina Khan, Md Mehedi Hasan Emon

“… Goal: This study investigates the impact of Industry 4.0 adoption on supply chain performance in Bangladesh’s manufacturing sector, emphasizing the mediating roles of digital supply chain integration, supply chain innovation, and supply chain visibility. Design/methodology/approach: A quantitative research design was employed, utilizing a structured questionnaire distributed to 570 manufacturing professionals in Bangladesh, with 350 valid responses collected. …”
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The optimization of calcareous soil cation exchange capacity via the feather hydrolysate and N-P fertilizers integration by Doaa A. Goda, Eman H. El-Gamal, Mohamed Rashad, Yasser R. Abdel-Fattah

“…Then, assess the efficacy of hydrolyzed feather product (as an organic amendment), time, and N-P fertilizers on soil-CEC planted with maize in calcareous soil utilizing an optimization strategy that employed the central composite design and the response surface methodology (RSM). The results revealed that the protein concentration in the customized conditions was 1173.53 µg ml−1. …”
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An optimized data analytics pipeline for improving healthcare diagnosis using ensemble learning by Lomat Haider Chowdhury, Shaira Tabassum, Swakkhar Shatabda, Ashir Ahmed

“…Validating the approach on a secondary dataset strengthens the robustness of the proposed methodology. The recommended preprocessing and modeling approach can be adopted to enhance diagnostic systems and improve patient outcomes.…”
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Exploring the operator experience in automated shuttles: Fatigue, attention, and gaze behaviour by Christer Ahlström, My Weidel, Anna Sjörs Dahlman, Ashleigh Filtness, Anna Anund

“…Study A used a controlled experimental methodology to compare fatigue and gaze behaviour at complex road sections during the first and last hours of one shift. …”
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Developing clinical prognostic models to predict graft survival after renal transplantation: comparison of statistical and machine learning models by Getahun Mulugeta, Temesgen Zewotir, Awoke Seyoum Tegegne, Mahteme Bekele Muleta, Leja Hamza Juhar

“…This study aimed to develop prognostic models for predicting renal graft survival and compare the performance of statistical and machine learning models. Methodology The study utilized data from 278 renal transplant recipients at the Ethiopian National Kidney Transplantation Center between September 2015 and February 2022. …”
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Exploring SME owners’ motivation to learn and acquire new skills for the adoption of e-commerce by Naledi D.D. Gallant, Anthea P. Amadi-Echendu, Elriza Esterhuyzen

“…Methods: A qualitative methodology was deployed by drawing on the theoretical frameworks of the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) and Motivational Model (MM). …”
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Pengaruh Gaya Kepemimpinan Situasional, Motivasi dan Kompensasi Terhadap Produktivitas Kerja Karyawan by Yuni Pratikno, Bambang Nurakhim, Eric Hermawan, Maulana Arief Rachman Hakim

“…Purpose: The research examines the impact of situational leadership style, motivation, compensation on employee productivity in the Kudus Wood Manufacturing Industry. Design/methodology/approach: Using quantitative methods. Data were collected using online questionnaires to production employees. …”
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Enhancing hydraulic fracturing efficiency through machine learning by Ali Karami, Ali Akbari, Yousef Kazemzadeh, Hamed Nikravesh

“…The results were meticulously documented for each methodology. The RMSE values for ANN, KNN, and RF were 7.552, 15.711, and 6.194, respectively. …”
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Biodiversity reporting: Comparing listed entities in the United Kingdom and South Africa by Dino Da Mata, Timothy Lai, Dusan Ecim, Warren Maroun, Dannielle Cerbone

“…The aim is to present empirical evidence on how organisations address and report on biodiversity-related matters to their stakeholders and investors. Design/methodology/approach: A disclosure schematic is developed and applied to the selected companies using content analysis to analyse their biodiversity-related disclosures and draw comparisons between the two jurisdictions. …”
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On Chinese Translations of Colloquial Russian Pragmatic Approximator Markers: Analyzing Speech Patterns from Literary Fiction by Xiang Yanan, Natalia V. Bogdanova-Beglarian

“…The paper focuses on 21 contexts from 10 Russian narratives included in the main section of Russian National Corpus and their Chinese translations. The employed methodology comprises targeted sampling, contextual, comparative, and discursive analyses. …”
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Spatial heterogeneity in deployment and upscaling of wind power in Swedish municipalities by Yodefia Rahmad, Fredrik Hedenus, Jessica Jewell, Vadim Vinichenko

“…This study enhanced the methodology for analyzing subnational wind deployment in two ways. …”
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis – An Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in Southern India: A PULM MUCOR Study by Ashwin Oliver Arul, K. Rajiv Karthik, Devasahayam Jesudas Christopher

“…This study aims to evaluate the risk factors, clinical features, radiological presentation, microbiology, diagnosis, complications, and outcomes of patients with pulmonary mucormycosis before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Methodology: This study retrospectively analyzed case records of patients diagnosed with pulmonary mucormycosis who presented to the departments of pulmonary medicine, respiratory medicine, and infectious diseases at a large 3000-bed tertiary teaching hospital in Southern India between 2012 and 2022. …”
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