Work Breakdown Structures Vs. Business Processes: An Investigation of Appropriate Method For Identifying The Number of Risks by Martdian Ratna Sari, Ronny Kountur, Bram Manuel, Adura Ahmad

“…Participants using the Business Process (BP) approach, regardless of context knowledge, identified more risks compared to those using the Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) approach or a No approach (NT). …”
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Evaluation of the Marginal Fit of Full Contoured Zirconia, Lithium Disilicate and Metal Crowns Fabricated Using CAD-CAM: An in Vitro Study by Savitha Dandekeri, Fowzaan Feroz, Sanath K. Shetty, Mohammed Zahid, Uma Prabhu, Ragher Mallikarjuna

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the marginal fit of monolithic zirconia, monolithic lithium disilicate and monolithic metal crowns and compare the three groups. Methods: The study was conducted by fabricating ten samples for each group, total of 30 samples. …”
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Heterogeneous graph convolutional neural network for protein-ligand scoring by Kevin Crampon, Alexis Giorkallos, Xavier Vigouroux, Stephanie Baud, Luiz Angelo Steffenel

“…Results: HGScore has been tested on the comparative assessment of scoring functions (CASF) 2013 and 2016 benchmarks for scoring, ranking, and docking powers. …”
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Physicochemical parameters, microbiological quality, and antibacterial activity of honey from the Bucovina region of Romania by Liliana Luca, Daniela Pauliuc, Florin Ursachi, Mircea Oroian

“…Thus, 40.46% of all honey samples had bactericidal activity that was superior or at least comparable to manuka honey MGO550 against Staphylococcus aureus, 57.69% against Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium, 74.15% against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and 75% against Escherichia coli. …”
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Differences in phenotypes of normal and malignant cells concerning chromosomal fragility and ganglioside expression by Iskra Sainova, Vera Kolyovska, Desislava Drenska, Dimitar Maslarov, Dimitrina Dimitrova-Dikanarova, Tzvetanka Markova

“…In the tested patients, a significantly higher frequency of the spontaneous chromosomal fragility was observed compared to the controls, especially in the centromere chromosomal regions. …”
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Absorption Efficiency Assessment and Uncertainty Measurement of the Sodium Arsenite Method for Ambient NO2 Determination by Rishu Agarwal, Shankar G. Aggarwal

“…The use of at least three absorbers/impingers (connected in series) instead of one to obtain absorption efficiency close to unity is proposed to make the reference method independent from the use of absorption efficiency factor thus ensuring the improved data quality and comparability.…”
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Diet-microbiome covariation across three giraffe species in a close-contact zone by Elin Videvall, Brian A. Gill, Michael B. Brown, Hannah K. Hoff, Bethan L. Littleford-Colquhoun, Peter Lokeny, Paul M. Musili, Tyler R. Kartzinel

“…Therefore, we used DNA metabarcoding to compare the diets and gut microbiomes of giraffes, the world’s largest ruminant. …”
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Impact of SARS-CoV-2 on Ambient Air Particulate Matter in Tehran by Sasan Faridi, Fatemeh Yousefian, Sadegh Niazi, Mohammad Rezvani Ghalhari, Mohammad Sadegh Hassanvand, Kazem Naddafi

“…Our study aimed to determine these effects in the city of Tehran by comparing the ambient PM2.5 and PM10 levels recorded at 22 air quality monitoring stations during the outbreak (20 February–2 April 2020) with those from the corresponding period last year (20 February–3 April 2019). …”
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No closure of the linea alba cervicalis reduces complications in endoscopic thyroidectomy by Tiantian Jiang, Yuanhao Su, Yongke Wu, Cheng Li, Tingkai Sun, Yunhao Li, Yuanyuan Ji, Zhidong Wang

“…Then, the general clinical data and operative indicators were analyzed and compared between the two groups using SPSS 26.0 software. …”
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Association between Late Manifestations of Testicular Dysgenesis Syndrome and Anogenital Distance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Carolina Arissa Tsutida, Ana Carolina Bernard Veiga, Anderson Joel Martino-Andrade, Diancarlos Pereira de Andrade, Rosiane Guetter Mello, Juliane Centeno Müller

“…A meta-analysis was also performed and compared AGDap and AGDas between control and case groups, with cases defined as men with any late TDS manifestation. …”
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PHONOLOGICAL CHANGE PROCESSES OF ENGLISH AND INDONESIAN by Irma Diani, Azwandi Azwandi

“…The method used in this study is a contrasting-descriptive method by comparing two languages, namely English and Indonesian. …”
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The compressive strength development and pH of cement mortars incorporating high volume supplementary cementitious materials under accelerated curing by Sumra Yousuf, Muhammad Rizwan, Belal Alsubari, Mustabshirha Gul, Muhammad Mahmood Ali, Muhammad Nasir Bashir, Abid Latif

“…Results indicated that the pH of mortars containing FA or GGBS showed only a slight decrease after 5 months compared to their initial pH values, remaining above 11.5, which is considered within the safe range for concrete durability. …”
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Evaluation of enzymatic hydrolysis of palm kernel meal in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) by Tao Ding, Hao Wang, Xiaofang Liang, Jie Yang, Yaping Zhu, Min Xue

“…The diets PKM and EPKM showed higher bulk density (BD) and hydration time (HT) compared to SBM. The three types of feed used for largemouth bass had no significant effect on their growth performance, body composition, or digestion. …”
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Adsorption of Acetic Acid, Cadmium ions, Lead ions and Iodine Using Activated Carbon from Waste Wood and Rice Husks by TO Goodhead, KK Dagde

“…The experimental data which make a comparative assessment of activated carbon obtained from rice husk and saw dust were also presented. …”
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Exploring the state-of-the-art of halal food research using latent Dirichlet allocation by Abderahman Rejeb, Karim Rejeb, Imen Zrelli

“…The study identifies an overall increasing trend in HF research over the years, with particular emphasis on HF supply chain management and consumer behavior, while HF and Islamic culture received comparatively lower levels of attention. This study offers a novel and comprehensive analysis of the HF literature using LDA-based topic modeling, highlighting the key themes and patterns in the field. …”
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Borassus aethiopum (Mart.) ethanol fruit extract reverses alloxan-treatment alterations in experimental animals by Moses Dele, Adams, Ejike, Daniel Eze

“…The extract however significantly (p < 0.05) reversed all the alloxan-induced alterations, with the extract at 100 mg/kg b.w producing figures that compared (p > 0.05) well with those of the d.w treated non-diabetic animals and metformin-treated diabetic animals. …”
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Investigations on The Utilization of Plastic Wastes as a Replacement of Cement in Concrete Paver Blocks. by Murungi, Waren

“…The test results obtained showed that the water absorption capacity of the plastic concrete paver blocks was better compared to the ordinary concrete paver blocks. The compressive strength of the plastic concrete paver blocks was slightly lower than that of ordinary concrete paver blocks. …”
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School Management Committee and The Implementation of Universal Primary Education in Primary Schools. A Case of Nakaseke Central Constituency, Uganda. by Isingoma, Tomson

“…The findings were that Consultative roles were the most executed as compared to supervisory/monitoring roles and administrative/ management roles. …”
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Investigations on the Utilization of Plastic Wastes as a Replacement of Cement In Concrete Paver Blocks. by Murungi, Waren

“…The test results obtained showed that the water absorption capacity of the plastic concrete paver blocks was better compared to the ordinary concrete paver blocks. The compressive strength of the plastic concrete paver blocks was slightly lower than that of ordinary concrete paver blocks. …”
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Analysis of Viability of Core Inflation Components Based on Excluded Items in Uganda. by Munyambonera, Ezra, Mukiza, Chris Ndatira, Niyimpa, Ediga Mfite

“…The study further indicated that inclusion of the EFU and food items found to be less volatile and highly persistent, did not yield significantly different results when comparing means of the recompiled and existing core index at 5 percent level of significance. …”
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