Development of Environmental Action Plans for Adaptation to Climate Change: A Perspective of Air Quality Management by Han-Shi Chen, Kei-Iong Tam, Yu-Lin Zhao, Lan Yuan, Weiyi Wang, Merrisa Lin, Pen-Chi Chiang

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Adaptive Bi-Directional RRT Algorithm for Three-Dimensional Path Planning of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles in Complex Environments by Nan Li, Sang Ik Han

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Exploring the impact of social influence on parents’ intention to use institutional childcare: a cross-sectional study by Bo Yu, Difan Zhang, Yin Sun, Yuna Yao, Yingji Li, Huiling Hu

“…Normative influence and perceived childcare policy significantly affect perceived benefits and price sensitivity, while informational influence has a significant positive effect on perceived risk. …”
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The Real-World Utilization Pattern of Increased Utilization of Advanced Topical Adjunctive Hemostats in a Vertically Integrated Healthcare System by Lee Stern, Yi-Chien Lee, Biwen Tao, Lois Lamerato, Gaurav Gangoli, Richard Kocharian, Walter Danker III

“…Among a sub-set of 1420 patients with complete package size information (988 Advanced and 432 ORIGINAL), significantly fewer mean normalized units of Advanced SURGICEL® were used per patient case (3.9 vs 5.5, p<.0001). …”
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Batch-in-Batch: a new adversarial training framework for initial perturbation and sample selection by Yinting Wu, Pai Peng, Bo Cai, Le Li

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Exploring burn first aid knowledge and water lavage practices in Uganda: A cross-sectional study. by Brian Kasagga, Joseph Baruch Baluku, Felix Bongomin, Derrick Kasozi, Eria Muwanguzi, Mercy Namazzi, Yusuf Sadiq, Rose Alenyo, Edris Wamala Kalanzi, Darius Balumuka, Alex Emmanuel Elobu

“…Overall, 339 (83.9%) participants had never received BFA information, and 392 (97.0%) had no first aid training. …”
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Acute Toxicity of Xylene on the African Catfish <i>Clarias gariepinus</i> by I.C. Davies, E.S. Erondu, A.I. Hart, L.C. Osuji

“…The results obtained may provide valuable information for formulation of environmental policies and serve as a model for bio-monitoring of the aquatic environment. …”
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Relationship Between the Number of Occlusal Supporting and Medical Cost: Analysis Using Large Claims Database from Employee Health Care Insurance in Japan by Tatsunori Murata, Korenori Arai, Kosuke Kashiwagi, Shunsuke Baba

“…Measurements of occlusal support were defined by the Eichner and Miyachi classification systems based on dental formula information. Medical healthcare resource usage was measured by medical visit rate and 12-month medical expenditure. …”
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From utility to imperial propaganda: (Re)discovering a milestone of Constantine I from the vicinity of Bona Mansio and emporion Pistiros and its significance for the study of the ‘... by Emil Nankov

“…The diachronic analysis of other milestones found in the region allows us to capture the milestone’s evolving function as a medium of communication between the imperial administration and its subjects within the 3rd and the 4th centuries AD; from a road accessory providing practical information to travellers into an administrative tool displaying imperial propaganda. …”
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Generalizability of machine learning models for diabetes detection a study with nordic islet transplant and PIMA datasets by Dinesh Chellappan, Harikumar Rajaguru

“…These results highlight the effectiveness of our proposed approach in identifying the most informative features for accurate diabetes prediction. …”
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Applicability of a computer retinal model for scale-dependent investigation of legibility problems by Gábor Dömötör, András Horváth

“…Although the simulation is imperfect, the software can perform significantly more measurements than human experiments with higher uniformity and give reproducible legibility information about significantly more fonts in various circumstances.In addition to the two scaling methods used in the literature (x-height, font-height), the tests are also performed with two other self-developed scaling methods, which provide a fairer comparison in the case of non-standard character types.This paper contains the legibility measurement results for 22 fonts under various simulated scenarios. …”
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A collaborative parent-teacher model for religious moderation education in early childhood in Indonesia by M. Suyuti Yusuf, Hadi Pajarianto, Baso Sulaiman

“…Both parties hold a fundamental responsibility for imparting knowledge within the formal school setting and the informal home environment. Aim: The present study investigates the patterns of collaboration between parents and teachers, with the goal of enhancing the role of both parties. …”
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Exploring the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Learning Experience, Mental Health, Adaptability, and Resilience Among Health Informatics Master’s Students: Focus Group Study by Nadia Davoody, Natalia Stathakarou, Cara Swain, Stefano Bonacina

“…Implications for educators, students, and higher education institutions include the need for educators to stay current with the latest educational technologies and design teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches suited to both online and in-person settings to effectively foster student engagement. Students must be informed about the technological requirements for online learning and adequately prepared to meet them. …”
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Characteristics of pediatric patients with febrile convulsions admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Alanoud A. Abuhaimed, Nawaf A. Alghamdi, Ghadah I. Alhussin, Ghadah S. Alduhaimi, Fatmah Othman, Duaa M. Baarmah, Hamad A. Alkhalaf

“…The hospital’s electronic medical records system was reviewed to obtain patients’ information on age, gender, clinical characteristics, laboratory investigations, length of hospital stay, and outcome. …”
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Expert review of AI-generated responses to the top ten patient complaints in primary care by Monica Gillie, George Kent

“…Conclusion: “Doctor AI” is here to stay and will require ongoing investigation as it inevitably plays an increasing role in the provision of medical information and advice to patients. The rapid pace of AI search engine development produces limitations in a study of this design, as results are likely to differ over a short period of time. …”
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Fitting and comparison of calcium-calmodulin kinetic schemes to a common data set using non-linear mixed effects modelling. by Domas Linkevicius, Angus Chadwick, Guido C Faas, Melanie I Stefan, David C Sterratt

“…To find good parameter fits, despite this uncertainty, we used non-linear mixed effects modelling as implemented in the Pumas.jl package. The Akaike information criterion values for our reaction rate constants were significantly lower than for the published parameters, indicating that the published parameters are suboptimal. …”
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Design and Implementation of a Chatbot for Kurdish Language Speakers Using Chatfuel Platform by Hemn Karim Ahmed, Jamal Ali Hussein

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Challenges in data collection for enhancing productivity in Brazilian industrial processes by Haroldo Lhou Hasegawa, Rafael Sene de Lima, Vidal Dias da Mota Junior, Ricardo Luiz Perez Teixeira

“…Limitations of the Investigation: The primary limitations include the reluctance of companies to provide detailed data, challenges in maintaining improvement programs due to the pandemic, and restricted access to internal information owing to industrial confidentiality. Practical Implications: This study underscores the necessity for enhanced methodological strategies to foster company collaboration and robust data collection in productivity research, offering insights into the challenges faced by medium-sized companies in Brazil. …”
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Bycatch of common pollinators in pheromone baited traps for monitoring corn earworm (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Missouri Industrial Hemp by Clement Akotsen-Mensah, Isaac N. Ativor, Caroline N. Foba, Valliyodan Babu

“…This data provides information for planning the monitoring of corn earworm in industrial hemp farms in Missouri.…”
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Evaluating the impacts of microplastics on agricultural soil physical, chemical properties, and toxic metal availability: An emerging concern for sustainable agriculture. by Tapos Kumar Chakraborty, Md Simoon Nice, Md Sozibur Rahman, Baytune Nahar Netema, Khandakar Rashedul Islam, Samina Zaman, Gopal Chandra Ghosh, Md Ripon Hossain, Asadullah Munna, Mst Shamima Akter, Md Abu Rayhan, Sk Mahmudul Hasan Asif, Abu Shamim Khan

“…Even though several research on the particular toxicity of MPs to species have been carried out, there is little information on MPs' impacts on soil physicochemical properties and heavy metals (HMs) availability of HMs contaminated and without contaminated soils. …”
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