Enchytraeids: Small but important ecosystem engineers by Cécile Serbource, Stéphane Sammartino, Sophie Cornu, Justine Papillon, Jérôme Adrien, Céline Pelosi

“…X-ray microtomography is a promising tool for studying at the mesopore scale, and further studies are needed to better characterize the bioturbation activity of enchytraeids.…”
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The Philosophical Aspect of the Spatial-Temporal Rhythms of the Social Space of the City in the Documentary: Using the Example of Dziga Vertov’s Screen Chronotope by Julia A. Kirsanova, Irina K. Cherkasova

“…In a documentary film, montage is an important semantic tool with which the spatial component of the rhythmics of the city is created. …”
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The Journey of Adoption and Adaptation: A Reading of The Tight Game, Sola Owonibi’s Translation of Akinwumi Isola’s Ó Le Kú by Gifty Akua Nyarko, Rita Ndonibi

“…This review essay takes the position that African writers can use the tool of translation to promote the local languages through the process of adoption and adaptation. …”
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Evaluation of Nutritional Status of Intensive Care Unit COVID-19 Patients Based on the Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 Score by Sedigheh Ahmadi, Donya Firoozi, Mohammad Dehghani, Morteza Zare, Zeinab Mehrabi, Maryam Ghaseminasab-Parizi, Seyed Jalil Masoumi

“…NRS-2002 is a valuable prognostic tool for critically ill COVID-19 patients, with each unit's rise in the score being associated with a 354% rise in the odds of mortality. …”
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Transformation of Melodrama in Turkish Cinema from Yeşilçam to the Present: The Films Innocence and Destiny by Kemal Çelik

“…Sacrifice is a fundamental tool for characters in this struggle. Yeşilçam melodramas adhere to the requirements of this genre. …”
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A Novel Radio Wave Propagation Modeling Method Using System Identification Technique over Wireless Links in East Africa by Solomon T. Girma, Dominic B. O. Konditi, Ciira Maina

“…Measured received signal levels were collected from three randomly selected urban areas in Ethiopia using a computer, Nemo test tool, Actix software, Nokia phone, and GPS. The result from the simulations was validated against the received experimental signal level measurement taken in a different environment. …”
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To label or not? A choice experiment testing whether labelled green bonds matter to retail investors by Vasundhara Saravade, Olaf Weber, Adam Vitalis

“…Abstract Green bonds are an important sustainable finance tool that can help reorient financial flows and influence public policy in addressing climate action across the global financial markets. …”
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Comparative Study of Koha Usage in Bowen University and University of Ilorin Libraries by Tunde Omopupa, Ayansewa Adeleke Adedeji, Adetola Ayotunde Kehinde, Ahmed Usman Abdulsalam, Hajarat Abubakar

“…The questionnaire, interview and observation were used as data collection instruments.The survey was validated while the reliability coefficient of the tool using Cronbach’s Alpha found to have 0.746correlation coefficient. …”
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Global Prevalence of Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD) in Adult Population: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Francesco Aiello, Gabriele Gallo Afflitto, Francesca Ceccarelli, Massimo Cesareo, Carlo Nucci

“…Risk of bias assessment was performed using the Joanna Briggs Institute Prevalence Critical Appraisal Tool. Meta-analysis was conducted using R (version 1.4.1106, package “meta”). …”
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Assessing Hydropower Potential in Nepal’s Sunkoshi River Basin: An Integrated GIS and SWAT Hydrological Modeling Approach by Rinki Bhattarai, Binaya Kumar Mishra, Deepa Bhattarai, Dipendra Khatiwada, Pankaj Kumar, Gowhar Meraj

“…This study assessed the hydropower potential of a mountain watershed within the Sunkoshi River basin in Sindhupalchok, Nepal, utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) and the soil and water assessment tool (SWAT) hydrological model. Topographical, soil, land use, meteorological, and discharge data were employed to assess the study area for the appropriateness of hydropower generation. …”
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Investigating the Indices of Social Capital and its Relationship with Sustainable Urban Development by esmaiel safaralizadeh, majid akbari, vahid boostan ahmadi, chamran mousavi

“…In this regard, library studies have been used to explain the literature and theoretical foundations and field method has been used to study the case study. Data collection tool is a researcher-made questionnaire. Structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis were used to analyze the descriptive-inferential statistics data and SPSS and Amos software were used. …”
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Lessons learned from an fMRI-guided rTMS study on performance in a numerical Stroop task. by Lysianne Beynel, Hannah Gura, Zeynab Rezaee, Ekaete C Ekpo, Zhi-De Deng, Janet O Joseph, Paul Taylor, Bruce Luber, Sarah H Lisanby

“…The Stroop task is a well-established tool to investigate the influence of competing visual categories on decision making. …”
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Gender relations and women's empowerment in small-scale irrigated forage production in Ethiopia. by Immaculate Omondi, Esther Njuguna-Mungai, Melkamu Bezabih Derseh, Nils Teufel, Alessandra Galiè, Nelly Njiru, Eunice Kariuki, Annet Abenakyo Mulema, Isabelle Baltenweck, Chris Stephen Jones

“…We used the Women's Empowerment in Livestock Index tool to elicit data and analyze the empowerment of the sampled men and women. …”
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Mapping evidence on cryptococcal antigen infection among HIV-infected persons in sub-Saharan Africa- A scoping review protocol. by Khululiwe Dlamini, Boitumelo Moetlhoa, Astrid Turner, Kuhlula Maluleke, Tivani Mashamba-Thompson

“…The mixed methods appraisal tool version 2018 will be used to appraise the quality of the empirical studies.…”
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Framing discomfort on YouTube: Narratives of non-binary dysphoria by Letizia Paglialunga

“…In this context, social-media holds considerable influence as a potent tool (Angouri, 2021) for the construction and portrayal of non-binary identities online. …”
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Usefulness of Immunological Detection of the Human Telomerase Reverse Transcriptase by Annalisa Volpi, Sara Bravaccini, Laura Medri, Serenella Cerasoli, Michele Gaudio, Dino Amadori

“…Whether hTERT protein detected by immunostaining with hTERT-specific Tel 3 36-10 antibody is actually the degraded form of the protein that retains hTERT antigenicity but not enzymatic function, or whether it represents the real, potentially functional catalytic subunit of the enzyme, immunohistochemistry would not seem to represent a useful tool to investigate the role of telomerase and the mechanisms involved in its regulation.…”
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The GeoTox Package: open-source software for connecting spatiotemporal exposure to individual and population-level risk by Kyle P. Messier, David M. Reif, Skylar W. Marvel

“…By integrating geospatial methods with cutting-edge exposure and toxicological frameworks, GeoTox offers a robust tool for assessing individual and population-level risks from environmental stressors. …”
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Evaluation of Impact of Prescribing Safety Assessment Workshop on Medical Doctors Using Kirkpatrick Model by Adnan Jehangir, Khalid Farooq Danish, Rahila Yasmeen, Waqas Rabbani, Farhana Ayub

“…The study objectively proves its effectiveness in comparison to CPW and provides a guideline to implement this innovative and useful tool for teaching and assessment. Keywords Prescribing safety assessment, conventional prescription writing, Faculty development, Workshop, Impact, Kirkpatrick model. …”
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REASSURED diagnostics at point-of-care in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Boitumelo Moetlhoa, Kuhlula Maluleke, Evans M Mathebula, Kabelo Kgarosi, Siphesihle R Nxele, Bonolo Lenonyane, Tivani Mashamba-Thompson

“…We appraised the quality of the included studies using the mixed-method appraisal tool (MMAT) version 2018. We retrieved 138 publications, comprising 134 articles and four grey literature articles. …”
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Optimization of laccase production and its application in delignification of biomass by Zabin K. Bagewadi, Sikandar I. Mulla, Harichandra Z. Ninnekar

“…Hence, laccase can be a powerful tool in biomass to biofuel conversions.…”
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