Rice Identification and Spatio-Temporal Changes Based on Sentinel-1 Time Series in Leizhou City, Guangdong Province, China by Kaiwen Zhong, Jian Zuo, Jianhui Xu

“…Double-cropping rice cultivation was predominantly concentrated in the Nandu River basin, while single-cropping areas were primarily distributed along rivers and irrigation facilities. Examination of the traditional double-cropping areas in Fucheng Town from 2017 to 2021 demonstrated that over 86.94% had at least one instance of double cropping while more than 74% had at least four instances, which suggested that there is high continuity and stability within the pattern of rice cultivation practices observed throughout Leizhou City.…”
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Abejas de las orquídeas como bioindicadores del estado de conservación de un bosque by Bleysin Orcina Rojas Ovalle, Oliver Vásquez, Alonso Santos Murgas, Rafael Mauricio Cobos Hernández, Iris Yaneth Gómez Robles

“…Los bioindicadores son organismos que determinan el impacto ambiental de un ecosistema y se utilizan a los euglossinos por responder a cambio ambientales, son de fácil observación, y su taxonomía es bien conocida. …”
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Revisión de métodos para el monitoreo de biomasa y carbono vegetal en ecosistemas forestales tropicales by William Fonseca

“…En un segundo punto se trata el tema de la determinación de la biomasa aérea y de raíces, haciendo referencia al método directo o destructivo y a los métodos indirectos, en especial al uso de modelos matemáticos por su fácil aplicación y bajo costo; además se anotan algunos modelos para bosque natural y plantaciones. …”
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Gravity-based microfiltration reveals unexpected prevalence of circulating tumor cell clusters in ovarian and colorectal cancer by Anne Meunier, Javier Alejandro Hernández-Castro, Nicholas Chahley, Laudine Communal, Sara Kheireddine, Newsha Koushki, Nadia Davoudvandi, Sara Al Habyan, Benjamin Péant, Anthoula Lazaris, Andy Ng, Teodor Veres, Luke McCaffrey, Diane Provencher, Peter Metrakos, Anne-Marie Mes-Masson, David Juncker

“…Method We introduce gravity-based microfiltration (GµF) for facile isolation of cCTCs using in-house fabricated microfilters and 3D printed cartridges. …”
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Screening for diabetic retinopathy at a health centre in South Africa: A cross-sectional study by Ntokozo Zulu, Patrick Ngassa Piotie, Elizabeth M. Webb, Wezi G. Maphenduka, Steve Cook, Paul Rheeder

“…Setting: Laudium Community Health Centre (CHC), a PHC facility in Tshwane. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study from February 2022 to August 2022. …”
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KNOWLEDGE AND FACTORS INFLUENCING THE USAGE OF EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION AMONG STUDENTS OF TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN SOUTHERN SENATORIAL ZONE OF KADUNA STATE by AKPOKOS JAMES AMOS, JOY YAHAYA YODEL

“…Arising from these findings the study recommends that a comprehensive reproductive health services should be provided in all health facilities. Also, besides creating public awareness on the benefits of emergency contraception, this study also advocates for the inclusion of topics on the subject in the general studies curriculum of tertiary institutions. …”
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Ultrasonic-assisted MoS2/GO/TiO2 ceramic coatings: Enhancing anti-friction performance through dual-interface optimization by Ziwei Guo, Yongnan Chen, Nan Wang, Yiku Xu, Qinyang Zhao, Zhimin Hou, Guangrui Gao, Yan Kang, Haifei Zhan

“…The combined effects of dual interfacial enhancements resulted in a 90.0 % reduction in friction coefficients of the MoS2/GO/TiO2 coating compared to the traditional ceramic coating. This facile technique provides a new strategy to fabricate self-lubricating ceramic coatings on light alloys, while the introduction of ultrasound during PEO offers valuable guidance for applying ultrasound in the synthesis of 2D materials.…”
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The influence of selected financial factors on the survival of SMES in V4 countries by Zdenko Metzker, Roman Hlawiczka, Irma Tabaku, Ho Thanh Tung

“…The research explores various facets of the long-term viability of companies over the next five years. …”
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Factors Associated with the Utilization of Traditional Health Services among People with Non-Communicable Diseases in Indonesia: Findings from a Nationwide Survey by Iwan Abdi Suandana, Putu Ayu Swandewi Astuti, Pande Putu Januraga

“…Compared to the reference group, likelihood of higher utilization of the traditional health service was among those aged 45-54 years (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 1.19; p <0.001), from highest socioeconomic (AOR = 1.13, p <0.001), employed (AOR> 1, p <0.05), married/divorced (AOR> 1, p <0.001), has two type of NCDs (AOR 1.06, p 0.023), knows the existence of the nearest doctor/clinic (AOR 1.36, p <0.001) and hospital (AOR = 1.13, p 0.002) and has very easy access to health facility (AOR 1.34, p <0.001). Better socialization of traditional health services especially to the groups who have low utilization is important. …”
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Comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents in a juvenile correctional treatment center: a pilot evaluation by Johanna B. Folk, Phillip Yang, Anne Thomas, Jayme Lyon, Jaisal Patel, Clara Yoon, Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy, Barbara Robles-Ramamurthy

“…Youth received comprehensive dialectical behavior therapy for adolescents (DBT-A), including individual therapy, skills training groups, family therapy, multi-family skills training groups, and skills coaching in the milieu by direct care staff who participated in extensive training and ongoing consultation team meetings. As part of a facility-designed program evaluation, youth completed a battery of empirically validated assessments of mental health and emotion regulation prior to and following completion of the program.ResultsResults show that comprehensive DBT-A is feasible to implement in a juvenile correctional treatment center and overall, youth improved from pre- to post-treatment in mental health symptoms and emotion regulation, with small to medium effect sizes.ConclusionThese findings build upon a growing literature showing dialectical behavior therapy is a promising intervention for treating emotion dysregulation and mental health conditions and can be successfully implemented in juvenile forensic settings.…”
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Current status of the thyroid hormone measurement items in patients receiving levothyroxine monotherapy by the management based on the thyroid tissue volume by Mitsuru Ito, Hanna Deguchi-Horiuchi, Sawako Takahashi, Mako Hisakado, Kazuyoshi Kohsaka, Eijun Nishihara, Shuji Fukata, Mitsushige Nishikawa, Akira Miyauchi, Takashi Akamizu

“…This may be attributed to the management guidelines at our hospital, a specialized facility for thyroid disease, wherein half of the patients present are athyreotic or have atrophic thyroid glands after TT or RIT.…”
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A Population Analysis of 20 Exoplanets Observed from Optical to Near-infrared Wavelengths with the Hubble Space Telescope: Evidence for Widespread Stellar Contamination by Arianna Saba, Alexandra Thompson, Kai Hou Yip, Sushuang Ma, Angelos Tsiaras, Ahmed Faris Al-Refaie, Giovanna Tinetti

“…Our results emphasize the importance of considering the effects of stellar contamination in exoplanet transit studies; this issue is particularly true for data sets obtained with facilities that do not cover the optical and/or UV spectral range where the activity is expected to be more impactful but also more easily detectable. …”
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A self-configuration framework for balancing services in the fog of things by Edson Mota, Jurandir Barbosa, Gustavo B. Figueiredo, Maycon Peixoto, Cássio Prazeres

“…Fog Computing has been playing a pivotal role in the Internet of Things (IoT) ecosystem, offering benefits such as local availability, access facilities, and enhanced communication among devices. …”
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Development of a Magnetic LED-based Sterilisator for Inactivation of Contaminant Bacteria by Yonatan ., Suryani Dyah Astuti, Khusnul Ain, Deny Arifianto, Ahmad Khalil Yaqubi, Perwira Annissa Dyah Permatasari

“…Nosocomial infections are caused by viruses, bacteria, and fungi that patients acquire while receiving treatment in a healthcare facility. These infections often result from cross-contamination, either through the hands of healthcare workers or contaminated medical equipment. …”
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Effect of multiple counselling contacts along the continuum of care on use of postpartum family planning in a cohort of Ethiopian women: a dose-response analysis by Saifuddin Ahmed, Anne Pfitzer, Firew Ayalew, Gebi Husein Jima, Deborah Sitrin

“…PPFP did not increase with additional contacts without FP information.Conclusions While PPFP conversations immediately after a facility birth generated the greatest chance of affecting use, integrating at every visit in the continuum had more impact.Trial registration number ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03585361.…”
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La retirada del Reino Unido de la UE, un viaje hacia ninguna parte by Pablo Antonio Fernández Sánchez

“…Para ello se requiere unas relaciones jurídicas futuras que encajen en esos objetivos.El control migratorio no le resultará fácil llevarlo a cabo al RU, porque incidirá en sus propios intereses y los desafíos internos y externos de la UE, que son desafíos globales que sólo podremos resolver si somos actores significativos; será más difícil hacerlo sin el RU pero el RU quedará en la irrelevancia política internacional.…”
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Health-related quality of life in hemato-oncology patients: role of informativeness and doctor-patient communication by Stella Sremić, Lovorka Brajković, Vanja Kopilaš

“… # Objective This study aimed to determine whether certain facets of health-related quality of life of hemato-oncology patients in Croatia could be predicted based on patients' sociodemographic data, the disease's determinants, the patients' information about their disease and the quality of doctor-patient communication…”
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Dispersion modeling of NOx from stacks of cracking furnaces of OLEFIN unit using AERMOD by Iman Jalali, Somayeh Tourani

“…AERMOD was used to model the dispersion and concentration of nitrogen oxides (NOx) emitted from the stacks of the olefin cracking furnaces at the Amirkabir petrochemical facility using the AERMOD dispersion model. The researchers then compared the estimated NOx pollutant levels from the model with the actual field measurements. …”
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Investigating the role of foreign aid, FDI, and remittance on the public health of selected South Asian countries by Md. Atik Hasan, Shabikunnahar Suborna, Afrida Jinnurain Urbee

“…Moreover, this investigation introduces an unprecedented facet to the realm of health sector research by introducing a novel health quality index that incorporates life expectancy, newborn mortality rate, maternal mortality rate, and illness prevalence (specifically tuberculosis). …”
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Community health worker and caregiver experiences and perceptions of a multimodal handheld pulse oximeter used in sick child consultations in rural Burundi: A qualitative evaluatio... by Sarah Bauler, Leocadie Nivyindika, Titus Kirwa, Vital Habonimana, Dionis Nizigiyimana, Miles A Kirby, Asrat Tolossa

“…After eight weeks of using the devices, we conducted eight focus group discussions to evaluate experiences and perceptions of the device among CHWs and caregivers. …”
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