DNA barcoding of terrestrial invasive plant species in Southwest Michigan by Sneha Nath, Joshua T. VanSlambrouck, Janelle W. Yao, Ashika Gullapalli, Fayyaz Razi, Yan Lu

“…When ITS and trnH‐psbA are simultaneously used, the species discrimination rate increases to 97.1%. The high species/genus/family discrimination rates of DNA barcoding indicate that DNA barcoding can be successfully employed in TIPS identification. …”
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Research on the Identification of Precursor Information of Limestone Rockburst under Triaxial Unloading Conditions by Wenjun Ding, Zonghong Zhou, Jian Liu, Tingkai Hou, Jiaxin Wang, Jin Li, Xin Zhang

“…The remaining four precursor discrimination indicators of rock rupture with different loading paths show fluctuations in the identification capacity of the state. …”
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Adaptation of the Slovenian version of the Symbolic Ableism Scale by Karmen Drljić, Maja Lebeničnik

“…Ableism, a form of prejudice against people with disabilities, arises from stereotypical views of disabled people and can lead to discrimination. Symbolic ableism is a modern, subtle form of this prejudice. …”
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Simultaneous detection of human neutrophil elastase and cathepsin G on a single substrate using a fluorometric quantum dots probe and chemometric models by Fátima A.R. Mota, Rafael C. Castro, David S.M. Ribeiro, João L.M. Santos, Ricardo N.M.J. Páscoa, Marieta L.C. Passos, M. Lúcia M.F.S. Saraiva

“…This method also successfully discriminated the two enzymes both together and individually, achieving a sensitivity and specificity of 1. …”
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Weber’s Law as the emergent phenomenon of choices based on global inhibition by Marcin Penconek

“…The law approximately held for near-threshold discrimination, but did not hold as the ratio principle for easy discrimination with the high probability of a correct response. …”
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« Y’a pas de “Djette” ici ! » : enjeux sociodiscursifs autour de la féminisation du terme DJ by Erica Lippert

“…The process of feminizing profession names, with the aim of banishing discrimination, is a major socio-political issue and a laborious linguistic policy in French. …”
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Has Internet Usage Really Narrowed the Gender Wage Gap?: Evidence from Chinese General Social Survey Data by Jiacheng Gao, Yue Liu

“…Therefore, this study proposes policy recommendations in terms of regulating gender discrimination and introducing relevant female protection policies.…”
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Ultraviolet Spectroscopy Used to Fingerprint Five Wild-Grown Edible Mushrooms (Boletaceae) Collected from Yunnan, China by Yan Li, Ji Zhang, Tao Li, Tianwei Yang, Yuanzhong Wang, Honggao Liu

“…In this paper, UV spectra of different Boletaceae mushrooms with the aid of partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA) were shown to be a practical and rapid method for discrimination purpose. …”
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On the Origins of Calculation Abilities by A. Ardila

“…Finger agnosia (as a restricted form of autotopagnosia), right–left discrimination disturbances, semantic aphasia, and acalculia are proposed to comprise a single neuropsychological syndrome associated with left angular gyrus damage. …”
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Comparison of Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM III) score with Pediatric Index of Mortality (PIM III) score in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit: A Single center, prospective observa... by Nidhi Srinivas, Kavya Venugopal, Gurudutta Avathi Venkatesha, Nagalatha Chidanand

“…Although both scoring systems had good discrimination performance, PIM III score (0.934 [confidence interval (CI) 95%, 0.886–0.982]) had higher discrimination than PRISM III score(0.888 [CI 95%, 0.797–0.980]). …”
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Prognosis of the Keratinizing Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Tongue Based on Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Database by Hai Yu, Shuping Xie, Xinkai Zheng, Qiqi Zhao, Xichun Xia, Wai-Kit Ming, Leong Nga Cheng, Xi Duan, WenHsien Ethan Huang, Fang Huang, Jun Lyu, Liehua Deng

“…Finally, the concordance index (C-index), net reclassification index (NRI), integrated discrimination improvement (IDI), calibration charts, and decision-curve analysis (DCA), were used to evaluate the discrimination, accuracy and effectiveness of the model. …”
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Problem of pain in the USA: evaluating the generalisability of high-impact chronic pain models over time using National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) data by Sean Mackey, Titilola Falasinnu, Md Belal Hossain, Mohammad Ehsanul Karim, Kenneth Arnold Weber

“…We assessed model discrimination, calibration and overall performance using metrics such as area under the curve (AUC), calibration slope and Brier score.Results Scenario 1, validating the NHIS 2016 model against 2017 data, demonstrated excellent discrimination with an AUC of 0.89 (95% CI 0.88 to 0.90) for both LASSO and random forest models. …”
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THE LGBTQA INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETES’ EXPERIENCES IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS IN THE PHILIPPINES: BASIS FOR AN INSTITUTIONAL INCLUSIVE SPORTS PLAN by Jordan Pocaan

“…This study used an explanatory sequential mixed method design to examine discrimination experienced by selected LGBTQA intercollegiate athletes from private and public higher education institutions in the Philippines. …”
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Legal Protection for Female workers in Indonesia (Study on the Rights of Female Workers in Tolitoli) by Mulyadi Mulyadi, Sutarman Yodo, Sulbana Sulbana

“…Key obstacles include limited awareness of rights, weak legal enforcement, and gender discrimination, along with a lack of employer responsibility. …”
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Pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding experience of women with epilepsy in Me’enit community, South West Ethiopia by Rahel Yaekob, Tefera Belachew

“…There is also a knowledge gap and misconception about epilepsy by the family and surrounding community which resulted in stigma and discrimination against epileptic women. The discrimination started right from childhood as soon as they manifested the diseases. …”
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Development of a New Malnutrition Screening Tool for Patients: Human Key Tool of Nutrition by Kotono Oishi, MSc, Arisa Inoue-Hamano, PhD, Yasuhiro Hamada, MD,PhD

“…Between these classes, the total number of application items was significantly lower in class A but significantly higher in class C. In the discrimination of each item calculated by IRT analysis, the highest discrimination item was “Has your food intake been less than usual?”…”
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Temporal Validation of a Predictive Score for Death in Children with Visceral Leishmaniasis by Juliana Foinquinos, Maria do Carmo Duarte, Jose Natal Figueiroa, Jailson B. Correia, Nara Vasconcelos Cavalcanti

“…It also presented unsatisfactory discriminative capacity, evaluated by the area under the ROC curve = 0.618. …”
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Ewolucja statusu prawnego dzieci pozamałżeńskich w prawie szkockim (1836–2006) by Mateusz Szymura

“…This article concerns the process of redressing the difference in the legal situation of marital and extramarital children in the Scottish legal system. The extent of discrimination against the latter group concerned not only the spheres of their relationship with their father and his family, but also personal private legal rights (such as the right to dispose of property mortis causa by means of a will), as well as public rights. …”
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UNMET NEEDS OF LESBIAN WOMEN IN BREAST CANCER TREATMENT by Carolina de Souza, Manoel Antônio dos Santos

“…This study aims to describe the experiences of discrimination suffered by a lesbian woman with breast cancer and her partner during their oncological treatment journey. …”
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Family resilience: report of a research with female same-sex couples with children by Paula Machado, Elaine Rabinovich

“…Results: There was an association between personal experiences of discrimination and concern about the experiences that children may face. …”
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