Noise and sound in the intensive care unit: a cohort study by A. Tahvili, A. Waite, T. Hampton, I. Welters, P. J. Lee

“…Hospital staff should consider implementing strategies and interventions for noise reduction in ICUs.…”
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A micro-level study of the economic losses of traffic congestion delays in Srinagar city of Kashmir valley by Farzana Ahad, Huma Rashid, Shamim Ahmad Shah, Mohammad Shafi Bhat, Peer Jeelani

“…Therefore, significant preventative measures need to be implemented in this area. In addition, this is the loss that was sustained as a result of the congestion that occurred along six selected road stretches, when this value is expanded to the whole of the city, the problem becomes far more complicated. …”
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Hunting as the main technique used to control wild pigs in Brazil by Clarissa Alves Da Rosa, Marcelo Osório Wallau, Felipe Pedrosa

“…Therefore, we believe that adjusting the approach to use of hunting after crop harvest, or implementing an integrated program of hunting and traps placed around crops, could be an important new management tool for reducing wild pig population and crop damage. …”
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Clinical Treatment Strategies and Practical Pathways for Chronic Musculoskeletal Disorders Guided by the “Harmony of Tendons and Bones” Theory by LI Jinyu, YUE Jiashu, DENG Bowen, LIU Gang, HUO Luyao, BAI Huizhong, ZHOU Zhuoluo, MU Xiaohong

“…Therapeutic strategies should adhere to the principles of regulating tendons and correcting bones, emphasizing both tendon and bone, tonifying the liver and kidney, harmonizing qi and blood, and implementing stage-specific and dynamic interventions. …”
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Availability and advertising of sugar sweetened beverages in South African public primary schools following a voluntary pledge by a major beverage company: a mixed methods study by Agnes Erzse, Nicola Christofides, Nicholas Stacey, Kelsey Lebard, Louise Foley, Karen Hofman

“…Objectives: To assess the availability and advertising of the company’s beverages in public primary schools in Gauteng province following their voluntary pledge to remove the products, and to explore perceptions of school staff regarding SSB availability in schools and processes related to the implementation of the pledge. Methods: In 2019, we conducted a representative survey of public sector primary (elementary) schools in Gauteng province, South Africa. …”
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A Literature Review on Schema Evolution in Databases by Zouhaier Brahmia, Fabio Grandi, Barbara Oliboni

“…., new users’ requirements, correction of errors in the current database schema) or outside it (e.g., new regulations, new partners’ requirements). In the database research field, a well-known technique has been proposed for managing schema changes, called schema evolution. …”
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Cross-Regional Capacity Mechanism for Emergency Power Support in Extreme Weather Events by WU Zifeng, YUAN Jiahai, ZHANG Jian, ZHANG Haonan

“…First，the effects of extreme weather on power systems are discussed，followed by a review of pilot implementations of capacity mechanisms across various locations in China. …”
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Land Reform in Zimbabwe: a Balance of Political Expediency and Economic Inevitability? by PROKOPENKO Liubov Yaroslavovna

“…In 2000–2002 the country implemented the Fast Track Land Reform Program (FTLRP), the essence of which was the compulsory acquisition of land from white owners without compensation. …”
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Assessment of ten potentially toxic metal in tea leaves from selected tea gardens in southern Western Ghats, India by Eswaran Rangasamy, M. Muniasamy, Anupama Prakash

“…This can be achieved by implementing strict regulations, promoting eco-friendly practices, and raising awareness about the harmful effects of PTMs for tea growers.…”
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Boosting GWAS using biological networks: A study on susceptibility to familial breast cancer. by Héctor Climente-González, Christine Lonjou, Fabienne Lesueur, GENESIS study group, Dominique Stoppa-Lyonnet, Nadine Andrieu, Chloé-Agathe Azencott

“…The most connected gene was CUL3, a regulator of several genes linked to cancer progression. …”
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Impact of tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption on the treatment efficacy among psoriasis patients: A study protocol by Fanlingzi Shen, Yuning Ding, Ruiping Wang

“…The findings in this study will provide evidence of how tobacco smoking and alcohol drinking impact the treatment efficacy among patients with psoriasis. Therefore, the implementation of tobacco control and alcohol abstinence benefit the improvement of treatment responses.…”
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Assessment of spatial changes in Lake Karataş using remote sensing and GIS: ecological and hydrological transformation by Meltem Güneş Tigen, Osman Özcan

“…Key strategies include promoting drought-resistant crops, implementing high-efficiency irrigation systems, and adopting sustainable water management policies. …”
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The Effect of Board Risk Management on Financial Performance of Selected Saccos in Kiruhura District, Uganda. by Kyabarong, Benon, Agaba, Moses, Munyabonera, Francisis, Byamukama, Eliab Mpora, Kikawa, Cliff, Ahabwe, Oliver

“…These statistics included multicollinearity, mean and standard deviation, outliers and extreme values, and missing data. SEM was implemented using Jaffrey's Amazing Statistical Program (JASP) version 0.17.2.0. …”
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Agribusiness strategy and Rural Development: A case Study of Ihunga Sub county-Ntungamo District. by Denis Simpson T.K, Singahache

“…Basing on the study objectives and subsequent findings, the study recommended among others: to have food security in homes and families using agribusiness strategy for developments, to launch cooperative societies so that agro-based producers with common goals advance their aim to kick poverty out of their areas by setting up the bargaining power to look for market, reliable technology and inputs to boost their operations aiming at developing their rural area, to adopt agribusiness strategy for rural development and widening employment opportunities, Government to come in and enforce policies and laws aiming at regulating birth so as to control population growth, Government should come in to properly articulate policies and ensure their effective implementation to enhance rural development basing on agribusiness strategy as the benchmark and the Ugandan government to prioritize the agriculture sectors by allocation a big proportion of the budget to agriculture and industry sectors.…”
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Komparasi Alih Daya Undang-Undang Ketenagakerjaan dengan Undang-Undang Cipta Kerja Tahun 2023 by Lidia Febrianti, Thamrin Sambah, Puti Mayang Seruni

“…If implemented with PKWT it must be accompanied by a transfer of undertaking protection of employment (TUPE).   …”
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Guidance and Counselling and Learners’ Discipline in Kasese District: A Case of Selected Government-Aided Secondary Schools in Bukonzo County. by Kule, Samson

“…This clearly showed that guidance and counselling was not fully implemented in all schools. This could have been the reason some secondary schools continued to experience student violence. …”
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Guidance and Counselling and Learners’ Discipline in Kasese District: A Case of Selected Government-Aided Secondary Schools in Bukonzo County. by Kule, Samson

“…This clearly showed that guidance and counselling were not fully implemented in all schools. This could have been the reason some secondary schools continued to experience student violence. …”
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Analysis of the Rights and Obligations of Stakeholders in China’s National Park Concession System by Le ZHONG, Zhicong ZHAO

“…This research posits that the absence of a clear delineation of rights and obligations among stakeholders poses a significant barrier to the effective implementation of the concession system. This ambiguity often results in frequent conflicts and impedes the development of management regulations, thereby obstructing the formulation of a comprehensive top-level design for the national park concession system. …”
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StomaYOLO: A Lightweight Maize Phenotypic Stomatal Cell Detector Based on Multi-Task Training by Ziqi Yang, Yiran Liao, Ziao Chen, Zhenzhen Lin, Wenyuan Huang, Yanxi Liu, Yuling Liu, Yamin Fan, Jie Xu, Lijia Xu, Jiong Mu

“….), a vital global food crop, relies on its stomatal structure for regulating photosynthesis and responding to drought. …”
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Toward European harmonization of national myasthenia gravis registries: modified Delphi procedure-based expert consensus on collectable data by Abderhmane Slioui, Giulia Tammam, Fiammetta Vanoli, Adela Della Marina, Stanislav Vohanka, Nils Erik Gilhus, Isabella Moroni, Maria Isabel Leite, Fredrik Piehl, Carlo Antozzi, Jonathan Pini, Frauke Stascheit, Shahram Attarian, Ernestina Santos, Jan Verschuuren, Lou Canonge, Jeremy Garcia, Caroline Perriard, Elena Cortés-Vicente, Renato Mantegazza, Andreas Meisel, Sabrina Sacconi

“…To avoid duplication and ensure harmonization in data collection, a modified Delphi procedure was implemented to identify essential data elements for inclusion in national registries. …”
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