Factors influencing bacterial viability on face masks and bactericidal effect of disinfection methods by Yuko Shimamura, Mizuki Ozaki, Misako Shinya, Rika Oishi, Misaki Komuro, Kuniaki Sasaki, Hirofumi Tanaka, Shuichi Masuda

“…After each bacterium was collected from the face mask, colonies were measured by the agar plate dilution method and the number of viable colonies. …”
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Non-communicable disease policy implementation in Libya: A mixed methods assessment. by Luke N Allen, Cervantée E K Wild, Giulia Loffreda, Mohini Kak, Mohamed Aghilla, Taher Emahbes, Atousa Bonyani, Arian Hatefi, Christopher Herbst, Haider M El Saeh

“…Libya has not fully implemented any of the recommended policies for diet, physical activity, primary care guidelines & therapeutics, or data collection, targets & surveillance. It does not have robust tobacco policies in place. …”
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Developing Credit Risk Assessment Methods to Make loss Provisions for Potential loans by V. A. Rakhaev

“…When estimating the probability of borrowers’ default, potential credit losses and loan provisions, the author applied actuarial, market, statistical and econometric methods. Based on a Russian bank’s sample data for 2012-2019, the author developed a regression model that establishes the relationship between financial ratios and the default of corporate borrowers — agricultural producers, and checked the significance of the model’s financial ratios. …”
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Qualitative research methods in studying the problems of adult population vaccination: relevance and design by M. V. Lopatina, E. A. Krieger, A. V. Kudryavtsev, V. A. Yakovleva, T. R. Nizovtseva, А. V. Kontsevaya, O. M. Drapkina

“…A qualitative research design was developed, including the following steps: selecting target populations, developing a discussion plan, training the analytical group, testing the methodology and questions in the target groups, collecting and analyzing data, developing recommendations and interventions.Conclusion. …”
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Factors Determining Acceptance of Internet of Things in Medical Education: Mixed Methods Study by Khadija Alhumaid, Kevin Ayoubi, Maha Khalifa, Said Salloum

“…The data collected were analyzed using a hybrid approach that integrates structural equation modeling (SEM) and artificial neural network (ANN), along with importance-performance map analysis to evaluate the significance and performance of each factor affecting IoT adoption. …”
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Classification and Recognition of Soybean Quality Based on Hyperspectral Imaging and Random Forest Methods by Man Chen, Zhichang Chang, Chengqian Jin, Gong Cheng, Shiguo Wang, Youliang Ni

“…Eight preprocessing methods, including baseline correction (BC), moving average (MA), Savitzky–Golay derivative (SGD), normalization, standard normal variate transformation (SNV), multiplicative scatter correction (MSC), first derivative (DS), and Savitzky–Golay smoothing (SGS), were applied to the raw spectral data to eliminate irrelevant information. …”
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Effect of Presoaking Methods to Break Seed Dormancy in Indigenous Purple Passion Fruits. by Abaho, Darius

“…After the seed treatment, seeds were sown in the seedbed in 2 replications The data was collected, and analysis was done with the aid of SPSS software to perform one-way ANOV A and Microsoft Excel, to identify significant differences in germination percentage among the seed treatment methods. …”
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Enhancing Maternal Knowledge and Practices in Complementary Feeding through Emotional Demonstration Methods by Ani Intiyati, Imam Sarwo Edi, Inne Soesanti, Juliana Christianingsih, Kusmini Suprihatin, Luluk Widarti

“…Data were collected via questionnaires and observational assessments at multiple intervals to measure the sustainability of behavior changes. …”
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Environmental impact assessment of maize cultivation system considering different irrigation methods by Filippo Vigo, Michele Zoli, Daniela Lovarelli, Jacopo Bacenetti

“…One ton of ear maize silage at 48% moisture content was selected as functional unit and a “from cradle to farm gate” was considered as system boundary . Primary inventory data were collected mainly by surveys and interviews with the farmers. …”
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A scoping review of nausea, vomiting and retching measurement methods in children with cancer by Celeste LY. Ewig, Wai Yin Yung, Hobart Ho Man Ng, Cho Lee Wong, Alex Wing Kwan Leung, Chi-kong Li, Yin Ting Cheung

“…We excluded studies that reported only parent- or clinician-proxy measures without including the child's self-reported NVR, and those without specifying the NVR data collection process. The literature search identified twenty-four studies evaluating pediatric nausea, vomiting or retching. …”
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Performance Assessment of Landsat-9 Atmospheric Correction Methods in Global Aquatic Systems by Aoxiang Sun, Shuangyan He, Yanzhen Gu, Peiliang Li, Cong Liu, Guanqiong Ye, Feng Zhou

“…To evaluate the uncertainties in water surface reflectance derived from OLI-2, this study conducts a comprehensive performance assessment of six atmospheric correction (AC) methods—DSF, C2RCC, iCOR, L2gen (NIR-SWIR1), L2gen (NIR-SWIR2), and Polymer—using in-situ measurements from 14 global sites, including 13 AERONET-OC stations and 1 MOBY station, collected between 2021 and 2023. …”
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The Effect of the Reading Circle Method on Curiosity and Exploration, Creative Reading and Visual Literacy by Yasemin Baki

“…The Life Skills Scale, Individual Innovation Scale and semi-structured interview form were used to collect the data in this study. To examine the effect of the experimental process in this study, the data obtained were analyzed with a t-test for dependent groups; the data obtained from the interviews were analyzed with content analysis. …”
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The interplay of virtualisation, work design, and business process management: A mixed-methods study by Luke Bartlett, Muhammad Ashad Kabir, Jun Han

“…An experiment was established where two simulated BPM systems were given to users to operate, one taking advantage of virtualisation and work design, the other not. A mixed method approach involving both quantitative and qualitative approaches was applied to system and usage data collected from these systems as well as a user survey. …”
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Field Tests and Simplified Calculation Method for Static Drill Rooted Nodular Pile by Zhong-Jin Wang, Ri-Hong Zhang, Xin-Yu Xie, Peng-Fei Fang, Ling-Wei Zheng, Jin-Zhu Li, Da-Yong Zhu

“…With corresponding parameters, the computing results obtained by the proposed method were compared with the field experimental data, which indicates acceptable agreements; thus, it is concluded that the applicability and predictive capability of the proposed method were verified.…”
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Analysis of Land Surface Performance Differences and Uncertainty in Multiple Versions of MODIS LST Products by Ruoyi Zhao, Wenping Yu, Xiangyi Deng, Yajun Huang, Wen Yang, Wei Zhou

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Experience of clinical incivility and stress in nursing students: A mixed-method study. by Youngjin Lee, Cheryl Brandt, Younglee Kim

“…To analyze the qualitative focus group data, Colaizzi's method to identify significant themes was used. …”
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Secondary School Students’ Disaster Preparedness Perception: A Mixed Method Approach by Fatma Tutuş, Merve Özer, Ayşenur Kuloğlu

“…Qualitative data were collected through a semi-structured interview form developed by the researchers. …”
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A METHODICAL APPROACH TO THE ANALYSIS OF THE ACCURACY OF HITTING OF HIGH WITH HIGH-PRECISION WEAPONS by С.І. Поплавець, С.В. Вовчук, В.О. Явтушенко, П.О. Мірошніченко

“…During training or real combat operations, it is possible to collect data on the deviation of the points of impact of artillery shells or missiles from the target (for example, in meters). …”
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Kaleidoscope of Inclusion: Mapping Music Learning Methods through the Lens of Contemporary Early Childhood Education Literature by Santi Nisfi Anggraeni, Leli Kurniawati

“…Data collection techniques involve conducting a structured and comprehensive search on trusted databases. …”
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Automatic titration detection method of organic matter content based on machine vision by Bingjie Zhang, Meng Li, Qing Song, Lujian Xu

“…First, by analysing the colour change characteristics during the titration process, machine learning techniques are used to classify the titration speed, and a titration experiment state recognition model is constructed to divide the titration speed into four categories and improve titration efficiency; Second, through a large number of titration experiments to collect relevant data and extract key feature parameters, an efficient titration algorithm based on histogram similarity was designed to accurately identify titration endpoints and improve detection accuracy. …”
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