“The advice? Think bigger”: Community perspectives on dairy farming, including surplus calves—An Australian focus group study by Sarah E. Bolton, Bianca Vandresen, Marina A.G. von Keyserlingk

“…Thematic analysis of the semistructured discussions resulted in 2 key themes, each with underlying subthemes: (1) animal agriculture as an industry, including sustainability, farmers as people, and farming practices; and (2) personal impacts and reflections as citizens, including ethical considerations, and consumer behaviors. …”
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Electrical muscle stimulation improves vastus medialis quality: A single-case experimental design by Yoshitsugu Tanino, Yuki Fukumoto, Wataru Yamazaki, Takaki Yoshida

“…An “ABAB design” was employed over a 14-week period, alternating between baseline phases without electrical muscle stimulation (3 weeks each) and intervention phases with electrical stimulation (4 weeks each). …”
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Broken Windows Theory-Based Spectator Behavior Scale (BWTSBS): a validity and reliability study by Sultan Yavuz Eroglu, Erdem Eroglu, Mustafa Can Koc, Mustafa Can Koc, Laurentiu-Gabriel Talaghir, Teodora Mihaela Iconomescu

“…., soccer, basketball, volleyball) and random samples were selected from each stratum. In this way, it was ensured that each sport branch was represented and the sample better reflected the population.In the study, Personal Information Form and the Audience Behavior Scale Based on Broken Windows Theory (BWTSBS), which has been validity and reliability study to understand the behaviors of the participants, were used as data collection tools.ResultsIn the analysis of the data obtained within the scope of the study, exploratory factor analysis was used for the construct validity of the scale and confirmatory factor analysis was used to verify the structure obtained as a result of this analysis. …”
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Traceability Method for the Causes of Abnormal Electricity Prices Based on Comparative Analysis of Key Features by Weijia ZHAO, Yunxiao BAI, Yunyong ZHANG, Zhirun ZHU, Mingxu XIANG

“…The electricity price directly reflects the attributes of electricity commodities. …”
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The Dynamics of Social Criticism in the Lyrics of the Song “Bangau Oh Bangau” A Study of Malay Cultural Values in the Riau Islands by Rosadi Khairi, Fitrinaldi Fitrinaldi, Herianto Bambang, Mariono Mariono, Syafitriyandy Syafitriyandy, Irawan Dody, Abdulhajar Encik

“…The results of this research show that, in the context of Malay culture, this song reflects the interactions of daily life and shows the relationship between natural elements and their creators which are closely intertwined and influence each other, thereby emphasizing the values of togetherness and balance in Malay culture which is full of advice on self-improvement. …”
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Comprehensive Assessment of Water Quality of China’s Largest Freshwater Lake Under the Impact of Extreme Floods and Droughts by Zhiyu Mao, Junxiang Cheng, Ligang Xu, Mingliang Jiang, Hailin You

“…The results indicate that: (1) The water quality of Poyang Lake in summer and autumn is slightly worse than that in spring and winter. Each water quality index reflects the distinct states of the water environment in Poyang Lake. (2) Each water quality evaluation index responds differently to influencing factors. (3) Extreme flood and drought events have markedly different impacts on the water environment of Poyang Lake, exhibiting significant spatial heterogeneity. …”
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Comparison of spleen characterization and plasma levels of interleukin 6 and 10 in obese and healthy individuals by Mahdis Tanzifi, Mohammad Yousofpour, Amirsaeed Hosseini, Jamshid Yazdani Chrati, Tahereh Amirian

“…The length, thickness, and width of the spleen were determined for each subject. Spleen volume was calculated for each subject using the standard prolate ellipsoid formula (length x thickness x width x 0.523). …”
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Readability analysis as a tool for evaluating English proficiency in first-year medical students by Gnanajothy Ponnudurai, Brinnell Caszo, Justin Gnanou

“…Typically, these reflective reports were the opinion of the student on a particular activity or topic and were on average, 1000 words long. …”
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A systematic approach to the quality assessment of printed products by Havenko Svitlana, Labetska Marta, Havenko Mykola, Boychuk Yaroslav, Karpa Igor

“…The goals of quality management at each stage of the technological process for each specific type of printed product can be individual. …”
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Speech Recognition in Noise: Analyzing Phoneme, Syllable, and Word-Based Scoring Methods and Their Interaction with Hearing Loss by Saransh Jain, Vijaya Kumar Narne, Bharani, Hema Valayutham, Thejaswini Madan, Sunil Kumar Ravi, Chandni Jain

“…<b>Results</b>: Results showed that each method provides unique information about auditory processing. …”
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CLIMATE CHANGE AND ITS IMPACT ON WHEAT, MAIZE AND SUNFLOWER YIELD IN ROMANIA IN THE PERIOD 2017-2021 by Agatha POPESCU, Toma Adrian DINU, Elena STOIAN, Valentin ŞERBAN

“…Comparison method was used to evaluate the deviations between the registered air temperatures and precipitations and the 1981-2010 climatological norm. Graphic method reflected the dynamics of monthly air temperatures and rainfalls in each year. …”
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Photospectral Data Obtaining with the Unmanned Aerial Spectrometry Vehicle by A. A. Lamaka, A. V. Gutarau, N. G. Shcherbakou, P. V. Ivuts

“…The spectrometry areas were linked to the panoramic image. The reflectance coefficients were obtained for each of the areas in the range of 350–900 nm. …”
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Measuring domestic violence against Egyptian women and its consequent cost using a latent variable model by Mai Sherif Hafez, Carolin Sherif Mounir, Laila Othman El Zeini

“…Similarly, Cost is measured by summarizing three forms of consequent cost of violence: economic cost, cost on children and cost on women’s quality of life, in another a single continuous latent variable “Cost”. Each of these dimensions is measured by a number of aspects, reflecting the multidimensional nature of the variables. …”
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Exhaustive analysis and simple model of an angular displacement optical fiber sensor by Gorka Zubia, Joseba Zubia, Josu Amorebieta, Gotzon Aldabaldetreku, Gaizka Durana

“…Future work will extend the sensor to larger angular spans and complex reflective surfaces, aiming to further broaden its applicability and reach.…”
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Application and evaluation of PCA-CA composite model for technical effectiveness in table tennis matches by Huagen Yin, Yanxiang Zhou, Xia Chen, Linbao Zhang, Jingshan Zhang, Cong Yao

“…The PCA-CA comprehensive analysis model provided strong validation for the empirical research of competitive performance in table tennis matches. It effectively reflects the comprehensive competitive level of athletes in each match, offering valuable guidance to coaches for understanding their athletes’ competitive states and formulating appropriate match strategies.…”
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Methods to account for incomplete viewsheds in distance sampling by David M. Delaney, Tyler M. Harms, Jonathan P. Harris, Dan J. Kaminski, Jace R. Elliott, Stephen J. Dinsmore

“…The probability density function (PDF) of the sampling area specifies the expected proportion of the population that occurs at each distance from the observer and is a fundamental component of distance sampling models. …”
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BUREAUCRATISM AS AN INDICATOR OF SYSTEMIC CONTRADICTIONS IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM by A. P. Usol'tsev

“…The mechanisms, dialectic character of the highlighted contradictions, and reaction of the governing structures to each of them are shown. The advantages and disadvantages of the “liberal” and “statist” approaches to the solution of problems of education are considered. …”
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The Architecture of the Augustinian Churches in the Grand Duchy of Lithuania by Anna Sylwia Czyż

“…It seeks to address the question of whether the communal spirit is reflected in the formal solutions employed in these churches, and whether these orders adhered to typical architectural forms, or each order developed its own distinctive architectural character. …”
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Reduction in Earth’s carbon budget imbalance by Sudhanshu Pandey, Frédéric Chevallier, Christian Rödenbeck, Brendan Byrne, Abhishek Chatterjee, Junjie Liu, Christian Frankenberg

“…Abstract The Global Carbon Project (GCP) compiles an updated global carbon budget each year, synthesizing state‑of‑the‑art estimates of anthropogenic CO2 emissions, land and ocean sinks, and the atmospheric CO2 growth rate. …”
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Human leishmaniasis vaccines: Use cases, target population and potential global demand. by Stefano Malvolti, Melissa Malhame, Carsten F Mantel, Epke A Le Rutte, Paul M Kaye

“…Vaccine characteristics and delivery parameters reflective of a target product profile and the likely duration of the clinical development effort were considered in forecasting the demand for each of the four indications. …”
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