Ecological and health impacts of tobacco farming in Pakistan: A mixed-methods approach toward a sustainable pathway for agricultural transition by Abdul Rasool Khoso, Gu Jintu, Qingjun Chen, Muhammad Javed Sheikh, Wang Suyuhan, Shahnaz Bhutto

“…However, this agricultural practice is associated with severe environmental degradation and significant health risks to workers during cropping. Methods This study evaluates the ecological and health impacts of tobacco farming in Pakistan, employing both quantitative (surveys) including 200 respondents (farmers and field workers/laborers) and qualitative methods (in-depth interviews) involving 10 respondents (farmers, policy experts, agriculturist and environmental specialists). …”
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Wastewater Speaks: Evaluating SARS-CoV-2 Surveillance, Sampling Methods, and Seasonal Infection Trends on a University Campus by Shilpi Bhatia, Tinyiko Nicole Maswanganye, Olusola Jeje, Danielle Winston, Mehdi Lamssali, Dongyang Deng, Ivory Blakley, Anthony A. Fodor, Liesl Jeffers-Francis

“…A strong positive and significant correlation was observed between Grab and Composite sampling methods, supporting their robustness as equally effective approaches for sample collection. …”
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Equity and efficiency of health resource allocation in Sichuan Province, China by Minghua Zhou

“…Abstract Background To analyze the equity and efficiency of health resource allocation in Sichuan Province and to provide a scientific basis for promoting health resource development. Methods Theil index, coefficient of variation, equalization index and health resource agglomeration degree (HRAD) were used to analyze the equity of health resource allocation, and data envelopment analysis (DEA) was used to analyze the efficiency of health resource allocation in Sichuan Province from 2017 to 2021. …”
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Measuring the Degree of ‘Fit’ Within Social‐Ecological Systems to Support Local Flood Risk Decision‐Making by Imogen Hobbs, Valentin Lucet, Jennifer M. Holzer, Julia Baird, Gordon M. Hickey

“…Despite this importance, the concept of social‐ecological fit lacks the following: clarity in scope and definition, a practical quantitative method to assess effectiveness, and methods capable of equally assessing the social and ecological factors within the system being managed. …”
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Listeria monocytogenes and its impact on the safety of food of animal origin by Ariane Rolins de Santana, Daniel Lucino Silva dos Santos, Ana Maria de Souza Almeida, Moacir Evandro Lage, Cristiano Sales Prado, Iolanda Aparecida Nunes

“…The microorganism was detected in 7.3% (18/248) of samples associating the two methodologies, in 6.4% (16/248) by Real-Time PCR and 4.0% (10/248) by the other method. L. monocytogenes was detected in 3.1% (3/95) of dairy products, 4.0% (3/74) of chicken meat, 84.6% (11/13) mechanically deboned chicken meat and 8.3% (1/12) processed meat products. …”
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Prevalence and Diagnostic Strategies for Sarcopenia in Menopausal and Non-Menopausal Women: A Cross-Sectional Comparative Study by Li M, Yan X, Wu R, Liao Y, Zhang J, Ye Y, Xu C

“…Miaoyuan Li,1,2,* Xuewen Yan,3,* Rongshun Wu,4 Yanting Liao,5 Jing Zhang,3 Yufang Ye,3 Chenxia Xu6 1The First Clinical Medical College of Jinan University, Guangzhou, 510280, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Urology, Zhongshan People’s Hospital, Zhongshan, 528400, People’s Republic of China; 3Women’s Health Department, Boai Hospital of Zhongshan, Zhongshan, 528400, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Critical Care, Zhongshan People’s Hospital, Zhongshan, 528400, People’s Republic of China; 5Gynecology Department, Boai Hospital of Zhongshan, Zhongshan, 528400, People’s Republic of China; 6Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Boai Hospital of Zhongshan, Zhongshan, 528400, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Chenxia Xu, Prenatal Diagnosis Center, Boai Hospital of Zhongshan, No. 6 Chenggui Road, East District, Zhongshan, Guangdong, 528400, People’s Republic of China, Email xuchenxia709@foxmail.comObjective: This study aimed to compare the prevalence of sarcopenia between postmenopausal and premenopausal women and evaluate the diagnostic performance of various screening methods combining anthropometric measurements and functional assessments.Methods: A total of 1630 women (794 postmenopausal, 836 premenopausal) were included. …”
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Energy-Based Reinterpretation of Equal Area Criterion for Generator Instability Assessment via Local Rotational Speed and Voltage Frequency Measurements by Jongju Kim

“…Furthermore, a comparative analysis with previous studies evaluates the performance and practicality of the proposed method for application in multi-machine power systems.…”
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Analyzing and examining the objectivity and equality of the afterlife with the worldly life from the perspective of Sadr al-Maltahin with the narration of Ayatollah Javadi Amoli by Ahmad Emdadi, Saed Resalati

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In the Name of (Un)Sustainability: A Critical Analysis of How Neoliberal Ideology Operates Through Discourses About Sustainable Progress and Equality by Diana Jacobsson

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DETECTION OF FRACTURE A CONTOURS ON the image using expandING MASKS by O. G. Shevchuk, V. Yu. Tsviatkou

“…It is shown that the method is superior to the method of Harris on speed and almost equal in quality of image processing.…”
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Equal health at work? Protocol for an observational study of work organisation, workload and musculoskeletal complaints among women and men in grocery retail by Svend Erik Mathiassen, Malin Bolin, Gunilla Olofsdotter, Elin Johansson

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Spiritualty of Children in Families and Those in Residential Care by Goran Kardum, Ante Grčič, Marina Marina

“…The aim of the study was to investigate the differences in the spirituality of children in residential care and children in families. Applying the method of pairs, children with behavioural problems who are users of residential care and children from families who are equal in terms of sociodemographic variables were selected for the sample. …”
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Linear programming with inequality constraints via entropic perturbation by H.-S. Jacob Tsao, Shu-Cherng Fang

“…Such specializations, made possible by the simplicity of the constraints, significantly reduce the computational effort usually incurred by these methods. Immediate applications of the theory developed include an entropic path-following approach to solving linear semi-infinite programs with an infinite number of inequality constraints and the widely used entropy optimization models with linear inequality and/or equality constraints.…”
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Dybkov model for the estimation of boron diffusion in the FeB/Fe2B bilayer on AISI 316 steel by Naima Hadjadj, Bendaoud Mebarek, Yassine El Guerri, Mourad Keddam

“…The aim of this work is to apply three models to simulate the boron diffusion in AISI 316 steel, with an approach based on classical mass balance equations, the Dybkov model and the integral method. From the numerical solutions of both models, the predicted values of thickness have been compared to the experimental results. …”
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Output Characteristics of Graphene Field Effect Transistors by V. N. Mishchenka

“…The aim was to simulate the output characteristics of field effect transistors containing graphene using the Monte-Carlo method and the Poisson equation.Two semiconductor structures in which a single layer (or monolayer) of graphene is placed on a substrate formed from 6H-SiC silicon carbide material are considered. …”
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Enhancing Rare Class Performance in HOI Detection with Re-Splitting and a Fair Test Dataset by Gyubin Park, Afaque Manzoor Soomro

“…Evaluation on the test dataset from the real world further emphasizes previously overlooked model performance and supports fair structuring of dataset. The methods are validated with extensive experiments using five one-stage and two two-stage models. …”
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Design and verification of levitation system for superconducting electrodynamic suspension test line by TAN Fuxing, LI Kai, YU Miao, WANG Aibin, YANG Jing, LI Xiaofen

“…From an engineering perspective, the feasible design method for the electrodynamic suspension system was expounded and analyzed in this study. …”
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THE IMPACTS OF TEACHER SUPPORTIVE MOTIVATIONAL DISCOURSE INTERVENTION ON LANGUAGE ACHIEVEMENT: MASTERY- VS PERFORMANCE-AVOIDANT EAP LEARNERS by Elham Sadat Mirian, Esmaeel Ali Salimi

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Tool for assessment of attitudes for applying a new approach in the decision-making process for reimbursement list in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Sabina Becirovic, Bojana Vukovic, Valentina Marinkovic

“…We attempted to develop a tool for assessment of the stakeholders’ opinion, and with the further research we will propose the model that can bring equality in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The developed tool will examine the attitudes and opinions for introducing new methods in the decision-making process during the listing of medicines for the reimbursement list in Bosnia and Herzegovina. …”
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Correction of the Contribution of Scattered Photon Radiation to the Ionization Chamber Readings During X-Ray Radiation Quality Assessment by A. A. Zaharadniuk, K. G. Senkovsky, R. V. Lukashevich

“…The aim of the study was to develop a method that allows taking into account the contribution of radiation scattered on the filter when determining the half-value layer of the photon field generated by the X-ray unit. …”
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