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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DBA-RTMDet: A High-Precision and Real-Time Instance Segmentation Method for Identification of Damaged Buildings in Postearthquake UAV Imagery by Kangsan Yu, Shumin Wang, Yitong Wang, Ziying Gu, Yuanhao Wang

“…Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) remote sensing plays a crucial role in the rapid assessment of postearthquake-damaged buildings. Existing methods for automatic identification of damaged buildings based on UAV remote sensing imagery primarily focus on assessment accuracy. …”
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Analysis of influence of the item total scores on the levels of ability of respondents in the dichotomous Rasch model based on the weighted maximum likelihood method by E. B. Belov, M. V. Alekseev, N. P. Kitaev, A. I. Kuchumov

“…Differences without extreme respondents do not exceed 0.01 logit with the maximum value of the coefficient K equal to 2. Conclusion. On the basis of WML, a method is proposed for taking into account the influence of the difficulties of items on the levels of respondents’ abilities in the Rasch dichotomous model when using the item total scores. …”
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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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A Resource-Efficient 3D U-Net for Hippocampus Segmentation Using CLAHE and SCE-3DWT Techniques by Faizaan Fazal Khan, Jun-Hyung Kim, Chun-Su Park, Ji-In Kim, Goo-Rak Kwon

“…The model achieved a Dice coefficient of 0.8838 and a Jaccard Index of 0.7920, surpassing recent state-of-the-art methods. Comparative analysis highlights reduced Over-Segmentation Ratio (OSR = FP/(FP+TP), 0.0594) and Under-Segmentation Ratio (USR = FN/(FN+TP), 0.0569, reflecting its robustness and generalization. …”
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Removal of p-nitrophenol from aqueous environments by UV/S2O82- process in a continuous photoreactor: Optimization by Taguchi method by Seyyed Hamed Zafari

“…The present research was an attempt to investigate the removal of an organic pollutant called p-nitrophenol (PNP) using the UV/S2O82- process in a continuous annular photoreactor in order to optimize the operating conditions effective in the efficiency of the process through the Taguchi method. According to the results of the Taguchi method, the optimal conditions for initial concentration of PNP was equal to 40 mg L-1 with pH equal to 3 and S2O82- concentration equal to 18 mM in a residence time of 17.24 min. …”
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The Effect of Data Conversion Methods (Naive Bayes, C5.0 & Support Vector Machine) on the Performance of Classification Algorithms in Data Mining by Hussein Ali Attallah, Ahmed Al-Asadi, Doctor, Sadeer Sadeq

“…It was aimed to examine the effects of data transformation on naive Bayes (NB), C5.0 and support vector machines (SVM) by applying minimum-maximum and z-score normalisation and equal width and equal frequency spacing discrimination methods to different types of data produced by simulation. …”
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Transformation of Coordinates of Boundary Points of Neighboring Mining Areas Using an Authorial Procedure Based on the Method of Independent Models—A Case Study by Monika Żogała, Violetta Sokoła-Szewioła, Marian Poniewiera

“…An authorial transformation procedure has been developed based on the method of independent models, which makes it possible to obtain the equal coordinates of identical boundary points using the transformation procedure. …”
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SELECTION A METHOD FOR ESTIMATING THE VALUES OF COMMON FACTORS FOR INDIVIDUAL OBJECTS IN THE FACTORIAL ANALYSIS AND THEIR COMPARISON WITH ZERO LOADS ON SOME SPECIFIC FACTORS by Viktor B. Turundaevsky, Irina V. Orlova

“…However, these methods cannot be used if the variance of some specific factors equal to zero. …”
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Low-Carbon Steel Formed by DRECE Method with Hot-Dip Zinc Galvanizing and Potentiodynamic Polarization Tests to Study Its Corrosion Behavior by Jiřina Vontorová, Vlastimil Novák, Petra Váňová

“…Our study focuses on the practical benefits of the dual rolling equal channel extrusion (DRECE) method, which strengthens the steel and has implications for material hardness and the thickness of subsequently applied hot-dip zinc galvanizing. …”
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Methods of Increasing the Reliability of the Received Data of the Photon Counter Based on the Analysis of the Pulse Counting Rate During the Transmission of Binary Symbols «0»... by A. M. Timofeev

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Compound ultrasonic vibration systems with a complex disk tool: Local resonance characteristics, FEM-based modal analysis, and design method by Cunying Zhang, Wenbo Bie, Yu Liu, Fan Chen

“…Thus, a reliable design method for ultrasonic vibration cutting systems with complex disk tools has been provided.…”
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Numerical Simulation Research of Smooth Wall Blasting Using the Timing Sequence Control Method under Different Primary Blast Hole Shapes by XinPing Li, JunLin Lv, JunHong Huang, Yi Luo, TingTing Liu

“…To make sure the integrity and stability of surrounding rock structure during blasting excavation of important structural planes in deep underground caverns, two kinds of fine blasting methods, timing sequence control fracture blasting network and notch blast hole, are innovatively combined and the formation of cracks between smooth blasting holes with different delay initiation and different shapes of primary blast holes (PBHs) are compared and analyzed. …”
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Equi‐MOI ratio for rapid baculovirus‐mediated multiprotein co‐expression in insect cells integrating selenomethionine for structural studies by Andrej Bitala, Mário Benko, Marek Nemčovič, Ivana Nemčovičová

“…The principle of this method is based on using co‐infection of several recombinant baculoviruses in so‐called equal multiplicity of infection (MOI) or equi‐MOI ratio, while at the same time, the balanced selenomethionine incorporation takes place to allow for an accelerated workflow. …”
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Determination of the tangential component of cutting resistance during frozen sedimentary rock cutting using blocked, deeply blocked and cell cutting methods by Stanislav A. Shemyakin, Evgenii A. Shishkin

“…The numerical explanation of the choice of cell cutting in relation to blocked and deeply blocked cutting is given. For all three methods of cutting, under equal geometrical parameters of the cutting tool and the physical and mechanical properties of the frozen rock, the numerical value of the tangential component of cutting resistance is obtained. …”
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Which Surgical Decompression Method to Choose for Acute Upper Urinary Obstruction Due to Stones? A Comparison of JJ Stenting and Percutaneous Nephrostomy by Ali Ayrancı, Faruk Özgör

“…Conclusion: In cases where urgent surgical decompression is required, PNC or RUS placement are equally effective and reliable treatments for the management of the disease. …”
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On the applicability of semi-empirical methods for calculating the operating processes of a single-stage long-stroke reciprocating compressor in the sphere of wet steam by V. L. Yusha

“…The issues of applicability of well-known semi-empirical methods for calculating the operating processes of low-speed reciprocating compressors for the theoretical study of these processes in the field of wet steam are considered. …”
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Is radio an effective method for delivering actionable information for responding to emerging pest threats? A case study of fall armyworm campaign in Zambia by Harrison Rware, Monica K. Kansiime, Idah Mugambi, David Onyango, Justice A. Tambo, Catherine Mloza Banda, Noah A. Phiri, Gilson Chipabika, Mathews Matimelo, Dorcus Chaaba, Tamsin Davis, Julien Godwin

“…The integration also provides opportunities for equally reaching women as men, given the observed digital divide.…”
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Functionalisation of AgInS2/ZnS TQDs with 4-aminophenyl boronic acid for the development of a spectrofluorometric method for digoxin determination in pharmaceutical samples by Jose A. Rodriguez, Alfredo Guevara-Lara, Carlos Ángel-Jijón, Raybel Muñoz

“…The developed method was validated using a t-test for equal variances by comparing the mean concentration digoxin obtained of samples analysed by triplicate to the mean of a HPLC-UV methodology, resulting in an adequate accuracy. …”
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Prediction of volumetric radiation effect on natural convection with high Rayleigh number using lattice Boltzmann-control volume finite element method by Mohieddine Ben Salah, Ayoub Msaddak, Talal Alqahtani, Salem Algarni, Faouzi Askri, Badr M. Alshammari, Lioua Kolsi

“…For example, for a Rayleigh number equal to 103, the LB–CVFEM is forty-eight times rapid than the LB–FVM method, and for a Rayleigh number set to 106, the proposed numerical approach takes 8 days, whereas the LB-FVM needs 16 days, iii) for 106 Rayleigh number case which investigated by few published works, there is a development of small recirculation zones in the vicinity of the top and bottom left corners of the cavity, and iv) the radiation effect increases with the extinction coefficient; however, it decreases with the increase of scattering albedo.…”
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