Profitability and resource use efficiency of rice seed production: A case of Chitwan, Nepal by Rabin Thapa, Shiva Chandra Dhakal, Sandip Subedi

“…For this, a purposive sampling approach was initially employed to select the district and clusters, followed by a simple random sampling of growers within each cluster. …”
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SensorDrop: A system to remotely detach individual sensors from wildlife tracking collars by K. Rafiq, R. G. Appleby, A. Davies, B. Abrahms

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The Association Between Skipping Breakfast and Anxiety and Depression in Adolescents—A Scoping Review by Tatiana Naumoska, Kristina Zafirovski, Fahad Hanna

“…Studies were screened and selected based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Determinants and knowledge of hypertension among adult population visited in out-patients department of a tertiary care centre: a cross-sectional study by Ashis Ranjan, Rajat Agarwal, Shiv K. Mudgal, Suman Kumar, Amiy Arnav

“…Participants > 18 years of age were selected through convenient sampling methods. Data were collected from September to November 2023, via a validated questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS version 23. …”
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General practitioners’ perceptions on decision aids in healthcare: a qualitative study in Portugal by Mafalda Proença-Portugal, Bruno Heleno, Sónia Dias, Ana Gama, Sofia Baptista

“…Results Most participants initially confused DAs with clinical decision support tools; only one recognised them as aids for shared decision-making. …”
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Effects of climate change on goat production and mitigatory measures in semiarid savanna ecosystems by Alban Mugoti, Casper Nyamukanza, Anderson Munengwa, Sizo Moyo, Nation Chikumba

“…Emerging practices such as developing heat-tolerant goat breeds and utilizing drought-resistant forage species through selective breeding programmes and ecological restoration initiatives can be enhanced and adopted. …”
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Exploring commercial sex work among transgender women in Nepal: Contributors and stigma-A mixed-method study. by Himani Shree Pokharel, Salau Din Myia, Anisha Chalise, Shishir Paudel

“…A total of 152 transgender women participated in the quantitative survey, and 17 of them were selected for in-depth interviews (IDIs). The chi-square test was employed at a 5% level of significance to identify factors associated with commercial sex work. …”
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Formulation and Evaluation of Fast Dissolving Oral Film of Imipramine by Rozhan A. Muhammed, Huner K. Omer

“…The study is purposed to use water soluble polymers to provide rapid film disintegration as the films are hydrated in mouth and to find the best polymer type and its concentration to formulate the drug. Initially, placebo films were prepared using solvent casting method then two formulations from the prepared placebo films were selected to formulate imipramine. …”
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Workplace Learning for Critical Core Skills Development: Empirical Evidence From Singapore by Xiao Fang Bi, Lena Boo

“…By clustering 2000 participants into seven occupation groups in terms of their similar patterns in the use of CCS, this article aims to show how workplace learning initiated by individuals in different occupations can forge a highly similar learning pathway to develop CCS for the purpose of their personal and professional development.  …”
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Identification of Hub Genes Involved in Tubulointerstitial Injury in Diabetic Nephropathy by Bioinformatics Analysis and Experiment Verification by Jiayi Yang, Li Peng, Yuqiu Tian, Wenbin Tang, Linlin Peng, Jianping Ning, Dongjie Li, Yun Peng

“…To properly identify key genes associated with tubulointerstitial injury of DN, we initially performed a weighted gene coexpression network analysis of the dataset to screen out two nonconserved gene modules (dark orange and dark red). …”
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Enhancing Mothers’ Knowledge of Non- Pharmacological Pain Management in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM): An Educational Intervention by Athmar Shaheed, Khatam AL-Mousawi

“…This study aimed to determine the effect of an educational intervention on mothers’ knowledge regarding non pharmacological methods of pain management in children with T1DM in Merjan Medical City - Al Hillah in Iraq.Methods: A non-probability sample of 110 mothers was initially selected. However, 10 mothers were included in a pilot study, leaving 100 mothers for the main study. …”
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Pediatric arrhythmias: a comprehensive integrative review, symptom-based conceptual framework, and practical care guide by Ana C. Cepeda-Nieto, Corazón de J. Roblero-Aguilar, Janetzy Martínez-López, Norma A. Balderrábano-Saucedo

“…Quality appraisal was performed using the GRADE and CONSORT methodologies. From 176 initially selected studies, 69 met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Towards consensus: defining and supporting a professional role for pharmacists associated with traditional and complementary medicines – a protocol of implementing an international... by Joanna E Harnett, Carolina Oi Lam Ung, Shane Desselle

“…Introduction Traditional and complementary medicines (T&CM) are predominantly self-selected from retail outlets including pharmacies as part of self-care practices. …”
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An Adaptive Threshold-Based Pixel Point Tracking Algorithm Using Reference Features Leveraging the Multi-State Constrained Kalman Filter Feature Point Triangulation Technique for D... by Zohaib Wahab Memon, Yu Chen, Hai Zhang

“…When feature points cannot be extracted from a grid, any arbitrary pixel without features, preferably on the contour, can be selected as a candidate point. The combination of feature-rich and featureless pixel points is initially tracked using traditional techniques such as optical flow. …”
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Protocol of Whey Protein Isolate–Based Microgel Targeted Delivery in Mouse Kidney by Oksana Mayorova, Mariia Saveleva, Daria Terentyeva, Olga Gusliakova, Olga Sindeeva

“…Every year, there is an increase in the number of cases of chronic kidney disease, and a delay in the initiation of adequate treatment can lead to kidney failure, which requires regular dialysis or transplantation. …”
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Unified Deep Learning Model for Global Prediction of Aboveground Biomass, Canopy Height, and Cover from High-Resolution, Multi-Sensor Satellite Imagery by Manuel Weber, Carly Beneke, Clyde Wheeler

“…Regular measurement of carbon stock in the world’s forests is critical for carbon accounting and reporting under national and international climate initiatives and for scientific research but has been largely limited in scalability and temporal resolution due to a lack of ground-based assessments. …”
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Severe obesity in young women and reproductive health: the Danish National Birth Cohort. by Ellen A Nohr, Nicholas J Timpson, Camilla S Andersen, George Davey Smith, Jørn Olsen, Thorkild I A Sørensen

“…<h4>Methods</h4>From the Danish National Birth Cohort, we obtained self-reported information about prepregnant body mass index (BMI) for 2451 severely obese women and 2450 randomly selected women from the remaining cohort who served as a comparison group. …”
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Greenness assessment of exemplary US EPA and DIN standard analytical methods using the AGREEprep model by Amir Salemi, Albana Luta, Torsten C. Schmidt

“…The chemical sector, in particular analytical chemistry tends to attain a leading role in this initiative as it strives to incorporate green chemistry principles when designing and proposing new chemical solutions. …”
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Studying factual versus social cues as triggers of change in food behaviour by Carolin V. Zorell, Ansung Kim, Nicklas Neuman

“…Numerous public initiatives aim to influence individual food choices by informing about what is considered ‘healthy’, ‘climate-friendly’, and generally ‘sustainable’ food. …”
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How PrEP delivery was integrated into public ART clinics in central Uganda: A qualitative analysis of implementation processes. by Monique A Wyatt, Emily E Pisarski, Alisaati Nalumansi, Vicent Kasiita, Brenda Kamusiime, Grace K Nalukwago, Dorothy Thomas, Timothy R Muwonge, Andrew Mujugira, Renee Heffron, Norma C Ware, Partners PrEP Program Study Team

“…HIV-negative partners initiated PrEP to preserve their relationships, which inspired their partners living with HIV to recommit to ART adherence. …”
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