Reproductive qualities and the manifestation of different forms of heterosis in sows of English origin of different breeding directions during purebred breeding, crossing, and hybr... by M. I. Kremez, M. H. Povod, B. V. Gutyj, M. B. Shpetnyi, O. H. Mykhalko, V. M. Nechmilov, S. V. Zhyzhka, I. S. Moisei, S. V. Tsap, O. S. Orishchuk

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An ADaptivE PrenaTal (ADEPT) intervention to increase childhood vaccinations: Protocol for a cluster randomized trial and nested mixed methods evaluation. by Lavanya Vasudevan, Rachael M Porter, Ilse Campos, Elizabeth L Turner, Sandra S Stinnett, Leah L Zullig, Emmanuel B Walter, Geeta K Swamy, Robert A Bednarczyk, Walter A Orenstein, Beverly Gray

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Within the framework of a type 1 effectiveness-implementation hybrid study design, a cluster-randomized trial (CRT) will determine the effectiveness of ADEPT at increasing childhood vaccinations, and a nested explanatory mixed methods (NMM) study will assess changes in parental vaccine hesitancy. …”
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Genetic analysis of agro-morphological traits in promising hybrids of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) by Maryam GOLABADI, Pooran GOLKAR, Mohammad Reza SHAHSAVARI

“…For this purpose, fourteen inbred lines of sunflower were crossed with three male sterile inbred lines. Their hybrids (14 hybrids) were then evaluated against three control cultivars. …”
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Effects of surgically implanted transmitters on reproduction and survival in mallards by Jennifer L. Sheppard, Todd W. Arnold, Courtney L. Amundson, David Klee

“…We evaluated survival, dispersal, and reproductive effort (e.g., breeding propensity, nest initiation date, clutch size) in response to 3 different attributes of handling duration and procedures: 1) processing time, including presurgery banding, measurements, and blood sampling of unanaesthetized birds; 2) surgery time from initiation to cessation of anesthetic; and 3) total holding time from first capture until release. …”
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"Proof-of-concept" evaluation of an automated sputum smear microscopy system for tuberculosis diagnosis. by James J Lewis, Violet N Chihota, Minty van der Meulen, P Bernard Fourie, Katherine L Fielding, Alison D Grant, Susan E Dorman, Gavin J Churchyard

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Crescimento do meloeiro cultivado sob diferentes níveis de salinidade, com e sem cobertura do solo Growth of muskmelon under different levels of salinity, with and without soil cov... by José F. de Medeiros, Marcelo C. de C. Silva, Diógenes H. A. Sarmento, Adilson D. de Barros

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Crescimento e produção do melão cultivado sob cobertura de solo e diferentes freqüências de irrigação Growth and production of melon cultivated under soil covering and different fr... by José F. de Medeiros, Marcelo C. de C. Silva, Francisco G. Câmara Neto, Antônio H. B. de Almeida, Jean de O. Souza, Maria Z. de Negreiros, Silvana P. F. Soares

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DSEM-NIDS: Enhanced Network Intrusion Detection System Using Deep Stacking Ensemble Model by Loreen Mahmoud, Madhusanka Liyanage, Jitin Singla, Sugata Gangopadhyay

“…The need to deploy a network intrusion detection system (NIDS) is essential and has become increasingly necessary for every network, regardless whether it is wired, wireless, or hybrid, and its purpose is commercial, medical, defense, or social. …”
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Improving older people’s experiences and safety at transitions of care: the PACT mixed-methods study including RCT by Jenni Murray, Ruth Baxter, Jane O’Hara, Laura Sheard, Catherine Hewitt, Natasha Hardicre, Charles Vincent, Eirini Oikonomou, Gerry Richardson, Rosie Shannon, Kalpita Baird, Stephen Brealey, Robbie Foy, Laura Mandefield, Sarah Hampton, Ed Breckin, Lubena Mirza, Alfredo Palacios, Sally Moore, Jayne Marran, Jacqui Elliot, Jane Schofield, Alison Cracknell, Beth Woods, Sarah Cockayne, Thomas Mills, Yvonne Birks, Olivia Joseph, Rebecca Lawton

“…Our primary outcome measure of 30-day unplanned hospital re-admission rates (routine data) required a sample size of 5440 based on a 10% attrition rate to detect a 4.5% difference in re-admissions with 80% power. We used a nested cohort to assess the quality of transitions (PACT-M and the validated Care Transition Measure-3) as secondary outcomes. …”
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Produção e qualidade de frutos de melões amarelo e charentais cultivados em ambientes sombreados Yield and quality of yellow and "charentais" melon fruits cultivated in shaded envi... by Francisco H. F. Pereira, Mário Puiatti, Fernando L. Finger, Paulo R. Cecon, Leonardo A. de Aquino

“…Objetivou-se, neste estudo, avaliar a produção e a qualidade de frutos de melões, tipos Amarelo ('Gold Mine') e Charentais ('Fleuron'), em experimento conduzido na Universidade Federal de Viçosa, no período de 24/11/2003 a 11/03/2004. …”
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Parcelamento da adubação nitrogenada na cultura do milho irrigado em sistema plantio direto Split application of nitrogen in irrigated corn crop under no-tillage system by Simério C. S. Cruz, Francisco R. da S. Pereira, José R. Santos, Abel W. de Albuquerque, Edson T. da Silva

“…Objetivou-se, neste trabalho, avaliar a melhor época de aplicação do N em cobertura para a cultura do milho irrigado em sistema plantio direto, no Estado de Alagoas. …”
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