EFFECT OF Gliricidia sepium LEAFY BIOMASS AND NPK (15:15:15) FERTILISER ON THE GROWTH AND YIELD OF TOMATO, Solanum lycopersicum (L.) by Adams Latif MOHAMMED, Esther Korkor NARTEY, Frank ADDAI, Samuel ARTHUR, Elvis BAWAH

“…The use of organic amendments and appropriate nutrient management practices is essential for sustainable agricultural production. …”
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Evaluating the contamination susceptibility of groundwater resources through anthropogenic activities in Islamabad, Pakistan: a GIS-based DRASTIC approach by Fayaz Ullah Shinwari, Mumtaz Ali Khan, Syed Mamoon Siyar, Urooj Liaquat, George Kontakiotis, Mohamed Zhran, Muhammad Shahab, Fahad Alshehri

“…The baseline that the present study has developed is useful in terms of safe groundwater extraction and also offers a workable methodology for urban groundwater management practices in the world. …”
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Analysis of 9 km quasi-global microwave land surface emissivity estimates derived from SMAP radiometer and CYGNSS reflectometer by Yifan Zhu, Fei Guo, Wentao Yang, Zhiyu Zhang, Zheng Li, Ziheng Wu, Xiaohong Zhang

“…In practice, the SMAP emissivity data serve as the base at 36 km scale, while CYGNSS reflectivity data are used to capture the spatial heterogeneity at 9 km scale. …”
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Selfie consents, remote rapport, and Zoom debriefings: collecting qualitative data amid a pandemic in four resource-constrained settings by Anjali Sharma, Shannon McMahon, Mark Donald C Reñosa, Chanda Mwamba, Ankita Meghani, Nora S West, Shreya Hariyani, William Ddaaki, Laura K Beres

“…We use four case studies from the Philippines, Zambia, India and Uganda to assess the challenges and opportunities of remote data collection during COVID-19. We present lessons learned that may inform practice in similar settings, as well as reflections for the field of qualitative inquiry in the post-COVID-19 era. …”
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Establishment and application of a loop-mediated isothermal amplification method based on MetAP2 gene for the detection of Nosema bombycis in silkworms (Bombyx mori) by Izhar Hyder Qazi, Ting Yuan, Sijia Yang, Christiana Angel, Christiana Angel, Christiana Angel, Jiping Liu

“…Although pebrine is a quarantine disease, currently the development of effective molecular diagnostic or therapeutic tools for its management is still a lagging hotspot in sericulture research. In the present study, a highly specific, sensitive, and field-applicable LAMP assay targeting MetAp2 gene was developed. …”
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St. Augustine. Five Easter Sermons. Translation, preface and notes by P. S. Ozersky; edited by S. A. Stepantsov by Petr S. Ozersky, Sergey A. Stepantsov

“…This paper presents the first translation into Russian of St. …”
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Competitive Anxiety and Mood States in High-Performance Cuban Student Athletes by Jesús Ríos-Garit, Marta Cañizares-Hernández, Mario Reyes-Bossio, Yanet Pérez-Surita, Raul Touset-Riverí

“…An increase in anxiety during competition can lead to heightened tension, depression, and vigour, with no significant differences observed between female and male athletes or based on the type of sport practiced. …”
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Follicular Occlusion Syndrome — a Possible Option of Follicular-Retension Origin of Pilonidal Sinus by D. D. Shlyk, M. N. Pikuza, Yu. E. Kitsenko, A. S. Pirogova, N. B. Paramonova, R. T. Rzaev, N. P. Teplyuk, P. V. Tsarkov

“…All patients were treated with excision of the pilonidal sinus disease with local tissue-plasty of the defect. At present, no recurrences have been noted in any of the cases, and the mean follow-up time was 14 ± 5.6 months (6–27 months). …”
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Developing a framework for medical student feedback literacy using a triangulated thematic analysis by Mohamad Nabil Mohd Noor, Jessica Grace Cockburn, Chan Choong Foong, Chiann Ni Thiam, Yang Faridah Abdul Aziz, Tiiu Sildva, Galvin Sim Siang Lin, Jamuna Vadivelu

“…Patient safety and reflective practice emerged as new components of feedback literacy exclusive to medical students, while emotional regulation and the use of multiple feedback sources were adapted to fit the medical education context. …”
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Beyond the Drafting Table; Women’s Journey in Architecture as a STEM Career by Francis O. Okeke, Chinelo A. Ozigbo, Emeka J. Mba, Ikechukwu W. Ozigbo, Peter I. Oforji, Rosemary C. Nnaemeka-Okeke, Chioma A. Okeke, Shuang Guo, Benignus U. Ugwu

“…Architecture as a STEM career presents a promising yet challenging path for women pursuing professional growth in the field, as they remain under-represented, particularly in leadership roles and professional practice, despite their increasing presence in architectural education. …”
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Straw retention drives microbial community succession to improve soil C/N cycling: insights from a multi-year rice-based system by Shu Jia, Yue-Dong Li, Hang Qu, Bo Li, Ying-hua Juan, Yue-hua Xing, Yan Liu, Hong-jing Bao, Wen-tao Sun

“…This work demonstrates that short-term straw retention effectively enhances soil microecological environment and microbial functionality and also underscores the need for strategies to mitigate pathogen accumulation for sustainable agricultural practices.…”
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AI may help to predict thyroid nodule malignancy based on radiomics features from [18F]FDG PET/CT by Krystian Ślusarz, Mikolaj Buchwald, Adrian Szczeszek, Szymon Kupinski, Anna Gramek-Jedwabna, Wojciech Andrzejewski, Juliusz Pukacki, Robert Pękal, Marek Ruchała, Rafał Czepczyński, Cezary Mazurek

“…Results Of the 54 patients who presented focal [18F]FDG-avid TI and had subsequent fine needle aspiration biopsy, 4 patients were excluded from the analysis due to the unavailability of the final diagnostic information. …”
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Spin Bias in randomized controlled trials of botulinum toxin for bruxism management: a meta-epidemiologic study by Graziela De Luca Canto, Patrícia Pauletto, Cristine Miron Stefani, Thais Marques Simek Vega Gonçalves, Nelson Carvas Junior, Carlos Flores-Mir, Ana Carolina Pereira Nunes Pinto, Virginia Fernandes Moça Trevisani

“…Close to 90% of the selected RCTs presented spin bias in the main text’s conclusion. …”
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AN ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING (ML) ARCHITECTURE FOR HEART DISEASE DETECTION, PREDICTION AND CLASSIFICATION USING MACHINE LEARNING by Muhammad Anas, Muhammad Atif Imtiaz, Saad Khan, Arshad Ali, Noor Fatima Naghman, Hamayun Khan, Sami Albouq

“…Some of these techniques do not easily diagnose heart diseases at early stages hence, getting treatment late poses a big risk. The present work attempts to better predict this disease from the chest pain symptom, and classify it by designing an efficient machine learning system based on a dataset with 303 patient data made available to the public domain. …”
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<i>Exserohilum rostratum</i>-Mediated Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticles: A Case Study on Their Bioherbicidal Activity Against <i>Leptochloa chinensis</i> (L.) Nees by Ashrit Gulfraz, Yuquan Yuan, Qing Bu, Muhammad Shafiq, Zhiqiu Huang, Mingwei Li, Zhaoxia Dong, Jing An, Yong Chen

“…Our results suggest that M-AgNPs represent a sustainable and eco-friendly approach to weed control that is compatible with rice cultivation, thus supporting the adoption of green agricultural practices.…”
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Study of factors leading to cancellation of elective surgeries in a tertiary care hospital by Surender Verma, Gaurav Kumar, Sunil Kumar Yadav, Anjali Verma, Simon Seiwa Lanah L

“…Cancellation rates reported within the literature are highly variable with considerable differences depending on type of hospital, national health care systems or policies, geographical region, patient population, providers, and also the perioperative management practices present at specific institution. Aims and Objectives: The current study was to thoroughly understand the causes to minimize such cancellations in our institute. …”
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NeuroRF FarmSense: IoT-fueled precision agriculture transformed for superior crop care by Tarun Vats, Shrey Mehra, Uday Madan, Amit Chhabra, Akashdeep Sharma, Kunal Chhabra, Sarabjeet Singh, Utkarsh Chauhan

“…In light of the ongoing global hunger crisis, it is imperative to improve food production in accordance with Sustainable Development Goal 2.0, which aims to eliminate hunger while promoting sustainable agricultural practices. This research presents a novel Internet of Things (IoT)-driven crop management system, NeuroRF FarmSense, specifically designed for precision agriculture. …”
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Soil is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emissions and climate change by P. M. Kopittke, R. C. Dalal, B. A. McKenna, P. Smith, P. Wang, Z. Weng, F. J. T. van der Bom, F. J. T. van der Bom, N. W. Menzies

“…Whilst previous studies have broadly examined the contribution of agriculture or land use change to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions, the contribution of soil itself remains unclear, with quantifying the contribution of soil in this regard being critical for developing and implementing appropriate management practices. In the present study, we used previously published datasets for carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, and methane to determine soil-based emissions of greenhouse gases and their contribution to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Phosprenyl increases the effectiveness of dogs immunization against canine distemper: a single-center blind, placebo-controlled study by Pronin A.V., Sanin A.V., Narovlyanskiy A.N., Rasstrigin A.E, Annikova L.V.

“…For objective reasons, imported vaccines for dogs are now practically non available in our country, which has dictated the necessity to increase requirements for domestic vaccines. …”
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Optimizing orthopedic care: Insights from a comprehensive analysis of day case total knee replacement by Bashir R. Alenazi, Ghassan H. Hakeem, Mohammed A. Alruwaili, Saad I. Alshammari, Sayaf H. Alshareef, Saeed S. Alzahrani

“…The evolution of medical practices has prompted exploration into the feasibility and outcomes of day case total knee replacement. …”
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