Individual and demographic responses of the palm Brahea aculeata to browsing and leaf harvesting in a tropical dry forest of Northwestern Mexico by Franceli Macedo-Santana, Christa Horn, Tamara Ticktin, María Teresa Pulido Silva, Bryan A. Endress, Leonel Lopez-Toledo

“…There was a positive relationship between the probability of reproduction and leaf harvest; however, high leaf harvest resulted in two to three times fewer fruits produced. …”
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FACTORS OF SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL ADAPTATION OF TEENAGERS TO EDUCATION IN SUVOROV MILITARY SCHOOL by M. V. Ivanova, V. V. Savelyev

“…The aim of the article is to reveal the content of the concept ofsocio-psychological adaptation.Methods. In the course of work theoretical methods of research are used: an overview and synthesis of approaches to the study of such a theoretical construct as adaptation and disadaptation; practical methods: methods of diagnostics of socio-psychological adaptation by K. …”
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Collaborative Management of Water‐Energy‐Food‐Ecosystems Nexus in Central Asia Under Uncertainty by Yuan Ma, Yongping Li, Guohe Huang, Yuanrui Liu, Yufei Zhang

“…A set of scenarios are designed to reflect decision‐making preferences based on different irrigation efficiencies, food, ecological and electricity demands as well as constraint‐violation probability and system credibility levels. The major findings are: (a) the proportion of agricultural water allocation would reduce to 45.4%–56.6% by 2050 to save more water for ensuring ecological restoration and energy supply; and (b) in order to balance water demands and support regional sustainable development, policymakers should sacrifice some of the benefits, set strict arable land limits for cereal crops, improve irrigation efficiency through adopting drip and sprinkler irrigation, and avoid the effects of the irrigation efficiency paradox. …”
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The quality of service assessment of eMBB and mMTC traffic in a clustered 5G ecosystem of a smart factory by Viacheslav Kovtun, Oksana Kovtun, Krzysztof Grochla, Oleh Yasniy

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Investigating Some Issues Relating to Regime Matching by Anthony D. Hall, Adrian R. Pagan

“…Markov switching models are a common tool used in many disciplines as well as in Economics, and estimation methods are available in many software packages. Estimated models are commonly used for allocating observations to regimes. …”
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Should annual cost of the drug inform reimbursement decisions? A perspective from China’s healthcare security system by Xiaochen Peng, Xiaochen Peng, Haiyin Wang, Hui Sun, Xiaoxiao Qin, Zhe Huang

“…Furthermore, when ACD exceeded 440,000–450,000 CNY, the predicted probability of financial barriers surpassed 50% (p < 0.001).ConclusionIncorporating the evaluation of ACD into the appraisal process is crucial for informing reimbursement decisions, especially in health insurance systems without robust safety net mechanisms for patients. …”
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Cost-Consequence Analysis of Apixaban Versus Rivaroxaban for Managing Patients with Venous Thromboembolism in Saudi Arabia by Abdulaali R. Almutairi PhD, Yazed Alruthia PhD, Majed S. Alyami PharmD, Omar A. Alshaya PharmD, Taif Z. Alanazi PharmD, Sarah I. Al Daghreer PharmD, Ghazwa B. Korayem PharmD, Sarah A. Alrasheed PharmD, Reema A. Alorf PharmD, Omar A. Almohammed PhD

“…The 95% confidence interval surrounding mean costs and effectiveness rates was calculated using the bootstrapping method. Sensitivity analyses were also carried out. …”
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A Novel Two-Stream Network for Few-Shot Remote Sensing Image Scene Classification by Yaolin Lei, Yangyang Li, Heting Mao

“…Collecting sufficient labeled data usually necessitates substantial human labor and resource allocation. Hence, the significance of few-shot learning to RSISC has greatly increased. …”
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Determinants of weight gain among adult tuberculosis patients on dots during intensive phase in Wonago Ethiopia, unmatched case control study by Licky Eyob, Helen Ali, Yohanness Adisu, Adane Tesfaye

“…A non-probability convenience sampling method was employed to include participants. …”
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Computer-aided X-ray screening for tuberculosis and HIV testing among adults with cough in Malawi (the PROSPECT study): A randomised trial and cost-effectiveness analysis. by Peter MacPherson, Emily L Webb, Wala Kamchedzera, Elizabeth Joekes, Gugu Mjoli, David G Lalloo, Titus H Divala, Augustine T Choko, Rachael M Burke, Hendramoorthy Maheswaran, Madhukar Pai, S Bertel Squire, Marriott Nliwasa, Elizabeth L Corbett

“…Participants and study staff were not blinded to intervention allocation, but investigator blinding was maintained until final analysis. …”
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High-gamma and beta bursts in the left supramarginal gyrus can differentiate verbal memory states and performance by Shennan Aibel Weiss, Nicolás Sawczuk, Daniel Y. Rubinstein, Michael R. Sperling, Katrina Wendel-Mitoraj, Päivi Österman, René Dumay-Roscher, Charles B. Mikell, Sima Mofakham, Kelly Coulehan, Petar M. Djuric, Diego Fernandez Slezak, Juan Esteban Kamienkowski

“…IntroductionThe left supramarginal gyrus (LSMG) contributes to attentional allocation for memory encoding and may also reflect memory state and performance. …”
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The CHIRPY DRAGON intervention in preventing obesity in Chinese primary-school--aged children: A cluster-randomised controlled trial. by Bai Li, Miranda Pallan, Wei Jia Liu, Karla Hemming, Emma Frew, Rong Lin, Wei Liu, James Martin, Mandana Zanganeh, Kiya Hurley, Kar Keung Cheng, Peymane Adab

“…The primary outcome, assessed blind to allocation, was between-arm difference in body mass index (BMI) z score at completion of the intervention. …”
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Long-term cost-effectiveness of health behaviour intervention to manage type 2 diabetes in Nepal by Padam Kanta Dahal, Corneel Vandelanotte, Lal Rawal, Rashidul Alam Mahumud, Grish Paudel, Melanie Lloyd, Yeji Baek, Biraj Karmacharya, Tomohiko Sugishita, Zanfina Ademi

“…Methods A Markov model in combination with a decision tree was developed to compare the costs and outcomes of the health behaviour intervention against usual care among 481 (238-intervention and 243-control) participants from healthcare system and societal perspectives. …”
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Prescriptive Predictors of Mindfulness Ecological Momentary Intervention for Social Anxiety Disorder: Machine Learning Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trial Data by Nur Hani Zainal, Hui Han Tan, Ryan Yee Shiun Hong, Michelle Gayle Newman

“…ObjectivePrecision medicine approaches were thus harnessed to examine prescriptive predictors of optimization to a 14-day fully self-guided mindfulness ecological momentary intervention (MEMI) over a self-monitoring app (SM). MethodsThis study involved 191 participants who had probable SAD. …”
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Modeling and coverage analysis of heterogeneous sub-6GHz-millimeter wave networks by Cheng Pan, Yi Guo, Gang Liu, Haiyang Ding, Zhihang Fu

“…The expressions of the coverage probability are derived by using the interference calculation method of integrating the nearest sector exclusion area. …”
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Latent class analysis and influencing factor study of work-related musculoskeletal disorders among operating room nurses in tertiary hospitals by Xiaogui TANG, Li LI, Yue ZHAO, Ningning HU, Feng FU, Boya LI, Mengru YANG, Yinglan LI

“…Additionally, improving working conditions, optimizing human resource allocation , and other proactive measures should be undertaken. …”
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Effectiveness of photobiomodulation therapy on pain intensity in postpartum women with nipple or perineal trauma: protocol for a multicentre, double-blinded, parallel-group, random... by Fernanda G Surita, Edna Jéssica Lima Gondim, Simony Lira Nascimento, Maria Victória Candida Gaitero, Ticiana Aparecida Alves de Mira, Andrea de Vasconcelos Gonçalves

“…Both participants and the research evaluator will be blinded to the allocation group. Intention-to-treat method and the between-group and within-group outcome measures analysis will be performed.Ethics and dissemination This research protocol was approved by the Research Ethics Committees of the University of Campinas, Brazil, and of the School Maternity Assis Chateaubriand, Brazil (numbers CAAE: 59400922.1.1001.5404; 59400922.1.3001.5050). …”
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The Risk of Implementing Green Retrofitting in High-Rise Buildings Based on Work Breakdown Structures to Improve Quality of Resource Planning and Cost Accuracy by Bernadette Detty Kussumardianadewi, Yusuf Latief, Ayomi Dita Rarasati, Muhammad Arkan Akhyari, Muhammad Faizurrahman

“…A focused project team allocates resources wisely. Knowing the probability of events and impacts arising from the non-implementation of the WBS, we identified sources of risk factors and high risk in the implementation of green retrofitting work based on the WBS based on the Greenship Existing Building Rating Tools and PUPR RI Regulation Number 21 of 2021 applicable in Indonesia, its effect on resource planning, and cost accuracy.…”
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3-D Flood mapping from SWOT observations during extreme rainfall: a case study of Gangnan Reservoir by Jiaqi Yao, Mengran Wang, Nan Xu, Tong Liu, Fan Mo, Xue Li, Yongqiang Cao, Kebing Chen, Jinyan Sun, Hui Lu

“…A monthly flood estimation method was developed based on SWOT features and traditional hydrological models, using probability distribution functions and time series reconstruction to identify flood characteristics such as water level, volume, and peak timing. …”
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Effectiveness of Dry Needling versus Trigger Point Compression Release among Patients with Neck Pain - RCT by Saad Tariq, Mamoona Tasleem Afzal, Anam Javed, Iqra Naseem, Nasir Khan, Muhammad Shakir Khan

“…Initially the patients were recruited using non-probability convenient sampling, later the allocation between the groups was done randomly using sealed envelope method. …”
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