Modelling the efficiency of technological management of agricultural enterprises in economic security by Mykola Vovk, Tetyana Zubro, Elvin Omarov, Bohdan Kolomiiets, Volodymyr Hnydiuk

“…The results can be used in the activities of agricultural enterprises to optimise the processes of making management decisions. The proposed methodology also facilitates the analysis of large volumes of data and increases the accuracy of forecasts, which has a direct impact on strategic planning and competitiveness of the enterprise.…”
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YOLOv8-Based Estimation of Estrus in Sows Through Reproductive Organ Swelling Analysis Using a Single Camera by Iyad Almadani, Mohammed Abuhussein, Aaron L. Robinson

“…The method calculated the Euclidean distances between a new data point and reference points from two datasets: “estrus data” and “not estrus data”. …”
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The Assessment of Participatory Scenario Planning in Future-Study of the Environment in District 1, Tehran City by Aiub Maroofi, Jila Sajadi, Mohammadtaghi Razavian

“…As the current paper aims at determining the possible scenarios of the environmental situation and the role of stakeholders in the future, quantitative and qualitative methods have been used to collect and analyze the data. …”
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Identification and Ranking of Ethical Human Resources Management Components in Payam Noor University by Saeid Besharati Kivi, Hamid Taboli, Zahra Forotani, Naser Barkhrordar

“…The research method is applied in terms of purpose and mixed (qualitative-quantitative) in terms of data type with an exploratory approach. …”
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A protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial of a Tailored Intervention for people with moderate-to-severe Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Co-morbidities delivered... by Richard Lowrie, David Anderson, Aziz Sheikh, Jane Moir, Andrew McPherson, Bethany Stanley, Gillian Cameron, Lynda Attwood, Donald Noble, Elaine Rankine, Jennifer Anderson, Nicola Greenlaw, Fiona Hughes, Emma McIntosh, Samuel Owusu Achiaw, Caitlin Jones, Frances S. Mair

“…In addition, findings from the economic and process evaluations along with information obtained on the proposed quantitative efficacy outcomes inform on the sample size required for a subsequent definitive RCT will help inform on future research. …”
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A computational dynamic systems model for in silico prediction of neural tube closure defects by Job H. Berkhout, James A. Glazier, Aldert H. Piersma, Julio M. Belmonte, Juliette Legler, Richard M. Spencer, Thomas B. Knudsen, Harm J. Heusinkveld

“…Perturbations in the control network can then be introduced synthetically or from biological data to yield quantitative simulation and probabilistic prediction of NTDs by incidence and degree of defect. …”
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Examining the Impact of Changes in Natural Gas, Oil, and Currency Prices on the Return of Selected Stock Market Indices by Bakhtiar Javaheri, Seyed Meysam Mousavi Fatah, Khaled Ahmadzadeh

“…Methods This research is classified as applied research, employing quantitative methodology. To analyze the monthly data spanning from April 2009 to March 2022, this study utilized the Vector Autoregression (VAR) method and the Johansen Cointegration Test.   …”
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Screening of key candidate regulatory pathways during the vegetative phase change in lily with short juvenile stage(短童期百合营养生长阶段转变的重要通路筛选) by 郭振峰(GUO Zhenfeng), 徐蕴晨(XU Yunchen), 梅宏建(MEI Hongjian), 康婕(KANG Jie), 杨中振(YANG Zhongzhen), 杨燕(YANG Yan), 夏宜平(XIA Yiping), 吴昀(WU Yun)

“…The results showed that the expression trends of the selected genes at different developmental stages were basically consistent with the transcriptome sequencing results, with a coefficient of determination of 0.913 0, demonstrating the reliability of the gene expression data obtained from transcriptome sequencing. In conclusion, based on the use of specific high-quality resources, the generated transcriptome data reflecting the growth process of seedlings lay a foundation for the construction of co-expression networks and core gene mining in the future. . …”
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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda. A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City by Francis, Agaba

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Credit Risk Management Practices and Loan Performance of Commercial Banks in Uganda. A Case Study of Commercial Banks in Mbarara City by Agaba, Francis

“…Hence, the study used a quantitative approach to collect numeric and categorical data using structured questionnaires to generate inferential statistics (correlations and regressions).xiii Quantitative method have been used because it produces results that are easy to summarize, compare, generalize and confirm whether the hypotheses hold true or false. …”
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Evidence on Digital HIV Self-Testing From Accuracy to Impact: Updated Systematic Review by Ashlyn Beecroft, Olivia Vaikla, Nora Engel, Thomas Duchaine, Chen Liang, Nitika Pant Pai

“…Included studies significantly incorporated a form of digital innovation throughout the HIV self-test process and reported quantitative data. For accuracy measures, the search spanned January 1, 2013, to October 15, 2024; for patient-centered and impact outcomes, we updated existing literature (June 16, 2021, to October 15, 2024) reported in a previous systematic review. …”
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KEMAMPUAN LITERASI SAINS SISWA SMA DI KOTA KENDARI: DESKRIPSI & ANALYSIS by Erniwati Erniwati, Istijarah istijarah, La Tahang, Hunaidah Hunaidah, Vivi Hastuti Rufa Mongkito, Suritno Fayanto

“…This type of research used descriptive quantitative approach.Data collection techniques use tests which included aspects of context, content, and process. …”
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Machine-guided cell-fate engineering by Evan Appleton, Jenhan Tao, Songlei Liu, Christopher Glass, Gregory Fonseca, George Church

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Spatial and stoichiometric in situ analysis of biomolecular oligomerization at single-protein resolution by Luciano A. Masullo, Rafal Kowalewski, Monique Honsa, Larissa Heinze, Shuhan Xu, Philipp R. Steen, Heinrich Grabmayr, Isabelle Pachmayr, Susanne C. M. Reinhardt, Ana Perovic, Jisoo Kwon, Ethan P. Oxley, Ross A. Dickins, Maartje M. C. Bastings, Ian A. Parish, Ralf Jungmann

“…Abstract Latest advances in super-resolution microscopy allow the study of subcellular features at the level of single proteins, which could lead to discoveries in fundamental biological processes, specifically in cell signaling mediated by membrane receptors. …”
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Altering misconceptions: how e-rebuttal texts on Newton’s laws reconstructs students’ mental models by Andi Suhandi, Achmad Samsudin, Nuzulira Janeusse Fratiwi, Nurdini Nurdini, Selly Feranie, Muhammad Guntur Purwanto, Suharto Linuwih, Bayram Coştu

“…A mixed methods approach (quantitative and qualitative) was used in the research. …”
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Optimising Contract Interpretations with Large Language Models: A Comparative Evaluation of a Vector Database-Powered Chatbot vs. ChatGPT by P. V. I. N. Saparamadu, Samad Sepasgozar, R. N. D. Guruge, H. S. Jayasena, Ali Darejeh, Sanee Mohammad Ebrahimzadeh, B. A. I. Eranga

“…This research addresses the gap by developing and deploying a publicly available specialised chatbot using the ChatGPT language model. The development process includes architectural design, data preparation, vector embeddings, and model integration. …”
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Reducing sewing defects to increase productivity in the apparel industry of Bangladesh by integrating lean methodology by Md. Limonur Lingkon, Pronab Saha, Abdulla Al Manzid, Md. Hasan, Showra Mahalanobish

“…The integration of 5S and PDCA as a lean methodology was utilized to minimize the defect rate and maximize quality to improve efficiency. For this purpose, data was collected from some renowned factories in Bangladesh. …”
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Analysis of Disease-Induced Changes in Human Locomotor Patterns Through the Co-Joint Synergistic Attention Algorithm by Jingyao Chen, Chen Wang, Zeng-Guang Hou, Pingye Deng, Liang Peng, Pu Zhang, Ningcun Xu

“…Methods: We recruited 30 participants (including 15 post-stroke patients and 15 healthy individuals) and extracted their 3D visual motor data for the joint feature coupling by a serial attention module. …”
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Chemically Active Elements of Reservoir Quartz Cement Trace Hydrocarbon Migration in the Mahu Sag, Junggar Basin, NW China by Linjun Huang, Yin Liu, Baoli Bian, Yongping Ma, Hailei Liu, Juanjuan Guo, Jian Cao

“…Element exchange and enrichment during fluid-rock interactions are common, providing potentially novel proxies to trace hydrocarbon migration in addition to the traditional organic geochemistry tracers. However, the processes, mechanisms, and geological and geochemical fingerprints of these interactions are complex, hampering the applications of hydrocarbon migration tracers. …”
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Developing an Intelligent Speech Technology-Assisted Teaching Activity Framework to Improve the Mandarin Proficiency Among Ethnic Students: An Action Research Study by Hongwu Yang, Hongwen Xu, Chunhui Shang, Weitong Guo, Yanshan He, Xiaolong Bu

“…At last, the effectiveness of the enhanced framework was evaluated using a univariate repeated ANOVA to analyze the results in Mandarin expression proficiency, complemented by comparative assessments of quantitative data and qualitative classroom observations collected throughout the research. …”
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