Selection of the Most Suitable Tree and Shrub Species for the Afforestation of Iranian Northern Zagros Forests Using AHP and TOPSIS Techniques (Case Study: Perdanan Piranshahr) by Farzad Yavari, Ahmad Alijanpour, Abbas Banj Shafiei, Hossein Azadi, Hadi Beygi Heiderlou

“…The selection of suitable tree/shrub species based on expert opinion and decision-making model criteria is one of the most effective factors in the success of afforestation and reforestation projects. …”
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The Analysis and Prioritization of Social Sustainability of Rural Environments (Case Study: Ghal’eh Biaban District Darab Sub-Province) by Saeid Reza Akbarian Ronizi, Rana Shaykh-Baygloo

“…Analysis of the data was done using RALSPI model and statistical descriptive and inferential methods. …”
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Determinants of Banten Young People's Intention to Pay Waqf Through Digital Platforms by Mohamad Ainun Najib, Yayat Sujatna

“…This study uses an associative quantitative approach, the analysis was carried out using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the SmartPLS application tool to test seven hypotheses of the relationship between variables in the model. …”
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Determinants of transfer pricing decisions in Indonesia manufacturing companies by Anisa Susanti, Amrie Firmansyah

“…The practice of transfer pricing as one form of tax avoidance may threaten state revenues. This research is quantitative research with multiple linear regression models with panel data. …”
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Analysis of Mannose‐Binding Lectin Protein and mRNA Levels on Selected Chicken Breeds in South Africa by Peter Ayodeji Idowu, Takalani J. Mpofu, Oliver T. Zishiri, Khathutshelo A. Nephawe, Bohani Mtileni

“…Also 20 liver samples from symptomatic two indigenous chicken breeds, OV (5) and PK (5), and two exotic chicken breeds, RIR (5) and LB (5), were used for MBL expression using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) techniques. …”
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Evaluating NIRS for predicting faecal fibre, protein fractions and digestibility in dairy sheep and goats fed alfalfa hay and concentrate by M. Simoni, T. Danese, A. Guerra, A. Goi, R. Pitino, M. De Marchi, C. Mitsiopoulou, P. Kyriakaki, A. Mavrommatis, E. Tsiplakou, F. Righi

“…Faecal samples underwent also NIRS spectral acquisition and calibration models were obtained through modified partial least square regression and tested for robustness. …”
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UBE4B promotes gastric cancer proliferation and metastasis by mediating FAT4 ubiquitination and degradation by Kaini Wu, Zixiang Guo, Yunfeng Fu, Sicheng Yang, Yating Pan, Runwei Yan, Xiaodong Zhou

“…Bioinformatics analysis, immunohistochemistry (IHC), western blotting, and real-time PCR were performed to detect UBE4B expression in human GC samples and GC cell lines and a mouse xenograft tumour model was established. …”
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The energy-health-environment nexus: assessing the transboundary impacts of coal-fired power plants by Raja Dhar, Sayantan Sarkar, Chen Luo, Megha Anand, Shyamasree Dasgupta, Ujjwal Neogi, Apostolos Bossios, Rausan Zamir, Mohammad Shoeb, Joyanto Routh

“…To address this gap, a comprehensive, multicenter, interdisciplinary study on a transboundary scale (India and Bangladesh) has been launched, which includes modeling power plant emissions, seasonal collection of particulate matter and its chemical analysis, socioeconomic surveys of the case (downwind) and control (upwind) populations, lung health assessments, and transcriptomic analyses of blood samples. …”
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What does the impurity variability at the microscale represent in ice cores? Insights from a conceptual approach by P. Larkman, R. H. Rhodes, N. Stoll, C. Barbante, C. Barbante, P. Bohleber, P. Bohleber

“…Input data were collected from four ice core samples from Greenland and Antarctica. For the samples measured, quantifying the variability in 1D signals due to the impurity–matrix imprint shows that modelled continuous bulk signal intensity at the centimetre scale varies below 2 % away from an idealised measurement that captures all variability. …”
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A Novel Method for Analyzing the Factors Influencing Ground Settlement during Shield Tunnel Construction in Upper-Soft and Lower-Hard Fissured Rock Strata considering the Coupled H... by Yan Wang, Yongjun Zhang, Zhen Zhu, Mingqing Du, Yi Qi

“…A radial basis function artificial neural network (RBF-ANN) is used to establish the nonlinear mapping relationship between the stratum parameters and the ground settlement, and the training samples and test samples are generated through NS to train the RBF-ANN. …”
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The Role of Boundary Spanning Strategy in Mediating the Improvement of Organizational Performance: A Study on the Indonesian Ministry of Health Hospital by Paryanto Paryanto, Willy Arafah, Sarfilianty Anggiani

“…Methodology - This study adopts a quantitative approach using a non-random purposive sampling technique with a cross-sectional or one-shot design. …”
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ERK2-mediated phosphorylation of ZEB1 at S322 enhances PD-L1 expression and EMT, leading to pancreatic cancer progression by Mi Kyung Park, Hye Ja Lee, Jee Young Sung, Hyun Jung Byun, Hyun Ji Kim, Eun Ji Kim, Tuan Minh Nguyen, Gyeoung Jin Kang, Seung Hyun Oh, Jae Gal Shim, Ho Lee, Ki Taek Nam, Yong Yun Kim, Seung Bae Rho, Sang Gun Kim, Chang Hoon Lee

“…Furthermore, in an orthotopic mouse model, implantation of S322 phosphorylation-deficient (shZEB1/S322A) pancreatic cancer cells suppressed tumour formation and metastasis. …”
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Study protocol for the Rainbow Austrian Longitudinal Family (RALF) study: a longitudinal, multi-method, multi-rater investigation of risk and resilience factors in Austrian LGBTQ+ ... by Betty Geidel, Magdalena Siegel, David Steyrl, Abbie E. Goldberg, Guy Bodenmann, Martina Zemp

“…Addressing these research gaps quantitatively poses challenges for researchers, because traditional modelling techniques based on (generalized) linear models are not ideally suited to capture the complexity and intersectionality of family experiences. …”
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Prevalence of Calf Mortality in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ephrem Tora, Mesfin Shrube, Tamirat Kaba, Wasihun Seyoum

“…Thus, this systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to quantitatively estimate the pooled prevalence of calf mortality in Ethiopia. …”
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ChatGPT-4 Performance on German Continuing Medical Education—Friend or Foe (Trick or Treat)? Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Christian Burisch, Abhav Bellary, Frank Breuckmann, Jan Ehlers, Serge C Thal, Timur Sellmann, Daniel Gödde

“…This study aimed to determine whether medical laypersons can successfully conduct training courses specifically for physicians with the help of a large language model (LLM) such as ChatGPT-4. This study aims to qualitatively and quantitatively investigate the impact of using artificial intelligence (AI; specifically ChatGPT) on the acquisition of credit points in German postgraduate medical education. …”
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Development of a rapid recombinase polymerase amplification-lateral flow dipstick assay for sensitive detection of duck adenovirus type-3 by Jiayu Sun, Kewei Liu, Chao Liu, Zhenyu Wang, Jiaxi Gao, Ruya Zhao, Long Yuan, Yan Shen, Jinchun Li, Fangfang Chen

“…We evaluated 65 clinical samples using RPA-LFD and quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR), and both methods showed a positivity rate of 33.8% and a coincidence rate of 100%. …”
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Assessing the Knowledge and Skills of Prospective Physics Teachers in Designing 4C Skills-Oriented Learning: Rasch Analysis by Nurhayati Nurhayati, Andi Suhandi, Muslim Muslim, Ida Kaniawati, Wahyudi Wahyudi, Misbah Misbah, Dina Rahmi Darman

“…This study aims to provide a more profound understanding of the extent to which prospective physics teachers integrate 4C skills in learning design and evaluate the effectiveness of the designed assessment instruments. A quantitative method with a survey design was conducted on 151 prospective physics teachers selected using a purposive sampling technique. …”
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Therapeutic potential of plant-based therapies in pediculosis capitis: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Jacqueline Chen, Angela Mei, Angela Jacques, Bernadette Ricciardo, Asha Bowen

“…Statistical analysis was performed with one sample t-test and linear mixed models. Random effects meta-analysis using forest-plots were used to describe intervention odds ratio. …”
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Investigating male factors and their relationships with reproductive health outcomes: a case-control study protocol for Towards Optimal Fertility, Fathering, and Fatherhood studY (... by Fabian Yap, See Ling Loy, Yin Bun Cheung, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Keith Godfrey, Chee Wai Ku, Jun Wei Pek, Melissa D/O Tharmalingam Durgahshree, Melinda Chan, Yie Hou Lee

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The immunological age prediction of monocytes indicates that gestational diabetes mellitus accelerates the aging of monocytes in offspring by Yan Zhang, Rui Guo, Min Yin, Mei Shi, Ting Zhong, Shanshan Liu, Xia Li

“…A random forest model was created to predict immune age in monocytes, allowing for quantitative assessment of aging. …”
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