Visible, near-infrared, and shortwave-infrared spectra as an input variable for digital mapping of soil organic carbon by Vahid Khosravi, Asa Gholizadeh, Radka Kodešová, Prince Chapman Agyeman, Mohammadmehdi Saberioon, Luboš Borůvka

“…The impact of employing selected wavelengths’ spectra and EPCs on models' performance was investigated using independent test samples and the uncertainty associated with the produced maps. …”
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Comparative Validation and Misclassification Diagnosis of 30-Meter Land Cover Datasets in China by Xiaolin Xu, Dan Li, Hongxi Liu, Guang Zhao, Baoshan Cui, Yujun Yi, Wei Yang, Jizeng Du

“…However, their classification accuracy depends more on selecting training samples and feature variables.…”
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Association of NCOA6 Gene Polymorphism with Milk Production Traits in Chinese Holstein Cows by Muhammad Talha Bin Tahir, Sahar Ghulam Mohyuddin, Yiyang Yao, Yanru Wang, Yan Liang, Niel A. Karrow, Yongjiang Mao

“…The objective of this study was to determine the genetic impact of SNPs of the NCOA6 gene on milk production traits. After the random selection of twenty cows, PCR amplification and sequencing were performed from their blood samples to find the SNPs present in the bovine NCOA6 gene. …”
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Preliminary Study to Determine the Key Limiting Indicator of Cropland Soil Quality on the Tibetan Plateau by Dianqing Gong, Zhaofeng Wang, Yili Zhang, Bo Wei, Binghua Zhang, Xiaoyang Hu, Min Deng, Changjun Gu

“…To address this gap, 621 soil samples were collected across the “One River and Its Two Tributaries” agricultural region on the Tibetan Plateau. …”
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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

“…Method Single-cell sequencing data from 56 healthy individuals (aged 0-100 years), comprising self-measured samples (n = 6) and publicly available datasets from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO, n = 50), were analyzed to characterize monocyte senescence. …”
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The Relationship Between Cover Crop Species and Soil Fungal Communities in Irrigated Vineyards in the Okanagan Valley, Canada by Erika Y. Lin, Daniel Rosa, Mehdi Sharifi, Michael J. Noonan, Miranda Hart

“…Of 1876 fungal species, SuRDC showed lower richness and diversity. A random forest model classified samples by site with 98.4% accuracy (<i>p</i> < 0.001), but cover crop classification was minimal (2.4% accuracy). …”
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A combination of urinary biomarker panel and PancRISK score for earlier detection of pancreatic cancer: A case-control study. by Silvana Debernardi, Harrison O'Brien, Asma S Algahmdi, Nuria Malats, Grant D Stewart, Marija Plješa-Ercegovac, Eithne Costello, William Greenhalf, Amina Saad, Rhiannon Roberts, Alexander Ney, Stephen P Pereira, Hemant M Kocher, Stephen Duffy, Oleg Blyuss, Tatjana Crnogorac-Jurcevic

“…Training and validation datasets for controls and PDAC samples were obtained after random division of the whole available dataset in a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Impact of simulation training on communication skills and informed consent practices in medical students- a randomised controlled trial by Cathleen A. McCarrick, Alice Moynihan, Philip D. McEntee, Patrick A. Boland, Suzanne Donnelly, Helen Heneghan, Ronan A. Cahill

“…Students were divided in two groups by randomized cluster sampling and assessed at baseline on consent competency using a simulated patient (SP) for a colonoscopy scenario. …”
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Relationship between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and nutritional risk screening-assessment-intervention: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Qian Li, Hong Zhu, Xianghua Ma, Yan Zhao

“…This study analyzes the relationship between HDL-C levels, nutritional risk screening, assessment, and intervention among newly admitted patients in Jiangsu Province.MethodsBetween October 2020 and June 2021, this study randomly selected 23 hospitals from 12 cities in Jiangsu Province using a stratified cluster sampling method. …”
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A quasi-experimental comparison of Kolb and Peyton educational approaches on CPR knowledge and performance among nurses by Marzieh Abbasi, Mohsen Taghadosi, Fatemeh Atoof, Reza Hosseiniara

“…Methods In a quasi-experimental study conducted in 2019, 108 nurses from Kashan’s hospitals meeting the inclusion criteria were selected through convenience sampling. Participants were randomly assigned to three groups: Kolb, Peyton, and a control group. …”
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Constraint analysis of cabbage farmers in Khordha district of Odisha, India by Kiran Sourav Das, Bishnupriya Mishra, Abhishek Naik, Rebba Kishore Kumar, Shilpa Bahubalendra, Soubhagya Kumar Sahoo

“…Ex-post facto research design was used for the study, along with a multi-stage sampling technique. Data were collected from 120 cabbage growers selected randomly, across six villages from Balianta and Balipatna blocks of Khordha district. …”
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Oral health service utilization and treatment costs for oral diseases among residents in Shenzhen city by Dan CUI, Peng XUAN, Xiaochun CHEN, Kuizhong LIU, Shuhua ZHAO, Yuanhang ZHOU, Zhongqian YANG, Mingqiu YANG, Rui ZOU, Junxi HONG, Juhong LI

“…MethodsFrom July to November 2018, a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method was adopted. Based on the per capita gross domestic product (GDP) of each district in Shenzhen city in 2016, 8 880 residents were randomly selected from high-GDP districts (Nanshan district and Luohu district) and low-GDP districts (Longgang district and Longhua district) in Shenzhen city for questionnaire surveys and oral examinations to analyze the utilization of oral health services and the cost of oral disease treatment among local residents. …”
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Factor associated with tobacco use among the adult population in Sarawak, Malaysia: a cross sectional study by Mizanur Rahman, Mohd Taha Arif, Mohd Fadzillah Razak, Raili Suhaili, Tambi Zainab, Akoi Cliffton, Peak Debura, Hasienti Hussein

“…Data were collected from ten villages in Kota Samarahan and Kuching Division by face to face interview using modified Global Adult Tobacco Survey questionnaire. Non-probability sampling method was adopted to select the villages. …”
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Impact of General Anesthesia and Antioxidants on Cognitive, Static and Locomotor Functions During Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by V. V. Moroz, V. T. Dolgikh, S. A. Karpitskaya

“…We studied 90 patients with acute calculous cholecystitis randomized into three experimental groups (n=30, each group). …”
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Research on Short-Term Load Forecasting of LSTM Regional Power Grid Based on Multi-Source Parameter Coupling by Bo Li, Yaohua Liao, Siyang Liu, Chao Liu, Zhensheng Wu

“…Regional power grid load has strong periodicity and randomness, and its load characteristics are affected by many factors. …”
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Impact of Livelihood Diversification on Rural Households’ Food and Nutrition Security: Evidence from West Shoa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia by Firafis Haile, Jema Haji Mohamed, Chanaylew Seyoum Aweke, Terefe Tolessa Muleta

“…Methods: The research employed quantitative approaches for data gathering and analysis. A multistage sampling method was utilized to choose the study locations. …”
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Synchronous and anti-phase drumming elicit similar prosocial behavior ratings by Sean McWeeny, Sean McWeeny, Adam C. Luoma, Yaseen Al-Saleem, Laurel J. Trainor, Laurel J. Trainor

“…Questionnaire items were analyzed using Bayesian probit mixed effects models to account for dyadic sampling and ordinal data, and to provide evidence in favor of the null hypothesis. …”
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Effects of a 16-week dance intervention on loneliness and self-esteem in left behind children: a randomised controlled trial by Xiaolin Li, Qian Yang, Jiayi Long, Linghui Zhou, Chunxia Lu, Zhenqian Zhou, Ming Zeng, Weixin Dong

“…Independent researchers used SPSS 29.0 to randomly assign the eligible 1270 participants to the Experimental group (n = 635) and Control group (n = 635) in a 1:1 ratio. …”
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Physiological Stress Response and Oxidative Status in Tambaqui (<i>Colossoma macropomum</i>) Fed Diets Supplemented with Selenium by Celma Maria Ferreira, Valéria Dornelles Gindri Sinhorin, Márcio Aquio Hoshiba, Janessa Sampaio de Abreu

“…After this period, the fish were transported for 4 h in plastic bags (60 L), and sampling took place before transport (baseline), immediately after transport, and 24 h later. …”
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Multimorbidity of cardiometabolic diseases: a cross-sectional study of patterns, clusters and associated risk factors in sub-Saharan Africa by Charles Agyemang, Frederick Wekesah, Calistus Wilunda, Gershim Asiki, Peter Otieno, Richard E Sanya, Welcome Wami

“…Objective To determine the patterns of cardiometabolic multimorbidity and associated risk factors in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).Design We used data from the WHO STEPwise approach to non-communicable disease risk factor surveillance cross-sectional surveys conducted between 2014 and 2017.Participants The participants comprised 39, 658 respondents aged 15–69 years randomly selected from nine SSA countries using a multistage stratified sampling design.Primary outcome measure Using latent class analysis and agglomerative hierarchical clustering algorithms, we analysed the clustering of cardiometabolic diseases (CMDs) including high blood sugar, hypercholesterolaemia, hypertension and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) such as heart attack, angina and stroke. …”
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