Comparison of Morphological and DNA‐Based Identification Methods to Assess Earthworm (Clitellata: Lumbricidae) Diversity at 25 Permanent Soil Monitoring Sites in Germany by Stephan Jänsch, Daniela Alves, Luís Cunha, Paul Henning Krogh, Tiago Natal‐da‐Luz, Verónica Rojo, Jörg Römbke, Rumakanta Sapkota, Adam Scheffczyk, Rüdiger M. Schmelz, Letícia Scopel, José Paulo Sousa, Joaquín Vierna, Antón Vizcaíno

“…All three identification methods can differentiate between sites with different species composition, and the degree of separation can vary depending on the identification method. …”
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Nested sampling for Bayesian model comparison in the context of Salmonella disease dynamics. by Richard Dybowski, Trevelyan J McKinley, Pietro Mastroeni, Olivier Restif

“…Although this has traditionally been done using maximum likelihood-based methods such as Akaike's Information Criterion (AIC), Bayesian methods have gained in popularity because they provide more informative output in the form of posterior probability distributions. …”
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Therapeutic vancomycin monitoring: a comparative analysis of high-performance liquid chromatography and chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay methods in liver transplant recip... by Soha Azadi, Seyed Soroush Jalali, Seyed Soroush Jalali, Soliman Mohammadi-Samani, Soliman Mohammadi-Samani, Parisa Ghasemiyeh, Parisa Ghasemiyeh, Bita Geramizadeh, Bita Geramizadeh, Hamed Nikoupour, Hamed Nikoupour, Afsaneh Vazin, Mojtaba Shafiekhani, Mojtaba Shafiekhani, Mojtaba Shafiekhani

“…The study included 34 adult LTRs on vancomycin treatment, excluding those with hypersensitivity, chronic kidney disease, burn injuries, or receiving phenytoin. Blood samples were collected at different intervals post-vancomycin administration and analyzed using both CMIA and HPLC methods.ResultsHPLC demonstrated superior accuracy and precision in measuring vancomycin concentrations, particularly in identifying patients with vancomycin-induced nephrotoxicity. …”
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Accounting for reporting delays in real-time phylodynamic analyses with preferential sampling. by Catalina M Medina, Julia A Palacios, Volodymyr M Minin

“…Here we present a method that affords reliable estimation of the effective population size trajectory closer to the time of data collection, allowing for policy decisions to be based on more recent data. …”
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Current experience and future potential of facilitating access to digital NHS primary care services in England: the Di-Facto mixed-methods study by Gary Abel, Helen Atherton, Jon Sussex, Nurunnahar Akter, Abodunrin Q Aminu, Wiktoria Bak, Carol Bryce, Christopher E Clark, Emma Cockcroft, Hamish Evans, Evangelos Gkousis, Georgia Jenkins, Caroline Jenkinson, Nada Khan, Jeffrey Lambert, Brandi Leach, Christine Marriott, Jennifer Newbould, Sarah Parkinson, Jo Parsons, Emma Pitchforth, Laura Sheard, Stephanie Stockwell, Chloe Thomas, Bethan Treadgold, Rachel Winder, John L Campbell

“…Responders in the patient survey mental health sample were more likely to report using digital services and to being aware of DF efforts than were responders to the main survey, but this was largely explained by differences in the sample demographics. …”
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Ranking the effect of services marketing mix elements on the loyalty of customers by using Topsis method (case study: city bank branches in Tehran) by Hossein Azimi

“…Statistical sample size was 384 loyal customers of City Bank in Tehran based on Cochrane formula and simple random sampling was used as sampling method. …”
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A novel PCR assay and sampling techniques for the detection of Raillietiella orientalis by Jenna N. Palmisano, Corinna M. Hazelrig, Jack A. Gazil, Jennifer K. Hanco, Terence M. Farrell, James E. Bogan, Nicole M. Nemeth, Nicole M. Nemeth, Anna E. Savage

“…Wet mount microscopy was more effective than fecal flotation for egg counts, though the false negative rate did not differ significantly between methods. …”
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Experience Sampling to Assess Burnout in Emergency Medicine: An Acceptability and Feasibility Pilot by Joshua J. Baugh, Justin Margolin, Ali S. Raja, Benjamin A. White

“…In this study we examined the acceptability and feasibility of using a method called “experience sampling” to explore factors important to clinician experience in emergency departments (ED). …”
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A Sequential Importance Sampling for Estimating Multi-Period Tail Risk by Ye-Ji Seo, Sunggon Kim

“…To overcome this shortcoming, we propose a sequential importance sampling, which is a modification of CMC. In the proposed method. …”
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Storage Stability of Volatile Organic Compounds from Petrochemical Plant of China in Different Sample Bags by Fenglei Han, Huangrong Zhong, Ting Li, Yongqiang Wang, Fang Liu

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Flow-Batch Sample Preparation for Fractionation of the Stress Signaling Phytohormone Salicylic Acid in Fresh Leaves by Thiago L. Marques, Milton K. Sasaki, Lidiane C. Nunes, Fábio R. P. Rocha

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Use of McPhail traps for sampling adults of Osmylidae (Insecta: Neuroptera) by Andressa Negri Palandi, Rogério Henrique Custódio, Thainara Brito Gonçalves, Caleb Califre Martins, Marcos Magalhaes de Souza

“…To address the need for more diverse collections in different locations and considering the heightened interest in this family, we present a new, effective, and cost-efficient method for sampling Osmylidae. …”
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Assessing the impact of sampling bias on node centralities in synthetic and biological networks by Ali Salehzadeh-Yazdi, Marc-Thorsten Hütt

“…Our results show that in synthetic networks, some sampling methods consistently exhibit higher robustness, particularly in scale-free networks. …”
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Assessment of a simulation-based implementation method to support the introduction of a new invasive device: a prospective cross-over study by Pierre Albaladejo, Julien Picard, Pierrick Bedouch, Claire Chapuis, Cordélia Salomez-Ihl

“…The aim of the study was to assess a simulation-based implementation method to accompany and reduce the risks associated with the deployment of a new invasive medical device in critical care units.Design Prospective mono-centric cross-over study.Setting In our hospital, the type of Invasive Arterial Blood Pressure Sensors (IABPS) for blood pressure (BP) monitoring and arterial sampling has been completely replaced by a new one with numerous differences. …”
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Designing of multiple dependent state sampling plan for Exponentiated Frechet Distribution by Gadde Srinivasa Rao, Sd. Jilani, Josephat Kirigiti Peter

“…The optimal plan parameters, such as the sample size, acceptance and rejection criteria, and the number of preceding lots required for making decisions are obtained using the two-point method on the operating characteristic (OC) curve. …”
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Healthcare Delivery among Yoruba Bonesetters in Southwest Nigeria and the Need for Collaboration with Orthodox Orthopedic Healthcare Services: A Mixed Method Study by Soladoye S. Asa, Matthew O. Ilori, Lawrence A. Akinyoola

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3D Pathology Volumetric Technique: A Method for Calculating Breast Tumour Volume from Whole-Mount Serial Section Images by G. M. Clarke, M. Murray, C. M. B. Holloway, K. Liu, J. T. Zubovits, M. J. Yaffe

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Association between learning style preferences and choices of teaching method among Iranian faculty members: A cross-sectional online survey by Mohsen Masoumian Hosseini, Somayeh Rajabzadeh, Babak Sabet, Roya Vatankhah, Seyed Mohammad Ebadirad

“…Conclusion: The study uncovers a significant correlation between learning styles and teaching methods, suggesting that their learning backgrounds may shape teachers' teaching methods.…”
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A spatial matrix factorization method to characterize ecological assemblages as a mixture of unobserved sources: An application to fish eDNA surveys by Letizia Lamperti, Olivier François, David Mouillot, Laëtitia Mathon, Théophile Sanchez, Camille Albouy, Loïc Pellissier, Stéphanie Manel

“…However, current methods fail to detect and display the biodiversity structure within and between eDNA samples limiting ecological and biogeographical interpretations. …”
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Autonomous data sampling for high-resolution spatiotemporal fish biomass estimates by Astrid A. Carlsen, Michele Casini, Francesco Masnadi, Olof Olsson, Aron Hejdström, Jonas Hentati-Sundberg

“…Further, there is no established method for analysing such fine-scale autocorrelated data without aggregation, potentially compromising data resolution. …”
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