Analysis and modelling of urban sprawl process and its spatiotemporal patterns in tripoli metropolitan area, Libya by Abdulhadi, Abubakr Albashir

“…Kappa statistic index of agreement technique was also used to check the validity of the CA– Markov chain model and the proposed hybrid models in terms of quantity and location. …”
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幽禁中之丰姿，落寞中之妖冶：《唐詩名媛集》述評 = Charming in silence and coquettish in desolate : a commentary on Tangshi Mingyuan Ji by 曲景毅 Qu, Jingyi

“…It showed Yang Zhaozhi's unique choice and taste: he places a greater importance on the integrity and moral principles of the poem's protagonist than her social status. As encapsulated in the anthology's explanatory notes, it selects ladies of ＂integrity, fidelity, and unwavering moral principles transmitting emotions＂ 志凜秋霜、心盟匪石、遞密傳悰 (zhilin qiushuang, xinmeng feishi, dimi chuancong). …”
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Holistic teaching workload allocation for research-intensive universities by Roopchandani, Arpit

“…It is based on the workload a faculty will endure to manage his/her research team consisting of researchers at all levels. …”
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Stability improvement and control optimization of isolated two-stage AC-DC-DC converter systems by Feng, Fan

“…The analysis results offer instructive implications to fine-tune the design rules of the DAB converters. Bearing the mind that the impedance model of the DAB converter is closely related to the modulation schemes, the impacts of three typical modulation methods on the DAB impedances are analyzed and compared. …”
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Health monitoring, lifetimes estimation, and thermal management of IGBT-based power converters by Mohamed Halick Mohamed Sathik

“…Normally, mean time to failure (MTTF) is used to check the reliability of power electronic components. …”
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Effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy and Reiki therapy on adolescents with depressive disorders inTehran, Iran by Charkhandeh, Mansoureh

“…Pearson Chi Square analysis to check any significant association although the demographic variables (gender, age, parental education, medical problems, living arrangements and family income) between there group (CBT, Reiki and control). …”
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Evolutionary explanations and the debunking of moral beliefs by Cofnas, N

“…I argue that Street oversold the power of her evolutionary explanations, thus leaving an opening for realists to claim that moral beliefs with less powerful evolutionary explanations can escape debunking. …”

Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation by Lindson, N, Butler, AR, McRobbie, H, Bullen, C, Hajek, P, Wu, AD, Begh, R, Theodoulou, A, Notley, C, Rigotti, NA, Turner, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Morris, T, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…<p><strong> Search methods</strong></p> We searched the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO to 1 February 2024 and the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group's Specialized Register to 1 February 2023, reference‐checked, and contacted study authors. <p><strong> Selection criteria</strong></p> We included trials randomizing people who smoke to an EC or control condition. …”

Electronic cigarettes for smoking cessation by Lindson, N, Butler, AR, McRobbie, H, Bullen, C, Hajek, P, Begh, R, Theodoulou, A, Notley, C, Rigotti, NA, Turner, T, Livingstone-Banks, J, Morris, T, Hartmann-Boyce, J

“…&lt;h4&gt;Search methods&lt;/h4&gt;We searched the Cochrane Tobacco Addiction Group's Specialized Register to 1 February 2023, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL), MEDLINE, Embase, and PsycINFO to 1 July 2023, and reference-checked and contacted study authors.&lt;h4&gt;Selection criteria&lt;/h4&gt;We included trials in which people who smoke were randomized to an EC or control condition. …”

Understanding lived experiences of bereaved parents of children with chronic life-threatening Illness : towards a culture-specific and meaning-oriented narrative E-writing interven... by Dutta, Oindrila

“…First, an international qualitative systematic review was carried out to comprehensively understand the lived experience of parents who experienced the chronic and life-threatening illness of their child and his or her subsequent death. Second, developed from the findings of the systematic review, a first-of-its kind qualitative research in the Asian context was subsequently conducted to elicit the lived experience of parents in Singapore whose children suffered and died from a chronic life-threatening illness. …”
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Evaluation of Enterococcus hirae isolated from vegetable wastes as probiotic and improvement of immune response in African catfish (Clarias spp.) by Hamid, Nur Hidayahanum

“…After 50 days, the experimental fish were checked for their growth rate, immune responses and survival test against A. hydrophila. …”
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Tsewang Norbu NGB by Cantwell, C, Mayer, R

“…Abbreviations are marked, and can be checked against the "List of abbreviations used in the edition".…”