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Labor induction methods show similar effectiveness and differing safety profiles

A new review including over 100 clinical trials has found that no induction method was clearly effective than low-dose vaginal misoprostol, although some methods were less effective and safety ...

Systematic Sampling: What It Is, Pros and Cons

Systematic sampling is straightforward and low risk, offering better control. However, it may introduce sampling errors and ...
BMJ

Understanding preferences for self-sampling in a national cervical screening programme: a protocol for a discrete choice experiment

Introduction The National Health Service Cervical Screening Programme (NHSCSP) currently involves a healthcare professional collecting a cervical sample in a healthcare setting. This method of ...
IEEE

Qualitative Forest Inventory in Eucalyptus Plantations Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, Multispectral Sensors, and Deep Learning

Abstract: Forest inventory is an important activity for planning and decision-making in forest management. It is usually carried out in the field using different sampling methods and processes, which ...
C&EN

Toward an Event-Based and Quality-Assured Air Sampling: A Portable System for Sensing and Sampling Volatile Organic Compounds

Creative Commons (CC): This is a Creative Commons license. Attribution (BY): Credit must be given to the creator. Sensors for monitoring volatile organic compounds are commonly employed for air ...
IEEE

Time-Symmetric Sampling to Eliminate Pulse-Width-Modulation Delay in Digital Controlled Three-Phase Inverter

Abstract: In this article, a time-symmetric sampling method is proposed to eliminate the pulse-width-modulation (PWM) delay in digital PWM (DPWM) inverters. To attain this objective, an analysis of ...
chromatographyonline

Microplastics in Wastewater and Sludge: Challenges in Sampling, Detection, and Standardization

LCGC International spoke to Damià Barceló at the University of Almeria to explore the technical and methodological barriers to microplastic analysis in complex environmental matrices. Microplastic ...
Frontiers

A novel method for precise endoscopic sampling of duodenal microbiota

1 Wuxi hospital Affiliated to Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Wuxi, China 2 Affiliated Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, ...
AgWeb

Soil Analysis for Farming: How to Collect a Soil Sample and Interpret Results

Agricultural soil testing is critical to determining soil’s nutrient concentration and variability across your fields. It is ideal to test your fields’ soil at least every two to three years to inform ...
Frontiers

A noteworthy issue: microbiome data variation depending on sampling methods in skin microecology studies in acne vulgaris patients

Introduction: Skin microecology significantly affects health, with the microbiome being a complex community of microorganisms. Different niche preferences of microorganisms raise concerns about the ...
Association for Psychological Science

Real-Time Research: How the Experience Sampling Method Is Changing Psychology

How do you design a study that captures human experience as it unfolds in real time? In this episode, Under the Cortex explores the Experience Sampling Method (ESM), a powerful approach for studying ...