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Exploring research publication trends on clove oil as an antibacterial using bibliometric analysis with VOSviewer based on Scopus database 使用基于 Scopus 数据库的 VOSviewer 进行文献计量分析，探索丁香油作为抗菌剂的研究发表趋势

Science Talks Pub Date : 2024-06-13 DOI: 10.1016/j.sctalk.2024.100376

Kalya Dinda Az-Zahra, Debora Engelien Christa Jaya, Xenna Mutiara, Heri Septya Kusuma

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Sensory research and Temporal Descriptive Methods: Where is this relationship going? 感官研究与时间描述方法：这种关系将何去何从？

Science Talks Pub Date : 2024-06-10 DOI: 10.1016/j.sctalk.2024.100375

M.V. Galmarini , M. Visalli

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Alternative drinks: Understanding perceptions of a novel drink category using open-ended surveys in simulated drinking contexts 另类饮料：在模拟饮酒环境中使用开放式调查了解对新型饮料类别的看法

Science Talks Pub Date : 2024-06-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.sctalk.2024.100372

Leah M. Hamilton , Julien Delarue

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Misspecified Cramér-Rao bound for Terahertz automotive radar range estimation 太赫兹汽车雷达测距估算的克拉梅尔-拉奥（Cramér-Rao）误差约束

Science Talks Pub Date : 2024-06-03 DOI: 10.1016/j.sctalk.2024.100373

Moshe Levy-Israel, Joseph Tabrikian, Igal Bilik

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Assessment of individual and population-based sampling for detection of Influenza A virus RNA in breeding swine herds 在种猪群中检测甲型流感病毒 RNA 的个体和群体采样评估

Science Talks Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.sctalk.2024.100362

D.C.A. Moraes , P.C. Gauger , O.H. Osemeke , I.F. Machado , G.A. Cezar , R.C. Paiva , M. Mil-Homens , M.N. Almeida , A. Ramirez , G.S. Silva , D.C.L. Linhares

{"title":"Assessment of individual and population-based sampling for detection of Influenza A virus RNA in breeding swine herds","authors":"D.C.A. Moraes , P.C. Gauger , O.H. Osemeke , I.F. Machado , G.A. Cezar , R.C. Paiva , M. Mil-Homens , M.N. Almeida , A. Ramirez , G.S. Silva , D.C.L. Linhares","doi":"10.1016/j.sctalk.2024.100362","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.sctalk.2024.100362","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>This study compared the probability of influenza A virus (IAV) ribonucleic acid (RNA) detection between selected individual and population-based samples in breeding herds. A 3500-sow breeding herd was sampled for matched sets (<em>n</em> = 57) of family oral fluids (FOF), udder wipes, sow nasal wipes, individual piglet nasal wipes, and drinker wipes and tested by reverse transcription real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-rtPCR) for IAV RNA detection. Overall, 57.9% (33/57) of FOF samples, 49.1% (28/57) of udder wipes, 28.1% (16/57) of sow nasal wipes, 15.8% (9/57) of drinker wipes and 66.6% (38/57) of the individual piglet nasal wipes tested positive for IAV RNA. FOF had a kappa value of 0.81, a near-perfect agreement compared to individual piglet nasal wipes. Udder wipes revealed a kappa value of 0.65, a substantial agreement with individual piglet nasal wipes. The other sample types had a fair agreement with individual piglet nasal wipes (kappa values <0.28). These results validate FOF as an efficient alternative population-based sample type for IAV surveillance in the breeding herd. The proportion of positive piglets within litter by room A had 91% positivity (20/22), room B had 70% (17/24), and room C had 9% (1/11) positivity. The findings also highlight the importance of testing different farrowing rooms in the same breeding herd to strengthen IAV surveillance.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101148,"journal":{"name":"Science Talks","volume":"10 ","pages":"Article 100362"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772569324000707/pdfft?md5=2337efe968250bfc5a91e56f8b23c71f&pid=1-s2.0-S2772569324000707-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141052648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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A novel extension of FixMatch using uncertainty for semi-supervised audio classification 利用不确定性对 FixMatch 进行新的扩展，用于半监督音频分类

Science Talks Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.sctalk.2024.100364

Sascha Grollmisch , Estefanía Cano , Hanna Lukashevich , Jakob Abeßer

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Global health risks due to the COVID-19 epidemic by Gaidai reliability method 用盖台可靠性方法计算 COVID-19 流行病造成的全球健康风险

Science Talks Pub Date : 2024-06-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.sctalk.2024.100366

Oleg Gaidai

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Digital rupee: Benefits and risks 数字卢比：益处与风险

Science Talks Pub Date : 2024-05-31 DOI: 10.1016/j.sctalk.2024.100371

Sanskriti, Shahrukh Saleem

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A bibliometric study of published article on electrodialysis utilizing the Scopus database (1993–2023) 利用 Scopus 数据库对已发表的电渗析文章进行文献计量研究（1993-2023 年）

Science Talks Pub Date : 2024-05-29 DOI: 10.1016/j.sctalk.2024.100370

Nabella, Kania Ludia Ikawati, Debora Engelien Christa Jaya, Risma Atiqotun Nida, Heri Septya Kusuma

{"title":"A bibliometric study of published article on electrodialysis utilizing the Scopus database (1993–2023)","authors":"Nabella, Kania Ludia Ikawati, Debora Engelien Christa Jaya, Risma Atiqotun Nida, Heri Septya Kusuma","doi":"10.1016/j.sctalk.2024.100370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sctalk.2024.100370","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The development of membrane separation in industrial currently widely utilized, especially for electrodialysis membrane. Electrodialysis is becoming increasingly popular since it is an electrically driven membrane technology that mainly uses an ion exchange process. In this study, research trends of electrodialysis worldwide is presented, using a bibliometric study of publications from 1993 to 2023. The Scopus database found 1642 publications related to electrodialysis. The paper identifies several aspects of research assessment based on bibliometric analysis, including the trend, the most influential country, co-authorship, keyword term, publication metrics by Scimago Journal & Country Rank (SJR), and a comparison of each university using QS World University Rankings. China is the most prolific contributor in this area, with 439 publications. With 158 publications overall, 2022 has also shown the greatest number of electrodialysis publications. The two universities with the most publications are Université Laval in Canada and the University of Science and Technology of China, each with 66. Based on their QS World University Rankings performance assessment, both of them are suggested for advanced study, notably in the field of electrodialysis research. As a result, it is predicted that these bibliometrics will be useful for future advancements in the study of electrodialysis.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":101148,"journal":{"name":"Science Talks","volume":"11 ","pages":"Article 100370"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772569324000781/pdfft?md5=abaf82087906bd56cdd4cceee27f22a2&pid=1-s2.0-S2772569324000781-main.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141303641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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The missing link in consumer liking: How category labels prime expectations and influence product perception 消费者喜好中缺失的一环：品类标签如何激发期望并影响产品认知

Science Talks Pub Date : 2024-05-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.sctalk.2024.100368

Jane Jun-Xin Ong, Julien Delarue

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