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Enhancing Veterinary Education Through a Novel Animal Welfare and Behavior Course at a New Veterinary University. 一所新型兽医大学开设动物福利与行为课程,加强兽医教育。
IF 1.1 3区 农林科学
Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-14 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0108
Elena T Contreras, Raphael Vanderstichel
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First-Year Veterinary Student Perspectives from One Institution on Elements Contributing to Career Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Analysis from 2016 through 2023 Including Pre- and Post-COVID Comparisons. 一所大学一年级兽医学生对职业满意度因素的看法:2016年至2023年的纵向分析,包括covid前后的比较。
IF 1.1 3区 农林科学
Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0130
Rodney S Bagley, Amelia Mindthoff
{"title":"First-Year Veterinary Student Perspectives from One Institution on Elements Contributing to Career Satisfaction: A Longitudinal Analysis from 2016 through 2023 Including Pre- and Post-COVID Comparisons.","authors":"Rodney S Bagley, Amelia Mindthoff","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0130","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0130","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To determine individual student viewpoints on elements important for career satisfaction in our institution, we directly surveyed first-semester veterinary students and collated their responses. For this study, we asked first-year veterinary students in the initial (Fall) semester of their curriculum to identify elements of veterinary employment that they view as important to their career satisfaction in a veterinary job. Using a Qualtrics survey instrument of directed questioning, students rated designated future career elements from \"Not important\" to \"Very important\". Students were surveyed at the start of Fall of 2016 (Class of 2020) through Fall of 2023 (Class of 2027) and responses were compared between classes (years) to determine early-career veterinary student perspectives over time. The (null) hypothesis was that there would be no statistically significant change in the relative importance of these elements over the study period. This hypothesis was accepted for some items (no change in rating over time examples: \"Feeling pride in my work\", \"Being competent in my skills\", and \"A safe work environment\") and rejected for other items (change in rating over time examples: \"Salary\", \"Having my weekends free\", \"Having a four-day work week\", \"Flexible work hours\", and \"Adequate staffing\"). Comparative results suggest that relative ratings of importance have increased with elements such as salary, personal time-related activities, and staffing levels. These results, especially if representative of the global veterinary student population, may influence both formal and informal educational discussions relative to career success topics throughout the curriculum as these students are preparing to enter the veterinary profession.</p>","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240130"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408368","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Integrating Climate Change into Competency-Based Veterinary Education. 将气候变化纳入基于能力的兽医教育。
IF 1.1 3区 农林科学
Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0102
Colleen Duncan, Amanda Berrian, William E Sander
{"title":"Integrating Climate Change into Competency-Based Veterinary Education.","authors":"Colleen Duncan, Amanda Berrian, William E Sander","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0102","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is an urgent need for the expansion of climate change education for all health professionals, including veterinarians. Recognizing this, the American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges released a position statement in 2023 urging the incorporation of climate change education into veterinary curriculums. However, there are currently no guidelines on how to implement this. Here we propose an educational framework, developed through a review of the literature and expert input, upon which to build veterinary-specific climate content. The framework includes four complementary domains: animal health management, resilient veterinary systems, mitigation of veterinary-related climate hazards, and broad community engagement on climate change. These domains are connected by two important threads, foundational knowledge and continuous learning, that highlight the dynamic nature of climate science and current and anticipated health impacts. The framework aims to serve as a starting point for developing, and sharing, climate change educational resources in veterinary medicine.</p>","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240102"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408609","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Themes from Veterinary Student Evaluations of Teaching Before and After Final Exams: Classroom Climate, Achievement Striving, Goal Attainment, and Operational Deliverables. 兽医学生期末考试前后教学评估的主题:课堂气氛、成就追求、目标达成和操作成果。
IF 1.1 3区 农林科学
Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0063
Misty R Bailey, Dianne Mawby, India F Lane
{"title":"Themes from Veterinary Student Evaluations of Teaching Before and After Final Exams: Classroom Climate, Achievement Striving, Goal Attainment, and Operational Deliverables.","authors":"Misty R Bailey, Dianne Mawby, India F Lane","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0063","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Comments requested on student evaluation of teaching (SET) forms are intended to help instructors identify strengths and weaknesses in their teaching methods. However, low SET completion rates limit their usefulness. Standard practice in US higher education is that students complete SETs before their final examination period due to concerns about negative effects of the exam and grade. Toward increasing completion rates, we altered the standard availability window and examined how completion of SETs after final exams affected the themes and sentiment in comments. Students were randomly assigned to before finals and after finals groups. Comments were coded and qualitative data transformed into frequencies. Three themes emerged: <i>classroom climate</i>, <i>achievement striving and goal attainment</i>, and <i>operational deliverables</i>. Students focused most on how instructors promoted or detracted from their understanding and retention, clarity of assessments, and teaching aid effectivity. They also frequently noted their appreciation and perceptions of whether instructors enjoyed teaching. Students praised instructors' engagement as speakers and perceived dedication and effort. When students were critical, they focused most on grades, quantity of material, pace, and the curriculum. Before final exams, students commented more on the instructor's personality, clinical applicability of content, teaching aid effectivity, and pace; after final exams, they focused more on assessments. However, comments were largely commendable rather than critical, regardless of when SETs were completed. Contrasting some faculty perceptions that SETs are used to express anger, most students in this study expressed gratitude toward instructors for assisting them in achieving their goal of becoming a veterinarian.</p>","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240063"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Predictors of Psychological Well-being among Veterinary Medical Students in Clinical Training. 兽医临床实习学生心理健康状况的预测因素。
IF 1.1 3区 农林科学
Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0120
Adryanna S Drake, McArthur Hafen, Ronnie G Elmore
{"title":"Predictors of Psychological Well-being among Veterinary Medical Students in Clinical Training.","authors":"Adryanna S Drake, McArthur Hafen, Ronnie G Elmore","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0120","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0120","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The psychological well-being of veterinary medical students in clinical training was the focus of this investigation. Psychological well-being was evaluated in six subscales: personal growth, purpose in life, positive relationships with others, self-acceptance, environmental mastery, and autonomy. Comparisons between pre-clinical and clinical veterinary medical students identified that both groups experienced moderate to high levels of psychological well-being. Clinical students were more likely to endorse stress associated with financial concerns, school/life balance, heavy workload, unclear expectations, and relationship conflict than pre-clinical students. Additionally, clinical students experienced a lower sense of environmental mastery when compared to pre-clinical peers. Increased number of daily meals (more than 2), frequency of significant other and faculty mentor support, and fewer comparisons with peers predicted elevated well-being among clinical students. This accounted for 34% of the variance in psychological well-being of clinical students. These findings were discussed considering potential interventions to support clinical student psychological well-being.</p>","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240120"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143449248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Development of a Workplace Training for Veterinary Hospital Technicians and Assistants Following the ADDIE Model. 按照ADDIE模式发展兽医医院技术人员和助理的工作场所培训。
IF 1.1 3区 农林科学
Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0098
Tiffany Shin, Kobi Derks, Stefanie LaJuett, Anna McClour
{"title":"Development of a Workplace Training for Veterinary Hospital Technicians and Assistants Following the ADDIE Model.","authors":"Tiffany Shin, Kobi Derks, Stefanie LaJuett, Anna McClour","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0098","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0098","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Workplace training gaps for new technicians and staff throughout the veterinary medical education community leave many feeling unsupported and result in challenges with retention, satisfaction, and confidence. Three registered veterinary lead technicians [VLT] teamed up with an instructional developer to design, develop, and implement a blended learning training to meet these needs. Strategies involved a blend of instructional tools, including a learning management system (Moodle) and corresponding workbooks all tied together through use of the instructional design model, ADDIE. The ADDIE Model is an instructional design process widely utilized in multiple fields to develop effective learning content: A = Analyze, D = Design, D = Develop, I = Implement, E = Evaluation. Preliminary data indicate positive outcomes for both trainees and VLTs while we wait on long-term retention tracking.</p>","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240098"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143414557","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Implementing Online Training for 'Animal Disease Detectives' in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Focus Group Study. 在亚太地区实施“动物疾病侦探”在线培训:焦点小组研究。
IF 1.1 3区 农林科学
Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0060
Annette Burgess, Harish Tiwari, Alexandra Green, Jenny-Ann Toribio, Meg Vost, Naomi Cogger, Charles Caraguel, Anke Wiethoelter, Navneet Dhand
{"title":"Implementing Online Training for 'Animal Disease Detectives' in the Asia-Pacific Region: A Focus Group Study.","authors":"Annette Burgess, Harish Tiwari, Alexandra Green, Jenny-Ann Toribio, Meg Vost, Naomi Cogger, Charles Caraguel, Anke Wiethoelter, Navneet Dhand","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0060","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is an identified need to strengthen the field epidemiology workforce training in the Asia Pacific region. In response, the Asia Pacific Consortium of Veterinary Epidemiology (APCOVE) developed an online training program consisting of 36 modules delivered asynchronously and synchronously across 6 months in 2022. We sought to explore the effectiveness of the program based on participant perception and knowledge acquisition. All participants (<i>n</i> = 139) were invited to participate in focus groups. Framework analysis was conducted using Biggs' 3P model as a conceptual framework. In total, 93/139 (67%) trainees completed all competencies (36 modules) and 74/139 (53%) trainees participated in one of 12 focus groups. Participants were from the Philippines (<i>n</i> = 28), Indonesia (<i>n</i> = 18), Vietnam (<i>n</i> = 16), Cambodia (<i>n</i> = 3), Papua New Guinea (<i>n</i> = 3), Laos (<i>n</i> = 3), and Timor-Leste (<i>n</i> = 3). They valued the interactivity of the modules, including online tools, calculators, and knowledge checks. Module content, including case scenarios, was relevant to the region and applicable to participants' workplaces. Suggestions for improvement included incorporating local face-to-face sessions to complement the online delivery. The median score for the end-of-competency assessment tasks ranged from 42.5 to 45 (out of 50), and the APCOVE online training program provided an effective and scalable framework to ensure access to up-to-date training resources across the Asia-Pacific region. To improve module access and increase engagement, asynchronous online modules are now available and downloadable in six languages. The provision of face-to-face sessions to complement asynchronous online delivery, and engagement from country partners as mentors, will increase effectiveness and sustainability.</p>","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240060"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408427","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Who Are More Competent in Food Safety: Veterinary Medicine or Food Hygiene Students? 谁更擅长食品安全:兽医专业还是食品卫生专业?
IF 1.1 3区 农林科学
Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0049
Mohammad Yazdani, Mohammad Mohsenzadeh, Mohammadreza Rezaeigolestani
{"title":"Who Are More Competent in Food Safety: Veterinary Medicine or Food Hygiene Students?","authors":"Mohammad Yazdani, Mohammad Mohsenzadeh, Mohammadreza Rezaeigolestani","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0049","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0049","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In response to the decreasing number of veterinary medicine graduates interested in working in the food sector and public health, the competency of students from a food safety-related university major-named \"Food Hygiene\" (FH) for taking the responsibilities of a veterinarian in the field of hygienic food production-was assessed in the present study. In this regard, a cross-sectional study was conducted in 2022 at Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran to evaluate the food safety knowledge (K), attitude (A), and practice (P) among the students from FH (<i>n</i> = 73), veterinary medicine (vet, <i>n</i> = 28), and other majors (<i>n</i> = 40). Results showed that FH and vet respondents demonstrated comparable food safety knowledge (∼58%), attitude (68.8%-74-8%) and practice (71.3%-76.4%) scores. Moreover, based on the detailed responses, the FH participants could satisfactorily respond to the questions regarding the safe production, preservation, and handling of foods of animal origin. In conclusion, our findings reveal the potential capability of an FH graduate to handle the tasks of public health veterinarians, particularly in the field of primary production hygiene of animal-based foods. Moreover, based on our findings, it is recommended that additional specific courses related to the production, processing, and hygiene of nonanimal food products be added to the FH program.</p>","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240049"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143449254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Development and Validation of a Bovine Coccygeal Venipuncture Model and Rubric. 牛尾骨静脉穿刺模型及细则的建立与验证。
IF 1.1 3区 农林科学
Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0111
Natalie Trantham, Christopher Kelly, Julie A Hunt, Hannah Bonnema, Sarah Stephens, Lynda Mj Miller
{"title":"Development and Validation of a Bovine Coccygeal Venipuncture Model and Rubric.","authors":"Natalie Trantham, Christopher Kelly, Julie A Hunt, Hannah Bonnema, Sarah Stephens, Lynda Mj Miller","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0111","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Diagnostic sample collection, including venipuncture, is critical to diagnosing and treating cattle. Clinical skills models permit learners to practice a skill and improve their competency before performing the skill on a live animal; however, relatively few bovine models exist. This study aimed to develop and validate a bovine coccygeal venipuncture model and rubric for teaching and assessing veterinary students using a validation framework consisting of content evidence, internal structure evidence, and relationship with other variables evidence. Veterinary students (<i>n</i> = 38) and experienced veterinarians (<i>n</i> = 12) performed venipuncture on the model while being video recorded. Recordings were scored blindly using a six-item rubric and a global rating score. Time to perform the task and total number of needle sticks were recorded. Veterinarians reported that the model was suitably realistic for students to learn to perform the task (<i>content evidence</i>). Rubric scores had acceptable reliability (<i>a</i> = .783, <i>internal structure evidence</i>). Veterinarians received higher rubric scores and used fewer needle sticks to complete the task (<i>p</i> = .033 and .047, <i>relationship with other variables evidence-level of training</i>). Students' survey responses were very positive. The evidence collected in this study supported validation of the model and rubric. The use of validated models and rubrics allows educators to teach and assess skills reliably, and the model allowed students to practice the skill repetitively, reducing the use of live animals. Additional studies would be necessary to evaluate the model for use in teaching veterinary technicians, extension agents, and livestock producers to perform this task.</p>","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240111"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408258","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Achievement Goal Orientation and Curricular Engagement in Veterinary Students. 兽医学生的成就、目标导向与课程参与。
IF 1.1 3区 农林科学
Journal of veterinary medical education Pub Date : 2025-02-13 DOI: 10.3138/jvme-2024-0054
Jennifer A Neel, Mari-Wells Hedgpeth, Elizabeth Armitage-Chan
{"title":"Achievement Goal Orientation and Curricular Engagement in Veterinary Students.","authors":"Jennifer A Neel, Mari-Wells Hedgpeth, Elizabeth Armitage-Chan","doi":"10.3138/jvme-2024-0054","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3138/jvme-2024-0054","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Achievement goal orientation (AGO) defines student motivation and whether they are driven by learning and competence (mastery orientation) or performance markers, such as grades (performance orientation). Competency-based veterinary education aligns with a mastery orientation, particularly when students are assessed on the basis of achieving competence, rather than using grades. This study uses a mixed-methods approach to report the AGO of veterinary students and evaluate their responses to educational challenges, describe how they maintain motivation, and explore their perceptions of grades using AGO as a theoretical framework. Most students are more strongly mastery oriented but also typically have moderate to strong performance goal orientation. Focus group analysis shows evidence of both orientations in students' behaviours, regardless of their predominant orientation, and these behaviours are, at times, conflicting. Curricular overload is viewed as a significant educational challenge, exacerbating performance avoidance behaviors (e.g., procrastination). Students profess to enjoy educational challenge but are adept at constructing narratives around why some challenges are not considered fair or legitimate, which may suggest false mastery mindset. They also tend to state preferences for pass/fail grading but have complex feelings about grades, and some desire objective feedback on performance relative to peers. In the absence of objective feedback, students leverage a variety of methods (both mastery- and performance-oriented) to maintain motivation and achieve comparisons with peers. Withdrawal of objective measures such as grades, grade point average, and class rank would need to be carefully coupled with sufficient feedback and support for students who may rely on these as motivators.</p>","PeriodicalId":17575,"journal":{"name":"Journal of veterinary medical education","volume":" ","pages":"e20240054"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-02-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143408235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"农林科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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