Will the 2026 midterms be a ‘blue wave’? Here’s what to watch as polling ramps up

Despite its flaws and shortcomings, polling remains the primary prism through which journalists, pundits and the public at ...

Environmental sampling finds more poultry viruses than bird swabs in live markets

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have found that viruses circulating in live poultry markets can be detected more ...

Simple vs. Stratified Random Sampling: Key Differences Explained

Learn the distinctions between simple and stratified random sampling. Understand how researchers use these methods to accurately represent data populations.
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Duke-NUS scientists identify more effective way to detect poultry viruses in live markets

Scientists at Duke-NUS Medical School have found that viruses circulating in live poultry markets can be detected more effectively by sampling the surrounding environment than by testing individual ...

'Mismatched' plant water isotopes vanish with better sampling: Study points to better drought forecasts

For decades, scientists have relied on a chemical fingerprint inside water molecules to determine where plants get their moisture. The method shaped our understanding of drought resilience, ...
The Manila Times

Foremost Clean Energy Reports Results of its Historic Core Sampling Program at its Jean Lake Property

Sampling of Previously Unassayed 2023 Intervals Expands Understanding Of Gold Distribution Along The Valkyrie And Midas ...
IEEE

An Efficient Bayesian Inference for Geo-Electromagnetic Data Inversion Based on Surrogate Modeling With Adaptive Sampling DNN

Abstract: The conventional geo-electromagnetic data inversions are mostly based on gradient optimization methods. However, this type of method can only provide a single “optimal” inverse model under ...
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 ...
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 ...
Cochrane

How accurate are different types of sample collection for diagnosing COVID-19 infection?

• When used with RT-PCR tests (a molecular test that detects genetic material in COVID-19 using a technique called reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction), self-collected gargle and deep ...