The Association of High COVID-19 Cases and Mortality with Anomalous High Surface Ozone Concentration in Moscow City in Summer 2021 by E. V. Stepanov, V. V. Andreev, D. V. Chuprov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The observed noticeable relationship may be due to the combined pathological effect of high concentrations of ozone and the SARS-CoV-2 on the respiratory and circulatory organs, which can lead to both easier transmission of infection and a more severe course of the disease with increased mortality.…”
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An Overview of Application of Machine Learning Models in Urban Flood Simulation and Forecasting by CHEN Zeming, FANG Xuhong, LI Jiaye, WANG Mengyao, CHEN Aifang, YIN Ling

“…Additionally, this paper also focused on the research on urban flood simulation and forecasting models based on machine learning algorithms published in the recent five years, summarized the technical processes for urban flood simulation and forecasting models based on machine learning algorithms, and proposed several current technological bottlenecks and potential solutions. …”
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Accurate identification of oxygen desaturation status in COPD by using classifier ensemble. by Yue-Fang Wu, Xin Shu, Shiqi Wang, Xiaojun Xu, Pei-Li Sun

“…In the proposed method, five different features of each data point from the time series of SpO2 and pulse are extracted and then combined to form the discriminative feature of the corresponding data point; then, multiple base classifiers with different balanced training subsets are trained and then integrated by using AdaBoost Algorithm. …”
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Revealing the status of Orbicella: Main reef-builder of Morrocoy National Park and Cuare Wildlife Refuge, Venezuela, Southern Caribbean. by Anaurora Yranzo-Duque, Ana Teresa Herrera-Reveles, Estrella Villamizar, Francoise Cabada-Blanco, Jeannette Pérez-Benítez, Hazael Boadas, José G Rodríguez Quintal, Carlos Pereira, Samuel Narciso, Freddy A Bustillos

“…Between 2018-2020, 16 reefs in five sectors were surveyed using the Atlantic and Gulf Rapid Reef Assessment Protocol. …”
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SHORT-TERM EQUITY TRADING PRACTICES OF INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS: EVIDENCE FROM PROPERTY-CASUALTY INSURERS IN THE UNITED STATES by Jin Park, Tim Query

“…However, in terms of the mean size of transactions, the average investment in preferred stock ranges from four to five times larger than that of common stocks during the period of interest in this study. …”
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Evaluation of Randomised Controlled Trials Published in Indian Specialty Dental Journals for Statistical Testing of Baseline Differences: A Meta-Epidemiological Study by Mahesh R. Khairnar, PG Naveen Kumar, Ananta Kusumakar, Zainab Akram, Harloveen Sabharwal, Sachin Jadhav

“…A literature search was limited to the time duration of five years from 2017 to 2021. Results: The authors analysed 326 RCTs. …”
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The Effects of Inventory Control on Construction Companies: A Case Study of Kavuma Investments Limited. by Atwongyeire, Pleasure

“…The main issues covered are demographics of the respondents and data presentation in terms of tables and charts to address the objectives of the study. Chapter five provided the discussion of the findings from chapter four, and it also gives the conclusions and recommendations of the study based on the objective of the study.…”
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Exploring Undergraduate Research Projects Success Factors in Muni University, Uganda by Nicholas, Nkamwesiga, Phelix, Businge Mbabazi, Ritah, Nafuna

“…The participants were selected using the purposive sampling technique since they belonged to the section of the students’ population that had undergone the execution of the URPs. SPSS-v.21 program was used to determine the reliability of the research instrument and analyse the collected data using the frequencies, percentages and median of the parameters that formed the constructs of the study. …”
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The algorythm of viral hepatites B and C diagnostics and treatment by N. D. Yuschuk, Ye. A. Klimova, O. O. Znoyko, G. N. Karetkina, S. L. Maximov, Yu. V. Martynov, V. S. Shukhov, K. R. Dudina, I. V. Mayev, V. T. Ivashkin, M. V. Mayevskaya, A. O. Buyeverov, Ye. A. Fedos’ina, N. A. Malyshev, N. P. Blokhina, I. G. Nikitin, A. V. Chzhao, O. I. Andreytseva, P. O. Bogomolov

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Indonesia’s Approach towards Myanmar’s Crisis: Understanding the Different Perspectives of the Democracy Process in Indonesia and Myanmar and the Role of the Military by Aswin Ariyanto Azis, Firstyarinda Valentina Indraswari, Annisa Ridhatul Khatimah, A. Qalbi Faathimah Azzahra

“…Indonesia brought the issue to the ASEAN Leaders’ Meeting on 24 April 2021, resulting in a five-point consensus. However, it demonstrated no actual progress so far. …”
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Preventing Escape of Non-Native Species from Aquaculture Facilities in Florida, Part 1: General Considerations and Regulations by Quenton M. Tuckett, Carlos V. Martinez, Jared L. Ritch, Katelyn M. Lawson, Jeffrey E. Hill

“…Written by Quenton M. Tuckett, Carlos V. Martinez, Jared L. Ritch, Katelyn M. Lawson, and Jeffrey E. …”
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OUTSOURCING OF R&D AND INNOVATION ACTIVITIES IN SMEs: EVIDENCE FROM SLOVENIA by Barbara Bradač Hojnik, Miroslav Rebernik

“…This paper examines the basic characteristics of outsourcing R&D and innovation activities in SMEs, based on a survey among Slovenian companies in the manufacturing and service industries. We tested five hypotheses. Empirical results show that one third of SMEs outsource R&D and innovation activities in different forms, and that small companies outsource these activities more often. …”
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Spider Diversity Pattern and Community Composition in the South Eastern Nigeria: An Analysis of Habitat Differences by C.D. Ezeonyejiaku, C.O. Okoye, M.C. Anaesoronye, T.C. Mogbo

“…A total of one hundred and twenty-five (125) spiders belonging to ten (10) families and comprising of thirteen (13) species were identified. …”
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Melanoma genomics – will we go beyond BRAF in clinics? by Justyna Mirek, Wiesław Bal, Magdalena Olbryt

“…However, evaluating the oncogene BRAF mutation in codon V600 is still the only companion diagnostic genomic test commonly implemented in clinics for molecularly targeted treatment of advanced melanoma. …”
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Unveiling microbial succession dynamics on different plastic surfaces using WGCNA. by Keren Davidov, Sheli Itzahri, Liat Anabel Sinberger, Matan Oren

“…We employed long-read 16S rRNA metabarcoding to profile the prokaryotic microbiome's taxonomic composition at five time points throughout the experiment. By applying Weighted Gene Co-expression Network Analysis (WGCNA) to our 16S metabarcoding data, we identified unique succession signatures for 77 bacterial genera and observed polymer-specific enrichment in 39 genera. …”
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Comprehensive review of preclinical evaluation strategies for COVID-19 vaccine candidates: assessing immunogenicity, toxicology, and safety profiles by Delaram Doroud, Mojtaba Daneshi, Fatemeh Kazemi-Lomedash, Zohre Eftekhari

“… Following the worldwide spread of Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS‑CoV‑2), there is a vital requirement for safe and effective vaccines against Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). …”
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ANALYSIS OF STUDENTS’ UNDERSTANDING OF IDIOMATIC EXPRESSIONS AND ITS USE IN THEIR ESSAY: A CASE STUDY by Dalilah Fathma, Nurlela Nurlela, Muhammad Yusuf

“…The results show that actually the 4th semester of English Department students of Universitas Sumatera Utaraare not that familiar with idioms since five of seven of them did not use idiom in their essays and six of seven of them could not pass the facets of understanding. …”
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NLO QCD predictions for t t ¯ γ $$ t\overline{t}\gamma $$ with realistic photon isolation by Daniel Stremmer, Malgorzata Worek

“…We quantify the impact of different photon-isolation prescriptions on the integrated and differential cross-section predictions for the LHC at a centre-of-mass energy of s $$ \sqrt{s} $$ = 13.6 TeV. Our state-of-the-art NLO QCD results with the fixed-cone criterion allow us to reproduce the photon-isolation prescription employed in ATLAS and CMS. …”
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CORPORATE BOARD SIZE AND CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY DISCLOSURE AMONG LISTED INDUSTRIAL GOODS COMPANIES IN NIGERIA by Jimoh IBRAHIM, Emmanuel Taiwo AINA, Olubukola Olajumoke AKANJI

“…The results indicated that board size had a positive and significant effect on CSR disclosure (coeff.= 0.0154, p-v =0.0260), suggesting that a diverse board with more expertise, qualities, and core competence can enhance monitoring and supervision, thereby improving the quality of CSR. …”
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WEATHER HAZARD CHALLENGES FOR FLYING AGRICULTURAL DRONES IN IRAQ by Saif A. Aljuhaishi, Yaseen K. Al-Timimi, Basim I. Wahab

“…The Python programming language was used to perform analyses on climate data and calculate the percentage of flight ban frequency due to weather hazards during the study period. Using ArcGIS v.10.8, maps were created of the percentage frequencies of weather hazards for each climate element, as well as for the total elements in Iraq annually and seasonally. …”
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