Impact and Cost-Effectiveness of Point-Of-Care CD4 Testing on the HIV Epidemic in South Africa. by Alastair Heffernan, Ella Barber, Ranjeeta Thomas, Christophe Fraser, Michael Pickles, Anne Cori

“…We estimated that POC CD4 testing introduced in the current South African care context can prevent 1.7% (95% CI: 0.4% - 4.3%) of new HIV infections over 1 year. …”
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Stochastic simulation to optimize rice breeding at IRRI by Fallou Seck, Fallou Seck, Parthiban Thathapalli Prakash, Giovanny Covarrubias-Pazaran, Tala Gueye, Ibrahima Diédhiou, Sankalp Bhosale, Suresh Kadaru, Jérôme Bartholomé, Jérôme Bartholomé, Jérôme Bartholomé

“…Specifically, it resulted in a 22%, 24%, and 27% increase over the current scheme in the zero, intermediate, and high genotype-by-environment interaction (GEI) contexts, respectively. …”
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Comparison of the indirect immunofluorescence assay and a commercial ELISA to detect KSHV antibodies by Valentin Leducq, Léa Ben Said, Sophie Sayon, Vincent Calvez, Anne-Geneviève Marcelin, Aude Jary

“…The current gold-standard method, the indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA), has a very good specificity of close to 100%, but a lower sensitivity of around 80–85%, which decreases to 64–67% in immunocompromised patients. …”
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Incomplete epidemiological transition in Kazakhstan: changes in the structure of life expectancy and causes of death by А. Алдангаркызы, М. Денисенко

“… This article examines Kazakhstan's epidemiological transition, focusing on shifts in mortality patterns and life expectancy within the context of socioeconomic and demographic influences. …”
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Participant perceptions of Range Rider Programs operating to mitigate wolf–livestock conflicts in the western United States by Molly Parks, Terry Messmer

“…We conducted semistructured phone and personal interviews with 51 participants from 17 RRPs in Montana, Oregon, and Washington during January to April 2014 and October 2014 to January 2015 to develop a typology of NRM RRPs and assess participant perceptions of current programs. Although the RRPs we studied varied in context, program focus, and scale, they shared similar organizational components that included a sponsor; collaboration among several organizations; a funding mechanism; a structure that included a supervisor, the landowner(s), and the range rider(s); and a mechanism for stakeholder feedback. …”
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The association between type 2 diabetes and asthma incidence: a longitudinal analysis considering genetic susceptibility by Fei Chen, Ying Yang, Liping Yu, Lulu Song, Cong Zhang, Yifan He, Lili Wu, Wanlu Ma, Bo Zhang

“…After adjusting for age, sex, current smoking status, and other confounding variables, T2D was significantly associated with an increased risk of developing asthma (Hazard Ratios [HR] 1.16, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06–1.26). …”
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Using Legume-Enriched Cover Crops to Improve Grape Yield and Quality in Hillside Vineyards by Oriana Silvestroni, Edoardo Dottori, Luca Pallotti, Tania Lattanzi, Rodolfo Santilocchi, Vania Lanari

“…Natural covering (NATC) has spread on hillside vineyards of central Italy as a replacement for tillage to reduce soil erosion, although it increased nitrogen and water needs. Therefore, in the current context of global warming, using cover crops (CCs) that require less water and provide nitrogen becomes crucial. …”
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Universal multilayer network embedding reveals a causal link between GABA neurotransmitter and cancer by Léo Pio-Lopez, Michael Levin

“…Abstract Background The volume and complexity of biological data have significantly increased in recent years, often represented as network models continue to increase at a rapid pace. …”
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Effects of auditory training on children with developmental language disorder: a systematic review by Wenxin Hu, Jialin Zhang, Tao Chen, Yuying Sun

“…Compared to controls across five studies, AT did not significantly increase language abilities (expressive, receptive and total). …”
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UAV Real-Time Target Detection and Tracking Algorithm Based on Improved KCF and YOLOv5s_MSES by Shihai Cao, Ting Wang, Tao Li, Shumin Fei

“…Secondly, to address boundary effects caused by fast maneuvering, a spatio-temporal search strategy is presented, utilizing spatial context from the target region in the current frame and temporal information from preceding frames. …”
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Optimizing Decision Making on Business Processes Using a Combination of Process Mining, Job Shop, and Multivariate Resource Clustering by Hanung Nindito Prasetyo, Riyanarto Sarno, Dedy Rahman Wijaya, Raden Budiraharjo, Indra Waspada, Kelly Rossa Sungkono, Abdullah Faqih Septiyanto

“…The large scale and complexity of business processes pose a challenge in improving the quality of process model because the effectiveness of time and the efficiency of existing resources are the biggest challenges. In the context of optimizing business processes with a process mining approach, most current process models are optimized with a trace clustering approach to explore the model and to perform analysis on the resulting process model. …”
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Credit Scoring on Cash Flow Table with Machine Learning: XGBoost Approach by Güner Altan, Server Demirci

“…In a group of companies, no matter how good a rating one company has in regard to its status within the parent company, if the other companies have low ratings, this may affect and reduce the consolidated rating. In this context, the current study focuses on groups of companies. …”
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Role of Vitamin D in the Pathogenesis of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Literature Review by Anatoly I. Khavkin, Andrew V. Nalyotov, Dmitry I. Masyuta, Ravil F. Makhmutov

“…This article presents current data on the vitamin D effect on the intestinal mucosa barrier function, on the immune system and on the intestinal microbiota in the context of inflammatory bowel diseases pathogenesis.…”
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MENTORING AND TRAINING OF UNIVERSITY TEACHING STAFF by Alexandrina Mihaela POPESCU, Andreea Aurora Maria BUGA

“…The transition to an academic career represents a critical stage in the professional development of young teaching staff, characterized by complex challenges that require specialized support and professional guidance. In the current context of higher education, marked by structural transformations and increasing pressures, mentoring must be viewed as a fundamental necessity for ensuring the success and retention of new members of the university teaching staff. …”
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Addressing the Challenges in Protecting Child Victims of Sexual Violence within Non-Formal Education Institutions by Dani Krisnawati, Ria Restu Wikansari

“…In recent years, violence against women and children has markedly increased in the Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. …”
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Currency and Financial Crisis: A Review Study of Prediction Models and Crisis Management Strategies by Haitham Assi Kareem, Idress Mohammed Husien

“…This review article summarizes current research from 2019 to 2024 with an emphasis on the kinds of datasets, timeframes, and models used. …”
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Company Specific Determinants of Adopting Internal Carbon Pricing As Carbon Management Strategy by R. Desai, A. Raval, N. Baser, D. Saraf

“…Further, the results also depict that even though the number of firms using ICP has increased, the current mean adoption rate is only 23%. …”
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AI-enhanced chatbot for improving healthcare usability and accessibility for older adults by Abdulrahman Khamaj

“…Thus, the iterative approach based on direct user feedback in the context of the current work allowed for the overcoming of such drawbacks and the provision of the target population of older adults with the needed healthcare services.…”
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Social learning leads to inflexible strategy use in children across three societies by Wilson Vieira, Sarah Pope-Caldwell, Ardain Dzabatou, Luke Maurits, Marie Padberg, Daniel Haun

“…The present study provides important insights on the influence of eco-cultural contexts on the development of adaptive problem-solving, and the impact of social learning on children’s elective flexibility.…”
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CHINESE MOBILE PAYMENT LANDSCAPE: A STIMULUS ORGANISM RESPONSE MODEL EXAMINING PERCEIVED VALUE, SATISFACTION, AND INFLUENCES ON CUSTOMERS' WILLINGNESS ON THIS TECHNOLOGY by Shulan Chen, Singha Chaveesuk, Wornchanok Chaiyasoonthorn

“…Perceived value and satisfaction have positive and significant impact on willingness to use. The current study with significant findings contributed to fill the gap in the context of China region because only a few studies leveraged the SOR theory to explore mobile payment. …”
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