Optimized bio-signal reconstruction and watermarking via enhanced fractional orthogonal moments by Gaber Hassan, Khalid M. Hosny, Islam S. Fathi

“…The findings indicate that the proposed methodology exhibits significantly higher performance levels than current methodologies, with a 64.3% improvement in PSNR (reaching 147.08 dB compared to 89.74 dB in existing approaches), 89.7% reduction in MSE (0.0092 versus 0.09 average), and 84.1% decrease in bit error rate (0.25 versus 1.57) for watermarking applications. …”
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University students’ physical features- reasons, consequences, solutions by Cristiana Lucretia Pop, Viorela Popescu, Rela Ciomag, Cristina Filip, Cristina Nae

“…This study adds evidence to the limited literature investigating university students' attitudes, opinions, and contexts that contribute to a decrease in their physical potential. …”
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Assessment of Ecological City Development in Urban Settlements of East Azarbaijan Province with an Emphasis on the Theoretical Model of Sustainable Development by Hosain Nazmfar, Ali Eshghei charborj, Saeedeh Alavi

“…With the rapid increase in urban population in the world and increasing concern about the environment, the challenge of creating a livable sustainable city was a priority for city planners; the idea of the Ecology is in response to these concerns. …”
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Pearl River Delta: Scales, Times, Domains by Liang Xiong

“…It provides a substantial opportunity via visualization and spatialization to overcome the obstacle of localism among different levels of governments in the decision-making and implementation processes. It also helps to increase public awareness of, and participation in, the planning and design process, which are often lacking in the Chinese context. …”
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Family Interviews Improve Health Service Recommendations in Mortality Review Process: A Mixed‐Methods Assessment by Catherine Kothari, Fernando Ospina, Nia Evans, Cynthia Bane, Joi Presberry Dixon, Vaishali Patil, Ruth Butters, Rosemary Fournier, Susanna C. Joy, Brenda O'Rourke, Josephine Woods, Debra Lenz, Aaron L. Davies

“…Additionally, US policy leaders in maternal child health and health equity provided historical and current context for FIMR family interview funding and enabling legislation (informing the interpretation of study results and specifically referenced within the manuscript).…”
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Visual analysis of fruit harvesting machine based on CiteSpace by YANG Daorina, ZHANG Fengkui, WANG Yulong, HE Ruohong, ZHU Jikui, LI Ping

“…[Objective] In the context of the acceleration of agricultural modernization, the development of fruit harvesting machinery is of great significance for improving the production efficiency of fruit industry and reducing labor costs. …”
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Assessing carbon storage dynamics in an ecological civilization demonstration zone amid rapid urbanization: A multi-scenario study of Guizhou Province, China by Rui Chen, Xuehai Fei, Jingyu Zhu, Weiduo Chen, Haiqiang Du, Yingqian Huang, Yi Shen, Yong Zhang, Aping Niu, Peng Xu

“…The results show that Guizhou’s carbon storage increased from 3423.13 Tg to 3475.42 Tg, with forest restoration increasing it by 301.62 Tg and agricultural expansion reducing it by 218.63 Tg. …”
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Posthumanity in DeLillo’s Zero K: the rising connections between identity and technology by Alan Medeiros Casteluber, Giséle Manganelli Fernandes

“…As a result, DeLillo not only explores the intricacies of our present context, but also provides a bleak picture of what could be our posthuman future. …”
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Nuclear Power Plants as Equivalents of Hydroelectric Reservoirs and Providers of Grid Stability: The Case of the Brazilian Electrical System by Ivo Leandro Dorileo, Welson Bassi, Danilo Ferreira de Souza

“…In the current configuration of Brazil’s hydro-thermal-wind power system, hydroelectric reservoirs have progressively lost their long-term regulatory role due to inadequate planning, inefficient energy use, and reduced inflows. …”
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La competencia pragma-discursiva en las respuestas por correo electrónico a reclamaciones: una propuesta didáctica para el aula de español de los negocios by Almudena Basanta, Lieve Vangehuchten, Rebecca Van Herck

“…Despite the rise of new means of communication, in the current B2C (Business to Consumer) context, businesses opt to individually handle complaints via email, thus giving rise to a unique professional communication genre. …”
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Terrecotte votive da Taranto. Un tentativo di contestualizzazione di materiali sequestrati by Irene Managlia

“…The amount of votive terracottas yielded by ritual contexts in Magna Graecia have been increased by seized archaeological objects which have yet lost part of their informative power. …”
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Consumers’ Attitudes Towards Whole Dried Figs Attributes: A Preliminary Study in Italy by Federica Monaco, Pietro De Marinis, Guido Sali

“…This research combines qualitative and quantitative approaches to enrich the current knowledge and uncover consumers’ attitudes towards whole dried figs. …”
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THE DEMOGRAPHIC SECURITY OF RUSSIA AND ITS REGIONS: PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS by V. G. Glushkova, O. B. Khoreva

“…The relevance of the article is determined by the critical situation in the population’s mortality rate and health standards as well as by the state of things in the birth rate, marriage and family sphere in the context of threats that the demographic processes instability can bring to the Russian economy as a whole. …”
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EMERGING TRENDS IN BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTING by Mariana RADOV

“…The article highlights the importance of business and management consulting field and its current trends, especially in the context of pandemic and worldwide changes. …”
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STRENGTHENING RESILIENCE THROUGH ECONOMIC DIPLOMACY: NAVIGATING CHALLENGES IN THE ENERGY SECTOR by Cătălina BRATOSIN-VASILACHE

“…One of the key means to foster resilience is by ensuring a secure energy sector. Shaped by the current geopolitical environment, the international energy system has been fronting significant multilayered challenges that are exerting a growing influence on the energy security dynamics and economic stability. …”
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Field Observation in Mental Health Inpatient Settings: An Integrative Review and Reporting Guideline by Joy Maddigan, Ahmad M. Deeb, Kristen Romme, Chantille Isler

“…There is a need to address this gap by starting with an examination of current research that employs and reports on observation methods. …”
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Behavior and sustainability benefits of modular steel buildings by Ahed Habib, Ausamah Al Houri, Bashar Alibrahim, Maan Habib

“…Accordingly, this study aims to first perform a bibliometric analysis of current literature to identify key trends in the field, then discuss the existing findings in the literature, and finally conduct a critical sustainability assessment to place modular steel buildings within the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. …”
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Deep learning for malignant lymph node segmentation and detection: a review by Wenxia Wu, Adrien Laville, Eric Deutsch, Roger Sun

“…The discussion section extensively covers the current challenges and future trends in this field, analyzing how they might impact clinical applications. …”
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From research to reality: the need for practical guidance for inclusive teaching practices of English for Academic Purposes (EAP) in higher education by Angelos Bakogiannis

“… In a higher education (HE) landscape that is becoming increasingly internationalised and diversified, the importance of inclusive teaching practices, particularly in the context of English for Academic Purposes (EAP), is gaining growing international attention. …”
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Natural gas logistics management using multi-criteria optimisation methods by Sergey N. Lanin

“…The proposed approach can be applied both at the national and international level, which is especially relevant in the context of current geopolitical changes and sanctions risks. …”
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