Relevance of reporting leprosy related disability at the completion of multi drug therapy: A 5-year retrospective analysis of disability in persons affected by leprosy at ALERT Hos... by Bereket Abebayehu Tegene, Thomas Asfaw Atnafu

“…WHO should make some changes in the way it counts disability as the current definitions are prone to interpretation bias and lacks uniformity among various programmes and health workers. …”
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Co-benefits of resilience planning: a review of analysis tools and methods by Jennifer F. Helgeson, Azin Al Kajbaf, Juan F. Fung

“…Fung and Helgeson reviewed the literature on co-benefits with a specific focus on the definition of co-benefits, areas where co-benefits are used the most (considering the literature related to climate change), and co-benefit measurement and assessment methodologies in the context of resilience planning. The current study further explores these areas by focusing on the development of the literature on co-benefits published since 2017. …”
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Target image detection algorithm of complex road scene based on improved multi-scale adaptive feature fusion technology by Xu Zhaosheng, Liao Zhongming, Xiao Xiaoyong, Ahmad Suzana, Mat Diah Norizan, Ismail Azlan

“…This study introduces computer vision-based approaches, including colour and texture recognition, object detection, and scene context understanding using Deep Neural Networks (DNN). …”
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The science behind the lifesum app: an intervention design analysis by Signe Svanfeldt, Chris Seth, Marcus Gners, Andreas Blomqvist

“…This was an intervention design analysis, designed to describe the theoretical model and intervention theory used to create the Lifesum app in its current embodiment. A pragmatic theoretical model describing behaviour change in the context of healthy eating was devised based on findings in literature. …”
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CMIP6 multi-model ensemble projection of reference evapotranspiration using machine learning algorithms by Milad Nouri, Shadman Veysi

“…This highlights the critical necessity for adaptive strategies in agricultural water management to mitigate the adverse CC effects. In this context, the current findings can assist decision-makers in identifying hotspots and quantifying CC impacts, thereby enabling the design of crucial adaptations.…”
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Insurtech innovations and telematics as «drivers» of change in the insurance industry by A.Yu. Polchanov, K.O. Halatiuk

“…The purpose of the article is to analyze the impact of the introduction of innovative technologies (Insurtech) and telematics on the development of the insurance market in the context of increasing globalization trends. Results. …”
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Modelling the supply and need for health professionals for primary health care in Ghana: Implications for health professions education and employment planning. by James Avoka Asamani, Christmal Dela Christmals, Gerda Marie Reitsma

“…By 2035, US$ 2.374 billion must be planned for the employment of those that would have to be trained to fill the need-based shortages and for sustaining the employment of those currently available.…”
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Protocol for implementation of intraoperative adverse event recording during WHO checklist sign-out by Guy Haller, Lauren Clack, Christian Schindler, Luzius A Steiner, Salome Dell-Kuster, Dieter Hahnloser, Jörn-Markus Gass, Christoph S Burkhart, Andreas P Vogt, Katrin Burri-Winkler, Anne C Auderset, Valentin Neuhaus, Giorgio Prouse, Judith Winkens, Amanda Van Vegten, Zuzanna Kita, Monika Finsterwald, Nico Streit, Lisa M Willms

“…Introduction & aim Intraoperative adverse events (iAEs) increase postoperative complications, which are devastating to patients and costly to healthcare systems. …”
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Assessing Farmers’ Prefrences in using Water Resources in Varamin Plain, Iran A Discrete Choice Experiment Technique by Hojatolah Shayeganfard, Mohsen Mehrara

“…In addition to that, in the context of providing policy recommendations, it is suggested to pay serious attention to the issue of agricultural water in the Varamin Plain. …”
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Sustainable analysis of COVID-19 Co-packaged paxlovid: exploring advanced sampling techniques and multivariate processing tools by Shymaa S. Soliman, Nisreen F Abo- Talib, Mohamed R. Elghobashy, Mona A. Abdel Rahman

“…Consistent with sustainability and eco-friendly goals, the current study pioneers the usage of green–blue-white alternatives to conventional analytical methods. …”
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Impact of computed tomography parameters on radiation dose in chest imaging: a comparative study between tomographs by Warley Ferreira Felix, Adriana de Souza Medeiros Batista, Arno Heeren de Oliveira, Marcos Eugênio Silva Abrantes

“…Due to the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic by the World Health Organization in 2020, there was a significant increase in imaging exams to evaluate lung problems, these being the organs most affected by the disease. …”
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A new species and updates on Paravelia Breddin, 1898 (Hemiptera, Heteroptera, Veliidae) in Brazil by Evaldo Alves Joaquim, Juliana Mourão dos Santos Rodrigues, Felipe Ferraz Figueiredo Moreira, Leandro Lourenço Dumas

“…It has gone through revisions since the 1990s, with several species being transferred to other genera, and currently contains 46 species distributed from Mexico to Argentina, 35 of which occur in Brazil. …”
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Advances in Computational Fluid Dynamics of Mechanical Processes in Food Engineering: Mixing, Extrusion, Drying, and Process Optimization by Arkadiusz Szpicer, Weronika Bińkowska, Adrian Stelmasiak, Iwona Wojtasik-Kalinowska, Anna Czajkowska, Sylwia Mierzejewska, Zdzisław Domiszewski, Tomasz Rydzkowski, Joanna Piepiórka-Stepuk, Andrzej Półtorak

“…Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has become a vital tool in this context. This review presents recent progress in the use of CFD for simulating key mechanical operations in food processing. …”
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A Systematic Review of EEG Studies on the Neural Effects of Quran Listening by Hamid Majidi, Alireza Rajabi-Tavakkol

“…Despite promising findings, the current body of research is limited, particularly regarding nonlinear EEG dynamics and comprehensive study designs. …”
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Experiential Graphic Design: Informing, Inspiring, and Integrating People in Physical Spaces—A Review by Gorana Petković, Suzana Pasanec Preprotić, Anamarija Kozjan Cindrić

“…Experiential graphic design (XGD) has increased in importance over the past decade, with technological advances and a focus on user engagement. …”
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‘Nous fêterons’ or ‘On va fêter’? by Valerie Hekkel, Friederike Schulz, Marta Lupica Spagnolo

“…These findings highlight the potential and limitations of current LLMs in capturing age-specific variation while encouraging further integration of sociolinguistic methods into LLM research. …”
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Evolution paths of urban forms influenced by landforms: Asynchrony but convergence by Chao Yang, Qiyan Huang, Qiong Xian, Meng Yuan, Xiaoming Cong, Lisha Xun, Jianxiong Cheng, Hongyi Pan

“…It contributes to urban form research and provides a theoretical foundation for devising context-specific urban development policies for current and future scenarios.…”
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Thinking with Amazonian Indigenous Peoples to expand ideas on domestication by Mariana Franco Cassino, Guilherme Henriques Soares, Gilton Mendes dos Santos, Jonilda Hauwer Gouveia, João Paulo Lima Barreto, Dagoberto Lima Azevedo, Gabriel Sodré Maia, Juliana Lins, Clarinda Maria Ramos, Myrtle Pearl Shock, Marco Madella, Charles Roland Clement

“…Abstract Indigenous knowledges are being increasingly recognized as fundamental for environmental governance, ecosystem management and biodiversity conservation. …”
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Using music to reduce anxiety and stress in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty: A randomized clinical trial protocol by Francisco de Cássio de Oliveira Mendes, Kauanny Vitoria Gurgel dos Santos, Tâmara Taynah Medeiros da Silva, Vinicius dos Santos Lemos Pereira, Késsya Dantas Diniz, Kátia Regina Barros Ribeiro, Daniele Vieira Dantas, Rodrigo Assis Neves Dantas

“…In the current health context, there is a widespread increase in chronic non-communicable diseases that predominantly affect the cardiovascular system. …”
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Analisis Kinerja Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) Berdasarkan Pembagian Besarnya Arus Transformator Di PT PJB UBJOM PLTU Paiton by winarno jon

“…Electrostatic Precipitator (ESP) is a device that has the function of capturing the ashes of combustion contained in the exhaust gases before being discharged into the atmosphere through a stack / chimney, so that the discharged gases to be discharged do not contain ash particles that can pollute the environment. …”
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