Minimally Invasive Surgery in Modern Medicine: A Review of Laparoscopic Techniques, Indications, and Postoperative Outcomes by Maksymilian Czarnota, Martyna Adamowicz, Aleksandra Górniak

“…Elderly and frail patients experienced lower pulmonary morbidity and faster functional return, while paediatric and fertility-preserving gynaecologic procedures maintained safety and sustained quality of life. …”
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Unveiling the corporate governance dynamics: exploring the nexus of board composition, audit committee attributes, foreign ownership, and firm performance in an emerging market by Mohd Arsh, Mohd Shamim Ansari, Gayas Ahmad, Marghoob Enam, Mosab I. Tabash, Mujeeb Saif Mohsen Al-Absy

“…This study investigates the collective impact of key corporate governance variables namely board composition, audit committee characteristics, and foreign ownership on firm performance in an emerging economy, India. …”
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The operational municipal solid waste management policy focuses on identifying waste generation behavior across multiple levels in mega cities, a case study by Hamed Alimoradiyan, Ahmad Hajinezhad, Hossein Yousefi, Mario Giampietro

“…According to this conceptualization, the UWMS functions as an organ within a socio-ecological system, controlling urban metabolism and providing resources and capacity for regional sinks within the larger waste management system. …”
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On the added value of sequential deep learning for the upscaling of evapotranspiration by B. Kraft, B. Kraft, B. Kraft, J. A. Nelson, S. Walther, F. Gans, U. Weber, G. Duveiller, M. Reichstein, W. Zhang, M. Rußwurm, D. Tuia, M. Körner, Z. Hamdi, M. Jung

“…We compared different types of covariates (meteorological without precipitation, precipitation, remote sensing, and plant functional types) and their impact on model performance at the site level in a cross-validation setup.…”
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Smart Fermentation Technologies: Microbial Process Control in Traditional Fermented Foods by Chong Shin Yee, Nur Asyiqin Zahia-Azizan, Muhamad Hafiz Abd Rahim, Nurul Aqilah Mohd Zaini, Raja Balqis Raja-Razali, Muhammad Ameer Ushidee-Radzi, Zul Ilham, Wan Abd Al Qadr Imad Wan-Mohtar

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Seq2scFv: a toolkit for the comprehensive analysis of display libraries from long-read sequencing platforms by Marianne Bachmann Salvy, Luca Santuari, Emanuel Schmid-Siegert, Nikolaos Lykoskoufis, Ioannis Xenarios, Bulak Arpat

“…With its versatile and standalone functionality, we anticipate that the implementation of Seq2scFv tools in antibody discovery pipelines will efficiently expedite the full characterization of display libraries and potentially facilitate the identification of high-affinity antibody candidates.…”
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THE MODEL OF DECISION SUPPORT IN CENTRALIZED HEATING MANAGEMENT ON THE CONSUMER SIDE by Yuliia Parfenenko

“…On the basis of the expert survey, the term sets of linguistic variables of the model of fuzzy logic decision making in managing heat supply modes were determined, membership functions of each linguistic variable of the model and rules of logical deduction were developed. …”
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Compositional and nutritional value of lupin cultivars: Identifying high-protein seeds for enhanced protein isolate production and phytochemical valorisation by Pau Taberner-Pibernat, Albert Ribas-Agustí, Gisela Quinteros, Gerard Sabeña, Miguel López-Gómez, Rubén Domínguez-Valencia, Ricard Bou

“…The findings revealed significant inter- and intra-species variability in protein, total dietary fibre, and fat content among the studied cultivars. …”
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Non-destructive textural quality assessment of peaches and nectarines using near-infrared spectroscopy integration time by Eva Cristina Correa, Paola Baltazar, Pilar Barreiro, Natalia Hernández-Sánchez, Lourdes Lleó, Ángela Melado-Herreros, Belén Diezma

“…A principal component analysis (PCA) was used to analyze textural variability, and discriminant function analysis (DFA) and artificial neural networks (ANNs) were applied to classify fruit firmness levels.PCA effectively defined a new variable, PC1, that captured the variance in fruit texture, correlating positively with juiciness and negatively with firmness. …”
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Comparing the Effect of Beractant (Beraksurf™) with That of Poractant Alfa (Curosurf®) on the Need for Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation in Neonatal Respiratory Distress S... by Yosra Khazani, Sirous Fathi Manesh, Elnaz Shaseb, Parvin Sarbakhsh

“…Performing appropriate adjusted analysis leads to a more interpretable and efficient estimation of treatment effects. Semiparametric adjustment approach modifies the estimating equations solved by the marginal treatment effect estimator by adding an augmentation function, which makes use of the baseline covariates and estimate the unbiased marginal treatment effect with improved precision. …”
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Contribution of entropy analysis on three-dimensional Prandtl model under Hall and ion slip effects with generalized mass and heat fluxes via OHAM by Sana Akbar, Muhammad Sohail, Syed Tehseen Abbas, Abha Singh

“…This article also examined the combined impacts of thermal conductivity change together with variable mass diffusion co-efficient within the heat and mass transport in the occurrence of Prandtl fluid. …”
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Speciation and mobilization of ultra-trace Hg(II) in groundwater by Kunfu PI, Yanxin WANG, Juewen LIU, Ya’nan YANG, Van Cappellen PHILIPPE

“…Applying tests to hydrogeochemically diverse groundwaters from the Grand River Watershed, Canada, the results indicate that the DNA-functionalized hydrogel is able to quickly detect dissolved Hg(II) but inapplicable to low Hg(II) concentrations (<1.60 μg/L), whereas the DNA-DGT sensor can capture variably ultra-trace Hg(II) species depending on the deployment time. …”
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An FPGA-accelerated multi-level AI-integrated simulation framework for multi-time domain power systems with high penetration of power converters by Chen Liu, Peng Su, Hao Bai, Xizheng Guo, Alber Filbà Martínez, Jose Luis Dominguez Garcia

“…By integrating AI techniques, such as back propagation neural networks, the framework predicts variables with high computational complexity, improving accuracy and simulation efficiency. …”
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Numerical examination of the chemically reactive MHD flow of hybrid nanofluids over a two-dimensional stretching surface with the Cattaneo–Christov model and slip conditions by Algehyne Ebrahem A., Alamrani Fahad Maqbul, Seada M. M., Saeed Anwar, Bognár Gabriella

“…As main outcomes of the work, it is revealed that the increasing magnetic parameter enhances the skin friction of hybrid nanofluids; however, a reverse influence is noticed in the velocity curve. …”
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Light-activated decellularized extracellular matrix-based bioinks for enhanced mechanical integrity by Minji Kim, Dayoon Kang, Hohyeon Han, Jinah Jang

“…The advent of photocrosslinking technologies marks a paradigm shift, with light-activated functional groups such as methacrylates, thiol-enes, and phenols substantially improving the gelation efficiency, mechanical properties, and spatial fidelity of the printed constructs. …”
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Precision optimization of reactive squeezing flow in stratified fluids: A response surface exploration by Anum Shafiq, Tabassum Naz Sindhu, Muhammad Ahmad Iqbal

“…The Nusselt number, Sherwood number, and skin friction coefficient are computed numerically for various parameter settings. …”
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High-Resolution Core Gene-Associated Multiple Nucleotide Polymorphism (cgMNP) Markers for Strain Identification in the Wine Cap Mushroom <i>Stropharia rugosoannulata</i> by Fei Liu, Bin Cao, Hongmei Dai, Guojie Li, Shoumian Li, Wei Gao, Ruilin Zhao

“…Using core gene-associated multiple nucleotide polymorphism (cgMNP) markers, we developed an efficient and transferable framework for strain discrimination. …”
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Accurate prediction of clinical stroke scales and improved biomarkers of motor impairment from robotic measurements. by Dimitris K Agrafiotis, Eric Yang, Gary S Littman, Geert Byttebier, Laura Dipietro, Allitia DiBernardo, Juan C Chavez, Avrielle Rykman, Kate McArthur, Karim Hajjar, Kennedy R Lees, Bruce T Volpe, Michael Krams, Hermano I Krebs

“…<h4>Objective</h4>One of the greatest challenges in clinical trial design is dealing with the subjectivity and variability introduced by human raters when measuring clinical end-points. …”
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Multi-objective optimization of a novel control algorithm and scheduling procedure for optimal use of energy storage systems by Amirhossein Hamzeiyan, Armin Ebrahimi

“…Regarding this, 2 hypothesis load demand profiles as well as 5 different scenarios with diverse objective functions, including ESS capacity, standby days of the ESS, etc., were considered for multi-objective optimization, and the control algorithm was applied to them. …”
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Enabling Precision Agriculture through a Web-Based Fertilization Management System for Nawungan Selopamioro Fruit Orchards by Andri Prima Nugroho, Fauzan Edy Wijaya, Ngadisih Ngadisih, Rudiati Evi Masithoh, Lilik Sutiarso

“…Although comprehensive testing confirmed a 100% success rate in functionality, the system currently operates within a limited scope of variables. …”
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