A Mimetic Assay of Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Degradation Using YOYO-1-Stained DNA-Histone Surface Webs by Katherine H. Nguyen, Midori L. Wasielewski, Srilakshmi Yalavarthi, Xianggui Qu, Jason S. Knight, Shuichi Takayama

“…This paper describes a simplified, lower variability mimetic assay with DNA–histone structures, referred to as surface webs, that performs functionally similarly to traditional NET degradation assays with increased scalability, ease of use, shorter preparation time, and lowered costs. …”
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Energy‐maximising moment‐based constrained optimal control of ocean wave energy farms by Nicolás Faedo, Giordano Scarciotti, Alessandro Astolfi, John V. Ringwood

“…The authors develop a framework under which the objective function (and system variables) can be mapped to a finite‐dimensional tractable quadratic program (QP), which can be efficiently solved using state‐of‐the‐art solvers. …”
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Climate Change Risk, Performance, and Value Added in Agricultural Sector by Ramin Amani, Zanko Ghorbani, Zana Mozaffari

“…Results and Discussion The results of this research show that both climate change performance index variables and climate change risk have a positive and significant effect on the added value of the agricultural sector in all three functional groups and all deciles. …”
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Developing CGMap: Characterizing Continuous Glucose Monitoring Data in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Shuzhen Bai, Chu Lin, Xiaoling Cai, Suiyuan Hu, Jing Wu, Ling Chen, Wenjia Yang, Linong Ji

“…However, glucose variability decreased with increased BMI. Meanwhile, greater glycemic variability was associated with worse islet function, higher baseline glucose level, and higher hemoglobin.…”
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Mild Cognitive Impairment and Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Bosnian and Herzegovinian Patients with Heart Failure by Jasna Ibrahimović-Pašić, Orhan Lepara, Amela Dervišević, Nermina Babić, Nesina Avdagić, Amina Valjevac, Asija Začiragić

“…Associations between categorical variables and correlation coefficients were assessed by the Chi-square and Spearman test, respectively. …”
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Research on the Inversion of Key Growth Parameters of Rice Based on Multisource Remote Sensing Data and Deep Learning by Jian Li, Jian Lu, Hongkun Fu, Wenlong Zou, Weijian Zhang, Weilin Yu, Yuxuan Feng

“…Dehui City in Jilin Province, China, was selected as the case study area, where multidimensional data including vegetation indices, ecological function parameters, and environmental variables were collected, covering seven key growth stages of rice. …”
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Spatiotemporal Analysis and Anomalous Trends of Asia AOD (2001–2024): Insights from a Deep Learning Fusion Model and EOF Decomposition by Yu Ding, Wenjia Ni, Jiaxin Dong, Jie Yang, Shiyao Meng, Siwei Li

“…To overcome these challenges, this study employs the deep learning model TabNet, incorporating Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data and ERA5 meteorological variables, to fuse MERRA-2 AOD with MODIS MAIAC AOD observations. …”
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Flexible Reconfiguration for Optimal Operation of Distribution Network Under Renewable Generation and Load Uncertainty by Behzad Esmaeilnezhad, Hossein Amini, Reza Noroozian, Saeid Jalilzadeh

“…Minimizing the operational costs is difficult when there is a high penetration of renewable resources and variability of loads, which introduces uncertainty. …”
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A robust optimization model for allocation-routing problems under uncertain conditions. by Tingting Zhang, Yanqiu Liu

“…Temporary hospital capacity significantly influences the objective function more than general hospitals. As the problem size increases, the robust optimization model performs better than the deterministic model. …”
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DECISION TREE WITH HILL CLIMBING ALGORITHM BASED SPECTRUM HOLE DETECTION IN COGNITIVE RADIO NETWORK by N Suganthi, R Meenakshi, A Sairam, M Parvathi

“…This paper proposes a novel hybrid technique, termed Decision Tree with Hill Climbing (DTHC), for efficient spectrum hole detection in CRNs. The objective of the DTHC method is to improve detection accuracy while minimizing false alarm rates. …”
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Developing a machine learning model for fast economic optimization of solar power plants using the hybrid method of firefly and genetic algorithms, case study: optimizing solar the... by Ali Omidkar, Razieh Es'haghian, Hua Song

“…The objective functions were to optimize the exergy efficiency and the heat cost. …”
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Adaptability to Teleworking in European Countries by Aniela Bălăcescu, Aurelia Pătrașcu, Loredana Maria Păunescu

“…The limits of the research are related to the involvement of only six variables, the analysis can be extended in future research to other variables as well.…”
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Cost-effective model of building construction based on GREENSHIP rating assessment using value engineering and lifecycle cost analysis methods by Sutikno Sutikno, Sarwono Hardjomuljadi, Henny Wiyanto

“…Abstract Regulation No. 21 of 2021, issued by the Minister of Public Works and Public Housing, mandates green building performance assessments for Building Approval (PBG) and Certificate of Functional Worthiness (SLF). However, many stakeholders perceive green building investments as costly. …”
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Classification of medical imaging technologies: results from Türkiye by Hakan Temiz, Tuncay Kara

“…It also suggests that regional utilization patterns may align more with functional similarities than with geographic proximity. …”
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Reliability optimization methods: A systematic literature review by Singla Shakuntla, Mangla Diksha, Kumar Malik Ajender, Muhammad Modibbo Umar

“…Additionally, which variables influence the primary reliability metrics in their work and how? …”
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Effect of Pre-Trip Information in a Traffic Network with Stochastic Travel Conditions: Role of Risk Attitude by Yun Yu, Shiteng Zheng, Yuankai Li, Huaqing Liu, Jianan Cao

“…User equilibrium states of the two regimes have been analyzed, based on the canonical BPR travel time function with power coefficient <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>p</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>. …”
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Three-dimensional ultrasound for carotid vessel wall volume measurement by Ying-An Chen, Pei-Ya Chen, Shinn-Kuang Lin

“…Gray-scale 3D images from the distal common carotid artery (CCA) to internal carotid artery on both sides were acquired using a single-sweep 3D transducer and analyzed offline by using the vascular plaque quantification function of the Philips QLAB software. Then, the 3D IMT(QLAB intima–media thickness [QIMT]), total plaque volume (TPV), and VWV were measured by a neurologist and a technician, and the interobserver variability was assessed. …”
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Serum Interleukin-6, Interleukin-17A, and transforming growth factor beta are raised in systemic sclerosis with interstitial lung disease by Anupam Wakhlu, Rasmi Ranjan Sahoo, Jyoti Ranjan Parida, Mohit K Rai, Durga P Misra, Vinita Agrawal, Vikas Agarwal

“…Serum IL-6, IL-17A and TGF β1 levels were assayed using ELISA kit and compared among disease subtypes and clinical parameters. Spearman coefficient was used to test correlation between continuous variables. …”
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The Relationship between Calcium-phosphorus Metabolism Disorder and Cognitive Impairment in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by Geng Ming-hui, Li Yu-yan, Tao Mi, Liao Wen-wen, He Yi-qing, Gao Ping

“…Montreal Cognitive Assessment （MoCA） scale was utilized for evaluating overall cognitive function. They were divided into two groups of cognitive impairment and non-cognitive impairment. …”
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Evaluation of ChatGPT-4 as an Online Outpatient Assistant in Puerperal Mastitis Management: Content Analysis of an Observational Study by Fatih Dolu, Oğuzhan Fatih Ay, Aydın Hakan Kupeli, Enes Karademir, Muhammed Huseyin Büyükavcı

“…However, evaluator variability and the subjective nature of assessments highlight the need for further optimization of AI tools. …”
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