Analysis of value-based healthcare (VBHC) framework by incremental cost-effectiveness of surgical and therapeutic interventions: a retrospective study at tertiary private health gr... by Mona Khamis, Zainab Almoosa, Marie Santos, Engineer Diaa Kamal, Suhail Yaghmor, Muhammad Daniyal, Abbas Al Mutair

“…Additionally, ICER values were positively associated with better functional outcomes in MS and stroke patients, with mobility (b = 1.027, p = 0.003) and activity (b = 1.768, p < 0.001). …”
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Polynomial Chaos Expansion Approach to Interest Rate Models by Luca Di Persio, Gregorio Pellegrini, Michele Bonollo

“…The Polynomial Chaos Expansion (PCE) technique allows us to recover a finite second-order random variable exploiting suitable linear combinations of orthogonal polynomials which are functions of a given stochastic quantity ξ, hence acting as a kind of random basis. …”
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Distributed generation plants multi-agent controlling system by YU. N. Bulatov, A. V. Kryukov

“…The adaptability of the system against variable conditions and applicability of the multi-agent technologies during creation of electric power supply smart grids was demonstrated.…”
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Statistical Identification of Parameters for Damaged FGM Structures with Material Uncertainties in Thermal Environment by Yalan Xu, Yu Qian, Kongming Guo

“…The numerical simulation results show the efficiency and effectiveness of the presented method for the identification of material parameter variability by using the measurable modal parameters of damaged FGM structures.…”
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No significant links between somatognosia, stereognosia, and hypermobility: sensory processing unlikely to drive common complaints in hypermobile population by Ivana Hanzlíková, Aneta Ruská, Kristýna Jančíková, Kim Hébert-Losier

“…These sensory processing functions are unlikely to contribute to the common complaints reported by hypermobile individuals. …”
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The effect of water soluble pentosanes on baking properties of winter rye by E. N. Shabolkina, A. A. Bisharev, N. V. Anisimkina, M. V. Belyaeva

“…Estimation of the variation coefficients showed that non-starch polysaccharides influence by genotypic and environmental factors are characterized by low variability CVf = 8.2%. …”
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Revolutionizing Lung Segmentation with Machine Learning: A Critical Review of Techniques in Medical Imaging by Momina Aisha, Moazma Ijaz, Nimra Tariq, Sehar Anjum, Sidra Siddiqui, Usman Hashmi

“…Techniques such as X-rays, Computed Tomography (CT), Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), and Positron Emission Tomography (PET) play essential roles in identifying the physical and functional aspects of the lungs. Manual lung segmentation by radiologists, while adjustable, is time-consuming and subject to variability. …”
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Eco-engineered remediation: Microbial and rhizosphere-based strategies for heavy metal detoxification by Arun Karnwal, Gaurav Kumar, Alaa El Din Mahmoud, Joydeep Dutta, Rattandeep Singh, Abdel Rahman Mohammad Said Al-Tawaha, Tabarak Malik

“…Moreover, a detailed understanding of plant–microbe interactions and the role of secondary metabolite signalling in the rhizosphere is essential to improve remediation efficiency. Future strategies should prioritize the application of functional genomics, developing bioinoculants tailored to specific environmental conditions, and implementing robust ecological risk assessments for GEMs. …”
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Harnessing biostimulants for sustainable agriculture: innovations, challenges, and future prospects by Amine Khoulati, Sabir Ouahhoud, Mohamed Taibi, Said Ezrari, Samira Mamri, Othmane Merah, Abdelkader Hakkou, Mohamed Addi, Adil Maleb, Ennouamane Saalaoui

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A Comparative Study of Deep Reinforcement Learning Algorithms for Urban Autonomous Driving: Addressing the Geographic and Regulatory Challenges in CARLA by Yechan Park, Woomin Jun, Sungjin Lee

“…To evaluate the adaptability of each algorithm to geographical variability and complex traffic laws, scenario-specific reward and penalty functions were carefully designed and incorporated. …”
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Organizational and Economic Factors of Health System Optimization by Oleksandr Telizhenko, Yuliia Halynska, Nataliia Baistriuchenko, Volodymyr Potseluiev, Kateryna Demchuk

“…To this aim, the factors that influence the efficiency of the organization and functioning of the medical system are identified. …”
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Reconstruction of U.S. Regional-Scale Soybean SIF Based on MODIS Data and BP Neural Network by YAO Jianen, LIU Haiqiu, YANG Man, FENG Jinying, CHEN Xiu, ZHANG Peipei

“…The Pearson correlation coefficient between the original OCO-2 SIF data and MODIS GPP stood were at a modest 0.53. …”
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Interaction of integral parameters of physical state and biological age of students aged 17-19 years old in the process of adaptation to standard and experimental physical educatio... by Oleksandr Pryimakov, Marek Sawczuk, Stanislav Prysiazhniuk, Georgiy Korobeynikov, Nataliya Mazurok

“…The degree of BA reduction under the influence of the studied factors is most pronounced in the EG of girls and boys. The variability of the group of PD and PF indices is accompanied by the variability of most of the BA parameters’ dispersion in all studied groups of students. …”
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ETHNOPEDAGOGICAL COMPONENT OF PHYSICAL TRAINING OF SCHOOLCHILDREN by M. M. Kolokoltsev

“…The inclusion of elements of the Buryat national sports into the program of variable school physical education classes at schools of Baikal region is proved. …”
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Energy management of microgrid coalitions considering renewable energy prediction based on machine learning algorithms by Negar Dehghani Mahmoudabadi, Mehran Khalaj, Davood Jafari, Ali Taghizadeh Herat, Parisa Mousavi Ahranjani

“…First, a systematic management framework is established by defining the functions of various management units throughout the multi-microgrid system. …”
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Adaptive Exploration Artificial Bee Colony for Mathematical Optimization by Shaymaa Alsamia, Edina Koch, Hazim Albedran, Richard Ray

“…The performance of AEABC was evaluated against 33 state-of-the-art metaheuristics across twenty-five benchmark functions and an engineering application. AEABC consistently outperformed its counterparts, demonstrating superior efficiency and accuracy. …”
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TheraVision: Engineering platform technology for the development of oncolytic viruses based on herpes simplex virus type 1 by Christina Funk, Nadja Uhlig, Zsolt Ruzsics, Florentin Baur, Matthias Peindl, Sarah Nietzer, Karina Epting, Gabriele Vacun, Gudrun Dandekar, Catherine Botteron, Christian Werno, Thomas Grunwald, Susanne M. Bailer

“…Viruses are able to efficiently penetrate cells, multiply, and eventually kill infected cells, release tumor antigens, and activate the immune system. …”
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Impact of Body Image Perception on Behavioral Outcomes in Chinese Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Sarcoma by Yihui Wei, Chung Tin Ma, Michael Can Heng Li, Keary Rui Zhou, Herbert Ho Fung Loong, Kwok Chuen Wong, Chi Kong Li, Yin Ting Cheung

“…The significant risk factors associated with body image dissatisfaction were being female (standardized coefficient estimate [Est] = 0.21, SE = 0.10; p = 0.047), surgery treatment (Est = 0.19, SE = 0.09; p = 0.046), and worse family functioning (Est = 0.27, SE = 0.10, p = 0.013). …”
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Novel variant alters splicing of TGFB2 in family with features of Loeys-Dietz syndrome by Emily R. Gordon, Stephanie A. Felker, Stephanie A. Felker, Tanner F. Coleman, Tanner F. Coleman, Nadiya Sosonkina, Jada Pugh, Jada Pugh, Meagan E. Cochran, Meagan E. Cochran, Anna C. E. Hurst, Sara J. Cooper

“…Significant clinical variability has been noted for both related and unrelated individuals with the same pathogenic variant. …”
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A transient homotypic interaction model for the influenza A virus NS1 protein effector domain. by Philip S Kerry, Juan Ayllon, Margaret A Taylor, Claudia Hass, Andrew Lewis, Adolfo García-Sastre, Richard E Randall, Benjamin G Hale, Rupert J Russell

“…While RBD dimerization seems functionally conserved, two possible apo ED dimers have been proposed (helix-helix and strand-strand). …”
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