Xpert Ultra stool testing to diagnose tuberculosis in children in Ethiopia and Indonesia: a model-based cost-effectiveness analysis by Peter J Dodd, Nyashadzaishe Mafirakureva, Rina Triasih, Debebe Shaweno, Jens Levy, Eveline Klinkenberg, Petra de Haas, Ineke Spruijt, Nastiti Kaswandani, Ahmed Bedru, Melaku Gebremichael, Edine W Tiemersma

“…We based model parameters on ongoing studies and surveillance, systematic literature review, and expert opinion. …”
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Identification and analysis of volatile organic compounds in 6 printing jobs in printing enterprises in Shanghai by Qingtian WAN, Ying TANG, Jian CHEN, Chaoye SHEN, Yi XU, Chenyi TAO, Xia ZHANG, Ping XIAO

“…BackgroundWorkers in printing jobs are exposed to a variety of organic solvents at low levels for a long period of time. Previous studies have focused on the main components in Material Safety Data Sheet or high-risk occupational hazardous agents, but have not been able to comprehensively and accurately identify the volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in printing jobs. …”
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Preparation and characterization of human decellularized ovarian scaffold based on supercritical carbon dioxide protocol by Fatemeh Hosseinpour, Ali Zeinolabedini Hezave, Tahereh Talaei-Khozani, Mojtaba Rastgou-Maeini, Ashraf Hassanpour-Dehnavi

“…In addition, two modifications were implemented to identify the most optimal protocol for enhancing the decellularization process: the inclusion of 70% ethanol as a co-solvent and the application of 1% sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) as a pretreatment for 4 h while utilizing the scCO2 system under the previously established conditions. …”
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Machine learning enhanced ultra-high vacuum system for predicting field emission performance in graphene reinforced aluminium based metal matrix composites by Sunil Kumar Pradhan, Subhayu Kabiraj, Shivin Kumar Gupta, Abhishek Singh, Padmakar G. Chavan, Shubham S. Patil, Trilok Nath Pandey

“…A two-stage machine learning framework was implemented. In Stage 1, datasets for pure aluminum, 0.5 wt% and 1.0 wt% graphene reinforced aluminium composites were used to train various ML models, categorized into five baskets: Decision tree-based, Support Vector models, Neural networks, Bayesian Models and Statistical Models. …”
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UAV Path Optimization for WSN in Smart Agriculture by Katia Karam, Ali Mansour, Mohamad Khaldi, Benoit Clement, Mohammad Ammad-Uddin

“…A key challenge in this field is optimizing the UAV’s flight path while considering real-world constraints such as UAV dynamics, sensor heterogeneity, communication ranges, hovering requirements, overlapping cluster heads, altitude variation, and UAV limitations. Many existing studies oversimplify this problem by considering some of these constraints while neglecting others, leading to suboptimal solutions. …”
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Gynecological Malignancies in Albania: The Challenges of Cancer Care in a Low Resource Country by Kleida Mati, Carmelo Pozzo, Elona Cekani, Kleva Qeraj, Jona Prifti, Olti Pecini, Arlinda Elmasllari, Fatilba Skoku, Cesare Romagnolo

“…Mechanism: A comprehensive literature search was conducted using various databases to identify relevant studies and government reports. Government reports were used to supplement the data obtained from the International Agency for Research on Cancer and provide additional insights into the challenges and limitations of cancer data collection in Albania. …”
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Numerical Analysis of AlGaAs/InGaAs/GaAs pHEMT by A. V. Sapozhnikov, I. S. Pushnitsa, A. L. Dudin, V. V. Perepelovskiy

“…Critical deviations of the studied characteristics were detected as a result of 10 % variation in the concentration of the AlGaAs donor layer. …”
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Multidimensional Comprehensive Evaluation Method for Sonar Detection Efficiency Based on Dynamic Spatiotemporal Interactions by Shizhe Wang, Weiyi Chen, Zongji Li, Xu Chen, Yanbing Su

“…We conducted relevant simulation studies by setting the source level parameter of the target base on the sonar equation. …”
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Health disparities among Deaf communities from Colombia: assessing communication, technology and healthcare access by Nora Groce, Jyoti Dalal, Minerva Rivas Velarde, Laura Catalina Izquierdo Martínez, Angela Martínez-R, Jess Cuculick

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LEGAL REGULATION OF ACTIVITIES OF ELECTRONIC PAYMENT SYSTEMS: EXPERIENCE OF FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS by GRISHISHISHEN K.V., OGANOVA N.V.

“…In this regard, it is appropriate to refer to the relevant experience of individual States in which various legislative initiatives and normative decisions are being implemented that create legal conditions for the effective functioning of electronic payment systems. …”
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Practices and challenges of supervision and delegation in nursing in Africa: a scoping review by Amidu Alhassan, Victoria Leighton Sencherey, Christiana Bobuafor, Gifty Osei Berchie, Susanna Aba Abraham

“…Results A total of 16 studies met the inclusion criteria for this review, highlighting both practices and challenges in nursing supervision and delegation across Africa. …”
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The Impact of Digitalisation on Social Determinants of Public Health by Olena Dobrovolska, Svitlana Kolomiiets

“…The paper tests the hypothesis about the impact of new digital social determinants on public health by building and studying an econometric model. To build a multivariate regression model, we used statistical data for 29 European countries in 2021. …”
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The differences in symptom networks of depression, anxiety, and sleep in college students with different stress levels by Wei Li, Shuhui Huo, Fei Yin, Zhengyu Wu, Xueqi Zhang, Zhengjun Wang, Jianqin Cao

“…Abstract Background Stress is closely related to depression, anxiety, and sleep problems. However, few studies have explored the complex symptom-level relationships among these variables at different stress levels among college students. …”
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Theoretical basis and field experiment of low-temperature gathering and transportation for high water-cut crude trunk pipeline by Yang LYU, Hanwen ZHANG, Luoqian LIU, Fuqiang ZHANG

“…This field experiment involving the low-temperature gathering and transportation trunk pipeline serves as a valuable reference and practical example for implementing low-temperature gathering and transportation in high water-cut oil fields.…”
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Non-Invasive Cardiac and Vascular Monitoring in Systemic Sclerosis: Impact of Therapy on Subclinical Dysfunction by Ștefania Lucia Magda, Ana Maria Gheorghiu, Raluca Ileana Mincu, Andrea Olivia Ciobanu, Tudor Constantinescu, Elisa Cristina Popa, Carina Mihai, Dragoș Vinereanu

“…Complex cardiac follow-up should be implemented in cases at risk for complications.…”
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Virological Response and Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Emerging during Antiretroviral Therapy at Three Treatment Centers in Uganda. by Pontiano Kaleebu, Wilford Kirungi, Christine Watera, Juliet Asio, Fred Lyagoba, Tom Lutalo, Anne A Kapaata, Faith Nanyonga, Chris M Parry, Brian Magambo, Jamirah Nazziwa, Maria Nannyonjo, Peter Hughes, Wolfgang Hladik, Anthony Ruberantwari, Norah Namuwenge, Joshua Musinguzi, Robert Downing, Edward Katongole-Mbidde, HIV Drug Resistance Working group

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We implemented a WHO HIVDR prospective survey protocol at three treatment centers between 2012 and 2013. …”
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THE CONCEPT OF HUMOR IN LIN YUTANG’S WRITING “MY COUNTRY AND MY PEOPLE” by Olena A. Mashchenko

“…Translating the English word humor to Chinese as yōumò and drawing the meaning of the term from Western literature, specifically from the works of a leading English writer George Meredith, his famous “Essay on Comedy” in particular, Lin Yutang publishes several studies devoted to the nature of humor, genesis and stages of satire development. …”
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AnimalMotionViz: An interactive software tool for tracking and visualizing animal motion patterns using computer vision by Angelo L. De Castro, Jin Wang, Jessica G. Bonney-King, Gota Morota, Emily K. Miller-Cushon, Haipeng Yu

“…Although AnimalMotionViz was developed to analyze dairy cattle data, its design provides the potential for broader application in studying the movement patterns of other animal species. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of the environment on the genetic improvement of the buffalo species by Rafael Emilio Rincón-Márquez, Néstor Simón Montiel-Urdaneta, José Raúl Pérez-González

“…The variable MP is influenced by the management system implemented in the herd in both production units. …”
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Epidemiological characteristics of infectious disease outbreaks in schools in Zhejiang province, China, from 2013 to 2021 by Yan Feng, Feng Ling, Jimin Sun, Shelan Liu, Jinren Pan, Zhao Yu, Zenghao Xu, Jialie Jin, Xiaopeng Shang, Jian Cai

“…Timely reporting and school closures could be implemented to reduce the attack rate, outbreak duration, and impact of infectious diseases on students’ health.…”
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