Innovative Business Models Towards Sustainable Energy Development: Assessing Benefits, Risks, and Optimal Approaches of Blockchain Exploitation in the Energy Transition by Aikaterini Papapostolou, Ioanna Andreoulaki, Filippos Anagnostopoulos, Sokratis Divolis, Harris Niavis, Sokratis Vavilis, Vangelis Marinakis

“…Strategies to address risks relevant to blockchain exploitation include ensuring policy alignment, emphasising economic feasibility, facilitating social inclusion, prioritising security and interoperability, consulting with legal experts, and using consensus algorithms with low energy consumption. The findings offer clear guidance for energy service providers, policymakers, and technology developers, assisting in the design, deployment, and risk mitigation of blockchain-enabled business models to accelerate sustainable energy development.…”
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Co-occurrence of sudden feeding behaviour deviations and welfare issue onsets in growing-finishing pigs by Jacinta D. Bus, Rudi M. de Mol, Laura E. Webb, Eddie A. M. Bokkers, Iris J. M. M. Boumans

“…Abstract Background Modern sensor technologies and algorithms have the potential to continuously monitor indicators of individual animal welfare, but in growing-finishing pigs the validity of such welfare monitoring remains low for unclear reasons. …”
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Fuzzy logic-controlled three-phase dynamic voltage restorer for enhancing voltage stabilization and power quality by Abu Shufian, Sowrov Komar Shib, Durjoy Roy Dipto, Md Tanvir Rahman, Nasif Hannan, Shaikh Anowarul Fattah

“…Unlike conventional algorithms, which struggle under fluctuating grid conditions and complex disturbances, FLC dynamically adjusts the output of DVR based on real-time reference and load voltage measurements. …”
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Optimal vaccination model of airborne infection under variable humidity and demographic heterogeneity for hybrid fractional operator technique by Saima Rashid, Ilyas Ali, Nida Fatima, Tehreem Fatima, Fekadu Tesgera Agam, Sayed K. Elagan

“…Abstract Airborne respiratory tract infection typically occurs seasonally in subtropical countries, particularly during winter, when transmission and fatality rates considerably rise, indicating that low humidity and freezing temperatures facilitate the transmission of viral strains in age heterogeneity. …”
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Hybrid closed-loop systems for managing blood glucose levels in type 1 diabetes: a systematic review and economic modelling by Asra Asgharzadeh, Mubarak Patel, Martin Connock, Sara Damery, Iman Ghosh, Mary Jordan, Karoline Freeman, Anna Brown, Rachel Court, Sharin Baldwin, Fatai Ogunlayi, Chris Stinton, Ewen Cummins, Lena Al-Khudairy

“…The system includes a combination of real-time continuous glucose monitoring from a continuous glucose monitoring device and a control algorithm to direct insulin delivery through an insulin pump. …”
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Interpersonal counselling for adolescent depression delivered by youth mental health workers without core professional training: the ICALM feasibility RCT by Jon Wilson, Viktoria Cestaro, Eirini Charami-Roupa, Timothy Clarke, Aoife Dunne, Brioney Gee, Sharon Jarrett, Thando Katangwe-Chigamba, Andrew Laphan, Susie McIvor, Richard Meiser-Stedman, Jamie Murdoch, Thomas Rhodes, Carys Seeley, Lee Shepstone, David Turner, Paul Wilkinson

“…The retention of staff delivering IPC-A was fairly low. Of the 19 staff trained for IPC-A at the beginning of the study, only 8/19 remained in the study, with 4/8 being allocated a client. …”
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Construction and validation of acetylation-related gene signatures for immune landscape analysis and prognostication risk prediction in luminal breast cancer by Mengdi Zhu, Jinna Lin, Haohan Liu, Jingru Wang, Nianqiu Liu, Yudong Li, Hongna Lai, Qianfeng Shi

“…TIDE, Microenvironment Cell Populations-counter, and CIBERSORT algorithms were used to analyze the immune landscape of the risk model population. …”
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Multi-Focus Image Fusion Based on Dual-Channel Rybak Neural Network and Consistency Verification in NSCT Domain by Ming Lv, Sensen Song, Zhenhong Jia, Liangliang Li, Hongbing Ma

“…In multi-focus image fusion, accurately detecting and extracting focused regions remains a key challenge. …”
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Digital augmentation of aftercare for patients with anorexia nervosa: the TRIANGLE RCT and economic evaluation by Janet Treasure, Katie Rowlands, Valentina Cardi, Suman Ambwani, David McDaid, Jodie Lord, Danielle Clark Bryan, Pamela Macdonald, Eva Bonin, Ulrike Schmidt, Jon Arcelus, Amy Harrison, Sabine Landau

“…However, motivation for change reduced, and self-rated ability to change remained low. No differences in AEs were found between groups. …”
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Multimorbidity, disease count, mortality and emergency care use in persons attending the emergency department: a cross-sectional data-linkage study by Chris McParland, Mark A Cooper, David J Lowe, Bethany Stanley, Bridget Johnston

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