Impact of implementing evidence-based acute stroke interventions on survival: the South London Stroke Register. by Juliet Addo, Siobhan Crichton, Ajay Bhalla, Anthony G Rudd, Charles D A Wolfe, Christopher McKevitt

“…In uni-variable analyses, one year cumulative survival rates in socio-demographic groups and by care received was determined. Survival functions were compared using Log-rank tests. Multivariable Cox models were used to test for interactions between components of care and age group, sex, ethnic group, social class, stroke subtype and level of consciousness.…”
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Nucleic acid vaccine candidates encapsulated with mesoporous silica nanoparticles against MERS-CoV by Iman Almansour, B. Rabindran Jermy

“…Further, we synthesized a silane functionalized hierarchical aluminosilicate to encapsulate each vaccine candidates. …”
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Implementation of bagging in time series forecasting by Ia. V. Gramovich, D. Yu. Musatov, D. A. Petrusevich

“…Bagging-based models should be used for time series modeling. Different functions over the values of the series when constructing bootstraps should be studied in future work.…”
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Cross-Sectional Evaluation of Hydroxyapatite-Coated Titanium Implants: Insights into Biocompatibility and Osseointegration by Tayyaba Rafiq, Iqra Amin, Atiq Ur Rehman, Amna Mehwish Ikram, Khurram Anwar, Arsalan Ahmed, Ayesha Ali Khawaja

“…Conclusion: The implant recipients with HA coatings experienced fewer complications and better outcomes in terms of functionality. …”
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Well completion technology optimization and application effect analysis of medium-deep sandstone reinjection wells: A case study of Minghuazhen Formation in Tianjin by ZHAO Yanting,SHEN Jian,ZHAO Sumin,WEN Shuang,ZHANG Sen

“…This technology not only preserves the original sand retention and support functions but also increases the well completion diameter, thereby enlarging the flow area of the geothermal wells. …”
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Cardiovascular and respiratory response to ascent of the Damavand summit by classic method in elite climbers by Nahid Ashkriz, Bakhtiar Tartibian, Roghayyeh Afroundeh

“…Background: Exposure to high altitude causes significant stress in the functioning of cardiovascular and respiratory systems.Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressure (BP), heart rate (HR) and pulmonary volumes during the classic ascent of Damavand 5671 m peak.Materials and Methods: 14 healthy male climbers (age = 23.85±5.93 years, height = 175.5±5.91 cm, weight =71.35±8.20 kg) participated voluntarily in this study. …”
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Task-Driven Real-World Super-Resolution of Document Scans by Maciej Zyrek, Tomasz Tarasiewicz, Jakub Sadel, Aleksandra Krzywon, Michal Kawulok

“…These improvements are statistically significant as confirmed by the Kruskal–Wallis H test and the post hoc Dunn test with Benjamini–Hochberg <i>p</i>-value correction. …”
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Flow characterization and structural alterations in Ahmed glaucoma FP7 tubes after in-vitro aging in silicone oil. by Abu Tahir Taha, Matthew Clarke, Chiara Wabl, Ying Han, Frank Brodie

“…The students' T-test was used to compare the mean change between groups post-aging.…”
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Psychometric Features of The Turkish Version of the Negative Mood Regulation Scale by Ayşe Altan Atalay, Yasemin Sohtorik İlkmen

“…The significance of this concept is that it is a meta-emotion regulation variable that functions as a resilience factor. Based on social learning theory (Rotter 1954), scholars proposed that believing that one exerts control over life events (e.g., through thoughts and actions) may be relatively beneficial when addressing difficult emotions. …”
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Psychosocial factors of psychological maladaptation in female patients of a cosmetology clinic by E. S. Bagnenko

“…In the field of aesthetic medicine, there is a lack of psychological research despite the obvious impact of cosmetic defects on the emotional state and social functioning of a person. Only a few studies indicate psychological maladaptation in patients of a cosmetology clinic, which is reflected in the frequency of the occurrence of anxiety, depression and personality disorders exceeding their levels in population. …”
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Assessment tools for attention deficits in patients with stroke: a scoping review across components and recovery phases by Katsuya Sakai, Takayuki Miyauchi, Junpei Tanabe

“…Background Attention deficits are common in patients with stroke, making the assessment of attention functions crucial for improvement. A previous review reported on attention deficit assessments using specific components in patients with stroke. …”
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Fuzzy rank fusion of deep neural networks for weed identification in groundnut crop by Akshay Dheeraj, Rajnish Kumar Chaturvedi, Sapna Nigam, Md. Ashraful Haque, Sudeep Marwaha

“…By using fuzzy rank-based fusion and three non-linear functions (tanH, exp and softplus), the proposed ensemble scheme combines the probabilistic scores of two base models. …”
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A privacy-preserved horizontal federated learning for malignant glioma tumour detection using distributed data-silos. by Shagun Sharma, Kalpna Guleria, Ayush Dogra, Deepali Gupta, Sapna Juneja, Swati Kumari, Ali Nauman

“…The most essential part of the nervous system is glial cells, which support the brain's functioning prominently. However, with the evolution of glioma, tumours form that invade healthy tissues in the brain, leading to neurological impairment, seizures, hormonal dysregulation, and venous thromboembolism. …”
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The Role of Perceived Social Support on the Mental Health of Patients with Oral Squa-mous Cell Carcinoma in Shiraz City in 2022-23 by kamran Mirzaei, Ali Zareiyan Jahromi, Ida Mirzaei

“…The data were analyzed using descriptive indicators and the independent t-test, ANOVA (Tukey’s post-hoc test), Pearson’s correlation coefficient and linear regression at a significance level of 0.05 using SPSS version 25 statistical software. …”
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Social Cognition in Rehabilitation Context: Different Evolution of Affective and Cognitive Theory of Mind in Mild Cognitive Impairment by Federica Rossetto, Francesca Baglio, Davide Massaro, Margherita Alberoni, Raffaello Nemni, Antonella Marchetti, Ilaria Castelli

“…The longitudinal evaluation revealed time changes not only in some subcognitive domains of MoCA (memory and executive functions) but also in cognitive and affective ToM dimensions in aMCI subjects. …”
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Non-Polar Chain-Enabled Suspension of Carbon Nanoparticles in Base Oil by M. Humaun Kabir, Darrius Dias, Evan Johnson, Joe Kosmoski, Hong Liang

“…In this study, carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) were modified with dodecylamine (DDA) to achieve stable suspension in nonpolar fluids. The successful functionalization was confirmed by the FTIR results, which showed characteristic peaks of various bonding. …”
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Effects of Mind-Body Qigong Exercise on Overall Health, Fatigue/Sleep, and Cognition in Older Chinese Immigrants in the US: An Intervention Study with Control by Jianghong Liu, Yi Yang, Clara Li, Adriana Perez, Adrian Raine, Haoer Shi, Liye Zou

“…After the 10-week exercise, the intervention group showed significant improvements in overall health (p=0.032), fatigue (p<0.001), and cognitive functions including memory (p=0.01), response speed (p=0.002), and response time (p=0.012) on the PVT, as well as marginally significant benefits in sleep (p=0.058). …”
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Nonpharmacological Methods Used for Dyspnea Management by Individuals With Lung Cancer by Gizem Özbudak, Yasemin Yıldırım

“…Descriptive statistics, the chi-square test, and the Kruskal-Wallis test were used to analyze the obtained data. …”
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RP-HPLC and UV Spectrophotometric Analysis of Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, and Caffeine in Solid Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms by Derivative, Fourier, and Wavelet Transforms: A Comparison... by Hoang Vu Dang, Huong Truong Thi Thu, Ly Dong Thi Ha, Huong Nguyen Mai

“…Severe overlapping spectra could be resolved into individual bands in the range of wavelengths 200–300 nm by using Savitzky–Golay smoothing and differentiation, trigonometric Fourier series, and mother wavelet functions (i.e., sym6, haar, coif3, and mexh). To optimize spectral recoveries, the concentration of various types of divisors (single, double, and successive) was tested. …”
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From Conjugation to Detection: Development of Lateral Flow Assay for Zearalenone by Vinayak Sharma, Bilal Javed, Hugh J. Byrne, Furong Tian

“…Beginning with the synthesis and functionalization of gold nanoparticles, it proceeds to compare the immobilization of antibodies using chemical conjugation and physical adsorption binding strategies, upon optimizing parameters including the pH, antibody concentration and blocking conditions to enhance the stability of the prepared bioconjugates. …”
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