Methods of Calculating the Indexes of Intellectual Capital of Organizations by V. A. Korzhak

“…Competitive functioning at the micro and macro levels of businesses in different industries creates the need to make changes in the assessment of the impact on the performance of companies of tangible and intangible assets, leading to an increase in the value of both products and companies. …”
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Introducing an AKI predictive tool for patients undergoing orthopaedic surgery by Samira Bell, David Paul Baird, Fraser Rae, Christina Beecroft, Katherine Gallagher, Stephanie Sim, Robert Vaessen, Emily Wright

“…This confirmed that the scoring tool functioned well and was being used accurately. Compliance for patients undergoing elective surgery was reasonable at 19/24 (79%) in the third and fourth PDSA cycles but was poorer for emergency admissions with compliance of only 3/7 (43%). …”
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Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic strategies of Naegleria fowleri Carter (1970): a review of the fatal brain-eating amoeba by N. Datta

“…By identifying the genes and proteins involved in key processes such as adhesion, motility, and immune evasion, researchers can design targeted therapies to disrupt these essential functions and prevent or treat infection. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of knowledge on N. fowleri, its pathogenic molecular mechanisms, and the biological processes involved in its infection, as well as the challenges and perspectives for future research.…”
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Assessing community awareness and participation in health facility governing committees in two districts of Tanzania: a cross-sectional study by Hussein Athuman Kapuya, Stephen Oswald Maluka, Anna-Karin Hurtig, Miguel San Sebastian

“…Although some studies have assessed the functioning of the HFGCs, little is known about community knowledge and involvement in their activities. …”
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Connected Transit Bus Dynamic Priority Weight Modeling and Conflicting Request Resolution Control at the Signalized Intersection by Shuxian He, Haihang Han, Huan Zhang, Shanzhi Sun, Tony Z. Qiu

“…The proposed model takes advantage of vehicle location, speed, and signal timing data to build time to change (TTOC) correlation functions to measure priority weights of both single-vehicle and directionality accumulation with consideration of vehicles arriving during the current green phase and conflict phase conditions; then, the aggregated priority weight value of each movement can be calculated in real-time. …”
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Resource Recovery from Abandoned Mine Drainage Galleries via Ion Exchange: A Case Study from Freiberg Mining Area, Germany by Janith Abeywickrama, Katayoun Karimi, Marlies Grimmer, Nils Hoth, Carsten Drebenstedt

“…By employing pretreatment techniques, conducting 100 mL scale ion-exchange column experiments, and refining the regeneration process, we aimed to identify optimal conditions for efficient zinc removal and recovery. Initial tests showed that aminophosphonic functionalized TP 260 resin had a high affinity for aluminum, occupying 93% of the resin’s capacity, while zinc capacity was limited to 0.2 eq/L. …”
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Process Optimization and Wear Performance of Plasma-Cladding Fe5 Coatings on Rotary Tillage Blades by Jiang Zeng, Yinggang Ma, Zhichao Fang, Mingliang Wu, Zhili Wu, Mingkai Lei

“…The presence of the cladding layer significantly protected the integrity of the cutting edge, ensuring the functionality of the rotary tiller blade in cutting and throwing soil; thus, its original appearance was maintained even after prolonged wear. …”
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Impeding Quorum Sensing Among the Intestinal Microbiota Impacts the Metastatic Rate of Colorectal Cancer by Matthew Dietz, Travis J. Gates, Rakesh Sikdar, Subbaya Subramanian, Mikael H. Elias, Christopher Staley

“…Aims Here, we hypothesized that microbial communication, mediated through quorum sensing (QS), was a critical component regulating microbial functions related to cancer progression and metastasis. …”
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Characteristics of the Autonomic Nervous System State in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with the Different Activity Degree According to the Indices of Heart Rate Variab... by Abrahamovych U.

“…Vegetative disorders are a term that unites varieties of origin and manifestations of the violation of vegetative functions of the organism, which are caused by the disorders of their neurogenic regulation. …”
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Influence of Various Lifestyle and Psychosocial Factors on Sleep Disturbances among the College Students: A Cross-Sectional Study from an Urban Area of India by Yugantara R. Kadam, Saket R. Patil, Vivek Waghachavare, Alka D. Gore

“…Sleep deprivation results weakening of physical functions, mental health problems like depression and lowering of productivity, thus resulting in loss to an individual and society. …”
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HOW IMPORTANT EDUCATION IS? AN EXPLORATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE DROPOUT PHENOMENON IN EASTERN EUROPE by Piera CASCIOLI, Emiliano COLANTONIO, Daniel BADULESCU

“…Improving the quality of the education system is therefore crucial (this is also confirmed by the variance decomposition analysis), even if it may not be enough: from the impulse response functions analysis, indeed, a shock exerted on the government expenditure on R&D in higher education produces positive effects on the (declining) dropout rate, but only for a short period. …”
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Evaluation of Morphometric Factors on the Distribution of Debris: A Case Study on the Attica Ripples on the South of Paveh- Kermanshah Province, Iran by Mohammad Ahmadi

“…The Kolmogorov-Smirnov test was performed to ensure that the data were normal. …”
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Construction and validation of a scale for measuring obstetric violence in Colombia by Luisa Alejandra Aguilar-Bernal, Marta Lucía Ospina-González, Fabio Alexander Sierra-Matamoros

“…The scale was validated through classical test theory, evaluating internal consistency and appearance and content validity, and through item response theory, using the Rasch model to assess the discrimination capacity of the scale, the adjustment of the items to the measurement process, the information functions and the distribution of people and items throughout the construct with a sample of 250 women with experience of institutionalized childbirth. …”
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Development and clinical application of an automated machine learning-based delirium risk prediction model for emergency polytrauma patients by Zhenyi Liu, Yihao Huang, Long Li, Yisha Xu, Peng Wu, Zhigang Zhang, Tingyong Han, Liangjie Zhang, Ming Zhang

“…The SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) framework quantified predictor contributions, and a MATLAB-based clinical decision support system (CDSS) was implemented for real-time risk stratification.ResultsThe improved algorithm significantly outperformed other algorithms on 12 standard test functions. The automated machine learning (AutoML) model achieved ROC-AUC and PR-AUC values of 0.9690 and 0.9611, respectively, on the training set, and 0.8929 and 0.8487, respectively, on the test set, both significantly higher than those of four other prediction models. …”
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Incidence of postoperative respiratory adverse events and its predictors among pediatric surgical patients at Hawassa University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital: a prospective f... by Tesfaye Asefa Hordofa, Adisu Negesa Tuna, Mulualem Bunare Bussa, Kirubel Tinsae Waqayo, Wudinesh Tamiru Bariso, Gudeta Teku Ayano, Dugo Angasa Daba, Kurabachew Mengistu, Oliyad Eshetu Adare, Mengistu Yinges Kebede, Tajera Tageza Ilala

“…BackgroundPostoperative respiratory adverse events are impairments in the normal functions of respiration resulting from the patient's condition, anesthesia, and surgery. …”
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Psychometric property of the Japanese version of self-efficacy for managing chronic disease scale in individuals with chronic diseases by Megumi Hazumi, Mayumi Kataoka, Ayako Nakashita, Kentaro Usuda, Michi Miyake, Chiaki Kamikawa, Daisuke Nishi, Naoaki Kuroda

“…Results: Of 500 participants, 494 were analyzed and 149 were analyzed for test-retest reliability. The mean item score was 5.54 ± 2.12. …”
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Quality of life of Iranian elderly using the LEIPAD questionnaire: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Parvaneh Isfahani, Saeedeh Sanchooli, Mohammad Sarani, Mahdieh Poodineh Moghadam, Aliyeh Bazi, Masoud Arefnezhad, Rasoul Corani Bahador, Mahnaz Afshari

“…The self-care dimension had the highest average score (13.32 (10.44–16.19)), and the sexual functioning scale had the lowest average score (2.31 (1.41–3.21)). …”
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Accurate and robust prediction of Amyloid-β brain deposition from plasma biomarkers and clinical information using machine learning by Jiayuan Xu, Andrew J. Doig, Sofia Michopoulou, Sofia Michopoulou, Petroula Proitsi, Petroula Proitsi, Fumie Costen, The Alzheimer's disease neuroimaging initiative

“…BackgroundAlzheimer's disease (AD) greatly affects the daily functioning and life quality of patients and is prevalent in the elderly population. …”
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Evaluation of the Relationship between the Pulp and Periapical Lesions with Controlled Type Type 2 Diabetes in Patients Referred to the Dental Clinic: A Radiographic Evaluation by Abbas Mesgarani, Alireza Sedighi, Ozra Akha, Abolfazl Hosseinnataj, Ali Golmohammadi, Maede Salehi

“…Background and Purpose: Diabetes Mellitus is a group of complex, multi-system metabolic disorders that alter many functions of the immune system and are associated with delayed recovery and a reduced immune response. …”
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Preliminary study on the time-correlation changes in brain neurotransmitters of mice exposed to mushroom toxin ibotenic acid by Ruanxian Dai, Ruanxian Dai, Zhantao Duan, Bin Han, Guobing Chen, Fuping Wang, Zhuange Shi, Xian Zhou, Haifei Song, Li Ma, Qiang Meng

“…Ibotenic acid is identified as the primary neurotoxin associated with this form of poisoning; however, the underlying mechanisms of its neurotoxicity remain poorly understood.ObjectiveThis study aims to systematically evaluate the effects of ibotenic acid exposure across three consecutive key time points, from intoxication to recovery, on neurotransmitters related to the GABA/Glutamic-Acid, dopaminergic, serotonergic, and cholinergic systems in five brain regions: the cerebral cortex, hippocampus, striatum, brain stem, and cerebellum.MethodsThrough behavioral tests, we assessed the effects of ibotenic acid exposure on voluntary activities and learning and memory functions in mice. …”
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