Equações de chuvas intensas para o estado do Pará Intense rainfall equations for the state of Pará, Brazil by Rodrigo O. R. de M. Souza, Paulo H. M. Scaramussa, Marcos A. C. M. do Amaral, J. A. Pereira Neto, Alexandre V. Pantoja, Luis W. R. Sadeck

“…In this research rainfall data of 74 cities in the State of Pará were used, obtained from the Hydrological Information System of the National Water Agency-ANA. …”
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Efficient Experimental Design of a Long-Range Gapped Surface Plasmon Polariton Waveguide for Plasmonic Modulation Applications by Dong Hun Lee, Myung-Hyun Lee

“…In the 2.5-Gbps optical signal transmission experiment, the proposed G-SPPW exhibited excellent eye opening and transferred the carrier wave as well as the data signal. This device has potential as a new plasmonic modulation element offering control of a guided SPP through interaction with an applied force in the gap.…”
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Urban Spatial Blessing: Effect of Land Use Intensity on Human Development Index by Xiang Luo, Shuchen Niu, Xin Li, Liwei Jing, Jingjing Qin, Yue Tang

“…(iv) In terms of the spatial influencing mechanism, industrial rationalization, industrial advancement, and economic agglomeration in the market dimension, as well as expenditure scaling, expenditure structuring, and public serviceability in the non-market dimension, are essential channels for ULUI to affect the HDI of both local and neighboring cities. …”
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Governance, Energy Policy, and Sustainable Development: Renewable Energy Infrastructure Transition in Developing MENA Countries by Michail Michailidis, Eleni Zafeiriou, Apostolos Kantartzis, Spyridon Galatsidas, Garyfallos Arabatzis

“…This study provides a comparative analysis of the environmental and economic performance of Oman, Egypt, and Morocco, focusing on the critical interplay between their economic structures, governance frameworks, and energy policies. …”
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Organizational transformation elements for evidence-based practice by hospital nursing staff: a qualitative study using 7-S framework by Keiko Ishii, Yukie Takemura, Aya Kitamura

“…Clarifying organizational transformation elements using the 7-S framework (Styles, Superordinate goals, Skills, Staff, Strategy, Systems, Structure) allows the organizational conditions to be comprehensively assessed, guiding transformation efforts toward sustaining EBPs. …”
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Progress and prospect of blue food research: Analysis based on “Web of Science” literature by ZHANG Yu, LIU Jiaming, ZHU He, ZHANG Jinhe, TIAN Qing, WANG Mengfan

“…[Methods] Based on the “Web of Science Core Collection (1985-2023)” as the data source, this study analyzed the relevant research results of blue food based on CiteSpace software, and discussed the research framework and future key issues of blue food from the perspective of geography. …”
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Study on the background characteristics of electric fields constrained by cross-sphere observations by MuPing Yang, XueMin Zhang, XuHui Shen, Yu Yuan, Tao Chen, JinLei Li, XinYan Ouyang, TongXia Li

“…The results reveal the following: (1) the diurnal variations of the geoelectric field and atmospheric electric field in the three observation regions demonstrate a “double-peak and single-valley” structure, with the timing of peaks and valleys closely related to sunrise, solar noon, and sunset. …”
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Evidence and Explanation for the 2023 Global Warming Anomaly by Roger N. Jones

“…Factors affecting this relationship include ocean structure, initialization times, physical parameters and model skill. …”
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Starch Digestion Characteristics of Different Starch Sources and Their Effects on Goslings’ Apparent Nutrient Utilization by Zhi Yang, Jun Lin, Chen Xu, Xiyuan Xing, Haiming Yang, Zhiyue Wang

“…In conclusion, the particle size and structure of starch from different sources (glutinous rice, indica rice, corn, and high-amylose rice) were different, significantly affecting the starch digestion rate. …”
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Effect of repeated pressing on the fracture resistance of heat-pressed glass ceramic crowns by Mohamed Magdy El Shazli, Amr El-Etreby, Fatma Adel Mohamed

“…When comparing (P) to (R) groups, XRD revealed no variation in the primary crystalline structure. EDAX revealed no difference in chemical makeup between groups. …”
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Flood risk perception among households in flood-prone areas of the Itang watershed, lower Baro Akobo Basin, southwest Ethiopia by Shibiru Chengu, Mohammed Assen, Elias Gebeyehu

“…This study examines flood risk perceptions among vulnerable households in the Itang Watershed, Lower Baro-Akobo Basin, southwestern Ethiopia, and explores the socio-economic factors influencing these perceptions. Data were collected from 373 households across nine kebeles (smallest administrative unit, functioning as a local government structure) using a survey questionnaire, with binary logistic regression analysis. …”
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LoRA fine-tuning of Llama3 large model for intelligent fishery field by Yao Song, Chunli Lv, Kun Zhu, Xiaobin Qiu

“…In terms of challenges, further research is needed on how to optimize the model structure, expand the fishery datasets, improve the model generalization ability, and cope with the complex and changing environment in the fishery field.…”
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2D Tomographic Maps of Rayleigh and Love Waves for Armenia and Its Surrounding Areas by Abrehdari Seyed Hossein, Karapetyan Jon Kostikovich, Rahimi Habib, Geodakyan Eduard

“…This study aims to provide 2D tomography images of surface wave group velocity in Armenia and its neighboring regions within the Eurasian-Arabic plates, aiming to enhance the understanding of the shear velocity structure in the area. In this context, ∼ 516 earthquakes (M ≥ 3.5) recorded by 20 stations between 1999–2018 were analyzed, and the surface wave group velocity dispersion curves for each record (source-station path) were estimated. …”
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Development of a generic decision guide for patients in oncology: a qualitative interview study by Lia Schilling, Jana Kaden, Isabel Bán, Birte Berger-Höger, on behalf of the TARGET group

“…Further steps for implementation into healthcare structures are necessary. Clinical trial number Not applicable.…”
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Progress towards the 95-95-95 targets to end HIV by 2030 in Lebanon, 2023. by Mohammed Gouda ElMedrek, Joumana Hermez, Yvan Hutin, Abdinasir Abubakar, Ghada Muhjazi, Emmanuel Olatunji, Muhammad Shahid Jamil, Ahmed Sabry Alaama, Nevin Wilson, Firass Abiad, Hiam Yaacoub, Mostafa El Nakib

“…In 2023, we reviewed the programme to guide its planned transition back into the structure of the Ministry of Health [MOH].<h4>Methods</h4>In 2023, we reviewed programme documents, epidemiological information and interviewed relevant stakeholders. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of difficulty scale for nurses who care for patients with delirium in the intensive care unit by Tianxiang Jiang, Yuecong Wang, Weiying Yang, Hongying Chen, Nan Wang

“…Exploratory factor analysis verified an eight-factor scale and an additional scale structure with cumulative variance contributions of the factors of 63.78% and 57.62%, respectively. …”
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Effect of Energy Development and Technological Innovation on PM2.5 in China: A Spatial Durbin Econometric Analysis by Xiaohong Liu

“…Using the panel data of 29 provinces and regions in China, this paper analyzes the temporal and spatial characteristics of PM2.5 concentration. …”
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INTRAARTICULAR INJECTION OF HYALURONIC ACID AFTER ARTHROSCOPIC LAVAGE OF THE KNEE: LONG-TERM RESULTS by Lidia Vladimirovna Luchikhina, O A Mendel, D A Antonov

“…The effect depended on the magnitude of cartilage changes according to arthroscopic data and failed to be related to age and disease duration.…”
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Preparation and Characterization of Novel Magnetic ZnFe2O4–Hydroxyapatite Core–Shell Nanocomposite and Its Use as Fixed Bed Column System for Removal of Oil Residue in Oily Wastewa... by Heba H. El-Maghrabi, Rasha Hosny, Mahmoud Ramzi, M.A. Zayed, Mahmoud Fathy

“…The experimental data showed that with increased column bed depth from 59 to 178 mm, breakpoint time (tb) increased from 30 to 48 min. …”
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Mapping ethical issues encompassing end-of-life care for persons experiencing severe and persistent mental illness: a qualitative study by Loïc Moureau, Monica Verhofstadt, Caressa Van Hoe, Joris Vandenberghe, Chantal Van Audenhove, Axel Liégeois

“…Results The findings reveal that while many facilities have ethical guidelines or advisory structures such as ethics committees, these are often not well known or not perceived as easily accessible to frontline staff. …”
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