Preorder of Factors Affecting Oil Prices: Fuzzy PROMETHEE Approach by Lazim Abdullah, Nurhatika Harun, Shalela Mohd Mahali, Naeem Jan, Ewa Rak

“…Oil is a highly demanded worldwide product as oil prices can have a major economic and social impact. There are many factors affecting oil prices, but little is known about which factor mostly influenced oil prices. …”
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Comparative effectiveness of manual therapy, pharmacological treatment, exercise therapy, and education for neck pain (COMPETE study): protocol of a systematic review with network... by Ana Izabela Sobral de Oliveira-Souza, Jordana Barbosa-Silva, Douglas P. Gross, Bruno R. da Costa, Nikolaus Ballenberger, Tiago V. Pereira, Liz Dennett, Susan Armijo-Olivo

“…Major findings/summary of interpretations/conclusions This NMA will help clinicians and the scientific community choose the most effective strategy or combinations of strategies for treating neck pain. …”
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Spatiotemporal Variations of Particulate Matter and their Association with Criteria Pollutants and Meteorology in Malaysia by Anis Asma Ahmad Mohtar, Mohd Talib Latif, Doreena Dominick, Maggie Chel Gee Ooi, Azliyana Azhari, Nor Hafizah Baharudin, Norfazrin Mohd Hanif, Jing Xiang Chung, Liew Juneng

“…The PCA analysis indicates that the major sources leading to the formation of particulate matter are from the contribution of secondary aerosols and combustion-related sources. …”
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Identifying Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of the Phenolic Extracts and Mineral Contents of Virgin Olive Oils (Olea europaea L. cv. Edincik Su) from Different Regions in... by Ayhan Dağdelen

“…Phenolic extracts showed antimicrobial effect against a wide range of microorganisms and the descending rank of the antimicrobial activities was Gomec, Izmir, and Edincik samples. …”
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Extended homogeneous field correction method based on oblique projection in OPM-MEG by Fulong Wang, Fuzhi Cao, Yujie Ma, Ruochen Zhao, Ruonan Wang, Nan An, Min Xiang, Dawei Wang, Xiaolin Ning

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A Study on the Changes of Urban System Pattern in Markazi Province by Alireza Sayyafzadeh, Mohammad Mireh, Morteza Nodeh Farahani

“…The paper results showspatialimbalancesare evidentinMarkaziprovince.Urbangrowth anddevelopment ismorespecific toArak and Saveh _the major citiesandindustrialcentersof theprovince_ from among27 urban pointsintheprovince. …”
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Respiratory diseases in young cattle by T. S. Ermilova, M. A. Samburova, O. V. Kasharnaya, E. A. O. Salimzade

“…The problem of respiratory diseases in calves does not lose its relevance, since these pathologies rank second in frequency after diseases of the digestive system. …”
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Climatic Hazards: High Importance but Low Severity to Coastal Rural Fishing Communities by Daniel Koomson, Katherine Sian Davies-Vollum, Debadayita Raha

“…The participatory risk maps showed that climatic stressors generally rank higher than all others in importance due to their direct impact on fishing and fish processing activities. …”
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A novel MADM model integrating hybrid information for evaluating the development prospects of urban new energy vehicles. by Yanlong Dong, Donghui Wang, Fanlong Zeng, Yongzheng Zhang

“…Based on modular thinking, hybrid evaluation information is synthesized to evaluate and rank the NEVs development prospects of each city. …”
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China’s CBM exploration and production and associated technological advancements: A review and reflections by Jianping YE

“…Additionally, CBM in low-rank coal reservoirs is a potential target for CBM exploration and production.…”
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Anatomical and Functional Outcomes of Vitrectomy with/without Intravitreal Methotrexate Infusion for Management of Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy Secondary to Rhegmatogenous Retin... by Samir El Baha, Mahmoud Leila, Ahmed Amr, Mohamed M. A. Lolah

“…Comparison between two paired groups was done by Wilcoxon Rank test. The Kaplan–Meier method was used for survival analysis and the log-rank test estimated differences in event-free survival across the groups. …”
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Comparative bioavailability of two oral formulations of clopidogrel: Determination of clopidogrel and its carboxylic acid metabolite (SR26334) under fasting and fed conditions in h... by Brvar Nina, Lachance Sylvain, Lévesque Ann, Breznik Marjanca, Cvitkovič Marčič Lea, Merslavič Mateja, Grabnar Iztok, Mateovič-Rojnik Tatjana

“…Assessment of bioequivalence was based upon measurement of plasma concentrations of the parent drug, clopidogrel, and its major (inactive) metabolite, clopidogrel carboxylic acid, using improved methanol-free extraction. …”
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Investigation of flood capability in Jafarabad basin by Shamsollah Asgari, Amir Safari

“…In sub-basins, the similarity of flooding, erosion, vegetation, and human performance impacts is divided into 3 groups with high, medium and low flood potential. Sub-basins play a major role in the flooding of the basin, which affects the vast agricultural fields of the lower reaches.…”
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Satisfactory Functional Outcome and Significant Correlation with the Length of Haglund’s Deformity after Endoscopic Calcaneoplasty: A Minimum 4-Year Follow-Up Study by Hossam Fathi Mahmoud, Walid Feisal, Fahmy Samir Fahmy

“…The paired t test and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test compared the preoperative and final postoperative means. …”
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Randomized Crossover Study Showing Nurse-Led Same Day Review Replacing Next Day Review in Uneventful Phacoemulsification to Be Safe and Efficacious by Jennifer W. H. Shum, Janice J. J. Cheung, Monica M. N. Lee, Oscar G. W. Wong, Kenneth K. W. Li

“…Patient satisfaction is also comparable in the setting of Asian culture and when transportation is not a major concern.…”
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A Comparative Evaluation of Public Road Transportation Systems in India Using Multicriteria Decision-Making Techniques by Anand Kumar, Gurmeet Singh, Omkarprasad S. Vaidya

“…In this paper, we evaluate the performance of major public road transport organizations in India. …”
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Neuropharmacological profile of new thiazepinone and thiazolidinone compounds designed by virtual screening by Juan Sebastian Carrero-Sandoval, Paola Andrea Cuervo-Prado, Fabian Orozco-Lopez, Christian Alonso Becerra-Rivas, Estefany Arias-Quiroz, Mario Francisco Guerrero-Pabón

“…From a library of 240 pyrazolo[1,4]thiazepin-3-ones and 39 pyrimidinyl thiazolidin-4-ones, two molecular prototypes of each series were selected by virtual screening using the rank consensus molecular docking approach, based on the GABA-A/BZD site. …”
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High-Serum Angiopoietin-Like Protein 3 Levels Associated with Cardiovascular Outcome in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Ming-Chun Chen, Bang-Gee Hsu, Chung-Jen Lee, Ji-Hung Wang

“…This study aims to investigate whether ANGPTL3 levels can be used to predict the future occurrence of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs) in patients with CAD. …”
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Pathological Characteristics, Prognostic Determinants and the Outcome of Patients Diagnosed with Colorectal Adenocarcinoma at the University Teaching Hospital of Kigali by Delphine Uwamariya, Déogratias Ruhangaza, Belson Rugwizangoga

“…Survival curves were plotted using the Kaplan–Meier method, and log-rank test was used to assess the statistical differences in the observed survival curves by each categorical variable. …”
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Clinical outcomes after immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated acute kidney injury: a cohort study by Vin-Cent Wu, Ting-Ya Yang, Min-Hsiang Chuang, Hong-Min Lin, Heng-Chih Pan, Yun Chou, Jui-Yi Chen

“…Kaplan-Meier analyses coupled with log-rank tests were conducted to estimate the survival probabilities.Setting Data were sourced from the TriNetX database spanning records from 25 March 2011 to 5 April 2024.Participants Patients with cancer aged ≥18 years treated with ICPi with or without AKI occurrence.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, and secondary outcomes included major adverse kidney events (MAKE), major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), the composite of MAKE or MACE with death, and end-stage renal disease.Results The study identified 926 patients with cancer who developed ICPi-AKI (mean age, 67.1±11.8 years; 57.4% men). …”
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