Adaptive surge control of variable-mass unmanned surface vehicle based on super-twisting sliding mode observation by Zhaokun YAN, Guanyu YANG, Hongdong WANG

“…The speed control experiments reveal that the designed adaptive speed control algorithm can stably track the target speed under both mass step-change and continuous-change conditions. …”
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Estimation of the girls cost vaccination against human papillomavirus in the Siberian Federal District by O. A. Ananina, L. D. Zhuykova, L. A. Kolomiets, E. L. Choinzonov, G. A. Kononova, L. V. Pikalova

“…To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of HPV vaccination in girls aged 9-14 years in the Siberian Federal District as a whole and in the context of subjects with a 60, 80, 90 percent target cohort.Materials and methods. We studied the size of the female population aged 9-14 years in the constituent entities of the Siberian Federal District for 2022, the average total cost of the vaccine, information on the gross regional product per capita, form C51 “Distribution of deaths by gender, age groups and causes of death” of Tomsk region, 2022. …”
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Echocardiographic characteristics of COVID-19 pneumonia survivors three months after hospital discharge by I. Yaroslavskaya, D. V. Krinochkin, N. E. Shirokov, I. R. Krinochkina, E. P. Gultyaeva, V. D. Garanina, I. O. Korovina, A. V. Mamarina, N. A. Osokina, N. N. Melnikov, T. А. Trifanova, E. A. Gorbatenko, E. А. Gorbatenko

“…Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease that affects almost all organs and systems. The main target is the respiratory system, but cardiovascular involvement is also common. …”
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Global burden of disease and its risk factors for adults aged 70 and older across 204 countries and territories: a comprehensive analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Qin-Fen Chen, Chao Ni, Yalan Jiang, Lifen Chen, Hetong Liao, Jiaqi Gao, Xuemei Qin, Sipei Pan, Xiaoqian Luan, Yili Wu, Xiao-Dong Zhou, Weihong Song

“…Implementing preventive strategies that target primary risk factors early and enhancing treatment of underlying conditions are crucial.…”
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Digital Health Literacy and Attitudes Toward eHealth Technologies Among Patients With Cardiovascular Disease and Their Implications for Secondary Prevention: Survey Study by Greta Ullrich, Alexander Bäuerle, Hannah Vogt, Amir Abbas Mahabadi, Katrin Paldán, Daniel Messiha, Lisa Maria Jahre, Christos Rammos, Tienush Rassaf, Julia Lortz

“…ResultsThe analysis revealed an average age of 61.9 (SD 8.9) years, with 59.9% (n=144) of the participants being male. …”
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Participatory Intervention Development of a Peer-Guided Self-Help App for Anxiety Disorders: Mixed Methods Study by Laura Duddeck, Timo Stolz, Christian Zottl, Thomas Berger, Johanna Boettcher

“…In stage 3 (N=126), engagement was low—average log-ins were 3.15 (SD 14.37), with only 20 (SD 15.9) participants completing follow-ups. …”
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SPEIPM-based research on drought impact on maize yield in North China Plain by Bo MING, Yin-qiao GUO, Hong-bin TAO, Guang-zhou LIU, Shao-kun LI, Pu WANG

“…In Hebei and Beijing, the precipitation is less and thus the normal water condition cannot meet the high yield target. Increasing of water input and improving water use efficiency are both strategies for future yield increase. …”
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Blood–brain barrier profile pretreatment is associated with hemorrhagic transformation after endovascular reperfusion by Richard Leigh, Pierre Seners, Vanessa Rousseau, Soren Christensen, Jean‐François Albucher, Amel Drif, Christophe Cognard, Adrien Guenego, Alain Viguier, Agnes Sommet, Nicolas Raposo, Lionel Calviere, Anne‐Christine Januel, Michael Mlynash, Fabrice Bonneville, Brice Gaudilliere, Claire Thalamas, Igor Sibon, Thomas Tourdias, Mikael Mazighi, Jeremy J Heit, Benjamin Maier, Gregory W. Albers, Jean‐Marc Olivot, the FRAME Investigators

“…Mean permeability derangement (MPD) was defined as the average of all voxels in the stroke core that are two standard deviations above normal. …”
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Effect of laser process parameters on thermal behavior and residual stress of high-strength aluminum alloy processed by laser powder bed fusion by Shiwen Qi, Guangjing Huang, Xinran Xu, Han Zhang, Donghua Dai, Lixia Xi, Kaijie Lin, Dongdong Gu

“…Nevertheless, driven by the target of achieving even higher performance, significant requirements are put forward for laser parameter optimization and resultant residual stress control for the laser additive manufactured parts. …”
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Impact of CO2-water-coal on enhanced coalbed methane recovery by CO2 injection in Huainan coalfield by Helong ZHANG, Shiqi LIU, Yuchen TIAN, Wenkai WANG, Shuxun SANG, Sijian ZHENG, Bing LI, Yongchun CHEN

“…These findings suggest that CO2-ECBM should be tailored to reservoir properties, optimizing target layers and injection strategies to maximize CH4 production and CO2 storage. …”
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Real time counting method for coal mine drill pipes based on deep learning by Fukai ZHANG, Yiran SUN, Xufeng WU, Aijun LI, Peiyang LI, Dengke WANG, Guan YUAN, Shan ZHAO, Haiyan ZHANG

“…Experiments on the CMDPC dataset show that the improved Drill-YOLOv8 model performs well in mAP@0.5 The mAP @ [0.5:0.95] index has increased by 3.0% and 2.7% respectively, effectively solving the problem of false detection and missed detection of drilling head and drill pipe targets under strong light, water vapor, and occlusion environments, and the detection speed has reached 86 frames per second; At the same time, the weighted average error rate of the counting inference algorithm Pipe Count is 2%, showing good robustness against multi scene data, and the processing speed reaches 40 frames per second, meeting real-time counting requirements.…”
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High time resolution quantification of PM2.5 oxidative potential at a Central London roadside supersite by Steven J. Campbell, Alexandre Barth, Gang I. Chen, Anja H. Tremper, Max Priestman, David Ek, Shuming Gu, Frank J. Kelly, Markus Kalberer, David C. Green

“…High time resolution OP quantification reveals dynamic changes in volume-normalised (OPv) and mass normalised (OPm) OP evolving over ∼hourly timescales, observed at an average PM2.5 mass concentration of 7.1 ± 4.2 µg m−3, below the WHO interim 4 target of 10 µg m−3. …”
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Spatial and temporal variation of malaria incidence in children under 10 years in a pyrethroid-resistant vector area in southern Benin by Edouard Dangbenon, Mintodê Nicodème Atchadé, Martin C. Akogbéto, Mahouton N. Hounkonnou, Landry Assongba, Hilaire Akpovi, Manisha A. Kulkarni, Natacha Protopopoff, Jackie Cook, Manfred Accrombessi

“…Abstract Background Spatial and temporal identification of malaria-endemic areas is a key component of vector-borne disease control. Strategies to target the most vulnerable populations, the periods of high transmission and the most affected geographical areas, should make vector-borne disease control and prevention programmes more cost-effective. …”
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Factors influencing the adoption of telemedicine services among middle-aged and older patients with chronic conditions in rural China: a multicentre cross-sectional study by Li Yao, Qiaoxing Li, Qinqin Li, Tingshu Wang, Shuangfei Peng, Xinyun Fu, Wenfen Wang, Chen Yu, Ling Zhou, Mi Chen

“…Methods A multicentre cross-sectional study was conducted between November 2023 and February 2024 at five hospitals in western China, targeting middle-aged and older patients (aged ≥ 45 years) with chronic conditions in rural areas. …”
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Correlation of intestinal bacteria, fungi and dietary nutrient intake in NAFLD patients with spleen deficiency syndrome by Guiru Lin, Wanyi Ou, Jianmei Yang, Dongliang Chen, Yuanfei Wang, Aiping Wu, Lilian Gao, Wan Qu, Chenli Lin, Chenli Lin, Yinji Liang, Yinji Liang

“…Subsequently, stool samples were collected for 16S rRNA gene and ITS2 region sequencing to analyze the interrelationships among target intestinal bacteria, fungi, and dietary nutrient intake.ResultsThe NAFLD TCM PRO Scale indicated that the average score for symptoms related to SDS in NAFLD patients was 4.13 ± 0.40. …”
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Enhanced Optogenetic Stimulation of Retinal Ganglion Cells With Assistive Electric Stimulation for Low Optical Power Artificial Vision by Hyeonhee Roh, Joonghoon Kang, Hyung-Min Lee, Maesoon Im

“…However, the hybrid stimulation effect has not been well studied in the retina, which would be an ideal target of optogenetic intervention for sight restoration. …”
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Factors Affecting the Ideals of Childbearing among Young People within Iranian Ethnic Groups by Zahra Ghorbani, Mohamad Aghasi

“…The Baluch ethnic group reported the highest average ideal number of children at 2.45 followed by the Lor ethnic group at 2.08 and the Kurdish ethnic group at 2.01, with all averages indicating a preference for more than two children. …”
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How and when do we use continuous renal replacement therapy for acute kidney injury in Serbia? - The multicentric survey by Knežević Violeta, Ćelić Dejan, Azaševac Tijana, Golubović Sonja, Sladojević Vesna, Nestorov Nataša, Maksić Đoko, Naumović Radomir, Lazarević Tatjana, Nešković Vojislava

“…Most participants used heparin as an anticoagulant (95.7%) with an average life span of filters less than 24 h (71.3%) and 25 mL/kg/h efficiency target dialysis effluent dose (45.2%) during CRRT. …”
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Prevalence, awareness and therapeutic control of hypertension in Belgium: an opportunistic screening of nearly 6,000 participants during the May Measurement Month campaigns 2017–23... by D De Bacquer, S Bayet, A Bondue, F Brohée, S Brouwers, A Carlier, M Chabot, P Delmotte, B Falque, H Heuten, J Huart, J. M. Krzesinski, A Persu, T Robberechts, T Vanassche, E Van Der Beken, Ph Van de Borne, P Van der Niepen, B Van Nieuwenhuyse, J Vanparys, T. De Backer

“…Only about half of those being treated (56.3%) did achieve the target of systolic/diastolic BP <140/90 mmHg. Inadequate therapeutic control was independently associated with increasing age and higher body mass index. …”
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Quantifying Simulated Syndesmotic Malreduction Forgiveness Using a Two-Phase Stabilization System by Nacime Salomao Barbachan Mansur MD, PhD, Donald Hume PhD, John Y. Kwon MD, Kepler A.M. Carvalho MD, Grayson M. Talaski, Andrew Behrens BS, Kevin Dibbern PhD, Cesar de Cesar Netto MD, PhD

“…A lateral approach was used to destabilize the joint. The malreduction targets for each group were 5mm anterior displacement, 5mm posterior displacement, 15° of rotation, and over-compressed (140N) states. …”
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