Classifying extratropical cyclones and their impact on Finland's electricity grid: insights from 92 damaging windstorms by I. Láng-Ritter, T. K. Laurila, A. Mäkelä, H. Gregow, V. A. Sinclair

“…Rather than using meteorological criteria to identify windstorms, we select them based on their impacts, namely the number of power outages, to reach a more targeted understanding of windstorm impacts compared to traditional approaches. …”
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From counting stations to city-wide estimates: data-driven bicycle volume extrapolation by Silke K. Kaiser, Nadja Klein, Lynn H. Kaack

“…Access to street-level data on bicycle traffic would assist cities in planning targeted infrastructure improvements to encourage cycling and provide civil society with evidence to advocate for cyclists’ needs. …”
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Oligo(ethylene glycol) Methacrylate Copolymer-Modified Liposomes for Temperature-Responsive Drug Delivery System by Maria Isabel Martinez Espinoza, Sezen Gül, Luisa Mugnaini, Francesco Cellesi

“…These findings suggest that incorporating thermoresponsive polymers into TSLs can optimize drug delivery systems for targeted, thermally triggered release.…”
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Heat on the Move: Contrasting Mobile and Fixed Insights into Temuco’s Urban Heat Islands by Aner Martinez-Soto, Michelle Vera-Fonseca, Pablo Valenzuela-Toledo, Aliwen Melillan-Raguileo, Matthew Shupler

“…Results revealed moderate correlations between methodologies (coefficients: 0.55–0.62) and average temperature differences of 0.72 °C to 1.6 °C, confirming their compatibility for integrated use. …”
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Psychosocial Mediators between Socioeconomic Status and Dietary Restrictions among Patients Receiving Hemodialysis in Japan by Hidehiro Sugisawa, Toshio Shinoda, Yumiko Shimizu, Tamaki Kumagai, Hiroaki Sugisaki

“…This study was a cross-sectional survey of 6,644 outpatients (average age = 66.5 years; 65% males) of hemodialysis facilities across Japan. …”
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Drug-Carrying Magnetic Nanocomposite Particles for Potential Drug Delivery Systems by R. Asmatulu, A. Fakhari, H. L. Wamocha, H. Y. Chu, Y. Y. Chen, M. M. Eltabey, H. H. Hamdeh, J. C. Ho

“…Drug-carrying magnetic nanocomposite spheres were synthesized using magnetite nanoparticles and poly (D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) for the purpose of magnetic targeted drug delivery. Magnetic nanoparticles (∼13 nm on average) of magnetite were prepared by a chemical coprecipitation of ferric and ferrous chloride salts in the presence of a strong basic solution (ammonium hydroxide). …”
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First Whole Genome Sequencing Data of Six Greek Sheep Breeds by Antiopi Tsoureki, George Tsiolas, Maria Kyritsi, Eleftherios Pavlou, Anagnostis Argiriou, Sofia Michailidou

“…This dataset comprises the first WGS data for six Greek sheep breeds, providing invaluable information to the Greek agricultural sector for the design and implementation of targeted breeding schemes, for traceability purposes, and for the overall enhancement of the sector, in terms of performance and sustainability.…”
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Bayesian modeling of traffic-related air pollutants: A case study of urban transportation and air quality dynamics in Columbia, South Carolina by Yihong Ning, Ruixiao Sun, David Hitchcock, Gurcan Comert, Yuche Chen

“…Employing Bayesian Model Selection and Averaging enhanced prediction accuracy and evaluated model uncertainty. …”
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Biosecurity Versus African Swine Fever—Making, Acceptance, and Results of a German Online Assessment Tool by Nicolai Denzin, Nora Wieneke, Maria Gellermann, Carola Sauter-Louis, Barbara Grabkowsky

“…It enables farms to identify ASF-specific weaknesses and take targeted measures to minimize risks/optimize the biosecurity standard anonymously and free of charge. …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice of puerperal adolescents after an educational intervention on the mini contraceptive pill by Claudionete Abreu Costa, Ana Karina Bezerra Pinheiro, Lena Maria Barros Fonseca, Tatiane Gomes Guedes, Rita da Graça Carvalhal Frazão Corrêa, Adriana Gomes Nogueira Ferreira

“…Method: a quasi-experimental study with pre- and post-tests carried out with 139 puerperal adolescents in four public maternity hospitals, using an instrument with sociodemographic/gyneco-obstetric questions and a targeted survey called Knowledge, Attitude and Practice. …”
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Economic profitability and efficiency of honey production from the Asian honeybee (Apis cerana) in the mid-hills of Nepal by Anup Paudel, Narayan Prasad Tiwari, Suryamani Dhungana, Logan L. Britton

“…This research highlights the need for targeted policies to enhance resource allocation, training programs, and access to modern beekeeping technologies. …”
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AgriLiteNet: Lightweight Multi-Scale Tomato Pest and Disease Detection for Agricultural Robots by Chenghan Yang, Baidong Zhao, Madina Mansurova, Tianyan Zhou, Qiyuan Liu, Junwei Bao, Dingkun Zheng

“…AgriLiteNet is further enhanced by a lightweight channel–spatial mixed attention module and a feature pyramid network, enabling the detection of nine tomato pests and diseases, including small targets like spider mites, dense targets like bacterial spot, and large targets like late blight. …”
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MSANet: LiDAR-Camera Online Calibration with Multi-Scale Fusion and Attention Mechanisms by Fengguang Xiong, Zhiqiang Zhang, Yu Kong, Chaofan Shen, Mingyue Hu, Liqun Kuang, Xie Han

“…Current calibration methods often depend on specific targets or manual intervention, which are time-consuming and have limited generalization capabilities. …”
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Comparative analysis of muscle synergies in gait of stroke patients and healthy controls by Dimitrios-Sokratis Komaris, Dimitrios Tsaopoulos, Konstantinos Risvas, Spiros Nikolopoulos, Vasilios Baltzopoulos, Constantinos Maganaris, Ioannis Kompatsiaris

“…Stroke rehabilitation by targeting abnormal muscle synergy activations may help shape personalized treatment plans.…”
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Consumption Trends of Antifungal and Antiprotozoal Agents for Human Systemic Use in Kazakhstan from 2017 to 2023 by Yuliya Semenova, Assiya Kussainova, Laura Kassym, Ainur Aimurziyeva, Daniil Semenov, Lisa Lim

“…Conclusions: These findings offer valuable insights into the development and implementation of targeted antimicrobial stewardship programs in Kazakhstan.…”
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Regular Breakfast Consumption and its Predictors Based on the Social Cognitive Theory in Female Students of Hamadan University of Medical Sciences by Nooshin Salimi, Akram Karimi-Shahanjarini*, Ghodratollah Roshanaei

“…Conclusion: The results show that self-efficacy and social support should be targeted in the design of interventions intending to increase breakfast consumption among female university students.…”
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Measuring pH in insulin secretory granules by phasor-based fluorescence lifetime imaging of a genetically encoded sensor by Valentina De Lorenzi, Samuele Ghignoli, Mario Bernardi, Giulia Matteoli, Gianmarco Ferri, Barbara Storti, Ranieri Bizzarri, Francesco Cardarelli

“…Following verification of correct targeting of the E1GFP reporter in the insulin granules, phasor-based Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM) is applied to obtain a calibrated and probe-concentration-independent measurement of insulin-granule pH. …”
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Grape cluster detection based on spatial-to-depth convolution and attention mechanism by Shuai Rong, Xinghai Kong, Ruibo Gao, Zhiwei Hu, Hua Yang

“…The improved YOLOX model achieves the highest 88.4% mean Average Precision (mAP), 87.8% precision, and 79.5% recall. …”
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2 × 2 MIMO dual-wideband ground radiation antenna with a T-shaped isolator for Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 applications by Jeonghwan Kim, Hyunwoong Shin, Seokju Wi, Hoseung Lee, Rui Li, Hyeongdong Kim

“…Abstract In this paper, a miniaturized 2 × 2 MIMO dual-wideband ground radiation antenna targeting Wi-Fi 6/6E/7 standards using 2.4 GHz, 5 GHz, and 6 GHz frequency bands with sufficient antenna performance was designed. …”
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A Quality Function Deployment model: Application design for sauce bottle washer by Berty Dwi Rahmawati, Igh Bayogi Putra Pradana, Buna Rizal Rachman

“…This improvement enables the SME to meet its daily production targets more effectively and contributes to increased operational efficiency.…”
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