Indoor and Ambient Air Pollution in Chennai, India during COVID-19 Lockdown: An Affordable Sensors Study by Naveen Puttaswamy, V. Sreekanth, Ajay Pillarisetti, Adithi R. Upadhya, Sudhakar Saidam, Balachandar Veerappan, Krishnendu Mukhopadhyay, Sankar Sambandam, Ronak Sutaria, Kalpana Balakrishnan

“…The normalized root mean square error (NRMSE) of the atmos hourly PM2.5 (PM10) improved from 41% to 15% (33% to 18%) after applying the field calibration coefficients. …”
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Temporal changes in plasma and milk lipids in response to an esophageal bolus of rumen-protected fish oil in lactating Holstein dairy cows by J.E. Rico, V. Sáinz de la Maza-Escolà, N.D. Senevirathne, P. Deme, N.J. Haughey, R. Gervais, J.W. McFadden

“…Total milk n-3 increased over time in treated cows compared to control. We conclude that triglyceride- or starch-encapsulated fish oil increases the plasma and milk concentrations of VLC n-3 FA and phospholipids containing these acyl chains in lactating cows.…”
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Effect of periodontal therapy on endothelial function and serum biomarkers in patients with periodontitis and established cardiovascular disease: a pilot study by Ana Molina, Nagore Ambrosio, María Molina, Eduardo Montero, Leire Virto, David Herrera, Elena Figuero, Mariano Sanz

“…Student T, Mann–Whitney U, Chi-square and Fisher-exact tests were performed along with repeated measures ANOVA with post hoc Bonferroni's corrections.ResultsThirty-five patients were included. …”
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Pengembangan Automated Image Analysis untuk Menentukan Jumlah Bakteri Tahan Asam (BTA) pada Kasus Tubercolosis by Safri Adam, Puji Astuti, Puspa Amalia, Fadli Sukandiarsyah

“…Hasil evaluasi menunjukkan RMSE (Root Mean Square Error) sebesar 2.484  yang didapat pada saat threshold 0.11.   …”
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Dexmedetomidine versus Dexamethasone as Perineural Adjuvants in Supraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: An Interventional Study by Charmi Hitenbhai Shah, Jinesh Pareshbhai Kothari, Nilesh Vrajmohan Shah, Rajsi Rajan Shah, Sara Mary Thomas

“…The onset and duration of sensory and motor blocks, haemodynamic changes {variations in pulse, blood pressure, and oxygen saturation (SpO2)}, duration of rescue analgesia, side-effects, and complications were evaluated. Chi-square test and t-test were applied for statistical evaluation. …”
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Characterization of the Collagen Extraction Manufacturing Process Using Markov Chains and Artificial Neural Networks by Rosa Trasvina-Osorio, Sergio Alonso-Romero, Juan de Anda-Suarez, Valentin Calzada-Ledesma, Javier Yanez-Mendiola, Luis Fernando Villanueva-Jimenez, Erick Rojas-Mancera

“…In the second stage, the predictive model MCMC-ANN presented a mean square error (MSE) of 0.00171, and a standard deviation (SD) of 0.00133. …”
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Intrathecal Clonidine versus Dexmedetomidine as Adjuvants to Hyperbaric Ropivacaine in Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgeries: A Randomised Clinical Study by Priya Kishnani, Aiman Monaf, Kalpesh Pati, Jatin Patel, Sara Mary Thomas

“…The time to S2 regression was longer in Group RD5 (136.10±8.10 min) compared to Group RC30 (102.67±7.69 min) (p<0.0001). …”
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Apportioning and Locating PM2.5 Sources Affecting Coastal Cities: Ulsan in South Korea and Dalian in China by Eunhwa Choi, Kwonho Jeon, Young Su Lee, Jongbae Heo, Ilhan Ryoo, Taeyeon Kim, Chuanlong Zhou, Philip K. Hopke, Seung-Muk Yi

“…Higher contributions of residential burning in Dalian (11.7 µg m–3) than biomass burning in Ulsan (0.22 µg m–3) were resolved during the heating period as was a higher proportion of SS contributions in Ulsan (6.28 µg m–3, 41.6%) than in Dalian (6.42 µg m–3, 21.2%) during non-heating period. Squared correlation coefficients (r 2) of sources common to the two cities were examined for lag times from –2 days to +4 days from Dalian to Ulsan. …”
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Characteristics and contributing factors of adverse drug reactions: an analytical study of patients with tuberculosis receiving treatment under the National TB Program of India [ve... by Jay Patel, Priya Bhavsar, Harsh Shah, Sandul Yasobant, Deepak Saxena, Anish Sinha, Somen Saha, Yogesh Patel

“…Data was analyzed for the frequency, percentage, chi-squared, and adjusted odds ratio to find the association between the variables. …”
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Construct validation of a complete postpartum health and well-being patient reported outcome measure: prospective cohort studyAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Laura J. O'Byrne, BMBS, MSc, PhD, Gillian M. Maher, PhD, Jill M. Mitchell, MB, BCh, BAO, Ali S Khashan, PhD, Richard M. Greene, MB, BCh, BAO, John P. Browne, PhD, Fergus P. McCarthy, MB, BCh, BAO, PhD

“…There were no score differences at other time points in the ICIQ-UI SF or pelvic pain question scores. …”
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Efficacy of 5 µg and 10 µg Dexmedetomidine as Adjuvants to 3 mL 0.5% Hyperbaric Bupivacaine in Pelvic and Lower Limb Orthopaedic Surgeries: A Randomised Clinical Study by Jigisha Bharatbhai Mehta, Shreya Jatin Patel, Nilesh Vrajmohan Shah, Dinesh K Chauhan, Sara Mary Thomas

“…The duration of postoperative analgesia was longer, and the time until the need for the first rescue analgesia was extended with the 10 μg dosage. …”
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Implementation of in utero laparotomy-assisted fetoscopic spina bifida repair in two centers in Latin America: rationale for this approach in this regionAJOG Global Reports at a Gl... by Jezid Miranda, PhD, Miguel A. Parra-Saavedra, PhD, William O. Contreras-Lopez, PhD, Cristóbal Abello, MD, Guido Parra, MD, Juan Hernandez, MD, Amanda Barrero, MD, Isabela Leones, MD, Adriana Nieto-Sanjuanero, MD, Gerardo Sepúlveda-Gonzalez, MD, Magdalena Sanz-Cortes, PhD

“…Statistical analyses included the Student's t-test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Pearson's chi-square test. Results: The gestational age (GA) at the time of surgery was significantly higher in fetoscopic centers (26±1.27 weeks) compared to the MOMs trial (23.6±1.42 weeks) and traditional hysterotomy methods (25.4±1 weeks) (P<.001). …”
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Blood biomarkers to identify patients with different intracranial lesion combinations after traumatic brain injury by Pia Koivikko, Ari J. Katila, Riikka SK. Takala, Iftakher Hossain, Teemu M. Luoto, Rahul Raj, Mari Koivisto, Olli Tenovuo, Kaj Blennow, Peter Hutchinson, Henna-Riikka Maanpää, Mehrbod Mohammadian, Virginia F. Newcombe, Jean-Charles Sanchez, Jussi Tallus, Mark van Gils, Henrik Zetterberg, Jussi P. Posti

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Spatial analysis of speculation in the US housing market by Salaheddin Manochehri, Ramin Amani, Jamal Mamkhezri

“…Employing advanced analytical techniques, including nonlinear least squares and time-varying parameter ordinary least squares, we delve into the spatial patterns of speculation within the housing market. …”
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Modeling Concrete Compressive Strength Variation with Age Using Origin Pro Software. by Nabaweesi, Alice

“…The model's performance was evaluated using metrics such as mean squared error (MSE) and coefficient of determination (R-squared). …”
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Rapid estimation method of lithium battery state of health based on novel health feature by DONG Xiaohong, DONG Jinbo, WANG Mingshen, ZENG Fei, PAN Yi

“…Finally, considering different time intervals, the method uses the ordinary least squares (OLS) regression analysis method to determine the optimal time interval parameter of the lithium battery. …”
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Design and Simulation of a Semi–Automatic Paver Block Making Machine. by Wamani, Samuel

“…The creation of an automatic paver block-producing machine with a shorter cycle time was required to solve these issues. The goal of this project is to design and create a low-cost, straightforward machine with an urgent part explanation that will shorten the paver tile block processes' cycle time. …”
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Thermal radiation and thermo-diffusion in Casson-ferrofluid over a magnetized porous surface: RSM analysis by S. Manjunatha, J. Santhosh Kumar, Khalil Ur Rehman, Wasfi Shatanawi, S.V.K. Varma

“…As radiation and heat sources increase, the temperature rises, whereas the Dufour effect leads to the opposite outcome. The adjusted R-squared and R-squared for skin friction achieve a value of 99.92 %. …”
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EFFECT OF TAX AUDIT ON GOVERNMENT REVENUE GENERATION IN LAGOS STATE by Johnson Olugbenga Agbede

“…The methodology involved descriptive and inferential analysis, including ordinary least squares regression analysis, to explore the relationships between tax audits and revenue outcomes. …”
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Meta Learning Strategies for Comparative and Efficient Adaptation to Financial Datasets by Kubra Noor, Ubaida Fatima

“…This research proposes a Meta learning framework for financial time series forecasting, designed to rapidly adapt to novel market conditions with minimal retraining. …”
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