THE EFFECTS OF TEST SPECIMEN SHAPE TOLERANCES ON DETERMINING THE MECHANICAL AND ENERGY DISSIPATION PROPERTIES OF LIMESTONE ROCK by Nataša Štambuk Cvitanović, Boris Kavur, Ivan Vrkljan, Predrag Miščević

“…From many experimental results and additional statistical/numerical/energy analyses, reliable behaviour models for UCS/E/ν dependence on R/P/O have been established that can be further used to assess the consequences of shape tolerances and specimen acceptability. …”
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The Influence of Entrepreneurial Marketing and Social Media Capability on Sales Performance with Resilience as a Moderator Variable (Survey on Food and Beverage SME Owners in Malan... by A'isy Salmaa Permatasari, Edy Yulianto, Mohammad Iqbal

“…Not all companies can achieve significant sales increases in business or entrepreneurship even though they have implemented various marketing strategies and utilized appropriate social media. …”
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CDMA/OTFS Sensing Outperforms Pure OTFS at the Same Communication Throughput by Hugo Hawkins, Chao Xu, Lie-Liang Yang, Lajos Hanzo

“…Therefore, CDMA/OTFS is an appealing candidate for implementing multi-user OTFS ISAC.…”
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Chloramphenicol-infused N-vinyl-based soft contact lenses for therapeutic and optical applications by Lina M. Shaker, Ahmed Alamiery, Abdulamier Ahmed Abdulamier, Wan Nor Roslam Wan Isahak

“…This work is exploring the development of antibacterial contact lenses (CLs) by implementing the silicon-N-vinyl pyrrolidone-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate (Si-NVP-HEMA) base to combat the corneal bacterial infections. …”
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Screening of Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Using Portable Transthoracic Echocardiography among Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Yousef Shukha, Ofir Koren, Tsafrir Or, Yoav Turgeman, Mahmud Mahamid, Mohamed Jabaren

“…AAD measurement in the subcostal view should be implemented as a part of routine TTE in patients with ACS.…”
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The application effectiveness of the “One Case to the End” teaching model based on BOPPPS in pediatric nursing: a quasi-experimental study by Xuejun Xiao, Ying Xie, Xiangfeng Zhao, Xiaohong Dai, Feng Liang, Wanchao Wang, Xianhua Zhang

“…At the end of the semester, the study compared the two groups of students’ academic performance, the level of nurses’ professional values and critical thinking abilities. Additionally, it surveyed the experimental group’s satisfaction with the curriculum teaching reform. …”
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Well completion technology optimization and application effect analysis of medium-deep sandstone reinjection wells: A case study of Minghuazhen Formation in Tianjin by ZHAO Yanting,SHEN Jian,ZHAO Sumin,WEN Shuang,ZHANG Sen

“…Further, by optimizing the drilling fluid formula and drilling assembly, the contamination of the reservoir is minimized. Additionally, a combined well washing technique implemented after drilling operations helps remove plugging components from the formation, aiding in unclogging the permeation channels. …”
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Factors influencing help-seeking behaviour among young women with experience of intimate partner violence in Nigeria by Toyin Olanike Adaramoye, Sunday A. Adedini, Kazeem Adebayo Sunmola

“…Conclusion The study recommends implementing culturally sensitive and region-specific interventions to address barriers that hinder uneducated women from seeking help. …”
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Predicting Student Dropout Through Text and Media Content Analysis of VKontakte Profiles by Sergei S. Gorshkov, Dmitry I. Ignatov, Anastasia Yu. Chernysheva

“…Music tracks were categorized by genre. Additionally, we developed and implemented the Weighted Neighborhood Feature Aggregation method, which incorporates weighted features from a student’s friends to make classification models graph-aware, leveraging information from the friendship graph to enrich feature representation. …”
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Nurses’ experiences of completing the ‘Nurses back to healthcare’ training and returning to professional work between 2020 and 2024; pp. 382–391 by Kadri Kööp, Mare Tupits, Siret Piirsalu

“…Examining the experiences of those who have completed the return to practice programme makes it possible to implement necessary changes in the curriculum and to support returning to work. …”
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Modelling and Simulation of a 3MW, Seventeen-Phase Permanent Magnet AC Motor with AI-Based Drive Control for Submarines Under Deep-Sea Conditions by Arun Singh, Anita Khosla

“…A MATLAB/Simulink framework was developed to model the motor, whose drive system leverages an AI-optimised dual fuzzy-PID controller refined using the Harmony Search Algorithm. Additionally, a combination of Indirect Field-Oriented Control (IFOC) and Space Vector PWM strategies are implemented to optimise inverter switching sequences for precise output modulation. …”
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Optimizing Large Railway Vision Models for Efficient In-Context Learning by Xuemei Zhan, Xubo Wu, Hua Ma

“…Drawing inspiration from Efficient-ViT, we incorporate the CGA layer as part of the LRVM’s building blocks to alleviate computational bottlenecks of the multi-head self-attention (MHSA). Additionally, we implement a multi-level feature concatenation technique to enhance transferability across different railway-related tasks and reduce the computation cost. …”
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Recitation tasks revamped? Students’ perceptions of smartphone-based experimental and programming tasks in introductory mechanics by Simon Zacharias Lahme, Dominik Dorsel, Heidrun Heinke, Pascal Klein, Andreas Müller, Christoph Stampfer, Sebastian Staacks

“…To explore this potential, we implemented and evaluated a sample set of nine smartphone-based experimental tasks and, for comparison, three programming tasks as weekly exercises in a first-year physics course at RWTH Aachen University. …”
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WoE Analysis and Key Risk Factors in Preclinical Development of Medicinal Products: A Review by G. N. Engalycheva, R. D. Syubaev

“…The WoE assessment algorithms and criteria described in this article may be implemented by preclinical study initiators, their research teams, and regulatory experts evaluating medicines.…”
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Highly Curated and Reliable E-Probes for Detection of Viral Pathogens in Unassembled High-Throughput Sequencing Datasets from Hops by Ali Pasha, Andres S. Espindola, Heiko Ziebell, Francisco M. Ochoa‐Corona

“…Implementing high-throughput sequencing (HTS) in virus detection has recently become widespread. …”
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The Necessity of Breastfeeding Education with a Health Literacy Approach by Maternal Healthcare Providers: A Policy Brief by Zohreh Shahhosseini, Roya Nikbakht, Negin Kalvani, Malihe Nourollahpour shiadeh

“…However, current training programs in Iranian healthcare centers primarily focus on general literacy rather than health literacy, which encompasses the ability to access, comprehend, evaluate, and apply health-related information. Additionally, a uniform approach to breastfeeding education is applied to all mothers, regardless of their individual needs and literacy levels, highlighting the necessity for more effective and targeted educational interventions. …”
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A Machine Learning Aided Reference-Tone-Based Phase Noise Correction Framework for Fiber-Wireless Systems by Guo Hao Thng, Said Mikki

“…The machine learning algorithm is implemented at the receiver. To evaluate the feasibility of the proposed machine learning based phase noise correction approach, software simulations were conducted to collect data needed for machine leanring algorithm training. …”
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Analysis of crop virtual water flow at dual scales in yellow river basin based on the SWAT model by Jing Liu, Tiantian Zi, Lan Wang, Xinchun Cao

“…Strategic planning of crop trade routes should integrate both scales, emphasizing the development of core network regions while fostering growth in peripheral areas to ensure network stability. Additionally, implementing water-saving technologies and adjusting crop planting structures are vital for sustainable water resource management in YRB.…”
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Fraud Detection in Privacy Preserving Health Insurance System Using Blockchain Technology by Md. Mazharul Islam, Mubasshir Ahmed, Rajesh Palit, Mohammad Shahriar Rahman, Salekul Islam

“…The proposed system has been implemented and tested on a blockchain platform, demonstrating its effectiveness in preserving privacy and detecting fraud. …”
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Socio-Economic Challenges in the Education Sector: The Impact of Regional, Racial, and Gender-Based Disparities on Teachers’ Incomes by Indrani Ray, Achintya Ray

“…Additionally, racial pay gaps persist, with White teachers generally earning more than non-White teachers. …”
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