Lek Habitat Selection by Sympatric Manakin Species in Northwestern Ecuador by Erin Sheehy, H. Luke Anderson, Luis Carrasco, Jorge Olivo, Domingo Cabrera, Nelson Gonzalez, Renata Ribeiro, Jordan Karubian

“…ABSTRACT Habitat selection plays a fundamental role in determining community structure and species coexistence, although the role played by sexual selection in shaping settlement patterns is less well understood. …”
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A secure and efficient user selection scheme in vehicular crowdsensing by Min Zhang, Qing Ye, Zhimin Yuan, Kaihuan Deng

“…In order to solve these problems, this article proposes a secure and efficient user selection scheme in vehicular crowdsensing, named SEUS-VCS, a novel framework that pioneers secure and efficient user selection in VCS. …”
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Selection for high quality pepper seeds by machine vision and classifiers by Ke-ling TU, Lin-juan LI, Li-ming YANG, Jian-hua WANG, Qun SUN

“…This research aimed to improve selection of pepper seeds for separating high-quality seeds from low-quality seeds. …”
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Sorption Mechanisms and Enhancement of Selected Organochlorine Pollutants in Water on Zeolites by Timothy Manda, Solomon Omwoma, Godfrey Okumu Barasa, Anthony M. Pembere, Douglas Sifuna, Livingstone Ochilo, Silas Lagat, Emily Ngeno, Patrick Ssebugere, Christine Betty Nagawa, Christine Kyarimpa

“…This study investigates the adsorption capacities of selected organochlorines on zeolites, focusing on hexachlorobenzene (HCB), hexachlorotetradecane (HCTD), hexachlorodecane (HCD), hexachlorocyclohexane (HCH), heptachlorodecane (HPCD), octachlorodecane (OCD), dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), and octachlorotetradecane (OCTD). …”
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Analysis of Additional Building Effects in Historic Buildings with Visual Attention Software: The Case of Dresden Military History Museum by Nuray ÖZKARACA ÖZALP, Hicran Hanım HALAÇ

“… Modern additions to historic environments/buildings have been designed from the past to the present. …”
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Effectiveness of Additional Preventive Measures for Pressure Injury Prevention in an Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Carolina Martín-Meana, José Manuel González-Darias, Carmen D. Chinea-Rodríguez, María del Cristo Robayna-Delgado, María del Carmen Arroyo-López, Ángeles Arias-Rodríguez, Alejandro Jiménez-Sosa, Patricia Fariña-Martín

“…Of the 811 patients admitted in 2022, 400 were selected. All of them were subjected to the ICU’s PI Prevention Protocol, and those with a moving average of the COMHON Index ≥ 11 were given two additional measures: a multilayer dressing on the sacrum, and anti-equinus and heel-pressure-relieving boots. …”
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Application of Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Methods in Mineral Processing—A Review by Zoran Štirbanović, Dragiša Stanujkić, Jovica Sokolović, Ivana Ilić

“…Making the wrong choices can affect the industrial process, result in additional expenses and endanger the health of workers and the environment, thus the application of MCDM methods can be the solution and give additional help in decision-making processes. …”
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Effect of psychophysical state on different qualification’s handball players on their preparedness by L.S. Frolova, I.D. Glazirin, Y.O. Petrenko, V.O. Suprunovich, E.E. Menshikh, I.A. Kharchenko, A.O. Pivnenko

“…Middle and high dependence on the success of competitive activity indicators of spatial perception, logical and spatial thinking is installed in a group of skilled athletes. Identifying additional parameters for the selection of the stages of many years of sports training handball.…”
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Accounting for spatiotemporal patterns of long‐term recursion in estimating local‐scale step selection by Michael E. Egan, Nicole T. Gorman, Michael W. Eichholz, Dan Skinner, Peter E. Schlichting, Guillaume Bastille‐Rousseau

“…Abstract Step‐selection analysis (SSA) is ubiquitous for assessing local‐scale habitat selection by comparing relocations from telemetry data (used steps) to potential relocations given the movement of the animal (available steps). …”
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EFFECT OF CYLINDER HEAD GASKET ADDITION AND VARYING OCTANE NUMBER GASOLINE TO INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE PERFORMANCE by Bahtiar Rahmat, Mohammad Burhan Rubai Wijaya, Fahmy Zuhda Bahtiar, Yuris Bahadur Wirawan, Katiko Imamul Muttaqin

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Implementation of a Web-Based Skincare Decision Support System using the Simple Additive Weighting Method by Sausan Trisdiatin, Elyza Gustri Wahyuni

“…The challenge of selecting skincare products that match individual skin conditions often leads to confusion among users, especially due to the vast array of products available on the market. …”
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The Effect of Digestate from Biogas Plants Alone and with the Addition of Biochar and Zeolite on Soil Properties and Sorghum Yield by Justyna Kujawska, Wojciech Cel, Cezary Andrzej Kwiatkowski, Elżbieta Harasim, Justyna Zamorska

“…The utilization of waste material in agriculture requires monitoring of soil quality and the judicious selection of organic waste additives. The results indicate the potential of these additives to promote sustainable agriculture and the circular economy.…”
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Is it necessary for children to receive professional fluoride in addition to regular fluoride toothpaste? Protocol for a systematic review by Jun Li, Fang Hua, Lintong Yu, Xueqian Yu, Yueyang Li, Guangtai Song

“…At least two authors will carry out the selection of studies independently and in duplicate. …”
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Predicting pile bearing capacity using gene expression programming with SHapley Additive exPlanation interpretation by Adil Khan, Majid Khan, Waseem Akhtar Khan, Muhammad Ali Afridi, Khawaja Atif Naseem, Ayesha Noreen

“…In addition to external validation assessment, eight statistical indicators were used to assess the performance and validity of the developed model. …”
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Combined use of near infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics for the simultaneous detection of multiple illicit additions in wheat flour by Xinyi Dong, Ying Dong, Jinming Liu, Siting Wu

“…To identify multiple illicit additives within wheat flour, a simultaneous detection model for three additives—azodicarbonamide, talcum and gypsum powders—was constructed using near-infrared spectroscopy and chemometrics methods. …”
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Strain rate sensitivity metrics of PSU and PPSU high-performance polymers in extrusion-based additive manufacturing by Nectarios Vidakis, Markos Petousis, Nikolaos Mountakis, Maria Spyridaki, Ioannis Valsamos, Emmanuel Kymakis

“…High-performance polymers (HPPs), combined with material extrusion (MEX) additive manufacturing (AM), compile a powerful manufacturing system, suitable to meet the challenges of demanding industries. …”
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Research advances and development trends of wire-based laser directed energy deposition additive manufacturing technology by YUAN Yucheng, SONG Jun, LUO Jiajie, LI Xiangru, SONG Bo, SHI Yusheng

“…Despite the many advantages of W-LDED technology， there are still numerous challenges regarding the selection of process parameters， multiple thermal cycles， and the precise control and repeatability of the manufacturing process. …”
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Recent Developments in Additively Manufactured Crash Boxes: Geometric Design Innovations, Material Behavior, and Manufacturing Techniques by Ahmed Saber, A. M. Amer, A. I. Shehata, H. A. El-Gamal, A. Abd_Elsalam

“…Metallic AM crash boxes demonstrate the highest energy absorption capacity, with a mean <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>S</mi><mi>E</mi><mi>A</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> of 28.65 J/g. In addition, the performance of different AM technologies is evaluated, including Stereolithography (SLA), Material Jetting (MJT), Selective Laser Melting (SLM), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), and hybrid manufacturing techniques. …”
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Pemilihan Susu Formula Anak Menggunakan Metode Analytic Hierarchy Process dan Simple Additive Weighting by Heribertus Ary Setyadi, Ahmad Fauzi, Galih S Nurohim, Doddy Satrya Perbawa

“…Nilai bobot setiap kriteria dari proses AHP dijadikan input dalam perhitungan metode Simple Additive Weighting (SAW) untuk menghasilkan rekomendasi dari pilihan susu yang telah dimasukkan sebelumnya. …”
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Improving Forest Above-Ground Biomass Estimation Accuracy Using Multi-Source Remote Sensing and Optimized Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator Variable Selection Method by Er Wang, Tianbao Huang, Zhi Liu, Lei Bao, Binbing Guo, Zhibo Yu, Zihang Feng, Hongbin Luo, Guanglong Ou

“…To address this, the study introduces two Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator Lasso-based variable selection methods: Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator Genetic Algorithm (Lasso-GA) and Variance Inflation Factor Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator (VIF-Lasso). …”
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