Transformative Spatio-Temporal Insights into Indian Summer Days for Advancing Climate Resilience and Regional Adaptation in India by Deepak Kumar Prajapat, Mahender Choudhary, Ram Avtar, Saurabh Singh, Saleh Alsulamy, Ali Kharrazi

“…Non-parametric trend analysis techniques—such as the Mann–Kendall test, Modified Mann–Kendall, Sen’s Slope estimator, and Pettitt test—were used to investigate temporal patterns, and Reliability Ensemble Averaging (REA) was applied for uncertainty analysis to ensure robust projections. …”
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Selective Separation of Scandium in Acidic Water Using Carboxyl Functionalized Covalent Phosphonitrile Polymers by Yu BAI, Ayinuer WUSHUER, Lei OUYANG, Lijin HUANG, Qin SHUAI

“…The thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) curve of the polymers was collected by the DTA7200 TGA instrument (Hitachi, Japan) under N2 conditions (N2 flow rate: 20mL/min; heating rate: 10K/min). …”
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Analyzing the Seasonality in Yacht Exports of Türkiye by Abdullah Açık, Nergis Özispa

“…However, seasonal volume changes in some sectors can be very sharp and their analysis can be as important as trend analysis. One of these sectors is Türkiye’s yacht and watercraft equipment sector. …”
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Influence of Secondary Currents on Solute Dispersion in Curved Open Channels by Myung Eun Lee, Gunwoo Kim

“…Through this process, the transformation equation using the depth-averaged velocity field was derived. Several numerical tests were performed to assure the results obtained in the mathematical analysis and to show the applicability of the derived transformation equation on the flow with continuously changing flow direction.…”
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The Influence of Vertical Velocity Distribution on the Calculation of Suspended Sediment Concentration by Xiufeng Quan, Ruijie Li, Yuting Li, Feng Luo, Xiaoyan Fu, He Gou

“…Utilizing the regression analysis, it was found the vertical time-averaged velocity coefficient m increases with the height above the bed.…”
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What happens between first symptoms and first acute exacerbation of COPD – observational study of routine data and patient survey by Alex Bottle, Alex Adamson, Xiubin Zhang, Benedict Hayhoe, Jennifer K Quint

“…Methods The project involved the quantitative analysis of an existing database and a new survey. …”
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Causal role of plasma liposome in diabetic retinopathy: mendelian randomization (MR) study by Kai Yin, Lu Ding, Xueyan Li, Yuqi Zhang, Siyu Song, Liyuan Cao, Ruixue Deng, Min Li, Zirui Li, Qinjing Xia, Daqing Zhao, Xiangyan Li, Zeyu Wang

“…We conducted a two-sample MR analysis, and statistical analysis were performed using the inverse variance weighted (IVW) with the addition of the MR-Egger, weighted median (WM), constrained maximum likelihood and model averaging (cML-MA) to test for causal associations between lipid levels and DR. …”
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Modeling neurophysiological and psychomotor relevant criteria in children with motor dysfunction by Zh. L. Malakhova, A. M. Tynterova, S. V. Korenev, O. A. Tikhonova, L. A. Perminova, S. A. Botman

“…The examination of children in both groups included: analysis of the child’s life history, analysis of psychomotor development in the first year of life, analysis of morbidity in the first year of life, assessment of psychomotor development at the time of the study, electroneuromyography using stimulation and superficial electroneuromyography, as well as ultrasound examination of the lower leg muscles with assessment of the functional state and muscle density using fibroscan.For statistical processing of the obtained data, descriptive statistics were performed. …”
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An Increase in Academic Ebook Preferences: A Decade Comparison of Ebook Use versus Non-Use by Kathy Grams

“…A total of 508, or 11.3 %, were included in the analysis: 53.2% were master's students, 16.1% were doctoral students, and 30.7% were faculty members. …”
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Association of body fat percentage with diabetes in hypertensive adults of different genders: a cross-sectional study by Jingan Rao, Jingan Rao, Jingan Rao, Congcong Ding, Congcong Ding, Congcong Ding, Yumeng Shi, Yumeng Shi, Yumeng Shi, Wei Zhou, Wei Zhou, Wei Zhou, Chao Yu, Chao Yu, Chao Yu, Tao Wang, Tao Wang, Tao Wang, Lingjuan Zhu, Lingjuan Zhu, Lingjuan Zhu, Xiao Huang, Xiao Huang, Xiao Huang, Xiao Huang, Huihui Bao, Huihui Bao, Huihui Bao, Huihui Bao, Xiaoshu Cheng, Xiaoshu Cheng, Xiaoshu Cheng, Xiaoshu Cheng

“…Diabetes was defined as the self-report of a previous diagnosis of diabetes, fasting blood glucose ≥ 7.0mmol/l, and the use of antidiabetic agents. The average BFP was 24.5% in men and 37.0% in women. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed a dose-dependent relationship between BFP and the risk of diabetes in men (odds ratio [OR] 1.09, 95% CI 1.07, 1.11) and women (OR 1.06, 95% CI 1.04, 1.07) while considering BFP as a continuous variable. …”
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Perfil psicomotor en infantes escolarizados entre los 6 y los 11 años en Tunja, Boyacá (Psychomotor profile in school children between 6 and 11 years of age in Tunja, Boyacá) by Luis Andrés Téllez Tinjaca, Joann Sebastian Samaca Medina, Juan Camilo Acevedo Sanchez, Laura Camila Ovalle Cañón, Nelson Alberto Jiménez Baron, Nazly Ximena Gil Gonzáles, William Leonardo Ochoa Moreno, Nestor Manuel Abril Estupiñán, Jhonatan Camilo Peña Ibagon

“…This is a quantitative study with a non-experimental design of cross-sectional and descriptive scope, with the participation of 89 infants attending school in 15 institutions in the city of Tunja. The analysis of the psychomotor profile was carried out based on the application of the Psychomotor Battery of Vitor Da Fonseca (BPM). …”
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The impact of enhancing nutrition and antenatal infection treatment on birth outcomes in Amhara, Ethiopia: a pragmatic factorial, cluster-randomised clinical effectiveness study by Alemayehu Worku, Sheila Isanaka, Yemane Berhane, Chunling Lu, Grace J Chan, Luke C Mullany, Blair J Wylie, Michelle Eglovitch, Anne CC Lee, Parul Christian, Estifanos Baye, Krysten North, Tigest Shifraw, Yoseph Yemane Berhane, Mulatu Melese Derebe, Nebiyou Fasil, Workagegnehu Tarekegn Kidane, Fisseha Shiferie, Sitota Tsegaye, Kalkidan Yibeltal, Yunhee Kang, Mandefro M Mengistie, Fred Van Dyk, Amare Worku Tadesse, Rose L Molina, Firehiwot Workneh, Ingrid Olson

“…In the ENP arm, 427 (36%) women were eligible for BEP and consumed on average 74 days. The prevalence of genitourinary tract infection was low (4.9%), while parasitic stool infections were common (31%). …”
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Residential greenness and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a large cohort in southern China: Potential causal links, risk trajectories, and mediation pathways by Wenjing Wu, Dan Chen, Xingling Ruan, Gonghua Wu, Xinlei Deng, Wayne Lawrence, Xiao Lin, Zhiqiang Li, Ying Wang, Ziqiang Lin, Shuming Zhu, Xueqing Deng, Qiaoxuan Lin, Chun Hao, Zhicheng Du, Jing Wei, Wangjian Zhang, Yuantao Hao

“…We applied doubly robust Cox proportional hazards model, multi-state model, and multiple mediation method, to investigate the potential causal links, risk trajectories among baseline, COPD hospitalization, first readmission due to COPD or COPD-related complications, and all-cause death, as well as the multiple mediation pathways (particulate matter [PM], temperature, body mass index [BMI] and physical activity) connecting greenness exposure to COPD mortality. Results: Our final analysis included 581,785 participants (52.52% female;average age: 48.36 [Standard Deviation (SD): 17.56]). …”
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A Study of Forced Convection in Non-Newtonian Hybrid Nanofluids Embedded in a Heated Cylinder Within a Hexagonal Enclosure by Finite Element Method by Md. Noor-A-Alam Siddiki, Saiful Islam, Mahtab U. Ahmmed, Md Farhad Hasan, Md. Mamun Molla

“…The findings are explained in terms of sensitivity tests and statistical analysis for various <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>R</mi><mi>e</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> numbers, <i>n</i>, and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>H</mi><mi>a</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> numbers employing streamlines, isotherms, velocity profiles, and average Nusselt numbers. …”
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Application of “high-fidelity and high-resolution” processing technology in thin reservoir identification: A case study of the deep Permian Maokou Formation in Penglai area, centra... by PENG Haotian, HE Qinglin, CHEN Kang, ZENG Ming, HE Zongqiang, TU Zhihui, KONG Lingxia, QU Bozhang

“…In the second member of the Maokou Formation, a dolomite reservoir was encountered with a slanted thickness of 23.1 meters, a vertical thickness of 8.5 meters, and an average porosity of 3.8%. This high-quality dolomite reservoir achieved excellent drilling results.…”
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The burden of acute respiratory infection attributable to fine particulate matter brought by dust storms among children under 5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries by Hong Lu, Mingkun Tong, Ruohan Wang, Ning Kang, Xueqiu Ni, Jianyu Deng, Jiajianghui Li, Pengfei Li, Tianjia Guan, Tong Zhu, Tao Xue

“…We analyzed the linear association between the annual average dust PM2.5 concentration and the odds of U5-ARI with logistic regression and fixed effects after adjusting for multiple covariates. …”
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Impact of training data composition on the generalizability of convolutional neural network aortic cross-section segmentation in four-dimensional magnetic resonance flow imaging by Chiara Manini, Markus Hüllebrand, Lars Walczak, Sarah Nordmeyer, Lina Jarmatz, Titus Kuehne, Heiko Stern, Christian Meierhofer, Andreas Harloff, Jennifer Erley, Sebastian Kelle, Peter Bannas, Ralf Felix Trauzeddel, Jeanette Schulz-Menger, Anja Hennemuth

“…Model performance was evaluated using Dice score, Hausdorff distance, and average symmetric surface distance on test data, datasets with characteristics not represented in the training set (model-specific), and an overall evaluation set. …”
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Trends in Global Burden and Socioeconomic Profiles of Atrial Fibrillation and Atrial Flutter: Insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Samuel Chin Wei Tan, MD, Mae-Ling Tang, MD, Hongyuan Chu, MD, Yun-Tao Zhao, MD, Cuilian Weng, MD

“…Methods: Using data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study 2021, we employed average annual percentage change (AAPC) and Bayesian Age Period Cohort (BAPC) modelling to assess trends and future projections, with a focus on disparities across Socio-Demographic Index (SDI) levels. …”
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Designing and Training of Interactive Multimedia Software based on Meyer's learning Theory and its effect on reading comprehension skill to Non-Persian Speakers by Mahboobeh Nemati, Zari Saeedi, Reza Morad Sahraie

“…To test the first hypothesis, an Analysis of Covariance (ANCOVA) was conducted using a mixed-method (Split Plot) design, and Wilks' Lambda was used as the statistical characteristic test. …”
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Spatial relationship between root system and soil properties of mature and densely planted Kuerlexiangli pear under long-term strip fertilization by DENG Yonghui, YAN Pan, AN Shijie, CHEN Qiling, ZHENG Qiangqing, MA Ling, WANG Zhendong, WANG Guodong, LIU Jing, WANG Xin

“…[Methods] Using the profile excavation method and WinRHIZO root analysis system, the root morphology of 11 year old Kuerlexiangli pear with Pyrus betulifolia Bunge as rootstock was analyzed at a distance of 50-200 cm between the rows and tree trunks, and at a depth of 10-110 cm. …”
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