Ionospheric Scintillation Activity Over Canada in 2019–2023 and Its Potential Influence on Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) Navigation Services for Aviation by L. Nikitina, R. A. D. Fiori, K. Sievers, A. Rynard, Q. Ciardelli

“…Times when phase scintillation index exceeds 0.4 rad were used to evaluate the impact from scintillation activity on the availability of the Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) service and on related issues for aviation as recorded in CADORS. This analysis demonstrates a notable increase in the number of recorded aviation issues related to WAAS coverage during 2021–2023, coinciding with higher solar and scintillation activity. …”
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Implementation of six sigma management to standardize surgical hand disinfection practices by Ping Jiang, Yan Liu, Hai-Yan Gu, Qin-Xia Li, Ling-Bo Xue

“…The overall defect rate decreased substantially, with the most notable reduction observed in incomplete hand coverage with disinfectant, which decreased by 2.75%. …”
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Measles case fatality rate in Bihar, India, 2011-12. by Manoj V Murhekar, Mohammad Ahmad, Hemant Shukla, Kunwar Abhishek, Robert T Perry, Anindya S Bose, Rahul Shimpi, Arun Kumar, Kanagasabai Kaliaperumal, Raman Sethi, Vadivoo Selvaraj, Pattabi Kamaraj, Satyabrata Routray, Vidya Nand Das, Nata Menabde, Sunil Bahl

“…We calculated CFR and used multivariate analysis to identify risk factors for measles death.…”
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Media framing of stakeholders’ perceptions on the sustainability of tourism development at Chobe National Park Riverfront in Botswana: insights for sustainable tourism planning by Chiedza N. Mutanga, Gaseitsiwe S. Masunga, Oluwatoyin D. Kolawole, Reniko Gondo, Joseph E. Mbaiwa

“…The paper employed a media framing analysis to examine stakeholder perceptions of the proposed tourism development at the Chobe National Park Riverfront (CNPRF), Botswana. …”
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Modeling Spatial Distribution of Snow Water Equivalent Using Transfer Learning Across Mountainous Basins by Lama El Halabi, Utkarsh Mital, Dipankar Dwivedi

“…The analysis included six models: Local 1, Local 1W, TL1, TL2, TL1W, and TL2W. …”
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Morphological and molecular identification of the cat flea Ctenocephalides felis from Bangladesh. by Md Shamsudduha, Md Mahfuzur Rahman, Jannatun Naher, Azizul Islam Barkat, Sumaiya Akter, Mohammad Shamimul Alam.

“…Objective: The present study was designed to conduct molecular and morphological identification of cat fleas (Ctenocephalides felis) from Bangladesh along with nucleotide polymorphism and phylogenetic analysis. Materials and Methods: Samples were collected from two hosts (cat and human). …”
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How Weed Flora Evolves in Cereal Fields in Relation to the Agricultural Environment and Farming Practices in Different Sub-Regions of Eastern Hungary by Erzsébet Tóth, Zita Dorner, János György Nagy, Mihály Zalai

“…Statistical analyses were preformed including ANCOVA, redundancy analysis, and Shannon diversity index calculations. …”
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Objective hyperemia and intraocular pressure changes following omidenepag isopropyl application. by Kana Tokumo, Tsuyoshi Yoneda, Yuta Nakaniida, Ryota Aoki, Shunsuke Nakakura, Taro Baba, Naoki Okada, Ayaka Edo, Hiromitsu Onoe, Hideaki Okumichi, Kazuyuki Hirooka, Diane Sonassa, Hitoshi Tabuchi, Yoshiaki Kiuchi, Hirokazu Sakaguchi

“…Hyperemia was compared by calculating the percentage coverage of vessels on the apex side using hyperemia analysis software based on anterior segment images. …”
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Monitoring Land Cover Dynamics and Forest Degradation in South Sumatra Peatlands from 2015 to 2023 by Remote Sensing Application by Khakim Mokhamad Yusup Nur, Bama Akhmad Aminudin, Tsuji Takeshi

“…Therefore, grassland and bare/sparse vegetation had more significant coverage percentages, reaching 22.89% and 11.40%, respectively, in 2019. …”
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Nation-Building in Kazakhstan: Ethno-Confessional Contexts by N. P. Kalashnikova, K. A. Baitureyeva

“…Conduct a political analysis of the transformation into the socio-political practice of the fundamental principle of the Basic Law of the country — “public harmony” and in general in the regulation of interethnic relations.Methods. …”
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Global experience with chickenpox vaccines and future prospects for the Russian Federation by A. S. Korovkin, D. V. Gorenkov, A. A. Soldatov, V. A. Merkulov

“…A number of chickenpox vaccines are licensed worldwide, but there are still gaps in vaccination coverage. Chickenpox vaccines may  differ  in  efficacy,  and  certain issues with their long-term effectiveness remain unresolved. …”
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Harnessing synergy of machine learning and nature-inspired optimization for enhanced compressive strength prediction in concrete by Abba Bashir, Esar Ahmad, Shashivendra Dulawat, Sani I. Abba

“…In addition, feature analysis was performed using SHAP analysis, age and cement are identified as the dominant inputs exacting influence on the CS of SCMC.…”
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Enhancing vaccination uptake through community engagement: evidence from China by Hongyu Guan, Lidong Zhang, Xiangzhe Chen, Yunyun Zhang, Yuxiu Ding, Wenting Liu

“…However, vaccination coverage remains a significant concern in many developing countries. …”
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Application of Ontology Matching Algorithm Based on Linguistic Features in English Pronunciation Quality Evaluation by Shan Zhu

“…Results/Discussion. Through the data analysis of mean and variance and verified by one-way analysis of variance, it proves that the sentiment evaluation method in this paper is effective. …”
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Climate-driven land cover change and altitudinal shifts in the Aksu region of the Tianshan mountains from 1985 to 2020 by Zhimin Feng, Haiqiang Xin, Yong Wang, Hairong Liu

“…Innovative applications of land use transition matrices and altitudinal zonation analysis provide a quantitative foundation for understanding climate-induced vegetation shifts. …”
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Surface wetting and contact angle: basics and characterisation by G. V. Beketov, O. V. Shynkarenko

“…The presented review is aimed at the cumulative coverage of issues related to wettability and its investigation. …”
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Emergence of Novel SARS-CoV-2 variants in India: second wave by Rama Adiga, Varun Nayak

“…Methodology: 7,415 sequences were downloaded from Global Initiative on Sharing All Influenza Data between January and April 2021; out of which 4,411 were high coverage genome sequences and were considered for analysis. …”
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Exploring the potential of online social listening for noncommunicable disease monitoring by Diana Braga, Inês Silva, Rafaela Rosário, Paulo Novais, Hugo Peixoto, José Machado

“…Additionally, the study integrates diverse data sources, including traditional news outlets like PressReader, providing comprehensive coverage of health issues. Analysis comparing data from PressReader and Twitter underscores differences in discussion frequency and nature, emphasizing the need to leverage insights from various sources. …”
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The Trend of Malaria Cases, Positivity Rate, and Determinant Factors in the Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia: A Mixed Method by Chalachew Yenew, Sileshi Mulatu, Asaye Alamneh

“…A mixed study design (retrospective record data review and case study) was employed among 67 malaria officers from all zones in the region by using proportional allocation and the 1995 to 2020 malaria document review. 1995 to 2020 trend analysis was conducted using RStudio-1.2.5033. Vignette Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) were used to dig the possible factors for malaria case buildup using the purposive sampling technique, and a qualitative content analysis was used. …”
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Good governance as the basis for the successful implementation of Ukraine’s state policy on European integration by O.V. Orel

“…The concept of good governance, which gained prominence in the late 20th century, is founded on its core principles. Based on the analysis of a comprehensive set of 32 principles distributed across six thematic areas, proposals for their further development have been substantiated. …”
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