Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Large-Bore Tube Application without the Use of Endoscope: Single-Center Experience on 86 Neurologically Compromised Patients by Rana T. M. Khafagy, Karim A. Abd El Tawab

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Applications of Acupuncture Therapy in Modulating the Plasticity of Neurodegenerative Disease and Depression: Do MicroRNA and Neurotrophin BDNF Shed Light on the Underlying Mechani... by Xia Li, Jun Zhao, Zhigang Li, Li Zhang, Zejun Huo

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Design and application of an arterial line set fixation device (一种动脉插件固定装置的设计与应用) by WANG Chenlin (王晨霖), SUN Xiumei (孙秀梅), LI Xianwen (李显文)

“…Continuous monitoring of invasive blood pressure can provide real-time, accurate data monitoring for ICU patients and provide effective guidance for emergency rescue and following treatment, so flexible fixation devices are essential to ensure the accuracy of patient arterial blood pressure measurement. …”
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An extended CoCoSo method under (p–q) rung orthopair fuzzy environment for multi-criteria decision-making applications by Asghar Khan, Omar Barukab, Young Bae Jun, Sher Afzal Khan, Umair Ahmad, Ali Muhammad Ali Rushdi

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Tunable magnetic behavior and structure property correlation in YBi₁₋ₓLaₓO₃ (0.00 ≤ x ≤ 0.05): A pathway to nanomagnetic application by Neeraj Dahiya, Vikas Malik, Nisha Chandna, Divyanshu Bhatnagar, Neeti Keswani

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An improved Harris hawks optimizer with enhanced logarithmic spiral and dynamic factor and its application for predicting molten iron temperature in the blast furnace by Zhendong Liu, Yiming Fang, Le Liu, Shuidong Ma

“…The simulation results based on real production data show that the proposed prediction model achieves a high prediction precision with RMSE=6.1305, R2=0.9322, and HR=89.…”
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Some Complex Picture Fuzzy Aggregation Operators Based on Frank t-norm and t-conorm: An Application to Multi-Attribute Decision-Making (MADM) Process by Faisal Mehmood, Heng Liu

“…Finally, in order to depict the potential applicability of our proposed technique, a numerical problem aiming at finding the best alternative has been solved and outcomes have been well compared with some existing techniques.…”
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Poroelastic Response to Karst Conduit Pressurization: A Finite Element Modeling Exercise Toward the Use of Tiltmeters in Karst Aquifer Monitoring Applications by Jacob Alexander Gochenour, Alex J. Rinehart, Andrew J. Luhmann, Ronni Grapenthin, Susan L. Bilek

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The relationship between water production rate and resistivity in sand-based porous materials under two-phase fluid flow and its application by Weibiao Xie, Weibiao Xie, Qiuli Yin, Qiuli Yin, Xueping Dai, Xueping Dai, Yang Fan, Pan Zhang, Pan Zhang

“…The relationship model is verified using rock samples, and the result shows that the water production rate calculated by the new model closely matches experimental values, improving parameter calculation accuracy. In addition, applications of the new model to well logging data show that the calculated water production rate is consistent with the actual production situation. …”
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Intergenerational Behavioral Transmission, Neighborhood Effects, and Farmers’ Farmland Quality Protection Behavior: A Case Study of Fertilizer Application in Gansu, China by Hao Li, Jiahui Zhao, Wei-Yew Chang, Yiwa Fu

“…By acknowledging these relational factors, governments can better promote sustainable agricultural practices and minimize excessive fertilizer application.…”
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Methodology and application of three-dimensional technology for brace design and production for treatment in patients with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: a scoping review protoco... by Rob A de Bie, Thomáy-Claire Ayala Hoelen, Jacobus JC Arts, Paul C Willems

“…Yet, the extent of its applicability and clinical implementation are to be determined. …”
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Co-application of compost and biochar improves soil properties and Desho grass growth on acidic soils in a tropical environment of Southwestern Ethiopia by Seyifu Shifa, Mohammed Worku, Abegaz Beyene

“…Organic soil amendments offer promising potential to improve soil properties and plant growths. However, data on these benefits of compost and biochar in a tropical environment are limited. …”
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Application of Machine Learning and Multi-Dimensional Perception in Urban Spatial Quality Evaluation: A Case Study of Shanghai Underground Pedestrian Street by Tianning Yao, Yao Xu, Liang Sun, Pan Liao, Jin Wang

“…It then gathers multidimensional perception data from selected locations and ultimately analyses and predicts the results employing machine learning techniques, specifically Random Forest and XGBoost. …”
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Evaluation of the application value of ultrasound in the diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia in children: a preliminary study based on large-scale outpatient cases by Tingting Qin, Zengpo Huang, Qiuhui Lan, Yijun Nie, Guofei Luo, Lixue Cheng, Linglin Li, Zhixuan Tang, Zhao Ma

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Advances in Batteries, Battery Modeling, Battery Management System, Battery Thermal Management, SOC, SOH, and Charge/Discharge Characteristics in EV Applications by R. Ranjith Kumar, C. Bharatiraja, K. Udhayakumar, S. Devakirubakaran, K. Sathiya Sekar, Lucian Mihet-Popa

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A Comparison between Multiple-Input Multiple-Output and Multiple-Input Single-Output Radar Configurations for Through-the-Wall Imaging Applications by Stefano Pisa, Renato Cicchetti, Emanuele Piuzzi, Orlandino Testa

“…Finally, the proposed experimental MISO radar acquires the data in half the time required by the MIMO one. The numerical results, confirmed by the experimental measurements, seem to indicate in the FT-MUSIC technique the one that provides the best performance for the considered radar configurations.…”
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Impact of a novel smartphone application for remote monitoring of gestational diabetes on glycaemic control and birth outcomes: a pilot observational study by S Smyth, Z. Molphy, E. Tully, F. Boland, F. M. Breathnach

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Elevating equity: advancing diversity and inclusivity through trialing bias reduction tools in the general internal medicine program resident application process by Dominic Mudiayi, Farha Shariff, Lindsay Bridgland, Pamela Mathura, Jennifer Ringrose

“…Abstract Background Decades of medical data show worse patient outcomes among racial and gender minorities due to implicit, explicit, and structural biases. …”
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QPPLab: A generally applicable software package for detecting, analyzing, and visualizing large-scale quasiperiodic spatiotemporal patterns (QPPs) of brain activity by Nan Xu, Behnaz Yousefi, Nmachi Anumba, Theodore J. LaGrow, Xiaodi Zhang, Shella Keilholz

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Optimal sizing of a grid-connected DC microgrid for agricultural applications with water-energy management system considering battery cycle life by Mohammad Hossein Mokhtare, Ozan Keysan

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