THE IMPACT OF GDP ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE POPULATION by O. Aseev, S. Ziyadin, L. Sokolova

“…The size of GDP is the main indicator of the economic efficiency of the state and its increase should have a direct impact on improving the quality of life. …”
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Calibration of Chemical Applicators Used in Vegetables by M. R. Miller, Peter J. Dittmar

“…Calibration is the process used to determine the amount of chemical material applied per unit area. …”
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Performance Metrics in Public Venture Capital Funds by Marcin Bielicki

“…The study results show that the most significant emphasis is placed on financial efficiency, while non-financial determinants are mostly ignored. …”
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The Relationship Between Interleukin-1β Levels and Visual Analog Scale Value in Preeclampsia Patients Who Received Perioperative C-Sectional Parecoxib With Spinal Anesthesia by Dino Irawan, Yusrawati Yusrawati, Fidel Ganis Siregar, Dewi Yulianti Bisri

“…Methods: Non-experimental cross-sectional research on preeclampsia patients who received perioperative parecoxib and underwent cesarean section with spinal anesthesia as many as 18 people at Arifin Ahmad Hospital, Riau Province, and Bina Kasih Hospital, Pekanbaru. …”
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First-principles study on the stability, electronic structure, and optical properties of neutral phosphorus-related point defects in 4H–SiC by Lei Sun, Bin Peng, Wenxu Zhang

“…Nevertheless, structural and functional characterization of the defects lacks comprehensiveness, which impedes determination of influence from the defects on hosts. …”
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High-performance composite anodes based on SBA-15 mesoporous silica modified with silicon, silicon oxide, titanium oxide, and germanium oxide for lithium-ion batteries by Radu Dorin Andrei, Giorgian Cosmin Ungureanu, Luisa Roxana Mandoc, Violeta-Carolina Niculescu, Jeremy Rodriguez, Mihaela Ramona Buga, Athanasios Tiliakos

“…The materials and the ensuing anodes were extensively characterized at every stage of their synthesis and preparation (BET/BJH, XRD, SAXS, FTIR, SEM, EDX) and the electrochemical performances of the assembled composite anodes were audited by voltammetric and galvanostatic methods to determine their discharge capacities and coulombic efficiencies. …”
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Application of Technological Solutions for Bioremediation of Soils Contaminated with Heavy Metals by Chernysh Y., Plyatsuk L., Roubik H., Yakhnenko O., Skvortsova P.

“…This article focuses on studying biotechnologies for remediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals to determine further the most effective methods for cleaning soils from the action of toxicants with their subsequent implementation in practice. …”
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Households willingness to pay for improved solid waste management by S. Akhtar, A.S. Ahmad, M.I. Qureshi, S. Shahraz

“…The present study was conducted in the residential area of main Boulevard Gulberg, Lahore to determine the present methods and efficiency of current solid waste management facility and to estimate the willingness of the selected households to pay for the improvement of solid waste management through questionnaire survey. …”
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Integrating Logistics into Global Production: A New Approach by Pablo Coto-Millán, David Paz Saavedra, Marta de la Fuente, Xose Luis Fernandez

“…This study investigates the role of logistics in global economic production by presenting a novel theoretical framework that integrates logistics performance into traditional models as a determinant production factor. <i>Methods:</i> Using panel data from 85 countries between 2007 and 2022, the research measures logistics performance through the Logistics Performance Index (<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>L</mi><mi>P</mi><mi>I</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>). …”
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Association Between Overweight and Central Obesity in Women of Reproductive Age and Overweight in Children Under Five Years of Age by Jaimini Sarkar, Chiradeep Sarkar

“…Spearman rank correlation coefficient, simple linear regression, and multiple linear regression analysis were used to analyze the collected data. …”
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Serum albumin level in a sample of Egyptian patients with major depressive and bipolar disorders; a case control comparative study by Maha Mohamed Sayed, Maha Mohamed El Gaafary, Mona Mahmoud Ebrahim Elsheikh, Sohayla Samy Hamed, Rahma Mohamed Abdelaziz Mohamed, Mariam Yehia Mohamed Aboutaleb

“…Patients and methods The study is a case control comparative study; the sample was comprised of 50 patients diagnosed with MDD and 50 with BAD, all of whom were experiencing acute episodes at the time of recruitment. …”
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Predictors of carotid artery restenosis after carotid endarterectomy by E. P. Kolesova, E. V. Verkhovskaya, A. G. Vanyurkin, E. K. Zaykova, V. V. Kvan, O. V. Kalinina, M. A. Chernyavsky, A. L. Maslyansky, A. N. Yakovlev, A. Yu. Babenko, A. O. Konradi, E. V. Shlyakhto

“…Aim. To determine predictors of carotid artery restenosis in patients after carotid endarterectomy (CEA).Material and methods. …”
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A study on the variability and correlation of ocular biological measurement parameters in adult myopic patients by Fangxing Zhou, Nan Chen, Hui Qian, Di Gong, Kunke Li

“…Linear regression analysis revealed that the coefficient of determination (R2) for AL and SE was 0.699, and for AL/CRC and SE, it was 0.861. …”
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Digital mapping of Ghana’s soil properties and nutrients: performance of spline and weighted average approaches by Kora B.D. Simperegui, Anselme K.K. Kouame, Benjamin Kwesie, Prem S. Bindraban, William Adzawla, Eric Asamoah, Mohamed El Gharous

“…On average, the thickness-weighted approach (coefficient of determination [R2]: 0.008–0.687, concordance correlation coefficient [CCC]: 0.103–0.793) outperformed the spline approach (R2: 0.180–0.567, CCC: 0.175–0.688) for eight of the 9 soil properties. …”
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An Evaluation of Thailand’s Healthier Choices Nutrient Scoring Algorithm for the Composite Meal Category by Hung Nguyen Ngoc, Wantanee Kriengsinyos

“…This research aims to assess the convergent validity of this scoring algorithm. Methods: A secondary data analysis, using the Mintel Global New Products Database, was conducted. …”
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Pedagogical education as an area to form teacher inclusive dispositions by V. Z. Kantor, Yu. L. Proekt, A. P. Antropov, I. E. Kondrakova

“…On the basis of informed consent, the students filled out online forms (Yandex Form), which included a set of 4 authored and adapted questionnaires and tests.The empirical data obtained were processed by frequency, comparative and multivariate analysis, using the median test, Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient. The analysis of the structure of professional dispositions and the internal consistency of the constructed scales was carried out using the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and confirmatory factor analysis. …”
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توظيف مقدرات الموارد البشرية في تعزيز الاداء الاستراتيجي بحث استطلاعي تحليلي في بعض كليات جامعة القادسية... by احسان دهش جلاب, سيف علي جاسم

“…The research has been used set of statistical methods represented by weighted mean, standard deviation, Spearman correlation coefficient, & regression coefficient. …”
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Lipid Profile and Vascular Remodelling in Young Dyslipidemic Subjects Treated with Nutraceuticals Derived from Red Yeast Rice by Massimo Puato, Alberto Zambon, Chiara Nardin, Elisabetta Faggin, Raffaele Pesavento, Alice Spinazzè, Paolo Pauletto, Marcello Rattazzi

“…An ultrasound study was performed to assess changes in mean carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and maximum IMT (M-MAX) as well as modification in local carotid stiffness by means of determining the carotid compliance coefficient (CC) and distensibility coefficient (DC). …”
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Assessment of the 3-substituted thietane-1,1-dioxide derivative antidepressant effect using rat model of depression induced by reserpine by Irina L. Nikitina, Gulnara G. Gaisina, Elena E. Klen, Lyubov A. Tkachenko

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate the antidepressant effect of 3ETD in a model of depressive-like state in rats induced by seven-fold administration of reserpine. Materials and Methods: We conducted two sets of experiments in white outbred male rats. …”
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Assessing ChatGPT-4’s performance on the US prosthodontic exam: impact of fine-tuning and contextual prompting vs. base knowledge, a cross-sectional study by Mahmood Dashti, Farshad Khosraviani, Tara Azimi, Delband Hefzi, Shohreh Ghasemi, Amir Fahimipour, Niusha Zare, Zohaib Khurshid, Syed Rashid Habib

“…Methods An official sample questions from the 2021 US National Prosthodontic Resident Mock Exam was used, obtained from the American College of Prosthodontists. …”
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