Effect of a Web-Based Educational Program on Prevention of Tobacco Smoking among Male Adolescents: An Application of Prototype Willingness Model by Alireza Heidarnia, Majid Barati, Shamsoddin Niknami, Hamid Allahverdipour, Saeed Bashirian

“…Materials and Methods: In this interventional study, 114male adolescents were randomly divided into two experimental and control groups in Hamadan, west of Iran. …”
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Awareness, attendance, and attitudes toward cervical cancer screening among HIV-positive Chinese women in Yunnan province: a cross-sectional study by Jiawei Hu, Rufei Duan, Hongyun Zhang, Xuelian Zhao, Aihui Wu, Le Li, Fanghui Zhao, Yong Zhang

“…It is crucial to conduct health education and promotion through efficient channels to improve awareness and attendance. …”
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Retrospective Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Effectiveness of a New Tanner–Whitehouse-Based Bone Age Assessment Algorithm Trained with a Deep Neural Network System by Meesun Lee, Young-Hun Choi, Seul-Bi Lee, Jae-Won Choi, Seunghyun Lee, Jae-Yeon Hwang, Jung-Eun Cheon, SungHyuk Hong, Jeonghoon Kim, Yeon-Jin Cho

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: To develop an automated deep learning-based bone age prediction model using the Tanner–Whitehouse (TW3) method and evaluate its feasibility by comparing its performance with that of pediatric radiologists. …”
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Nonlinear Dynamic Modeling and Analysis of Drill Strings Under Stick–Slip Vibrations in Rotary Drilling Systems by Mohamed Zinelabidine Doghmane

“…The high-DOF model is calculated with the Finite Element Method (FEM) to enable accurate simulation of the dynamic behavior of the drill string and accurate representation of wave propagation, energy build-up, and torque response. …”
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Monitoring Water Level Fluctuations of Reservoirs in the Krishna River Basin Using Sentinel-3 and ICESat-2 Altimetry Data by Ahalya Nalluri, H. Ramesh, Pankaj Ramji Dhote

“…This study employs Sentinel-3 and ICESat-2 sensors to examine six major reservoirs in the Krishna River basin in India, each intersected by at least two altimetry tracks. A two-way retrieval method for Sentinel analysis, including individual wet tropospheric correction and back-substitution, determines water levels. …”
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LEAD REACTIONS IN SOME CALCAREOUS SOILS OF NORTHERN IRAQ by mohammed alijamal, ali AL-Obadi

“…Lead adsorption was studied by batch equilibrium method at a temperature of (298 Kelvin) for lead solutions (5,10,20,40,80,100 mg L-1). …”
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Managing Constraints in a Machinery Company Using Theory of Constraints’ Thinking Process Tools. Case Study by Knop Krzysztof

“…A case study was used as the research method. Interviews, direct observations, and performance indicator analysis were used to identify the most critical constraints in the production department of the studied company. …”
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Operating conditions of electric energy storage system in DC traction power supply for single-track sections of railways by V. L. Nezevak

“…The main provisions of the method for choosing locations and determining the parameters of energy storage system in traction power supply are considered. …”
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Reduction of Remazol Brilliant Blue-R Dye Levels Through Electrocoagulation Process at Laboratory Scale to Reduce Pollution Levels of Textile Industrial Waste in River Streams by Moh. Sholichin, Bambang Ismuyanto, A. S. Dwi Saptati N. H., H. Susilo

“…Electrocoagulation is one method that is able to reduce waste by using electrolysis reactions. …”
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Marketing Strategy for KUB Chicken (Superior Village Chicken from Balitbangtan) at UPTD BPHMT IB in West Sulawesi Province by A. Irdayanti, M. Ridwan

“…The data analysis involved SWOT analysis to determine strategies and the Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) to establish strategy priorities from the various alternatives identified through the SWOT method. …”
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Urban trees left high and dry – Modelling urban trees water supply and evapotranspiration under drought by Björn Kluge, Margit Kirmaier

“…By combining these data with an adapted Penman-Monteith method to calculate evapotranspiration, we simulated the soil water storage and evapotranspiration rates of these trees during the very dry year of 2018 as an example. …”
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Federated Learning for Grading Oil Palm Fruit Ripeness in the Oil Palm Industry by Patchanee Laddawong, Yutthapong Pianroj, Piyanart Chotikawanid, Teerasak Punvichai, Saysunee Jumrat, Atitaya Kham-Ouam, Jirapond Muangprathub

“…FL facilitates collaborative model training across factories, mitigating privacy risks and enhancing model development efficiency. The proposed model uses the color of palm husks to determine the ripeness stage, which is used as a factor in predicting the yield of oil from the crop. …”
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New application of smart packaging by using sumac extract for detecting lactic cheese aging by Shaghayegh Roozbahani, Mahnoosh Parsaeimehr, Ashkan Jebelli Javan, Mohammad Ali Hesarinejad

“…In this research, chitosan smart film containing sumac anthocyanin was made by casting method to determine the aging of lactic cheese. Cheese aging is also associated with pH changes. …”
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Analisis rantai nilai dalam aspek lingkungan dan ekonomi menggunakan VCOR pada petani kopi di Malang by Imam Santoso, Miftahus Sa'adah, Izzum Wafi'uddin, Naila Maulidina Lu'ayya, Dodyk Pranowo, Retno Astuti

“…The value chain operations reference is the method used for measuring the value chain. The calculation results indicate that the carbon emission footprint in the supply chain activities at the farmer level amounts to 22,734 kg CO2 with a unit cost of 0.75 €/kg. …”
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Development of a Guidance System for an Agricultural Wheeled Robotic Platform in Row Crop Fields by Hossein Behfar, Fahime Hashemi, Arezu Nobakht

“…The vision-based guidance system processes acquired image data from a tilted camera in front of the robot to identify the crop row's position. The Hough transform method was used to determine the position of the crop rows. …”
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Analysis of Raw Material Inventory in Poultry Feed Companies in Makassar City, Indonesia by Widya Widya, Hastang Hastang, Aslina Asnawi

“…If this is done, the company will certainly benefit from cost efficiency. The results obtained were able to reduce company expenses by IDR 75,915,750,000 in one period. …”
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Reduction in Carbon Dioxide Emission and Energy Saving Obtained by Renovation of Building Envelope of Existing Residential Buildings by Rui Chen, Xiaoping Feng, Chengjing Li, Huapeng Chen

“…Then, setting the static payback period as the evaluation index, we applied the orthogonal test method to determine the economic efficiency of different combinations of schemes. …”
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Development of Surface Data Assimilation Using Simplified Extended Kalman Filter in AROME Model in Hungary by Helga Tóth, Balázs Szintai, Hajnalka Breuer

“…Initially, the Optimal Interpolation (OI) method was applied to determine the initial conditions for soil temperature and moisture. …”
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The program of physical training of servicemen to a qualification examination on the right to wear the “Beret with honors” by R.V. Anatskyi, O.E. Kolomiitseva, R.E. Liubchich

“…Purpose: To develop the author's program of physical training of servicemen to a qualification examination on the right to wear “The Beret with honors” and to check its efficiency. Material: The perspective contingent for participation in an examination in number of 20 people at the age of 19-23 years participated in the researches. …”
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Application of information technologies for automation management of environmental activity by V. A. Rybak, A. D. Grib, Sh. Ahmad

“…For industries and technologies that do not fall into the category of rational from the point of view of environmental management, a mathematical model of their optimization has been developed with the selection of specific environmental protection measures. The economic efficiency of the developed automation tools was calculated using the methodology for determining the prevented environmental damage and summed up 28303 rubles per year for the company under study.…”
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