Modeling fin efficiency considering transverse temperature gradients in rocket engine cooling channels by Volodymyr Sliusariev, Valerii Bucharskyi

“…This study aims to improve the accuracy of methods for determining fin efficiency. Its goal is to derive calculation relationships for finning coefficients that account for transverse temperature non-uniformity within the fin cross-section. …”
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Shaping Quality in Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance: A Comparative Study of Segmentation Approaches by Trainees and Experts by Jan Gröschel, MD, Thomas Hadler, PhD, Leonhard Grassow, Hadil Saad, MD, Darian Viezzer, PhD, Clemens Ammann, MD, Leonora Zange, MD, Florian von Knobelsdorff-Brenkenhoff, MD, Edyta Blaszczyk, MD, Jeanette Schulz-Menger, MD

“…This study analyzed the influence of CVI experience on segmentation, to define quality standards for teaching and supervision. Methods: Four CMR experts determined left ventricular (LV) and right ventricular (RV) gold-standard contours in end-systole (ES) and end-diastole (ED), by consensus. …”
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Features of the Concrete Structure of the Structural Element Made by Additive Technology by O. V. Kabantsev, A. V. Karlin

“…The results obtained can be used in the development of methods for experimental studies of effective mechanical characteristics of concrete, as well as in studies to determine the coefficients of concrete working conditions in structures made using additive technology.…”
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The effect of technology stress on knowledge concealment with the mediating role of job fatigue and moderating work autonomy by Hossein Jamali, Mehdi Kabirinaeini, Zeynab Elahi

“…Also, the Fornell-Larcker method was used to evaluate convergent and discriminant validity, and the results of this method also confirmed the appropriate validity of the research tools.Results: The results of statistical inference showed that technology stress has a significant impact on knowledge hiding and job burnout among employees. …”
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Level of dietary diversity score and its predictors among children aged 6–23 months: a linear mixed model analysis of the 2019 Ethiopian Mini Demographic Health Survey by Kusse Urmale Mare, Getahun Fentaw Mulaw, Osman Ahmed Mohammed

“…This study aimed to assess the level of DDS and its determinants among Ethiopian children aged 6–23 months.Methods This study analysed retrospective cross-sectional data on a weighted sample of 1511 children aged 6–23 months after extracting it from the Ethiopian Mini Demographic and Health Survey 2019. …”
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BEE HONEY PRODUCTION CONCENTRATION IN ROMANIA IN THE EU-28 AND GLOBAL CONTEXT IN THE PERIOD 2009-2018 by Agatha POPESCU, Toma Adrian DINU, Elena STOIAN, Valentin SERBAN

“…The paper analyzed honey production concentration in Romania in the period 2009-2018 using the specific indicators: number of beekeepers, bee hives, honey production and yield per bee hive, and methods like: trend equation, Herfindhal-Hirschman concentration index (HHI), regression models, correlations and determination coefficients to examine the gains in comparison with the period 2007-2016. …”
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Vibrating roller with compacted soil interaction modelling by I. S. Tyuremnov, D. A. Shorohov

“…The nature of stress development on the contact surface of the roller with the ground depends on the technical characteristics of the vibrating roller (the mass of the roller, the mass of the roller frame, the frequency and driving force of vibrations, the number and characteristics of the roller shock absorbers) and the properties of the soil.Materials and methods. Simulation of the interaction of a vibrating roller with compacted soil was carried out using a three-mass rheological model of the frame-roller-soil system. …”
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Markers of inflammation, fibrosis, endothelial dysfunction, and podocytopathy in patients with long-term type 1 diabetes mellitus by M. I. Yevloyeva, M. S. Arutyunova, L. V. Nikankina, A. I. Sleptsova, O. N. Naumenko, Z. T. Zuraeva, A. S. Severina, N. P. Trubitsyna, M. S. Shamkhalova, М. V. Shestakova

“…BACKGROUND: A comprehensive assessment of biomarkers involved in the development of systemic inflammation in patients with long-term type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D), accompanied by the development and progression of cardiac and renal pathology, may allow stratification of patients according to specific inflammatory activity and help in the search for new therapeutic prevention and treatment options.AIM: To evaluate markers of inflammation, fibrosis, endothelial dysfunction, and podocytopathy in patients with prolonged course of T1D (≥ 20 years).MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study consisted of 2 stages. In the first stage, a single-center, cross-sectional study of 133 patients was conducted. …”
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ASSESSMENT AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN PHYSICAL AND ECONOMIC ACCESSIBILITY OF FOOD: STATUS AND FORECAST by Elena DERUNOVA, Natal’ya KIREEVA, Olesya PRUSCHAK

“…The article discusses various aspects of food security: the level of self-sufficiency, physical and economic accessibility of food. Methodical approaches to the assessment of food security are proposed: the physical availability of food through the coefficient of sufficiency of consumption of basic types of food (meat, milk, vegetables), economic affordability through the share of food costs in household expenditures. …”
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Comparison between Spectral-domain and Swept-source OCT Angiography Scans for the Measurement of Hyperreflective Foci in Age-related Macular Degeneration by Gissel Herrera, MD, Yuxuan Cheng, PhD, Yamini Attiku, MD, Farhan E. Hiya, MD, Mengxi Shen, MD, PhD, Jeremy Liu, MD, Jie Lu, PhD, Alessandro Berni, MD, Omer Trivizki, MD, Jianqing Li, MD, Robert C. O’Brien, PhD, Giovanni Gregori, PhD, Ruikang K. Wang, PhD, Philip J. Rosenfeld, MD, PhD

“…Participants: Forty eyes from 35 patients with iAMD. Methods: Patients underwent SD-OCTA and SS-OCTA imaging at the same visit using a 6 × 6 mm OCTA scan pattern. …”
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Identifying the critical micropores characteristics for the degradation of mechanical properties in automotive wheels by Yisheng Miao, Zhongyao Li, Xuelong Wu, Shuwei Feng, Shihao Wang, Decai Kong, Qinghuai Hou, Xiaoying Ma, Haibo Qiao, Xiang Li, Wenbo Wang, Yuling Lang, Junsheng Wang

“…It has been discovered that, using multiple machine learning methods, the ratio of the projected area of micropores to their shortest distance from the free surface (PA/SD) exhibits the strongest correlation with the stress concentration factor (Kt) around the micropores, achieving a correlation coefficient of 0.90 and demonstrating a linear relationship. …”
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Eco-friendly spectrophotometric quantification of the potential combination of mirabegron and tamsulosin by Omar M El-Abassy, Hanaa Saleh, Islam M. Darwish, Eman A. Bahgat

“…Highly efficient and environmentally sustainable spectrophotometric methods have been developed for the accurate determination of mirabegron and tamsulosin in their pure forms as well as within pharmaceutical formulations. …”
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Comprehensive Impact of Multiplanar Malalignment on Prosthetic Mechanics Under Gait Loading After Total Knee Arthroplasty—A Finite Element Analysis by Yichao Luan, Min Zhang, Xiang Dong, Hongping Duan, Zhiwei Wang, Zhichang Li, Cheng‐Kung Cheng

“…A polynomial model was used for regression analysis, with the degree of influence of each alignment error on von Mises and contact stress determined by examining the quadratic coefficients. …”
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Face validity of a simulated low back pain clinical case in physical therapy training by Adriana Lucía Castellanos-Garrido, Carolina Sandoval-Cuellar, Margareth Lorena Alfonso-Mora, Ruth Liliana Goyeneche-Ortegón, Rocío del Pilar Castellanos-Vega, Martha Lucía Acosta-Otálora, Angélica del Pilar Villarraga, Elisa Andrea Cobo-Mejía

“…Materials and methods: Study conducted to determine the face validity of a low back pain clinical case presented to physical therapy students. …”
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Evaluating the effects of urban development on the ecological carrying capacity of Isfahan city based on the system dynamics approach by Zahra Dehghan Manshadi, Parastoo Parivar

“…In this regard, simulation models can be an effective tool in providing scientific decisions in dealing with complex and unknown social and ecological systems.Material and methods: In this study, system dynamics modeling was used to determine the cause-and-effect relationships between variables affecting Isfahan's carrying capacity. …”
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The Contribution of Education, Health, and Unemployment on HDI in East Java, Indonesia by Amrun Rosyid, Elok Damayanti, Sarmilah Sarmilah, ST Rohani, Syalwa Shabila

“…Future research should incorporate qualitative methods and longitudinal data to capture broader determinants of human development. …”
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Factors Associated with Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy of Mothers Within 6 Weeks of Delivery by Farzaneh Poorshaban, Sedigheh Pakseresht, Zahra Bostani Khalesi, Ehsan KazemNejad Leili

“…Objective:The present study aimed to determine some risk factors associated with breastfeeding self-efficacy of mothers within 6 weeks of delivery. …”
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The Impact of Climate Change on the Content and Spatial Distribution of the Total Dissolved Solids in Bandar-e-Gaz Coastal Aquifer by Mohammad Mehdi Ansarifar, Meysam Salarijazi, Khalil Ghorbani, Abdolreza Kaboli

“…These models solve the driving partial differential equations numerically using a finite difference method. To implement this model, determination of boundary conditions, quantitative and qualitative observation wells, hydrodynamic coefficients of the aquifer, recharge, and discharge from the aquifer, porosity, and longitudinal dispersion coefficient are necessary. …”
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Risk factors associated with drug-resistant tuberculosis in prisons in Sāo Paulo State, Brazil (2006-2016) by Juliane de Almeida Crispim, Luiz Henrique Arroyo, Thaís Zamboni Berra, Felipe Lima dos Santos, Ludmilla Leidianne Limirio Souza, Yan Mathias Alves, Antônio Carlos Vieira Ramos, Alexandre Tadashi Inomata Bruce, Mellina Yamamura, Alessandro Rolim Scholze, Hamilton Leandro Pinto de Andrade, Flávia Meneguetti Pieri, Ione Carvalho Pinto, Pedro Fredemir Palha, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio

“…To analyze the factors associated with drug-resistant TB, the backward method (likelihood ratio) was used, determining the adjusted odds ratio and respective 95%CI coefficients. …”
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Prediction of dam deformation using adaptive noise CEEMDAN and BiGRU time series modeling by WANG Zixuan, OU Bin, CHEN Dehui, YANG Shiyong, ZHAO Dingzhu, FU Shuyan

“…【Result】Case analysis demonstrates that, compared to traditional prediction models, the proposed model achieves a root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.031 9 mm, mean absolute error (MAE) of 0.015 3 mm, mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 2.51%, and determination coefficient (R2) of 0.971 2.【Conclusion】 The results verify that the proposed model captures and simulates the dam deformation process more accurately, exhibiting higher prediction accuracy and stronger generalization ability.…”
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