Metagenomic source tracking after microbiota transplant therapy by Susan L. Hoops, Daphne Moutsoglou, Byron P. Vaughn, Alexander Khoruts, Dan Knights

“…The pipeline uses Bayesian statistics to determine the likely sources of ambiguous reads that align with both the donor and pre-treatment samples. …”
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Incident duration prediction through integration of uncertainty and risk factor evaluation: A San Francisco incidents case study. by Amirreza Salehi, Ardavan Babaei, Majid Khedmati

“…Precise predictions enable the efficient deployment of response teams and strategic traffic rerouting, leading to reduced congestion and enhanced safety. …”
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Brief Coping Scale TCS-9: Optimising the Assessment of Coping Strategies. The case of Health Care Workers. by Basant K. Puri, Anastasia Miari, Maria Theodoratou

“… # Setting The setting for this study was amongst healthcare workers in Greece, during the COVID-19 pandemic, a period marked by significant psychological demands on medical staff. # Methods We conducted an unbiased exploratory factor analysis on the Toulouse Coping Scale's 54 items, drawing from a sample of 144 healthcare workers, adhering to strict methodological criteria…”
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Predicting diabetes using supervised machine learning algorithms on E-health records by Sulaiman Afolabi, Nurudeen Ajadi, Afeez Jimoh, Ibrahim Adenekan

“…Methods: This study investigates the early detection and management of diabetes by applying machine learning techniques to electronic health records. …”
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Quality of phytopathometric variables generated from a ranking scale for the CABMV-passionfruit pathosystem by Antonio Carlos Mota Porto, Mariana de Lima Santos, Antonio Carlos Oliveira

“…Thus, our objective was to evaluate different methods of using the data collected using a scale based on quality of the generated variables, using statistical parameters. …”
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Sensory profiles in older adults with orthopedic conditions during quiet stance: a cross-sectional study by Marine Brika, France Mourey, Alexandre Kubicki

“…Methods Fifty-one older adults (76.9 ± 7.6 years) were divided into 2 Functional Groups (FG-/FG+) according to a composite score that included 3 variables (gait speed, grip strength and fear of falling). …”
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DIGITAL SKILLS – AN ASSET FOR FUTURE ACCOUNTING PROFESSIONALS. ANALYSIS OF ROMANIA’S POSITIONING WITHIN THE EU MEMBER STATES by Veronica MÎȚA, Mariana MAN

“…This paper is based on the analysis over time, using mathematical calculation methods, of 5 indicators, which describe the level of information and communication technology skills of the European population. …”
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Text-in-Image Enhanced Self-Supervised Alignment Model for Aspect-Based Multimodal Sentiment Analysis on Social Media by Xuefeng Zhao, Yuxiang Wang, Zhaoman Zhong

“…As a fine-grained task within multimodal sentiment analysis, aspect-based multimodal sentiment analysis (ABMSA) enables the accurate and efficient determination of sentiment polarity for aspect-level targets. …”
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Revolutionizing RIS Networks: LiDAR-Based Data-Driven Approach to Enhance RIS Beamforming by Ahmad M. Nazar, Mohamed Y. Selim, Daji Qiao

“…The permutation-equivariant and -invariant properties of the GNN proved advantageous in efficiently handling the LiDAR data. Our simulation results demonstrated significant improvements in sum rates compared with conventional methods. …”
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L’ESTHÉTIQUE LITTÉRAIRE ORALE, POUR UNE APPROCHE AFRICAINE D’UN ÉNONCE SENTENCIEUX GULMANCE by Yendifimba Dieudonné LOUARI

“…L’objectif de cet article est de revisiter cette nouvelle approche et d’en déterminer son efficience quant à la lecture du discours oral africain. …”
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E-Blue: Implementation of an Integrated Blue Economy Ecosystem to Increase Coastal MSMEs Competitiveness by Tito Aditya Perdana, Nanda Adhi Purusa, Rudi Kurniawan, Tito Wira Eka Suryawijaya

“… Introduction/Main Objectives: This study aims to determine the implementation and the right business strategy for sustainable fisheries that adopt the "E-Blue" blue economy ecosystem model. …”
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The long-run anthropogenic incidence on climate change, air pollution, water scarcity, and contribution to global warming in Morocco by Hamdi El Asli, Mohamed Azeroual

“…CC affects everyday life, with 86% of Moroccan respondents indicating its impact (more details in Introduction). Methods: By setting four different pieces of emiprical evidence, to test the annual fluctuations of the same STIRPAT determinants on, CC through CO2 emissions, Atmospheric pollution by GHGs emissions, freshwater scarcity via internal freshwater whithdrawals and the share of Morocco’s contribution to global warming (CGW), from 1965 to 2023, with the ARDL, DOLS, FMOLS and CCR cointegration approaches. …”
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Phenolic content discrimination in Thai holy basil using hyperspectral data analysis and machine learning techniques. by Apichat Suratanee, Panita Chutimanukul, Tanapon Saelao, Supachitra Chadchawan, Teerapong Buaboocha, Kitiporn Plaimas

“…In this study, we employed hyperspectral imaging combined with machine learning techniques to determine the levels of total phenolic contents in Thai holy basil. …”
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Towards a 3D-Printed Millifluidic Device for Investigating Cellular Processes by Jared A. Engelken, Tobias Butelmann, Fabian Tribukait-Riemenschneider, V. Prasad Shastri

“…It further details how such millifluidic devices can be cost-efficiently and effortlessly produced. The MiFD was developed through an iterative process with analytical tests (flow tests, leak tests, cytotoxicity assays, and microscopic analyses), driving design evolution and determination of the suitability of the devices for disease modeling and cancer research. …”
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Territorial capital as a driver of regional competitiveness: A theoretical framework by Andrejević Panić Andrea, Cvetanović Slobodan

“…A specific methodological approach was directed towards the systematization and analysis of territorial capital categories, with typological research methods predominantly employed to achieve precise classification and interpretation of relevant components. …”
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Institutional Quality in Central and East European Countries and Its Impact on FDI Inflow by Tomasz Dorożyński, Bogusława Dobrowolska, Anetta Kuna-Marszałek

“…The article attempts to provide a quantitative description of the impact of institutional quality (IQ) on FDI inflow to 17 countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEECs) in 2007-2017. Research Design & Methods: Firstly, we reviewed studies dedicated to the relationship between institutional operations and investment attractiveness. …”
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Data-driven bottleneck detection on Tehran highways by Hamid Mirzahossein, Pedram Nobakht, Iman Gholampour

“…Identifying and mitigating persistent traffic bottlenecks is crucial for developing efficient transportation systems and guiding infrastructure planning decisions. …”
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Investigation of Radiation Isocenter Accuracy of Linear Accelerator – New Approach of Comprehensive Evaluation of Gantry, Couch, and Collimator Isocenters by Avinash Kuppa Rao, Manikandan Palanisamy, G. V. Subrahmanyam, S. P. Swathi, Tamilarasan Mani

“…Although several radiation isocenter verification devices exist, there is no time-efficient system available for verifying the combined radiation isocenter. …”
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Machine learning to predict the source of campylobacteriosis using whole genome data. by Nicolas Arning, Samuel K Sheppard, Sion Bayliss, David A Clifton, Daniel J Wilson

“…Providing generalizable computationally efficient methods, based upon machine learning and population genetics, we provide a scalable approach to global disease surveillance that can continuously incorporate novel samples for source attribution and identify fine-scale variation in transmission potential.…”
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DFT-guided synthesis of N, B dual-doped porous carbon from saccharina japonica for enhanced oxygen reduction catalysis by Junjie Zhang, Chao Wu, Jilong Wang, Maosong Xia, Shixin Li, Long Liu, Wuguo Wei, Xing Peng

“…IntroductionThe oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) is a crucial determinant of the energy transformation capacity of fuel cells. …”
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