Sustainable forest management: success and challenges in Ethiopia by Rusha Begna Wakweya

“…Employing new technologies and methods, such as remote sensing and forest assessment tools, can further enhance forest management. …”
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Effectiveness of energy renovations: a reassessment based on actual consumption savings by Faidra Filippidou, Nico Nieboer, Henk Visscher

“…Using longitudinal analysis methods, from 2010 to 2014, we are able to identify the energy efficiency improvements of the stock and determine the effectiveness of different measures in terms of actual energy savings. …”
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ANALYSIS OF LATERAL HORIZONTAL DRILLING OVER THE HISTORY BY FORMATION UV ON THE EXAMPLE OF ONE OF THE WESTERN SIBERIA FIELDS by A. V. Zheludkov, V. F. Mishagina

“…Materials and research methods. The article presents an analysis of the obtained results of drilled horizontal sidetracks depending on their direction relative to the direction of regional stress. …”
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Managing corporate financial solvency by means of sustainable business growth model by N. A. Lvova

“…The paper aims to adapt the model of sustainable business growth to the tasks of corporate financial solvency management.Materials and methods. The research methodology appealed to classical perspective on sustainable business growth.Results and discussion. …”
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RATIONAL THERAPY OF OSTEOARTHRITIS IN OUTPATIENT CONDITIONS by E. E. Savelova, O. Yu. Maiko

“…To evaluate in the comparative aspect of the symptomatic effectiveness of therapy chondroitin sulfate and it’s combination with glucosamine hydrochloride in patients with osteoarthritis in outpatient conditions and determine the most rational scheme of the treatment.Materials and methods. 65 patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip joints, of which 35 were chondroitin sulfate and 30 – chondroitin sulfate in combination with glucosamine hydrochloride according to the scheme in the course of 3 months. …”
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Experimental Investigation on Reactive Orange 16 Removal Using Waste Biomass of Ulva prolifera by Gokulan Ravindiran, Kalyani Gaddam, Killi Sunil

“…The study was performed to evaluate the sorbent’s performance in real-time wastewater treatment, a variety of chemicals, solid-liquid ratios, and regeneration cycles that were used to determine desorption efficiency.…”
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Application of Hardware and Software Complex for Individualisation of Students’ Sport and Recreational Physical Activities by O. N. Moskovchenko, L. V. Zakharova, N. V. Tretyakova, N. V. Lyulina, O. A. Kattsin, G. S. Savolaynen

“…The empiric research methods included content analysis, comparative analysis, synthesis and generalisation. …”
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FFT-based surrogate modeling of auxetic metamaterials with real-time prediction of effective elastic properties and swift inverse design by Hooman Danesh, Daniele Di Lorenzo, Francisco Chinesta, Stefanie Reese, Tim Brepols

“…In this paper, the fast Fourier transform (FFT)-based homogenization approach is adopted to efficiently generate data for developing surrogate models, bypassing concerns about periodic mesh generation and boundary conditions typically associated with the finite element method (FEM). …”
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AI-assisted anatomical structure recognition and segmentation via mamba-transformer architecture in abdominal ultrasound images by Shih-Fang Chang, Shih-Fang Chang, Po-Yi Wu, Ming-Chang Tsai, Ming-Chang Tsai, Vincent S. Tseng, Chi-Chih Wang, Chi-Chih Wang

“…Recent artificial intelligence (AI) segmentation methods employing deep neural networks (DNNs) and transformers encounter computational efficiency challenges to balance the preservation of feature dependencies information with model efficiency, limiting their clinical applicability.MethodsThe anatomical structure recognition framework, MaskHybrid, was developed using a private dataset comprising 34,711 abdominal ultrasound images of 2,063 patients from CSMUH. …”
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Model-free photon analysis of diffusion-based single-molecule FRET experiments by Ivan Terterov, Daniel Nettels, Tanya Lastiza-Male, Kim Bartels, Christian Löw, Renee Vancraenenbroeck, Itay Carmel, Gabriel Rosenblum, Hagen Hofmann

“…Model-free methods to quantify FRET efficiency fluctuations would be desirable in this case. …”
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Ozonation of Indigo Carmine Enhanced by Fe/Pimenta dioica L. Merrill Particles by Teresa Torres-Blancas, Gabriela Roa-Morales, Carlos Barrera-Díaz, Fernando Ureña-Nuñez, Julian Cruz-Olivares, Patricia Balderas-Hernandez, Reyna Natividad

“…The present work aims to report a novel and environmentally friendly method for the synthesis of iron particles using deoiled Pimenta dioica L. …”
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Effect of sodium dodecyl sulfate on the corrosion protection behaviour of mild steel in acidic medium by Chandradip Kumar Yadav, Brahamdeo Yadav, Neelam Shahi, Tulasi Prasad Niraula, Yogesh Chaudhary, Manoj Adhikari, Jyotendra Kunwar, Shova Neupane, Amar Prasad Yadav, Ajaya Bhattarai, Dileep Kumar

“…Conductivity measurements were performed to determine the CMC of the SDS solution. It appears that SDS is a perfect inhibitor of MS corrosion, as the weight loss measurement result found an inhibition efficiency of SDS of approximately 98.37% in 0.5 M H2SO4 solution. …”
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Does intellectual capital affect bank performance? Evidence from Bangladesh by Md. Tofael Hossain Majumder, Israt Jahan Ruma, Aklima Akter

“…In addition, the findings show that capital employed efficiency (CEE) is an essential determinant of bank performance rather than structural capital efficiency (SCE) and human capital efficiency (HCE) for the Bangladeshi banking sector. …”
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THE ROLE OF INNOVATIONS IN IMPROVING LABOR PRODUCTIVITY IN AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES by Lala Fagail Mahmudova, Kamala Vagif Azizova, Elnara Shamsi Mammadova, Samira Rasim Seyidova

“…The agricultural sector is one of the most important sectors of the national economy, as its efficiency can determine the overall state of the country’s economy and has a decisive impact on food supply levels and the well-being of the population. …”
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Optimal Scheduling of Electric Vehicle Integrated Energy Station Using a Novel Many-Objective Stochastic Competitive Optimization Algorithm by Bangli Yin, Xiang Liao, Beibei Qian, Jun Ma, Runjie Lei

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Advances in research on lithium in coal-bearing strata and its isotopes by Yun ZHANG, Yingchun WEI, Daiyong CAO, Xin LI, Liangliang JIN, Bo DONG, Xin WANG

“…The isotopic fractionation of lithium in coal-bearing strata is primarily affected by factors including temperature, weathering, metamorphism, and the formation of secondary clay minerals. The methods for determining lithium content in samples from coal-bearing strata have been relatively mature, and high-precision techniques for lithium isotope tests have offered a possibility for the extensive application of lithium isotopes. …”
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Demographic Linkages between Rural and Urban Areas and Its Impact on Creating Social Capital (Case study: Damavand, Firouzkoh, Shemiranat) by Nasrin Kazemi, Mohammad Salmani, Seyed Ali Badri, Sharif Motavaf

“…The samples of this study were selected radomly from 7 districts and 26 villages located in Damavand, Firuzkoh, and Shemiranat. The main methods to analyze the collected data were network analysis and cross- impact analysis; the results of these methods led to the determination of impacts demographic linkages on creation of social capital. …”
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Comparative analysis of reagent kits for DNA extraction from dry blood stains by A. V. Sedykh, M. A. Saitgalina, Yu. V. Ostankova, A. A. Totolian

“…Different DNA extraction kits offer different protocols and reagents, which may vary in efficiency and quality of extraction.The aim of our work was to perform a comparative analysis of reagent kits for DNA extraction from dried blood spots.The materials were dried blood drop samples on Guthrie cards obtained from healthy preterm infants on day 3-4 of life as part of a newborn screening program.The study methods included spectrophotometric analysis to determine the concentration and purity of DNA, the simplicity of protocols, the duration of isolation, and the possibility of automating the process were also evaluated. …”
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Economic study of yield and area of perennial plantations in Ysyk-Ata District by Zhoroeva Ainura, Abyshov Ilgiz, Asanbekova Anarkul, Azhimatova Nargiza, Toichubekova Gulanda

“…The estimation is carried out on the basis of data for the mentioned period in order to reveal the relationship between the size of planted areas and gross yield of fruit and berry crops. Methods of correlation analysis were applied to determine the degree of influence of various factors on yield. …”
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Molecular genetic markers of breast cancer by K. A. Grishina, T. A. Muzaffarova, V. A. Khaylenko, A. V. Karpukhin

“…The tumor gene mutations in BC, which have been characterized by up-to-date methods, can serve as predictive markers for the efficiency of targeted therapy.…”
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