Numerical Simulation of Grab Dredging on Flow Field and Sdiment Suspension Pattern in Construction Area by LONG Rui, JIN Zhong-wu, Tomoaki NAKAMURA, Yonghwan CHO, Norimi MIZUTANI

“…Multiple descent cases are considered: a baseline with constant velocity (1.0 m/s) and six modified cases where the grab decelerates at different heights (1.0 m, 3.0 m, 5.0 m) above the bed, with secondary descent speeds of either 0.33 m/s or 0.50 m/s. …”
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Remoção de fósforo em sistema de tratamento de esgoto doméstico, por escoamento superficial Phosphorus removal in overland flow system for domestic wastewater treatment by Ana P. S. Loures, Antônio A. Soares, Antônio T. de Matos, Paulo R. Cecon, Odilon G. Pereira

“…<br>In order to evaluate the overland flow treatment efficiency for removing phosphorus (P) at different application rates: 0.24, 0.36 and 0.48 m³ h-1 m-1 of domestic wastewater, in flow slopes with a down-slope grade of 2%, an experiment was developed in the experimental area of the Agricultural Engineering Department of the Federal University of Viçosa. …”
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RESULTS OF USTEKINUMAB TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH PSORIATIC ARTHRITIS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION ACCORDING TO THE DATA OF PSUMMIT 1 AND PSUMMIT 2 by Yu. L. Korsakova, A. A. Godzenko, A. O. Pchelintseva, O. Yu. Grigoryeva, L. N. Denisov, E. L. Nasonov

“…Randomized, placebo-controlled Phase III PSUMMIT 1 (NCT01009086,  EudraCT  2009-012264-14) and PSUMMIT 2 (NCT01077362,  EudraCT  2009-012265-60) studies were undertaken  to evaluate the efficiency and tolerability of  ustekinumab  (UST) treatment in PsA patients.Subjects and methods. …”
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Enhancing IoT Security in Vehicles: A Comprehensive Review of AI-Driven Solutions for Cyber-Threat Detection by Rafael Abreu, Emanuel Simão, Carlos Serôdio, Frederico Branco, António Valente

“…Discussion: The effectiveness of these AI-based approaches can vary depending on the performance of the model and the computational efficiency. In this article, we provide a comprehensive overview of existing AI models applied to IoT security, including machine learning (ML), deep learning (DL), and hybrid approaches. …”
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Growth and health performance of pacific white shrimp fed diets with varying protein levels and citral supplementation by Siwi Paramadina, Julie Ekasari, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Ichsan Achmad Fauzi, Talita Shofa Adestia

“…Citral supplementation increased blood glucose levels in the first two hours post-feeding, with a faster return to basal levels. Growth and feed efficiency also improved with citral diets. After stress testing, citral and dietary protein showed a synergistic effect on superoxide dismutase (SOD), with the highest level in the 75 mg/kg citral, 35% protein diet, correlating with higher post-challenge survival. …”
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Kinetics and Solid Effect Investigations During Oil Droplet Desorption from Oil-Contaminated Soil Using the Chemical Cleaning Method by Song Jiang, Lu Wang, Shuo Wang, Jiling Liang, Guang Lu, Lin Li, Yan Zhang, Qinghua Wang, Lunqiu Zhang

“…The impacts of sludge (solid) concentration (<i>C</i>_S), types of detergents, temperature (<i>T</i>), and pH value on the deoiling efficiency (<i>D</i>_e) were systematically investigated. …”
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Clinical value of urinary sediment plus urinary markers in the diagnosis of renal injury after percutaneous nephrolithotripsy by Niu Zhong-tao, Liu Ya-hong, Yuan Hong-yi, Hao Qiang, Li Dong-shun, Qiao Yu-hua

“…ObjectiveTo explore the clinical value of urinary sediment plus urinary markers in the diagnosis of renal injury after percutaneous nephrolithotomy.MethodsFrom June 2018 to February 2021，a total of 168 patients with renal calculi were recruited for percutaneous nephrolithotomy.Blood and urinary biochemical parameters were measured and urine sediment microscopic examinations conducted.They were divided into two groups of injury and uninjured according to whether or not renal injury occurred postoperatively.Multivariate Logistic regression was utilized for examining the risk factors of postoperative renal injury.Receiver operating characteristic curve （ROC） was employed for analyzing the diagnostic value of each index for postoperative renal injury.ResultsThe preoperative blood creatinine level ［（123.76±22.72） μmol/L <italic>vs</italic> （92.62±17.53） μmol/L］，preoperative urinary sediment score （0.67±0.17） <italic>vs</italic> （0.54±0.13） and urinary β2-microglobulin （β2-MG） ［（156.57±31.59） μg/L <italic>vs</italic> （140.14±29.27） μg/L］，neutrophil gelatinase associated lipocalin （NGAL） ［（62.57±10.59） μg/L <italic>vs</italic> （50.14±9.43） μg/L］ and lactic dehydrogenase （LDH） ［（86.57±15.59） U/L <italic>vs</italic> （76.14±11.27） U/L］ were significantly higher in injury group than those in uninjured group （<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05）.The preoperative urine sediment scores （2.74±0.56 <italic>vs</italic> 1.36±0.27），urinary β2-MG ［（252.54±44.29） μg/L <italic>vs</italic> （174.57±36.58） μg/L］，NGAL ［（152.54±14.59） μg/L <italic>vs</italic> （64.54±16.59） μg/L］ and LDH ［（142.48±21.29） U/L <italic>vs</italic> （94.57±16.58） U/L］ of two groups showed a rising trend after treatment and the changes of injured group were significantly higher than those of uninjured group （<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.001）.Logistic regression analysis showed that preoperative blood creatinine，urinary sediment score，β2-MG，NGAL and LDH （<italic>OR</italic>=2.540，2.307，1.964，1.702，2.164； 95%<italic>CI</italic>：1.242-5.193，1.223-4.354，1.123-3.434，1.259-2.302，1.216-3.851） were risk factors for postoperative renal injury （<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05）.AUC of urinary sediment score，β2-MG，NGAL and LDH for diagnosing postoperative renal injury were 0.801，0.827，0.791 and 0.772 （95%<italic>CI</italic>：0.729-0.873，0.751-0.904，0.705-0.878，0.698-0.846），Each was significantly lower than 0.875 of combined diagnosis （95%<italic>CI</italic>：0.819-0.931）.The differences were statistically significant （<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05）.ConclusionPreoperative urinary sediment score，urine markers （β2-MG，NGAL &amp; LDH） are correlated with renal injury after percutaneous nephrolithotomy.And combined detection may improve the diagnostic efficiency of renal injury.…”
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Effect of Ozonated Avocado and High-Oleic Palm Oils on “Bolo Verde” Variety Squash by Ramírez Aura, Amariles Santiago, Hurtado-Salazar Alejandro, Ceballos-Aguirre Nelson

“…Both treatments showed statistically significant differences (<i>p</i> < 0.05) compared to the control 2.35 g cm⁻² day⁻¹ NAR and 6780.24 LAI, indicating improved photosynthetic efficiency and leaf expansion. …”
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Progress and application of salinomycin-induced cell autophagy in anti-cancer treatment by CHEN Siyuan, HU Ji'an

“…Autophagy is always upregulated in hypoxic and low pH regions of tumors for the metabolic adaptation of cancer cells. The efficiency of hydroxychloroquine, a late-stage autophagy inhibitor by disrupting lysosome acidification under clinical investigation, is strongly impaired in acidic tumor environments due to drug resistance. …”
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Optimizing Water Footprint, Productivity, and Sustainability in Southern Italian Olive Groves: The Role of Organic Fertilizers and Irrigation Management by Pasquale Garofalo, Liliana Gaeta, Carolina Vitti, Luisa Giglio, Rita Leogrande

“…Incremental water productivity (IRincr) and marginal water footprint efficiency (WFP_incr) further demonstrated that BCH optimized both productivity and environmental sustainability, with IRincr values of 0.55 kg m⁻³ and WFP_incr values of 1.58 m³ kg⁻¹ (averaged for all water regimes), better than CTR (0.40 kg m⁻³ and 2.14 m³ kg⁻¹), CMP (0.46 kg m⁻³ and 1.93 m³ kg⁻¹), and DB (0.38 kg m⁻³ and 2.32 m³ kg⁻¹). …”
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Continuous Flow Ventilatory Support (Clinical Experience) by Pavol Török, Peter Сandík, Ján Šalantay, Milan Májek, Ján Kolník

“…The world literature contains no reports on the clinical application of continuous flow ventilatory support by an insufflation catheter. Despite the use of different forms of ventilatory support, disconnection of patients from artificial ventilation is unsuccessful in 10—30% of cases despite the fact that the clinical and biochemical criteria are met.Objective: to discuss the efficiency of the new ventilation regime — continuous flow ventilatory support in the clinical setting.Methods: continuous flow ventilatory support with an original licensed multi-jet insufflation catheter or a terminal one-orifice catheter nasally inserted into the trachea was applied to 70 patients. …”
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Comparison of Automated Point-of-Care Gram Stainer (PoCGS^®) and Manual Staining by Goh Ohji, Kenichiro Ohnuma, Kei Furui Ebisawa, Mari Kusuki, Shunkichi Ikegaki, Hiroaki Ozaki, Reiichi Ariizumi, Masakazu Nakajima, Makoto Taketani

“…This study aims to introduce and evaluate the Point-of-Care Gram Stainer (PoCGS^®), a compact, automated device engineered for single-slide processing, addressing challenges related to portability, standardization, and efficiency in POC applications. <b>Methods</b>: The PoCGS^® device was developed to emulate expert manual staining techniques through features such as methanol fixation and programmable reagent application. …”
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Analysis of past and future temperature variability and change in Southern Ethiopia by Alefu Chinasho, Bobe Bedadi, Tesfaye Lemma, Tamado Tana, Bisrat Elias, Tilahun Hordofa

“…The accuracy of RCMs in representing observed temperature data was evaluated against mean absolute error, root-mean-square error, percent bias, Nash–Sutcliffe measure of efficiency, index of agreement (d) and coefficient of determination (R2). …”
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Improving the Nutrient Absorption and Yield of Chickpeas (Cicer arietinum) and Barley (Hordeum vulgare) under Row Inter-cropping with Foliar Application of Plant Growth Regulators... by A Talebi, M. R Owji, F Mohajeri, M. R Baziar

“…Also, row inter-cropping can increase the efficiency of the used resources. Improving the yield of chickpeas and barley in row inter-cropping using foliar spraying of salicylic acid, jasmonic acid and brassinosteroid was the hypothesis proposed in this research. …”
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Cost and effectiveness of differentiated ART service delivery strategies in Zambia: a modelling analysis using routine data by Nkgomeleng A. Lekodeba, Sydney Rosen, Bevis Phiri, Sithabiso D. Masuku, Caroline Govathson, Aniset Kamanga, Prudence Haimbe, Hilda Shakwelele, Muya Mwansa, Priscilla Lumano‐Mulenga, Amy N. Huber, Sophie J. S. Pascoe, Lise Jamieson, Brooke E. Nichols

“…Abstract Introduction Differentiated service delivery (DSD) models for antiretroviral treatment (ART) have been scaled up in many settings in sub‐Saharan Africa to improve client‐centred care and increase service delivery efficiency. However, given the multitude of models of care currently available, identifying cost‐effective combinations of DSD models that maximize benefits and minimize costs remains critical for guiding their expansion. …”
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Changes of nitrogen metabolism enzyme activities and protein content in response to low light during the seed filling stage in rice by XU Guangli, LIU Jia, LIANG Chenggang, WANG Yan, DING Chunbang, LI Tian

“…During plant growth, light deficiency will result in the decrease in carbon fixation, photosynthetic efficiency, and leaf senescence acceleration, and thus decrease yield evidently. …”
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Utility of advanced training skills among GPs: a systematic review by Hannah Mason, Abdul-Aziz Seidu, Francis Albert, Emma Anderson, Faith Alele, Lawrie McArthur, Aaron Hollins, Paula Heggarty, Tarun Sen Gupta, Richard Hays, Bunmi Malau-Aduli

“…The challenges reported for those undertaking AST programs were barriers to inclusion on remote visits (eg transportation space, training space), time efficiency and management, workload fluctuation, gaps between training and use of skills, peer acknowledgement, and differences between the hospital settings in which training occurred and the rural contexts in which the skills would be applied. …”
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PHASE 2 MULTICENTER RANDOMIZED CLINICAL TRIAL: NEOADJUVANT CHEMORADIOTHERAPY FOLLOWED BY D2 GASTRECTOMY AND ADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH LOCALLY ADVANCED GASTRIC CANCER by V. Yu. Skoropad, S. G. Afanasyev, S. V. Gamayunov, N. K. Silanteva, T. A. Agababyan, P. V. Sokolov, S. A. Ivanov, A. D. Kaprin

“…The results obtained showed the safety and high efficiency of the method. To objectify the results, a multicenter randomized trial was initiated in 2016. the main objective of the study was to assess the immediate efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy using pathological response criteria and to evaluate the frequency/severity of toxic reactions and postoperative complications. …”
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HARMFUL CONDITIONS ON THE DENTAL STATUS OF POULTRY FARM WORKERS by T. Pupin, O. Kardashevska

“…In addition, the total amount of dust in poultry buildings depends on the capacity and efficiency of ventilation as well as of the type of equipment. …”
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Application of artificial intelligence in the diagnosis of malignant digestive tract tumors: focusing on opportunities and challenges in endoscopy and pathology by Yinhu Gao, Peizhen Wen, Yuan Liu, Yahuang Sun, Hui Qian, Xin Zhang, Huan Peng, Yanli Gao, Cuiyu Li, Zhangyuan Gu, Huajin Zeng, Zhijun Hong, Weijun Wang, Ronglin Yan, Zunqi Hu, Hongbing Fu

“…With the development of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies such as deep learning, real-time lesion detection with endoscopic assistance and automated pathological image analysis have shown potential in improving diagnostic accuracy and efficiency. However, relevant applications still face challenges including insufficient data standardization, inadequate interpretability, and weak clinical validation. …”
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