Reverse Ridge Silicon Strip Waveguide and Silica Slot Waveguide Structure for the Dispersion at 1550 nm by Ashok Nandam, Minwan Jung, Yeung Lak Lee, Woojin Shin

“…The resonance between strip- and slot-waveguide modes has been used to calculate the dispersion at the required wavelength. The effective indices of the proposed waveguide structure have been calculated by using the finite difference time-domain (FDTD) method. …”
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effect of tapioca starch concentration on mechanical properties of Sansevieria Trifasciata fiber-reinforced composites by Misbakh, Edi Widodo, Iis Siti Aisyah, Syahruddin, Nur Haizal Ariffin

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Persistent Income Inequality in Sub-Saharan Africa: The Role of Institution Index and Effective VAT by Tewa Papy Voto, Nicholas Ngepah

“…However, the effect of the long run is greater than that of the short run. …”
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CONTESTATION OF ISLAMISM OVER THE QUR’ANIC INTERPRETATION: A STUDY ON AL-TAFSIR AL-TAUHIDI OF HASAN AL-TURABI by Zulyadain, Syamsul Wathani, Akhmad Mughzi Abdillah

“…Hasan al-Turabi, an Islamic ideologue in Sudan, has a basic view of the Qur'an and his own method of interpretation in al-Tafsir al-Tauhidi. …”
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Analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of the extract of Polypodium feei mett roots by Deden Winda Suwandi, Hesti Renggana, Anas Subarnas, Tina Rostinawati, Muchtaridi Muchtaridi, Asman Sadino

“…The limited scientific evidence on the analgesic and anti-inflammatory effects of Polypodium feei roots, despite their traditional use in rheumatism treatment, highlights the need for pharmacological validation. …”
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VARIATIONALLY-BASED EFFECTIVE DYNAMIC THICKNESS FOR LAMINATED GLASS BEAMS by Jaroslav Schmidt, Alena Zemanová, Tomáš Janda, Jan Zeman, Michal Šejnoha

“…Our strategy is to approximate the complex behavior of a laminated structure with that of an equivalent monolithic beam. Its effective thickness is determined by the variational method proposed by Galuppi and Royer-Carfagni for static problems, which we extended for modal analysis. …”
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Effect of SiO2 ratio on electrical Properties of SiO2:ZnO Thin Films Prepared by pulsed laser depositions (PLD) technique by Zuheer. N. Majeed, Abdul-Majeed E. Al-Samarai, Ghuson. H.Mohammed

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A study on the effect of print parameters on the internal structural quality of 316 L samples printed via laser powder bed fusion: Experimental and algorithmic approach by Suresh Alaparthi, Sharath P. Subadra, Roy Skaria, Eduard Mayer, Shahram Sheikhi

“…Abstract This work aims to establish a quality assurance methodology for additively manufactured (AM) samples, produced from laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) method. The method incorporates resonance frequency method (RFM), where reference samples from wrought 316 L will be used to establish a data‐base with a set of reference frequencies. …”
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Genomic diversity characteristics of sheep populations in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Serbia and Montenegro by Gábor Mészáros, Birgit Fürst-Waltl, Johann Sölkner, Hana Vostrá-Vydrová, Jan Calta, Milena Đokić, Božidarka Marković, Dragan Stanojević, Vladan Bogdanovic

“…Three methods were implemented to estimate Ne, using the NeEstimator v2, GONE and CurrentNe software for different time spans in the past. …”
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Analysis on hydrodynamic interaction of two floating bodies with different dimensions using a hybrid two-way coupled field-domain decomposition method by Fujian LI, Xueqin LIU, Dan LI, Wei MENG, Zhuang KANG

Subjects: “…hybrid two-way coupled field-domain decomposition method…”
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The Median Effective Dose of Ciprofol Combined with Sufentanil for Inhibiting Responses to Gastroscope Insertion in Obese Patients: A Prospective, Single-Center Study by Xue Z, Liu X, Qian W, Yang N, Pan Y, Zhou Y, Jiang W, Li F, Qian B

“…Our study aimed to determine the median effective dose (ED50) of ciprofol in combination with sufentanil for obese patients undergoing gastroscopy sedation.Methods: A total of 70 patients undergoing painless gastroscopy from July 2024 to September 2024 were recruited. …”
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Environmental risk assessment using FMEA and entropy based on TOPSIS method: a case study oil wells drilling by Negar Afzali Behbahani, Mazdak Khodadadi-Karimvand, Afarin Ahmadi

“…Indexes used in the FMEA method were selected to determine the most significant risks. …”
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Partially Symmetric Regularized Two-Step Inertial Alternating Direction Method of Multipliers for Non-Convex Split Feasibility Problems by Can Yang, Yazheng Dang

Subjects: “…alternating direction method of multipliers…”
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Creating a Usable and Effective Digital Intervention to Support Men to Test for HIV and Link to Care in A Resource-Constrained Setting: Iterative Design Based on A Person-Based Approach and Human Computer Interaction Methods by Anya Zeitlin, Thulile Mathenjwa, Thembelihle Zuma, Sally Wyke, Philippa Matthews, Nuala McGrath, Janet Seeley, Maryam Shahmanesh, Ann Blandford

“…For this, we draw on methods from human computer interaction (HCI) that have been developed for various situations. …”
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Clinical and economic assessment of the therapy of acute kidney injury in sepsis with continuous combined methods of renal replacement therapy by Y. . S Polushin, R. O. Dreval, A. N. Zabotina

“…Objective: complex assessment of clinical and economic effectiveness as well as saving of the state budget assets within the therapy of patients with sepsis/septic shock based on different technologies of blood purification.Methods. …”
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An Updated Guide to Study Polyandry in Social Insects by Rodolfo Jaffé

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PROSPECTS FOR LOWERING DOSES DURING PREVENTIVE DIGITAL CHEST RADIOGRAPHY by I. G. Kamyshanskаjа, V. M. Cheremisin, A. V. Vodovatov

“…Objective: to search for the possibility of lowering a dose burden on a patient during preventive chest radiography.Material and methods. The investigation was carried out in two hospitals (City Mariinsky Hospital, Saint Petersburg, Russia) and (Skane University Hospital, Malm ° ö, Sweden) in 2013–2015. …”
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Radon exhalation rate from the latex pillows and its potential exposure to users by Phachirarat Sola, Kanokporn Boonsirichai, Santi Raksawong, Ritiron Samran, Pimprapa Chaijak, Hirofumi Tazoe, Chutima Kranrod, Rawiwan Kritsananuwat, Sattawat Jongjitklang, Vichai Puripunyavanich, Masahiro Hosoda, Waleeporn Pongkua, Shinji Tokonami

“…Objective: To develop a new system to accurately measure the radon exhalation from the latex pillows, and to estimate its potential exposure to users. Methods: The new system is composed of two loops, the first loop is designed to trap background radon and thoron until their levels are nearly zero, and the second loop is the measurement loop to detect radon and thoron exhalation rates from the pillows. …”
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Effective breastfeeding practices among mothers exclusively breastfeeding infants in Ethiopia by Yonas Abebe, Beriso Dadi

“…Methods: A facility-based, cross-sectional study design was employed. …”
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Correlation analysis of vaccination coverage, positivity rate, and community mobility rate on COVID-19 effective reproductive rate: SIR modeling study from Indonesia by Meirina Nur Asih Susanti, Siti Nurrochmah, Lucky Radita Alma, Supriyadi Supriyadi

“…Background: Effective Reproduction Rate (Rt) is used to evaluate COVID-19 transmission; although Tegal City has the lowest cumulative cases in Central Java, the spread of the virus remains rapid. …”
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