Determining dual-task costs and exploring interindividual responsiveness to an opponent using virtual reality by S. Pastel, A. Schwadtke, A. Krahmer, K. Altrogge, D. Bürger, F. Heilmann, K. Witte

“…Data on conduction time, errors, reaction time, gaze behavior (GB), and decision-making were analyzed.ResultsSignificant differences were found between single and DT performances, with DT costs reaching up to 20% (p > 0.05). …”
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Investigation of Dried Blood Spot Cards for Fatty Acid Analysis Using Porcine Blood by Jordan Wood, Larry J. Minter, Michael K. Stoskopf, Doug Bibus, Dempsy Ange, Troy N. Tollefson, Vivek Fellner, Kimberly Ange-van Heugten

“…Most of these differences were minor and could be due to analytical errors or contamination. Comparisons between sample types found similar concentrations of key omega fatty acids and PUFAs and support the use of DBS collection as a less invasive method of blood collection and fatty acid analysis.…”
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The effect of the realistic teaching model on kinetic perception and learning some skills among second-year middle school students in football by Ahmed Abdullah Abdulkareem Al-Saedi, Abdul Razzaq Jabr Al Majidi, Ismael Abd Zaid Ashour Al-Kareemawi, Jasim Mohammed Rashid, Rafia Saleh Fathi Al-Kubaisi, Mahdi Kadhim Ali, Najah Hasan Jasim

“…Conclusions: The realistic teaching model contributed to enhancing learners' confidence and ability to control the learning process, and the realistic teaching model provides students with opportunities to continuously evaluate themselves throughout the learning process, helping them identify and correct errors, thus improving their skills and overall progress. …”
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Effectiveness of endodontic retreatment using WaveOne Primary files in reciprocating and rotary motions by Patricia Marton Costa, Renata Maíra de Souza Leal, Guilherme Hiroshi Yamanari, Bruno Cavalini Cavenago, Marco Antônio Húngaro Duarte

“…The timing of retreatment and procedure errors were recorded for all samples. The specimens were scanned before and after the retreatment procedure with micro-computed tomography to calculate the percentage and volume (mm3) of the residual filling material. …”
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An Automated Feature-Based Image Registration Strategy for Tool Condition Monitoring in CNC Machine Applications by Eden Lazar, Kristin S. Bennett, Andres Hurtado Carreon, Stephen C. Veldhuis

“…A comparison of feature detector-descriptor algorithms found SIFT, KAZE, and ORB to be the most suitable for MV-TCM registration, with KAZE presenting the highest accuracy and ORB being the most computationally efficient. …”
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Enhancement of GPU-accelerated smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) method with dynamic parallelism by Liwen Xue, Shenglong Gu, Songdong Shao

“…Through two benchmark tests conducted on an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4080 SUPER GPU, the proposed Dynamic Parallelism SPH implementations demonstrated an acceleration factor of approximately 1.5x - 3.0x in comparison with the conventional CPU-GPU SPH solvers in large-scale and dynamically evolving particle systems. Besides, the RMS errors between SPH simulations and experimental data were found in the range of 0.03 - 0.12 m/s for the dam break flow and 0.004 - 0.008 m/s for the water entry, respectively. …”
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Prediction of outpatient visits for allergic rhinitis using an artificial intelligence LSTM model - a study in Eastern China by Xiaofeng Fan, Liwei Chen, Wei Tang, Lixia Sun, Jie Wang, Shuhan Liu, Sirui Wang, Kaijie Li, Mingwei Wang, Yongran Cheng, Lili Dai

“…By comparing the NMSE prediction results of ARIMA and LSTM models on this dataset, the LSTM model was found to outperform the ARIMA model in terms of stability and accuracy. …”
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Urbanization, growth, and carbon footprints: A GCC perspective on sustainable development by Ebrahim Abbas Abdullah Abbas Amer, Zhang Xiuwu, Ebrahim Mohammed Ali Meyad, Mohammed Muneer Alareqi, Sameer M.H. Bather, Amr Abdelwahed

“…Utilizing the STIRPAT model and a comprehensive panel dataset, we apply advanced econometric techniques, including Feasible Generalized Least Squares, Panel Corrected Standard Errors, and the Generalized Method of Moments, to ensure robust estimation. …”
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Determination of Mannheimia haemolytica and its macrolide antibiotic resistance genes in fibrinous pneumonia of cattle by Fatih Hatipoglu, Funda Terzi, Mehmet Burak Ates, Asli Balevi, Ozgur Ozdemir, Mustafa Ortatatli

“…At least one macrolide resistance gene was found by real–time PCR method in 75% of these positive cases. …”
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Acceptability and usability of Drugs4dent®, a dental medicines decision tool – a pilot study by Leanne Teoh, Ruby Biezen, Marietta Taylor, Richard O. Sinnott, Michael J. McCullough

“…Results Dentists from the focus group and interviews found the content of Drugs4dent® acceptable and useful for dentistry, recognising that similar drug information is currently not available. …”
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Sistem Pengenalan Wajah 3D Menggunakan ICP dan SVM by Nadya Viana De Lima, Ledya Novamizanti, Eko Susatio

“…Iterative Closest Point (ICP) provides dimensional information by minimizing errors between points in one view and the closest point so that 3D face templates are made in accordance with the reference image. …”
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Applying behavioural economics principles to increase demand for free HIV testing services at private doctor-led clinics in Johannesburg, South Africa: A randomised controlled tria... by Simamkele Bokolo, Suzanne Mabaso, Wentzel Kruger, Preethi Mistri, Laura Schmucker, Candice Chetty-Makkan, Sophie J S Pascoe, Alison Buttenheim, Harsha Thirumurthy, Lawrence Long

“…Logistic regression compared outcomes between arms. We found that of the 12,129 brochures distributed, 658 were excluded because of errors or duplicates and 11,471 were analysed. …”
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A systematic review of home-based records in maternal and child health for improving informational continuity, health outcomes, and perceived usefulness in low and middle-income co... by Linju Joseph, Anna Lavis, Sheila Greenfield, Dona Boban, Prinu Jose, Panniyammakal Jeemon, Semira Manaseki-Holland

“…<h4>Background</h4>Evidence shows that a gap in the documentation of patients' past medical history leads to errors in, or duplication of, treatment and is a threat to patient safety. …”
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Short-Term Traffic Flow Prediction: A Method of Combined Deep Learnings by Chuanxiang Ren, Chunxu Chai, Changchang Yin, Haowei Ji, Xuezhen Cheng, Ge Gao, Heng Zhang

“…Furthermore, under the same dataset, the results from the CDLP model are compared with baseline models. It is found that the CDLP model has higher prediction accuracy than baseline models.…”
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Episodic therapy for genital herpes in sub-saharan Africa: a pooled analysis from three randomized controlled trials. by Helen A Weiss, Gabriela Paz Bailey, Sam Phiri, Gerard Gresenguet, Jerome LeGoff, Jacques Pepin, David A Lewis, Laurent Belec, Irving F Hoffman, William C Miller, Philippe Mayaud

“…<h4>Background</h4>A randomized controlled trial in South Africa found a beneficial effect of acyclovir on genital ulcer healing, but no effect was seen in trials in Ghana, Central African Republic and Malawi. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MANAGEMENT OF FLOATING CAPITAL AND PERFORMANCE OF THE COMPANY by V. V. Nazarova, S. P. Glebov

“…An inverse relationship was also found between the period of the company’s inventory turnover and the performance of its activities. …”
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When does the librarianship became a science in Russia? by A. N. Vaneev

“…This point of view on the history of librarianship found understanding in the works by I. V. Lukashov, V. …”
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Estimates of power supply during the 2023 Gaza humanitarian crisis using night-time light images by Hanrui Cao, Xi Li, Samir Belabbes, Luca Dell’oro, Changyong Dou

“…On 2 December 2023, 24 municipalities were found to have significant reductions in power supply exceeding 90%, and around 95% of buildings had power losses of more than 75%. …”
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Detection Storage Time of Mild Bruise’s Loquats Using Hyperspectral Imaging by Zhaoyang Han, Bin Li, Qiu Wang, Akun Yang, Yande Liu

“…The results indicate that the Mixed-RBF-LS-SVM model has the lowest errors, and the accuracies of storage time of mild bruise’s loquats at 6, 12, 24, and 36 h are 100%, 92%, 92%, and 100%, respectively. …”
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Possibility of using remote sensing data for glaciological calculations and monitoring by V. G. Konovalov, V. A. Rudakov

“…Altitude and areal characteristics of glaciation of the Earth, as well as annual ELA and AAR values for a limited number of glaciers can be found in references [10, 15, 16, 18, 29]. According to these data, the analysis of the relations between ELA, AAR, annual mass balance of glaciers and its components was performed for use in the remote monitoring of glaciation. …”
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