Relationship of Timings and Outcome of Tracheostomy Among Patients Requiring Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation by Muhammad Asim Shafique, Muhammad Amir Nadeem, Muhammad Afzal

“…Only two patients who underwent tracheostomy after two weeks had to face poor outcome (failed decannulation, late weaning) (4.7%). …”
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Characteristics of business models for innovation clusters in decarbonation projects by Matthias Haase, Emilia Motoasca

“…The rate at which new buildings either replace the old stock, or expand the total stock, is about 1 % per year. …”
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Implikasi Hukum Perubahan Kedua Undang-Undang Informasi dan Transaksi Elektronik: Menyeimbangkan Kebebasan Berpendapat dan Partisipasi Publik dalam Demokrasi Digital by Zainal Arifin, Zico Junius Fernando, Emi Puasa Handayani

“…Provisions such as Articles 27A and 27B, while intended to replace previously criticized "rubber articles," continue to face criticism for perpetuating a chilling effect. …”
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Tracking Secondary Raw Material Operational Framework—DataOps Case Study by Gabriel Pestana, Marisa Almeida, Nelson Martins

“…The ceramic and glass industries, integral to the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS), face significant challenges in achieving decarbonization despite advancements in energy efficiency. …”
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Agility and the three musketeers: The interplay of epistemic curiosity, joy, and rumination by M. Janani, V. Vijayalakshmi

“…Organizations and their stakeholders constantly face disruptions to stay competitive, relevant, and upgraded. …”
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Markerless Augmented Reality Guidance System for Maxillofacial Surgery: An Omnidirectional Tracking Method by Ewald Ury, Wouter De Vos, Viktor Vörös, Emmanuel Vander Poorten, Elke Van de Casteele, Carlos Rodriguez‐Guerrero

“…ABSTRACT Background and Aims Surgeons still face challenges in transposing preoperatively planned osteotomies to the operating room for accurate navigation. …”
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A New High-Performance Photovoltaic Emulator Suitable for Simulating and Validating Maximum Power Point Tracking Controllers by Ambe Harrison, Njimboh Henry Alombah

“…Currently, researchers face several challenges in testing MPPT algorithms due to the unpredictable nature of solar PV power generation. …”
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Bridging the Gap in Facial Age Progression: An Attention Mechanism Approach by Taoli Liu, Yubin Liang, Wenchen Wu, Yize Tang

“…However, existing methods still face considerable challenges. Many studies estimate the ages of individuals in images based on their birth dates rather than visual cues, leading to discrepancies between the predicted ages and the actual appearance of facial aging. …”
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3L-YOLO: A Lightweight Low-Light Object Detection Algorithm by Zhenqi Han, Zhen Yue, Lizhuang Liu

“…Extensive experiments on the ExDark, ExDark+, and DARK FACE datasets demonstrate that 3L-YOLO outperforms YOLOv8n in low-light object detection, with improvements in mAP@0.5 of 2.7%, 4.3%, and 1.4%, respectively, across the three datasets. …”
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Elkophat-e az időtlen bűn az időben? Vladimir Jankélévitch a kvázi-bocsánat egyik formájáról by Sándor Béla VISKY

“…But Jankélévitch states, proscription can by no means replace forgiveness. Forgetting cannot be a moral attitude. …”
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Ti-C and CFs Work Together to Enhance the Comprehensive Tribological Properties of PTFE-Based Composites for the Manufacture of Wave Glider Power Shafts by Angang Yan, Xingju Yao, Yuan Wei, Qianjian Guo, Yulong Wang, Wuqiang Tang, Xian Xu

“…Wave gliders’ power system shafts face complex conditions. To enhance their operational stability, it is crucial to study PTFE, a polymer material that could replace traditional metals. …”
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Unraveling the Potential of Black Soldier Fly Larvae as a Sustainable Protein Source for Nile Tilapia Production in Diverse Aquaculture Systems by Jonathan Munguti, Mavindu Muthoka, Jimmy B. Mboya, Domitila Kyule, Menaga Meenakshisundaram, Chrysantus M. Tanga

“…However, traditional feeds, heavily reliant on fishmeal (FM) and soybean meal, face economic and environmental challenges. In response, black soldier fly larvae meal (BSFLM) has emerged as a promising, nutrient-dense alternative. …”
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GLOBAL WARMING IS BECOMING OVERWHELMING – BETWEEN CLIMATE CRISES, ECONOMIC CRISES AND ENERGY CRISES – by Mircea UDRESCU, Eugen SITEANU

“…Humanity’s economic greed is beginning to be punished by nature, and the punishment comes through dramatic complications that accompany the numerous economic crises that humanity has to face. Economic crises and returns to certain stages of behavioral equilibrium usually require several years, but those related to specific natural events are becoming increasingly complex and repeated at shorter intervals of years. …”
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A lightweight trichosanthes kirilowii maxim detection algorithm in complex mountain environments based on improved YOLOv7-tiny. by Zhongjian Xie, Xinwei Chen, Weilin Wu, Yao Xiao, Yuanhang Li, Yaya Zhang, ZhuXuan Wan, Weiqi Chen

“…However, the environmental characteristics of brightness variation, inter-plant occlusion, and motion-induced blurring during harvesting operations, detection algorithms face excessive parameters and high computational intensity. …”
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Water treatment in food industry by Krasnova T.

“…The author gives recommendations to replace traditional technologies with modern ones.…”
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State Estimation for Active Distribution Networks Considering Bad Data in Measurements and Topology Parameters by Yizhe Chen, Yifan Gao, Kai Gan, Ming Li, Chengzhi Wei, Xiaoyi Guo, Ruifeng Zhao, Jiangang Lu, Liang Che

“…Traditional SE methods face the challenges of increasing SE errors and decreased robustness due to the adverse impact of bad data in measurements and topology parameters. …”
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Open bibliographic databases: in search of an alternative to Scopus and the Web of Science by I. D. Turgel, O. A. Chernova

“…In the context of the recent developments in Russia, such as the termination of activities of several major scientific publishers and the blocking of access to two prominent bibliographic databases, Scopus and Web of Science, Russian scientists face a challenge in continuing their research and contributing to the scientific and educational community. …”
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Complex Path Planning for Manipulators Based on an Improved NSGA-III Algorithm With Hopfield Network by Xiaoxiang Sun, Jue Wang, Wei Wang

“…In various production applications across industries such as manufacturing and agriculture, manipulators often face complex trajectories composed of numerous locally discrete paths during movement. …”
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Understanding the lived experiences of children with diaspora parents in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe by Mthokozisi Moyo, Phumuzani Mpofu

“…Findings reveal that while some children show resilience, others face emotional distress, financial instability, and lack of parental supervision. …”
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Computer case-based reasoning simulation versus traditional lectures for medical interns teaching of diagnosis and antibiotic prescribing for acute respiratory infection: a compara... by Fatemeh Rangraz Jeddi, Mansooreh Momen-Heravi, Razieh Farrahi, Ehsan Nabovati, Hossein Akbari, Maryam Edalati khodabandeh

“…Thus, computer- based simulation could replace face-to-face teaching when this method is impractical or computerized methods are more cost-effective.…”
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