Non-Invasive Painting Pigment Classification Through Supervised Machine Learning by Michal Piotr Markowski, Solongo Gansukh, Mateusz Madry, Robert Borowiec, Jaroslaw Rogoz, Boguslaw Szczupak

“…The proposed framework offers a lightweight, interpretable, and scalable solution for non-invasive pigment analysis in cultural heritage research that can be implemented with accessible imaging hardware and minimal post-processing.…”
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Effects of Respiratory Training on Pulmonary Function, Cough, and Functional Independence in Patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Eleonora Magni, Anja Hochsprung, Rocío Cáceres-Matos, Manuel Pabón-Carrasco, Beatriz Heredia-Camacho, Ignacio Solís-Marcos, Carlos Luque-Moreno

“…Respiratory functions were assessed (pre- and post-intervention, with follow-up at three months) using Forced Vital Capacity (FVC) and Peak Expiratory Cough Flow (PECF); functionality was assessed using the Revised ALS Functional Rating Scale (ALSFRS-R) and the Modified Barthel Index by Granger. …”
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Implications of Fermionic Dark Matter Interactions on Anisotropic Neutron Stars by Premachand Mahapatra, Chiranjeeb Singha, Ayush Hazarika, Prasanta Kumar Das

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Management of an Earthquake in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit by Murat Tanyıldız, Ömer Özden, Lasin Özbek, Karya Şenköylü, Aysu Çakar, İlker Eren, Aslıcan Çakkalkurt, Mehmet Emin Menentoğlu, Ilmay Bilge

“…Within a week, 72 patients were followed and initially treated post-stabilization, per the treatment protocol and PICU organization. …”
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Opportunities, challenges and perceived strategies for the uptake of the OraQuick HIV self-test among female sex workers in Ethiopia: a qualitative study by Gizachew Yilak, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Lebeza Alemu Tenaw, Besfat Berihun Erega, Mulat Ayele, Eyob Shitie Lake, Abebaw Alamrew, Abayneh Tunta, Getinet Kumie, Anteneh Gashaw

“…Policymakers should prioritise addressing the challenges identified and implementing the proposed strategies to enhance the uptake of OraQuick HIVST, potentially leading to improved HIV testing rates and outcomes.…”
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A Quality improvement initiative to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit in a low-and-middle-income country by Khalid Yunis, Ayah Al Bizri, Rima Hanna Wakim, Alaa Obeid, Tania Daaboul, Lama Charafeddine, Nabil Mounla, Pascale Nakad

“…CLABSI extends length of stay to 10–14 days post negative cultures and increases morbidity, use of multiple antibiotics, mortality and hospital cost. …”
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Lesson learned in pediatric haploidentical transplantation in a low-resource environment: delivering melphalan IV and using low dose radiation reduce graft failure by Valentine Jiménez-Antolinez, Julia Colunga-Pedraza, Andrés Gómez-De León, Elias González-Lopez, David Gómez-Almaguer, Oscar González-Llano

“…In 2018, we identified a pGF incidence of 35% in our pediatric haplo-HSCT recipients with hematologic malignancies, which motivated us to enact changes to the conditioning regimen.Methods: We performed a single-center prospective, pre–post study of consecutive patients under 16 years with hematologic malignancies, from January 2015 to December 2022 who received a haplo-HSCT. …”
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Exodontic surgery in patients with coagulation disorders: a literature review by Mirko Martelli, Pasquale Giallaurito, Alessandro D’Aurelio, Francesco Gianfreda, Marco Gargari, Patrizio Bollero, Alberta Barlattani, Liliana Ottria

“…Therefore, the clinician must evaluate each case on a case-by-case basis and implement all the procedures known to them to stop bleeding.…”
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The Effect of Educational Intervention Based on the Health Belief Model on Oral and Dental Health Behavior in Pregnant Women by Sahar Nickbin Poshtamsary, Abdolhosein Emami Sigaroudi, Rabiollah Farmanbar, Golpar Radafshar, Zahra Atrkar Roushan

“…This model can be used as a framework for designing and implementing educational interventions to decrease dental caries…”
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A 55 V, Six-Channel Chopper and Auto-Zeroing Amplifier with 6.2 nV/<inline-formula><math display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msqrt><mi mathvariant="bold">Hz</mi></msqrt></mrow></sem... by Guolong Li, Guoqing Weng, Zhifeng Chen, Chenying Zhang, Shifan Wu, Chengying Chen

“…Additionally, the ping-pong auto-zero structure was optimized by employing a six-channel parallel first-stage amplifier, which further reduced the charge injection and ripple introduced by the chopper switches. The amplifier was implemented using an SMIC (Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corporation) 180 nm 1P5M BCD (Bipolar-CMOS-DMOS) process with a chip area of 4.211 mm². …”
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AI-Powered System for an Efficient and Effective Cyber Incidents Detection and Response in Cloud Environments by Mohammed Ashfaaq M. Farzaan, Mohamed Chahine Ghanem, Ayman El-Hajjar, Deepthi N. Ratnayake

“…Key features include an automated pipeline that integrates Network Traffic Classification, Web Intrusion Detection, and Post-Incident Malware Analysis into a cohesive framework implemented via a Flask application. …”
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Randomised active controlled trial examining effects of aerobic exercise, cognitive and music interventions on depression, balance and mobility in schizophrenia by Razieh Khanmohammadi, Hasan Mirali, Hasan Mohammadzadeh, Safiye Ebrahimi, Ina Shaw, Brandon S. Shaw

“…Statistical analyses were conducted using paired t-tests for within-group comparisons and ANCOVA with Bonferroni post hoc tests for between-group differences, with significance set at p ≤ 0.05. …”
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Cervical cancer prevention program in Nepal: a ‘training of trainers’ approach by Samantha Batman, Madan Piya, Sandhya Chapagain, Poonam Lama, Pabitra Maharjan, Binod Aryal, Maya Neupane, Shashwat Pariyar, Natacha Phoolcharoen, Vanessa Eaton, Vanessa Sarchet, Megan Kremzier, Jenny Carns, Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ellen Baker, Melissa Lopez Varon, Mila Pontremoli Salcedo, Jessica Milan, Kathleen Schmeler, Jitendra Pariyar

“…To this effect, Cancer Care Nepal established an international collaboration to implement a 'training of trainers' (TOT) program to expand the reach of cervical cancer prevention techniques…”
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Transcending Traditional Treatment: The Therapeutical Potential of Nanovesicles for Transdermal Baclofen Delivery in Repeated Traumatic Brain Injury by Nermin M. Sheta, Amira A. El-Gazar, Ghada M. Ragab, Marwa A. Essa, Khaled M. Abdel-Haleem, Rania Moataz El-Dahmy

“…Methods: A (23 ) factorial design was implemented for confining Bac-loaded NISNV formulae, where a bunch of variables were inspected. …”
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Neuropathological stages of neuronal, astrocytic and oligodendrocytic alpha-synuclein pathology in Parkinson’s disease by Maria Otero-Jimenez, Marcelina J. Wojewska, Lawrence P. Binding, Simona Jogaudaite, Sandra Gray-Rodriguez, Alexandra L. Young, Steve Gentleman, Javier Alegre-Abarrategui

“…Semi-quantitative and machine learning-based quantifications of neuronal, oligodendrocytic and astrocytic α-syn pathology were implemented on a cohort of LBD and MSA post-mortem tissue samples. …”
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Near Real-Time Flood Monitoring Using Multi-Sensor Optical Imagery and Machine Learning by GEE: An Automatic Feature-Based Multi-Class Classification Approach by Hadi Farhadi, Hamid Ebadi, Abbas Kiani, Ali Asgary

“…The final flood map is obtained by subtracting the pre-flood water class from the post-flood image. The proposed method is implemented using optical satellite images from Sentinel-2, Landsat-8, and Landsat-9. …”
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Peroxidase-like Activity of G-Quadruplex/Hemin Complexes for Colorimetric Nucleic Acid Analysis: Loop and Flanking Sequences Affect Signal Intensity by Ryan P. Connelly, Valentina Fonseca, Yulia V. Gerasimova

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Some G-quadruplex (G4)-forming nucleic acid sequences bind a hemin cofactor to enhance its peroxidase-like activity. This has been implemented in a variety of bioanalytical assays benefiting from analyte-dependent peroxidation of a chromogenic organic substrate (e.g., ABTS) to produce a color change. …”
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Tokenization of creativity: user motivation, consensual value and Chinese copyright law by R. A. Budnik

“…It states that the results of creative activity in the post-economic society take the place of a new etalon of value, which replaces the materialistic standard of worth based on rarity. …”
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Effectiveness of an app-based walking program for obese patients with inflammatory bowel disease in Korea: a single-blind parallel-group randomized clinical trial by Young Jin Lee, Eun Ja Kwon, Da-In Park, Sang Hyoung Park, Sung Wook Hwang, Byong Duk Ye

“…This study was designed to develop and implement a 10-week walking exercise program, facilitated by a mobile application, to evaluate its effectiveness in managing weight in obese IBD patients. …”
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The ethics of data mining in healthcare: challenges, frameworks, and future directions by Mohamed Mustaf Ahmed, Olalekan John Okesanya, Majd Oweidat, Zhinya Kawa Othman, Shuaibu Saidu Musa, Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III

“…Therefore, transparency must span three levels–dataset documentation, model interpretability, and post-deployment audit logging–to make algorithmic reasoning and failures traceable. …”
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