Anesthetic outcomes in pediatric tonsillectomy: insights from the Palestinian experience by Ramzi Shawahna, Shahed Radwan, Dana Alyan, Rawand Obaid, Suha Sholi, Mohammad Jaber, Iyad Maqboul, Hatim Hijaz, Samer Bustame

“…The findings of this study highlight the need for tailored preoperative assessment and individualized perioperative management to optimize resource utilization and improve surgical efficiency in resource-limited settings.…”
Get full text

Changes in the expression of genes involved in cell cycle regulation and the relative telomere length in the process of canceration induced by omethoate by Xiaoran Duan, Yongli Yang, Sihua Wang, Xiaolei Feng, Tuanwei Wang, Pengpeng Wang, Suxiang Liu, Lei Li, Wu Yao, Liuxin Cui, Wei Wang

“…Organophosphorous pesticides (OPs), with high efficiency, broad-spectrum and low residue, are widely used in China. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of the Impact of External Conditions on Arm Positioning During Punches in MMA Fighters: A Comparative Analysis of 2D and 3D Methods by Dariusz Skalski, Magdalena Prończuk, Petr Stastny, Kinga Łosińska, Miłosz Drozd, Michal Toborek, Piotr Aschenbrenner, Adam Maszczyk

“…Statistical analyses included Pearson’s correlation coefficients, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and linear mixed models (LMMs). Strong correlations (r = 0.964–0.999) and high intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) values (0.81–0.99) confirmed the high reliability of 2D analysis for sagittal-plane techniques. …”
Get full text

Enhanced optical and structural traits of irradiated lead borate glasses via Ce3+ and Dy3+ ions with studying Radiation shielding performance by O. I. Sallam, Y. S. Rammah, Islam M. Nabil, Ahmed M. A. El-Seidy

“…The linear attenuation coefficient order for the prepared samples was M1 > M2 > M3 > M4. …”
Get full text

GuardianML: Anatomy of Privacy-Preserving Machine Learning Techniques and Frameworks by Nges Brian Njungle, Eric Jahns, Zhenqi Wu, Luigi Mastromauro, Milan Stojkov, Michel A. Kinsy

“…The system’s recommendations and optimizations are formulated as a maximization problem using linear integer programming to identify the most suitable solution for various use cases. …”
Get full text

Performance Improvement of Grid-Connected PV-Wind Hybrid Systems Using Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System and Fuzzy FOPID Advanced Control With OPAL-RT by Moayed Mohamed, Zuhair Muhammed Alaas, Badr Al Faiya, Hossam Youssef Hegazy, Wael I. Mohamed, Saad A. Mohamed Abdelwahab

“…Hybrid energy systems present unique challenges due to renewable energy sources’ intermittent and non-linear nature. Conventional controllers, such as Fuzzy FOPID and Fuzzy PI, often struggle to manage these complexities effectively. …”
Get full text

Artificial Intelligence in UAV Flight Controls: Deep Reinforcement Learning Based Altitude-Hold Strategies for Fixed-Wing UAVs by Hasan Raza Khanzada, Adnan Maqsood, Abdul Basit

“…Unlike conventional flight control methods, DRL does not require an exact mathematical system model for the design and can handle non-linear coupled dynamics of highly agile aerospace vehicles like small-size UAVs. …”
Get full text

Fracture characteristics of reservoirs with different lithologies in marine-continental transitional facies and its influence on fracturing by ZHANG Wen, LIU Xiangjun, LIANG Lixi, XIONG Jian, WU Jianjun, LI Bing

Get full text

2-Deoxy-D-Glucose and ES-936 sensitize cancer- but not normal cells to both low- and high LET irradiation by Katja Kratz, Henrieke Förster, Kira Vogel, Marco Durante, Marco Durante, Burkhard Jakob, Burkhard Jakob

“…Radiosensitization of cell lines was assessed through clonogenic survival assays and analyses of DNA-repair efficiency via fluorescence microscopy.ResultsThe present study demonstrates that the glycolytic inhibitor 2-deoxy-D-glucose and the NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase inhibitor ES-936 can render cancer cells more sensitive to X-rays and densely ionizing radiation (high-linear energy transfer (LET) irradiation) like alpha-particles or heavy ions but do not affect normal fibroblasts. …”
Get full text

Multi-objective optimization framework for electric vehicle charging and discharging scheduling in distribution networks using the red deer algorithm by Sahbi Boubaker, Habib Kraiem, Nejib Ghazouani, Souad Kamel, Adel Mellit, Faisal S. Alsubaei, Farid Bourennani, Walid Meskine, Tariq Alqubaysi

“…For this aim, we address this problem as a multi-objective optimization one using a linear weighted sum technique to simultaneously address the framework objectives. …”
Get full text

Novalis Tx radiosurgical platform experience in National Medical Research Centre for Oncology of the Ministry of Health of Russian by O. I. Kit, V. I. Voshedskii, P. G. Sakun, M. A. Gusareva, S. G. Vlasov, K. N. Museiko, M. A. Komandirov, Yu. A. Kultysheva

“…The analysis of the obtained data shows the high efficiency of SRS and SRBT methods, which allow to achieve local control over both malignant and benign tumours.…”
Get full text

Deep Learning-Based Image Watermarking Using Catalan Transform and Non-Negative Matrix Factorization by Md. Fahim Hossain Saikat, Md. Al-Mamun Provath, Kaushik Deb, Pranab Kumar Dhar, Tetsuya Shimamura

“…Before embedding, the watermark undergoes a new scrambling technique combining adaptive diffusion and non-linear transform, significantly enhancing security. …”
Get full text

Effects of Replacing Fishmeal with American Cockroach Residue on the Growth Performance, Metabolism, Intestinal Morphology, and Antioxidant Capacity of Juvenile <i>Cyprinus carpio<... by Xiaofang Zou, Chenggui Zhang, Bingyan Guo, Yu Cao, Yongshou Yang, Peiyun Xiao, Xiaowen Long

“…Serum urea nitrogen levels followed a non-linear trend, initially increasing, then decreasing, and rising again with increasing fishmeal replacement. …”
Get full text

PENGARUH HARD-SOFT SKILL DAN DISIPLIN KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA TENAGA PENDIDIK DI SMK NEGERI 1 PASAMAN by Endang Tirtana Putra, Nur Anita

“…Sampling used a census sampling technique that involves fifty educators' entire population—data analysis using multiple linear regression techniques. The research found that: 1). …”
Get full text

Interior Point Algorithm in Multi-objective Portfolio Optimization: GlueVaR Approach by Elaheh Gohania, Gholamreza Mansourfar, Fahimeh Biglari

“…Quadratic functions are a special class of nonlinear programming problems in which the objective function is quadratic and the constraints are linear. Common algorithms for quadratic programming require certain parameters with fixed values. …”
Get full text

The Effects of 8 Weeks Aerobic Training and Vitamins E & C Supplementation on the Plasma Levels of MMP-2 and MMP-9 in Patients with Coronery Heart Desease by E Karmi, R Shabani, F Rahmaniya, A Elmiye, M Rezagholizadeh

“…Conclusion: combined aerobic training and taking vitamin E and C supplements can affect the plasma levels of the mentioned indicators to a greater extent and cause them to improve, which displays the higher efficiency of training at the same time as the supplement.…”
Get full text

Comparison of the performances of six empirical mass transfer-based reference evapotranspiration estimation models in semi-arid conditions by Selçuk Usta

“…Modified equations have been created using the Microsoft Excel program solver add-on, which is based on linear regression. The daily average ETo values estimated using the six mass transfer-based models were compared with the daily average ETo values calculated using the standard FAO-56 PM equation. …”
Get full text

Adaptive biases-incorporated latent factorization of tensors for predicting missing data in water quality monitoring networks by Xuke Wu, Xuke Wu, Lan Wang, Lan Wang, Miao Ge, Miao Ge, Jing Jiang, Jing Jiang, Yu Cai, Bing Yang, Bing Yang

“…Building on this insight, this study proposes an adaptive biases-incorporated LFT (ABL) model with four-fold ideas: basic linear biases to describe constant fluctuations in water quality data; weighted pretraining biases to capture historical prior information of data fluctuations; time-aware biases to model long-term patterns of water quality fluctuations; and hyperparameter adaptation via particle swarm optimization (PSO) to enhance practicality. …”
Get full text

Results of parallel independent visual evaluation of projective cover of the bottom during macrophyte assesment survey by A. A. Dulenin

“…It demonstrated good efficiency for counting of Saccharina japonica. The method is based on visual evaluation of SAV projective cover. …”
Get full text

Comparative analysis of stability models for identifying rice inter-subspecific breeding lines adapted to different temperature regimes for exploitation in hybrid breeding by Bonipas Antony John, Saraswathi Ramaswamy, Manonmani Swaminathan, Kumaresan Dharmalingam, Gunasekaran Mahalingam, Pushpa Raman, Ramalingam Jegadeesan

“…These models are primarily based on Additive Main-effects and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI), Best Linear Unbiased Prediction (BLUP), and Genotype × Environment (G × E) statistical approaches. …”
Get full text