New Perspectives on the Causes of Stagnation and Decline in the Sharing Economy: Application of the Hybrid Multi-Attribute Decision-Making Method by Hsu-Hua Lee, Chien-Hua Chen, Ling-Ya Kao, Wen-Tsung Wu, Chu-Hung Liu

“…Against the backdrop of global economic changes and rapid technological innovation, the sharing economy model is gradually transforming the operational mechanisms of traditional industries. However, some industries have experienced stagnation and recession during this transition, leading to market development constraints. …”
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YOLOv9-GDV: A Power Pylon Detection Model for Remote Sensing Images by Ke Zhang, Ningxuan Zhang, Chaojun Shi, Qiaochu Lu, Xian Zheng, Yujie Cao, Xiaoyun Zhang, Jiyuan Yang

“…Secondly, a Diverse Branch Block (DBB) is embedded in the feature extraction–fusion module, which enriches the feature space by enhancing the representation capability of single-convolution operations, thereby improving model feature extraction performance without increasing inference time costs. …”
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Analysis of the measurements used as potency tests for the 31 US FDA-approved cell therapy products by Carl G. Simon, Erich H. Bozenhardt, Christina M. Celluzzi, David Dobnik, Melanie L. Grant, Uma Lakshmipathy, Thiana Nebel, Linda Peltier, Anthony Ratcliffe, James L. Sherley, Glyn N. Stacey, Rouzbeh R. Taghizadeh, Eddie H. P. Tan, Sandrine Vessillier

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Long and short term fault prediction using the VToMe-BiGRU algorithm for electric drive systems by Lihui Zheng, Xu Fan, Zongshan Kang, Xinjun Jin, Wenchao Zheng, Xiaofen Fang

“…Ensuring the efficient and stable operation as well as reliability of electric drive systems has become a critical task. …”
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P300 ERP System Utilizing Wireless Visual Stimulus Presentation Devices by Yuta Sasatake, Kojiro Matsushita

“…As a result, statistically significant differences (<i>p</i> < 0.01) in amplitude between target and non-target stimuli, along with medium or greater effect sizes (Cohen’s d: 0.49–0.61), were observed under all conditions with an averaging count of 10 or more. Notably, the P300 detection accuracy reached 85% with 40 averaging trials and 100% with 100 trials. …”
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Caracterización del envejecimiento de tuberías de vapor de centrales térmicas empleando el efecto Barkhausen//Characterization of steam pipes ageing degree from power plants using... by Frank de los Reyes-Rodríguez, Julio Capó-Sanchez, Eduardo Franco-Fidalgo, Gonzalo de Diego-Velasco

“…A study of the microstructural evolution during ageing at operated conditions (15MPa, 550ºC) from 100000 h up to 150000 h was carried out using optic and scanning electron microscopy techniques. …”
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Efficacy Evaluation of Primary Oncological Knee Arthroplasty in Patients with Tumor Involvement of the Distal Femur by Ilkin M. Mikailov, Rashid M. Tikhilov, Petr V. Grigoriev

“…The median function of the knee joint, as measured by the MSTS scale, was 80%. Patients operated through the subvastus approach demonstrated the best joint function (p0.001). …”
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Implementation of an Enhanced Edge Computing System for the Optimization of Strawberry Crop in Greenhouses: A Smart Agriculture Approach by Paula Abdo-Peralta, Cristian García-Pumagualle, Katherin Carrera-Silva, Catherine Frey, Carlos Rolando Rosero-Erazo, John Ortega-Castro, Juan Sebastián Silva Orozco, Theofilos Toulkeridis

“…Given the low educational and economic status of local farmers, AgroTec 4.0 was engineered to be user-friendly, easy to operate, and cost-effective, empowering producers with data-driven decision-making capabilities. …”
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Chemical Characterization of Water-soluble Ions and Metals in Particulate Matter Generated by a Portable Two-stroke Gasoline Engine by Jen-Hsiung Tsai, Shui-Jen Chen, Sheng-Lun Lin, Zheng-You Xu, Kuo-Lin Huang, Chih-Chung Lin

“…Abstract To examine the characteristics of water-soluble ions and metals on the particulate matter (PM) in the exhausts, a P2SGE (portable two-stroke gasoline engine) was fueled by unleaded gasoline #92 blended with different two-stroke engine oil brands (CPC Super Low Smoke Two-Stork Engine Oil (SLS), CPC Low Smoke Two-Stroke Engine Oil (LS), and MERCURY STAR (MS)) and operated under idling, mid-load (1.5 kW), and high-load (1.9 kW), respectively. …”
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Mobile applications enhance out-of-hospital cardiac arrest outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Qingqing Tong, Manhong Zhou, Xiaohui Liu, Jianmei Long, Li Li, Xiaoying Pan, Huiming Gao, Rujun Hu

“…Results Thirteen mobile applications were included, with an average activation rate of 35.3% among patients and a volunteer arrival rate of 53.3%. …”
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Numerical analysis of thermal and hydrothermal characteristics of a heat sink with various fin configurations and ternary nanofluid composition by Ahmad Najafpour, Mohammadreza Hasandust Rostami

“…Effectively managing thermal conditions and controlling temperatures in electrical, electronic, and electrochemical devices has long been a challenge to their optimal operation and continual development. In recent decades, liquid-cooled heat sinks and enhancements in their heat dissipation capabilities have emerged as effective solutions. …”
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Analysis of treatment outcomes using various surgical technologies for lumbar intervertebral disc herniation complicated by segmental instability by A. M. Furman, M. V. Khyzhniak, V. K. Piontkovskyi, B. M. Myronyk, T. A. Ksenzov, O. M. Komarov

“…In the endoscopic group, a decrease in the mean blood loss and average operation time was attained (130.0 ± 0.5 ml, 2.0 ± 0.7 hours), in contrast to the group with intralaminar removing the herniated disc followed by the transpedicular system fixation (260.0 ± 0.3 ml, 3.0 ± 0.5 hours). …”
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Palliative Prognostic Index Validation in Hospitalized Advanced Cancer Patients in Indonesia Tertiary Hospitals by Hamzah Shatri, Abigail Prasetyaningtyas, Rudi Putranto, Ikhwan Rinaldi

“…The performance of PPI analyzed using SPSS version 20.0, includes for Receiving Operator Characteristics (ROC) and Hosmer-Lemeshow calibration test. …”
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Prognostic Value of Ferroptosis-Immunity-Related Signature Genes in Cervical Cancer Radiotherapy Resistance and Risk Modeling by Zhang X, Li A, Zhu W, Guo Q, Wu Q, Zhao H, Yu Y, Xie P, Li X

“…A risk model was established by prognostic genes selected from FIGs by univariate Cox analysis and least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) analysis. The results were further validated using samples from CC tissue samples.Results: The 329 DEGs related to CC radiotherapy were identified. …”
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First Experience of Multifocal and Toric Extended Depth of Focus Intraocular Lenses Implantation (Short-Term Analysis) by К. B. Pershin, N. F. Pashinova, А. Yu. Tsygankov, E. A. Antonov

“…The prospective study included 27 patients (40 eyes) after bilateral (n = 12) or monolateral (n = 15) implantation of EDOF IOL Tecnis Symfony with an average follow-up period of 6.5 ± 0.2 (6–7) months. …”
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LGWheatNet: A Lightweight Wheat Spike Detection Model Based on Multi-Scale Information Fusion by Zhaomei Qiu, Fei Wang, Tingting Li, Chongjun Liu, Xin Jin, Shunhao Qing, Yi Shi, Yuntao Wu, Congbin Liu

“…Wheat spike detection holds significant importance for agricultural production as it enhances the efficiency of crop management and the precision of operations. This study aims to improve the accuracy and efficiency of wheat spike detection, enabling efficient crop monitoring under resource-constrained conditions. …”
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Can Robots Keep You Upright? An Ergonomic Analysis of Surgeon Posture in Robotic Versus Conventional Total Knee Arthroplasty by Zachary Gapinski, Eric Mason, Ezan Kothari, Pratik Desai, George Haidukewych, Cody Green

“…The threshold for slouching was set to 30 degrees of flexion from a neutral spinal axis. Demographic and operative factors were collected. Two-tailed tests and multivariate analysis were used to assess for differences between groups. …”
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Desempenho dinâmico de um trator agrícola utilizando biodiesel destilado de óleo residual Dynamic performance of an agricultural tractor utilizing distilled biodiesel from spent oi... by Ana M. Soranso, Antonio Gabriel Filho, Afonso Lopes, Eduardo G. de Souza, Miguel J. Dabdoub, Carlos E. A. Furlani, Felipe T. da Camara

“…The results showed that the biodiesel and diesel blend significantly influenced the hourly volumetric consumption, hourly mass consumption, fuel consumption per worked area and specific fuel consumption variables. When the tractor operated with 100% of biodiesel (B100) the specific fuel consumption increased 18% on average in relation to diesel (B0).…”
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The availability and functionality of medical equipment and the barriers to their use at comprehensive specialized hospitals in the Amhara region, Ethiopia by Alem Endeshaw Woldeyohanins, Nigatu Mihretu Molla, Abibo Wondie Mekonen, Abrham Wondimu

“…To analyze the quantitative data, descriptive statistics were employed, and qualitative data were analyzed using a thematic approach.ResultsThe study revealed that the availability of medical equipment in at least one hospital was 55.93% on average, and the availability of at least one piece of medical equipment in the surveyed hospitals was only 25.6%. …”
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Effect of Co-Administration of Midazolam and Dexmedetomidine on Haemodynamics and Stress Response in Elderly Patients with Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Yanjun Zhao, Dongjiao An, Liang Bi

“…The cost of materials used was significantly higher in the study group, with an average of 300 ± 25 USD, compared to 200 ± 20 USD in the control group (p < 0.05). …”
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