Modelling of compositional gradient for reservoir fluid in a gas condensate deposit with account for scattered liquid hydrocarbons by Ekaterina V. Kusochkova, Ilya M. Indrupskii, Dmitrii V. Surnachev, Yuliya V. Alekseeva, Aleksandr N. Drozdov

“…The character of the LHC fraction dependency on depth can be different and is governed by the dissolution of light components in the saturated liquid phase. …”
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Personalized and Culturally Tailored Features of Mobile Apps for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus and Their Impact on Patient Self-Management: Scoping Review by Catherine Jones, Yi Cui, Ruth Jeminiwa, Elina Bajracharya, Katie Chang, Tony Ma

“…Understanding personal and cultural differences among patients is critical for delivering optimal support for GDM self-management, particularly in high-risk populations. …”
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Comparison of wind-farm control strategies under realistic offshore wind conditions: wake quantities of interest by K. Brown, G. Yalla, L. Cheung, J. Frederik, D. Houck, N. deVelder, E. Simley, P. Fleming

“…<p>Wind-farm control strategies aim to increase the efficiency, and therefore lower the levelized cost of energy, of wind farms. …”
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Assessment of Water Resources Carrying Capacity Based on Principal Component Analysis and System Dynamics: A Case Study of Qingyang City by WANG Qian, YUAN Bo, WU Jian, LIU Wen-shi, WU Yan

“…Their optimization effects on regional water resources carrying capacity were evaluated from the perspectives of water demand control, water supply efficiency improvement, and coordinated governance. …”
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Pearl River Delta: Scales, Times, Domains by Liang Xiong

“…The research aims to provide an understanding of an urbanizing delta in which different scales, times, and domains are related to each other; and to examine how this understanding can be used in a planning and design process in a rapidly urbanizing delta. …”
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Control of heavy metal accumulations in soil-cabbage (Brassica chinensis L.) system of lead/zinc mine tailings using phosphorus fertilizer by SUN Yefang, XING Hai, WU Weihong, WEN Xiujuan, GU Chao, YE Kun, GU Guoping

“…The correlation between soil pH and water-soluble heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Cu, and Cd), and the correlation between water-soluble heavy metals and heavy metal uptake in cabbage were elaborated. The efficiency of the three different phosphorus fertilizers in decreasing the bioavailability of heavy metals in soil was also evaluated.It was showed that the addition of different phosphorus fertilizers (SSP, CMP and PR) could decrease the water-soluble heavy metals (Pb, Zn, Cu and Cd) and heavy metal uptake by cabbage, and also change the pH values of soil. …”
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Control of an autonomous wind energy conversion system based on doubly fed induction generator supplying a non-linear load by M. L’Hadj Said, M. Ali Moussa, T. Bessaad

“…Simulation results carried out on MATLAB/Simulink show that this filter allows obtaining a quasi-sinusoidal network voltage and it also has the advantage of a simple structure, a good efficiency and a great performance. This proves the feasibility and efficiency of the proposed system for different loads (linear or non-linear). …”
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Effects of Natural Fractures on Coal Drilling Response: Implications for CBM Fracturing Optimization by Zixiang Han, Shuaifeng Lyu, Yuhang Xiao, Haijun Zhang, Quanming Chen, Ao Lu

“…The efficiency of coalbed methane (CBM) extraction is closely related to the drilling response of coal seams, which is significantly influenced by natural fracture development of coal seams. …”
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Pore‐Scale Modeling of Coupled CO2 Flow and Dissolution in 3D Porous Media for Geological Carbon Storage by Yongfei Yang, Jinlei Wang, Jianzhong Wang, Yingwen Li, Hai Sun, Lei Zhang, Junjie Zhong, Kai Zhang, Jun Yao

“…We investigated the coupled scCO2 flow and dissolution processes at pore‐scale under different rock structures, capillary numbers, and rock wettability conditions. …”
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Advancing life expectancy in Saudi Arabia: insights from global best practices by Hala Alosaimi, Haitham Alnouri, Ibrahim Alasiri, Saad Almushawah, Mansour Mohammed, Ameera Abdulrahman, Rana A. Alotaibi, Rasha Alfawaz, Abdulaziz Abdulbaqi, Weam Banjar, Tareef Alaama, Mariam M. AlEissa

“…This study aims to explore global best practices for improving life expectancy and establish recommendations for Saudi policy makers in the health industry and related stakeholders. Methodology: A robust comparative analysis was used to evaluate the impact of global best practices with respect to the accessibility, efficiency and affordability of different national healthcare systems. …”
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Transcriptome-based WGCNA reveals the molecular regulation of xylem plasticity in acclimation to drought and rewatering in mulberry by Yue Tian, Yue Tian, Zeyang Zhai, Zeyang Zhai, Yujie Yang, Yujie Yang, Kaixin Zhang, Kaixin Zhang, Sang Ma, Sang Ma, Jialing Cheng, Jialing Cheng, Li Liu, Li Liu, Xu Cao, Xu Cao

“…Detailed gene expression patterns indicate that reprogramming of cambium activity was relatively similar in both cultivars, but at different scales. …”
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Effects of Supplementing Rumen-Protected Glutathione on Lactation Performance, Nutrients, Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, and Health in Dairy Cows During the Transition Period by Yu Hao, Xuejie Jiang, Rui Sun, Yunlong Bai, Chuang Xu, Yuxi Song, Cheng Xia

“…However, fat-corrected milk and feed efficiency were higher in the T2 group compared to the control (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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The expression landscape and clinical significance of methyltransferase-like 17 in human cancer and hepatocellular carcinoma: a pan-cancer analysis using multiple databases by Yezhou Ding, Mingyang Feng, Wanqing Chi, Xiaoyin Wang, Baoyan An, Kehui Liu, Shike Lou, Xiaolin Wang, Hui Wang

“…Ultimately, we constructed a METTL17-related risk-score model of HCC and validated its prognostic classification efficiency. …”
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Preparation of astaxanthin/zeaxanthin-loaded nanostructured lipid carriers for enhanced bioavailability: Characterization-, stability-and permeability study by Radić Kristina, Barbosa Ana Isabel, Reis Salette, Marijan Marijan, Lima Sofia Antunes Costa, Čepo Dubravka Vitali

“…Interestingly, despite similar physicochemical characteristics, our investigation revealed differences in the encapsulation efficiency of ASTA-NLC and ZEA-NLC (58.0 % vs. 75.5 %, respectively). …”
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A Comparative Study on Developing the Hybrid-Electric Vehicle ‎Systems and its Future Expectation over the Conventional Engines Cars by Medhat Elkelawy, Hagar Alm ElDin Mohamad, Mohamed Samadony, Ahmed Elbanna, Ahmed Safwat

“…Several variables, difficulties, and issues related to the future generation of hybrid cars have been highlighted in this research.…”
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THE IMPACT OF QUALITY IN RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTS ON ENTREPRENEURIAL ACTIVITY IN ROMANIA. A COMPARATIVE STUDY by Sorin Romulus BERINDE, Paula Ramona RĂCHIȘAN, Adrian GROȘANU, Alina Beattrice VLADU, Dan Dacian CUZDRIOREAN

“…This quantitative research has been carried out based on data processed by regression analysis extracted from three different sources and covers the time interval 2005-2022. …”
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Elements in the 5′ Untranslated Region of Viral RNA Important for HIV Gag Recognition and Cross-Packaging by Zetao Cheng, Olga A. Nikolaitchik, Alice Duchon, Jonathan M. O. Rawson, Vinay K. Pathak, Wei-Shau Hu

“…Genome packaging is usually specific with occasional exceptions of cross-packaging RNA from distantly related retroviruses. For example, HIV-1 Gag can efficiently package HIV-2 RNA. …”
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Restructuring Non-teaching Hospitals into Teaching Hospitals in Iran: Component Change in General Hospitals by Niusha Shahidi Sadeghi, Mohammadreza Maleki, Soudabeh Vatankhah, Bahram Mohaghegh, Seyed Jafar Ehsanzadehsorati

“…Background: The present study investigated how a general hospital is restructured in Iran when transforming from a non-teaching into a teaching hospital.Methods: This applied study was conducted based on a mixed-method design from 2020 to 2021 using a systematic search and review, document analysis, comparative and cross-sectional design, multiple voting technique, and qualitative phenomenological method.Results: The conceptual framework of the components of a hospital as a system includes inputs (governance and policy-making, goals and mission, clinical and support departments, physical space, clients, and human resources), processes (internal and external relations, key processes, type and level of services, and teaching mission systematization), and outputs (performance evaluation, internal and external customer satisfaction, human capital empowerment, organizational behavior, income-cost management, cost-effectiveness and efficiency, service quality, and legal and social responsibility).Conclusion: The findings from the present study depicted how the components of teaching and non-teaching hospitals are restructured when changing their functions. …”
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Importance of Cheese Whey Processing: Supplements for Sports Activities – a Review by Patricia Fassina, Gabriela Quadros Nunes, Fernanda Scherer Adami, Márcia Inês Goettert, Claucia Fernanda Volken de Souza

“…In this context, the objective of this review was to explore current evidence regarding the consumption of different WP supplements in sports nutrition to elucidate their efficiency in affecting muscle hypertrophy, physical performance, response to muscle injury, weight loss, and body composition changes. …”
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Beyond Accuracy: Clinical Outcomes of Computer Assisted Implant Surgery by Sofya Sadilina, Kay Vietor, Romain Doliveux, Adam Siu, Zhuofan Chen, Bilal Al‐Nawas, Nikos Mattheos, Allesandro Pozzi

“…At the same time, outcomes related to implant primary stability, survival rates, intra‐ and postoperative complications, marginal bone loss, and peri‐implant tissue health appear similar between guided and non‐guided implant surgery, while efficiency is poorly defined and studied. …”
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