The usage of beneficial insects as a biological control measure in large-scale farming - a case study review on Trichogramma spp. by Aleksandar IVEZIĆ, Branislav TRUDIĆ, Gordon DRAŠKIĆ

“…One of the most important components of IPM are biological control measures with augmentative release of commercially available species of the genus Trichogramma Westwood, 1833 (Hymentoptera: Trichogrammatidae) as potentially successful and environmentally friendly methods. …”
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Different combinations of pheromone trap, dispenser and chemical treatments for controlling the mango fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata Saunders (Diptera: Tephritidae) by Musa Sadeghi, Majeed Askari seyahooei, Majid Fallahzadeh, Abdolnabi Bagheri, Ali Ameri Seyahooei, Mina Khademipour, Seyed-Saeed Modarresi-Najafabadi

“…Using pheromone traps is one of the standard methods to control the mango fruit fly, Bactrocera zonata (Saunders) (Diptera: Tephritidae). …”
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Prevention of post-operative nausea and vomiting with honey as a pre-operative oral carbohydrate: A randomised controlled pilot trial by Oya Gumuskaya, Ikbal Cavdar, Cigdem Beyoglu

“…Methods: Adult elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy and thyroidectomy patients having two or more risk factors for PONV were allocated into intervention and control groups by simple randomisation. …”
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Did dingo control cause the elimination of kowaris through mesopredator release effects? A response to Wallach and O'Neill (2009) by B. L. Allen

“…As such, the study contributes little insight into the effect of dingo control on kowaris. The study sites, methods, and results presented in Wallach & O'Neill (2009) have also been used elsewhere (Wallach et al., 2009a, 2009b, 2010), and these criticisms equally apply to those reports, and others similar to them. …”
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Optimized Type-2 Fuzzy Logic Control for Low-Speed Vehicle Pedal Pressing Automation Using Hybrid Spiral Sine Cosine Algorithm by Azrul Azim Abdullah Hashim, Nor Maniha Abdul Ghani, Salmiah Ahmad, Mohd Ruzaini Hashim, Noor Zirwatul Ahlam Naharuddin, Addie Irawan

“…This superior performance highlights the potential of the SSCA-optimized Type 2 FLC to automate pedal pressing for vehicle speed control, effectively replacing repetitive pedal actions and reducing driver fatigue, as this mechanism proves capable of controlling vehicle speed with high precision. …”
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Technology-enabled CONTACT tracing in care homes in the COVID-19 pandemic: the CONTACT non-randomised mixed-methods feasibility study by Carl A Thompson, Thomas A Willis, Amanda Farrin, Adam Gordon, Amrit Daffu-O’Reilly, Catherine Noakes, Kishwer Khaliq, Andrew Kemp, Tom Hall, Chris Bojke, Karen Spilsbury

“…Infection prevention and control decisions were critical to protect these vulnerable residents. …”
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Single sural nerve response: A reliable and practical method for diagnosis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy in children with type 1 diabetes by Hüseyin Bahadır Şenol, Özge Yıldırım Şalbaş, Elif Naz Kadem, Mustafa Halk, Ayşe İpek Polat, Adem Aydın, Ayşe Semra Hız, Korcan Demir, Uluç Yiş

“…The aim of this study was to define the efficacy of using a single sural nerve response for the diagnosis of DPN in pediatric T1DM patients compared to the conventional method. Methods This retrospective study analyzed data from 242 patients, including 204 with T1DM and 38 controls. …”
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Damage control resuscitation: how it’s done and where we can improve. A view of the Brazilian reality according to trauma professionals by MARCELO AUGUSTO FONTENELLE RIBEIRO JUNIOR, LETICIA STEFANI PACHECO, JUAN CARLOS DUCHESNE, JOSE GUSTAVO PARREIRA, SHAHIN MOHSENI

“…Traditional trauma assessment follows the ABC (airway, breathing, circulation) sequence; evidence suggests the CAB (circulation, airway, breathing) approach to maintain perfusion and prevent hypotension. Damage Control Resuscitation (DCR), derived from military protocols, focuses on early hemorrhage control and volume replacement to combat the “diamond of death” (hypothermia, hypocalcemia, acidosis, coagulopathy). …”
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Effects of colloid versus crystalloid priming on early haemodynamics in critically ill patients receiving CRRT: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Ling Zhang, Bo Wang, Zhifeng Zhou, Yingying Yang, Renli Mao

“…This study aims to investigate whether colloid priming is superior to crystalloid priming in reducing the incidence of early hypotension and all-cause mortality, as well as shortening the duration of hospitalisation in intensive care unit and reducing the dialysis dependence in critically ill patients undergoing CRRT.Methods and analysis A single-centre, prospective, randomised controlled trial will be conducted at West China Hospital of Sichuan University, China. …”
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0.9% Saline versus Ringer’s lactate as initial fluid in children with diabetic ketoacidosis: a double-blind randomized controlled trial by Devi Dayal, Karthi Nallasamy, Muralidharan Jayashree, Ashish Agarwal, Savita Verma Attri

“…Introduction Ringer’s lactate (RL), a balanced crystalloid by regenerating bicarbonate ion, may lead to early diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) resolution and reduced hyperchloremia as compared with 0.9% saline (NS).Research design and methods This was a double-blind randomized controlled trial conducted in the pediatric emergency and intensive care units of a teaching hospital. …”
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Effect of glycemic control and type of diabetes treatment on unsuccessful TB treatment outcomes among people with TB-Diabetes: A systematic review. by Hemant Deepak Shewade, Kathiresan Jeyashree, Preetam Mahajan, Amar N Shah, Richard Kirubakaran, Raghuram Rao, Ajay M V Kumar

“…<h4>Background</h4>Stringent glycemic control by using insulin as a replacement or in addition to oral hypoglycemic agents (OHAs) has been recommended for people with tuberculosis and diabetes mellitus (TB-DM). …”
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Novel Bounds for Incremental Hessian Estimation With Application to Zeroth-Order Federated Learning by Alessio Maritan, Luca Schenato, Subhrakanti Dey

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Simulator training in focus assessed transthoracic echocardiography (FATE) for undergraduate medical students: results from the FateSim randomized controlled trial by Johannes Matthias Weimer, Franziska Marietta Sprengart, Thomas Vieth, Sebastian Göbel, Anna Dionysopoulou, Rebecca Krüger, Jan Beer, Andreas Michael Weimer, Holger Buggenhagen, Roman Kloeckner, Lukas Pillong, Johanna Helfrich, Elias Waezsada, Philipp Wand, Julia Weinmann-Menke

“…This study evaluates the effectiveness of simulator-based versus human-based training in Focused Assessed with Transthoracic Echocardiography (FATE). Materials and methods This single-centre, prospective, randomised controlled study was conducted during an extracurricular FATE workshop (approximately 420 min) for third-year medical students. …”
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Severe Dietary Energy Restriction for Compensated Cirrhosis Due to Metabolic Dysfunction‐Associated Steatotic Liver Disease: A Randomised Controlled Trial by Dimitrios A. Koutoukidis, Susan A. Jebb, Jeremy W. Tomlinson, Ferenc E. Mozes, Michael Pavlides, Miriam Lacharie, Francesca Saffioti, Paul Aveyard, Jeremy F. Cobbold

“…We investigated the safety and efficacy signals of severe energy restriction. Methods In this randomised controlled trial, adults with CC‐MASLD and obesity in a tertiary hepatology centre were randomised 2:1 to receive one‐to‐one remote dietetic support with a low‐energy (880 kcal/day, 80 g protein/day) total diet replacement programme for 12 weeks and stepped food reintroduction for another 12 weeks or standard of care (SoC). …”
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Preventive-Corrective Control for Static Voltage Stability Under Multiple <tex>$N-1$</tex> Contingencies Considering Wind Power Uncertainty by Yuerong Yang, Shunjiang Lin, Qiong Wang, Mingbo Liu, Qifeng Li

“…An approximate sequential convex quadratically constrained quadratic programming iteration method is proposed to solve the optimal control model. …”
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AN EVALUATION OF PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS MPPT TECHNIQUES UNDER THE CHARACTERISTICS OF OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS by I. A. Elzein, Yu. N. Petrenko

“…In this article an extended literature surveying review is launched on a set of comparative studies of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) techniques. Different MPPT methods are addressed with an ultimate aim of how to be maximizing the PV system output power by tracking Pmax in a set of different operational circumstances. …”
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Interim results on concession agreements for the city of Perm and the Perm region by E. V. Rozhkov

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Effects on coronary heart disease of increasing polyunsaturated fat in place of saturated fat: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. by Dariush Mozaffarian, Renata Micha, Sarah Wallace

“…<h4>Background</h4>Reduced saturated fat (SFA) consumption is recommended to reduce coronary heart disease (CHD), but there is an absence of strong supporting evidence from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of clinical CHD events and few guidelines focus on any specific replacement nutrient. …”
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Implementation of hazard analysis and critical control points (HACCP) for microbial safety of enteral feeding solutions at Imam Khomeini Hospital, Urmia, Iran by Mohammad Yousefi, Kave Koorehpaz, Morteza Bagheri, Yaghob Sharifi, Amir Rahimirad, Yousef Roosta

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Comprehensive Assessment of Genital Infections and Reproductive Health in Women Visiting a Fertility Clinic in Warangal, India—A Case‐Control Study by Naresh Patnaik, Uttam Sarkar, Malathi Jojula, Hema Vaddiraju, Ruchi Jain Dey

“…This pilot‐scale study aims to identify the most noteworthy prognostic symptoms of genital infections that exhibit a significant correlation with reproductive tract disorders and infertility. Methods We designed a detailed questionnaire and conducted a case‐control, observational study with 100 female patients, categorized into infertile (n1 = 62) and healthy groups (n2 = 38) followed by statistical analysis. …”
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