Feasibility of laryngeal mask airway ventilation in selected pediatric pulmonary artery sling surgeries: a retrospective review by Xiao Shen, Fan Zhang, HuiFeng Zhang, Ming Ye

“…LMA ventilation was associated with shorter ICU and hospital stays, suggesting it may serve as a reasonable alternative for selected children with pulmonary artery sling (PAS).…”
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Genotype-by-environment interaction across THI classes impacts the selection for body weight at young ages in meat quails by Arícia Chaves Zanetti Reis, Daniele Botelho Diniz Marques, Delvan Alves da Silva, Alessandra Alves da Silva, Eula Regina Carrara, Leila de Genova Gaya, Paulo Sávio Lopes, Luiz F. Brito, Renata Veroneze

“…This study reinforces the relevance of the effect of THI on animal performance, highlighting the need to consider them in analyses for selecting superior and more resilient animals.…”
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Epidemiological Description of COVID-19 Cases at selected Counties in Kenya that border Uganda and Tanzania, March-July 2020 by Gladys Mutethya Francis, Josephine Waihuini Ihahi, Adow Aden Buul, Florence Wanjiru Mugo, Robert Mburu Kuria, Kenneth Kipkoech Korir, Sora Jatani Biid, Julius Shem Otwabe, Ahmed Abade Mohamed, Waqo Boru, Elvis Omondi Oyugi, Maurice Omondi Owiny, Josephine Githaiga, Fredrick Odhiambo

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Research on the effect of selective adsorption of CO2 by C@Fe3O4 for H2 purification by Longlong Lei, Hang Yuan, Hongguang Zhu, Jie Ma, Fanghui Pan, Fulu Lu

“…To test this hypothesis, this study synthesized C@Fe3O4 and conducted isothermal adsorption tests to determine the adsorption curves for H2 and CO2, along with calculations for adsorption selectivity. The results indicated that C@Fe3O4 exhibited good selectivity for CO2 over H2 under ambient conditions. …”
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Selection of excipients for the purpose of creating an intranasal gel of interleukin-1 receptor antagonist β (IL-1ra) by B. S. Burlaka, I. F. Bielenichev, V. V. Hladyshev, E. V. Suprun, H. P. Lysianska

“…Conclusions. Excipients were selected for a liquid intranasal gel with the receptor antagonist interleukin-1 (IL-1ra). …”
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Enhancing Supplier Ealuation and Selection in Supply Chain Using a PROMETHEE-Based Decision-Making Support System by Marzieh Afshari, Hassan Farsijani

“…In order to perform the calculations, the BL3 polyethylene material, which is used in the manufacture of the "right dashboard air outlet channel" (used in the Dana car) by Jihadin Parand Industrial Company, has been selected as a sample. …”
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Lattice Dynamic of Ag8SnSe6 Crystal by I.V. Semkiv, H.A. Ilchuk, A.I. Kashuba, R.Yu. Petrus

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MATHEMATICAL MODEL OF COMPLEX PROTECTION OF AN INFOCOMMUNICATION OBJECT BASED ON "PLAYING WITH NATURE" by I. S. Klimenko

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Ecological drivers of sexual size dimorphism in northern chamois by Rudolf Reiner, Luca Corlatti

“…The dominant scenario for the evolution of ungulate SSD suggests that habitat openness leads to greater SSD by increasing group size and thus sexual selection through male–male competition for mates. …”
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A new method for ecologists to estimate heterozygote excess and deficit for multi‐locus gene families by Gabe D. O'Reilly, Oliver Manlik, Sandra Vardeh, Jennifer Sinclair, Belinda Cannell, Zachary P. Lawler, William B. Sherwin

“…Abstract The fixation index, FIS, has been a staple measure to detect selection, or departures from random mating in populations. …”
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Site Selection Analysis and Prediction of New Retail Stores from an Urban Commercial Space Perspective: A Case Study of Luckin Coffee and Starbucks in Shanghai by Zhengxu Zhao, Gang Chen, Jianshu Duan, Youheng Xu

“…In the context of digital transformation, examining the differences in commercial site selection and the factors influencing these decisions holds significant practical value for understanding market adaptation strategies across varying business models and predicting future industry trends. …”
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Reinforcement Learning With Deep Features: A Dynamic Approach for Intrusion Detection in IoT Networks by Mohamad Khayat, Ezedin Barka, Mohamed Adel Serhani, Farag Sallabi, Khaled Shuaib, Heba M. Khater

“…Statistical measures, including mean, variance, and entropy, were calculated from these features to determine temporal and spatial variations in the network data. …”
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ML-CKDP: Machine learning-based chronic kidney disease prediction with smart web application by Rajib Kumar Halder, Mohammed Nasir Uddin, Md. Ashraf Uddin, Sunil Aryal, Sajeeb Saha, Rakib Hossen, Sabbir Ahmed, Mohammad Abu Tareq Rony, Mosammat Farida Akter

“…The proposed model involves a comprehensive data preprocessing protocol, converting categorical variables to numerical values, imputing missing data, and normalizing via Min-Max scaling. Feature selection is executed using a variety of techniques including Correlation, Chi-Square, Variance Threshold, Recursive Feature Elimination, Sequential Forward Selection, Lasso Regression, and Ridge Regression to refine the datasets. …”
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Differentiating ability of environmental conditions and estimation of spring durum wheat varieties according to ‘falling number' by P. N. Malchikov, M. G. Myasnikova, E. N. Shabolkina, L. V. Pronovich

“…In general, the environmental conditions of the experimental field of the Samara Research Institute of Agriculture, which have been developing over several years, form a fairly effective system of backgrounds for the selection and stabilization of the "falling number" trait of spring wheat durum.…”
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Genotypic and Phenotypic Association of Agronomic Features in Triticale Genotypes under Drought Stress Conditions by Hassan Basiri, Omid Alizadeh, Forud Bazrafshan, Mehdi Zare, Mohammad Yazdani

“…However, creating diversity, selecting genotypes, and studying different traits will help scientists in this direction. …”
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Computing the time-dependent activity rate using non-declustered and declustered catalogues – a first step towards time-dependent seismic hazard calculations for operational earthq... by D. Montiel-López, S. Molina, S. Molina, J. J. Galiana-Merino, J. J. Galiana-Merino, I. Gómez, I. Gómez, A. Kharazian, J. L. Soler-Llorens, J. A. Huesca-Tortosa, A. Guardiola-Villora, G. Ortuño-Sáez

“…To illustrate this methodology, we selected two scenarios as representatives of the high-seismicity region and low-to-moderate-seismicity region. …”
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Technical and Economic Forecast in Selection of Optimum Biomass and Local Fossil Fuel Application Technology for Thermal Electric Energy Generation by I. A. Bokun, S. S. Severina

“…The paper provides a technical and economic analysis pertaining to selection of optimum biomass and local fossil fuel application technology for thermal electric energy generation while using a matrix of costs and a method of minimum value. …”
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Optimum Selection and Design Methodology for Closed-cell Aluminum Foam Used in Railway Vehicle’s Crashworthy Energy Absorption Component by WANG Zhenhai, CHANG Liang

“…Afterwards, an effective optimum selection as well as design was conducted. A reverse design process and optimum selection methodology was put forward by assuming the train collision scenario, determining the overall energy-absorbing requirement, constructing the mapping relationship between standardized stress and standardized energy absorption per unit volume, proceeding positive-going calculation of the energy-absorbing capacity at corresponding situation, and comparing, iterating circularly, until it converged to the optimal density ratio and optimal thickness. …”
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X-RAY MICRO-TOMOGRAPHY CHARACTERIZATION OF VOIDS CAUSED BY THREE-POINT BENDING IN SELECTED ALKALI-ACTIVATED ALUMINOSILICATE COMPOSITE by Ivana Kumpová, Iva Rozsypalová, Zbyněk Keršner, Pavla Rovnaníková, Michal Vopálenský

“…Tomographic measurements and image processing were conducted for a qualitative and quantitative assessment of changes in the internal structure with an emphasis on the calculation of porosimetric parameters and visualization of the fracture surface. …”
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Combination of Response to Criteria Weighting Method and Multi-Attribute Utility Theory in the Decision Support System for the Best Supplier Selection by Faruk Ulum, Junhai Wang, Dyah Ayu Megawaty, Ari Sulistiyawati, Riska Aryanti, Sumanto Sumanto, Setiawansyah Setiawansyah

“…The results of the RECA method show the objective weight of each criterion, which is then used in the MAUT calculation process. The results of the analysis, obtained in the best supplier selection based on the total score of each candidate, it can be seen that PT Global Niaga Mandiri ranks first with the highest score of 0.6512, this shows that this company is the best choice in the supplier selection process. …”
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