In-depth characterization of accessory gene regulator loci and associated virulence factors in tcdA+B+ Clostridioides difficile isolates by Mansoor Kodori, Zohreh Ghalavand, Abbas Yadegar, Gita Eslami, Masoumeh Azimirad, Mohammad Reza Zali

“…The study uncovered significant variability in sporulation efficiency among isolates, with high efficiency correlating with tcdC-A genotype. …”
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Association mapping for root system architecture under varying levels of phosphorus application in Brassica juncea L. Czern & Coss by Priyanka Upadhyay, Mehak Gupta, Simarjeet Kaur Sra, Gurdeep Cheema, Virender K. Sardana, Rakesh Sharda, Nitika Sandhu, Javed Akhatar, Gurpreet Kaur

“…Root system architecture (RSAr) plays a crucial role in Pi uptake from soil and thereby improving phosphorus use efficiency (PUE) of plants. Studying the genetic variability of RSAr traits across various Pi levels offers insights for enhancing crop resilience to Pi deficiency. …”
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Diabetes mellitus type 2: the relationship of baseline clinical, laboratory and echocardiographic parameters with long-term major adverse cardiovascular events by I. A. Bondar, A. A. Demin, D. V. Grazhdankina

“…The plasma level of the N-terminal propeptide of natriuretic hormone B-type (NT-proBNP) was determined. The variability of fasting blood glucose and intraday glycemic variability were measured by calculating the standard deviation (SD) and the coefficient of variation (CV) of at least 3 blood glucose values for 3 days. …”
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A Novel Method for Inverting Deep-Sea Sound-Speed Profiles Based on Hybrid Data Fusion Combined with Surface Sound Speed by Qiang Yuan, Weiming Xu, Shaohua Jin, Xiaohan Yu, Xiaodong Ma, Tong Sun

“…By constructing a high-resolution regional sound speed field through WOA23 and historical SSP fusion, this method effectively mitigates spatiotemporal heterogeneity and seasonal variability. The artificial lemming algorithm (ALA) is introduced to optimize the inversion of empirical orthogonal function (EOF) coefficients, enhancing global search efficiency while avoiding local optimization. …”
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Sol–gel auto-combustion synthesis of a novel ternary magnetic-recyclable ZnFe2O4/ZnO/CeO2 nano-photocatalyst for highly efficient visible-light-induced degradation of organic conta... by Saba Roostaei, Hanieh Ansarinejad, Elmuez A. Dawi, Forat H. Alsultany, Salman Khalaf Issa, Mina Ahmadi-Kashani, Masoud Salavati-Niasari

“…Abstract The creation and design of highly efficient photocatalysts responsive to visible light are critically required to address pressing environmental challenges. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Feed-Forward Neural Networks for Predicting Uniaxial Compressive Strength of Seybaplaya Carbonate Rock Cores by Jose W. Naal-Pech, Leonardo Palemón-Arcos, Youness El Hamzaoui

“…This work presents a comprehensive evaluation of four feed-forward artificial neural network (ANN) architectures—radial basis function (RBF), Bayesian regularized (BR), scaled conjugate gradient (SCG), and Levenberg–Marquardt (LM)—to predict UCS from three readily measured variables: water content, interconnected porosity, and real density. …”
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Forecasting Industrial Electricity Consumption in Iran: A Novel Hybrid Approach for Sustainable Energy Management by Mohsen Rezaei

“…Accurately predicting industrial electricity consumption is essential for optimizing energy efficiency, and reducing costs in industrial operations. …”
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Home Spirometry for Post-COVID Recovery: A Clinical Validation Study of an Ultrasonic Device by Asli Gorek Dilektasli, Ayten Odabas, Ismet Polat, Abdurrahman Dogan, Guven Ozkaya, Ozge Aydin Guclu, Nilufer Aylin Acet Ozturk, Funda Coskun, Mehmet Karadag

“…FEV1/FVC ratios showed greater variability. Pulmonary function improved significantly over 12 weeks for both methods (<i>p</i> < 0.002). …”
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APPROXIMATE SOLUTION OF ONE PROBLEM ON ELECTRICAL OSCILLATIONS IN WIRES WITH THE USE OF POLYLOGARITHMS by P. G. Lasy, I. N. Meleshko

“…In addition, if the initial conditions in the problem are elementary functions, then the solution is also computed using elementary functions. …”
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Morpho‐Physiological Traits and Dehydration Tolerance of High‐Altitude Andean Wetland Vegetation in the Chilean Atacama Region by Dariel López, Patricia L. Sáez, Lohengrin A. Cavieres, Fernanda C. Beveridge, Felipe Saavedra‐Mella, León A. Bravo

“…In this study, we characterized the functional trait spectrum of dominant plant species within the Salar de Pedernales, Quebrada Leoncito (Leoncito) and Río Negro HAWAs and explored the relationships between these traits and key environmental variables. …”
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Incorporating Neutrosophic Uncertainty in Data Envelopment Analysis by A.Almutairi, Hamiden Abd El- Wahed Khalifa, Basma E. El- Demerdash

“…In the realm of Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), the assessment of relative efficiency has historically relied on deterministic variables. …”
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Variational Iteration and Linearized Liapunov Methods for Seeking the Analytic Solutions of Nonlinear Boundary Value Problems by Chein-Shan Liu, Botong Li, Chung-Lun Kuo

“…The boundary shape function method transforms the boundary value problem to an initial value problem (IVP) for a new variable. …”
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Economic Analysis of Innovation Development Processes in Agriculture of the Republic of Uzbekistan by I. B. Rustamova, M. M. Babadjanova

“…The article provides econometric analysis of agricultural production efficiency in the Republic of Uzbekistan. As methodology for identifying the impact of land, labour resources and capital on the net output of agriculture Kobba - Douglas production function was used. …”
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Application of the variation operator in a genetic algorithm for the synthesis of fuzzy controllers by I. V. Kulikova

“…This article studies the problem of increasing the efficiency of fuzzy controller synthesis in a control system using a genetic algorithm. …”
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Nonlinear Dynamics of an Electromagnetically Actuated Cantilever Beam Under Harmonic External Excitation by Nicolae Herisanu, Bogdan Marinca, Vasile Marinca

“…Also, Pontryagin’s principle with respect to the control variable is applied in the construction of the Lyapunov function.…”
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A metaheuristic optimization framework inspired by virus mutations and its ability to optimize the structural design of 2D and 3D steel frames compared to other methods by Mehdi Ghasri, Hamid Reza Karimi, Abdolhamid Salarnia

“…MVPO integrates population-based exploration, simulating viral spread through intra-community interactions (guided by wavelet functions to model transmission variability) and inter-community propagation, with a two-phase mutation strategy: the first phase enhances global exploration via elongated search steps during accelerated spread, while the second phase introduces structural perturbations to escape local optima. …”
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Estimation of heat transfer parameters by using trained POD-RBF and Grey Wolf Optimizer by Minh Ngoc Nguyen, Nha Thanh Nguyen, Thien Tich Truong

“… The article presents a numerical model for estimation of heat transfer parameters, e.g. thermal conductivity and convective coefficient, in two-dimensional solid bodies under steady-state conduction. …”
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Local calibration of JPCP transverse cracking and IRI models using maximum likelihood estimation by Rahul Raj Singh, Syed Waqar Haider, James Bryce

“…The approach uses measured data from the Michigan Department of Transportation's (MDOT) pavement management system (PMS) database for 70 jointed plain concrete pavement (JPCP) sections to calibrate and validate transfer functions. The MLE approach is combined with resampling techniques to improve the robustness of calibration coefficients. …”
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Modified GIC Estimation Using 3‐D Earth Conductivity by Anna Kelbert, Greg M. Lucas

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Gráfico de controle de regressão aplicado na monitoração de processos Regression control chart applied in process monitoring by Luciane Flores Jacobi, Adriano Mendonça Souza, João Eduardo da Silva Pereira

“…This research, therefore, it presents an efficient technique to control simultaneous by correlated variables.…”
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