Optimizing the Migratory Environment of Wildebeests in the Maasai Mara Reserve with a New Ecological Corridor and Customized Buffer Zone Model by Xinrui Fan, Kuok Ho Daniel Tang, Shoushuo Liu, Yang Liu, Charles Ken Smith

“…We used the response coefficients T_res = 0.06, 0.09, and 0.12 as the critical values to categorize the areas along the routes into weak, medium, and strong response regions. …”
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Accuracy of artificial intelligence-based segmentation in maxillofacial structures: a systematic review by Manea Alahmari, Maram Alahmari, Abdulmajeed Almuaddi, Hossam Abdelmagyd, Kumuda Rao, Zaid Hamdoon, Mohammed Alsaegh, Nallan C. S. K. Chaitanya, Shishir Shetty

“…Other metrics, such as sensitivity and precision, were variably reported, with sensitivity exceeding 90% across studies. …”
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Satellite-based analysis uncovers uneven solar PV distribution across Japan and its consumption of forest and agricultural lands by Shoki Shimada, Wataru Takeuchi

“…Our results indicate that site selection is influenced by a multitude of variables—such as local environmental conditions, power demand, and installation costs—highlighting the need for well-informed strategies when deploying solar PV. …”
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Type-2 Neutrosophic Markov Chain Model for Subject-Independent Sign Language Recognition: A New Uncertainty–Aware Soft Sensor Paradigm by Muslem Al-Saidi, Áron Ballagi, Oday Ali Hassen, Saad M. Saad

“…This is particularly crucial in SLR due to the variability in sign language gestures and differences in individual signing styles. …”
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First Evidence of the Possible Influence of Avoiding Daily Liquid Intake from Plastic and Glass Beverage Bottles on Blood Pressure in Healthy Volunteers by Liesa Geppner, Sophie Grammatidis, Harald Wilfing, Maja Henjakovic

“…On the contrary, in men, systolic blood pressure values on both arms show no significant alterations, attributable to the high variability across the three participants. …”
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Urinary β₂-Microglobulin Predicts the Risk of Hypertension in Populations Chronically Exposed to Environmental Cadmium by Soisungwan Satarug

“…A simple mediation model analysis for cause–effect inference has provided, for the first time, evidence that may link rising SBP and DBP in Cd-exposed people to a novel role of β₂M as a predictor of blood pressure variability.…”
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A TARGET database-driven nomogram for pediatric osteosarcoma prognosis by Jianfeng Li, Jiayi Li, Jianjun Wang, Bingquan Li

“…Results The final model included six variables: sex, race, tumor-specific side, tumor-specific region, site of first recurrence, and time of first recurrence. …”
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Association between non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol-to-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and the risk of gestational diabetes: a retrospective study by Guohua Li, Dongxing Su, Wei Huang, Xuehua Wu, Yanzhu Huang

“…Despite adjusting for group differences using PSM, NHHR values remained significantly different between groups (p = 0.009). …”
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Intra and inter-session reliability of rapid Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation stimulus-response curves of tibialis anterior muscle in healthy older adults. by Elisabetta Peri, Emilia Ambrosini, Vera Maria Colombo, Mark van de Ruit, Michael J Grey, Marco Monticone, Giorgio Ferriero, Alessandra Pedrocchi, Giancarlo Ferrigno, Simona Ferrante

“…<h4>Objective</h4>The clinical use of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) as a technique to assess corticospinal excitability is limited by the time for data acquisition and the measurement variability. …”
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Productivity and socioeconomic sustainability of Bubalus bubalis in the western lowlands of Venezuela by Carlos Alberto Calles Navas, Verena Torres Cardenas

“…Given the importance of making prospective evaluations as a way of demonstrating sustainability, it was corroborated the future behavior of the family’s assets every time through the projected balance sheet: it was inquire, using a “Focus Group” with 80 breeders, the following variables: Number of hectares; carrying capacity; milk production per day; milk/cheese conversion; animal unit; projected income; projected health costs, pasture maintenance costs, feed costs and projected financial costs; depreciation; interest rate; inflation; investments; mortality rate; calving percentage, among others. …”
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Monitoring In-Water and Dryland Interlimb Asymmetry of Young Competitive Swimmers: Insights Across a Training Macrocycle by Mário J. Costa, Daniel A. Marinho, Joana F. Reis, Mário C. Espada, Catarina C. Santos

“…Twenty-three young competitive swimmers (12.13 ± 0.74 years) were evaluated before (M1) and after (M2) a 16-week training macrocycle. The swimmers were timed at a 25 m front crawl (T25) and then evaluated in anthropometrics, mean peak (Fpeak) in-water forces and the shoulder internal rotator’s strength (IR) of dominant (D) and non-dominant (ND) limbs. …”
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Modeling the Analysis of the Financial Result of an Entity by Alexandra A. Derbicheva

“…This makes it possible to detect problems in due time and make management decisions in due course. …”
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Anaerobic Soccer Training Model: Enhancing Soccer Players’ Performance through a Combination of Repeated Sprints and 4 vs 4 Games by I Dewa Made Aryananda Wijaya Kusuma, Nining Widyah Kusnanik, Bayu Agung Pramono, Adi Pranoto, Yanyong Phanpheng, Indra Himawan Susanto, Dewa Ayu Praba Amustikarani, Waristra Tyo Nirwansyah, Muhammad Bagus Firzam Bharlaman

“…The results showed that in variables for peak power (.001), mean power (.000), fatigue index (.013), Lactate Week (LW) 1-2 (.020) and LW1-3 (.038), notable differences with significance values ​​below 0.05 were observed. …”
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Exploring the validity of perceived velocity in lower-limb resistance exercises with a cluster-set configuration by Luis Mario Gómez-Miranda, José E. Bimbela, Ángel Rodríguez-Chávez, Rodrigo Merlo, Luis H. Palma, Diego A. Bonilla

“…Participants visited the laboratory three times, spaced 72 to 96 hours. Load-velocity profiles for each exercise were measured in first visit. …”
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Virtual phantom methodology for assessment of MRI distortion correction in high-precision stereotactic radiosurgery treatment planning by Tristan Belloeil-Marrane, Adrian Gutierrez, Marlies Boussaer, Cristina Teixeira, Thierry Gevaert, Mark De Ridder

“…This provides additional robustness and reliability to the accuracy of SRS treatment planning using MR T1-W sequences as imaging reference for target definition and organ delineation, remaining consistent independently from the variability of the non-uniformity gradient values. This virtual phantom methodology primarily aims to provide a simple/robust evaluation metric in radiotherapy for MR distortion correction solutions, providing an additional/complement QA procedure to dedicated hardware phantoms, comparatively costly in time and resources. …”
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Anti-aging effect of mustard and flax seed oils based nanoemulsion gel on aged rat skin through antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity by Soha Ismail, Omar A. Ahmed-Farid, Ghada Farouk Metwally, Dina Mansour, Abeer Khattab

“…A full factorial design was created to assess the impact of three variables: oil type, oil concentration, and S:Cos ratio, on various responses: globule size, zeta potential, and emulsification time of the self-nanoemulsifying system. …”
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Development and Validation of Nomograms to Assess Risk Factors and Overall Survival Prediction for Lung Metastasis in Young Patients with Osteosarcoma: A SEER-Based Study by Zongtai Liu, Guibin Li, Haiyan Liu, Jiabo Zhu, Dalin Wang

“…Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify the risk factor for LM and were used to construct the nomogram. Risk variables for the overall survival rate of patients with LM were evaluated by Cox regression. …”
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Integration of Electronic Nose and Headspace Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry for Differentiating the Volatile Compositions of Citri Reticulatae Pericarpium Made from Citrus re... by DU Lingling, MENG Xiaowei, HU Yihan, LIU Ronghua, ZHANG Shouwen, ZHONG Lingyun, ZHU Weifeng, LIANG Yongqiang

“…The relative content of olefins increased with aging time, while the content of alcohols decreased. Using the cutoff of odor activity values (OAV) greater than 1, eight compounds greatly contributing to the overall odor of CRP were selected including myrcene, D-limonene, linalool, decanal, D-citronellol, 2-isopropyl-5-methylanisole, germacrene B and carveol. …”
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A computer-based method for the automatic identification of the dimensional features of human cervical vertebrae by Nicola Cappetti, Luca Di Angelo, Carlotta Fontana, Antonio Marzola

“…However, traditional manual measurement methods, due to their labour-intensive nature, time-consuming process, and susceptibility to operator variability, often fall short in providing the objectivity required for reliable measurements. …”
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Internal Control Systems and Financial Accountability in Government Business Enterprises: A Case of National Water and Sewerage Corporation Ntungamo Area. by Alexander, Kujuna

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