Thermodynamic Analysis of a Rankine Cycle Powered Vapor Compression Ice Maker Using Solar Energy by Bing Hu, Xianbiao Bu, Weibin Ma

“…To develop the organic Rankine-vapor compression ice maker driven by solar energy, a thermodynamic model was developed and the effects of generation temperature, condensation temperature, and working fluid types on the system performance were analyzed. …”
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A Finite Element Method for Modeling Diffusion and Drug Release from Nanocellulose/Nanoporous Silicon Composites by Paulo Zúñiga, Marcelo Aravena, Silvia Ponce, Jacobo Hernandez-Montelongo

“…<b>Background and Objective</b>: A previous study investigated the in vitro release of methylene blue (MB), a widely used cationic dye in biomedical applications, from nanocellulose/nanoporous silicon (NC/nPSi) composites under conditions simulating body fluids. …”
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Vitamin D and HbA1c levels in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus by Baligumba Ramu Kiran, Venoor Shreyas Kumar, Giri Premkumar Preeti, Venoor Ajith Kumar, Bheemappa Raja Vikas

“…A negative correlation was identified between serum vitamin D and HbA1c levels, with a correlation coefficient of −0.53 and a P value of <0.01. …”
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Calcinosis Cutis Associated with Chronic Sclerodermoid Graft versus Host Disease: A Case and Review of the Literature by Jacqueline Deen, Lisa Byrom, Ivan Robertson

“…We present a rare case of calcinosis cutis associated with chronic sclerodermoid graft versus host disease in a 59-year-old male, 13 years following allogenic bone marrow transplantation. …”
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A prediction model for high-risk cardiovascular disease among residents aged 35 to 75 years by ZHOU Guoying，XING Lili，SU Ying，LIU Hongjie，LIU He，WANG Di，XUE Jinfeng，DAI Wei，WANG Jing，YANG Xinghua，

“…Objective:To establish a prediction model for high-risk cardiovascular disease (CVD) among residents aged 35 to 75 years, so as to provide the basis for improving CVD prevention and control measures. …”
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Therapy of resistant hypertension in patients with chronic kidney disease complications of anemia in hemodialysis: a case report by Yenry Sumarlim, Emilia Gan, Desantika Wuryana, M. Hari Pristantiningtyas, Herya Putra Dharma, Muhammad Muchlis, Jainuri Erik Pratama, Adji Prayitno Setiadi, Marisca Evalina Gondokesumo

“…Appropriate therapeutic management is needed to prevent complications due to uncontrolled hypertension. We report the case of a 78-year-old female patient with a diagnosis of hypertension and end-stage CKD with a history of undergoing hemodialysis for 4 years. …”
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Mortality, Work and Migration. A Consideration of Age-specific Mortality from Tuberculosis in Scotland, 1861-1901 by Alice Reid, Eilidh Garrett

“…We use populations reconstructed from individual census and civil register data for the period 1861 to 1901, comparing a growing urban area with a declining rural area, both with around 20,000 inhabitants in 1861. …”
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A PjBL-Based Student Worksheet on Integers to Support the Numeracy Skills of Grade VII Learners by Luluk Rosyida, Sri Rejeki, Rini Setyaningsih

“…The feasibility test results based on a questionnaire from students showed an average score of 3.248 with a very valid category.…”
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Navigating climate awareness in academia: a study of air travel attitudes among international students in Austria by Dimitri Prandner, Katrin Hasengruber

“…The urgent need to address climate change has prompted universities to reassess their impact on the environment, as the tension between academic internationalization and sustainability presents a complex challenge on multiple levels; including the organizations themselves, researchers or faculty, and students. …”
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THEMATIC PROGRESSION IN JAKARTA POST AND ‘KOMPAS’ NEWSPAPER EDITORIALS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY ON TEXT COHERENCE STRATEGY by Neni Triyana, Safnil Arsyad, Arono Arono

“…The research method used was a mixed method. The research instrument is checklist. …”
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Characterizing Climatic Socio‐Environmental Tipping Points in Coastal Communities: A Conceptual Framework for Research and Practice by J. E. Shortridge, A. Bukvic, M. Mitchell, J. Goldstein, T. Allen

“…In the face of this complexity and uncertainty, this research presents a conceptual framework that describes systemic processes that could lead to tipping points socio‐environmental systems, with a focus on coastal communities facing sea level rise. …”
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A Clinical Study on Evaluation of Vertical Accuracy of Interocclusal Registration Materials in Centric Relation—An In Vivo Study by Bansri Tank, Rupal J. Shah, Gunjit Marwaha, Neelima Chauhan, Ekta Chheda, Om Shah

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Empowering Diabetes Management Through Blockchain and Edge Computing: A Systematic Review of Healthcare Innovations and Challenges by K. Tlemcani, K. Azbeg, E. Saoudi, L. Fetjah, O. Ouchetto, S. Jai Andaloussi

“…Our review identifies critical gaps in the existing literature, particularly the lack of tailored approaches for chronic disease contexts like diabetes, and outlines future directions for developing robust, secure, scalable, and real-time data solutions. This study provides a foundation for innovation in healthcare technology that can significantly impact diabetes care and chronic disease management.…”
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Renal Replacement Therapy in Children in the Developing World: Challenges and Outcome in a Tertiary Hospital in Southeast Nigeria by Odutola Israel Odetunde, Henrietta Uche Okafor, Samuel Nkachukwu Uwaezuoke, Bertilla Uzoma Ezeonwu, Oluchi Mildred Ukoha

“…A total of 64 patients aged 5 months to 16 years required RRT, of which only 25 underwent RRT, giving an RRT accessibility rate of 39.1%. …”
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Infância e escolarização: um estudo a partir do processo civilizatório em Norbert Elias by Maurício Bueno da Rosa

“…O presente artigo pretende problematizar a questão da infância e o processo de escolarização, pois Elias tratou da formação do indivíduo, a partir da organização dos grupos sociais e a constituição do processo civilizatório, tema este que julgamos ser possível compreender a partir da relação entre infância e escolarização.…”
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The Value of Intraoperative Frozen Section Analysis for Margin Status in Breast Conservation Surgery in a Nontertiary Institution by Mona P. Tan, Nadya Y. Sitoh, Amanda S. Sim

“…Four patients required a reoperation for incomplete surgical extirpation. …”
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Hybrid Intersection Over Union Loss for a Robust Small Object Detection in Low-Light Conditions by Twahir Kiobya, Junfeng Zhou, Baraka Maiseli, Maqbool Khan

“…Also, it jointly works with the classification loss to offer a joint optimization that facilitates a network to learn features that are important for both localization and classification. …”
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Evaluating the Progress of the EU Countries Towards Implementation of the European Green Deal: A Multiple Criteria Approach by Giovanni Ottomano Palmisano, Lucia Rocchi, Lorenzo Negri, Lea Piscitelli

“…The European Green Deal (EGD) is a package of policy initiatives launched by the European Commission in December 2019, which aims to set the European Union (EU) on the path to a green transition with the final goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050. …”
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PRAPD: A novel received signal strength–based approach for practical rogue access point detection by Wenjia Wu, Xiaolin Gu, Kai Dong, Xiaomin Shi, Ming Yang

“…First, we present a preprocessing scheme for received signal strength vectors, eliminating missing values by means of data filling, filtering, and averaging. …”
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Motion – All Patients with GERD Should Be Offered Once in a Lifetime Endoscopy: Arguments against the Motion by James W Freston

“…GERD is a very prevalent condition, yet only 10% of patients with GERD have Barrett’s esophagus (BE). …”
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