Optimal Embryo Selection: The Irreplaceable Role of the Embryologist in an Age of Advancing Technology by Lauren Kendall Rauchfuss, Yulian Zhao, David Walker, Terri Galantis, Jolene Fredrickson, Kathrynne Barud, Chandra Shenoy

“…The use of time-lapse incubation has been shown to improve outcomes either by improving overall conditions or providing additional information to aid in embryo selection for transfer. Time-lapse incubators can also utilise morphokinetic models to rank embryos based on morphokinetic parameters. …”
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Evaluating Older Adults’ Engagement and Usability With AI-Driven Interventions: Randomized Pilot Study by Marcia Shade, Changmin Yan, Valerie K Jones, Julie Boron

“… Abstract BackgroundTechnologies that serve as assistants are growing more popular for entertainment and aiding in daily tasks. Artificial intelligence (AI) in these technologies could also be helpful to deliver interventions that assist older adults with symptoms or self-management. …”
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Production of abiotic or biogenic hydrocarbons on rock particles in the presence of H2O and carbon compounds by Young Sang Cho, In-Hwan Oh, Ju Hee Kim, Jae Ik Kim, Kang-Bong Lee, In Wook Nah

“…The results of this study imply that abiotic H2 and diverse hydrocarbons are produced in the subsurface of Earth regardless of the presence of living organisms and suggest that solid acid-containing rocks near hot springs or volcanic areas can promote CO2 conversion into CH4 with the aid of H radicals supplied from H2O dissociation over the rocks.…”
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Resource constraints, patient emotions, and therapy: experiences of healthcare providers in the screening and management of gestational diabetes mellitus in northern Ghana by Mohammed Bukari, Abdulai Abubakari, Hawa Malechi, Thomas Hinneh, Humphrey Garti, Faith Agbozo

“…Face-to-face interviews were conducted with the aid of an interview guide, and the data were analysed via thematic analysis. …”
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PROTACs: Mechanism and Bioavailability enhancement strategies by nanotechnology, RNA viral infections (vaccine strategy) and Prodrug development by Sanaul Mustafa, Md Sabir Hussain Siddiquee

“…The newest approaches in nanotechnology-aided drug delivery and the use of nanocarriers to address the limitations in PROTACs and their pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties are discussed. …”
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Genomic Introgression Between Critically Endangered and Stable Species of Darwin's Tree Finches on the Galapagos Islands by Rachael Y. Dudaniec, Sonu Yadav, Julian Catchen, Sonia Kleindorfer

“…We provide evidence that introgression among a critically endangered and stable species of Darwin's tree finch across years may aid in the retention of adaptive alleles and genetic diversity in birds threatened with extinction.…”
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Application of the age-period-cohort model in tuberculosis by Dan Luo, Fengying Wang, Songhua Chen, Yu Zhang, Wei Wang, Qian Wu, Yuxiao Ling, Yiqing Zhou, Yang Li, Kui Liu, Bin Chen

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BioFire FilmArray Blood Culture Identification (BCID) Panel and Clinical Usefulness: A Systematic Review by Niti Gor, Devesh Joshi

“…This tool proves valuable for antibiotic stewardship, aiding in the cessation of unnecessary antibiotic use. …”
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Childhood cancer and parental mental health: role of disease severity, socioeconomic status, and social dynamics by Hawkar Ibrahim, Azad Ali Ismail, Narin Ahmed Rahim, Benjamin Iffland, Frank Neuner

“…Psychosocial interventions that target these specific stressors may aid in better supporting families, particularly those in low-resource settings.…”
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Current prevalence and determinants of generalized anxiety disorder from a nationally representative, population-based survey of India by Pavithra Jayasankar, Satish Suhas, Lakshmi P. Nirisha, Sharad Philip, Narayana Manjunatha, Girish N. Rao, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal, NMHS National Collaborators Group

“…The available findings provide a glimpse of the current scenario in GAD to aid policymakers in targeting interventions.…”
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Correlates of internalized stigma and antiretroviral therapy adherence among people living with HIV in the Volta region of Ghana by Jerry John Ouner, Rachel G. A. Thompson, Nutifafa E. Y. Dey, Robert Kaba Alhassan, Akua O. Gyamerah

“…The Center for Support Evaluation adherence index and internalized stigma of AIDS Tool were used to collect data on medication adherence and stigma, respectively. …”
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Estimating the Risk of Maternal Death at Admission: A Predictive Model from a 5-Year Case Reference Study in Northern Uganda by Gasthony Alobo, Cristina Reverzani, Laura Sarno, Barbara Giordani, Luigi Greco

“…Direct obstetric causes contributed to 73.8% of maternal deaths; the most common were haemorrhage (42.7%), sepsis (24.0%), hypertensive disorders (18.7%) and complications of abortion (2.1%), whereas malaria (23.5%) and HIV/AIDS (20.6%) were the leading indirect causes. The odds of dying were higher among women who were aged 30 years or more (OR 1.12; 95% CI, 1.04–1.19), did not attend antenatal care (OR 3.11; 95% CI, 1.36–7.09), were HIV positive (OR 3.13; 95% CI, 1.41–6.95), had a caesarean delivery (OR 2.22; 95% CI 1.13–4.37), and were referred from other facilities (OR 5.57; 95% CI 2.83–10.99). …”
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Experience of foreign countries in ensuring procedural guarantees of the rights of participants in criminal proceedings by A. V. Piddubna

“…In order to improve and bring the criminal procedure legislation of Ukraine closer to international standards in terms of protection, safeguarding and realisation of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of participants in criminal proceedings, the following proposals have been presented: to establish a unit, body or organisation for the protection of the rights, freedoms and legitimate interests of witnesses with the development of appropriate programmes for their protection; to introduce the use of separate procedural terminology; to develop a procedure for granting and exercising the right to free legal aid to victims, civilians as well as the procedure for compensation for damage caused by a criminal offence.…”
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Frequency and Texture Aware Multi-Domain Feature Fusion for Remote Sensing Scene Classification by Russo Ashraf, Kang-Hyun Jo

“…The proposed method yield the best results when trained from scratch, in all seven tested datasets:: ISL-RS50 (60%), Optimal-31 (86.55%), UC-Merced (94.52%), RSSCN7 (94.1%), SIRI-WHU (95%), WHU-RS19 (94.52%), AID (93.5%). Finally, ESIF exemplifies an optimal accuracy-efficiency trade-off, supporting its suitability for deployment in real-world applications.…”
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The Effects of Nigella Sativa (Black Seed) in Rhinosinusitis Subjects: A Systematic Review by Muhamad Najmi Muhamad Najemudin, Nurul Asyiqin Yusof

“…Conclusion: Nigella Sativa demonstrates anti-inflammatory, anti-histaminic, and antimicrobial properties, aiding in alleviating symptoms of allergic rhinitis and rhinosinusitis. 10 to 100 mg/kg/day Nigella Sativa is proposed to be considered as the optimum dose range as an alternative to conventional drugs such as montelukast, mometasone furoate, and dexamethasone due to its minimal side effects. …”
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Investigation of the Thermal Degradation Behavior of Coal/Biomass Blends for Kinetics Analysis with Sequential Method Implication by SHOAIB Hafiz Muhammad, QURESHI Tayyab, KHAN Ihtisham, MAHMOOD Hamayoun, IQBAL Tanveer

“…Such a process holds the potential to design a low-cost and effective gasification process, aiding in overcoming the energy challenges.…”
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Prevalence and factors associated with newborn care practices among caregivers: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis in sub-Saharan Africa by Solomon Mohammed Salia, Amidu Alhassan, Billie de Haas, Jelle Stekelenburg, Robert Kaba Alhassan

“…Medical Subject Headings will aid in identifying keywords pertinent to the study's concepts, combined with Boolean operators to obtain suitable articles. …”
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Attitudes of Final-Year Medical Students in Jordan Towards Volunteering During a Pandemic by Alassaf A, Gharaibeh L, Alkubaisi F, Alkhawaldeh M, Dababseh S, Odeh R

“…Providing sufficient protection aids and adequate training, would affect positively the willingness of medical students to participate in voluntary work during a pandemic.Keywords: volunteering, pandemic, medical students, Jordan…”
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ExPRession-based E-Worksheet (EBEW): An effort to enhance student' computational thinking skills by Kartini Herlina, Abdurrahman Abdurrahman, Ahmad Naufal Umam, Ayu Nurjanah, Ghani Fadhil Rabbani, Ficha Aulia Indah Pratiwi

“…EBEW’s structured learning phases, involving deep problem understanding, root cause analysis, predictive solution modeling, investigative procedures, and conclusion synthesis, effectively aided students in enhancing CT and problem-solving skills. …”
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Long-term engagement in smoking cessation campaign: A mixed methods randomized trial. by Robert Schwartz, Tracey Borland, Maaz Shahid, Karen Kuzmich, Michael Chaiton

“…Compared with Control Group members, they had significantly higher rates of: unaided and aided campaign awareness; engagement with the social marketing campaign (website visits, social media visits, likes/shares); actions towards making quit attempts; quit attempts. …”
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