Body Composition in Preterm Infants: Current Insights and Emerging Perspectives by Sreekanth Viswanathan, Melissa Thoene, Zaineh Alja’nini, Pradeep Alur, Kera McNelis

“…This comprehensive approach is designed to optimize health outcomes for preterm newborns by focusing on their body composition from an early stage.…”
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Educating the future: Serbian healthcare students’ knowledge and attitudes toward urinary incontinence by Dragana Milutinović, Dragana Simin, Marijana Ostoić, Sonja Golubović, Dragana Živković

“…Methods The study was designed as an observational, analytical, and comparative cross-sectional with 378 healthcare students in Serbia during the winter semester of the 2023/2024 academic year. …”
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24-Hour Measurement of Gastric pH in Rural South Africa by Alastair M. Sammon, Eugene J. Ndebia, Ekambaram Umapathy, Jehu E. Iputo

“…Previous studies have established norms of 24-hour gastric pH profiles for western countries. This study was designed to establish the pattern for a rural African population with a high incidence of oesophageal cancer. …”
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Desain Arsitektur IoT untuk Budidaya Gurami by Yupit Sudianto

“…The IoT architecture proposed in this study has six designs consisting of the domain model, business process hierarchy, IoT layer, deployment, information, and interoperability endpoints. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study to Assess Diabetes as a Risk Factor for Root Caries Amongst the Elderly Population in Udupi District, Karnataka State, India by Kush Kalra, Ramprasad Vasthare, Shivashankar K. N., Nishu Singla, Deepak Kumar Singhal, Ritesh Singla

“…An appropriate nomogram was designed for risk prediction. Results. Overall, the root caries prevalence was 37.3%, and the mean root caries index was 14.28%. …”
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Study on the Effect of Surface Roughness on the Spectral Unmixing of Mixed Pixels by Haonan Zhang, Xingping Wen, Junlong Xu, Dayou Luo, Ping He

“…In this experiment, a group of mixed pixel samples with different mixing ratios were designed, and these samples were printed on four kinds of papers with different roughness. …”
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Abortion and contraception for incarcerated people: A scoping review. by Martha Paynter, Paula Pinzón Hernández, Clare Heggie, Shelley McKibbon, Sarah Munro

“…The studies included qualitative, quantitative, and mixed methods designs. The main outcomes of interest included contraceptive use; attitudes towards abortion, contraception, and pregnancy; and barriers to care. …”
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Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Hepatitis E Vaccination in Reproductive-Age Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Vaidas Jotautis, Antigoni Sarantaki

“…The analysis revealed high heterogeneity for miscarriage outcomes (I² = 67%), reflecting variability in study designs and populations. Conclusions: HEV239 is effective in preventing HEV infection among women of childbearing age, although caution is advised when administering the vaccine near conception due to potential miscarriage risks. …”
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Prediction of Visual Acuity after anti-VEGF Therapy in Diabetic Macular Edema by Machine Learning by Ying Zhang, Fabao Xu, Zhenzhe Lin, Jiawei Wang, Chao Huang, Min Wei, Weibin Zhai, Jianqiao Li

“…After the initial detailed investigation, we designed an optimization model for convenient application. …”
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L’expression de la transitivité verbale en agni-sanvi, langue kwa de Côte d’Ivoire by Foba Antoine KAKOU

“…Résumé : Selon la grammaire traditionnelle, la transitivité verbale désigne la capacité d’un verbe à admettre ou non un complément d’objet direct ou indirect dans la phrase où elle joue le rôle de prédicat. …”
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Seasonal Variability of Air Pollutants and Their Relationships to Meteorological Parameters in an Urban Environment by Sherly Shelton, Gayathri Liyanage, Sanduni Jayasekara, Buddhi Pushpawela, Upaka Rathnayake, Akila Jayasundara, Lesty Dias Jayasooriya

“…These findings ultimately lead to designing and implementing season-specific control strategies to achieve air pollution reduction at a regional scale.…”
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Certain Aspects of the Analysis of Cryptocurrency Transactions during the Prevention and Investigation of Crimes by V. V. Nosov, I. A. Manzhai

“…The basic requirements for tools designed for cryptocurrency analysis have been outlined. …”
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VisGraphVar: A benchmark generator for Assessing Variability in Graph Analysis Using Large Vision-Language Models by Camilo Chacon Sartori, Christian Blum, Filippo Bistaffa

“…In response to these challenges, we introduce <monospace>VisGraphVar</monospace> (Visual Graph Variability), a customizable benchmark generator able to produce graph images for seven distinct task categories (detection, classification, segmentation, pattern recognition, link prediction, reasoning, matching), designed to systematically evaluate the strengths and limitations of individual LVLMs. …”
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A review of the application of CIELAB colour systems for the development of gold and silver nano-enabled colorimetric assays for the detection of chromium by Sindisiwe Fortunate Shange, Phumlane Selby Mdluli, Nirmala Deenadayalu

“…As a result, the well-designed chemical interaction between the analyte and the nanoparticles surrounds allows for the visual identification of the chromium. …”
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ChatGPT Versus Modest Large Language Models: An Extensive Study on Benefits and Drawbacks for Conversational Search by Guido Rocchietti, Cosimo Rulli, Franco Maria Nardini, Cristina Ioana Muntean, Raffaele Perego, Ophir Frieder

“…To fine-tune the selected models, we used the QReCC dataset, which is specifically designed for query rewriting tasks. For evaluation, we used the TREC CAsT datasets to assess the retrieval effectiveness of the rewrites of both <monospace>gpt-3.5-turbo</monospace> and our fine-tuned models. …”
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A 5-year Retrospective Review of the Presentation Pattern and Management outcomes of Uterine Fibroids in a Nigerian Tertiary Hospital. by Madunatu, Chimezie Michael, Okoro, Chukwuemeka Chukwubuikem, Onyejiaka, Chukwudubem Chinagorom, Enechukwu, Chukwunonso Isaiah, Ofojebe, Chukwuemeka Jude, Ani, Vincent Chinedu, Eleje, George Uchenna, Mbachu, Ikechukwu Innocent, Okafor, Chigozie Geoffrey, Okoro, Amarachukwu Doris, Okafor, Christiana Nkiru, Oguejiofor, Charlotte Blanche, Eze, Stephen Chijioke

“…The social, demographic, and clinical data of the subjects were extracted using a designed proforma. The outcome measures included the prevalence, clinical presentations, and management outcomes of uterine fibroids. …”
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Emyooga Programme and Job Creation in Kabale District Uganda. by Niwasasira, Saviour

“…This study adopted cross-sectional and correlation research designs and employed both quantitative and qualitative approaches for data collection and analysis. …”
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Community Participation and Development Planning in Local Governments in South-Western Uganda: A Case of Nyarushanje Sub-County Rukungiri District. by Ainembabazi, Tricia

“…The mixed-methods approach facilitated the systematic convergence of qualitative and quantitative data, integrating different research designs. The findings suggest that community participation is crucial in the development planning process, enhancing community ownership and promoting project sustainability. …”
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Crack Propagation Analysis at Openings in Unreinforced Masonry Walls Due to Lateral and Vertical Loads. by Ihangu, Derrick

“…Masonry walls are often designed to resist vertical loads, but lateral loads introduce horizontal forces that lead to tension and shear in areas around openings. …”
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Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax in Lira District, Uganda by Aziz, Katabazi, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Sarah, Gift Witto, Martin, Odoki, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…It was thus important to estimate the burden of trypanosomiasis in the region. This study was designed to compare the prevalence of animal African trypanosomes in cattle in Lira District using microscopy and polymerase chain reaction amplification (PCR) methods. …”
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