Digital twins as global learning health and disease models for preventive and personalized medicine by Xinxiu Li, Joseph Loscalzo, A. K. M. Firoj Mahmud, Dina Mansour Aly, Andrey Rzhetsky, Marinka Zitnik, Mikael Benson

“…Abstract Ineffective medication is a major healthcare problem causing significant patient suffering and economic costs. This issue stems from the complex nature of diseases, which involve altered interactions among thousands of genes across multiple cell types and organs. …”
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Recursos territoriais e escalas de poder no processo de renovação da concessão da ponte da integração de São Borja-BRA/ San Tomé-ARG (2021-2023) by Muriel Pinto, Domingos Sávio Campos de Azevedo

“…The São Borja-Brazil/San Tomé – Argentina integration bridge opened in 1997 created great expectations of integration and economic development for the border communities on the banks of the Uruguay River. …”
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Unlocking Biochar’s Potential: Innovative Strategies for Sustainable Remediation of Heavy Metal Stress in Tobacco Plants by Abdul Ghaffar Shar, Leyi Zhang, Anzhi Lu, Munib Ahmad, Muhammad Saqib, Sadam Hussain, Usman Zulfiqar, Pingping Wang, Lixin Zhang, Mehdi Rahimi

“…Tobacco, being a globally cultivated crop, holds significant social and economic importance. Tobacco plants are susceptible to the adverse effects of heavy metals (HMs), particularly cadmium (Cd), which hinders root development, disrupts water balance, and impedes nutrient absorption. …”
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Modeling and scientific analysis of pediatric medication evaluation based on MDM-DEA-Malmquist model: construction of health management in pediatrics in developing countries by Kaixian Fang, Shaoqin Xue

“…Abstract Background The developing countries represented by China have huge population potential and child population. However, due to economic and social development constraints, pediatrics need help regarding resources and technology. …”
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Influencing factors of hand, foot, and mouth disease based on structural equation modeling in Hubei, China by Wuwei Wang, Dacai Deng, Shengsheng Gong, Hongying Chen, Long Hu

“…In underdeveloped regions, the HFMD epidemic is more heavily influenced by economic factors.…”
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Barriers to uptake of harm reduction techniques for GBMSM who use drugs in night-clubs and sex-on-premises venues in London and the Southeast: a mixed-methods, qualitative study by Stephen Naulls, K. Oniti, J. Eccles, J. M. Stone

“…The study also identifies economic and legal barriers faced by venues that prevent the endorsement of harm reduction techniques. …”
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Optimization Study of Photovoltaic Cell Arrangement Strategies in Greenhouses by Yuzhe Qin, Qing Cheng

“…Therefore, in order to improve greenhouse lighting by altering the arrangement of photovoltaic cells for greater economic and environmental benefits, four cities (Harbin, Shenyang, Nanjing, and Guangzhou) were selected for this study. …”
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CanKiwi: A Mechanistic Competition Model of Kiwifruit Bacterial Canker Disease Dynamics by Oussama Hadj Abdelkader, Hadjer Bouzebiba, Miguel G. Santos, Danilo Pena, António Pedro Aguiar, Susana M. P. Carvalho

“…This disease is a leading cause of severe damage to kiwifruit vines, particularly in humid regions, and contributes to significant economic challenges for growers in many countries. …”
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Validation of a one-step reverse transcription PCR detection method for Tobamovirus maculatessellati, in tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) and pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) by Chellappan Padmanabhan, Andrea Gilliard, Kai-Shu Ling, Yazmín Rivera

“…This validated assay could serve as a standard method for detecting ToMMV in seed health testing and for plant disease diagnosis, thus to prevent inadvertent introduction and spread of this emerging and economically important tobamovirus in tomato and pepper fields.…”
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Three decades of research efforts on the uses, conservation, and management of Cola nitida (Vent.): State of knowledge and prospects in Africa by Tokannou Isabelle E.T., Sanogo Souleymane, Houndonougbo Juliano S.H., Salako Kolawolé Valère, Fandohan Adandé Belarmain

“…Several studies were focused on the socio-economic importance of the species (n = 139 ~ 50%), nutritional and chemical properties of its organs (n = 48 ~ 17%), improvement of its propagation methods (n = 30 ~ 11%), pest and pesticide control (n = 39 ~ 14%), morphological and genetic diversity (n = 21 ~ 7.5%), its botanical description and ecology (n = 2 ~ 0.7%), and climate change threats on the species (n = 1 ~ 0.3%). …”
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Monitoring Population Phenology of Asian Citrus Psyllid Using Deep Learning by Maria Bibi, Muhammad Kashif Hanif, Muhammad Umer Sarwar, Muhammad Irfan Khan, Shouket Zaman Khan, Casper Shikali Shivachi, Asad Anees

“…It is being responsible for huge citrus economic losses globally. In the current study, several prediction models were developed based on regression algorithms of machine learning to monitor different phenological stages of Asian citrus psyllid to predict its population about different abiotic variables (average maximum temperature, average minimum temperature, average weekly temperature, average weekly relative humidity, and average weekly rainfall) and biotic variable (host plant phenological patterns) in citrus-growing regions of Pakistan. …”
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Climate Change Impact on the Trigger of Natural Disasters over South-Eastern Himalayas Foothill Region of Myanmar: Extreme Rainfall Analysis by Kyaw Than Oo, Chen Haishan, Kazora Jonah

“…Generally, heavy rainfall can cause flooding, economic losses, and water table changes. Northern Myanmar floods occur mainly during the monsoon season from June to October and can be classified into widespread floods along major rivers like Ayeyarwady, Thanlwin, Chindwin, and Sittoung and flash floods in small streams and rivers. …”
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Mixture Ratio Design Optimization of Coal Gangue-Based Geopolymer Concrete Based on Modified Gravitational Search Algorithm by Daming Zhang, Fangjin Sun, Tiantian Liu, Zhonghao Xu

“…The paper aims to minimize the economic cost under the premise of ensuring the strength and workability of coal gangue-based geopolymer concrete. …”
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Organizing the spatial space of the urban rivers\' margin of tourism development (case study of Poldokhtar city) by jahan tigh mond, Yassin Zeini Vand, Seyyed Moein Moosavi Nadoshan

“…Using this element of natural value, the city is being restored and organized, and its potential for tourism and development of tourism and economic prosperity is to be used. The paths of the rivers within the city can be used as a linear route, and can be used as a sustainable urban tourism axis. …”
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Factors Determining Suitable Landfill Sites for Energy Generation from Municipal Solid Waste: A Case Study of Jabodetabek Area, Indonesia by Muhammad Achirul Nanda, Arif Kurnia Wijayanto, Harry Imantho, Leopold Oscar Nelwan, I Wayan Budiastra, Kudang Boro Seminar

“…In the MSW management system, a vital planning protocol is reportedly assessing suitable landfill sites for energy generation, although this selection process is still a complex task that should consider various factors, such as environmental, social and safety, and economic variables. Therefore, this study aims to examine various factors in determining a suitable location for landfills. …”
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Genetic Performance and General Combining Ability of Oil Palm Deli dura x AVROS pisifera Tested on Inland Soils by A. Noh, M. Y. Rafii, G. Saleh, A. Kushairi, M. A. Latif

“…However, some of the pisiferas have shown good general combining ability (GCA) for certain important economic traits. Three pisiferas (P1 (0.174/247), P3 (0.174/498), P11 (0.182/308)) were identified of having good GCA for FFB yield while pisiferas P1 (0.174/247), P10 (0.182/348), and P11 (0.182/308) were good combiners for oil-to-bunch ratio (O/B). …”
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Farmers’ knowledge improves identification of drought impacts: A nationwide statistical analysis in Zambia by Max Mauerman, Henny Osbahr, Emily Black, Daniel Osgood, Grieve Chelwa, Bernadette Mushinge

“…Staple crop yields are therefore a weak proxy for food insecurity without wider socio-economic and agricultural context. We posit that in settings like this, farmers’ knowledge can provide the missing context for what constitutes a meaningful climate shock.We conduct a statistical analysis of the dominant patterns of variability in farmers’ recollected drought years as compared to satellite rainfall. …”
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A deep learning model based on RGB and hyperspectral images for efficiently detecting tea green leafhopper damage symptoms by Yang Xu, Yilin Mao, He Li, Jiazhi Shen, Xiuxiu Xu, Shuangshuang Wang, Shah Zaman, Zhaotang Ding, Yu Wang

“…The tea green leafhopper, also known as ''Empoasca onukii Matsuda,'' is a common pest of tea plants that can cause significant economic losses when its damage becomes severe. However, traditional methods of recognizing and classifying the damage symptoms of this pest rely on human visual observation, which is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and subjective. …”
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Recent trends in nanocomposite packaging films utilising waste generated biopolymers: Industrial symbiosis and its implication in sustainability by Zeba Tabassum, Anand Mohan, Narsimha Mamidi, Ajit Khosla, Anil Kumar, Pratima R. Solanki, Tabarak Malik, Madhuri Girdhar

“…Using waste as a raw material through industrial symbiosis should be taken into account as one of the strategies to achieve more economic and environmental value through inter‐firm collaboration on the path to a near‐zero waste society. …”
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Genome-Wide Approach Identifies Natural Large-Fragment Deletion in ASFV Strains Circulating in Italy During 2023 by Claudia Torresi, Roberta Biccheri, Cesare Cammà, Carmina Gallardo, Maurilia Marcacci, Simona Zoppi, Barbara Secondini, Caterina Riverso, Alejandro Soler, Cristina Casciari, Michela Pela, Elisabetta Rossi, Claudia Pellegrini, Carmen Iscaro, Francesco Feliziani, Monica Giammarioli

“…African swine fever (ASF), characterized by high mortality rates in infected animals, remains a significant global veterinary and economic concern, due to the widespread distribution of ASF virus (ASFV) genotype II across five continents. …”
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