Functional Outcome by Evaluation of DASH Score on Drop Hand Patient Treated with Jones’ Tendon Transfer: A Retrospective Study by Tito Sumarwoto, Seti Aji Hadinoto, Adhitya Indra Pradhana

“…Results: The DASH score evaluation indicated minimal disability in ten patients (90.9%) and moderate disability in one patient (9.1%). …”
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Assessment of energy management and power quality improvement of hydrogen based microgrid system through novel PSO-MWWO technique by Hafiz Ghulam Murtza Qamar, Xiaoqiang Guo, Ehab Seif Ghith, Mehdi Tlija, Abubakar Siddique

“…PSO-MWWO can incorporate environmental considerations, such as minimizing emissions or exploiting the use of renewable energy resources (RESs) in hydrogen production and consumption. …”
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A comparative performance analysis of machine learning models for compressive strength prediction in fly ash-based geopolymers concrete using reference data by Muhammad Kashif Anwar, Muhammad Ahmed Qurashi, Xingyi Zhu, Syyed Adnan Raheel Shah, Muhammad Usman Siddiq

“…The findings indicate that ensemble methods and ANNs deliver superior accuracy, with R² values ranging from 0.88 to 0.92 and minimal errors. The ranking of predictive models is: ANNs > Boosting > Bootstrap SVM > DT > KNN > MLR. …”
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Discrimination and calibration performances of non-laboratory-based and laboratory-based cardiovascular risk predictions: a systematic review by Yihun Mulugeta Alemu, Sisay Mulugeta Alemu, Dan Chateau, Nasser Bagheri, Kinley Wangdi

“…Calibration measures between laboratory-based and non-laboratory-based equations were similar, although non-calibrated equations often overestimated risk.Conclusion The discrimination and calibration measures between laboratory-based and non-laboratory-based models show minimal differences, demonstrating the insensitivity of c-statistics and calibration metrics to the inclusion of additional predictors. …”
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Interleaved Landsman Converter with Class Topper Optimized PI Control in Sensorless BLDC Motor Drive for Electric Vehicle by Suresh V., Jahnavi V.G., Manjula D., Lokesh M.

“…The most important results are the achievement of high voltage conversion efficiency of 97.42%, a minimized settling time of 0.1 seconds, and rapid convergence speed, which collectively demonstrate the system's ability to provide reliable and efficient operation for EV propulsion. …”
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Exploring sustainable construction: A case study on the potential of municipal solid waste incineration ashes as building materials in San Andres island by Julián David Carmona-Ramírez, Carlos Andrés Bedoya-Henao, Francisco Darío Cabrera-Poloche, Isabella Taborda-Llano, Gustavo Adolfo Viana-Casas, Óscar Jaime Restrepo-Baena, Jorge Iván Tobón

“…These findings could potentially offer solutions to reduce the stockpiling of incineration by-products in San Andrés Island, minimize environmental risks associated with their storage, and contribute to a circular green economy by transforming waste into valuable resources for sustainable development.…”
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The Myth of Air Purifier in Mitigating the Transmission Risk of SARS-CoV-2 Virus by Lip Huat Saw, Bey Fen Leo, Chin Yik Lin, Norfilza Mohd Mokhtar, Sawal Hamid Md Ali, Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir

“…Hospitals have deployed/incorporated indoor air purifiers with the hope to minimize the transmission risk of SARS-CoV-2 virus. …”
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A Dual-Band Dual-Polarized Antenna for Harvesting in Cellular and Digital Terrestrial Television Bands by Khatereh Nadali, Neeraj Kumar Maurya, Patrick McEvoy, Max J. Ammann

“…The growing prevalence of IoT devices has heightened the focus on minimizing energy consumption in low-power electronic systems. …”
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Our Experience in Endoscopic Transnasal Optic Nerve Decompression by Saravana Selvan Velmurugan, VIVEK Mariappan, Mohamed Siddique Samsudeen, SURESH KUMAR Narayanan, Asith Jakkiriya Basha, Revathi Subramanian

“…DISCUSSION:            Endoscopic transnasal optic nerve decompression is a minimally invasive , safe and efficient method of treatment for traumatic and non-traumatic optic neuropathy .4 Our experience also suggest that surgical intervention need to be considered as early as possible especially for traumatic cases to enhance visual recovery. …”
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Intravenous esketamine in pediatric Rett syndrome: An open-label, early phase 1 pilot study by Huiping Li, Shu Liu, Caimei Lin, Yuchao Wu, Xiuping Wu, Yukun Huang, Yajun Wu, Xiubin Tong, Xiu Xu

“…Three participants showed minimal improvements in their Clinical Global Impression Scale-Improvement, Rett Syndrome Behavior Questionnaire, and Revised Motor Behaviors Assessment Scale scores. …”
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Platycodon grandiflorum-derived extracellular vesicles suppress triple-negative breast cancer growth by reversing the immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment and modulating the gu... by Min Yang, Jia Guo, Jinxian Li, Shuyue Wang, Yuan Sun, Ying Liu, Yinghua Peng

“…PGEVs exhibited remarkable stability, tolerating acidic digestion and undergoing minimal changes in simulated gastrointestinal fluid. …”
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Impacts of high CDW levels on the chemical, microstructural, and mechanical behavior of cement-based mortars by M.L. Peixoto, S.D. Jesus, H.S. Cavalcante, B.S. Teti, R.C. Manta, N.B. Lima, H.C.B. Nascimento, S. Fucale, N.B.D. Lima

“…To minimize the environmental impacts of construction and demolition waste (CDW) generation, it is essential to investigate sustainable materials' chemical and microstructural aspects, such as fine recycled concrete aggregate into cement-based mortars. …”
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Lightweight AES Design for IoT Applications: Optimizations in FPGA and ASIC With DFA Countermeasure Strategies by Salman Ahmed, Nabihah Ahmad, Nasir Ali Shah, Ghulam E. Mustafa Abro, Ardhi Wijayanto, Abdinasir Hirsi, Abdul Rehman Altaf

“…The Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) remains the benchmark for securing IoT systems while balancing low power consumption, minimal area usage, and moderate throughput with high security. …”
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Comparative Analysis Of Continuous And Interrupted Suturing Techniques In Urethroplasty For Hypospadias by Kamran Aziz, Asra Aleem, Safdar Saeed, Muhammad Rashid Jamal, Ijaz Hussian Shah, Sana Shaukat Siddiqui

“…While both continuous and interrupted sutures are options for TIP procedures, the best technique for minimizing complications is still under debate. Methods: A quasi-experimental study was carried out in the Urology department of DG Khan Medical College and Hospital from June 2022 to June 2023 that included 69 boys divided into 2 groups based on suturing technique: 37 boys underwent continuous-suture Snodgrass TIP urethroplasty and 32 boys underwent interrupted-suture Snodgrass TIP urethroplasty. …”
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Exploratory study on the efficacy of topical pan-JAK inhibitor in ocular and skin GVHD in a sclerodermatous GVHD mouse model by Shinri Sato, Yoko Ogawa, Kazuki Asai, Eisuke Shimizu, Shota Shimizu, Hiroko Taniguchi, Takahiro Okazaki, Shigeto Shimmura, Kazuno Negishi, Masatoshi Hirayama

“…Topical drug administration effectively minimizes side effects. We aimed to investigate potential trends of the efficacy of topical delgocitinib administration in a mouse model. …”
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4-Thiobenzoic acid-functionalized nanocomposite probes for surface-enhanced raman spectroscopy-based detection of CA19-9 in colorectal adenocarcinoma by Yinan Hu, Tao Liu, Bo Guo, Miao Ni, Yanrong Li

“…Recovery studies in spiked serum samples yielded results ranging from 94.5 % to 105.2 %, indicating minimal matrix effects. Clinical validation using 70 serum samples (50 colorectal adenocarcinoma patients, 20 healthy volunteers) showed strong agreement with a commercial ELISA kit (Pearson's r = 0.987, p < 0.0001). …”
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Occurrence of macrolides resistance in Legionella pneumophila ST188: Results of the Belgian epidemiology and resistome investigation of clinical isolates by Charlotte Michel, Fedoua Echahidi, Geraldine De Muylder, Max Sewell, Ian Boostrom, Olivier Denis, Owen B. Spiller, Denis Pierard

“…Urinary antigen testing remains the main used test, but polymerase chain reaction and serology allow the diagnostic in 14.8% and 2.4% of cases, respectively. cgMLST showed a good discrimination between sequence typing (ST) and minimal variation for ST47 isolates, whereas ST1s were more diverse. …”
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Management of Energy Exchange Process on Metro Rolling Stock with On-Board Capacitive Energy Storage by Sulym A.O., Khozia P.O., Fomin O.V., Bahrov O.M.

“…The most significant result of the work is the improvement of the technical characteristics of the rolling stock, higher passenger safety on metro transit, minimization of electricity consumption from the overhead line by increasing the use of regenerative braking en-ergy generated by the electric drive of the train, voltage compensation in the overhead line, train operation capability in emergencies due to the implementation of the developed control system. …”
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Versatile on-chip polarization-sensitive detection system for optical communication and artificial vision by Zhilin Liu, Mingxiu Liu, Liujian Qi, Nan Zhang, Bin Wang, Xiaojuan Sun, Rongjun Zhang, Dabing Li, Shaojuan Li

“…The proposed platform provides a promising route for the development of the long-sought minimized, high-performance, multifunctional optoelectronic systems.…”
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A distinct double-ring LH1–LH2 photocomplex from an extremophilic phototroph by Kazutoshi Tani, Kenji V. P. Nagashima, Risa Kojima, Masaharu Kondo, Ryo Kanno, Issei Satoh, Mai Kawakami, Naho Hiwatashi, Kazuna Nakata, Sakiko Nagashima, Kazuhito Inoue, Yugo Isawa, Ryoga Morishita, Shinichi Takaichi, Endang R. Purba, Malgorzata Hall, Long-Jiang Yu, Michael T. Madigan, Akira Mizoguchi, Bruno M. Humbel, Yukihiro Kimura, Yutaka Nagasawa, Takehisa Dewa, Zheng-Yu Wang-Otomo

“…The structural features of the strain BN9622 LH1–LH2 co-complex may have evolved to allow a minimal LH2 complex to maximize excitation transfer to the core complex and effectively harvest light in the physiologically demanding ecological niche of this purple bacterium.…”
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