Comparative analysis of Sentinel-2 and PlanetScope imagery for chlorophyll-a prediction using machine learning models by Eden T. Wasehun, Leila Hashemi Beni, Courtney A. Di Vittorio, Christopher M. Zarzar, Kyana R.L. Young

“…The results revealed that the XGBoost model exhibited the highest prediction capacity for Chl-a concentration retrieval using Sentinel-2 (S2) data (R2 = 0.64, RMSE = 8.58 micrograms per liter (μg/l), bias = −0.09). On the other hand, the SVR model demonstrated better predictive performance for Chl-a concentration retrieval using PlanetScope (PS) data (R2 = 0.71, RMSE = 8.15 μg/l, bias = 0.46). …”
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Evaluation of municipal waste collection performance using operational data by G.M. Hoang, H.T.T. Ha, N.T.L. Le, N.D. Toan

“…The operational efficiency indicators, including the deadhead rate, waste collected per distance unit, stopping time rate, and costs, are estimated to evaluate the effectiveness of municipal solid waste collection services.FINDINGS: The results indicate that solid waste collection efficiency of 1.67 tons/kilometers is low for high-density population areas. …”
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Assessment of vegetation in Murchison falls national park five years after the completion of oil and gas exploration by Hindrah Akisiimire, William Tinzaara, Keneth Tumwebaze, Charles K.Twesigye

“…The study used a total of eight quadrats per transect and the total number of transects were 32. …”
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A national cross-sectional study on latent profile analysis of occupational fatigue among Chinese nurses in the early post-COVID-19 era by Qiuyang He, Qiuyang He, Jianhua Ren, Jianhua Ren, Guoyu Wang, Guoyu Wang, Yonghong Wang, Yonghong Wang

“…Significant predictors for membership in these fatigue profiles included marital status, possession of a master’s degree or higher, working over five night shifts per month, experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, and exhibiting higher scores in extrinsic effort and overcommitment.ConclusionChinese nurses exhibit a relatively high level of occupational fatigue in the early post-COVID-19 era, likely influenced by various socio-demographic and work-related factors. …”
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Compensatory effects conceal large uncertainties in the modelled processes behind the relationship between the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and CO₂ by I. Dunkl, I. Dunkl, A. Bastos, T. Ilyina, T. Ilyina, T. Ilyina

“…The analysed ESMs agree on the direction of the sensitivity of global NBP to ENSO but exhibit very high uncertainty with regard to its magnitude, with a global NBP anomaly of <span class="inline-formula">−0.15</span> to <span class="inline-formula">−2.13</span> Pg C yr<span class="inline-formula">⁻¹</span> per standardised El Niño event. The largest source of uncertainty lies in the differences in the sensitivity of NBP to climate. …”
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Influence of the moisture and ash content in flue gases on the performance of adsorption processes using activated carbons to capture the CO2 for reuse in greenhouses by R. López Pastor, M.G. Pinna-Hernández, J.A. Sánchez Molina, F.G. Acién Fernández

“…The experimental conditions were based on those that are achievable under real operating conditions, namely an inlet flow rate from 1.2 to 4.8 L per minute, humidity from 3 % to 65 %, and an ash concentration from 0 % to 1 %. …”
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Effects of biophilic virtual reality on cognitive function of patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery: study protocol for a sham randomised controlled trial by Bin Gao, Yanling Zhou, Jianhua Wang, Binbin Zhu, Qiuyan Weng, Wenjun Luo, Xiuchao He, Lufei Jin, Qinwen Wang, Ahmad Khaled Ahmad Harb

“…Participants will be randomly assigned to receive biophilic VR or sham VR (1:1 ratio), all patients have 20 min of exposure per day during the hospital stay. The primary outcome is the impact of VR on the incidence of POCD. …”
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Exploring clinicians’ perspectives on the ‘Obstetric Anal Sphincter Injury Care Bundle’ national quality improvement programme: a qualitative study by Ipek Gurol-Urganci, Nick Sevdalis, Edward Morris, Posy Bidwell, Ranee Thakar, James M Harris, Louise Silverton, Alexandra Hellyer, Robert Freeman, Vivienne Novis

“…Focus groups took place approximately 3 months following initial implementation of the care bundle in each unit.Participants A total of 101 clinicians participated, with an average of six per focus group. Participants volunteered to take part and compromised of 37 obstetricians and 64 midwives (including eight students). …”
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Early weight gain after stopping smoking: a predictor of overall large weight gain? A single-site retrospective cohort study by Alexandra Pankova, Eva Kralikova, Kamila Zvolska, Lenka Stepankova, Milan Blaha, Petra Ovesna, Paul Aveyard

“…The regression coefficient per 1% rise in the first 3 months was +0.13% (95% CI −0.04% to 0.30%). …”
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“Effect of oral systemic administration of vitamin D on the rate of maxillary canine retraction: A randomized controlled trial” by Davender Kumar, Revathi Mn, Rekha Sharma, Ashuma Sachdeva, Nameksh Raj Bhupali, Ravinder Solanki

“…The canine retraction was initiated using nickel-titanium (NiTi) closed coil springs delivering a force of 100 gm per side and Vitamin D levels were monitored at monthly intervals. …”
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Neonatal mortality of live births with congenital diaphragmatic hernia in São Paulo State, Brazil: Failure of care? by Ana Sílvia Scavacini Marinonio, Milton Harumi Miyoshi, Daniela Testoni Costa Nobre, Adriana Sanudo, Kelsy Catherina Nema Areco, Mandira Daripa Kawakami, Rita de Cássia Xavier Balda, Tulio Konstantyner, Carina Nunes Vieira e Oliveira, Paulo Bandiera-Paiva, Rosa Maria Vieira de Freitas, Monica La Porte Teixeira, Bernadette Cunha Waldvogel, Carlos Roberto Veiga Kiffer, Maria Fernanda Branco de Almeida, Ruth Guinsburg

“…The distribution of CDH-associated neonatal mortality (per 10,000 live births) and NICU beds’ availability (≥1 or not available) was mapped, and their association was evaluated by the Mann–Whitney test. …”
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Associations between sedentary behaviour and sarcopenia among patients aged 40 and older with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a cross-sectional study by Dandan Wang, Ming Zhang, Jun Huang, Haihong Zhang, Si Chen, Kefang Wang

“…SB was categorized into 4 categories: less than 4 h/day, 4 to 6 h/day, 6 to 8 h/day, and 8 h or more per day. PA was classified into light-intensity and moderate-to-vigorous intensity physical activity (LPA and MVPA). …”
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Sexually transmitted diseases and immunology articles pushed by WeChat official accounts are of most interest to the Chinese public: A national cross-sectional study in China by Yi Li, Yinan Zhao, Ning Yao, Shuang Zhou, Beibei Jiang, Ying Xiong, Chunbei Zhou

“…Methods: The most popular articles per month between January 2017 and December 2019 were collected through the monthly published influence list of the CDC's WOA. …”
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Clinical characteristics of patients with coronary artery disease by smoking status by Olga V. Nakhratova, Daria P. Tsygankova, Joseph M. Tsenter, Evgeny D. Bazdyrev

“…Currently, most studies of smoking in various populations are focused on determining relationships, including the number of cigarettes smoked per day, pack/year and smoking indexes. Some studies evaluate important characteristics, such as the degree of nicotine dependence, type of smoking behavior, and level of motivation to quit smoking. …”
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The performance of a machine learning model in predicting accelerometer-derived walking speed by Aleksej Logacjov, Tonje Pedersen Ludvigsen, Kerstin Bach, Atle Kongsvold, Mats Flaaten, Tom Ivar Lund Nilsen, Paul Jarle Mork

“…Results: Total recording time was ∼600 min (∼25 min per participant). Performance metrics for predicting walking speeds (i.e., slow, moderate, brisk) and jogging were largely similar for the dual and single accelerometer set-ups as well as for the different window lengths. …”
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Results of surgical treatment of patients with acute destructive diverticulitis of the colon using minimally invasive technologies by O.B. Tymchuk, S.L. Malinovskyi

“…Among the diseases of the colon, diverticular disease occupies one of the leading positions, the frequency of which is currently 1.2 cases per 1000 people. Complications in this condition develop in 5% of cases and account for 3-5% of all patients with acute abdominal diseases. …”
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Teaching communication skills to OTL-HNS residents: multisource feedback and simulated scenarios by Pier-Luc Beaudoin, Mathilde Labbé, Amanda Fanous, Meredith Young, Jamie Rappaport, Yoon Soo Park, John Manoukian, Lily H. P. Nguyen

“…Results from the random-intercept regression indicated that, on average, a learner’s mean rating at baseline was 3.6/5 and increased significantly by 0.25 points per year (p < 0.05) as assessed by OTL-HNS staff members and peers. …”
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Insights into the contribution of multiple factors on Ixodes ricinus abundance across Europe spanning 20 years using different machine learning algorithms by Samantha Lansdell, Abin Zorto, Misaki Seto, Edessa Negera, Saeed Sharif, Sally Cutler

“…To assess which ML model was most suited to prediction of I. ricinus abundance, four performance metric values were calculated per model: Normalised Root Mean Square Error (NRMSE), Scatter Index (SI), Mean Absolute Percentage Error (MAPE) and R2, all of which describe the statistical relationship between predicted and actual I. ricinus abundance values. …”
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Understanding and measuring workplace violence in healthcare: a Canadian systematic framework to address a global healthcare phenomenon by Christian Schulz-Quach, Brendan Lyver, Charlene Reynolds, Trevor Hanagan, Jennifer Haines, John Shannon, Laura Danielle Pozzobon, Yasemin Sarraf, Sam Sabbah, Sahand Ensafi, Natasha Bloomberg, Jaswanth Gorla, Brendan Singh, Lucas B. Chartier, Marnie Escaf, Diana Elder, Marc Toppings, Brian Hodges, Rickinder Sethi

“…At the University Health Network (UHN) in Toronto, Canada, WPV incidents in EDs jumped 169% from 0.43 to 1.15 events per 1000 visits (p < 0.0001). In response, UHN launched a comprehensive, systems-based quality improvement (QI) project to ameliorate WPV. …”
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Using a Clinical Decision Support System to Improve Anticoagulation in Patients with Nonvalve Atrial Fibrillation in China’s Primary Care Settings: A Feasibility Study by Xueying Ru, Tianhao Wang, Lan Zhu, Yunhui Ma, Liqun Qian, Huan Sun, Zhigang Pan

“…The mean age of these subjects was 75.71 years, the median time of clinical visits was six times per person, and the follow-up duration was 15 months. …”
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