Robust Prediction of Healthcare Inflation Rate With Statistical and AI Methods in Iran by Mohammad Javad Shaibani, Ali Akbar Fazaeli

“…In this context, a robust approximation of HCIR will be a helpful tool for health authorities and other decision makers. Using monthly time series data of HCIR in Iran, we developed various forecasting techniques based on classical smoothing methods, decomposition ETS (error, trend, and seasonality) approaches, autoregressive (AR) integrated moving average (ARIMA), seasonal ARIMA (SARIMA), and a multilayer nonlinear AR artificial neural network (NARANN) with several training algorithms including Bayesian regularization (BR), Levenberg–Marquardt (LM), scaled conjugate gradient (SCG), Broyden–Fletcher–Goldfarb–Shanno (BFGS) quasi-Newton, conjugate gradient with Powell–Beale restarts (CGB), conjugate gradient with Fletcher–Reeves updates (CGF), and resilient propagation (RPROP) algorithms. …”
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Exploring the application of AI in the education of children with autism: a public health perspective by Liu Lan, Ke Li, Diao Li

“…Leveraging multi-modal data inputs-such as text, audio, and facialcues-PHDT provides real-time social context interpretation and adaptive feedback, enabling a more naturalistic and engaging learning experience.Results and discussionExperimental results reveal that PHDT significantly outperforms traditional methods in fostering engagement, retention, and social skill acquisition. …”
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Presenting a suitable model for selecting the board members in economic companies of bonyad Ta'avon Vedja Organization by Moslem Moradzadeh, Komeil Mahjori

“…As a result, this issue makes the board of directors the current focal point of various efforts to improve corporate governance Therefore, corporate governance experts have been looking for a long time to improve the composition of the board of directors and evaluate them with new models; In this way, the boards of directors can act more effectively. …”
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Effect of temperature control on tribological and corrosion properties of copper in cathodic cage plasma nitriding by Muhammad Bilal Khalid, Syed Salman Hussain, Ameeq Farooq, Muhammad Shafiq, Yasin Khan, Muhammad Shoaib

“…Copper (Cu) samples were nitrided at various temperatures (100–400 °C) for a fixed time of 4 h. The treated samples were investigated using a micro-hardness tester, x-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, ball-on-disc wear tester, and potentiodynamic polarization. …”
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The concept and features of staffing of the State Criminal Executive Service and probation bodies in Ukraine by K. Yu. Sverdlin

“…The Ukrainian government, in cooperation with the international community, academics and civil society, has already taken a number of important steps to humanise the system. At the same time, some rather important problematic issues on this path have not yet received proper scientific and theoretical study or legislative regulation, in particular, the problem of staffing the State Criminal Executive Service of Ukraine and authorised probation bodies. …”
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Equestrian Injury Presentations to a Regional Trauma Centre in Ireland by A. Abdulkarim, A. Juhdi, P. Coffey, Lily Edelson

“…The Irish Equestrian industry provides over 12,500 full time job equivalents contributing in excess of €454 million to the Irish economy annually. …”
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Graves’ ophthalmopathy: the clinical and psychosocial outcomes of different medical interventions – a systematic review by Maralyn Druce, Ejaz Ansari, Oyinlola Maria Bello

“…However, further research needs to be conducted to evaluate its side effect profile and cost-effectiveness. Nonetheless, with time it has the potential to be a first-line treatment option in the management of active moderate to severe Graves’ ophthalmopathy.…”
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A rare neurosurgical emergency: case report of spontaneous lumbar subdural empyema by Svetozar Stanković, Milan Lepić, Ivan Bogićević, Jadranka Stanković, Goran Pavlicević

“…This case highlights the need for urgent MRI in the early stages of symptom onset to ensure timely diagnosis and treatment.…”
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The effect of preoperative topical magnesium sulfate spraying in the oropharyngeal region on postoperative sore throat following gynecological laparoscopic surgery: a randomized cl... by Linxin Wang, Fangfang Li, Yuqing Liu, Xingyu Xiong, Qin Qiu, Guanglei Wang

“…Results The overall incidence of postoperative sore throat in the magnesium sulfate group was lower than that in the the control group (20.0% vs. 66.7%, P < 0.001). At time points T1 (P < 0.001), T2 (P = 0.02), and T3 (P = 0.015), the incidence of postoperative sore throat in the the magnesium sulfate group was also lower than that in the the control group. …”
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Psychological components of police care as a factor of guaranteeing public safety by H. V. Dzhahupov

“…It has been concluded that the term “public order and safety” is not legally defined at present time, but the analysis of regulatory acts and different views of scholars testifies to the homogeneity of the notions of “public order and safety” and “public policy and safety”. …”
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Unraveling the relationship between stress exposure and childhood anxiety: Considering accumulation, impact, and type in the first five years of life. by Viviane Valdes, Linda W Craighead, Charles A Nelson, Michelle Bosquet Enlow

“…Total stressful events accumulated at earlier time points (by 1 year, 2 years, and 3 years of age) were not significantly associated with child anxiety symptoms at 5 years. …”
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Poststroke Erectile Dysfunction in Cameroon: Prevalence, Associated Factors, and Quality of Life by Daniel Gams Massi, Gervais Ngoupayou Mountap, Hervé Edouard Moby, Frantz Guy Epoupa Ngalle, Sidick Mouliom, Jacques Doumbe, Njankouo Yacouba Mapoure

“…Prevalence of poststroke ED was 64.4% (OR=3.41, 95% CI: 1.99-5.82, p<0.001). The average time of occurrence of the poststroke ED was 5±5.85 months. …”
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Analysis of Surrounding Rock Pressure of Deep Buried Tunnel considering the Influence of Seepage by Qingchen Yao, Yukun Ma, Zongyang Xiao, Zudi Zhang, Yaxin Lu, Chenyang Liu

“…The relationship between surrounding rock stress and displacement, radial deformation of lining, and support reaction force was observed. At the same time, considering the effects of seepage, strain softening, and intermediate principal stress, the surrounding rock is divided into a plastic residual zone, plastic softening zone, and elastic zone, and the stress distribution expressions of the plastic zone and each zone of surrounding rock of circular tunnel are derived. …”
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Determinants and Perception of Incest in Family Relationships in Uyo Capital City, Nigeria by Victoria Nkan, Enwongo Abasi Udofia, Deborah Uduk

“…Incest was perceived as particularly prevalent during periods of social or economic instability, such as the COVID-19 lockdown, with 50% of respondents strongly agreeing that cases increased during this time. The findings underscore the need for a multi-faceted intervention strategy involving community leaders, policymakers, and mental health professionals. …”
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The Anti-Inflammatory Cytokine, Interleukin-10, Inhibits Inflammatory Mediators in Human Epithelial Cells and Mouse Macrophages Exposed to Live and UV-Inactivated Chlamydia trachom... by Abebayehu N. Yilma, Shree R. Singh, Stacie J. Fairley, Murtada A. Taha, Vida A. Dennis

“…Kinetics studies revealed that live C. trachomatis induced TNF, IL-6, and IL-8, as a function of time, with day-2 infection inducing the highest cytokine levels. …”
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Medical Cannabis for Gilles de la Tourette Syndrome: An Open-Label Prospective Study by Saar Anis, Corinne Zalomek, Amos D. Korczyn, Alina Rosenberg, Nir Giladi, Tanya Gurevich

“…Six patients (40%) reported cognitive side effects regarding time perception, visuospatial disorientation, confusion, slow processing speed, and attention. …”
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Subgraph-Indexed Sequential Subdivision for Continuous Subgraph Matching on Dynamic Knowledge Graph by Yunhao Sun, Guanyu Li, Mengmeng Guan, Bo Ning

“…Another challenge is that the isomorphic subgraphs covering a given region are conducted on a huge search space of seed candidates, which causes a lot of time consumption for searching the unpromising candidates. …”
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Non-Optic Glioma-like Lesions in Adult Neurofibromatosis Type 1 Patients by Walter Taal, Bart Zick, Bart J. Emmer, Martin J. van den Bent

“…The majority of glioma-like lesions remained stable, decreased in size or even disappeared during a median follow-up time of 8.5 years. Twelve glioma-like lesions in 11/182 patients were resected or biopsied, and histology showed gliomas of astrocytic origin (WHO grade 1–4). …”
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Linguistic and cultural adaptation of the Questionnaire on Negative Stereotypes towards Old Age for health professionals in Cuba by Yaima Jiménez Abreu, Damian Valdés Santiago, Marta Martín Carbonell

“…The results of the debriefing showed a good understanding of the questionnaire, which allowed it to be answered in a short time.<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The linguistic and cultural adaptation of the Negative Stereotypes Questionnaire towards Old Age, to Cuban Spanish, shows similarity with the original version. …”
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Propensity score matching analysis of valve-sparing versus aortic root replacement in type A aortic dissection patients by Ling Chen, Yichao Pan, Huaijian Zhang, Yi Chen, Chunsheng Wang, Zhihuang Qiu, Heng Lu, Liangwan Chen

“…Multivariable analysis is identifying advanced age, high Body Mass Index (BMI), Marfan syndrome, severe aortic regurgitation, bicuspid aortic valve, increased aortic root diameter, and reduced aortic cross-clamp time (ACC) as significant factors associated with ARR. …”
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