Evaluating Innovation Efficiency in EU Countries: the DEA Approach

“…Over the period analysed, a total of 6 countries were identified as efficient – France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Romania (and the United Kingdom in 2018–2019). Countries such as Sweden, Denmark, Belgium, Finland and Austria recorded the highest values of the selected inputs, but the efficiency score showed average to below-average results. …”
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The Bacterial and pathogenic landscape of African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) whole blood and serum from Kenya by Richard Nyamota, Earl A. Middlebrook, Hussein M. Abkallo, James Akoko, Francis Gakuya, Lillian Wambua, Bernard Ronoh, Isaac Lekolool, Athman Mwatondo, Mathew Muturi, Bernard Bett, Jeanne M. Fair, Andrew W. Bartlow

“…The bacteria operational taxonomic units (OTU) were identified to species levels by mapping the generated V12 and V45 regions of 16 S rRNA gene to the SILVA database. …”
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Energy sufficiency for deep decarbonization: A modeling framework by Jingjing Zhang, Michelle Johnson-Wang, Nina Khanna, Max Wei, Bianka Shoai-Tehrani, Nan Zhou

“…We present three case studies, from the United States, China, and France, to illustrate implementing the DRUMSS framework in diverse contexts. …”
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A Case of Status Epilepticus in a Patient Experiencing an Acute Attack of Hereditary Angioedema by Danielle Weinberg, Steven Gayda, Kyle Hultz, Hanan Atia, Brian Kohen, Eric Boccio

“…After the initial seizure was witnessed in the ED, the patient received 4200 Units of recombinant C1-INH intravenously. The patient’s mental status did not return to baseline, and she experienced two additional seizures. …”
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Legal regulation of national security in Ukraine: today’s challenges by Ye. V. Kobko

“…The standards defined in international treaties on human rights were further improved in international security acts developed under the auspices of the United Nations, the Council of Europe, the OSCE, the European Union, etc.…”
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Forms of Realizing the Right to Freedom of Peaceful Assembly by М. A. Sambor

“…It has been grounded that the right to freedom of peaceful assembly is a unique right that unites the right and freedom of its realization. The realization of this right by some subjects, as well as the obligation of public administration subjects to create conditions for the unimpeded realization of the right to freedom of peaceful assembly require an understanding of the outer shell (form) of realizing the right to freedom of peaceful assembly. …”
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Connections Across Open Water: A Bi‐Organelle, Genomics‐Scale Assessment of Atlantic‐Wide Population Dynamics in a Pelagic, Endangered Apex Predator Shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) by Andrea M. Bernard, Marissa R. Mehlrose, Kimberly A. Finnegan, Bradley M. Wetherbee, Mahmood S. Shivji

“…The overall comparative genetic diversity findings provide a baseline for future comparative assessments and monitoring of genetic diversity, as called for by the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, and cautious optimism regarding the health and recovery potential of Atlantic shortfin makos if further population declines can be halted.…”
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Agro-environmental characterization of biochar issued from crop wastes in the humid forest zone of Cameroon by Samuel Fru Billa, Tsi Evaristus Angwafo, Ajebesone Francis Ngome

“…Results The biochars were high in nutrients containing 4.17–18.15 g kg−1 N, 22.26–42.51 mg kg−1 P, 2.48–4.18 cmol kg−1 K and pH 7.78–10.81 units. It is evident that adding biochar to acidic soil containing 0.79 g kg−1 N, 7.41 mg kg−1 P, 1.42 cmol kg−1 K and pH of 5.68 could increase soil fertility and plant productivity. …”
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Improved Zika virus plaque assay using Vero/TMPRSS2 cell line by Olukunle O. Oluwasemowo, Monica E. Graham, Deepa K. Murugesh, Monica K. Borucki

“…From data generated in our lab, we became curious if Vero/TMPRSS2 cells may be a better alternative; therefore, we compared the plaque forming units of two strains of ZIKV on Vero/TMPRSS2 cells to those produced by Vero cells. …”
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Fully automated segmentation and classification of renal tumors on CT scans via machine learning by Jang Hee Han, Byung Woo Kim, Taek Min Kim, Ji Yeon Ko, Seung Jae Choi, Minho Kang, Sang Youn Kim, Jeong Yeon Cho, Ja Hyeon Ku, Cheol Kwak, Young-Gon Kim, Chang Wook Jeong

“…Both conventional radiological features (Hounsfield units, HUs) and radiomic features extracted from areas predicted by the deep learning models were used to develop an algorithm for classifying renal tumor subtypes via a random forest classifier. …”
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Innovative circular economy approaches in e-waste management: a case study of telkomcel Timor Leste by Graciano Andre Damiao Maia, Ratna Lindawati Lubis, Irni Yunita

“…This research is significant in the context of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 12 (Responsible Consumption and Production) and SDG 13 (Climate Action), as it emphasizes the need for sustainable e-waste management practices to mitigate environmental impact and contribute to long-term resource efficiency. …”
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Effect of a multispecies probiotic on reducing the incidence of antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in children: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Hania Szajewska, Jan Łukasik

“…We aim to assess the effectiveness of a specific MP preparation (Winclove 612) in reducing the incidence of AAD in children.Methods and analysis A total of 350 children aged 6 months to 18 years, undergoing antibiotic treatment, will be randomly allocated to receive either a MP consisting of two strains of Bifidobacterium (B. bifidum W23 and B. lactis W51) and six strains of Lactobacillus (L. acidophilus W37, L. acidophilus W55, L. paracasei W20, L. plantarum W62, L. rhamnosus W71 and L. salivarius W24) at a total dose of 1010 colony-forming units daily, or a placebo, from the first day of antibiotic treatment until 7 days after antibiotic cessation, up to a maximum of 17 days. …”
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Content of Investigative Situations of the Initial Stage of Investigating Coercion to Fulfill or Non-Fulfillment of Civil Obligations Committed by Organized Criminal Groups by E. V. Zozulya

“…Given the positive practice of investigating coercion to fulfill or non-fulfillment of civil obligations, the author has defined the possible ways to use information about the investigative situations of the initial stage of the investigation in order to optimize the activities of investigative units during the investigation of this category of criminal proceedings. …”
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Nonlinear association between depressive symptoms and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance: a cross-sectional analysis in the American population by Chunqi Jiang, Bo Wang, Yinuo Qu, Jun Wang, Xin Zhang

“…Then, we constructed a two-piece linear regression model and performed a recursive algorithm to calculate the inflection point.ResultsThe study included 20,282 participants in the United States. In the regression model adjusted for all confounding variables, the odds ratio (OR) for the correlation between depressive symptom and the Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) was 1.01 (95% CI: 1.00, 1.01). …”
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The Direct Healthcare Expenditures of Prostate Cancer by Disease Severity: Evidence from US National Survey Data by Peter J. Mallow, Jie Chen, John A. Rizzo, John R. Penrod, Geralyn C. Trudel, Teresa M. Zyczynski

“…**Background:** In the United States, approximately 2.8 million men have a history of prostate cancer (PC). …”
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Immobilization of purified pectinase from Aspergillus nidulans on chitosan and alginate beads for biotechnological applications by Hamed M. El-Shora, Sabah A. Abo-Elmaaty, Gharieb S. El-Sayyad, Widad M. Al-Bishri, Ahmed I. El-Batal, Mervat G. Hassan

“…With a yield of 30.4%, the final specific activity was 400 units mg−1 protein and 125-fold purification. Using SDS-PAGE to validate the purification of the pectinase, a single band showing the homogeneity of the purified pectinase with a molecular weight of 50 kD was found. …”
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A Study to Assess the Effectiveness of a Self-Instructional Module on Knowledge Regarding the Use of a Communication Board in Communicating with Patients on Mechanical Ventilation... by Sheela A J Williams, Sowjanya P

“… Background A communication board is used in intensive care units ICUs to communicate with patients on mechanical ventilation. …”
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Spatiotemporal Pattern Evolution in Global Green Trade Networks: Implications for Health Economics by Haiyan Zhou, Shaobin Wei, Xun Xi, Haitao Zhou, Hao Hu

“…This is a typical network comprising “smaller worlds”; the focus of green product exports has largely stayed unchanged, while imports are shifting from North America and East Asia towards North America, Europe, and the Middle East; the spatial structure of the network shows a transition away from the original transcontinental “dual arch” pattern with the United States at the core towards a “transcontinental + intracontinental” one characterized by the coexistence of “multiple arches” centering around Europe and Asia; the trade network adopts a “point-to-point” model, with no obvious interdependence and competition between countries (regions); furthermore, geographically proximate and culturally similar countries are prone to have closer trade ties. …”
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Quantifying the Regional Disproportionality of COVID-19 Spread: Modeling Study by Kenji Sasaki, Yoichi Ikeda, Takashi Nakano

“…MethodsTo quantify the degree of disproportionality in the incidence rates, we applied the Theil index to the publicly available data of daily confirmed COVID-19 cases in the United States over a 1100-day period. This index measures relative disproportionality by comparing daily regional case distributions with population proportions, thereby identifying regions where infections are disproportionately concentrated. …”
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Effect of different dietary oil sources on the performance, egg quality and antioxidant capacity during the late laying period by Mengmeng Xu, Le Liu, Zongze Fan, Lizhu Niu, Wenxi Ning, He Cheng, Mengyun Li, Wenying Huo, Pan Zhou, Hongyu Deng, Wen Chen, Long Che

“…Moreover, albumen height and Haugh units were significantly higher in the T3 group than in the T4 group (P < 0.05), although significant differences were not observed among the T1, T2, and T3 groups. …”
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