A two-stage model of the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and the fuzzy synthetic evaluation technique to prioritize sustainable sanitation services under uncertainty by Shaher Zyoud, Siwar M. Omair, Susan A. Jarrad

“…Field data on criteria contributing to the SPI is transformed into fuzzy intervals, synthesized, and defuzzified to derive the SPI at community level. …”
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Effect of Staggered vs. Simultaneous Co-Administration of Bempedoic Acid on Pharmacokinetics of Pravastatin: Randomized, Cross-Over Clinical Trial in Healthy Volunteers by Felicitas Stoll, Salvatore Amato, Max Sauter, Jürgen Burhenne, Johanna Weiss, Walter E. Haefeli, Antje Blank

“…Outcome measures were the area under the plasma concentration–time curve, extrapolated to infinity (AUC_∞) and C_max of pravastatin, 3α-hydroxy-pravastatin (pravastatin 3-iso), and pravastatin lactone, and their geometric mean ratios (GMRs) of different schedules of administration. Log-transformed AUC_∞ and C_max were compared with one-way ANOVA with a 90% confidence interval (CI). …”
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Distributed hybrid energy storage photovoltaic microgrid control based on MPPT algorithm and equilibrium control strategy by Yanlong Qi, Rui Liu, Haisheng Lin, Junchen Zhong, Zhen Chen

“…Abstract With the rapid advancement of the new energy transformation process, the stability of photovoltaic microgrid output is particularly important. …”
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Ontology of functional synergetics in virtual cognitive-semiotic design of information processes and systems by R. G. Bolbakov, V. A. Mordvinov, P. V. Berezkin, I. I. Sivitsky

“…Matching form to content, autopoiesis, development, and transformations occurring with informational processes and systems with their emergent consequences are the essence and feature of functional synergetics. …”
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Isolation and characterization of CNC from waste maize cob available in Bangladesh as a potential candidate for the fabrication of multifunctional bio-nanocomposites: A new approac... by Shamim Dewan, Md. Mahmudur Rahman, Md. Ismail Hossain, Bijoy Chandra Ghos, M Mohinur Rahman Rabby, Md. Abdul Gafur, Md. Al-Amin, Md. Ashraful Alam

“…Characterization of the specimens were conducted by FTIR-ATR (Fourier Transform Infrared-Attenuated Total Reflection), FESEM (Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopy), XRD (X-ray Diffraction), EDX (Energy Dispersive X-ray), DLS (Dynamic Light Scattering), Thermal analysis (TGA/DTG/DTA), and Zeta potential analysis. …”
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Widespread use of ChatGPT and other Artificial Intelligence tools among medical students in Uganda: A cross-sectional study. by Elizabeth Ajalo, David Mukunya, Ritah Nantale, Frank Kayemba, Kennedy Pangholi, Jonathan Babuya, Suzan Langoya Akuu, Amelia Margaret Namiiro, Yakobo Baddokwaya Nsubuga, Joseph Luwaga Mpagi, Milton W Musaba, Faith Oguttu, Job Kuteesa, Aloysius Gonzaga Mubuuke, Ian Guyton Munabi, Sarah Kiguli

“…<h4>Background</h4>Chat Generative Pre-trained Transformer (ChatGPT) is a 175-billion-parameter natural language processing model that uses deep learning algorithms trained on vast amounts of data to generate human-like texts such as essays. …”
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Baryon Pasting the Uchuu Light-cone Simulation by Erwin T. Lau, Daisuke Nagai, Arya Farahi, Tomoaki Ishiyama, Hironao Miyatake, Ken Osato, Masato Shirasaki

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Influencia de la adición de carbonato de calcio en la eficiencia energética de la producción de ladrillos de cerámica roja The influence of the addition of calcium carbonate on the... by Dania Betancourt, Fernando Martirena, Robert Day, Yosvany Diaz

“…This effect would be caused by modifications of the mineralogical transformations through which clay minerals undergo in the presence of calcite. which reduces sintering temperature in clays containing mainly montmorillonite. …”
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Micro-/nanobubble oxygenation irrigation enhances soil phosphorus availability and yield by altering soil bacterial community abundance and core microbial populations by Qingyong Bian, Qingyong Bian, Zhiduo Dong, Yupeng Zhao, Yaozu Feng, Yaozu Feng, Yaozu Feng, Yanbo Fu, Yanbo Fu, Zhiguo Wang, Jingquan Zhu, Liang Ma

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Development of Cephradine-Loaded Gelatin/Polyvinyl Alcohol Electrospun Nanofibers for Effective Diabetic Wound Healing: In-Vitro and In-Vivo Assessments by Anam Razzaq, Zaheer Ullah Khan, Aasim Saeed, Kiramat Ali Shah, Naveed Ullah Khan, Bouzid Menaa, Haroon Iqbal, Farid Menaa

“…The resulting drug-loaded NFs (LNFs) were characterized physically using ultraviolet-visible (UV-Vis) spectrophotometry (for drug loading capacity (LC), drug encapsulation efficiency (EE), and drug release kinetics determination), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) (for thermostability evaluation), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) (for surface morphology analysis), and Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) (for functional group identification). …”
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Factors Influencing Telemedicine Adoption Among Health Care Professionals: Qualitative Interview Study by Fiona Schürmann, Daniel Westmattelmann, Gerhard Schewe

“… BackgroundTelemedicine is transforming health care by enabling remote diagnosis, consultation, and treatment. …”
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Structural, magnetic, and optical characteristics of undoped and chromium, iron, cobalt, copper, and zinc doped nickel oxide nanopowders by Farzaneh Asaldoust, Khosro Mabhouti, Akbar Jafari, Maryam Taleb-Abbasi

“…Furthermore, the samples underwent Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy analysis to validate their purity, which revealed the presence of vibrational modes in the metal oxide bonds. …”
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Involving national stakeholders in a systems approach to map drivers of childhood obesity and actions to prevent childhood obesity in Denmark: the Generation Healthy Kids Study by Knud Ryom, Paul Bloch, Ulla Toft, Didde Høeg, Louise T. Thomsen, Steven Allender, Harry Rutter, Adrian Bauman, Rikke Fredenslund Krølner, Anders Blædel Gottlieb Hansen

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Sport values and sustainability? by Tess Kate Schweizer, Nicolas Margas

“… Introduction United Nations call for all nations to act together towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and recalls that this collective transformation requires the development of shared values into citizens that are in line with SDGs. …”
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Biosynthesis, characterization, and in-vitro anticancer effect of plant-mediated silver nanoparticles using Acalypha indica Linn: In-silico approach by Luailik Madaniyah, Saidun Fiddaroini, Elok Kamilah Hayati, Moh. Farid Rahman, Akhmad Sabarudin

“…Characterization of the synthesized AgNPs was conducted using various techniques, including UV-Vis spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), particle size analysis (PSA), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), confirming the successful synthesis, stability, and spherical morphology of the nanoparticles, with an average diameter of 7 nm and a zeta potential of −24.51 mV. …”
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Zero-BertXGB: An Empirical Technique for Abstract Classification in Systematic Reviews by Mohammad Shariful Islam, Mohammad Abu Tareq Rony, Md Rasel Hossain, Samah Alshathri, Walid El-Shafai

“…A novel Zero-BertXGB technique is introduced, integrating a transformer-based language model, zero-shot learning, and an ML classifier to enhance abstract screening and classification into &#x201C;Include&#x201D; or &#x201C;Exclude&#x201D; categories. …”
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6G-oriented cross-modal signal reconstruction technology by Ang LI, Jianxin CHEN, Xin WEI, Liang ZHOU

“…The feature extraction module maps the source modal signals into a semantic feature vector in the common semantic space, and the reconstruction module inverse transforms this semantic feature vector into the target modal signal.The evaluation module evaluates the reconstruction quality in semantic and spatio-temporal dimensions, and feeds the optimization information to the feature extraction module and the reconstruction module during the training process of the framework, forming a closed-loop loop to achieve accurate signal reconstruction through continuous iteration. …”
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Identifying the factors affecting the growth of the employees of the country's property and documents registration organization by Najmeh Ahmadi, Kolsoum Nami, Nader Ghourchian, Parivash Jafari

“…Theoretical Framework Organizational growth and employees Growth means planned efforts to create and produce some kind of transformations, the purpose of which is to help all the personnel of organizations to have the ability and power to do the work they are responsible for in a more efficient and effective way than before. …”
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Meta-analyses of the effects of high-intensity interval training in elite athletes—part I: mean effects on various performance measures by Hans-Peter Wiesinger, Hans-Peter Wiesinger, Hans-Peter Wiesinger, Thomas Leonard Stöggl, Thomas Leonard Stöggl, Nils Haller, Nils Haller, Julia Blumkaitis, Tilmann Strepp, Francesca Kilzer, Anna Schmuttermair, Will G. Hopkins

“…In this study, we present meta-analyses of the effects of HIIT focusing on these deficits.MethodsThe effects of 6 types of HIIT and other moderators were derived from 34 studies involving highly trained endurance and elite athletes in percent units via log-transformation from separate meta-regression mixed models for sprint, time–trial, aerobic/anaerobic threshold, peak speed/power, repeated-sprint ability, V˙O2max, and exercise economy. …”
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Cyberinfrastructure for machine learning applications in agriculture: experiences, analysis, and vision by Lucas Waltz, Sushma Katari, Chaeun Hong, Adit Anup, Julian Colbert, Anirudh Potlapally, Taylor Dill, Canaan Porter, John Engle, John Engle, Christopher Stewart, Hari Subramoni, Scott Shearer, Raghu Machiraju, Osler Ortez, Laura Lindsey, Arnab Nandi, Sami Khanal

“…These components included (1) a UAS imagery pipeline that reduced processing time and improved image quality over standard methods, (2) a tabular data pipeline that aggregated data from multiple sources and temporal resolutions and aligned it with a common temporal resolution, (3) an approach to adapting the model architecture for a vision transformer (ViT) that incorporates agricultural domain expertise, and (4) a data visualization prototype that was used to identify outliers and improve trust in the data.DiscussionFurther work will be aimed at maturing the CI components and implementing them on high performance computing (HPC). …”
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