A Practical Approach for Predicting Power in a Small-Scale Off-Grid Photovoltaic System using Machine Learning Algorithms by Aadyasha Patel, O. V. Gnana Swathika, Umashankar Subramaniam, T. Sudhakar Babu, Alok Tripathi, Samriddha Nag, Alagar Karthick, M. Muhibbullah

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Study on the distance from green space and social capital of community residents based on the development of smart city—take the city of Lansing as an example by Dong Zheng, Xiaoxiao Wang, Han Yang, Jiezikang Zeng

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Genes for editing to improve economic traits in aquaculture fish species by Zituo Yang, Guihong Fu, May Lee, Shadame Yeo, Gen Hua Yue

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A comparison of the sense of place between two urban heritage sites (Oudlajan historic neighborhood, Tehran, and Shah Abol-Ghasem, Yazd) by Arash Mohammad-Moradi, Seyed-Abbas Yazdanfar, Mohammad-Ali Khanmohammadi, Saeid Norouzian-Maleki, Paria Shaheen

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Electric Signals on and under the Ground Surface Induced by Seismic Waves by Akihiro Takeuchi, Kan Okubo, Nobunao Takeuchi

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On the Use of Tunable Power Splitter for Simultaneous Wireless Information and Power Transfer Receivers by Abdul Quddious, Muhammad Ali Babar Abbasi, Muhammad Haroon Tariq, Marco A. Antoniades, Photos Vryonides, Symeon Nikolaou

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Regulating the PI3K and AMPK pathway: the secret of 1-deoxynojirimycin's success in alleviating chronic diseases by Chengwei Yu, Qirui Hu

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Performance-Based Seismic Fragility and Risk Assessment of Five-Span Continuous Rigid Frame Bridges by Fangwen Wu, Jingwen Zhou, Yangyang Zhao, Guangqian Wang, Wenlong Tang, Jianfei Luo, Usama Ibrahim, Yuanying Meng

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Characteristics Analysis of Generalized Rock Quality Designation (RQD) Based on Degree of Joint Development by Lin Jun, Sha Peng, Gao Shuyu, Ni Jiji

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General Theoretical Provisions of Forensic Psychology by O. M. Tsilmak

“…The scientific novelty of the study is that: 1) the author for the first time: a) has defined the content of the objective, subjects of study, the object of study and the subject matter of study of forensic psychology; b) has specified the list of functions of scientific and applied provisions of forensic psychology (gnosiological, interpretative, explanatory, noteworthy, critical, practically applied, communicative, organizational, creative, perceptual, prognostic and synthesizing); and has considered their content; c) has distinguished the sections of forensic psychology (general theoretical provisions of forensic psychology, psychological peculiarities of judicial activity, psychological characteristics of a judge’s personality, psychological characteristics of the participants in court proceedings) in accordance with the directions of the subject of study, and the tasks are specified for each of them; 2) has improved the content of the concept of “forensic psychology”; 3) the principles of scientific and applied provisions of forensic psychology (legality, integrity, complexity, comprehensiveness, objectivity, consistency, systematicity, concreteness, determinism and flexibility) and their content have been further developed. …”
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Beyond traditional metrics: evaluating the triglyceride-total cholesterol-body weight index (TCBI) in cardiovascular risk assessment by Mohsen Rezaee, Farzam Kamrani, Mobina Imannezhad, Hamed Hashemi Shahri, Waleed Khaled Saihood, Alireza Rezvani, Parsa Mearaji Far, Hanie Mahaki, Habibollah Esmaily, Mohsen Moohebati, Mohammad Shariati, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan, Susan Darroudi

“…Abstract Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD), a non-communicable condition, stands as the primary cause of death globally. …”
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A pilot study on diabetes detection using handheld fundus camera and mobile app development by Hamada R. H. Al-Absi, Gilbert Njihia Muchori, Saleh Musleh, Syed Abdullah Basit, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Younss Ait Mou, Tanvir Alam

“…Abstract Background Diabetes, affecting more than 500 million individuals worldwide, is the most widespread non-communicable disease, globally. The early identification and effective management of diabetes are crucial for controlling its spread. …”
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Data Mining of Infertility and Factors Influencing Its Development: A Finding From a Prospective Cohort Study of RaNCD in Iran by Hosna Heydarian, Masoumeh Abbasi, Farid Najafi, Mitra Darbandi

“…The study included a total of 4437 women who participated in the Ravansar Non‐Communicable Disease Cohort study. Among the remaining participants, 434 were infertile. …”
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Content Analysis of Food and Beverage Advertisements on TV, Radio, and Billboards in Iran by Maryam Amini PhD, Delaram Ghodsi PhD, Mehrnoosh Shafaatdoost MSc, Mohadese Borazjani MSc, Maryam Aghayan MSc, Nastaran Shariatzadeh BSc

“…Advertising violation based on Iran’s regulations, Nutrient profile model for the marketing of food and non-alcoholic beverages to children in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region, and International Network for Food and Obesity / Non-communicable Diseases (NCDs) Research Monitoring and Action Support (INFORMAS) was reported to be 13%, 74%, and 51%, respectively. …”
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CROSS-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF METAPHORICAL FRAMING IN POLITICAL DISCOURSE by T. V. Andryukhina

“…However, the examination of political discourse from the cross-cultural perspective reveals the cases of metaphor uses that don't meet the requirements of cultural coherence and may lead to negative cognitive and communicative consequences. Along with admitting a wide discrepancy between metaphorical models in western and oriental political discourse, the author gives some examples of metaphorical coherence as well as its violation in a number of basic metaphors in American, British and Russian political discourse. …”
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Comparative analysis of mental health in middle-aged women with type-2 diabetes mellitus and hypothyroidism: A cross-sectional study by Rabia Aziz, Sohrab Ahmad Khan, Sumbul Ansari, Firdaus Jawed

“…Background: Non-communicable diseases like hypothyroidism and type-2 diabetes mellitus are becoming increasingly prevalent and can lead to anxiety, depression, and memory problems. …”
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Tourette syndrome. The importance of the prevailing attitude and the social problems of the sufferers: literature review by B. Puzonaitë, A. Vaitkus

“…Six social problems are identified that have a significant impact on the lives of people with TS: difficulties in communicating and building new relationships, social exclusion, lack of self-worth and self-esteem, poorer academic results, risk of criminality or suicide, and manifestation of the treatment-resistant form of TS. …”
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Recruiting hard-to-reach populations via respondent driven sampling for mobile phone surveys in Colombia: a qualitative study by Camila Solorzano-Barrera, Mariana Rodriguez-Patarroyo, Angélica Tórres-Quintero, Deivis Nicolas Guzman-Tordecilla, Aixa Natalia Franco-Rodriguez, Vidhi Maniar, Prakriti Shrestha, Andrés I. Vecino-Ortiz, George W. Pariyo, Dustin G. Gibson, Joseph Ali

“…Background Uptake of mobile phone surveys (MPS) is increasing in many low- and middle-income countries, particularly within the context of data collection on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) behavioural risk factors. …”
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Family Aggregation in Individuals with Essential Arterial Hypertension and Risk Factors by Julio Armando Sánchez Delgado, Nailé Edita Sánchez Lara

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> an observational, analytical, longitudinal and retrospective case / control investigation was carried out from the reference consultation for chronic non-communicable diseases in Banes, Holguín province during the period from October 2019 to March 2020. …”
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Quad-Band 3D Rectenna Array for Ambient RF Energy Harvesting by Fatima Khalid, Warda Saeed, Nosherwan Shoaib, Muhammad U. Khan, Hammad M. Cheema

“…With the aim of powering up Internet of Things (IoT) nodes in practical ambient environments, a hybrid approach of combining power, both at RF and DC, is adopted using 98 MHz FM band, GSM900 (Global System for Mobile Communications), GSM1800, and Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz band. A dual polarized cross-dipole antenna featuring asymmetric slots as well as central ring structure enables multiband response and improved matching at the higher three frequency bands, whereas a loaded monopole wire antenna is used at the lower FM band. …”
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