Predictive modeling of cattle calving time emphasizing abnormal and normal cases by using posture analysis by May Phyu Khin, Pyke Tin, Yoichiro Horii, Thi Thi Zin

“…Abstract Accurate calving time prediction plays a critical role in ensuring the well-being of both mother and calf during parturition. …”
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Mediating role of fatigue driving in the influence of job demand and insecurity on safety incidents among bus drivers by Mustapha Amoadu, Isaac Tetteh Commey, Edward Wilson Ansah

“…Conclusion The study indicates critical impact of job demands and job security on driving fatigue and subsequent safety incidents among bus these drivers in Ghana. …”
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Frequency of Different Types of Diagnostic Errors in Patients with Central Nervous System Infections: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study by HamidReza Naderi, Fereshte Sheybani, Omid Khosravi, Mehdi Jabbari Nooghabi

“…Justification in requesting diagnostic measures and interpretation of their results based on clinical findings and patient information could be a critical factor in preventing a substantial number of diagnostic errors in patients with CNS infection.…”
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Development of a Finite Element Model for the HAZ Temperature Field in Longitudinal Welding of Pipeline Steel by Zhixing Wang, Chengjia Shang, Xuelin Wang

“…The methodology focused on three critical aspects: the weld interface morphology, the location of the Ac₁ temperature, and the size of prior austenite grains (PAG). …”
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Impact of GST on motor and pump exports in India by Raghuveer Negi, Muthusamy Arumugam, Abuzar Nomani, Shetty Deepa Thangam Geeta

“…The factor analyses and CFA will derive the positive and negative impact of GST determined through critical empirical evidence in this study. Also, the problems faced by the exporters allied to GST, which the authors could not include in the questionnaire due to certain reasons, are concisely apportioned and discussed. …”
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Endometriosis Surgery during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Brazilian Single Institution Experience by Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Eduardo de Almeida Nogueira, Pietro Cardoso Balthar, Camilla Gabriely Souza Guerra, Marlon de Freitas Fonseca

“…Early in the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic stay-at-home guidelines, there were public health orders that elective surgeries be deferred to prioritize hospital beds for critically ill COVID-19 patients. Besides, several reasons led to the postponement of consultations, diagnostic tests, and elective therapeutic procedures. …”
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Procedural aspects of the crime scene inspection as an investigative (search) activity: some issues for discussion by Y. Yu. Koniushenko

“…The existing views of individual lawyers in the scientific literature, according to which the examination is a kind of crime scene inspection are critically analyzed. It is determined that the examination is an independent investigative (search) action, which has specific goals and objectives, the range of participants and the procedure. …”
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Pattern of Thrombocytopenia In Pregnancy At Teaching Hospital Of Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan by Muhammad Bilal Ghafoor, Faiza Sarwar, Tahira Afzal Durrani, Zainab Quratulain Azher, Saleha Jabeen, Muhammad Haris Ali Khan

“…Specially the patients with Pre-eclampsia and HELLP syndrome should be monitored critically.   Key words: Platelet Count, Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy, Types of Thrombocytopenia, Pre-Eclampsia …”
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Enhanced dynorphin expression and secretion in pancreatic beta-cells under hyperglycemic conditions by Miranda Movahed, Ruy A. Louzada, Manuel Blandino-Rosano

“…In vitro studies revealed that increased glucose concentrations correlate with increased dynorphin expression, indicating a critical interplay involving Ca2+, CamKII, and CREB pathways in β-cells. …”
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Genomic assessment of targets implicated in Rhipicephalus microplus acaricide resistance. by Christina Meiring, Michel Labuschagne

“…This baseline data offers a critical foundation for further research and the identification of more reliable molecular markers.…”
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Warfarin Use Is Associated with Increased Mortality at One Year in Patients with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Syeda Fatima Naqvi, Amir Humza Sohail, Dhairya A. Lakhani, James Maurer, Sarah Sofka, Yousaf B. Hadi

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CONTINGENCY FACTORS AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING PRACTICES OF LISTED MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN LAGOS STATE by Mustapha Abdulrasaq, Abdullahi Adio Babatunde, Isaac Biodun Ogunshola

“… Given the critical roles of management accounting information in supporting managerial functions, its usage, to optimize organizations values, must be aligned with firm’s characteristics or contingencies. …”
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The contribution of forest coffee certification program to household income and resource conservation: Empirical evidences from Southwest Ethiopia by Diriba Abdeta, Alemayehu N. Ayana

“…However, these programs have faced criticism, particularly regarding their impact on participants' livelihoods and resource conservation. …”
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Prediction of acute kidney injury in intensive care unit patients based on interpretable machine learning by Li Zhang, Mingyu Li, Chengcheng Wang, Chi Zhang, Hong Wu

“…Methods In this study, the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC) databases were used to construct a dataset of critically ill patients. Predictive models were constructed using five machine learning algorithms based on MIMIC-IV data, and the best predictive model was selected by multiple model evaluation metrics. …”
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High-Electron-Mobility SiGe on Sapphire Substrate for Fast Chipsets by Hyun Jung Kim, Yeonjoon Park, Hyung Bin Bae, Sang H. Choi

“…High-quality strain-relaxed SiGe films with a low twin defect density, high electron mobility, and smooth surface are critical for device fabrication to achieve designed performance. …”
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Balancing central control and sensory feedback produces adaptable and robust locomotor patterns in a spiking, neuromechanical model of the salamander spinal cord. by Alessandro Pazzaglia, Andrej Bicanski, Andrea Ferrario, Jonathan Arreguit, Dimitri Ryczko, Auke Ijspeert

“…This work also underscores the critical role of detailed, biologically-realistic neural networks to improve our understanding of vertebrate locomotion.…”
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Silences and Vulnerabilities by Suruchi Thapar-Björkert, Marion Stevens, Åsa Eriksson, Johanna Gondouin

“…As decriminalisation of sex work in South Africa is currently high on the public agenda, and the ‘Swedish model’ is one of the alternatives discussed, critically examining the possible consequences of adopting this model is crucial. …”
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Feature engineering on climate data with machine learning to understand time-lagging effects in pasture yield predictionGitHub by Thirunavukarasu Balasubramaniam, Wathsala Anupama Mohotti, Kenneth Sabir, Richi Nayak

“…Accurate prediction of pasture availability is critical for effective farm management, livestock growth, and maintaining the supply chain. …”
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Examining the Intergovernmental and Interorganizational Network of Responding to Major Accidents for Improving the Emergency Management System in China by Pan Tang, Haojia Chen, Shiqi Shao

“…Major accidents require participation of public organizations affiliated with multiple government levels, and the lack of collaboration and coordination among the involved organizations within the critical time constraints during the response process is an existing problem. …”
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An Evolutionary Game Model of a Regional Logistics Service Supply Chain Complex Network in a Blockchain Environment by Guangsheng Zhang, Zhaomin Zhang

“…Furthermore, enhancing the willingness of participants to engage in this system has emerged as a critical issue requiring urgent resolution. This study assumes bounded rationality and constructs an evolutionary game model to analyze the adoption behaviors of logistics service providers (LSPs) and logistics service integrators (LSIs) in a blockchain environment. …”
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