Racial and ethnic differences in fatal child abuse and neglect and the intersection of community poverty: U.S., 2003 to 2022 by Rebecca F. Wilson, Xin Yue, Karen E. Thomas, Krishna Kiran Kota, Carter J. Betz

“…Community poverty quartiles for fatal CAN cases were determined using county-level poverty data and population estimate data for 2003–2022. …”
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Diversity of performance patterns in dairy goats: multi-scale analysis of the lactation curves of milk yield, body condition score and body weight by Gafsi, Nicolas, Martin, Olivier, Bidan, Fabrice, Grimard, Bénédicte, Puillet, Laurence

“…There is a need to better understand the determinants of lifetime performance. Thus, the general objective of this work was to analyze the phenotypic variability of lifetime trajectories (milk yield (MY), body weight (BW) and body condition score (BCS)) through a 3-step approach: (1) characterize individual phenotypic lactation curves, (2) explore the associations between MY, BW and BCS curves at the lactation scale and (3) assess the diversity of phenotypic curves over successive lactations. …”
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Novel image registration algorithm for scene-matching navigation by Hongrui YANG, Qiju ZHU, Peixian CAO, Hao GU, Dongdong ZHAO

“…High-precision positioning and navigation technology are crucial for the autonomous operation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), enabling them to determine their location and navigate to predetermined destinations without human intervention. …”
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2-Heptanone Produces Sensorial-Emotional Changes, Depending on Length of Exposure / La 2-heptanona produce cambios sensorio-emocionales, dependiendo del tiempo de exposición by Ana Gloria Gutiérrez-García, Carlos M. Contreras, María Remedios Mendoza-López

“…In part two of this study, 141 male and female volunteers, sniffed this ketone and with a simple questionnaire it was determined that the longest tested duration (180 s) of sniffing 2-heptanone lowered the acceptance of sniffing this ketone again, compared with the shorter sniffing durations (5 and 60 s), with no differences between sexes. …”
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Relationship Between Short‐Term Outcomes and PD‐L1 Expression Based on Combined Positive Score and Tumor Proportion Score in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancers Treated W... by Akihiro Ohara, Taisuke Mori, Mai Itoyama, Kazuki Yokoyama, Shun Yamamoto, Ken Kato, Yoshitaka Honma

“…By receiver‐operating characteristic curve analysis, the CPS cut‐off value for predicting better CBR was determined to be 50. The ORR/CBR tended to be higher when CPS was positive. …”
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Insights in biomarkers complexity and routine clinical practice for the diagnosis of thyroid nodules and cancer by Maria de Lurdes Godinho de Matos, Mafalda Pinto, Ana Gonçalves, Sule Canberk, Maria João Martins Bugalho, Paula Soares

“…Conclusions The knowledge of genetic and molecular biomarkers has achieved a high level of complexity, and the difficulties related to its applicability determine that their implementation in clinical practice is not yet a reality. …”
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Karakteristik Penderita Penyakit Jantung Bawaan pada Anak di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Periode Januari 2010 – Mei 2012 by Nur Ain, Didik Hariyanto, Sovina Rusdan

“…The objective of this study was to determine the variation of the characteristics of patients with CHD in Dr. …”
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Life cycle assessment of coconut plantation, copra, and charcoal production by T. Puspaningrum, N.S. Indrasti, C. Indrawanto, M. Yani

“…The cradle-to-gate life cycle assessment of copra and coconut shell charcoal aims to determine the impacts of coconut, copra, and charcoal production from copra byproducts quantitatively and identify scenario improvements to reduce the impacts and enhance sustainability.METHODS: Field observations were conducted in tall coconuts in Agrabinta, South Cianjur, and in copra and coconut shell charcoal factories in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia. …”
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EpCare: Prototipe Sistem Detektor Pre-Iktal Pasien Epilepsi Berbasis Fitur CSI dari Sinyal EKG 1 Kanal Menggunakan AD8232 by Diah P. Wulandari, Arief Kurniawan, Alvin Nathanael, Santi W. Purnami, Anda L. Juniani, Wardah R. Islamiyah

“…A distribution of every 100 RR-intervals is made as basis to determine a threshold value of CSI. When CSI value exceeds this threshold, system will send alert to a mobile application, called EpCare. …”
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Application of dynamic systems modeling approach to rank optimal urban waste management strategies using SWOT method by Hamid Shahbandarzadeh, Mohammad Hossein Kabgani

“…The reasons for using the dynamic systems approach for this research can also be enumerated as follows: 1) an appropriate approach in determining and predicting the effects of factors affecting waste production, 2) helping to understand the relationships between variables and examining the behaviour and structure of systems, incredibly complex systems (creating a conceptual model), 3) a flexible approach with the ability to analyze quantitatively and qualitatively, 4) the ability to review the system in the future under different scenarios and policies of decision makers and 5) dynamic system models are considered as simulation models; therefore, they have the advantages of using the simulation method over the analysis methods. …”
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An ecological, environmental, and economic indicators-based approach towards enhancing sustainability in water and nutrient use for passion fruit cultivation in Colombia by Sonia Mercedes Polo-Murcia, Nesrine Chaali, Camilo Ignacio Jaramillo-Barrios, Sofiane Ouazaa, Victor Javier Polo, John Edisson Calderon Carvajal

“…Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to determine optimal irrigation and fertilization practices. …”
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Designing and Modeling Digital Transformation in the Automotive Industry: Leveraging the Fourth Industrial Revolution by Mohammad Saeed Mozafari Mehr, Mohammad Taghi Taghavifard

“…Conclusion Based on the research paradigm model, it was determined that digital infrastructure, digital leadership, digital human resources, and digital marketing affect digital transformation in Iran Khodro Company. …”
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Apolipoprotein A-V Is a Novel Diagnostic and Prognostic Predictor in Pediatric Patients with Sepsis: A Prospective Pilot Study in PICU by Chunxia Wang, Yun Cui, Huijie Miao, Xi Xiong, Jiaying Dou, Lujing Shao, Xiaomeng Tang, Yucai Zhang

“…Serum ApoA5 levels on PICU admission were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). …”
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Hubungan Lingkungan Fisik dan Tindakan Penduduk dengan Kejadian ISPA pada Balita di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Lubuk by Irma Suryani, Edison ., Julizar Nazar

“…The objective of this research was to determined the correlation between the physical environment which include the ventilation, the natural lighting, the house humidity, the density of residential house, and community behavior which include the habitual of smoking at house, the habitual of window open and household fuel use with the incidence of ARI on children under five years old. …”
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Hubungan Asupan Asam Folat, Zink, dan Vitamin A Ibu Hamil Trimester III terhadap Berat Badan Lahir di Kabupaten Padang Pariaman by Wici Septiyeni, Nur Indrawati Lipoeto, Joserizal Serudji

“…</em><em>The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the intake of folic acid, zinc, and vitamin A on birth weight. …”
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Age-associated microglial transcriptome leads to diminished immunogenicity and dysregulation of MCT4 and P2RY12/P2RY13 related functions by Martin Škandík, Lara Friess, Guillermo Vázquez-Cabrera, Lily Keane, Kathleen Grabert, Mireia Cruz De los Santos, Mercedes Posada-Pérez, Austeja Baleviciute, Mathilde Cheray, Bertrand Joseph

“…Through the integration of in vitro cultured BV-2 microglia with primary microglia datasets, we identify critical molecular determinants of microglial cellular aging confirmed in human-aged brain tissue. …”
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一种降低南极磷虾油酸值的工艺研究 Technology of reducing acid value of Antarctic krill oil by 胥亚夫，俞存兵，余奕珂，郭忠，吴微，吕晶，郝兰 " XU Yafu, YU Cunbing, YU Yike, GUO Zhong, WU Wei, LYU Jing，HAO Lan"

“…The most critical five indicators (yield of Antarctic krill oil, phospholipid content, acid value, fluidity and transparency）for assessing the production cost and product quality of Antarctic krill oil were used as indicators, and the optimal deacidification process conditions were determined through single factor experiments and orthogonal experiments. …”
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Health and economic cost estimates of short-term total and wildfire PM2.5 exposure on work loss: using the consecutive California Health Interview Survey (CHIS) data 2015–2018 by Michael Jerrett, Yu Yu, Ying-Ying Meng, Diane Garcia-Gonzales, Mohammad Z Al-Hamdan, Miriam E Marlier, Joseph L Wilkins, Ninez Ponce

“…Instruction To help determine the health protectiveness of government regulations and policies for air pollutant control for Americans, our study aimed to investigate the health and economic impacts of work loss due to sickness associated with daily all-source and wildfire-specific PM2.5 (particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter smaller than 2.5 μm) exposures in California.Methods We linked the 2015–2018 California Health Interview Survey respondents’ geocoded home addresses to daily PM2.5 estimated by satellites and atmospheric modelling simulations and wildfire-related PM2.5 from Community Multiscale Air Quality models. …”
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Service Innovation in Customer Value Co-Creation: The Mediating Role of Customer Engagement in the Hospitality Industry – A Case Study by Meysam Fakharyan, Ali Hosseinzadeh, Hadi Bastam

“…The sample size, 384 individuals, was determined using Krejcie and Morgan Table, using the convenience non-probability sampling method. …”
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Molecular prevalence and associated risk factors of Entamoeba spp. in donkeys in Shanxi Province, North China by Ze-Dong Zhang, Han-Dan Xiao, Dong-Yang Wang, Nan Su, Xun-Zhi Liu, Zi-Rui Wang, Shi-Chen Xie, Xing-Quan Zhu, Shuo Zhang, Wen-Wei Gao

“…A portion of the small-subunit rRNA gene (SSU rRNA) was amplified and sequenced to determine the prevalence and species/genotypes of Entamoeba spp. …”
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