UAV With the Ability to Control with Sign Language and Hand by Image Processing by Hediyeh Hojaji, Alireza Delisnav, Mohammad Hossein Ghafouri Moghaddam, Fariba Ghorbani, Shadi Shafaghi, Masoud Shafaghi

“…These findings underscore the potential of AI-driven drones to engage in natural conversational interactions with humans, thereby providing vital information to assist decision-making processes during emergencies. In conclusion, our approach promises to revolutionize the efficacy of rescue operations by facilitating rapid and accurate communication of critical information to rescue teams. …”
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Leveraging an Enhanced CodeBERT-Based Model for Multiclass Software Defect Prediction via Defect Classification by Rida Ghafoor Hussain, Kin-Choong Yow, Marco Gori

“…Automated testing has emerged as the most practical approach to achieving bug-free and efficient code. …”
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The Impact of Nurses' Disaster Preparedness Competencies on Public Health Center Resilience in Disaster-Prone Areas: A cross-sectional study by Moh Ikram Dg Sirua, Balqis Balqis, Muhammad Alwy Arifin, Indar Indar, Syamsuar Manyullei

“… Background: Disaster-prone areas need resilient health centers to ensure effective health management services and emergency response during earthquakes and tsunamis. …”
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Drastic Improvements in Air Quality in Ecuador during the COVID-19 Outbreak by Rasa Zalakeviciute, Renne Vasquez, Daniel Bayas, Adrian Buenano, Danilo Mejia, Rafael Zegarra, Valeria Diaz, Brian Lamb

“…Despite social and economic concerns, this epidemiologic emergency has brought unexpected positive consequences for environmental quality as human activities were reduced. …”
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Factors Influencing QRIS Adoption in Warkops by Muhammad Zahran Nurendra, Liliana Inggrit Wijaya, Bobby Ardiansyahmiraja, Jun Kajee

“…In Indonesia, digital payment systems have gained prominence, and the Quick Response Indonesian Standard (QRIS) has emerged as an important method for transactions in traditional coffee shops or Warkops (short for Warung Kopi). …”
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Predictive abilities of acculturation for differences in self-rated health among international medical students from Medical University – Sofia by Joana Simeonova, Angelika Velkova, Lidia Georgieva, Peshka Pesheva, Kristina Popova, Nikolai Hristov, Elia Georgieva, Maria Pravchanska

“…Poor health was significantly associated (p < 0.05) with lower ESI (Mdn = 3.4), higher stress levels (Mdn = 22), and a lack (31.9%) or insufficiency (54.2%) of physical activity (PA). ESI emerged as a significant predictor of good health (Exp(B) = 0.403; p = 0.004). …”
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Identification and Quantification of Emission Hotspots of Air Pollutants over Bhubaneswar: A Smart City in Eastern India by Saroj Kumar Sahu, Pallavi Sahoo, Poonam Mangaraj, Gufran Beig, Bhishma Tyagi, Basanta Samal, Ashirbad Mishra, Ravi Yadav

“…Windblown road dust, transport sector, and residential cooking activities emerged as the dominating sources. Emissions of CO, NOx, SO2, VOC, PM2.5, PM10, BC, and OC are estimated to be 112 Gg yr−1, 44 Gg yr−1, 11 Gg yr−1, 73 Gg yr−1, 9 Gg yr−1, 17 Gg yr−1, 5 Gg yr−1 and 0.8 Gg yr−1 respectively. …”
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How do age and sex influence pain threshold and tolerance among Santal tribal people living in West Bengal, India? by Arpita Santra, Subrata Kumar Roy, Monali Goswami, Diptendu Chatterjee

“…Notably, age and sex have consistently emerged as pivotal determinants in modulating pain perception. …”
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Topical steroids as alternative to systemic hormonal treatment for inflammatory bowel diseases in pediatric practice by E. N. Fedulova, O. V. Shumilova, O. V. Fedorova, O. A. Tutina, G. V. Medyantseva

“…Etiopathogenesis of IBD represents the cascade of self-maintaining pathophysiological reactions: adaptive microcirculational, hypoxicmetabolic, autoimmune inflammatory and dysbiotic disorders emerging on a background of genetic features of the body under the effect of unfavorable environmental factors. …”
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REPAIR OF SCIATIC NERVE LESION AUGMENTED WITH AMNION MEMBRANE COMPOSITE AND MESENCHYMAL STEM CELL by Heri Suroto, R. Taufan Mulyo Wibisono

“…The patient underwent emergency surgery to repair the right Femoral artery and the Sciatic nerve. …”
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Research trends and hotspots in post-stroke speech rehabilitation: A bibliometric analysis by Nan Huang, Kang Zou, Fang Liu, Zhen Su, Long Chen, Yanbiao Zhong, Yun Luo, Maoyuan Wang, Li Xiao

“…Key trends included “communication disorders,” “functional connectivity,” and “melodic intonation therapy,” with “stroke” and “aphasia” emerging as central keywords. Conclusion: Research in post-stroke speech rehabilitation is increasing, with significant contributions from the United States and key institutions. …”
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Randomised feasibility study of an intestinal adsorbent in acute diarrhoea in The Gambia by Elena Markaryan, Matthew Dodd, Stephen Allen, Carol Howell, Angela Allen, Paul Rahden, Abdoulie Fatty, Momodou Lamin Jobarteh, Abdoulwahab Sallah, Ebrahim Jaiteh, Doreen Umoh, Fanta Bass, Radovan Hnatič

“…An intestinal adsorbent may reduce diarrhoea duration and severity.Methods Randomised controlled feasibility trial with two phases: phase 1 (0–4 hours and double-blind) and phase 2 (up to 5 days and open-label). 50 children aged 6–59 months with acute diarrhoea presenting with no or some dehydration to the emergency paediatric unit and outpatient clinic at Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital, Banjul, The Gambia were randomised to either standard treatment (oral rehydration fluid and zinc) or standard treatment with polymethylsiloxane polyhydrate for up to 5 days.Results Recruitment was completed in 7 months. …”
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Tackling the Problem of Distributional Shifts: Correcting Misspecified, High-dimensional Data-driven Priors for Inverse Problems by Gabriel Missael Barco, Alexandre Adam, Connor Stone, Yashar Hezaveh, Laurence Perreault-Levasseur

“…., in a trained deep neural network) as priors is emerging as an appealing alternative to simple parametric priors in a variety of inverse problems. …”
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DockCADD: A streamlined in silico pipeline for the identification of potent ribosomal S6 Kinase 2 (RSK2) inhibitors by El Mehdi Karim, Meriem Khedraoui, Abdelkbir Errougui, Yasir S. Raouf, Abdelouahid Samadi, Samir Chtita

“…Ribosomal S6 Kinase 2 (RSK2), a serine/threonine kinase, has emerged as a promising target for cancer therapy because it is implicated in oncogenic signaling. …”
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Indigenous food sovereignty: Pathways for Native scholars by Mapuana Antonio, Joseph Brewer, Richard Elm-Hill, Michael Johnson, Tabitha Robin, A-Dae Romero-Briones, Lois Stevens, Keith Williams

“…The cycle of themes, along with other emergent topics related to Indigenous food systems, will thread throughout future columns. …”
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Influenza A virus hemagglutinin: from classical fusion inhibitors to proteolysis targeting chimera-based strategies in antiviral drug discovery by Francisco Javier Hermoso-Pinilla, Aitor Valdivia, María-José Camarasa, Tiziana Ginex, Francisco Javier Luque

“…Due to its crucial involvement in the initial phases of influenza A infections, HA emerges as a promising target in the search of novel drug-like candidates. …”
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Genomic insights into a clinical Salmonella Typhimurium isolate carrying plasmid-mediated blaNDM-5 by Fan Huang, Genglin Guo, Lu Feng, Tongbo Cai, Xu Huang

“…Objective: Highly carbapenem-resistant Salmonella has emerged worldwide in recent years and is largely associated with the multiform transmission of resistance genes, which poses a huge challenge in clinical practice. …”
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THE FREQUENCY OF TESTICULAR LESION IN ATERTIARY CARE CENTER by Prih Bashir, Noshaba Rahat, Humera Shahzad, Asma Jalbani, Farhana Zulfiqar, Bhawani Shankar

“…In particular, seminoma was the most commonly detected neoplastic lesion, while testicular torsion emerged as the most common non-neoplastic disease. …”
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Evaluation of the quality of standing trees using an Arbotom acoustic stress tomograph by Michajlová Katarína, Gejdoš Miloš, Gergeľ Tomáš, Gretsch Dominik

“…Acoustic equipment utilizing excited stress acoustic waves has emerged as a valuable tool for evaluating the internal structure of standing trees. …”
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Information and Communication Technology Application and the Provision of Reference Services in Selected University Libraries in Western Uganda. by Nabukenya, Judith

“…Inadequate power supply is the most significant challenge, reported by 71% (37 respondents).The study recommended that, given less used platforms like Myspace, web forms and RSS libraries should focus on providing continuous training and support for these and other emerging ICT platforms. Keywords: Information and Communication Technology, Reference services, Universities, Western Uganda, ICT platforms, ICT services.…”
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