Forest fire risk assessment model optimized by stochastic average gradient descent by Zexin Fu, Adu Gong, Jinhong Wan, Wanru Ba, Haihan Wang, Jiaming Zhang

“…Forest fire is a serious global natural disaster that occurs frequently and is characterized by its suddenness, destructiveness, and difficulty in emergency response. …”
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Remote sensing image Super-resolution reconstruction by fusing multi-scale receptive fields and hybrid transformer by Denghui Liu, Lin Zhong, Haiyang Wu, Songyang Li, Yida Li

“…The discriminator combines multi-scale convolution, global Transformer, and hierarchical feature discriminators, providing a comprehensive and refined evaluation of image quality. …”
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Indoor Visible Light 3D Localization System Based on Black Wing Kite Algorithm by Jiahui Wang, Xiangqing Wang, Chaochuan Jia, Cui Yang

“…The black-winged kite algorithm is an intelligent optimization algorithm inspired by the hunting behavior of black-winged kites in nature, and it is designed to solve the problem of global optimization. The indoor visible light localization problem can be transformed into a problem of solving the optimal coordinates of the receiver globally. …”
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The burden of prostate cancer in the North Africa and Middle East Region from 1990 to 2021 by Saeid Safiri, Ali Shamekh, Kamaleddin Hassanzadeh, Asra Fazlollahi, Mark J. M. Sullman, Mortaza Raeisi, Ali-Asghar Kolahi

“…We analysed publicly accessible data from the Global Burden of Disease 2021 study to present findings on the incidence, deaths, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) associated with prostate cancer. …”
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Exploring brain perfusion in dogs with meningoencephalitis of unknown origin: A promising role for arterial spin labeling imaging by Léa Arti, Kirsten Gnirs, Stella Papageorgiou, Yannick Ruel, Albert Agoulon, Nathalie Boddaert, Hugues Gaillot

“…At presentation, one third of the dogs with MUO had focal brain perfusion alterations and two‐thirds had global brain hypoperfusion. Both focal and global brain perfusion changes resolved after treatment in all surviving dogs. …”
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Diversity of photoperiodic responses in oats by I. G. Loskutov, V. A. Koshkin, I. I. Matvienko, E. V. Blinova, I. A. Kosareva

“…The material for this study were 139 oat accessions  from the global collection of plant genetic resources  maintained by the Vavilov Institute (VIR), which included  landraces, breeding cultivars, and lines. …”
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The Wildcat That Lives in Me: A Review on Free-Roaming Cats (<i>Felis catus</i>) in Brazil, Focusing on Research Priorities, Management, and Their Impacts on Cat Welfare by Luana S. Gonçalves, Daiana de Souza Machado, Maria Eduarda Caçador, Giovanne Ambrosio Ferreira, Christopher R. Dickman, Maria Camila Ceballos, Fabio Prezoto, Aline Cristina Sant’Anna

“…Domestic cats (<i>Felis catus</i>) currently occupy the 38th place in the Global Invasive Species Database. Free-roaming cats potentially have broad-ranging impacts on wildlife, occupying most terrestrial environments globally as house pets, strays, or feral animals. …”
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How Significant Are Marine Invertebrate Collagens? Exploring Trends in Research and Innovation by Mariana Almeida, Tiago Silva, Runar Gjerp Solstad, Ana I. Lillebø, Ricardo Calado, Helena Vieira

“…Europe, despite fewer patents, explores a broader range of taxonomic groups. Globally, key applications registered are mostly in medical, dental and toiletry areas, with peptide preparations spanning multiple animal groups. …”
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Optimal Pathways to Lung Cancer Screening in Primary Care Settings: A Scoping Review by Emmanouil K. Symvoulakis, Izolde Bouloukaki, Antonios Christodoulakis, Antonia Aravantinou-Karlatou, Ioanna Tsiligianni

“…Therefore, the aim of this scoping review was to identify optimal strategies and pathways for lung cancer screening (LCS) in primary care settings globally. We conducted a scoping review by searching PubMed, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library for relevant studies published in the past 10 years. …”
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Lingguizhugan Decoction Protects against High-Fat-Diet-Induced Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Alleviating Oxidative Stress and Activating Cholesterol Secretion by Lili Yang, Weili Lin, Colleen A. Nugent, Shijun Hao, Haiyan Song, Tao Liu, Peiyong Zheng

“…Our study examined the impact of LGZG on hepatic global transcriptome of high-fat-diet-induced NAFLD rats. …”
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Risk factors burden in Cuba, Latin American and the Caribbean region by Armando Seuc Jo, Mayelin Mirabal Sosa, Yanet García Serrano, Karen Alfonso Sague, Oscar Díaz Díaz, Delia María Gálvez Medina

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> descriptive research, in which, using data from the Global Health Data Exchange platform, Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation (GHDx-IHME), the percentages of risk factors were calculated within each of the locations and for each of the metrics, particularly disability-adjusted life years, to facilitate the identification of priorities.…”
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Biomass to biofuel: Impacts and mitigation of environmental, health, and socioeconomic challenges by Prangon Chowdhury, Nafisa Anjum Mahi, Rahbaar Yeassin, Nahid-Ur-Rahman Chowdhury, Omar Farrok

“…Biomass-derived biofuels hold immense potential to address global energy demands sustainably while mitigating climate change. …”
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Estimation of the potential geographical distribution of invasive peach fruit fly under climate change by integrated ecological niche models by Farman Ullah, Yuan Zhang, Hina Gul, Muhammad Hafeez, Nicolas Desneux, Yujia Qin, Zhihong Li

“…Abstract Climate change and biological invasions of insect pests are interlinked global concerns that drive shifts in the distribution of invasive insects. …”
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TAGANA thematic textbook: Cultivating junior high school students’ English proficiency with HOTS-PBL integration by Syafryadin Syafryadin, Safnil Safnil, Noermnzah Noermnzah, Dian Eka Chandra Wardhana, Abdul Gafur Marzuki, Annisa Astrid, Shynta Amalia

“…This model makes significant contributions to educational practises globally.…”
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Towards Sustainability: Tracking Carbon Footprint Trends at Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife by Kgaphudi Wendy Madiope, Jacob Adedayo Adedeji, Sebataolo Rahlao

“…Carbon footprint assessment is important to combat global warming and promote sustainability. Globally, organizations committed to biodiversity conservation are essential for maintaining ecosystems and the people who inhabit them. …”
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Impact of Cell Size Effect on Nutrient-Phytoplankton Dynamics by Tiancai Liao, Hengguo Yu, Chuanjun Dai, Min Zhao

“…Mathematically, we show that the existence and stability of the equilibria in the deterministic model can be determined by cell size: the smaller or larger cell size can lead to the disappearance of the positive equilibrium, but the boundary equilibrium always exists and is globally asymptotically stable; the intermediate cell size is capable to drive the positive equilibrium to appear and be globally asymptotically stable, whereas the boundary equilibrium becomes unstable. …”
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Assessing the Requirement for Green Open Spaces on the Soekarno Hatta Street’s Road Median in Balikpapan City Based on Motorized Vehicle’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Zidan Muhammad, Rahendaputri Chandra S.

“…The increasing number of vehicles can result in an increase in CO2 which can have an impact on health and global warming. One way to reduce CO2e is with Green Open Space (GOS). …”
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Genomic and virulent characterization of a duck-associated Salmonella serovar Potsdam from China by Hongli An, Xiamei Kang, Chenhu Huang, Chenghao Jia, Jiaqi Chen, Yingying Huang, Qianzhe Cao, Yan Li, Biao Tang, Min Yue

“…Potsdam exhibited a preference for ducks over chickens, suggesting potential host specificity. Additionally, global phylogenomic analysis, incorporating 180 global genomes, revealed a predominant association of S. …”
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Characterization of Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the Area I in Cienfuegos from 1988 to 2011 by Graciela Caridad Cabrera Acea, Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Lietter Aguilar Jure, Yadenis Cardoso Pérez, María del Rosario Sánchez Soto, Cinthya Gómez Cabrera

“…<p><strong>Background:</strong> over 60 million people worldwide have been affected by the human immunodeficiency virus. Globally, it is the fourth leading cause of death; therefore it is considered a global emergency. …”
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Descentralização de serviços públicos em Portugal continental: A eficácia dos PAC by Maria de Fátima Verdelho Fontoura, Paula Odete Fernandes

“…Os resultados manifestaram, ainda, que as variáveis relacionadas com os Produtos e Serviços e a Imagem Global da Organização foram as que registaram um maior peso quando se pretende medir a Satisfação Global do cidadão utilizador do PAC.…”
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