How much can we save by applying artificial intelligence in evidence synthesis? Results from a pragmatic review to quantify workload efficiencies and cost savings by Seye Abogunrin, Jeffrey M. Muir, Clarissa Zerbini, Grammati Sarri

“…Data on efficiencies (time- and cost-related) were collected.ResultsWe identified 25 eligible studies: 13 used machine learning, 10 used natural language processing, and once each used a systematic review automation tool and a non-specified AI tool. …”
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Analysis of the Structural Behavior Evolution of Reinforced Soil Retaining Walls Under the Combined Effects of Rainfall and Earthquake by Xinxin Li, Xiaoguang Cai, Sihan Li, Xin Huang, Chen Zhu, Honglu Xu

“…The duration for infiltration to reach stability increases with greater rainfall. (2) An increase in rainfall intensity enhances the seismic stability of the retaining wall panel, as higher rainfall intensity results in reduced sand leakage from the panel, thereby diminishing panel deformation during vibration. (3) Increased rainfall intensity decreases the shear strength of the soil, leading to a greater load on the reinforcement. (4) The natural vibration frequencies of the three groups of retaining walls decreased by 0.21%, 0.54%, and 2.326%, respectively, indicating some internal damage within the retaining walls, although the degree of damage was not severe. …”
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PREDICTION OF THE INCIDENCE OF PROSTATE CANCER IN THE URAL ECONOMIC REGION OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION by K. A. Ilyin, A. V. Zamyatin, G. P. Bystray, S. A. Okhotnikov

“…In this regard, the observed and projected increase in the recorded incidence of prostate cancer naturally raises the question of the continued availability of quality medical care in this type of pathology. …”
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Twelve barriers to COPD diagnosis in France: a comparative qualitative study by Maxime Patout, Laurie Fraticelli, Maéva Zysman, Olivier Le Rouzic, Elisabetta Scanferla, Clémence Martin, Mathieu Delorme, Cécilia Nocent-Ejnaini, Guillaume Roucoux, Lize Kiakouama Maleka, Annaig Ozier, Yassine Benarbia, Lize Kiakouama, Olivier Le Rouzic, Jean-Paul Vasseur, Marie-Agnès Wiss-Laurent, Carla Zonca, Nissrine Erraji, Matthieu Chanard, Fabienne Peretz, Catherine Beseme, Antonio Correira Dos Santos, Héla Saïdi, Lynda Saïl

“…Our qualitative study aimed to identify barriers to establishing diagnosis in the natural history of this condition.Methods An inductive thematic analysis was performed on structured interviews with patients, general practitioners (GPs) and pulmonologists in France. …”
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Phytomedicinal armamentarium: A review of inula racemosa-derived alantolactones and isoalantolactones in anticancer therapy by Joshi Gaurav Santoshrao, Smriti Jamwal, Rakesh Kumar, Ekta Bisht, Bisen Harsh Krishnakumar, Shreya Katoch, R.K. Asrani

“…Despite decades of research, a universal cure for cancer remains elusive. The natural flora, particularly medicinal plants, offers a rich source of bioactive compounds with potential therapeutic benefits. …”
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An AI-Based Digital Scanner for <i>Varroa destructor</i> Detection in Beekeeping by Daniela Scutaru, Simone Bergonzoli, Corrado Costa, Simona Violino, Cecilia Costa, Sergio Albertazzi, Vittorio Capano, Marko M. Kostić, Antonio Scarfone

“…The device works through image analysis of a sticky sheet previously placed under the beehive for some days, intercepting the Varroa mites that naturally fall. In this study, the scanner was tested for 17 weeks, receiving sheets from 5 beehives every week, and checking the accuracy, reliability, and speed of the method compared to conventional human visual inspection. …”
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Uso de los recursos didácticos en la enseñanza de las ciencias experimentales química y biología: Una revisión de la literatura by Luis Orlando Chonillo-Sislema, Dayana Vanessa Heredia-Gavin, Elvis Adrian Uvidia Andrade, Kelvin Alexis Loja Suarez

“…Los hallazgos posicionan al docente en una constante adquisición y gestión de recursos tecnológicos, gamificados, experimentales, otros en cambio están relacionados con el medio cotidiano o natural y demás han servido de apoyo en el proceso pedagógico. …”
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SOCIAL AND PEDAGOGICAL FORECASTING IN THE PROCESS OF CHILDREN’S SOCIALIZATION by Antonina L. Leutina

“…The author is the first to introduce the ontological socialization scheme and the scheme of socialization process as a natural and artificial system based on positions of the concept of socio-technical systems management developed by the founder of the Moscow methodological coterie, G. …”
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Phytochemical investigation and evaluation of antioxidant and antidiabetic activities in aqueous extracts of Cedrus atlantica by Idrissi Amine Mounadi, Mahraz Mohamed Adil, Drioua Soufiane, Assouguem Amine, Ali Essam A., Ibrahim Mohamed A., Mehta Chandra Mohan, Lahlali Rachid, Tlemcani Sara, Moussaoui Fatima, En-nabety Ghizlan, Eloutassi Noureddine, Lahkimi Amal

“…Diabetes mellitus is a global health problem requiring innovative approaches for effective management. Natural compounds derived from medicinal plants offer promising avenues due to their diverse biological activities. …”
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APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLEGENCE ALGORITHMS TO CONTROL THE USE OF FLOOD-PRONE AREAS by Konstantin A. Kurganovich, Andrey V. Shalikovskiy, Maksim A. Bosov, Denis V. Kochev

“…The obtained maps of the development of flood-prone zones of a large spatial scale are planned to be recommended in the work of state authorities in the field of water resources protection and elimination of natural disasters.…”

Formation of Physical Training System in Militia Educational Institutions of Kharkiv in 1920–1930s by V. A. Grechenko

“…The cadets were also actively involved into physical training in summer camps with militia practitioners that brought them closer to the realities of militia life and was an attempt to introduce field gymnastics in specific natural conditions. The leadership of the state and the NKVS paid constant attention to the optimization of physical training, which was considered as an essential component of general military training and ideological education of the masses. …”
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Chromosome‐scale genome assembly of Poa trivialis and population genomics reveal widespread gene flow in a cool‐season grass seed production system by Caio A. C. G. Brunharo, Christopher W. Benson, David R. Huff, Jesse R. Lasky

“…In addition to being a desired turfgrass species, it is a common weed of agricultural systems and natural areas. As a weed, it is an important contaminant of commercial cool‐season grass seed lots, resulting in widespread gene flow facilitated by human activities and causing significant economic losses to farmers. …”
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Mechanical Behavior of Pericopsis elata Relative to Age during Growth by Foadieng Emmanuel, Fouotsa Woutsop Christian Martial, Azeufack Tonfack Ulrich Gaël, Talla Pierre Kisito, Fogue Medard

“…For this purpose, after three months of natural drying in the laboratory, we evaluated the above mechanical properties according to age. …”
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Evolutionary Explanations of the “Actuarial Senescence in the Wild” and of the “State of Senility” by Giacinto Libertini

“…However, the limits in such capacities are hardly explained in evolutionarily terms by current gerontological theories that rule out fitness decline as something genetically determined and regulated, and therefore somehow favored by natural selection.Four theories are tested as possible explanations of the “increasing mortality with increasing chronological age in populations in the wild” (“IMICAW”[1]), alias “actuarial senescence in the wild”[2], and of the observed negative correlation between extrinsic mortality and the ratio between deaths due to intrinsic mortality and deaths due to extrinsic mortality. …”
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Oriented R-CNN With Disentangled Representations for Product Packaging Detection by Jiangyi Pan, Jianjun Yang, Yinhao Liu, Yijie Lv

“…Furthermore, targets in varying backgrounds necessitate different receptive fields, which can be dynamically adjusted using different convolutional kernels. The features naturally attended to by these receptive fields of different scales should possess a unified representation disentanglement. …”
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Consumer acceptance of protein beverage ingredients: Less is more by D. Rovai, M.E. Watson, D.M. Barbano, M.A. Drake

“…Plant protein, whey protein, and milk protein were most appealing, whereas soy protein, collagen, and casein or caseinates were less appealing. Natural sweeteners (agave, monk fruit, cane sugar) were the most appealing sweeteners. …”
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Assessment of ecological environment quality and their drivers in urban agglomeration based on a novel remote sensing ecological index by Fangyuan Lu, Chen Zhang, Haoyu Cao, Xibin Wang, Tong Zheng, Zhenfang Huang

“…Additionally, the Geodetector is applied to identify and evaluate the natural, social, and economic factors driving variations in EEQ across the urban agglomeration. …”
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Genome-wide association study for charcoal rot resistance in soybean harvested in Kazakhstan by A. Zatybekov, S. Abugalieva, S. Didorenko, A. Rsaliyev, A. Maulenbay, C. Fang, Y. Turuspekov

“…The phenotypic evaluation was performed under natural conditions during the 2021–2022 period. Disease severity and survival rates were recorded to quantify the resistance levels in the accessions. …”
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The activity of Count Karl Ludwig von Ficquelmont in the Russian Empire, with a focus on his St. Petersburg salon by Anežka Kotoučová

“…Overall, the aim is to introduce Count Ficquelmont as an educated and cultured diplomat who naturally ran one of the most influential Russian salons of the first half of the nineteenth century. …”
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Transcriptome sequencing reveals jasmonate playing a key role in ALA-induced osmotic stress tolerance in strawberry by Yan Zhong, Xin Wei, Jianting Zhang, Liangju Wang

“…Abstract Background Strawberry (Fragaria × annanasa Duch.) is an important economic fruit worldwide, whose growth and development are often hindered by water deficiency. 5-Aminolevulinic acid (ALA), a natural plant growth regulator, has been suggested to mitigate the osmotic damages by promoting root water absorption, osmotic adjustment, photosynthetic capacity, and antioxidant improvement. …”
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