An aquaria set‐up for long‐term, multiple‐stressor research in marine organisms by Cristina Gutiérrez‐Zárate, Alfredo Veiga, Andrea Gori, Fabián Gerpe, Leo Domínguez, Alberto Rodríguez, Noelia Arias, Marta Álvarez, Rubén Acerbi, Lucía Vázquez, Juancho Movilla, Marta M. Varela, Rodrigo Alba‐Salgueiro, Joaquín Valencia‐Vila, Covadonga Orejas

“…Here, we present an experimental set‐up suitable to run long‐term experiments, composed of a life support system, a cost‐effective aquaria set‐up and an open‐source controller based on the use of a Raspberry Pi. …”
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Evaluating the Acceptance and Usability of an Independent, Noncommercial Search Engine for Medical Information: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study and User Behavior Tracking Analy... by Lisa Specht, Raphael Scheible, Martin Boeker, Erik Farin-Glattacker, Nikolas Kampel, Marina Schmölz, Andrea Schöpf-Lazzarino, Stefan Schulz, Christian Schlett, Fabian Thomczyk, Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Constanze Wegner, Katharina Wollmann, Andy Maun

“…Furthermore, from October 2020 to June 2021, we used the open-source web analytics platform Matomo to collect behavior-tracking data from consenting users of the search engine. …”
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COSMIC’s Large-scale Search for Technosignatures during the VLA Sky Survey: Survey Description and First Results by C. D. Tremblay, J. Sofair, L. Steffes, T. Myburgh, D. Czech, P. B. Demorest, R. A. Donnachie, A. W. Pollak, M. Ruzindana, Siemion A. P. V., S. S. Varghese, S. Z. Sheikh

“…As of 2024 September 1, the Commensal Open-source Multi-mode Interferometric Cluster had observed more than 950,000 unique pointings. …”
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The Adaptation, Implementation, and Performance Evaluation of Intake24, a Digital 24-h Dietary Recall Tool for South Asian Populations: The South Asia Biobank by Divya Bhagtani, Birdem Amoutzopoulos, Toni Steer, David Collins, Suzanna Abraham, Bridget A Holmes, Baldeesh K Rai, Rajendra Pradeepa, Sara Mahmood, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Poorvee Mathur, Lathika Athauda, Laksara De Silva, Khadija I Khawaja, Vinitaa Jha, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Prasad Katulanda, Malay K Mridha, Ranjit M Anjana, John C Chambers, Polly Page, Nita G Forouhi

“…Objectives: We describe the adaptation, implementation, and performance evaluation of Intake24, an open-source digital 24-h dietary recall tool, for dietary assessment in South Asia. …”
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Development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative clinical trial operations training program for Africa (ClinOps) by Dawit Asmamaw Ejigu, Abebaw Fekadu, Jeremy Whitty, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Pamela Nebeta, Almari Conradie, Brenda Okech, Alice Neequaye, Sinéad Whitty, Jennifer Lehrman, Renee Holt, Rahel Birhane, Mahnaz Vahedi, Helen Demarest, Eyasu Makonnen

“…VoiceThread facilitated interactive content that could be accessed offline. Moodle, an open-source learning management system, offered a platform for sharing learning tools, mentorship, and rubric-driven competency assessments, including quizzes, forums, tutorials, and group assignments. …”
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Application of a new highly multiplexed amplicon sequencing tool to evaluate Plasmodium falciparum antimalarial resistance and relatedness in individual and pooled samples from Dsc... by Jacob M. Sadler, Alfred Simkin, Valery P. K. Tchuenkam, Isabela Gerdes Gyuricza, Isabela Gerdes Gyuricza, Abebe A. Fola, Kevin Wamae, Ashenafi Assefa, Ashenafi Assefa, Karamoko Niaré, Kyaw Thwai, Samuel J. White, William J. Moss, Rhoel R. Dinglasan, Sandrine Eveline Nsango, Christopher B. Tume, Jonathan B. Parr, Jonathan B. Parr, Jonathan B. Parr, Innocent Mbulli Ali, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Jonathan J. Juliano, Jonathan J. Juliano, Jonathan J. Juliano, Jonathan J. Juliano

“…Moreover, genotyping of parasites and detection of molecular markers drug resistance in resource-limited regions requires open-source protocols for processing samples, using accessible reagents, and rapid methods for processing numerous samples including pooled sequencing.MethodsPlasmodium falciparum Streamlined Multiplex Antimalarial Resistance and Relatedness Testing (Pf-SMARRT) is a PCR-based amplicon panel consisting of 15 amplicons targeting antimalarial resistance mutations and 9 amplicons targeting hypervariable regions. …”
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Development and Evaluation of an AI-based Exergame Training System for Ice-Hockey Players: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicole Sieber, Simon Walser, Thomas Weber, Raphael Gubler, Hannes Badertscher, Patrick Eggenberger

“…., machine learning) was applied to train and validate algorithms to accurately detect joint positions of the human body based on large open-source training and validation data sets. The exergame consists of cognitive tasks, including memorizing and catching or omitting various color-coded projected targets (e.g., circles, triangles, etc.), with either the left or right foot or hand. …”
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Research and development of the ESG agenda on the Russian market in the conditions of the world geopolitical situation by V. V. Degtyareva, D. A. Murzintseva

“…The statistical data used in the study were collected by the authors from open sources posted on the Internet and printed publications. …”
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Mathematical modeling of service life of cables polymer insulation by D. A. Polyakov, M. A. Kholmov, D. I. Plotnikov, K. I. Nikitin, U. V. Polyakova

“…Air temperature obtained from open sources. The results showed the applicability of all models for estimating the residual life due to the small difference in the predicted life. …”
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Psychological and pedagogical readiness of a guide to work with disabled people by O. V. Zaslavskaya, A. S. Malafiy

“…Primary data obtained during the survey, as well as secondary data from open sources and databases were used. The survey results and secondary data from open sources and information bases were investigated.Results and scientific novelty. …”
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CATALYSTS AND INHIBITORS OF POLITICAL CAREER IN RUSSIA by I. A. Lavrov

“…Biographies were taken from open sources and were digitized in a database. The study examined the career paths of politicians, on the base of which it is possible to allocate the key institutions of the political elite formation and political career elevators.…”
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Private companies in the Russian space industry: features of functioning and development factors by E. A. Efimova

“…Statistical data on private space companies in Russia based on which the study was conducted, were collected by the author from open sources on the Internet. The purpose of research is to develop recommendations for improving the conditions for the development of private companies operating in the Russian space industry based on an analysis of their characteristics and environmental development factors. …”
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Some Positive Trends in the Development of University Science in Russia at the Present Time by L. V. Konstantinova, E. S. Titova, A. M. Petrov, D. A. Shtykhno

“…The article uses the methods of universities monitoring activities statistical analysis and substantive analysis of information about the universities` scientific activities posted in open sources. The conclusions are drawn about the formation in Russia leading universities group with a stable priority of research activities, the core of which is formed by leading technical sectoral universities and regional polytechnic universities, the practices of science organization and the main scientific achievements of which can significantly influence the further development of domestic university science, as well as the world scientific knowledge expansion and Russian society socio-economic development issues solution.…”
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Public-Private Partnership in BRICS Countries: Experience and Prospects of Implementation by T. S. Cheremnaya

“…The analysis is carried out on the basis of a comparison of the legal framework in the field of public-private partnership and concession legislation, as well as the experience gained in the implementation of projects. Using data from open sources, materials of the meetings of the authorities and business on the issues of implementation of publicprivate partnerships, statements of responsible persons developed a comparative table that identified and summarized trends in the development of public-private partnership in the BRICS countries. …”
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İç Savaştan Devlet Başkanlığı Seçimine: Liberya’da Kalıcı Barış ve İstikrar Ne Derece Mümkün? by Engin AVCI

“…This research, based on the information gathered through open sources, shows thatthe political and socioeconomic dynamics leading the country to the civil war have not completely disappeared although the political profile of the country has changed historically, that the gaps in security sector reform still cause some risks, and finally that security in Liberia is still fragile in terms of national, regional and international developments.…”
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Features and regulation of the use of distributed ledger technology by I. A. Rizvanova, M. T. Belova

“…The sources of information are informational and analytical materials and empirical data from open sources of both public authorities and commercial organisations.   …”
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Features and prospects of the Russian civil aircraft industry development under sanctions pressure from Western countries by V. V. Lapushkin

“…The study analyzes secondary data from open sources. The main provisions and conclusions of the work are as follows. …”
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Experience in applying large language models to analyse quantitative sociological data by E. G. Ashikhmin, V. V. Levchenko, G. I. Seletkova

“…The article demonstrates examples of the LLM application for quantitative methods of analysis on the basis of a survey dataset taken from open sources. Practical examples show how the LLM can be used to construct frequency and summary tables, calculate averages and conduct correlation analysis. …”
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Comprehensive typology of rural settlements in the Kaliningrad region by Ivan S. Gumenyuk, Lidia G. Gumenyuk

“…Using statistical data, along with quantitative data from previous studies, open sources and field research materials, the authors developed a comprehensive typology of Kaliningrad region’s rural settlements. …”
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Computational Chemistry Study of pH-Responsive Fluorescent Probes and Development of Supporting Software by Ximeng Zhu, Yongchun Wei, Xiaogang Liu

“…To streamline the computational workflow, we developed and open-sourced the EasySpecCalc software v0.0.1 on GitHub, aiming to facilitate the design and development of fluorescent probes.…”
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