Exploring strategies to enhance patient safety in spine surgery: a review by Kimia Baradaran, Constana Gracia, Ehsan Alimohammadi

“…In spine surgery, thorough preoperative planning, clear communication during informed consent, and vigilant postoperative care are all crucial for creating a safe environment tailored to each patient’s needs. …”
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DADNet: text detection of arbitrary shapes from drone perspective based on boundary adaptation by Jun Liu, Jianxun Zhang, Ting Tang, Shengyuan Wu

“…The detection and localization of text information through drones greatly enhance their understanding of the environment, enabling tasks of significant importance such as community commercial planning and autonomous navigation in intelligent environments. …”
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Impact of psychological factors on investment decisions in Nepalese share market: A mediating role of financial literacy by Dhruba Prasad Subedi, Dilli Ram Bhandari

“…Similarly, financial literacy improves investment decisions by facilitating informed choices, minimizing biases, enhancing risk management, and promoting long-term financial planning. This study aims to examine the influence of psychological factors on investment decisions in the Nepalese share market, emphasizing the mediating role of financial literacy. …”
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Predicting construction waste in Egyptian residential projects: a robust multiple regression model approach by Mohamed KhairEldin, Ahmed Osama Daoud, Ahmed Hussein Ibrahim, Hossam M. Toma

“…With accurate forecasts of waste generation, the models help project managers and stakeholders to plan CW more effectively, mitigating unnecessary material consumption and reducing environmental impacts. …”
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NeuralACT: Accounting Analytics Using Neural Network for Real-Time Decision Making From Big Data by Leonidas Theodorakopoulos, Alexandra Theodoropoulou, Georgios Kampiotis, Ioanna Kalliampakou

“…The accounting division plays a crucial role in providing accurate financial data and insights, which are instrumental to informed decision-making and strategic planning. Organizational financial transparency and effective support for resource management depend on accounting. …”
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The mediating effect of intrusive rumination on the relationship between illness uncertainty and fear of cancer recurrence in breast cancer survivors by Alper Türkel, Nur Nihal Türkel, Ahmet Kadıoğlu, Mutlu Doğan, İrem Ekmekçi Ertek

“…Conclusions This study’s results shed light on the relationship between illness uncertainty, rumination, and FCR. Planning psychoeducation programs during follow-up to reduce illness uncertainty may positively affect FCR. …”
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Artificial Neural Network-Based System for PET Volume Segmentation by Mhd Saeed Sharif, Maysam Abbod, Abbes Amira, Habib Zaidi

“…Tumour detection, classification, and quantification in positron emission tomography (PET) imaging at early stage of disease are important issues for clinical diagnosis, assessment of response to treatment, and radiotherapy planning. Many techniques have been proposed for segmenting medical imaging data; however, some of the approaches have poor performance, large inaccuracy, and require substantial computation time for analysing large medical volumes. …”
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Towards a Traceability System Based on RFID Technology to Check the Content of Pallets within Electronic Devices Supply Chain by Ignacio Angulo, Asier Perallos, Leire Azpilicueta, Francisco Falcone, Unai Hernandez-Jayo, Asier Moreno, Ignacio Julio García Zuazola

“…The combination of physical layer analysis with a top layer system view can aid the planning as well as operational phase of this type of RFID system within a logistic chain.…”
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An exploratory study of the tax rate reconciliation disclosures of JSE listed companies by Rudie Nel, Anja van Niekerk

“…Results: The main reconciling item category identified over the reporting periods was permanent differences that could be indicative of aggressive tax planning and warrant further research. The importance of both positive and negative permanent differences in explaining the fluctuation of effective tax rates of listed companies is highlighted for further research. …”
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Forecasting Optimal Solar Energy Supply in Jiangsu Province (China): A Systematic Approach Using Hybrid of Weather and Energy Forecast Models by Xiuli Zhao, Henry Asante Antwi, Ethel Yiranbon

“…The idea of aggregating information is clearly recognizable in the daily lives of all entities whether as individuals or as a group, since time immemorial corporate organizations, governments, and individuals as economic agents aggregate information to formulate decisions. Energy planning represents an investment-decision problem where information needs to be aggregated from credible sources to predict both demand and supply of energy. …”
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Increasing Students’ Mastery in Tense by Using DOTEN Media by Intan Fitrah Syahraini, Nina Afrida, Mauloeddin Afna

“…Jean McNiff's CAR framework guided the research process, encompassing planning, implementation, observation, and reflection. …”
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An optimal strategy for energy storage allocation in active distribution networks considering new energy consumption rates by PENG Gang, KOU Qilong, FANG Tao, GENG Xin, KONG Xiangwen, XU Yaoyao

“…This paper proposes an optimal strategy for energy storage allocation that considers new energy consumption rates， establishing a two-layer model for planning and operation. The upper layer employs a grey wolf optimizer （GWO） to determine the locations， capacities， and power ratings of energy storage， which are then passed to the lower layer as newly dispatchable energy storage resources. …”
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Monitoring Land Cover Changes in Past 32 Years Using Remote Sensing Technique (Case Study: Pishva Town, Tehran) by Negar Ghasemi, Marzieh Alikhah Asl, Mohammad Rezvani

“…Study of resources changes in previous years could be useful in the planning and optimal using of resources to control inappropriate changes. …”
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The Last Word by Pieter Fourie

“…Distance education demands that every word you utter has to go through a rigorous process of educational planning and design, writing, evaluation by critical readers, re-writting, re-evaluation, and proofreading over and again, before it goes through the processes of production and despatch. …”
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Worst-Case Response Time of Mixed Vehicles at Complex Intersections by Radha Reddy, Luis Almeida, Harrison Kurunathan, Miguel Gutierrez Gaitan, Pedro M. Santos, Eduardo Tovar

“…An endeavor relevant to traffic planning and safety is assessing whether given worst-case service levels can be met. …”
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Macro-Micro Study on Mechanical Properties of Frozen Fine Sandstone Based on DEM Mathematical Model by Maoyan Ma, Min You, Shuguang Peng, Biao Zhang, Yuan Lin

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Blockchain technology in healthcare strengthening: The Nigerian case by Godsave Binlak Wazhi, Nengak Precious Danladi, Sesugh Daniel Terver, Stephen Ebuka Ukaobasi

“…This will ultimately improve patient outcomes and strengthen our healthcare planning and management system.…”
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Macroscopic Modeling of On-Street and Garage Parking: Impact on Traffic Performance by Manuel Jakob, Monica Menendez

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مستوى التفکیر الابداعى فى حل المشکلات لدى العاملین فى المکتبات الجامعیة بمنطقة مکة المکرمة :دراسة میدانیة... by د.جیهان محمود السید

“…In addition to this, statistical methods have been usedto determine the relation between the variables of the study and the researchquestions.The results of the paper suggest the non-existence of any strategies forthe process of creative thinking in solving problems for staff in Saudi academiclibraries but this process is practiced singularly without planning. The results alsoshow that the level of creative thinking skills in solving problems is considered tobe medium. …”
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Insights into neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and pregnancy from a single-center study in Thailand by Nuttakarn Budtarad, Tatchaporn Ongphichetmehta, Sasitorn Siritho

“…Our study highlights the critical need for comprehensive management strategies for NMOSD patients of childbearing age. Preconception planning and counselling, along with early obstetrical consultation and closely monitored treatments during pregnancy and postpartum, are vital to mitigating pregnancy-related relapses and adverse fetal outcomes in this vulnerable patient population.…”
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