Groundwater Exploration for Sustainable Development and Management in a Hard Rock Basin by Deepa Subramani, Pradeep Kamaraj

“…Forty-eight vertical electrical sounding surveys were performed with a maximum electrode distance of 200 m in different lithologies such as syenite complex (N = 1), garnet-sillimanite-graphite gneiss (N = 1), hornblende biotite gneiss (N = 1), fissile hornblende biotite gneiss (N = 6), and charnockite (N = 39) for sustainable management of groundwater. …”
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The Role of ChatGPT and AI Chatbots in Optimizing Antibiotic Therapy: A Comprehensive Narrative Review by Ninel Iacobus Antonie, Gina Gheorghe, Vlad Alexandru Ionescu, Loredana-Crista Tiucă, Camelia Cristina Diaconu

“…Studies were evaluated for methodological soundness and significance, and the findings were synthesized narratively. …”
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Acoustic and perceptual impact of face masks on speech: A scoping review. by Gursharan Badh, Thea Knowles

“…Many articles revealed that face masks act as a low pass filter, dampening sounds at higher frequencies; however, the frequency range and the degree of attenuation varied based on face mask type. …”
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Assessment of Radiometric Calibration Consistency of Thermal Emissive Bands Between Terra and Aqua Moderate-Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometers by Tiejun Chang, Xiaoxiong Xiong, Carlos Perez Diaz, Aisheng Wu, Hanzhi Lin

“…This paper presents the Terra and Aqua MODIS TEB comparison for the upcoming Collection 7 (C7) L1B products using measurements over Dome C and the ocean, as well as the double difference via simultaneous nadir overpasses with the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) sensor. The mission-long trending of the Terra and Aqua MODIS TEB is presented, and their cross-comparison is also presented and discussed. …”
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Investigation of the Aquifer Protective Capacity and Groundwater Quality around Some Open Dumpsites in Sapele Delta State, Nigeria by Julius Otutu Oseji, James Chucks Egbai, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Okolie, Etebefia Chris Ese

“…Nine Schlumberger arrangements of vertical electrical soundings (VES) were carried out with a maximum electrode separation of 500 m, and obtained data were interpreted by partial curve matching and computer iteration using Win Resist software. 2D survey using nine dipole-dipole stations was also utilized to give resistivity map of the dumpsites, while standard laboratory methods were used to analyze the groundwater. …”
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Self-regulated learning strategies adopted by successful Chinese nursing students in the process of learning Nursing English. by Lina Wang, Xuesong Andy Gao, Fan Zhang, Fang Sun, Guangsheng Wan

“…To surmount these challenges, the participants adopted diverse self-regulated learning strategies, including setting goals, previewing in advance and reviewing in time, utilizing word roots, prefixes, and suffixes to facilitate vocabulary learning, repeating, practicing with sounds and writing systems, translating, highlighting and using imagery to overcome language-related challenges; believing in the usefulness and significance of Nursing English, keeping a growth mindset, enjoying Nursing English learning and teacher support and maintaining grit in learning Nursing English to overcome learner-related challenges; and integrating resources, creating supportive language environments and seeking assistance from teachers and cooperating with peers to overcome context-related challenges. …”
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Atypical Sjögrenʼs Syndrome Initially Presenting as Lymphocytic Interstitial Pneumonitis followed by Immune Thrombocytopenia by Maham Mehmood, Abhishrut Jog, Masooma Niazi, Arlene Tieng, Giovanni Franchin

“…On physical examination, he had bilateral lower lung decreased breath sounds. A chest radiograph showed bibasilar patchy infiltrate. …”
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Des (dés)accords grammaticaux dans la dénomination écrite de la personne en France : un tumulte graphique entre passions tristes et passions joyeuses by Manuel Perez, Katy Barasc, Hélène Giraudo

“…One of the often-repeated criticisms is the un-pronounceability of the proposed spellings, criticism that remind the phonocratic support of the linguistics epistemology and the ancillary relegation of writing – relegation reinforced by the Académie française report.Stating a peculiar efficiency of writing supposes breaking the link between sounds and letters, shutting down order keepers arguments. …”
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Ranolazine Induced Bradycardia, Renal Failure, and Hyperkalemia: A BRASH Syndrome Variant by Syed Arsalan Akhter Zaidi, Danial Shaikh, Muhammad Saad, Timothy J. Vittorio

“…Physical examination was remarkable for bradycardia and decreased breath sounds in the left lower lung field. Laboratory studies were significant for a serum potassium level of 6.8 mEq/L and a serum creatinine level of 1.6 mg/dL. …”
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Analisis Makna Kontekstual Pada Iklan Televisi by Tri Pujiatna, Jaja Jaja, Anggi Krisma Diana

“…Language is used as a communication tool in advertising even though there are many other communication tools, such as images and sounds. The shape of the symbol, namely the language used as a communication tool in advertising has its own meaning.…”
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Study on a Large-Scale Persistent Strong Dense Fog Event in Central and Eastern China by Hongbin Wang, Zhiwei Zhang, Duanyang Liu, Yuying Zhu, Xuerong Zhang, Chengsong Yuan

“…A large-scale persistent strong dense fog (SDF) event that occurred from December 30, 2016, to January 5, 2017, in central and eastern China is analyzed by using a variety of data, including high-resolution satellite and surface observations, meteorological tower observations, fine-resolution sounding observations, and NCEP/NCAR reanalysis data. …”
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Quality Evaluation of Traditional Chinese Medicine Prescription in Naolingsu Capsule Based on Combinative Method of Fingerprint, Quantitative Determination, and Chemometrics by Lili Xu, Yang Jiao, Weiliang Cui, Bing Wang, Dongxiao Guo, Fei Xue, Xiangrong Mu, Huifen Li, Yongqiang Lin, Huibin Lin

“…The quantitative determination was approved for linearity, discovery limits, accuracy, repeatability, soundness, and precision. Principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least squares discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) models accomplished the great classification of the samples from the five enterprises, respectively. …”
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Herbaspirillum Infection in Humans: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Rashmi Dhital, Anish Paudel, Nidrit Bohra, Ann K. Shin

“…A 58-year-old woman with NSCLC on Pralsetinib presented with fevers and rigors for 2 days. Coarse breath sounds were auscultated on the right upper lung field. …”
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Multiple mini-interviews as admission process: A study on perception of health science students in Universiti Brunei Darussalam. by Faiza Alam, Fatimah Az-Zahraa, Fazean Idris, Hanif Abdul Rahman

“…Focus coding was performed to group codes which sounded and felt similar. Themes were formulated and then reviewed. …”
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A hybrid CNN-LSTM model with adaptive instance normalization for one shot singing voice conversion by Assila Yousuf, David Solomon George

“…Traditional voice conversion techniques primarily emphasize singer similarity, often leading to robotic-sounding singing voices. Deep learning-based singing voice conversion techniques, however, focus on disentangling singer-dependent and singer-independent features. …”
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Inhalation of multiple pen caps causing bronchial foreign bodies: a rare case in an older child by Jia Zhai, Yongsheng Guo, Chunlei Chen, Xuelin Wang, Yifan Wang, Ying-Xue Zou

“…Physical examination revealed decreased breath sounds on the right side without signs of respiratory distress or wheezing. …”
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A Method for Rapidly Determining the Seismic Performance of Buildings Based on Remote-Sensing Imagery and Its Application by Sihan Yu, Xiaofeng Xie, Peng Du, Xiaoqing Wang, Shun Yang, Chao Liu

“…Buildings with substandard SP were found primarily in urban villages, RUF areas, and urban areas. The soundness of the spatial analysis results was corroborated by the field survey data, lending credence to the feasibility of the proposed calculation method. …”
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Validation and accuracy of the Hyfe cough monitoring system: a multicenter clinical study by Carlos Chaccour, Isabel Sánchez-Olivieri, Sarah Siegel, Gina Megson, Kevin L. Winthrop, Juan Berto Botella, Juan P. de-Torres, Lola Jover, Joe Brew, George Kafentzis, Mindaugas Galvosas, Matthew Rudd, Peter Small

“…We collected 24 h of continuous sounds from subjects while they simultaneously wore a CoughMonitor and an audio recorder. …”
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CLAPPING, VIBRATING, POSTURAL DRAINAGE, AND EFFECTIVE COUGH AS MEASURES TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM OF INEFFECTIVE AIRWAY CLEARANCE IN PATIENTS WITH BRONCHITIS by Wahyu Pranoto, Difran Nobel Bistara, Umdatus Soleha, Priyo Mukti Pribadi Winoto

“…Ineffective airway clearance is the inability to clear the airway which is characterized by changes in frequency, pattern, and breath sounds. Objective: The purpose of this study was to apply nursing care to patients with the application of Clapping, Vibrating, Postural Drainage, and Effective Coughing to overcome ineffective airway clearance in the Azzahra 1 Room, RSI Jemursari Surabaya. …”
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The Potential for Observing African Weather with GNSS Remote Sensing by Olalekan A. Isioye, Ludwig Combrinck, Joel O. Botai, Cilence Munghemezulu

“…The benefit of using spaced based GNSS radio occultation (RO) data for atmospheric sounding is highlighted and filling of geographical gaps from the station-based observation network with GNSS RO is also proposed.…”
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