ReMAV: Reward Modeling of Autonomous Vehicles for Finding Likely Failure Events by Aizaz Sharif, Dusica Marijan

“…The results show substantial increases in failure events compared to the standard behavior of autonomous vehicles: 35% in vehicle collisions, 23% in road object collisions, 48% in pedestrian collisions, and 50% in off-road steering events. …”
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Establishment of a Nomogram Model for Predicting Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Events in Diabetic Nephropathy Patients Receiving Maintenance Hemodialysis by Xiaobing Liu, Caili Yan, Xiuxiu Niu, Jiechun Zeng

“…The Hosmer-Lemeshow method showed that the calibration curve was in good agreement with the standard curve. Conclusion. Age, history of CCE, dialysis age, systolic blood pressure and serum phosphorus, and TG, ADPN, hs-CRP, Hb, SCr, and ALB levels are all influencing factors for the occurrence of CCE in patients with DN receiving maintenance hemodialysis, and the nomogram model has a great predictive effect on CCE.…”
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Directions for improving the legal regulation of forensic DNA analysis in Ukraine in the context of integration into the European Union by R. L. Stepaniuk, V. V. Kikinchuk

“…An analysis of European standards and main trends in the field of legal regulation of forensic DNA analysis has been carried out. …”
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Adherence Definitions, Measurement Modalities, and Psychometric Properties in HIV, Diabetes, and Nutritional Supplementation Studies: A Scoping Review by Burleson J, Stephens DE, Rimal RN

“…As a widely accepted “gold standard” adherence measure or operational definition does not exist, studies measure adherence using different modalities, which may lead to different conclusions about adherence patterns. …”
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A novel FPGA‐Based Bi input‐reduced order extended Kalman filter for speed‐sensorless direct torque control of induction motor with constant switching frequency controller by Remzi Inan

“…The full precision single floating point numbers in the IEEE 754 standard are used during the implementation of the HIL emulator which contains closed‐loop speed‐sensorless drive system of IM on the Xilinx Virtex XC5VLX‐110T ML506 FPGA board. …”
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Displacing the Christian Theodicy of Hell: Yi Kwangsu’s Search for the Willful Individual in Colonial Modernity by Jun-Hyeok Kwak, Mengxiao Huang

“…To the extent that the problem of hell in Christianity pertains to the question of why God allows evil to exist eternally, God’s omnipotent authority with justice and fairness beyond the grave is placed at the center of the inquiry into the ultimate standard of moral goodness the religious feasibility of which justifies the existence of sinners suffering eternal damnation in hell. …”
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Immune-Boosting and Antiviral Effects of Antioxidants in COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Therapeutic Perspective by Stefano Sanduzzi Zamparelli, Alessandro Sanduzzi Zamparelli, Marialuisa Bocchino

“…Moreover, antioxidants may work synergistically with standard antiviral treatments to reduce viral-induced oxidative damage. …”
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Reflections on COVID-19: A Literature Review of SARS-CoV-2 Testing by Chin Shern Lau, Helen M. L. Oh, Tar Choon Aw

“…Several studies examined the effectiveness of different screening regimens and concluded that repeated testing, even with lower sensitivity tests, could rival the performance of gold-standard RT-PCR testing in the detection of new cases. …”
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A scoping review of therapeutic mentoring for youth mental health by Alexandra Werntz, Jean E. Rhodes, Hannah Brockstein, Lindsay Fallon, Amy Cook

“…Future research should prioritize developing program models that align with diverse youth's cultural values, conducting randomized controlled trials, examining program components, and developing standardized measures for assessing therapeutic mentoring outcomes.…”
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Cardiac Injury Biomarkers and the Risk of Death in Patients with COVID-19: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Sami H. Alzahrani, Mohammed W. Al-Rabia

“…The risk of death and the differences in marker concentrations were analyzed using risk ratios (RRs) and standardized mean differences (SMDs), respectively. Results. …”
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Comportamiento de las alveolitis en los servicios de urgencias estomatológicas by Xiomara González García, María Milagros Cordón García, Sandra Maraydee Rojas González, Juan Cardentey García, Osmary Porras Mitjans

“…<p class="Standard"><strong>Fundamento</strong>: La alveolitis es la complicación postoperatoria más frecuente y dolorosa que acontece tras la extracción dentaria.…”
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Application of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Upper Limb Motor Function Following Cerebral Infarction: A Clinical Case Analysis by Greta Gimbutaitė, Paulina Stočkūnaitė, Laura Petrusevičienė

“…In this clinical case, marked improvements in the patient’s motor functions and independence were observed, supporting the efficacy of TMS as an adjunct  to standard rehabilitation techniques for enhancing functional recovery following a cerebral infarction. …”
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Use of Sildenafil in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Findings from a U.S. Healthcare Claims Database by Ariel Berger, John Edelsberg, Simon Teal, Marko A. Mychaskiw, Gerry Oster

“…**Results:** We identified a total of 855 PAH patients who began sildenafil therapy and met all other entry criteria. Mean (standard deviation [SD]) follow-up was 423.4 (313.0) days. …”
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Relationship between Abdominal Circumference and Incidence of Hypotension during Cesarean Section under Spinal Anesthesia by Pattaraleeya Thomard, Sunthiti Morakul, Nichawan Wirachpisit, Wichai Ittichaikulthol, Chawika Pisitsak

“…However, the incidence of hypotension defined by standard criteria did not differ between larger and smaller abdominal circumference groups.…”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Mesenchymal Stem Cells Wharton's Jelly terhadap Ekspresi Gen Sirtuin 1 pada Tikus Model Alzheimer by Havina Nurul Aizah, Amel Yanis, Hirowati Ali, Tofrizal Tofrizal, Cimi Ilmiawati, Dessy Arisanty

“…Results: This study found that the mean ± standard error value of the Sirtuin-1 gene in three groups were 0.18±0.04; 0.16±0.03; and 0.36±0.06 respectively. …”
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The effect of the use of omeprazole versus famotidine on the kidney transplant function: a randomized controlled study by Miłosz Miedziaszczyk, Marek Karczewski, Ilona Idasiak-Piechocka

“…A randomized study was conducted in 24 adult patients with stable kidney transplant function who received a standard triple immunosuppression regimen. Patients were assigned to the group I (n = 12) additionally receiving omeprazole (20 mg) or the group II (n = 12) receiving famotidine (20 mg). …”
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Clinical Specimens are the Pool of Multidrug- resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Harbouring oprL and toxA Virulence Genes: Findings from a Tertiary Hospital of Nepal by Yamuna Chand, Sujan Khadka, Sanjeep Sapkota, Suprina Sharma, Santosh Khanal, Alina Thapa, Binod Rayamajhee, Dhruba Kumar Khadka, Om Prakash Panta, Dipendra Shrestha, Pramod Poudel

“…A total of 7,898 clinical specimens were investigated following the standard microbiological procedures. The antibiotic susceptibility testing was examined by the modified disc diffusion method, and virulence genes oprL and toxA of P. aeruginosa were assessed using multiplex PCR. …”
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Thrombogenic Markers in Patients with Hereditary Thrombophilia by Karima Maricel Gondres Legró, Jorge Calá Fernández, Yusmairy Matos Lores, Vivian Robert Tamayo, Lázaro Ibrahim Romero García, Yordanys Páez Candelaria

“…The clinical variables analyzed were: age, sex, personal and family history of thrombosis and number of thrombotic events in the patient. Mean, standard deviation and percentages were calculated. …”
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A Pseudopotential Lattice Boltzmann Method for Simulation of Two-Phase Flow Transport in Porous Medium at High-Density and High–Viscosity Ratios by Eslam Ezzatneshan, Reza Goharimehr

“…Herein, two equations of state (EoS), namely, the standard Shan-Chen (SC) EoS and Carnahan-Starling (CS) EoS, are implemented to assay the performance of the numerical technique employed for simulation of two-phase flows at high-density ratios. …”
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Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Diagnosis of Cardiac Sarcoidosis: A Meta-Analysis by Jianxiong Zhang, Yunxiao Li, Qiufen Xu, Bo Xu, Haoyan Wang

“…The efficacy of CMR versus the Japanese Ministry of Health and Welfare (JMHW) guidelines considered as standard criterion for the diagnosis of CS remains to be elucidated. …”
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