Genetic differentiation and historical dynamics of the endemic species Rheum pumilum on the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau inferred from phylogeography implications by Shuliang Liu, Jianxin Gao, Bo Xiao, Wenjie Guo, Qiushi Yu, Ailan Wang, Weiwei Li

“…The geographic isolation model is further supported by various analytical methods, including AMOVA analysis, UPGMA dendrogram, PCoA, Structure analysis, and Mantel test. Micro-refugia for Rh. pumilum during the Quaternary ice ages are supported by haplotype network and genetic diversity analysis. …”
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Magnitude of telemedicine utilization and associated factors among health professionals working at selected public hospitals in Southern Ethiopia. by Anteneh Fikrie, Dawit Daniel, Samrawit Ermiyas, Hawa Hassen, Wongelawit Seyoum, Seyoum Kebede, Wako Golicha Wako

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Cross-sectional study was conducted from June 1-30, 2021 among randomly selected 407 health professionals working at Pilot Hospitals in Southern Ethiopia. A pretested and structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the socio-demographic, knowledge and attitude of Health Professionals towards telemedicine and health system-related data. …”
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Enhanced prediction of energy dissipation rate in hydrofoil-crested stepped spillways using novel advanced hybrid machine learning models by Ehsan Afaridegan, Nosratollah Amanian

“…Accurately estimating the Energy Dissipation Rate (EDR) in Hydrofoil-Crested Stepped Spillways (HCSSs) is crucial for ensuring the safety and optimizing the performance of these hydraulic structures. This study investigates the prediction of EDR using advanced hybrid Machine Learning (ML) models, including the Tabular Neural Network with Moth Flame Optimization (TabNet-MFO), Long Short-Term Memory with Ant Lion Optimizer (LSTM-ALO), Extreme Learning Machine with Jaya and Firefly Optimization (ELM-JFO), and Support Vector Regression with Improved Whale Optimization (SVR-IWOA). …”
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Nurses’ experiences of text-based digital triage at primary healthcare centres in Sweden: a qualitative interview study by Ester Rydell, Ulf Jakobsson, Sigrid Stjernswärd

“…Four registered nurses and two public health nurses, working at primary healthcare centres in southern Sweden, contributed with information about text-based digital triage and health guidance. Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data. …”
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Metagenomics and Faecal Metabolomics Integrative Analysis towards the Impaired Glucose Regulation and Type 2 Diabetes in Uyghur-Related Omics by Rebiya Nuli, Jureti Azhati, Junxiu Cai, Aizhatiguli Kadeer, Bing Zhang, Patamu Mohemaiti

“…The α-diversity was higher in NGT than in T2DM and IGR; β-diversity analysis revealed apparent differences in the bacterial community structures between patients with T2DM, IGR, and NGT. …”
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螺栓球节点力学性能研究及弯矩-转角关系式的建立 by 喻晓晨, 李会军, 陈旭, 张晓磊

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A Systematic Review of Urban Vegetation Research during 2000–2023: A Bibliometric Analysis by Hassan Boukita, Fathalah Elwahab, Mohamed El Ammari, Abdelazziz Chemchaoui, Boutaina Benchahid, Youssef Haouazine, Najiba Brhadda, Rabea Ziri

“…This work has provided structured data, guidelines, and useful recommendations for further investigations, which can contribute to a better comprehension of the environmental features of urban vegetation.…”
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Up-to-Date Imaging for Parathyroid Tumor Localization in MEN1 Patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism: When and Which Ones (A Narrative Pictorial Review) by Valentina Berti, Francesco Mungai, Paolo Lucibello, Maria Luisa Brandi, Carlo Biagini, Alessio Imperiale

“…MR imaging offers excellent soft tissue contrast without radiation exposure, potentially providing superior differentiation between parathyroid glands and the surrounding structures. Radionuclide imaging, especially PET/CT using radiopharmaceuticals like [¹⁸F]FCH, shows promising results in localizing parathyroid tumors, particularly in patients with MEN1. …”
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A Wearable System for Experimental Knee Pain During Real-World Locomotion: Habituation and Motor Adaptation by Jesse M. Charlton, Liam H. Foulger, Calvin Kuo, Jean-Sebastien Blouin

“…These results show the system induces localized pain perceptions and motor adaptations in complex movements (walking) while providing guidelines to structure future experimental pain studies.…”
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Historical dynamics of marginal populations at the leading edge of a temperate species in the boreal‐temperate ecotone by Pierre‐Yves Mondou Laperrière, Todor S. Minchev, Pierre Grondin, Martin Lavoie, Guillaume de Lafontaine

“…Contemporary dynamics (<200 years) were assessed by analyzing tree size structure of all stems within 400 m2 plots, minimal stand age from tree‐ring dating, as well as the recent occurrence of fire and logging from published ecoforest data. …”
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A Review on Polyaniline: Synthesis, Properties, Nanocomposites, and Electrochemical Applications by Abdulwahhab H. Majeed, Leqaa A. Mohammed, Omar G. Hammoodi, Shankar Sehgal, Mustafa A. Alheety, Kuldeep K. Saxena, Safaa A. Dadoosh, Israa K. Mohammed, Mustafa M. Jasim, N. Ummal Salmaan

“…One of the very important things that made PANI possess a very huge research revolution are preparation in a variety of ways, easy and inexpensive, from which a daily product can be obtained with very high purity, as well as its distinctive properties that made it the focus of researchers in various scientific departments. The unique structure of PANI, which is easy to prepare in its pure form or with various chemical compounds including metals, metal oxides, and carbon nanomaterials (such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, graphene oxide, and reduced graphene oxide), qualifies it for use in electrochemical applications. …”
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Graphene-Based Materials for Bone Regeneration in Dentistry: A Systematic Review of In Vitro Applications and Material Comparisons by Azahara María Narváez-Romero, Francisco Javier Rodríguez-Lozano, María Pilar Pecci-Lloret

“…In the context of bone regeneration, graphene has shown several promising applications. Its robust structure, electrical conductivity, and biocompatibility make it an ideal candidate for enhancing bone tissue regeneration and repair processes. …”
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The assessment of the use of vehicles with different types of drive in car-sharing systems by Ewelina Sendek-Matysiak

“… One of the main challenges of contemporary transport policy is to reduce the share of individual means of transport in the structure of transport, i.e., to reduce the number of private cars used as the primary means of transportation. …”
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A Novel Design of a Neural Network-Based Fractional PID Controller for Mobile Robots Using Hybridized Fruit Fly and Particle Swarm Optimization by Ghusn Abdul Redha Ibraheem, Ahmad Taher Azar, Ibraheem Kasim Ibraheem, Amjad J. Humaidi

“…This work offers the analysis, design, and simulation of a new neural network- (NN) based nonlinear fractional control structure. With suitable arrangements of the hidden layer neurons using nonlinear and linear activation functions in the hidden and output layers, respectively, and with appropriate connection weights between different hidden layer neurons, a new class of nonlinear neural fractional-order proportional integral derivative (NNFOPID) controller is proposed and designed. …”
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Kinetics, central composite design and artificial neural network modelling of ciprofloxacin antibiotic photodegradation using fabricated cobalt-doped zinc oxide nanoparticles by Asmaa I. Meky, Mohamed A. Hassaan, Mohamed A. El-Nemr, Howida A. Fetouh, Amel M. Ismail, Ahmed El Nemr

“…According to XRD, these NPs have a hexagonal Wurtzite structure with an average size of between 38.47 and 48.06 nm. …”
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Critical quality indicators of high-performance polyetherimide (ULTEM) over the MEX 3D printing key generic control parameters: Prospects for personalized equipment in the defense... by Nectarios Vidakis, Markos Petousis, Constantine David, Nektarios K. Nasikas, Dimitrios Sagris, Nikolaos Mountakis, Mariza Spiridaki, Amalia Moutsopoulou, Emmanuel Stratakis

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Exploring benefits of speech and language therapy interventions for post-stroke aphasia rehabilitation: A qualitative study by Grace Larweh, Abena Asiedua Owusu Antwi, Ewurama Ampadu Owusu, Thomas Amatey Tagoe

“…Participants: A total of 19 participants (7 people with aphasia, 7 family members and 5 Speech therapists) were recruited for this study. Methods: A semi-structured interview guide was used. Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and subjected to thematic analysis employing the Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis approach, to explore and comprehend the participants' lived experiences. …”
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A Parallel Image Denoising Network Based on Nonparametric Attention and Multiscale Feature Fusion by Jing Mao, Lianming Sun, Jie Chen, Shunyuan Yu

“…Then, a combination of two-branch networks with different and complementary structures was used to extract deep features from the noise information in the image to solve the problem of insufficient feature extraction by the single-branch network model. …”
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Risk of Selected Fetal Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes at Advanced Maternal Age: A Retrospective Cohort Study in Debre Markos Referral Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Bikila Tefera Debelo, Melaku Hunie Asratie, Abayneh Aklilu Solomon

“…The data were collected from 1st of July to 30th of December, 2019, by face-to-face interview and extraction from maternal chart using a structured questionnaire and data extraction checklist, respectively. …”
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SS-YOLO: A Lightweight Deep Learning Model Focused on Side-Scan Sonar Target Detection by Na Yang, Guoyu Li, Shengli Wang, Zhengrong Wei, Hu Ren, Xiaobo Zhang, Yanliang Pei

“…Finally, we use an improved multi-head self-attention (MHSA) mechanism in the detection head, replacing the original complex convolution structure, to enhance the model’s ability to focus on important features with low computational load. …”
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