Credit Evaluation of Technology-Based Small and Micro Enterprises: An Innovative Weighting Method Based on Machine Learning and AHP by Bingya Wu, Zhihui Hu, Zhouyi Gu, Yuxi Zheng, Jiayan Lv

“…Third, the ML-AHP (Machine Learning-Analytic Hierarchy Process) combined weighting method effectively integrates subjective experience with objective data, providing a more rational assessment. …”
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Essential Role of Thioredoxin 2 in Mitigating Oxidative Stress in Retinal Epithelial Cells by Eriko Sugano, Namie Murayama, Maki Takahashi, Kitako Tabata, Makoto Tamai, Hiroshi Tomita

“…The retina is constantly subjected to oxidative stress, which is countered by potent antioxidative systems present in retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells. …”
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Metemoglobinemia adquirida secundária à ingestão de alimento ultraprocessado em adolescente: um relato de caso by Camila Dalle Rocha, Ariadne Becker Quirino, Mariana Pinheiro Barbosa de Araújo, Mayanne de Fátima de Oliveira Barreto, Thays Taborda Damas, Francisco Carlos Yokoyama, Priscilla de Souza Prigol, Paulo Ramos David João

“…Structured report from the analysis of the medical record and literature review on the subject. No conflict of interest or external funding source.…”
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Starches Modified by Combination of Phosphorylation and High-Voltage Electrical Discharge (HVED) Treatment by Ivanka Grgić, Marijana Grec, Artur Gryszkin, Tomasz Zięba, Mirela Kopjar, Đurđica Ačkar, Antun Jozinović, Borislav Miličević, Sandra Zavadlav, Jurislav Babić

“…To optimise starch functional properties for specific use, it is subjected to various modifications. High-voltage electrical discharge (HVED) treatment, as a non-thermal and rapid process, was applied in this research as a single method and in combination with phosphorylation in order to explore its potential for improving starch physicochemical properties. …”
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Multidimensional bandwagon effect and dual-process decision making: An integrated model of the theory of planned behavior from the perspective of American millennials’ travel inten... by Roannayutt Oan-Oon, Therdchai Choibamroong

“…Through empirical analysis employing Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) in a post-pandemic context, the study reveals that the multidimensional bandwagon effect significantly and synergistically influences American millennials' travel intention, attitude, and subjective norm, supporting a dual-process decision-making model. …”
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Professional Development and Science Teacher Effectiveness in Africa: A Study of South Western Uganda. by Sekiwu, Denis, Edoru, John Michael, Mwesigye, Seriano

“…Although the Ugandan government introduced many TPD initiatives, there have been noticeable failure rates in science subjects nationwide at the Uganda Certificate of Education (UCE) examinations. …”
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Assessment of platelet-to-white blood cell ratio on short-term mortality events in patients hospitalized with acute decompensated heart failure: evidence from a cohort study from J... by Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Xin Huang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Maobin Kuang, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Jiajun Qiu, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Chao Wang, Guotai Sheng, Guotai Sheng, Yang Zou, Guobo Xie

“…Subgroup analysis showed that compared to subjects with reduced or moderately reduced ejection fraction, ADHF patients with preserved ejection fraction had a lower risk of short-term mortality associated with PWR (HR:0.99 vs. 0.98 vs. 0.87, P for interaction = 0.0067).ConclusionThis study reveals, for the first time, a negative correlation between the inflammatory marker PWR and all-cause mortality within 30 days of hospitalization in ADHF patients. …”
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Clinical Features at Onset and Genetic Characterization of Pediatric and Adult Patients with TNF-α Receptor—Associated Periodic Syndrome (TRAPS): A Series of 80 Cases from the AIDA... by Carla Gaggiano, Antonio Vitale, Laura Obici, Giampaolo Merlini, Alessandra Soriano, Ombretta Viapiana, Marco Cattalini, Maria Cristina Maggio, Giuseppe Lopalco, Davide Montin, Masen Abdel Jaber, Lorenzo Dagna, Raffaele Manna, Antonella Insalaco, Matteo Piga, Francesco La Torre, Virginia Berlengiero, Viviana Gelardi, Luisa Ciarcia, Giacomo Emmi, Piero Ruscitti, Francesco Caso, Rolando Cimaz, José Hernández-Rodríguez, Paola Parronchi, Ludovico Luca Sicignano, Elena Verrecchia, Florenzo Iannone, Jurgen Sota, Salvatore Grosso, Carlo Salvarani, Bruno Frediani, Roberto Giacomelli, Maria Antonietta Mencarelli, Alessandra Renieri, Donato Rigante, Luca Cantarini

“…Biologic agents were prescribed to 49 (61%) patients; R92Q subjects were more frequently on NSAIDs monotherapy than other patients (p<0.01); nevertheless, they required biologic therapy in 53.1% of cases. …”
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Learning a Second Language in Adulthood Changes Subcortical Neural Encoding by Dongxin Liu, Shuo Wang, Qi Gao, Ruijuan Dong, Xinxing Fu, Esther Pugh, Jiong Hu

“…The purpose of this study was to utilize frequency-following response (FFR) to examine if and how learning a tonal language in adulthood changes the subcortical neural encoding in hearing adults. Three groups of subjects were recruited: native speakers of Mandarin Chinese (native speakers (NS)), learners of the language (L2 learners), and those with no experience (native speakers of foreign languages (NSFL)). …”
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Enhanced Human Skeleton Tracking for Improved Joint Position and Depth Accuracy in Rehabilitation Exercises by Vytautas Abromavičius, Ervinas Gisleris, Kristina Daunoravičienė, Jurgita Žižienė, Artūras Serackis, Rytis Maskeliūnas

“…The results demonstrate that adding a second video camera, rotated 90° and aimed at the subject, can compensate for depth prediction inaccuracies, reducing errors by up to 0.4 m. …”
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Changing sense of place in hybrid work environments: A systematic review of place identity and employee well-being by Meng Sun, Thomas Kraus, Roman Pauli, Cyryl Garus

“…The concept of ''sense of place'' refers to an individual's subjective perception and emotional attachment to a specific geographic location. …”
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An Evaluation of the Significance of Work-Related Influence Factors on Fitness and the Development of Medical and Orthopaedic Conditions in Military Executives by Christoph Schulze, Michael Becker, Susanne Finze, Christoph Holtherm, Jens Hinder, Andreas Lison

“…Health-related data is collected as a basis for training and lifestyle counselling. This data was subjected to a retrospective evaluation in order to identify occupational risk factors and their correlation with cardiovascular resilience, trunk strength, and the development of orthopaedic and internal disorders. …”
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Efficient Computation of Multiscale Entropy over Short Biomedical Time Series Based on Linear State-Space Models by Luca Faes, Alberto Porta, Michal Javorka, Giandomenico Nollo

“…Then, it is applied to the time series of heart period, arterial pressure, and respiration measured for healthy subjects monitored in resting conditions and during physiological stress. …”
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Enhancing the energy absorption capacity of Ti–6Al–4V lattice structure manufactured by additive manufacturing through β-annealing by Yi Ren, Wei Ran, Yongxun Li, Bowen Xue, Wei Chen

“…Finally, the quantitative analysis of fracture morphology indicated that the HBC lattice structure subjected to β-annealing undergoes ductile-brittle fracture, significantly improving its deformation stability.…”
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Developing and Validating a Model of Quality Management in Order to Implement the Educational Goals of the Document of Fundamental Change in Education by Layla Anbarsetani, Rashid Zoalfaghari Zafarani, BiBi Sadat Miresmaeili, AbasAli Ghayomi

“…The statistical population in the qualitative section includes professors of educational management familiar with the document of education and training as well as familiar with quality management, who were purposefully selected as a standard for qualitative interviews on the subject of research (19 interviews with 19 people and up to The theoretical saturation limit continued) and in the second (quantitative) part, after collecting information from qualitative research, a questionnaire was constructed. …”
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Digital Competences of Teachers in the Higher Education Academic Development System: Experience of the Empirical Research by A. V. Noskova, D. V. Goloukhova, E. I. Kuzmina, D. V. Galitskaya

“…In the system of academic development, a higher education teacher becomes an active subject and an object of influence of the university structures.The notion of “academic capital” – a system of professional competencies of a teacher, in whose structure digital competencies acquire special importance, is introduced to assess the effectiveness of academic development.It is assumed that depending on the attitudes towards the development and integration of digital competencies into professional practices, teachers are divided into different categories according to their role in the academic development.In order to test the hypothesis, focus group research was carried out with teachers of the humanities, social and natural sciences from universities in different regions of Russia with at least three years of professional experience. …”
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Quantitative Fraction Evaluation of Dermal Collagen and Elastic Fibres in the Skin Samples Obtained in Two Orientations from the Trunk Region by Naveen Kumar, Pramod Kumar, Satheesha Nayak Badagabettu, Keerthana Prasad, Ranjini Kudva, Coimbatore Vasudevarao Raghuveer

“…Total number of 200 skin samples collected from 5 areas of trunk region were processed histologically and subjected to tissue-quant image analysis. Statistical analysis involving mean with SEM and paired t test by SPSS were employed to the percentage values obtained from image analysis. …”
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Compressible, anti-fatigue, extreme environment adaptable, and biocompatible supramolecular organohydrogel enabled by lignosulfonate triggered noncovalent network by Yihui Gu, Chao Xu, Yilin Wang, Jing Luo, Dongsheng Shi, Wenjuan Wu, Lu Chen, Yongcan Jin, Bo Jiang, Chaoji Chen

“…The organohydrogel exhibits high compressive strength (54 MPa) and toughness (3.54 MJ/m3), 100 and 70 times higher than those of pure chitosan/gelatin hydrogel, meanwhile, excellent self-recovery and fatigue resistance properties. Even when subjected to severe compression up to a strain of 0.5 for 500,000 cycles, the organohydrogel still remains intact. …”
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Psychometric Analysis of the Coronavirus Anxiety Scale in Argentinean Population by Leandro Eidman, Julieta Arbizu, Agustín Marturet

“…Method: A non-randomized sample of 1098 subjects residing in different provinces of the Argentine Republic was used. …”
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Insulin Adherence in Type 2 Diabetes in Mexico: Behaviors and Barriers by Janneth Bermeo-Cabrera, Paloma Almeda-Valdes, Josefa Riofrios-Palacios, Carlos A. Aguilar-Salinas, Roopa Mehta

“…To investigate factors associated with insulin adherence in subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) attending a tertiary care centre in Mexico City. …”
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