Evaluation of meningitis surveillance system in rural area, Rwanda by Solange Nyinawabeza, Jean Claude Niyoyita, Emmanuel Nshimiyimana, Jerome Ndayisenga, Angela Umutoni, Caroline Stamatakis

“…Data collected from clinical registers and eIDSR were used to assess core functions of the meningitis surveillance system including accuracy in detection of cases, laboratory confirmation of cases, and availability of evaluation reports. …”
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Approaches used to prevent and reduce the use of restrictive practices on adults with learning disabilities: a realist review by Joy Duxbury, Alina Haines-Delmont, John Baker, Peter Baker, Gary Bourlet, Elaine Craig, James Ridley, Rachel Whyte, Beth Morrison, Michaela Thomson, Anthony Tsang, Tella Lantta

“…The main literature searches were then conducted using six databases: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts (ProQuest), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (EBSCO), MEDLINE (Ovid), PsycInfo (Ovid), EMBASE (Ovid) and Web of Science Core Collection (Emerging Sources Citation Index). The search covered evidence from 1 January 2001 up to 21 July 2021 and yielded 16,775 hits, which were then reduced to 14,383, after using EndNote X9’s (2013) inbuilt duplication detection function and manual de-duplication. …”
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Association of Trace Elements with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome in Women—A Case-Control Study by Tinkara Srnovršnik, Bojana Pinter, Milena Horvat, Janja Snoj Tratnik, Ingrid Falnoga, Darja Mazej, Ivan Verdenik, Irma Virant-Klun

“…<b>Results:</b> In women with PCOS, lower Mo levels in whole blood (<i>p</i> = 0.024) and serum (<i>p</i> = 0.011) and higher serum Cu levels (<i>p</i> = 0.026) were detected when compared to healthy controls. Results of this study show that amendments in Cu and Mo levels might be related to altered kidney and liver function and disrupted hormonal balance in PCOS women. …”
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Bearing Small Sample Fault Diagnosis based on Data Generation and Transfer Learning by Dinghui Wu, Qin Fang, Chuyi Wu

“…First， the source dataset is trained on the training network to obtain the source model， and then a small amount of drive-end data is used as the target dataset to fine-tuning to obtain the target model. …”
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Transcriptome reveal gene regulation mechanisms of the barnacle Chthamalus challengeri for microhabitat adaption in the intertidal zone by HaoYuan Li, MengMeng Huang, ZhiBin Gan, XinZheng Li

“…The barnacle Chthamalus challengeri, which survives in the intertidal zone and is subjected to periodic tidal changes, serves as an ideal species for detecting adaptive evolution in intertidal organisms. …”
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Faunistic analysis of insects of Deva Vatala National Park and agroecosystem of Gujrat Pakistan by Muhammad Umar, Mubashar Hussain

“… Insect biodiversity drives ecological functioning and provides ecosystem services in different landscapes. …”
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Spectral domain optical coherence tomography: a better OCT imaging strategy by Zahid Yaqoob, Jigang Wu, Changhuei Yang

“…There are two approaches to SDOCT—one that uses a broadband source and a spectrometer to measure the interference pattern as a function of wavelength and the other that utilizes a narrowband tunable laser that is swept linearly in k ∼ 1/λ space during spectral fringe data acquisition. …”
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Research on Personnel Image Segmentation Based on MobileNetV2 H-Swish CBAM PSPNet in Search and Rescue Scenarios by Di Zhao, Weiwei Zhang, Yuxing Wang

“…In post-disaster search and rescue scenarios, the accurate image segmentation of individuals is essential for efficient resource allocation and effective rescue operations. …”
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The Aggressive Gender Backlash in Intimate Partner Relationships: A Theoretical Framework and Initial Measurement by Aristides A. Vara-Horna, Noelia Rodríguez-Espartal

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Ultra-high-energy γ-ray emission associated with the tail of a bow-shock pulsar wind nebula

“…The source energy spectrum extended up to 300 TeV, which was well fitted by a log-parabola function with N0 = (1.93 ± 0.23) × 10−16 TeV−1 cm−2 s−1, α = 2.14 ± 0.27, and β = 1.20 ± 0.41 at E0 = 30 TeV. …”
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Plasticity in activity patterns of ungulates under the influence of shade coffee agricultural intensification in Ethiopia by Behailu Etana, Peter J. Fashing, Anagaw Atickem, Afework Bekele, Nils Chr. Stenseth

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Optimised Neural Network Model for Wind Turbine DFIG Converter Fault Diagnosis by Ramesh Kumar Behara, Akshay Kumar Saha

“…VMD’s robustness stems from its ability to decompose a signal into intrinsic mode functions (IMFs) with well-defined centre frequencies and bandwidths. …”
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From Lab to Life: Self‐Powered Sweat Sensors and Their Future in Personal Health Monitoring by Nan Gao, Guodong Xu, Gang Chang, Yuxiang Wu

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On Power-Off Temperature Attacks Potential Against Security Sensors by Maryam Esmaeilian, Vincent Beroulle, David Hély

“…Although numerous security sensors and attack detectors have been proposed in the literature to detect different sources of FIAs, it is crucial to ensure that these mechanisms themselves have not been tampered. …”
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Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals the Biosynthesis Mechanism of Coixol Under Salicylic Acid Treatment by Yao Wang, Hanli Ye, Xuqin Luo, Ziwei Li, Chuanqi Zheng, Dali Sun

“…Background: Coix (<i>Coix lacryma-jobi</i> L.) is cultivated as medicine and food homologous resources containing various active components. As one of its main ingredients, coixol possesses the biological activities of fever reduction, pain relief, tumor suppression, blood glucose, and pressure decrease. …”
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Heritage in real life: between appreciation and contempt: why are modern Egyptians continuously losing their heritage? by Medhat Wassef

“…Being a part of the community myself and through direct contact with the people, I detected and extracted aspects of the Egyptian mindset on the grassroots level that played a significant role in the problem of heritage. …”
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Antioxidant potential of tree bark extracts: Insight from the multi-level output of the Antioxidant Power 1 assay. by Johanna Rehrl, Thomas Sepperer, Sissy Häsler Gunnarsdottir, Thomas Schnabel, Gertie Janneke Oostingh, Anja Schuster

“…Tree bark is a complex protective tissue that serves both physiological and defensive functions and is particularly rich in phenolic compounds bearing antioxidant, antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and wound healing properties. …”
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Socioeconomic Inequity in Access to Medical and Long-Term Care Among Older People by Shohei Okamoto, Atsuhiro Yamada, Erika Kobayashi, Jersey Liang

“…Conclusion Improving the understanding of available resources and strengthening the functions of health centres and communities are required to detect the needs of citizens and facilitate their access to necessary care.…”
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CLASSIFYING LIVER DISEASE WITH BOOSTING MACHINE LEARNING APPROACHES by Erol Özçekiç, Ümit Yılmaz

“…Liver diseases pose a significant global health challenge due to their impact on metabolic function and the difficulty of early detection. Traditional diagnostic methods such as liver biopsy have limitations due to their invasive nature and high costs. …”
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Unlocking the potential of circulating small extracellular vesicles in neurodegenerative disease through targeted biomarkers and advancements in biosensing by Saqer Al Abdullah, Ivy Cocklereece, Kristen Dellinger

“…Neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) gradually affect neurons impacting both their function and structure, and they afflict millions worldwide. …”
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