Voluntary (NGO) Sector’s Involvement in Health Promotion for Older Population in Europe by Michał Zabdyr-Jamróz

“…Method: The research is based on narrative literature review as well as interviews and consultations with informers (practitioners and experts) in selected European countries. Results: Voluntary/NGO sector increases its role as a complimentary or alternative source of health promotion for older people in Europe. …”
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Yarn-electrospun PVDF-HFP/CNC smart textiles for self-powered sensor in wearable electronics by Jiawei Chen, Subhamoy Mahajan, Manisha Gupta, Cagri Ayranci, Tian Tang

“…The success of developing such sensor-integrated touchscreen gloves paves new avenues for human-technology interactions, highlights the dual functionality of these yarns as power sources and sensors, and represents a milestone in broadening the applications of wearable technologies.…”
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Impact-Echo Testing Methods for Determining the Defect of Cured-In-Place Pipe by Houssam Mahmoud, Lubos Pazdera

“… Non-destructive testing of cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) ensures that the liner (CIPP) has been successfully installed and that the pipe will function reliably, the Acoustic methods are used to detect cracks or leaks in pipes as the Impact-Echo (IE) method. …”
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A Swing-Assist Controller for Enhancing Knee Flexion in a Semi-Powered Transfemoral Prosthesis by David M. Marsh, Marco Puliti, Michael Goldfarb

“…The controller and parameter selection algorithm are described in the paper, and subsequently validated in walking experiments with three participants with unilateral transfemoral amputation. …”
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Lymphocytic Hypophysitis: Differential Diagnosis and Effects of High-Dose Pulse Steroids, Followed by Azathioprine, on the Pituitary Mass and Endocrine Abnormalities — Report of a... by Lorenzo Curtò, Maria L. Torre, Oana R. Cotta, Marco Losa, Maria R. Terreni, Libero Santarpia, Francesco Trimarchi, Salvatore Cannavò

“…Neither methylprednisolone pulse therapy nor a subsequent treatment with azathioprine were successful in recovering pituitary function, or in inducing a significant reduction of the pituitary mass after an initial, transient clinical and neuroradiological improvement. …”
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Synthetic Microwave Focusing Techniques for Medical Imaging: Fundamentals, Limitations, and Challenges by Younis M. Abbosh, Kamel Sultan, Lei Guo, Amin Abbosh

“…To get a fast solution using limited computational resources, those methods assume the tissue is homogeneous and non-dispersive, and thus, a simplified far-field Green’s function is used. …”
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The Effectiveness of Conservative Management for Acute Whiplash Associated Disorder (WAD) II: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. by Taweewat Wiangkham, Joan Duda, Sayeed Haque, Mohammad Madi, Alison Rushton

“…<h4>Eligibility criteria for selecting studies</h4>RCTs evaluating acute (<4 weeks) WADII, any conservative intervention, with outcome measures important to the International Classification of Function, Disability and Health.…”
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Characterization of reproductive performance, breeding objective, and trait preference of goat in Korahey Zone, Somali Region, Ethiopia by Ayana Birhanu, Wondimagegn Tadesse, Mulugeta Tadesse

“…The primary importance of goat production in the study area was milk, income source, meat, cultural function, and total savings index values of 0.4, 0.31, 0.20, 0.03, and 0.06, respectively. …”
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HFITS: An analysis tool for calculating heat flux to planar surfaces using infrared thermography by Parham Dehghani, Matthew J. DiDomizio

“…The software offers comprehensive functionalities, including support for metadata handling, a graphical interface for selection of regions of interest, the ability to import additional temperature measurements to enhance convective heat transfer estimates, and the exporting of both computed field data and contour videos. …”
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One-Step Solvothermal Synthesis of Carbon Dots for Rapid and Accurate Determination of Hemin Content by Yiaobo Zhang, Lin Liu, Jiahui He, Chengzhi Huang, Lei Zhan, Chunmei Li

“…The linear regression equation was (1 − <i>F</i>/<i>F</i>₀) = 0.0897<i>c</i> + 0.0124, with a correlation coefficient (<i>R</i>²) of 0.9982 and a detection limit of 9 nM. This assay was successfully used to determine the content of hemin in the tablet, which displayed 97.9–105.5% of the labelled amount, with a relative standard deviation of less than 3%. …”
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Reactualizing Classical Islamic Power: Reinterpreting Al-Mawardi in Post-Reform Indonesian Democracy by Jafar Ahmad

“…Al-Mawardi, through the institution of ahl al-halli wa al-‘aqdi, provides a theoretical foundation for community representation in the leadership selection process, which functionally resembles elections in a democratic system. …”
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Generation of Cas9 Knock-In <i>Culex quinquefasciatus</i> Mosquito Cells by Elizabeth Walsh, Tran Zen B. Torres, Brian C. Prince, Claudia Rückert

“…Here, we established a monoclonal cell line that consistently expresses Cas9 and can be used for screens to determine gene function or antiviral activity. <b>Methods</b>: We used this system to perform the successful gene editing of seven genes and subsequent testing for potential antiviral effects, using a simple single-guide RNA (sgRNA) transfection and subsequent virus infection. …”
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Construction and Application of Psychological Quality Assessment Model for College Students Based on Extensive Data Analysis by Ping Zou, Yanjun Wu, Jingdan Zhang

“…This paper combines the application methods of big data technology, collects the management data related to the psychological quality assessment of college students, saves them into the system database with certain storage logic, and realizes the function of psychological quality assessment through the design of selected psychological quality assessment data, data management and data resource management and other parts based on the data results of extensive data analysis. …”
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A Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach for Sustainable Energy Prioritization by Mohsen Rezaei

“…The goal is to investigate and rank Iran’s main RE sources (biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar PV, and wind). …”
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Aquatic Emission and Properties Analysis for Wind Turbine Blades by R. Jai Ganesh, Manjunathan Alagarsamy, G. Gabriel Santhosh Kumar, P. Tamilnesan, K. Kaarthik, Jemal Mohammed Yimer

“…In light of rising energy demand, solar and wind power are popular renewable energy sources. A need for the hour is for reliable little wind power at a reasonable price. …”
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THE ROLE OF THE PRIMARY DEALERS IN THE GOVERNMENT SECURITIES MARKET by Olesea SPEIAN

“…Governments need money for good functioning. Following the COVID – 19 pandemic and the energy crisis, finding sources to cover the budget deficits has become a real challenge. …”
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Analysis of the Causes of Urban Sprawl in Iran by keramatollah Ziari, Saeed Zanganeh Shahraki, Negin Rajabzadeh, Mohsen Abbas Nejad Jelogir

“…Discussion of Results & ConclusionThe causes of urban sprawl in Iran were categorized into 15 distinct dimensions: city form, urban management and planning, infrastructure and urban elements/transportation, land and housing management, planning, and policy, migration and land preparation, socio-cultural factors, natural factors, economic factors, urban plans, political factors, inner-city problems, marginalization and informal settlement issues, urban peripheral problems, demographic factors, and other factors.Within the dimension of city form, spatial-functional discontinuity was noted as a contributing factor (3 occurrences in the sources). …”
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Rotor Location During Atrial Fibrillation: A Framework Based on Data Fusion and Information Quality by Miguel A. Becerra, Diego H. Peluffo-Ordoñez, Johana Vela, Cristian Mejía, Juan P. Ugarte, Catalina Tobón

“…The proposed framework outperformed existing EGM-based rotor detection methods, demonstrating superior functionality and performance compared to existing EGM-based rotor detection methods. …”
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EZSCAN for undiagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Antonio Bernabe-Ortiz, Andrea Ruiz-Alejos, J Jaime Miranda, Rohini Mathur, Pablo Perel, Liam Smeeth

“…<h4>Objectives</h4>The EZSCAN is a non-invasive device that, by evaluating sweat gland function, may detect subjects with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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Phasic and periodic change of drought under greenhouse effect by Yang Li, Zhicheng Zheng, Yaochen Qin, Haifeng Tian, Zhixiang Xie, Peijun Rong

“…Drought variation was predominantly influenced by interannual oscillations, with the periods of the components of intrinsic mode functions 1 (IMF1) and 2 (IMF2) being 3.1 and 7.3 years, respectively. …”
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