Bisoprolol for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at high risk of exacerbation: the BICS RCT by Graham Devereux, Seonaidh Cotton, Mintu Nath, Nicola McMeekin, Karen Campbell, Rekha Chaudhuri, Gourab Choudhury, Anthony De Soyza, Shona Fielding, Simon Gompertz, John Haughney, Amanda Lee, Graeme MacLennan, Alyn Morice, John Norrie, David Price, Philip Short, Jorgen Vestbo, Paul Walker, Jadwiga Wedzicha, Andrew Wilson, Olivia Wu, Brian Lipworth

“…Total number of major adverse cardiovascular events. Lung function (NB, during the COVID-19 pandemic, lung function could not be assessed in participants). …”
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Behavioral measure of the light‐adapted visual sensitivity of white‐tailed deer by Bradley S. Cohen, David A. Osborn, George R. Gallagher, Robert J. Warren, Karl V. Miller

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A Spin–Orbit Torque Knob to Tailor Stochasticity for Physically Secured Applications by Hao‐Kai Chang, Meng‐Chi Yang, Ssu‐Yuan Wang, Chih‐Huang Lai, Chao‐Yao Yang

“…Increasing Hx suppresses this oblique dendritic domain growth, allowing for controllable domain propagation and reducing stochasticity. By utilizing Hx as an external knob to tailor the stochasticity at the intermediate state, the high stochastic state can be employed as an ideal entropy source for an SOT‐based random number generator.…”
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EPri-MDAS: An efficient privacy-preserving multiple data aggregation scheme without trusted authority for fog-based smart grid by Jinjiao Zhang, Wenying Zhang, Xiaochao Wei, Huimin Liu

“…For the sake of providing adequate functionality for the power grid, various schemes have been proposed. …”
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Insights into Isolation and Purification Strategies of Egg Allergens by Nikolina Sibincic, Ivana Prodic, Danijela Apostolovic, Christine Y. Y. Wai, Agnes S. Y. Leung, Marija Stojadinovic

“…Eggs are a great source of protein in the human diet. They are consumed in tens of millions of tons globally per year. …”
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ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT IN CAMPUS INTELLECTUAL PRODUCTS by Rucheni Rucheni, Moh Mukhsin, Diqbal Satyanegara

“…This study produced 7 alternative strategies, including implementing online business strategies and utilizing technology effectively, utilizing and maximizing cooperation with educational institutions, improving management quality, improving product features, improving product image and competitive advantages to have competitiveness, improving product quality, differentiating products appropriately, and managing all resources appropriately and efficiently. …”
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Plantonome: A Cross-Platform Application for Precision Agriculture by Deroussi Anass, Ait Madi Abdessalam, Alihamidi Imam, Chabou Zakaria, Addaim Adnane

“…This paper presents Plantonome, an open-source application developed using the Flutter software development kit (SDK) and the Dart programming language. …”
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A deep learning approach for white blood cells image generation and classification using SRGAN and VGG19 by Jannatul Ferdousi, Soyabul Islam Lincoln, Md. Khorshed Alom, Md. Foysal

“…The classification of White Blood Cells (WBCs) is crucial for diagnosing diseases, monitoring treatment effectiveness, and understanding how the immune system functions. In this paper, we propose a deep learning approach to classify WBCs using Super Resolution Generative Adversarial Network (SRGAN) and Visual Geometry Group 19 (VGG19). …”
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Insights into the effects of biomass feedstock and pyrolysis conditions on the energy storage capacity and durability of standard biochar-based phase-change composites by Dimberu G. Atinafu, Ji Yong Choi, Jihee Nam, Yujin Kang, Sumin Kim

“…Abstract Material selection and production conditions are imperative for determining the functional performances of composite materials. Phase-change composites obtained from phase-change materials (PCMs) and supporting matrices exhibit high thermal energy storage density. …”
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Responses of vegetation low-growth to extreme climate events on the Mongolian Plateau by Hao Li, Yunfeng Hu, Batunacun

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Presenting a Quantum Leadership Model to Establish Organizational Civilization in the Iranian Higher Education System by reza heydari, hamidreza rezaeekelidbari, musa chaman zamin

“…The results of this study showed that by implementing the model obtained in this study, we can witness positive consequences in terms of implementing quantum leadership in order to establish organizational civilization in the country's higher education Extended abstract Introduction Creating new knowledge has long been one of the main functions of universities, and the greatest effort of the academic community is to promote knowledge and strengthen intellectual capital by utilizing existing informational, intellectual, and human resources; therefore, universities must identify, extract, and utilize these resources using new and appropriate leadership and management methods. …”
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Impacts of different types of straw returning on soil physicochemical properties, microbial community structure, and pepper quality by Xiapu Gai, Biao Chen, Shijuan Xiong, Qingqing Zhou, Yuan Yuan, Yumei Mou

“…However, lignin-based straw maintains long-term soil health through carbon sequestration and microbial homeostasis, which provides a theoretical basis for the utilization of straw resources in karst areas and the improvement of quality and efficiency of pepper industry.…”
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Predicting the Likelihood of Operational Risk Occurrence in the Banking Industry Using Machine Learning Algorithms by Hamed Naderi, Mohammad Ali Rastegar Sorkhe, Bakhtiar Ostadi, Mehrdad Kargari

“…The AMA employs both quantitative and qualitative methods for operational risk modeling, leveraging databases to collect statistical data and utilizing the loss distribution approach (LDA) to model frequency and severity distributions. …”
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Special Issue on Contemporary Research Studies in Operations Research, Business Analytics, and Business Intelligence by Viswanath Kumar Ganesan, S. Vinodh, Malolan Sundararaman, M. Vimala Rani, M. Mathirajan

“…The global market's increasing demand, diverse resource supply options, global competition, and environmental protection needs are driving organizations to adopt sustainable strategies. …”
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How is individualized nursing care documented in nursing records of cancer patients: A qualitative content analysis by Ingerd Irgens Hynnekleiv, Tove Giske, Kristin Heggdal

“…These limitations could be related to the cumbersome functionality of the EHR and the fact that the NCP targets efficiency and data availability purposes beyond being a tool for nursing care planning. …”
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In vivo analysis of bovine colostrum whey-caseinate nanoparticles using rat model: Bio accessibility of immunoglobulins by Muhammad Umar, Uracha Rungsardthong Ruktanonchai, Davids Makararpong, Natchanon Rimsueb, Anil Kumar Anal

“…These powders can be utilized as a good source of bioactive Igs from bovine colostrum with improved functionality and digestibility.…”
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Isolation and Screening of Lactic Acid Bacteria From Sumbawa Buffalo Milk (Bubalus bubalis) as Potential Starter Cultures by Deni Harmoko, Tri Ardyati, Yoga Dwi Jatmiko

“…Besides containing nutrients that are very beneficial for human health, buffalo milk is also a potential source of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) with technological and functional properties. …”
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Biometric and IoT Integration for Secure and Remote Door Access Control Using Fingerprint Recognition and GSM Technology by S Kanagamalliga, S Rajalingam, A Kannan, M Karthikeyan

“…The reliability and flexibility of Arduino, coupled with the GSM capabilities of SIM900, are utilized to create a robust and efficient solution. …”
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Systematic Analysis for fNIRS Measurement Combining Sensitivity and SNR Based on the Colin27 Brain Template by Yalin Wang, Wei Chen

“…Considering different brain regions and different source-detector(S-D) separation, a Monte Carlo simulation tool was utilized to simulate the photons migration inside a realistic human-brain template (Colin27). …”
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Noncoding elements in wheat defence response to fusarium head blight by Tugdem Muslu, Kadriye Kahraman, Bala Ani Akpinar, Halise Busra Cagirici, Egan Jaronski, Cliff Bradley, Hikmet Budak

“…Abstract Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is a major source of global food security while various stressors, including biotic and abiotic factors, directly affect its production. …”
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