Design and Construction of a Clinical Thermometer. by Amuza, Tugezye

“…Using an experimental research approach, the study utilized readily available materials, including Uganda Waragi, bottles, heat sources, and coloring agents, to create a functional prototype of a clinical thermometer. …”
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Remote work – the new normal needs more research by Annina Ropponen

“…Changes in sick leave utilization at an academic medical center during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Evaluation of Drinking Water Quality Using Fuzzy Logic in Sulaimani City, Kurdistan, Iraq. by Zeren Jamal Ghafour

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Business environment and its impact on high-quality economic development: A configurational analysis of enhancement pathways. by Guanyu Hou, Chengji Sun, Zishun Lu

“…Concurrently, a business environment index system has been constructed, capturing the nuances of government functionality, social context, and market dynamics. Employing system theory and a configurational approach, this research utilizes the fsQCA method to decode the intricate mechanisms, dynamic pathways, and synergistic interactions among diverse elements within the business environment that influence high-quality economic development. …”
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Two-stage strategic optimal planning of distributed generators and energy storage systems considering demand response program and network reconfiguration by Saleh Ba-swaimi, Renuga Verayiah, Vigna K. Ramachandaramurthy, Ahmad K. ALAhmad, Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban

“…Simulation outcomes from various case studies indicate that incorporating optimal DRP and NR scheduling into a hybrid system of RESs and BESSs enhances renewable energy penetration by 17.39% compared to the case utilizing just BESSs. Moreover, the established model, featuring a wind-DG/PV-DG/BESS/DRP/NR configuration, achieves significant improvements in all objective functions, including a 31.14% reduction in total system cost, a 61.67% decrease in power loss, and a 58.11% improvement in voltage deviation, compared to the base case.…”
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Olive pomace lignin as a sustainable bio-based modifier for asphalt: performance, economic, and environmental evaluation by Ala Alobeidyeen, Amal Al-Hanaktah, Amani Abdallah Assolie

“…Abstract The pressing challenges of environmental pollution and the depletion of fossil resources have intensified the search for renewable and sustainable materials in the pavement industry. …”
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Effects of enhanced fermentation with high-yielding strains of Tetramethylpyrazine on flavor quality of Douchiba by Panpan Yang, Qin Wang, Yurou Yang, Anyan Wen, Haiying Zeng, Na Liu, Likang Qin

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Physical activity coaching for adults with mobility limitations: protocol for the ComeBACK pragmatic hybrid effectiveness-implementation type 1 randomised controlled trial by Kirsten Howard, Anne Tiedemann, Catherine Sherrington, Tammy Hoffmann, Kim L Bennell, Colin Greaves, Rana S Hinman, Nicholas F Taylor, Andrew Milat, Marina Pinheiro, Leanne Hassett, Maria Crotty, Lisa Harvey, Daniel Treacy, Matthew Jennings, Maayken van den Berg, Siobhan Wong, Catherine Kirkham, Elizabeth Ramsay, Sandra O'Rourke

“…Secondary outcomes include other physical activity measures, measures of health and functioning, individualised mobility goal attainment, mental well-being, quality of life, rate of falls, health utilisation and intervention evaluation. …”
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Oncology Clinicians' Perspectives of a Remote Patient Monitoring Program: Multi-Modal Case Study Approach by Ann Marie Mazzella-Ebstein, Robert Daly, Jennie Huang, Camila Bernal, Clare Wilhelm, Katherine S Panageas, Jessie Holland, Rori Salvaggio, Jill Ackerman, Jennifer Cracchiolo, Gilad Kuperman, Jun Mao, Aaron Begue, Margaret Barton-Burke

“…Improvements to address RPM challenges include functional changes to enhance the program’s utility, such as input from patients about temporal changes in their symptoms and technical resources for home monitoring devices.…”
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Trade-off between resistance and persistence in high cell density cultures by F. Beulig, J. Bafna-Rührer, P. E. Jensen, S. H. Kim, A. Patel, V. Kandasamy, C. Steffen, K. Decker, D. Zielinski, L. Yang, E. Özdemir, S. Sudarsan, B. Palsson

“…We suggest that this trade-off explains observed growth arrests in high-density cultures and that it results from the disruption of cellular homeostasis, due to re-allocation of limited cellular resources from resistance functions toward increased maintenance requirements. …”
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Development of a Zynq-Based Seismic Acquisition Station for the Exploration of Antarctic Subglacial Lakes by Keyu Zhou, Qisheng Zhang, Linyan Guo, Guangkun Feng, Changhong Li, Jinhang Zhang, Qifei Zhang

“…The main controller utilizes a Zynq series system-on-chip integrated with an FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) and an ARM (Advanced RISC Machine), enabling functions such as local data storage on a secure digital card, Wi-Fi wireless human–machine interaction, and high-speed Ethernet data transmission. …”
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Ultrasonic-assisted extraction of polysaccharides from Albizia julibrissin Durazz. leaf and pod: process optimization, physicochemical properties and anticomplementary activity by Yuanqi Duan, Yuxin Jiang, Jiayu Gu, Chenxi Sun, Boshi Sun, Yue Xu, Long Jin, Mei Jin, Mei Jin, Jinfeng Sun, Wei Zhou, Zhengyu Hu, Gao Li

“…This study established a foundation for developing and utilizing polysaccharide resources from A. julibrissin agro-byproducts, while providing a theoretical basis for their application in complement system overactivation.…”
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Tartary buckwheat (Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn) protein-derived antioxidant peptides: mechanisms of action and structure-activity relationship in Caco-2 cell models by Yiming Zhou, Xuanming She, Zhidong Chen, Yun Wei, Ying Xiao, Xiaoli Zhou

“…In conclusion, it provided a theoretical basis for further studying the activity of tartary buckwheat portein and utilizing buckwheat resources.…”
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Accelerated Real-Time Simulations for Testing a Reactive Power Flow Controller in Long-Term Case Studies by Katja H. Sirviö, Mike Mekkanen, Kimmo Kauhaniemi, Hannu Laaksonen, Ari Salo, Felipe Castro, Davood Babazadeh

“…The platform is planned to be utilized in the development and testing of active network management functions for microgrids and smart grids. …”
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Demand Response Strategy for Commercial Building Power Supply Conversion Entities Based on Alliance Chain Technology by Zhihui TANG, Xin ZHANG, Yifei NING, Huang HUANG, Kun YU, Haochen HUA, Jiawei CAO, Yuntian ZHENG

“…Commercial buildings have abundant flexible resources and can effectively participate in demand response. …”
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Large language models and speech genre systematicity by Devyatkin, Dmitry Alekseevich, Salimovsky, Vladimir Alexandrovich, Chudova, Natalya Vladimirovna, Ryzhova, Anastasia A., Grigoriev, Oleg G.

“…The mechanism of their functioning is hidden from researchers; therefore, the results of their use do not get explanation. …”
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Local Voices, Global Goals: Participatory Planning for Localizing the UN SDGs in UNESCO Heritage Site Management by Iuliia Eremenko, Tymoteusz Kraski

“…In the context of Toruń, the Revitalization Committee emerges as a key actor contributing substantially to the formulation of the World Heritage Site Management Plan and the integration of SDGs, despite not being initially designated for these functions. Toruń’s proactive approach, which expands periodic reporting and utilizes the Committee to enhance social participation in decision-making, seeks to ensure the integration of sustainable development principles into the urban planning framework, optimizing financial and human resources without the need to create new structures. …”
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Bio-Inspired Object Detection and Tracking in Aerial Images: Harnessing Northern Goshawk Optimization by Agnivesh Pandey, Rohit Raja, Sumit Srivastava, Krishna Kumar, Manoj Gupta, Chanyanan Somthawinpongsai, Aziz Nanthaamornphong

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Problems of optimizing the energy consumption of households in the tasks of improving the energy efficiency of the housing sector by G. G. Grebenuk, S. M. Nikishov, A. A. Krygin, L. A. Sereda

“…The creation of optimization methods will make it  possible to reduce payments for utilities in a short time, and in  general for the industry, will help reduce the consumption of various  resources and improve the ecological state of the region. …”
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DFT-guided synthesis of N, B dual-doped porous carbon from saccharina japonica for enhanced oxygen reduction catalysis by Junjie Zhang, Chao Wu, Jilong Wang, Maosong Xia, Shixin Li, Long Liu, Wuguo Wei, Xing Peng

“…This work not only extends the range of ORR catalysts derived from biomass but also provides guidance on creating and producing affordable, effective catalysts that utilize natural resources.…”
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