From pregnancy to plate: understanding barriers and facilitators of fish consumption during complementary feeding by Metin Yigit, Beytullah Santaflioglu, Enes Kaan Kilic, Kaan Celebier, Furkan Kalayci

“…Abstract Background Fish is a crucial source of nutrients for early childhood development, yet various cultural and informational barriers hinder its adequate consumption. …”
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A comparison of the diagnostic capability of Kato-Katz and real-time PCR for the assessment of treatment efficacy of ivermectin and albendazole combination against T. trichiura inf... by Gabriela Matamoros, Ana Sanchez, Ruben Cimino, Alejandro Krolewiecki, Rojelio Mejia

“…<h4>Background</h4>Trichuris trichiura is humans' second most prevalent soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infection after Ascaris lumbricoides, affecting approximately 460 million people worldwide. Despite its sub-optimal sensitivity, especially in low prevalence and infection intensity settings, the modified Kato-Katz (K-K) is still recommended as a diagnostic method by the World Health organization (WHO) guidelines.…”
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Degradation of Acetic Acid to decrease COD by Photocatalytic Process in Wastewater: TiO2 catalyst with UV Process by Mohammad Shareei, Reza Mosayebi Behbahani, Fatemeh Rashedi

“…This study was conducted to decrease the concentration of acetic acid in wastewater of acetic acid plants through the photocatalytic oxidation method. This process employed commercial Titanium dioxide powder (TiO2) as a photocatalyst, utilizing a UV lamp as the light source within a batch reactor system for advanced oxidation. …”
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Sugar alcohol-chelated calcium fertilizer enhances yield, quality and combustion performance in filler tobacco leaves by Jingguo Sun, Lindun Zhai, Huiwen Tian, Yifei Chang, Baoming Qiao, Youlun Fan, Tao Chen, Rui Xu, Yunzheng Zhang, Yong Rao, Liguang Chai, Xuecheng Sun

“…IntroductionCigar filler tobacco, as the core component of cigars, determines combustion uniformity and smoking smoothness through its combustion performance.MethodsTo investigate the effects of calcium (Ca) fertilizers on the yield, quality, and combustion properties of filler tobacco leaves, the experiment used the cigar filler cultivar CX-14 (Chuxue No. 14) as the material, with sugar alcohol chelated Ca fertilizer as the Ca source. …”
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Flood and landslide exposure awareness for mitigation of road network performance: a community-based approach by Andri Irfan Rifai, Joewono Prasetijo, Muhammad Isradi, Yusra Aulia Sari, Muhammad Farhan Zolkepli

“…This qualitative research method uses data from surveys, Focus Group Discussions (FGD), and in-depth interviews. …”
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Fluoride removal from contaminated water using natural bio-adsorbents: A numerical and experimental investigation by Saravanan Ramasamy, R. Senthil Kumar, R. Dharmaraj, M. Kannan

“…The research work focused in this study is to develop and apply an economical, novel method for removal of fluoride content from contaminated water sources. …”
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Redesign of electricity sector tax incentives based on SDGs and green energy in realizing golden indonesia 2045 by Tri Winarsih, Rina Sulistyowati, Frischa Vera Yunida, Shely Anugrah Fitriani

“…Data analysis was conducted using a descriptive method that includes data reduction, data presentation, and conclusion drawing/verification. …”
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Breeding value of spring durum wheat accessions for performance traits under environment of Ukrainian Forest-Steppe by С. О. Хоменко, В. С. Кочмарський, І. В. Федоренко, М. В. Федоренко

“…To identify spring durum wheat accessions with high yield level and by yield components for their involvement in breeding programs as a source material. Methods. Field, statistical. Results. …”
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A Distributed Privacy Preserved Federated Learning Approach for Revolutionizing Pneumonia Detection in Isolated Heterogenous Data Silos by Shagun Sharma, Kalpna Guleria

“…The analysis of tomographic images is the most significant method of pneumonia detection. The image analysis requires expertise and proficiency to diagnose the disease correctly. …”
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Robust Expansion Planning of Distribution Network in Presence of Electric Vehicles to Improve Economic Parameters and Reduce Energy Consumption by Mahyar Abasi, Javad Ebrahimi, Shirin Besati

“…Thus, this paper utilizes a convex solution method based on integer linear programming to effectively plan the expansion of the distribution network considering the availability of EV charging stations, compensators, substations, resources, and new lines. …”
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A Bayesian Hierarchical Model for Estimation of Abundance and Spatial Density of Aedes aegypti. by Daniel A M Villela, Claudia T Codeço, Felipe Figueiredo, Gabriela A Garcia, Rafael Maciel-de-Freitas, Claudio J Struchiner

“…The hierarchical model also performed better than the commonly used Fisher-Ford's method, when using simulated data. The proposed model provides a formal treatment of the sources of uncertainty associated with the estimation of mosquito abundance imposed by the sampling design. …”
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Mother's Knowledge Levels on Baby Massage for 0-12 Months Old Babies at PMB Ni Kadek Kurniati, A.Md., Pemogan South Denpasar by Made Pradnyawati Chania, Kadek Lisanita Dewi Swantari, Ni Wayan Sukma Adnyani

“…This study used a descriptive method with a cross sectional design. The samples were 30 mothers who had babies aged 0-12 months who met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Management of biofuel production in Ukraine: the role of accounting for achieving sustainable development by I.V. Zamula, V.V. Travin, O.D. Yurkivska

“…Global biofuel production is growing rapidly due to the demand for alternative energy sources and the desire to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. …”
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CLEAR: Multimodal Human Activity Recognition via Contrastive Learning Based Feature Extraction Refinement by Mingming Cao, Jie Wan, Xiang Gu

“…Relying solely on existing labeled data may not adequately address the challenge of ensuring the model’s generalization ability to new data. The ’CLEAR’ method is designed to improve the accuracy of multimodal human activity recognition. …”
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SUSPECTED MEASLES AND IMMUNIZATION TRENDS BEFORE AND DURING COVID-19 IN EAST JAVA, INDONESIA by Munif Arifin, Meilinda Alya' Putri Haryanik, Irma Prasetyowati

“…Purpose: This study aims to analyze measles suspects' epidemiological characteristics before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Method: This study used a cross-sectional approach. …”
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An effective multi-step feature selection framework for clinical outcome prediction using electronic medical records by Hongnian Wang, Mingyang Zhang, Liyi Mai, Xin Li, Abdelouahab Bellou, Lijuan Wu

“…As the number of top-ranking features increased, the models’ accuracy began to stabilize, while feature subset stability (considering sample variations) and inter-method feature similarity reached optimal levels, confirming the validity of the FS framework. …”
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Understanding and accessing the continuum of human/animal support services: A scoping review by Lisa Townsend, Grace Phillips, Janet Hoy-Gerlach, Heather Cammisa

“…Clearinghouses such as Pethelpfinder.org may be more efficient ways of identifying HA/SS than other sources. Further research is needed to optimize growth of HA/SS and facilitate collaboration across human and animal service sectors.…”
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A multidisciplinary and structured approach for comprehensive evaluation of functional outcomes, adverse events, psychosocial outcomes and health-related quality of life after loca... by Leonie G. Tigelaar, Lianne M. Haveman, Willem P. Bekkering, Irene L. B. Oude Lansink, Christel D. Rohrich, Hinke Van der Hoek, Laura R. Beek, Jennifer Van Dijk, Marjolein E. M. Langemeijer, Relinde W. Slooff-Lentink, Alied M. Van der Aa-Van Delden, Heleen Maurice-Stam, Annemarie M. L. Peek, Helena J. H. Van der Pal, Maria M. W. Koopman, Leontien C. M. Kremer, Stijn J. Westerbos, Harm Van Tinteren, Jos A. M. Bramer, Jos A. M. Bramer, Michiel A. J. Van de Sande, Michiel A. J. Van de Sande, Martha A. Grootenhuis, Hendrik W. B. Schreuder, Hendrik W. B. Schreuder, Johannes H. M. Merks, Johannes H. M. Merks

“…Standard of care clinical assessments serve as the primary data source for this study. Furthermore, additional research assessments are performed to further expand our knowledge. …”
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Machine learning enables legal risk assessment in internet healthcare using HIPAA data by Shixian Liu, Hailing Liu, Siyu Fan, Leming Song, Zeyu Wang

“…Abstract This study explores how artificial intelligence technologies can enhance the regulatory capacity for legal risks in internet healthcare based on a machine learning (ML) analytical framework and utilizes data from the health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) database. The research methods include data collection and processing, construction and optimization of ML models, and the application of a risk assessment framework. …”
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Prognostic predictions in psychosis: exploring the complementary role of machine learning models by Metten Somers, Hugo G Schnack, Rene S Kahn, Diane F van Rappard, Frank L Gerritse, Edwin van Dellen, Violet van Dee, Seyed M Kia, Caterina Fregosi, Wilma E Swildens, Anne Alkema, Albert Batalla, Coen van den Berg, Danko Coric, Lotte G Dijkstra, Arthur van den Doel, Livia S Dominicus, John Enterman, Marte Z van der Horst, Fedor van Houwelingen, Charlotte S Koch, Lisanne E M Koomen, Marjan Kromkamp, Michelle Lancee, Brian E Mouthaan, Eline J Regeer, Raymond W J Salet, Jorgen Straalman, Marjolein H T de Vette, Judith Voogt, Inge Winter-van Rossum, Wiepke Cahn

“…Understanding how ML models (MLMs) can complement psychiatrists’ predictions and bridge the gap between MLM capabilities and practical use is key.Objective This vignette study aims to compare the performance of psychiatrists and MLMs in predicting short-term symptomatic and functional remission in patients with first-episode psychosis and explore whether MLMs can improve psychiatrists’ prognostic accuracy.Method 24 psychiatrists predicted symptomatic and functional remission probabilities at 10 weeks based on written baseline information from 66 patients in the OPtimization of Treatment and Management of Schizophrenia in Europe (OPTiMiSE) trial. …”
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