Principle of Limiting Factors-Driven Piecewise Population Growth Model I: Qualitative Exploration and Study Cases on Continuous-Time Dynamics by Héctor A. Echavarria-Heras, Cecilia Leal-Ramírez, Guillermo Gómez, Elia Montiel-Arzate

“…Formulation relies on what we develop as the principle of limiting factors for population growth, adapted from the law of the minimum of Liebig and the law of the tolerance of Shelford. …”
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Heuristic Approach to Comparing the Environmental Impacts of Carbon Nanotube Production Methods by Ahmad Atif Fikri, Irham Fadlika, Albarrobi Nabila Saeful, Krisna Dwipa Muhdi, Daniel Febrian Pratama, Nasir Garba Bello

“…Some methods that can be used in producing CNTs are chemical vapor deposition (CVD), laser ablation, and arc discharge. The three methods have their own requirements, this causes different environmental impacts on each method. …”
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The role of stereotactic radiotherapy in the treatment of the local recurrence of colorectal cancer: A case report by Radosavljević Kristina, Ivanov Olivera, Bojović Marko, Ličina Jelena, Protić Mlađan, Prvulović-Bunović Nataša

“…Stereotactic radiotherapy allows the delivery of high, ablative radical radiotherapy doses to target volumes, with a reduced risk to the surrounding organs, making it suitable for irradiating localized disease. …”
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PTR-ToF-MS VOC Profiling of Raw and Cooked Gilthead Sea Bream Fillet (<i>Sparus aurata</i>): Effect of Rearing System, Season, and Geographical Origin by Iuliia Khomenko, Valentina Ting, Fabio Brambilla, Mirco Perbellini, Luca Cappellin, Franco Biasioli

“…Seasonal effects were also notable, particularly in reared fish from the Adriatic Sea, where compounds like monoterpenes and aromatics were higher during non-breeding months, likely due to environmental factors unique to that area. …”
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VSS Degradation Kinetics in High Temperature Aerobic Digestion and Microbial Community Characteristics by Yunfen Shi, Huimin Ren

“…Piggery wastewater was treated with autothermal hyperthermia aerobic digestion process (ATAD) and its biodegradation kinetics was studied. …”
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Rare earth alloying in Cu enhances the C/Cu interfacial wettability for long-lasting copper-based electrical contacts by Bingtian Li, Zhenjie Guan, Yang Li, Ziyao Chen, Weijian Li, Liang Zhen, Wenzhu Shao

“…C/Cu composites have been widely used in the field of electrical contacts due to their excellent conductivity and anti-ablation properties. However, the poor wettability between C and Cu matrix severely significantly shortens the service life of C/Cu electrical contacts. …”
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Multi-modal integration of MRI and global chamber charge density mapping for the evaluation of atrial fibrillation by Alexander J. Sharp, Michael T. B. Pope, Andre Briosa e Gala, Richard Varini, Timothy R. Betts, Abhirup Banerjee

“…Outcomes of current catheter ablation treatment strategies are suboptimal, highlighting the need for innovative approaches. …”
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Controls of lithology and climate over chemical weathering trends: new insights from the precipitation-dominated Dokriani glacier, central Himalaya, India by Shipika Sundriyal, Tanuj Shukla, Shichang Kang, Yulan Zhang, Dwarika Prasad Dobhal, Rajesh Singh

“…We observed a clear control of carbonic acid-mediated reactions in the early ablation periods, while sulfuric acid-mediated reactions dominate in peak and late ablation periods. …”
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Extensive Use of Interventional Therapies Improves Survival in Unresectable or Recurrent Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma by Ricarda Seidensticker, Max Seidensticker, Kathleen Doegen, Konrad Mohnike, Kerstin Schütte, Patrick Stübs, Erika Kettner, Maciej Pech, Holger Amthauer, Jens Ricke

“…To assess the outcomes of patients with unresectable intrahepatic cholangiocellular carcinoma (ICC) treated by a tailored therapeutic approach, combining systemic with advanced image-guided local or locoregional therapies. …”
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Investigating the Efficiency of Machine Learning Methods for Simulating the Effects of the Paper-Pulp Industry on Aqua Ecosystem Pollution by Mahmoud Ahmadi, Mehran Davallo, Mohsen Jahanshahi, Vahid Kiarostami, Majid Peyravi

“…In addition, these methods are considered for predicting pH in the membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MBR) and the membrane-aerated biofilm reactor (MABR). …”
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Laser-Induced Thermal Therapy in the Management of Low-Grade Gliomas: A Narrative Review by Ibrahim Omar hamed Dalabeh, Hossam Salameh, Yasmin Dahabreh, Abdallah Ali suleiman Al-Zayadneh, Mehreen Amir, Ayman Haitham Khaled, Malak A. Hassan, Azad Jehad Makableh, Mohammad Omar hamed Dalabeh

“…Laser-induced thermal therapy (LITT) has emerged as a promising minimally invasive treat-ment option for LGGs, offering precise tumor ablation with minimal damage to surrounding tissues. …”
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Intraprostatic Injection of Alcohol Gel for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Preliminary Clinical Results by Benjamin T. Larson, Nelson Netto, Christian Huidobro, Marcelo Lopez de Lima, Wagner Matheus, Cristian Acevedo, Thayne R. Larson

“…This study presents preliminary data on a new procedure that utilizes intraprostatic alcohol gel injection to ablate prostatic tissue. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of using this gel as a treatment for BPH.…”
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Macrocystic Adult Penile Lymphangioma: A Rare Presentation by Jaisukh Kalathia, Kaushal Patel, Santosh Agrawal

“…APLs can be approached via various modalities from simple “watch and wait” to electrofulguration, laser ablation, and surgical excision. We report a rare variant of lymphangioma of the penis inculcating the shaft being excised surgically with favorable outcome along with brief review of literature.…”
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Brain-model neural similarity reveals abstractive summarization performance by Zhejun Zhang, Shaoting Guo, Wenqing Zhou, Yingying Luo, Yingqi Zhu, Lin Zhang, Lei Li

“…Specifically, representational similarity analysis (RSA) was used to measure the similarity between the representational patterns (RPs) of the BART, PEGASUS, and T5 models’ hidden layers and the human brain’s language RPs under different spatiotemporal conditions. Layer-wise ablation manipulation, including attention ablation and noise addition was employed to examine the hidden layers’ effect on model performance. …”
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Anterior Chamber Angle and Volume Do Not Change after Myopic Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis in Young Patients by Ertuğrul Tan Yassa, Cihan Ünlü

“…Linear regression was used to evaluate the relationship between changes in refraction and changes in ACA, ACD, and ACV as well as between attempted maximum ablation depth and changes in ACA, ACD, and ACV. Results. …”
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Aggressive Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma Presenting with Metastasis to the Pancreas by Firas Warda, Sam Ho, Enoch Kuo, Dinesh Rao, Marilu Jurado-Flores

“…Surgical resection can be curative and can be followed by radioactive iodine ablation therapy if cancer cells show avidity. Tyrosine kinase inhibitors can be used in refractory disease. …”
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Combined Topography-Guided Trans-Epithelial PRK and PTK for Treatment of Calcific Band Keratopathy Unresponsive to EDTA Chelation Therapy by Passidomo F, Addabbo G, Pignatelli F, Niro A, Buonamassa R

“…Following PRK surface ablation, PTK was used to smooth the ablated area using 1% hydroxymethylcellulose as masking agent. …”
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A small object detection model in aerial images based on CPDD-YOLOv8 by Jingyang Wang, Jiayao Gao, Bo Zhang

“…Abstract Aerial images can cover a wide area and capture rich scene information. These images are often taken from a high altitude and contain many small objects. …”
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Breast Conservation Surgery: State of the Art by Jonathan White, Raj Achuthan, Philip Turton, Mark Lansdown

“…The role of novel techniques, such as endoscopic breast surgery and radiofrequency ablation, is yet to be precisely defined.…”
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Long-term re-intervention after USgHIFU and prediction of NPVR in different ages of patients with uterine fibroids by Shuang Li, Wang-wa Ma, Mei-Jie Yang, Yong-Bin Deng, Liang Hu, Jin-Yun Chen

“…Objective Long-term re-intervention after ultrasound-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (USgHIFU) ablation was reported, and the prediction of non-perfusion volume ratio (NPVR) in differently aged patients with uterine fibroids (UFs) was explored.Materials and Methods Patients with UFs who underwent USgHIFU ablation from January 2012 to December 2019 were enrolled and divided into < 40-year-old and ≥ 40-year-old groups. …”
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