Bio-active composition, antibacterial activity and molecular docking studies of Salicia nitida (Benth.) root extracts by Wisdom U. Ike, Okereke C. Stanley, Nosiri Ijeoma, Okamgba C. Okezie, Nwokocha W. Osita, Aguwanba Chinedu, Aaron C. Friday

“…However, it is essential to note that these results are based on computational predictions, emphasizing the importance of experimental validation to confirm the actual nature and strength of the interaction. The root extracts also exhibited antibiotic potentials as evidenced by the results from the anti-bacterial assay.…”
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Adsorptive Removal of Rhodamine B Using Novel Adsorbent-Based Surfactant-Modified Alpha Alumina Nanoparticles by Thi Hai Yen Doan, Thi Phuong Minh Chu, Thi Diu Dinh, Thi Hang Nguyen, Thi Cam Tu Vo, Nhat Minh Nguyen, Bao Huy Nguyen, The An Nguyen, Tien Duc Pham

“…Very high RhB removal of greater than 98% after four regenerations of M1 and the maximum removal for all actual textile wastewater samples demonstrate that SDS-modified nano α-Al2O3 is a high-performance and reusable material for RhB removal from wastewater.…”
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Optimizing risk in action: Differences between fixated aim points and movement outcomes in throwing by Stephan Zahno, Damian Beck, Ralf Kredel, André Klostermann, Ernst-Joachim Hossner

“…Intriguingly, the shifts in the ball’s actual impact location were not only significantly larger (“more conservative”) but also closer to the statistically optimal location compared to the initially fixated aim points. …”
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Adherencia terapéutica en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 by Yamila Ramos Rangel, Roilán Morejón Suárez, Maydelis Gómez Valdivia, María Elena Reina Suárez, Caridad Rangel Díaz, Yolanda Cabrera Macías

“…Las técnicas utilizadas fueron: análisis de documentos, la historia de la enfermedad, el estado clínico actual, tratamiento médico indicado y su cumplimiento, cuestionario de adherencia terapéutica y cuestionario para la evaluación de la adherencia terapéutica en pacientes con diabetes mellitus tipo 2 abreviado, entrevista clínica centrada en la enfermedad, las características del régimen terapéutico. …”
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An intelligent lithology identification method for sandstone and mudstone strata and its applications: A case study of the Jurassic strata in the Lunnan area, Xinjiang, China by Ming CAI, Qingwen ZHOU, Cong YANG, Feng CHEN, Dong WU, Wang LIN, Chengguang ZHANG, Yuanjun ZHANG, Yuxin MIAO

“…The optimized model was employed to deal with actual logging data for lithology identification, and its performance was evaluated using accuracy, precision, and recall and was then compared with the lithology identification results of the random forest (RF) and k-nearest neighbors (KNN) algorithms. …”
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LAS DINÁMICAS DE LOS CENTROS HISTÓRICOS EUROPEOS EN EL PRESENTE: TOLEDO (ESPAÑA) by Luis Alfonso Escudero Gómez, Borja Ruiz-Apilánez, Eloy Solís Trapero

“…Este artículo contribuye a la mejor comprensión de la situación actual de los centros históricos y reclama la necesidad de un análisis continuado de estas realidades tan complejas.…”
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Características epidemiológicas de la estrechez y estenosis uretral masculina en una institución de alta complejidad en Buenos Aires, Argentina by Christian Yepes, Leandro Capiel, Tomás Richards, Gustavo F. Lemme, Agustín R. Rovegno

“…Objetivo: Determinar la etiología actual y las características clínicas de la estrechez y estenosis de uretra masculina, en una institución de alta complejidad. …”
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Report on the Dutch Consensus Development Meeting for Implementation and Further Development of Population Screening for Colorectal Cancer Based on FOBT by M. de Visser, M. van Ballegooijen, S. M. Bloemers, S. J. H. van Deventer, J. B. M. J. Jansen, J. Jespersen, C. Kluft, G. A. Meijer, J. Stoker, G. A. de Valk, M. F. Verweij, F. A. Vlems

“…Research that is needed before the actual national launch of the screening within 2–3 years has been defined. …”
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The Accuracy and Precision of the Continuously Stored Data from Flash Glucose Monitoring System in Type 2 Diabetes Patients during Standard Meal Tolerance Test by Rengna Yan, Huiqin Li, Xiaocen Kong, Xiaofang Zhai, Maoyuan Chen, Yixuan Sun, Lei Ye, Xiaofei Su, Jianhua Ma

“…The overall MTT results showed that FGM was lower than actual VBG, with MAD of 22.1 mg/dL (1.2 mmol/L). At VBG rates of change of -1 to 0, 0 to 1, 1 to 2, and 2 to 3 mg/dl/min, MARD results were 11.4% (SD, 8.7%), 9.4% (SD, 6.5%), 9.9% (SD, 7.5%), and 9.5% (SD, 7.7%). …”
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GenVFNet: Generating Visual Field From Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography by Conditional Generative Adversarial Networks by Anita Manassakorn, Supatana Auethavekiat, Vera Sa-Ing, Sunee Chansangpetch, Kitiya Ratanawongphaibul, Nopphawan Uramphorn, Visanee Tantisevi

“…In the experiment, GenRawVFs were compared with actual pattern deviation images (RealRawVF) using the structural similarity index measure (SSIM), normalized root mean square error (NRMSE), Fréchet inception distance (FID), and confusion matrix. …”
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Los roles de género en la distribución de trabajo en familias homosexuales y homoparentales de hombres en la Ciudad de México by Luz María Galindo Vilchis

“…Por ello, en varias áreas de investigación como la Demografía, la Sociología y la Psicología existe una falta de reconocimiento de las familias del mismo sexo, por ejemplo, en los sistemas estadísticos. Sólo se llega a captar por un deseo expreso de declararse como pareja o familia, lo que puede omitir muchos casos en que las parejas prefieren ocultarlo o simplemente se ajustan al esquema que se les plantea sin cuestionarlo. …”
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Using OCO-2 Observations to Constrain Regional CO₂ Fluxes Estimated with the Vegetation, Photosynthesis and Respiration Model by Igor B. Konovalov, Nikolai A. Golovushkin, Evgeny A. Mareev

“…Our sensitivity test experiments using synthetic XCO₂ data indicate that the posterior NEE estimate would remain reliable even if the actual regional CO₂ fluxes drastically differed from their prior values. …”
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Evaluation of mechanical and thermal performance of jute and coconut fiber-reinforced epoxy composites with rice husk ash for wall insulation applications by Md. Ahtesham Akhter, Dipayan Mondal, Arup Kumar Debnath, Md. Ashraful Islam, Md. Sanaul Rabbi

“…Due to its easy capability to insert or attach inside the wall insulation and get almost similar heat transfer rate, type 2 is considered in actual practice of wall insulation. Moreover, the scope of this study is to explore agricultural waste to reduce environmental impact and enhance energy efficiency through thermal insulation inserted inside the domestic building's wall.…”
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Understanding the contemporary United States and European Union foreign policy in the Middle East by Necati Anaz

“…Este estudio revisa y conceptualiza la política exterior actual de los Estados Unidos y la Unión Europea con respecto al Medio Oriente -aunque no son idénticas- antes y después de los ataques terroristas del 11 de septiembre. …”
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The value of inflammation-related indicators in chemotherapy efficacy and disease-free survival of triple-negative breast cancer by Jie Zhu, Jiale Cheng, Yuyuan Ma, Ying Wang, Zhonghua Zou, Wenjie Wang, Haihua Shi, You Meng

“…Calibration curves demonstrated good consistency between the actual and predictive values of the nomogram. Conclusion A prognostic model was established by combining four prognosis-related indicators in TNBC patients who underwent NAC.…”
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Construction and validation of a prognostic model for NK/T-cell lymphoma based on random survival forest algorithm by HUANG Zhen, HUANG Zhen, WU Yazhou

“…Calibration curve analysis showed a strong consistency between the predicted and actual OS for both models. Both models effectively stratified the patients into poor and favorable prognosis groups, with the OS of patients in the poor prognosis group being significantly shorter than that of the favorable prognosis group (P<0.000 1). …”
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Virtual Joint Field Campaign: a framework of synthetic landscapes to assess multiscale measurement methods of water storage by T. Francke, C. Brogi, A. Duarte Rocha, M. Förster, M. Heistermann, M. Köhli, D. Rasche, M. Reich, P. Schattan, P. Schattan, L. Scheiffele, M. Schrön

“…Such a landscape can be explored in various “virtual field campaigns” using “virtual sensors” that mimic the response and characteristics of actual devices. We use dedicated physically based models to simulate the signal a sensor would receive. …”
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Humanities education reform exploration and practice under outcomes-based education (OBE) by P. Yang

“…The OBE operates within the framework of the following core issues: the things students learn and the extent of student success, not the manner of learning; the place, the time of learning and the duration of training.OBE process implies ultimate involvement of students’ individual cognitive abilities to master competencies, which help adapt to future life. The knowledge of actual material (content of the programme) is not the key element of the education process, but the skills of knowledge application are important when solving specific tasks. …”
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Methodological aspects in gastroenteric methane evaluation trial in water buffalo by Maria Chiara La Mantia, Emanuela Rossi, Francesco Cenci, David Meo Zilio, Roberto Steri, Miriam Iacurto, Antonella Chiariotti

“…The rationale of this work was to verify if non-invasive samples could be a proxy for ruminal digesta and to validate the concentration registered by a laser methane detector (LMD) at the nostrils by measuring the actual concentration of CH4 at the rumen cannula immediately after opening. …”
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Mega-events and the climate: what’s the game? by David Gogishvili, Martin Müller

“…Methods: We collected information on the evolution of climate-related policies and actual and projected carbon emissions for these events from 2000 to 2026 (Gogishvili et al., 2024), ameliorating the paucity of systematic research on this topic (Wilby et al., 2023). …”
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