MAC Protocol for Underwater Sensor Networks Using EM Wave With TDMA Based Control Channel by Md. Ibrahim Ibne Alam, Md. Farhad Hossain, Kumudu Munasinghe, Abbas Jamalipour

“…The control channel uses EM wave, while the data channels use either EM or Ac wave for communications. …”
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A method for IoT devices test case generation using language models by Sumit Kumar, Kiran Napte, Ruchi Rani, Sanjeev Kumar Pippal

“…The results demonstrate that TCG-IoT delivers high-quality, context-aware test cases and scripts with maximum system coverage, ensuring secure, efficient, and scalable IoT development. • Automates test case generation for IoT hardware and software components. • Enhances test coverage and reliability using language models. • Evaluates performance through case studies on smart home automation.…”
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Global Ionospheric Scintillation Estimation Based on Phase Screen Modeling From One‐Dimensional Satellite Data by Yuhao Zheng, Chao Xiong, Luca Spogli, Rayan Iman, Lucilla Alfonsi

“…Our study introduces a way to estimate the global coverage of ionospheric scintillation from in‐situ satellite measurements, which cannot be achieved by the ground‐based GNSS networks due to the lack of coverage in the ocean regions.…”
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Coral Reef Restoration Techniques and Management Strategies in the Caribbean and Western Atlantic: A Quantitative Literature Review by Leah Hodges, Pamela Hallock

“…Tools like GAO maps can guide site selection based on herbivore presence and algal coverage. Monitoring is critical to ensuring coral survival, especially after the first year of outplanting, while community involvement can foster public engagement in reef conservation.…”
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Economic and healthcare determinants of under-five mortality in low-income countries by Vageesha Rajapakse, Adeesha Fernando, Nikini Sudangama, Damindu Adikari, Ashwathy Sundaram, Ruwan Jayathilaka

“…Similarly, GHE showed varied impacts, with some countries benefiting significantly, while others demonstrated weaker or adverse effects, likely due to inefficiencies in spending. …”
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Comparison of morbidity at the donor site and clinical efficacy at the recipient site between two different connective tissue graft harvesting techniques from the palate: A randomi... by Amine Beymouri, Siamak Yaghobee, Afshin Khorsand, Yaser Safi

“…The patients’ pain levels at the surgical site, the number of analgesics taken on days 3 and 7, the mean root coverage (MRC), the percentage of complete root coverage (CRC), color match, and gingival thickness (GT) at the graft recipient site were evaluated 6 months after surgery. …”
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Water-absorbing bags for high-altitude aerial firefighting: Mathematical modeling and drop pattern analysis by Haoran Sun, Chengyun Wu, Dachuan Zhang, Yang Wu, Renyu Hu, Yanmeng Wang, Yaru Tian, Chuyun Luo, Haitao Hu

“…The prediction deviations for the pattern lengths are 20 %, 16.1 %, and 18.75 %, respectively, while the prediction deviations for the 95 % pattern widths are -0.2 m, 0.1 m, and -0.8 m, respectively. …”
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Optimizing Access Point Placement in Industrial IoT: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach With Q-Learning Verification and Signal Heatmap Visualization by Manash Mahanta, Attaphongse Taparugssanagorn, Kenta Umebayashi

“…An exploration prioritized epsilon decay function provided better results than an exploitation prioritized epsilon decay function, while the latter took less time to complete. The optimized AP locations and the corresponding RSS are further visualized using Wi-Fi heat maps. …”
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Validating women’s reports of antenatal and postnatal care received in Bangladesh, Cambodia and Kenya by Charlotte Warren, Katharine J McCarthy, Ann K Blanc, Ashish Bajracharya, Benjamin Bellows

“…Background Global indicators for monitoring progress in maternal and newborn health have tended to rely on contact coverage indicators rather than the content of services received. …”
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The intermediate role of farmland transfer in the impact of digital financial inclusion on agricultural total factor productivity in China by Jiali Yang, Jiali Yang, Abate Meseretchanie

“…We analyze the sub-classification indexes of digital inclusive finance, namely coverage breadth, depth of use, and digitalization degree. …”
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Vaccine hesitancy among primary care health workers in Campo Grande, after the COVID-19 pandemic by Danilo dos Santos Conrado, Simony Portela do Carmo Drumond, Ana Isabel do Nascimento, Maria Elizabeth Araújo Ajalla, Cláudia Du Bocage Santos-Pinto, Everton Falcão de Oliveira

“…The need for interventions aimed at these workers is highlighted, in order to impact vaccination coverage of the general population.…”
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Facilitators and barriers to the implementation of maternal and perinatal death surveillance and response in Ethiopia: a systematic review by Mohammed Yuya, Abera Kenay Tura, Cato Smulders, Bronte Johnston, Jan Schoones, Marian Knight, Thomas van den Akker

“…Results From twenty studies included, 12 only reported maternal death reviews while eight included maternal and perinatal death reviews. …”
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The Impact of Socioeconomic Determinants on the Quality of Life of Moroccan Breast Cancer Survivors Diagnosed Two Years Earlier at the National Institute of Oncology in Rabat by Rachid Ismaili, Leila Loukili, Hind Mimouni, Imane EL Haouachim, Abderraouf Hilali, Bouchra Haddou Rahou, Rachid Bekkali, Ahmed Nejmeddine

“…Besides, social function obtained the highest score, while emotional function obtained the lowest score. …”
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Intricacies of Global Tuberculosis Management—EndTB-2035 on the Fence? by Radha Gopalaswamy, Selvakumar Subbian

“…Political commitment to universal health coverage (UHC), including service coverage and reduction in catastrophic cost, are some of the essential components that need to be addressed to achieve the EndTB strategy. …”
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Breakthrough Tick-Borne Encephalitis and Epidemiological Trends in an Endemic Region in Poland: A Retrospective Hospital-Based Study, 1988–2020 by Magdalena Sulik-Wakulińska, Kacper Toczyłowski, Sambor Grygorczuk

“…While vaccine effectiveness appears high, low uptake remains a public health concern. …”
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Evaluation of 3D-CRT Treatment Planning Techniques for Breast Cancer by Riyadh S. Agid, Fatiheea F. Hassan

“…In addition, the MC showed a sharper dose falloff outside the PTV, thereby improving target coverage and overall plan quality. In conclusion, the MC algorithm provides enhanced dose homogeneity and better target coverage quality, while the CC algorithm offers improved OAR protection. …”
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Relationship between parental vaccine literacy and their willingness to vaccinate children against influenza in china by Zhuoran Huang, Ziwen Song, Minjuan Shi, Zhiheng Liao, Lisha Deng, Hongbiao Chen, Jianhui Yuan, Caijun Sun

“…Targeted interventions aimed at improving parental vaccine literacy and addressing their vaccine hesitancy are critical for enhancing influenza vaccination coverage among children.…”
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Trends in cardiometabolic multimorbidity in non-elderly adult Medicaid enrollees, 2018–2022 by Puneet Kaur Chehal, Pooja Dilip Lalwani, Erin C. Fuse Brown, Mohammed K. Ali, Solveig A. Cunningham

“…Potential cuts to Medicaid coverage may exacerbate the burden of cardiometabolic multimorbidity in Medicaid enrollees.…”
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Aufeises of the Siberian permafrost zone and increase of the river channel nets by V. R. Alekseev

“…This value is well-correlating with the aufeis coverage of river basins as well as with morphostructure, permafrost, and hydro-geological conditions of these territories. …”
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Trajectory Planning of Autonomous Vehicles to Ensure Target QoS Requirements in 6G Mobile Networks by Inam Ullah, Hesham El Sayed, Alexis A. Dowhuszko, Manzoor Ahmed Khan, Jyri Hamalainen

“…To support these target Quality-of-Service (QoS) requirements, Intelligent Transportation Systems involving self-driving vehicles should be designed to facilitate the autonomous driving operations to be decided in the 6G edge/core network, while providing seamless and immersive high bandwidth services to the humans that are travelling inside the vehicles. …”
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