Institutional Components Affecting the Internationalization of Higher Education: A Case Study on Estonia by Joamets Kristi, Vasquez Maria Claudia Solarte

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Evaluating Gender Perspectives in Energy Efficiency Programs: A Case Study of the Municipality of Brvenica by Alili Merita Zulfiu, Tankosikj Katerina Koneska, Memeti Memet

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A Novel Multivariate Spectral Local Quasilinearization Method (MV-SLQLM) for Modelling Flow, Moisture, Heat, and Solute Transport in Soil by Elias Mwakilama, Vusi Magagula, Duncan Gathungu

“…The MV-SLQLM uses a quasilinearization method (QLM) to linearize any nonlinear equations and then employs a local linearization method (LLM) to decouple the linearized system of PDEs to form a sequence of equations that are solved in a computationally efficient manner. …”
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The Prognostic Implication of the BRAF V600E Mutation in Papillary Thyroid Cancer in a Chinese Population by Ziheng Ye, Xiaotian Xia, Peipei Xu, Wenfei Liu, Shoufei Wang, Youben Fan, Minggao Guo

“…We further demonstrated that larger tumor size (>1 cm), extrathyroidal extension (ETE), and lateral lymph node metastasis (LNM) were associated with a higher probability of PTC recurrence in patients harboring the BRAF V600E mutation. …”
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Comparative Genome Characterization of a Petroleum-Degrading Bacillus subtilis Strain DM2 by Shi-Weng Li, Meng-Yuan Liu, Rui-Qi Yang

“…Comparative analysis showed that the genome of strain DM2 encodes some strain-specific proteins in comparison with B. subtilis subsp. subtilis str. 168, such as carboxymuconolactone decarboxylase family protein, gfo/Idh/MocA family oxidoreductases, GlsB/YeaQ/YmgE family stress response membrane protein, HlyC/CorC family transporters, LLM class flavin-dependent oxidoreductase, and LPXTG cell wall anchor domain-containing protein. …”
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IDAS: Intelligent Driving Assistance System Using RAG by Hernandez-Salinas Bernardo, Juan Terven, E. A. Chavez-Urbiola, Diana-Margarita Cordova-Esparza, Julio-Alejandro Romero-Gonzalez, Amadeo Arguelles, Ilse Cervantes

“…The primary component of IDAS is a Large Language Model (LLM), which, through retrieval augmented generation (RAG), can efficiently read and understand the car manual for immediate context-based aid. …”
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Signals of propaganda-Detecting and estimating political influences in information spread in social networks. by Alon Sela, Omer Neter, Václav Lohr, Petr Cihelka, Fan Wang, Moti Zwilling, John Phillip Sabou, Miloš Ulman

“…Furthermore, with the recent exponential growth in large language models (L.L.M), and the growing concerns about information overload, which makes the alternative truth spheres more noisy than ever before, the complexity and magnitude of computational propaganda is also expected to increase, making their detection even harder. …”
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Analysis of Predictors for Lymph Node Metastasis in Patients with Superficial Esophageal Carcinoma by Ruzhen Jia, Qinsong Luan, Jing Wang, Dongsheng Hou, Shulei Zhao

“…In order to predict related risk factors for lymph node metastasis (LNM) in patients with superficial esophageal carcinoma (SEC) and provide reference for endoscopic minimally invasive treatment, we included a total of 93 patients with superficial esophageal carcinoma who have underwent esophagectomy and lymph node dissection from 2010 to 2015. …”
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Assessment of the Momentum Balance Method for Determination of Shear Stress in Compound Meandering Channels by V. Moratzavi Amiri, K. Esmaili

“…Since the determination of maximum shear stress areas can be effective in flow and sediment studies, and issues related to river maintenance, such as bed erosion, especially in arches, the maximum values of relative shear stress in MBM, RSM, and LLM methods were determined as 5.43 and 7.24 in the fourth section and 6.05 in the first section, respectively. …”
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Association between PM2.5 components and poor ovarian response in assisted reproductive technology patients: A retrospective cohort study identifying sensitive exposure windows in... by Rui-Ling Liu, Zhi-Lei Xu, Yu-Ling Hu, Xing-Yu Lv, Quan-Zi Yao, Jia-Liang He, Li-Juan Fu, Li-Hong Geng, Tong Wang, Zhao-Hui Zhong, Yi-Jian Zhu, Yu-Bin Ding

“…The distributed lag nonlinear model (DLNM) analysis revealed the lagged effects of PM2.5 component exposure, particularly during lag weeks 2–5, where exposure was significantly associated with the occurrence of POR. …”
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Association between traffic-related air pollution and risk of outpatient visits for dry eye disease in a megacity along the subtropical coast in South China by Fan Cao, Yue Chen, Yan-Chao Gui, Zi-Yue Fu, Zheng Lyu, Kou Liu, Li-Ming Tao, Zhi-Fan Chen, Hai-Feng Pan, Zheng-Xuan Jiang, Qian-Li Meng

“…A time-series study using a quasi-Poisson generalized linear model (GLM) combined with distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) was adopted. Subgroup analyses stratified by age, gender, and season were conducted. …”
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Do We Need Exercise Tests to Detect Gas Exchange Impairment in Fibrotic Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonias? by Benoit Wallaert, Lidwine Wemeau-Stervinou, Julia Salleron, Isabelle Tillie-Leblond, Thierry Perez

“…All but 3 patients (97.5%) had low DLCO values (<LLN) whereas only 66.6% had low KCO; 42 patients (65%) exhibited resting hypoxemia (<75 mmHg); 112 patients (92.5%) exhibited a high P[(A-a)O2], peak (>35 mmHg) and 100 (83%) demonstrated significant oxygen desaturation during 6MWT (>4%). …”
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Association between short-term exposure to air pollutants and daily stroke incidence among residents in Qingdao city: a time series analysis of disease surveillance, environmental,... by Nan GE, Lu PAN, Xin ZHANG, Dandan LI, Yin WANG, Jingya YIN, Hui ZHOU, Haoyan YU, Xiuqin ZHANG, Chunsheng XU, Yuan FANG, Yan MA, Bingling WANG, Haiping DUAN

“…The distributed Lag nonlinear model (DLNM) was used to analyze the associations between daily mean concentrations of particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 mum (PM2.5), particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 10 mum (PM10), carbon monoxide (CO), ozone (O3), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) with daily stroke incidence, while controlling for the effects of potential confounders such as long-term trend and day of the week in Qingdao city. …”
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11 Key Strategies in Using AI Chat GPT to Develop HOTS-Based Entrepreneurship Questionnaires by Almaida Vebibina, Rusijono Rusijono, Andi Mariono, Ahsan Muafa, Dydik Kurniawan, Ragil Sugeng Dewantoro, Dian Noer Asyari, Sussi Widiastuti, Jarot Suseno

“…A total of 20 entrepreneurship experts at Surabaya State University were involved in this research. We developed LLM (Large Language Model) using the approach to create HOTS-based multiple-choice questions (MCQs) from an advanced course context. …”
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The Immunohistochemical Prognostic Value of Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Silent Information Regulator 1 Protein Expression in Saudi Patients with Breast Cancer by Bayan Alharbi, Alia Aldahlawi, Mourad Assidi, Fatemah Basingab, Kawther Zaher, Jehan Alrahimi, Sara Mokhtar, Jaudah Al-Maghrabi, Abdelbaset Buhmeida, Kaltoom Al-Sakkaf

“…Nuclear SIRT1 expression was also positively associated with lymph node metastasis (LNM) (<i>p</i> = 0.048). As low-grade tumors had a higher frequency of SIRT1 protein expression than other groups, SIRT1 expression was associated with a favorable prognosis in patients with luminal A BC (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Evaluating ChatGPT’s diagnostic potential for pathology images by Liya Ding, Lei Fan, Lei Fan, Miao Shen, Miao Shen, Yawen Wang, Kaiqin Sheng, Zijuan Zou, Huimin An, Zhinong Jiang

“…BackgroundChat Generative Pretrained Transformer (ChatGPT) is a type of large language model (LLM) developed by OpenAI, known for its extensive knowledge base and interactive capabilities. …”
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The American Society of Pain and Neuroscience (ASPN) Guidelines and Consensus on the Definition, Current Evidence, Clinical Use and Future Applications for Physiologic Closed-Loop... by Pope JE, Deer TR, Sayed D, Antony AB, Bhandal HS, Calodney AK, Chakravarthy K, Costandi S, Diep J, Durbhakula S, Fishman MA, Gilligan C, Goree JH, Guirguis M, Hagedorn JM, Hunter CW, Kallewaard JW, Kapural L, Lam CM, Li S, Mayrsohn B, Nijhuis H, Nikolic S, Petersen EA, Poree LR, Puri SK, Reece DE, Rosen SM, Russo MA, Shah JM, Staats PS, Verrills P, Vu CM, Levy RM, Mekhail N

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METAPHOR IN POLITICAL CONFLICT. POPULISM AND DISCOURSE by Dejana Vukasovic

“…Ruth Breeze, Carmen Llamas Saíz (eds.), Metaphor in political conflict. …”
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Inversión extranjera directa y tasa de interés en México: un análisis dinámico by Rogelio Varela Llamas, Lázaro Cruz Rigoberto

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Dermoscopy of Periungual Papules in Multicentric Reticulohistiocytosis by José María Llamas-Molina, María Narváez-Simón, Ricardo Ruiz-Villaverde

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