The impact of genetic polymorphisms of IL28B gene on the efficacy of antiviral therapy of the chronic hepatitis C by using the standard Interferon-<i>α</i> by A. V. Lapshin, M. V. Mayevskaya, V. T. Ivashkin, P. O. Bogomolov, I. G. Nikitin, O. O. Znoyko

“…The analysis of the efficacy of the treatment was conducted on the basis of the assessment of the normalization of the biochemical cytolysis markers during and after the treatment as well as the availability of the rapid, early and stable virology response.Results. …”
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Determination of Land Surface Temperature with Thermal Remote Sensing Images: A Case Study Kocaeli Province by Özer Akyürek

“…Finally, the Soil Adjusted Vegetation Index (SAVI) and Normalized Difference Built-up Index (NDBI) images were created from the satellite images and the statistical relationship between LST was investigated. …”
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The place of historical and archaeological research in the system of forensic examinations by K. P. Sylenok

“…The issue of forensic examinations classification in Ukraine according to the criteria existing in the doctrine and normative legal acts has been considered. The purpose of the study is the correct classification of historical and archaeological examination in the system of forensic science of Ukraine, to determine the main aspects and criteria for the classification of forensic science in Ukraine. …”
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Wildfire Susceptibility Mapping using NBR Index and Frequency Ratio Model by Farzad Bolouk Heidari, Ramin Arfania

“…The locations of eight-year fire points from 2013 to 2020 of Nova satellite sensor VIIRS were received and the fire map of each was constructed using the NBR (Normalized Burn Ratio). The wildfire events distribution maps were randomly divided into 70 and 30 percent ratios for training (modeling) and testing (validation) data, respectively. …”
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Semantic Approach for Evaluation of Energy Storage Technologies under Fuzzy Environment by Dega Nagaraju, C. Chiranjeevi, Y. Rajasekhar, Senthil Kumaran Selvaraj, Utkarsh Chadha, R. Nagalakshmi, Velmurugan Paramasivam

“…Further, with the help of the main criteria weights and the weights of alternatives determined with respect to each set of subcriteria, the final normalized weights of alternatives are determined. Based on these weights, energy storage technologies are ranked. …”
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Acoustic emission characteristics and damage constitutive model of fractured sandstone under uniaxial compression by Qiang Liu, Chao Pan, Lin Yan, Xuguang Wang, Shujian Li, Juncai Cao

“…The proposed statistical damage constitutive model aligned more closely with the experimental curves compared to previous models that normalizes AEE.…”
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Gender stereotypes and professional experiences of female nurses in Türkiye by Zeynep Aca, Arzu Kırcal-Şahin, Akın Özdemir, Yavuz Selim Kaymakcı

“…Additionally, political favoritism and nepotism were identified as factors exacerbating workplace challenges, reflecting broader systemic issues in Türkiye’s labor market. The normalization of gender norms and their internalization by female nurses further complicate efforts to combat discrimination.DiscussionThe study underscores the necessity for policy interventions to address systemic gender inequities in nursing. …”
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Use of Landsat Land Surface Temperature and Vegetation Indices for Monitoring Drought in the Salt Lake Basin Area, Turkey by Osman Orhan, Semih Ekercin, Filiz Dadaser-Celik

“…The study included a real-time field work performed during the overpass of Landsat-5 satellite on 21/08/2011 over Salt Lake, Turkey. Normalized vegetation index (NDVI), vegetation condition index (VCI), and temperature vegetation index (TVX) were used for evaluating drought impact over the region between 1984 and 2011. …”
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A new -means singular value decomposition method based on self-adaptive matching pursuit and its application in fault diagnosis of rolling bearing weak fault by Hongchao Wang, Wenliao Du

“…Self-learning over-complete dictionary and pre-defined over-complete dictionary are the two dictionary construction modes of sparse decomposition. Normally, the former mode owns the virtues of much more adaptive and flexible than the latter one, and several kinds of classical self-learning over-complete dictionary methods have been arising in recent years. …”
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Fundamental Bases of Success and Prestige of National Engineering Education by A. I. Rudskoy, S. V. Kabyshev, A. I. Borovkov, P. I. Romanov, N. S. Grishina

“…The main subject of analysis in the article is the normative legal acts of the Russian Empire and the USSR. …”
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Deep Learning in Oral Hygiene: Automated Dental Plaque Detection via YOLO Frameworks and Quantification Using the O’Leary Index by Alfonso Ramírez-Pedraza, Sebastián Salazar-Colores, Crystel Cardenas-Valle, Juan Terven, José-Joel González-Barbosa, Francisco-Javier Ornelas-Rodriguez, Juan-Bautista Hurtado-Ramos, Raymundo Ramirez-Pedraza, Diana-Margarita Córdova-Esparza, Julio-Alejandro Romero-González

“…Each sample was treated with disclosing gel to highlight plaque types, then preprocessed for lighting and color normalization. YOLOv9, YOLOv10, and YOLOv11, in various scales, were trained to detect plaque categories, and their performance was evaluated using precision, recall, and mean Average Precision (mAP@50). …”
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Specific Features of the Mechanism of Administrative and Legal provision for the Implementation of the State’s Law Enforcement Function in the Field of Taxation by S. O. Dmytrenko

“…It has been offered to include the institutional component (subjects of provision), normative component (system of administrative and legal norms establishing the principles and rules of the state’s law enforcement function in the field of taxation), principles of implementing the state’s law enforcement function in this area, forms and methods of implementation of the state’s law enforcement function and the resource component (personnel, information, material, technical provision, etc.) into the structure of this mechanism. …”
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Lake Iriqui’s Remarkable Revival: Field Observations and a Google Earth Engine Analysis of Its Recovery After over Half a Century of Desiccation by Adil Moumane, Tarik Bahouq, Ahmed Karmaoui, Dahmane Laghfiri, Mohamed Yassine, Jamal Al Karkouri, Mouhcine Batchi, Mustapha Faouzi, Mohamed Boulakhbar, Ali Ait Youssef

“…The revival was monitored using satellite imagery from Landsat 8 and 9 and Sentinel-2A, processed through Google Earth Engine (GEE), with the Normalized Difference Water Index (NDWI) applied to detect water presence. …”
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Impact of climate warming on vegetation cover: positive effects of native artiodactyla vs. grazing pressure in Alborz Protected Area by Farid Salmanpour, Zahra Shakoori, Zahra Shakoori, Mostafa Keshtkar, Mehdi Kia, Romina Sayahnia

“…We utilized 30 years of NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) data from May to June (1994–2024) to assess vegetation dynamics and evaluate the influence of climate and grazing. …”
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Assessing the Response of Satellite Solar-Induced Chlorophyll Fluorescence and NDVI to Impacts of Heat Waves on Winter Wheat in the North China Plain by Chenjie Xian, Li He, Zhengwei He, Dongjian Xue, Zhe Li

“…Furthermore, we examined the potential of solar-induced chlorophyll fluorescence (SIF) to capture the influence of heat wave impacts on wheat crops in the NCP by comparing satellite remote sensing data of SIF and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) and validated ground-based yield data. …”
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Enhanced Electrocatalytic Activity of Pt Particles Supported on Reduced Graphene Oxide/Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) RGO/PEDOT Composite towards Ethanol Oxidation by Juanito Raphael F. Foronda, Stellar Marie R. Cabrera, Darrel L. Cumpas, Paolo Gio A. Villar, Joshua L. Tan, Bernard John V. Tongol

“…Catalysts in fuel cells are normally platinum based because platinum exhibits high electrocatalytic activity towards ethanol oxidation in acidic medium. …”
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Effect of Environmental Factors on Germination and Emergence of Invasive Rumex confertus in Central Europe by Jeremi Kołodziejek, Jacek Patykowski

“…From our experiments, we conclude that the weed R. confertus normally becomes established in vegetation gaps or due to disturbance of the uppermost soil layer during the growing season through the germination of seeds originating from a long-lived seed bank.…”
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Remdesivir-induced severe hypoglycemia in an elderly man without diabetes: a case report by Yasunori Nagano, Hisae Aoki, Juri David, Naoko Iwahashi Kondo, Makimi Aizawa, Toshiyuki Sumita, Yuki Hamada, Yuki Yamamoto, Kaoru Yamada

“…After discontinuation, his BG levels normalized. The Naranjo algorithm, a tool for evaluating the causality of adverse drug reactions, classified the event as “Probable” (6 points). …”
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Cómo la falta de mejoras económicas conduce a la imposibilidad de aumentos salariales: un modelo económico aplicado al salario mínimo en la Ciudad de México by Luis Antonio Andrade Rosas, Manuel Vladimir Vega Blanco

“…Meto-dología: con base en la información de sala-rios para la Ciudad de México, se hace un análisis estadístico y económico en condicio-nes normales y en equilibrio, donde se utiliza un modelo de salarios basado en teoría de jue-gos. …”
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Evaluation of the Bond Strength of Self-Etching Adhesive Systems Containing HEMA and 10-MDP Monomers: Bond Strength of Adhesives Containing HEMA and 10-MDP by Roberta Pimentel de Oliveira, Brennda Lucy de Paula, Mara Eliane Ribeiro, Eliane Alves, Hilton Túlio Costi, Cecy Silva

“…A qualitative analysis of the fracture pattern was also performed using scanning electron microscopy (500× magnification). The normality of sample data distribution was determined using the Shapiro–Wilk test. …”
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