Unique laparoscopic emergency management of traumatic obstructed abdominal wall hernia: A case report and review of literature by Arwa M. Aljuhani, Ghaith A. Al Saied, Arjmand Reyaz, Mohammed A. Alkahlan, Ibrahim M. Aljohani, Muhammed M. Abukhater

“…Subsequent contrast-enhanced IV computed tomography (CT) scan confirmed a 3.6-cm left lateral abdominal wall defect with herniation of short segments of the large and small bowel loops and adjacent subcutaneous fluid. …”
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Analysis of Settlement Induced by Shield Construction of the Metro Passing under Existing Buildings Based on the Finite Difference Method by Rui Wang, Bin Zhang, You Wang

“…The vibrations from shield excavation caused the foundations to vibrate for a short period of time. Therefore, the average settlement of buildings directly above the underpass reached 7 mm/d. …”
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Selecting a dietary assessment method for a national nutrition survey: a review and evaluation of online 24-h dietary recall tools by Berit Follong, Sally Mackay, Cliona Ni Mhurchu

“…With a steep rise in the development of new and more advanced 24-h dietary recall tools, the decision of which tool to use for a national nutrition survey becomes increasingly challenging. Therefore, this short communication outlines the process of selecting a 24-h dietary recall tool for a national nutrition survey in New Zealand. …”
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A comparative study on different machine learning approaches with periodic items for the forecasting of GPS satellites clock bias by Longjiang Song, Jiahao Liu, Leilei Wang, Ziyi Wang, Yibo Yuan

“…Specifically, we utilize precision satellite clock bias data from the International GNSS Service forecast experiments and assess the predictive effects of various models including backpropagation neural network (BPNN), wavelet neural network (WNN), long short-term memory (LSTM), and gated recurrent units (GRUs). …”
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Advanced machine learning approach with dynamic kernel weighting for accurate electrical load forecasting by C. Jeevakarunya, V. Manikandan

“…This segmentation can be carried out using the clustering technique. In terms of performance, the study assesses the effectiveness of EDW-MKSVR models against those of boosted tree, random forest regression, K-nearest neighbor, support vector regression, and long short term memory. …”
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Comparison of Nutritional and Meat Quality Characteristics between Two Primal Cuts from Aceh Cattle in Aceh Province, Indonesia by Hamny Sofyan, Aryani Sismin Satyaningtijas, Cece Sumantri, Etih Sudarnika, Srihadi Agungpriyono

“…Muscle samples were obtained shortly after the cattle were slaughtered in slaughterhouses in Banda Aceh and Aceh Besar districts. …”
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Comparative Agreement Analysis of Differences in 1,5-Anhydroglucitol, Glycated Albumin, and Glycated Hemoglobin A1c Levels between Fasting and Postprandial States in Steamed Bread... by Hang Su, Yufei Wang, Xiaojing Ma, Xingxing He, Lingwen Ying, Junling Tang, Lu Dong, Yuqian Bao, Jian Zhou, Weiping Jia

“…Our previous study indicated that serum 1,5-anhydroglucitol (1,5-AG) levels slightly increased after a glucose load; therefore, this study was conducted to explore short-term changes in 1,5-AG levels after a steamed bread meal test (SBMT) and compare the agreement of 1,5-AG, glycated albumin (GA), and glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) levels between fasting and postprandial states after an SBMT. …”
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Pedobarographic Measurements of Rheumatoid Feet Compared with Clinical Parameters by Yasemin YUMUSAKHUYLU, Bilinc DOGRUOZ KARATEKIN, Selin TURAN TURGUT, Afitap ICAGASIOGLU, Esra SELIMOGLU, Sadiye MURAT, Esen KASAPOGLU, Bekir TURGUT

“…Additionally, DAS28 may fall short as a marker of disease activity because it neglects foot problems.…”
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Gut Dysbiosis and Abnormal Bile Acid Metabolism in Colitis-Associated Cancer by Li Liu, Min Yang, Wenxiao Dong, Tianyu Liu, Xueli Song, Yu Gu, Sinan Wang, Yi Liu, Zaripa Abla, Xiaoming Qiao, Wentian Liu, Kui Jiang, Bangmao Wang, Jie Zhang, Hailong Cao

“…The abundance of pathogens was increased, while the short-chain fatty acids producing bacteria were reduced. …”
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Conservative Treatment in Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Pediatrics at Tertiary Center Hospital by Essam Alaa Al-Din Abd Al-Aziz, Mohamed Abd – Al Shafy, Ahmed Abd Almonem Elrashidy, Nezar Abdelraouf Abo Halawa

“…Conclusion: Conservative treatment for uncomplicated pediatric appendicitis is safe, successful (90% cure rate), cost-effective, and efficient with short hospital stays. Although it has a high success rate but may require a few patients undergo appendectomy.…”
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Identifying Incident Causal Factors to Improve Aviation Transportation Safety: Proposing a Deep Learning Approach by Tianxi Dong, Qiwei Yang, Nima Ebadi, Xin Robert Luo, Paul Rad

“…Finally, we build and train an attention-based long short-term memory (LSTM) model to identify primary and contributing factors in each incident report. …”
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Aligning Indonesia's economic goals with SDGS: Strengthening Qur'anic principles in Islamic finance by Azwar Azwar, Abur Hamdi Usman

“…Findings – Long-term analysis reveals that Islamic financing in SDG sectors such as SDG1 (No Poverty), SDG2 (Zero Hunger), SDG3 (Good Health and Well-being), SDG4 (Quality Education), and SDG11 (Sustainable Cities and Communities) positively correlate with economic growth, while SDG8 (Decent Work and Economic Growth) shows an inverse relationship. In the short term, financing in SDG2, SDG3, SDG8, and SDG9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure) positively impacts economic growth, whereas SDG6 (Clean Water and Sanitation) exhibits a negative association. …”
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Investigation of Chip Morphology in Elliptical Vibration Micro-Turning of Silk Fibroin by Zhengjian Wang, Xichun Luo, Jining Sun, Wenkun Xie, Yinchuan Piao, Yonghang Jiang, Xiuyuan Chen

“…This study represents a significant advancement in the processing of silk fibroin film, offering a complementary approach to fabricating short, spiral-shaped silk fibroin particles with a high surface-area-to-volume ratio compared to traditional spheroids, which holds great potential for enhancing drug-loading efficiency in high-precision drug delivery systems.…”
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Enhancing salt stress tolerance in Carthamus tinctorius L. through selenium soil treatment: anatomical, biochemical, and physiological insights by Fatemeh Fatahiyan, Farzaneh Najafi, Zohreh Shirkhani

“…Furthermore, it decreased H2O2 (25.65%) and MDA (11.9%) in the shoots. The findings of the current study advocate the application of the Se-soil treating technique as an approach for salt stress mitigation in crops grown in saline conditions.…”
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A Current Overview of Next-Generation Probiotics and Their Prospects in Health and Disease Management by Ke-Yan Loo, Joanne Yuen Heng Thong, Loh Teng-Hern Tan, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Kok-Gan Chan, Learn-Han Lee, Jodi Woan-Fei Law

“…These NGPs can elicit targeted effects in specific disease states while simultaneously restore gut dysbiosis by promoting beneficial bacteria, elevated short-chain fatty acid levels, and stimulate immunomodulatory effects to reduce inflammation. …”
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Effect of Cooking Methods on Ascorbic Acid Destruction of Green Leafy Vegetables by Gebrehana Ashine Hailemariam, Tadele Andargie Wudineh

“…Thus, the pressure cooking method required short cooking time for having well-cooked and edible green leafy vegetable with better ascorbic acid retention. …”
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Prognostic Utility of the Combination of Platelet Count with Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Aged Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Inter... by Xiao-Qing Quan, Hong-Yan Ji, Jie Jiang, Jia-Bao Huang, Cun-Tai Zhang

“…The Kaplan–Meier analysis showed that the combination of high platelet count and high neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio had a greater risk of death in short- and long-term endpoints (log-rank p=0.046, p<0.001, respectively). …”
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Smart Cities, Smarter land Use? Unveiling the efficiency gains from China’s digital urban transformation by Zhenyu Zhuo, Jiashuo Ye, Yu Wang, Hao Chen, Bin Liang

“…The findings reveal that: (1) Smart city construction significantly enhances ULUE, with increases of 16 %, 11.4 %, and 11.1 % of the three pilot batches; (2) Urban smart transformation improves ULUE through three mechanisms: fostering innovation investment, expanding internet user bases, and optimizing industrial land use efficiency; (3) Urban smart transformation has a more pronounced effect on ULUE in eastern and western cities, while the impact in central cities is not significant; (4) The long-term effects of smart city policy surpass short-term impacts and exhibit synergistic interactions with innovation policies; (5) Urban smart transformation has a spatial spillover effect, benefiting neighboring cities within an 80 km radius by significantly boosting ULUE. …”
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Dynamics of retinal changes in early-stage Parkinson’s disease by Ane Murueta-Goyena, Sara Teijeira-Portas, Elisa Blanco Martín, Raquel Vázquez-Picón, Blanca Ruiz Bajo, Jone Bocos, Jorge Sánchez-Molina, Patricia Alves Dias, Ioana Croitoru, Iñaki Rodríguez Agirretxe, Rocío Del Pino, Marian Acera, Beatriz Tijero, Oihane Sáez-Atxukarro, David Romero-Bascones, Juan Carlos Gómez-Esteban, Javier Aritz Urcola, Javier Ruiz Martínez, Iñigo Gabilondo

“…We examined baseline retinal measures and short-term longitudinal differences between groups via linear mixed effects models. …”
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THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON THE IT SECTOR: WAS THE ADJUSTMENT AS EASY AS IT SEEMED? THE CASE OF CROATIA by Julia Perić, Ružica Stanić

“…It was found that most IT companies experienced a short-term decline in revenue during the pandemic. …”
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