K-Means Based Bee Colony Optimization for Clustering in Heterogeneous Sensor Network by Prince Modey, Gaddafi Abdul-Salaam, Emmanuel Freeman, Patrick Acheampong, William Leslie Brown-Acquaye, Israel Edem Agbehadji, Richard C. Millham

“…The K-BCO algorithm outperformed comparative clustering algorithms such as H-LEACH, DBCP, and ABC-ACO in average error rate (AER), average data delivery rate (ADDR), and average energy consumption (AEC) for transmitting data packets from sensors to cluster heads. …”
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Exploring the Sound Absorption Characteristics of Biodegradable Agricultural Wastes, Coconut Fiber, Groundnut Shell, and Sugarcane Fiber by Gboe Nuushuun Archie, Ružickij Robert, Grubliauskas Raimondas

“…The approach aligns with global sustainability efforts while addressing the issue of noise pollution in large cities.…”
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Assessment of RF Electromagnetic Exposure to Car Driver from Monopole Array Antennas in V2V Communications Considering Thermal Characteristics by Shirun Wang, Mai Lu

“…Vehicle-to-Vehicle (V2V) communications enable the interconnection between vehicles, while also leading to new electromagnetic exposure scenarios. …”
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Cash Flow Statements as tool for Assessing Liquidity in Commercial Company: A case study of Ndoli Super Market Kigali-Rwanda. by Jeanbaptiste, Baribwira Nshuti

“…The effectiveness of cash flow statements was presented to tables from 4.6 to 4.8 which confirmed income statement was on average rate of 88.41%.Balance sheet/ financial position were on average rate of 90.55%, and Cash flow analysis was average rate of 88.23% of respondents’ confirmation at NDOLI Supermarket Kigali-Rwanda. …”
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Large Language Model–Assisted Risk-of-Bias Assessment in Randomized Controlled Trials Using the Revised Risk-of-Bias Tool: Usability Study by Jiajie Huang, Honghao Lai, Weilong Zhao, Danni Xia, Chunyang Bai, Mingyao Sun, Jianing Liu, Jiayi Liu, Bei Pan, Jinhui Tian, Long Ge

“…The remaining 40 trials established the internal validation standard, while Cochrane Reviews judgments served as external validation. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of breast cancer in young women from 1990 to 2021: findings from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Weigang Wang, Yangle Sun, Jinbo Li, Hongjing Bai, Chaomin Ren, Yongliang Feng, Suping Wang

“…Notably, China has higher ASIR and ASPR rates compared to the global average, while its ASMR and ASDR rates are lower. …”
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Improved Autogenous Healing of Concrete with Superabsorbent Polymers Evaluated Through Coupled and Air-Coupled Ultrasound by Gerlinde Lefever

“…A general improvement of autogenous healing is noticed, while the extent and effectiveness depend on the type of hydrogel and the amount included. …”
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Les racines de l’émigration corse et martiniquaise : saisir le rôle des mobilités locales au prisme des contextes migratoires by Tania Moutai

“…This can be explained by geographical factors, such as the small size of the region, and by a socio-economic structure characterised by a population that is older and poorer than the national average. While these findings might suggest that there is no link between internal mobility and emigration in Martinique and Corsica, the article highlights the complex relationships between these two forms of movement. …”
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Analysis and evaluation of fruit traits of 106 white-flesh loquat germplasm resources by CHEN Xiuping, JIANG Jimou, DENG Chaojun, XU Qizhi, SU Wenbing

“…The fruit weight ranged from 6.9 g to 64.6 g, the average was 34.7 g and the coefficient variation was 34.9%; the fruit longitudinal diameter ranged from 2.12 cm to 5.95 cm, the average was 4.08 cm and the coefficient variation was 17.1%; the fruit transverse diameter ranged from 2.11 cm to 4.68 cm, the average was 3.77 cm and the coefficient variation was 13.4%; the fruit shape index ranged from 0.86 to 1.38, the average was 1.08 and the coefficient variation was 9.3%; the fruit lateral diameter ranged from 2.07 cm to 4.60 cm, the average was 3.55 cm, and the coefficient variation was 13.8%; the number of seeds per fruit ranged from 1.74 to 6.60, and the average was 3.31, and the coefficient variation was 24.4%; the weight of seed ranged from 0.78 g to 3.26 g, and the average was 2.07 g, and the coefficient variation was 23.7%; the flesh thickness ranged from 3.65 cm to 11.95 cm, the average was 7.87 cm, and the coefficient variation was 18.9%; The soluble solid content ranged from 9.4% to 17.4%, the average was 12.5% and the coefficient variation was 14.1%, the edible rate ranged from 41.5% to 76.5%, the average was 67.0% and the coefficient variation was 9.9%. …”
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Evaluation Efficacy Of Some Oils Plant Against Of Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) by Qays Assi Ahmade Salh Al-Daoodi, Burhan M. M. AL-dulemiy

“…The study showed superiority of mustard oil in reducing the average of number of eggs laid on the seeds as it reached 161.13 while the highest rate reached to 208.25 when the testing seeds treatment with sunflower oil. …”
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Employees’ Career Transition and Growth: A Study of Women-Owned Micro Businesses in Balogun Market, Lagos, Nigeria by Obunike Chinazor Lady-Franca

“…The population of the study comprises 384 persons, while the sample size used is 250 micro businesses owned by women, who are formal employees of organisations. …”
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Nutrition Survey and Protein Consumption Pattern in North Bengal by Sirshendu Pal, Rupsha Dutta Pal, Ujjawal Sharma

“…Protein contributed 16.8% of the total energy intake of the study population that is, the protein energy (PE) ratio was 16.8% while fat contributed 24%. Among males PE ratio was 18.7% while among females it was 15.44%. …”
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Predicting a Vehicle's Distance Traveled from Short-duration Data by Ruohan Li, Kara M Kockelman

“…This article uses one year’s worth of daily travel distance data for 252 Seattle households’ vehicles to ascertain that one day’s distance (plus day of week and month of year information) accounts for 10.7% of the variability in that vehicle’s annual (total) distance traveled, while two and seven consecutive days’ distance values predict 16.7% and 33.6%, respectively. …”
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Lateral Wear’s Effect on the Vehicle Dynamics Behavior with Out-of-round Wheel by DENG Yongguo

“…The results showed that: vehicle dynamics results response law was mainly affected by out-ofround wheel, while the wheel treads’ lateral wear largely contributed to the average of the results.…”
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Spatial Spillover Transmission Effects of Financial Development on Economic-Zone Financial Efficiency in China by Kai Chang, Zesheng Li, Yu Long

“…This article attempts to fill important knowledge gaps to explore the spatial spillover effects of financial markets on regional financial efficiency in eight economic zones using three-stage superefficiency data envelopment analysis (DEA) and Durbin’s spatial econometric model. The average financial efficiencies in the North coast, East coast, and South coast economic zones reach the superefficiency DEA relatively efficient level, while the average financial efficiencies in the Northeast, Middle Yellow River, Middle Yangtze River, and large West-south and West-north economic zones reach the superefficiency DEA relatively inefficient level. …”
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The Residential Segregation of the Middle Eastern and North African and South Asian Populations from the White Population in U.S. Metropolitan Areas, 2012–2016 by Sevsem Cicek-Okay, Samantha Friedman

“…The results for the isolation index also follow a similar pattern. While MENA and both Asian ancestry groups are significantly less isolated than Black people in the unadjusted results, the differences in average isolation indices between Black people and these groups disappear after controlling for relevant characteristics. …”
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Analysing The Causes of Management and Production Delays in The Implementation of Construction Project Work by Putri Lynna Luthan, Nathanael Sitanggang, Syahreza Alvan, Wisnu Prayogo

“…The results showed that 1) the average RII on management factors was 0.895> 0.710. …”
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INFLUENCE OF MARINE PROTECTED AREAS ON FISH CATCH PRODUCTIVITY AMONG SELECTED FISHERS IN LEYTE, PHILIPPINES by Mary Cris F. PLEÑOS, Moises Neil V. SERIÑO, Fe M. GABUNADA, Nilda T. AMESTOSO

“…Using data from 266 respondents, results showed that the average time spent per fishing day was 6.43 hours while the total travel time from the shoreline to fishing area per fishing trip was 1.41 hours. …”
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The Effect of Physical Education Instructional Media on Long Jump Learning Outcomes by Doris Apriani Ritonga, Indah Verawati, Saipul Ambri Damanik

“…The T-test between the pretest and posttest, based on the "paired sample test" output, reveals a significance value of 0.00 < 0.05, which means the null hypothesis (H₀) is rejected and the alternative hypothesis (Hₐ) is accepted. The average learning outcomes for students in the pretest were 67.32, while in the posttest, the average was 79.30. …”
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Early manifestations of replicative aging in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae by Maksim I. Sorokin, Dmitry A. Knorre, Fedor F. Severin

“…While the average replicative lifespan of S. cerevisiae mother cells ranges between 15 and 30 division cycles, we found that resistances to certain stresses start to decrease much earlier. …”
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