Machine Learning-Based Alfalfa Height Estimation Using Sentinel-2 Multispectral Imagery by Hazhir Bahrami, Karem Chokmani, Saeid Homayouni, Viacheslav I. Adamchuk, Rami Albasha, Md Saifuzzaman, Maxime Leduc

“…We utilized Sentinel-2 data to obtain satellite imagery corresponding to the same timeframe and location as the ground measurements. …”
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Mass media representation of suicide in a high suicide state in India: an epidemiological comparison with suicide deaths in the population by Thomas Niederkrotenthaler, Lakshmi Vijayakumar, Gregory Armstrong, Jane Pirkis, Mala Jayaseelan, Anish Cherian, Jane Brandt Soerensen, Vikas Arya

“…The aim of this paper was to systematically investigate whether mass media reports of suicides reflect the epidemiological data on suicide in a high suicide state in India.Design We undertook a content analysis study to extract sociodemographic data on suicides reported among nine of the most highly read daily newspapers in the high suicide southern state of Tamil Nadu between June and December 2016. …”
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Clinico-epidemiological and immunological characteristics of rickettsioses in a Sri Lankan patient cohort 2018–2023 by Nayana Gunathilaka, Nilmini Chandrasena, Hemantha Sudusinghe, Vidusha Nethsara Mudalpath, Deshaka Jayakody, Ranjan Premaratna

“…The patients who were positive for IFA-IgG (> 1:128 as per presumptive confirmation of acute rickettsial illness) were taken as the test group and the negative group was taken as the control group. Data were analyzed using chi-square tests followed by a Correlation analysis between the variables using Pearson correlation. …”
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Functional Monitoring of Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis Based on Multidimensional Wearable Plantar Pressure Features: Cross-Sectional Study by Junan Xie, Shilin Li, Zhen Song, Lin Shu, Qing Zeng, Guozhi Huang, Yihuan Lin

“…ObjectiveThrough wearable gait analysis technology, we aim to obtain abundant gait information based on machine learning techniques to develop a simple, rapid, effective, and patient-friendly functional assessment model for the KOA rehabilitation process to provide long-term remote monitoring, which is conducive to reducing the burden of social health care system. …”
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Using best-worst scaling experiment to understand factors influencing self-medication practices with antimicrobial drugs: A survey of students studying health programs at a tertiar... by Eric Nyarko, Enoch Sakyi-Yeboah, Issah Seidu, Ebenezer Ato Ewusie

“…We employed the maximum difference model for data analysis. Our results indicated that 51.67% of participants were male, and 77.93% were between 18 and 25 years old. …”
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Ethnographie historique de la zawiya Uqari à Guenzet (Kabylie) by Titem Bessah

“…Then, it looks at how the state articulates such a religious institution with the official cult and tends to frame Algerian Islam following the rise of political Islam through the reorientation of religious education.Our analysis is based on data from an ethnographic survey conducted between July 2022 and August 2023. …”
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Examining the psychosocial model of sense of presence in the learning management system of e-learning center’s Shahid Beheshti university by soraya khazaei, abbas mohammadi, Mahboobeh Arefi, Esmail Jafari

“…At first, the data were analyzed through the one-sample t-test and then, used the AMOS software in the second step. …”
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Application of global navigation satellite systems and synthetic aperture radar technology in environmental and earth surface stability research: a reviews by Rokas Bražiūnas, Jūratė Sužiedelytė Visockienė

“…Several models and systems have been developed for large-scale global area monitoring, where GNSS and SAR data provide accurate measurements used to evaluate various parameters such as soil moisture, vegetation cover, glacier melting, and more. …”
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Whole Genome Sequencing of Multidrug-Resistant Staphylococcus haemolyticus circulating in pregnant individuals in Brazil by Andre Rio Tinto, Dr Natália Costa, Dr Laura Oliveira, Prof. Sergio Fracalanzza, Prof. Lucia Teixeira, Dr Penelope Marinho, Prof. Tatiana Pinto

“…Whole genome sequencing was performed using the Illumina platform, and genomic data analysis was developed using CARD, ResFinder, PubMLST and BLAST databases. …”
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NOURISH-US: a mixed-methods, randomized crossover study of a program designed to reduce the financial burden of food allergy by Michael A. Golding, Sarah Baldwin, Brandon Kim, Zoe Harbottle, Manvir Bhamra, Dylan S. Mackay, Moshe Ben-Shoshan, Jennifer D. Gerdts, Elissa M. Abrams, Sara J. Penner, Jo-Anne St-Vincent, Jennifer L. P. Protudjer

“…Qualitative data were analysed using thematic analysis. Results A total of 14 participants were randomized to a sequence using Stata. …”
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Association between triglyceride-glucose index and activities of daily living disability among middle-aged and older patients with arthritis: longitudinal evidence from CHARLS by Liang Ma, Yu-long Mu, Zhuo-ming Liu, Shu-wei Jiang, De-qiang Li

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the longitudinal association between the triglyceride-glucose (TyG) index and activities of daily living (ADL) disability in middle-aged and older adults with arthritis.MethodsWe analyzed data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS, 2015–2018), including 2,695 arthritis patients without baseline ADL disability. …”
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Digital Health Literacy in Adults With Low Reading and Writing Skills Living in Germany: Mixed Methods Study by Saskia Muellmann, Rebekka Wiersing, Hajo Zeeb, Tilman Brand

“…Qualitative content analysis was applied to analyze the focus group data and the written documentation of the stakeholder workshop. …”
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Improving chest pain risk assessment: validation of HEART, TIMI, GRACE, EDACS-ADP, and HET for MACE prediction in the emergency department by Mehdi Nasr Isfahani, Hamidreza Mohseni, Elahe Nasri Nasrabadi, Nizal Sarrafzadegan

“…Several scoring systems have been developed for this purpose, yet their external validity in Middle Eastern populations remains understudied. …”
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Diagnostic capabilities of cardiac computed tomography in the preoperative diagnosis of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy by Olga Y. Dariy, Liudmila A. Yurpolskaya, Inna E. Rychina, Aleksey V. Dorofeev, Elena Z. Golukhova

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: The retrospective data analysis included 47 patients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (mean age, 52±7 full years) before surgical correction. computed tomography was performed using our protocol with automatic bolus tracking in the left atrium with a 90 HU threshold and biphasic contrast injection to assess the heart chambers and coronary arteries anatomy and mitral valve morphology. …”
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Impact of a dedicated antenatal specialist service for women with a history of stillbirth: the rainbow clinic by Jack Le Vance, Michelle Plant, Samiramis Saba, Alexander E.P. Heazell, R. Katie Morris, Victoria Hodgetts Morton, Leo Gurney

“…Conclusion This study provides data on the beneficial impact of a specialist pregnancy after loss service on clinical outcomes. …”
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SOCIO-ECONOMIC ASSESSMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT EFFECTIVENESS UNDER UNCERTAINTY by Mykhailo Dreichuk, Yosyf Sytnyk

“…The research does not involve primary data collection or empirical testing. Instead, the framework is constructed on the basis of recognized academic principles and comparative analysis of existing evaluation models. …”
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Contemporary and projected ecological flow regimes in southern Baltic Sea rivers by Dawid Szatten, Oleksandr Obodovskyi, Marta Brzezińska, Zygmunt Babiński, Mirosław Więcław, Viktoriia Korniienko, Anirban Mukhopadhyay

“…The developed ecological indicator based on the Turc flow model, which has been tested many times in hydrology, was characterised by a very good fit between simulated and observed data, which allowed us to perform further simulations of the potential responses of the fluvial and marine systems to climate change and human activity.…”
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Cardiovascular and renal comorbidities among saudi patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross-sectional observational study. by Syed Irfan Karim, Kamran Sattar, Tauseef Ahmad, Mustafa Kamal Memon, Abdulfattah S Alqahtani, Abdulrahman M Alsubiheen, Fahad Abdulaziz Alrashed

“…Should any location fall short of its patient target, other sites would step in to balance the deficit. Patient data was gathered during their enrollment visit as well as the patient's medical records. …”
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WORK EXPERIENCE INTERNSHIP THROUGH THE EYES OF TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS (ON THE MATERIALS OF SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH) by Alexandr Yu. Myagkov, Maria V. Grigorieva, Irina V. Zhuravleva, Svetlana L. Zhuravleva

“…As a result, there is a commonplace opinion that internship is a waste of time. These data show that universities today have a reserve of unused potential to increase internship efficiency.Practical significance. …”
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A Framework for Successful Crowdfunding Campaigns: Insights from Social Media (A Systematic Review) by Saeideh Sadat Alavi, Mohammad Ghadamyari, Tahmoores Sohrabi

“…Following a rigorous screening process based on pre-defined selection criteria—relevance to the research topic, methodological quality, and clarity of findings—the final sample for analysis comprised 29 studies. FindingsThis research aimed to develop a comprehensive framework for the success of crowdfunding campaigns on social media. …”
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