Enhancing Pan evaporation predictions: Accuracy and uncertainty in hybrid machine learning models by Khabat Khosravi, Aitazaz A. Farooque, Amir Naghibi, Salim Heddam, Ahmad Sharafati, Javad Hatamiafkoueieh, Soroush Abolfathi

“…The models investigated include M5 Prime (M5P), M5Rule (M5R), Kstar, as well as their hybridized versions employing Bagging (BA), the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS), ANFIS-GA (genetic algorithm), and long short-term memory (LSTM) networks. …”
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mbctools: A User-Friendly Metabarcoding and Cross-Platform Pipeline for Analyzing Multiple Amplicon Sequencing Data across a Large Diversity of Organisms by Barnabé, Christian, Sempéré, Guilhem, Manzanilla, Vincent, Millan, Joel Moo, Amblard-Rambert, Antoine, Waleckx, Etienne

“…It can handle the most common tasks in metabarcoding pipelines such as paired-end merging, primer trimming, quality filtering, sequence denoising, zero-radius operational taxonomic unit (ZOTU) filtering, and has the capability to process multiple genetic markers simultaneously. mbctools is a menu-driven program that eliminates the need for expertise in command-line skills and ensures documentation of each analysis for reproducibility purposes. …”
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Study for quartz resonators in miniature metal-ceramic package for further use in temperature-compensated oscillators by M. I. Boychuk

“…Changes in ambient temperature are the most destabilizing factor for the oscillator output frequency. Ensuring frequency stability over a wide temperature range is a pressing task. …”
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Pseudomonas azotoformans and Pseudomonas putida: Novel kiwifruit-native biological control agents against Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae by Cristiana Correia, Antonio Cellini, Irene Donati, Panagiotis Voulgaris, Adebayo Ebenezer Obafemi, Elia Soriato, Elodie Vandelle, Conceição Santos, Francesco Spinelli

“…The selection of beneficial microorganisms directly from the phyllosphere of the host plant is a promising approach to overcome this limitation since it ensures the adaptation of the isolates to the environment in which they are going to be applied. …”
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Orthoweb: a software package for evolutionary analysis of gene networks by R. A. Ivanov, A. M. Mukhin, F. V. Kazantsev, Z. S. Mustafin, D. A. Afonnikov, Y. G. Matushkin, S. A. Lashin

“…The software offers advanced visualization tools, such as gene network mapping and graphical representations of phylostratigraphic index distributions of network elements, ensur­ing intuitive interpretation of complex evolutionary relationships. …”
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Protective Efficacy of Decreasing Antigen Doses of a <i>Chlamydia abortus</i> Subcellular Vaccine Against Ovine Enzootic Abortion in a Pregnant Sheep Challenge Model by Morag Livingstone, Kevin Aitchison, Javier Palarea-Albaladejo, Francesco Ciampi, Clare Underwood, Antonia Paladino, Francesca Chianini, Gary Entrican, Sean Ranjan Wattegedera, David Longbottom

“…Conclusions: The results show that a dose of 10 µg antigen in the vaccine will be optimal in terms of maximising efficacy, reducing shedding at parturition, and ensuring it is cost-effective to produce for commercial manufacture.…”
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Assessment of Production and Utilization Practices of Orange-Fleshed Sweet Potatoes (Ipomoea Batatas L.) in Sidama Region, Ethiopia by Miheret Hendebo, Ali Mohammed Ibrahim, Fekadu Gurmu, Hussien Mohammed Beshir

“…Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L.) is an important crop which ensures food security in developing countries. It can be harvested at any stage as needed, thereby providing a flexible source of food and income for rural families that are most vulnerable to crop failures and cash income fluctuations. …”
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Innovations and Structural Problems of Industry: Comparative Analysis of Azerbaijan’s Indicators with Turkish Republics by Gulshen Yuzbashiyeva, Samira Abasova, Israfil Yuzbashiyev

“…Therefore, an idea is being formed about a new quality of economic growth, which assumes a preferential increase in production due to intensive factors of growth and development; orientation towards final production that satisfies the consumer needs of the population; a combination of economic growth rates with the structural restructuring of production, as it ensures the necessary quality of economic growth and development. …”
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Identifying the potential of ovalbumin and its’ hydrolysates to be used in a liquid food system to develop functional beverages by Maggonage Hasini Udeshika Maggonage, Prabudhdha Manjula, Edirisingha Dewage Nalaka Sandun Abeyrathne, Dewei Shu, Xi Huang, Dong Uk Ahn

“…Complete hydrolysis by enzyme combinations was ensured using 15% SDS-PAGE. Enzymatic hydrolysis caused an increase in the solubility of ovalbumin in water. …”
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Recent updates of centromere proteins in hepatocellular carcinoma: a review by Zhongyuan Yang, Wenjiao Chen, Yunhui Liu, Yuxin Niu

“…Centromeres are considered special deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequences with highly repetitive sequences that are physically connected to the spindle during cell division, ensuring equal division of genetic material between daughter cells. …”
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Crack Risk Evaluation of Submerged Concrete Tunnel during Hardening Phase by G. M. Ji, T. Kanstad, Ø. Bjøntegaard

“…Based on analysis results, the 60% FA concrete has both the lowest maximum temperature and the lowest stress/strength ratio, and the cracking-free design based on the current study ensures the successful construction of the submerged tunnel.…”
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Green synthesis of silica-coated gold nanoparticles employing femtosecond laser, solid targets, and water by N. G. P. Machado, M. P. Raele, E. Jimenez-Villar, W. de Rossi

“…Therefore, green synthesis methods are essential to produce pure and biocompatible nanoparticles, ensuring their effectiveness in biomedical applications. …”
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Comparison of a combined torus tank with a composite isogrid support with existing design solutions by Andrii Diadiuk, Volodymyr Lipovskyi

“…In this construction, the liner ensures the hermeticity of the shell and absorbs some of the meridional and annular forces, while the isogrid composite reinforcement absorbs the remaining forces. …”
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The influence of the use of regulatory codes on the diagnosis of pathologies of reinforced concrete frame bridges by Lakhal Sebahi, Mohamed Bensoula, Mohamed Zaoui, Tahar Kadri

“…The safety of these bridges must also be ensured in view of the increase in the load of the heavy goods vehicles actually travelling and passing through them. …”
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Honduran nursing care to pressure injuries in patients with invasive mechanical ventilation: A qualitative study by Yoselin Isabel Vallejo Bustamante, Oscar Fidel Antunez Martinez

“…Allocating resources toward nursing care and their professional growth is an investment in providing humane treatment and ensuring the prevention and management of pressure injuries in critical care patients. …”
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Evaluation of Double-Faced Tubularized Preputial Flap versus Duckett’s Procedure for Repair of Penoscrotal Hypospadias with Significant Penile Curvature: A Comparative Study by Mohamed Shahin, Mohamed Abdalrazek, Mohamed Abdelmaboud, Ibrahim Mahmoud Elsayaad, Muhammad Abdelhafez Mahmoud, Mahmoud Abdelhady Mousa, Ahmed Elshamy, Omar Alsamahy, Mohamed Rehan, Sayed Elhady, Ibrahim Gamaan

“…The DFPF technique is feasible and reliable for one-stage repair of penoscrotal hypospadias with chordee and can be considered as a good option as it ensures better surgical and cosmetic outcomes with lower incidence of complications.…”
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A data driven approach for soft tissue biomarker identification linked to Chiari-like malformation and syringomyelia by Jake Cumber, Jake Cumber, Emma Scales-Theobald, Emma Scales-Theobald, Clare Rusbridge, Clare Rusbridge, Clare Rusbridge, Kevin Wells, Kevin Wells

“…Canine Chiari-like malformation (CM) is a neuroanatomical condition associated with conformational change of the cranium, craniocervical junction and neuroparenchyma, resulting in pain (Chiari associated pain or CM-P) and the development of syringomyelia (SM). The associated neuro-disability in affected individuals compromises quality of life. …”
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Cleaner Production Quality Regulation Strategy of Pharmaceutical with Collusive Behavior and Patient Feedback by Junmei Rong, Lilong Zhu

“…Cleaner production is a prerequisite for ensuring the quality of medicines. However, the various types of counterfeit pharmaceuticals and fake vaccines exposed in the recent years have revealed many problems, such as lacking government regulation, loose quality management of companies, illegal profit of medical service agencies, and failure of patient complaints. …”
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Design of an Iterative Model for Incremental Enhancements in Quantum Image Processing Using Reinforcement Learning-Based Optimizations by Lalitha Kumari Pappala, Sai Babu Veesam, Kannaiah Chattu, Janapati Venkata Krishna, Jyostna Devi Bodapati, B. Tarakeswara Rao

“…It trains a generator network through quantum circuits for the generation of new samples and a discriminator network for real image and sample classification, thus ensuring high diversity and quality in synthetic data with SSIM values above 0.90. …”
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Estimating the Pile Settlement Using a Machine Learning Technique Optimized by Henry's Gas Solubility Optimization and Particle Swarm Optimization by Saravana Kumar, Savarimuthu Robinson

“…Ensuring constructional projects are safe, like stacked structures, requires consideration to immunize structures over the period. …”
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