Sustainable healthcare futures: how digital leadership stimulates nurses’ green creativity: a quasi-experimental study by Hossam Ali Ismail, Mohamed Hashem Kotp, Hassan Ahmed Awad Basyouny, Aliaa Ezz Eldin Abd Elmoaty, Salwa Sayed, Sally Mohammed Farghaly Abdelaliem, Ahmad Ahmeda, Ahmed Hendy, Mohamed Ahmed Aly

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Gut Microbiome dysbiosis and immune activation correlate with somatic and neuropsychiatric symptoms in COVID-19 patients by Paula L. Scalzo, Austin G. Marshall, Sirena Soriano, Kristen Curry, Mario Dulay, Timea Hodics, Eamonn M. M. Quigley, Todd J. Treangen, María M. Piskorz, Sonia Villapol

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Energy Assessment of Hazelnut Shells (<i>Corylus avellana</i> L.) of Selected Turkish Varieties by Kamila E. Klimek, Saban Kordali, Anna Borkowska, Ferah Yilmaz, Grzegorz Maj

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A Blockchain-Based Federated Forest for SDN-Enabled In-Vehicle Network Intrusion Detection System by Ibrahim Aliyu, Marco Carlo Feliciano, Selinde Van Engelenburg, Dong Ok Kim, Chang Gyoon Lim

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Modeling of concrete-filled PVC tube columns confined with CFRP strips under uniaxial eccentric compression: machine learning and finite element approaches by Yan Wang, Mohamed A. Elmeligy, Haytham F. Isleem, Asmaa Y. Hamed, Diyar N. Qader, Mohamed Sharaf, Pradeep Jangir, Arpita, Ghanshyam G. Tejani

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Enhancing grid connected wind energy conversion systems through fuzzy logic control optimization with PSO and GA techniques by Abdelhalim Borni, Noureddine Bessous, Layachi Zaghba, Abdelhak Bouchakour, Melkamu Sisay Agmas, Enas Ali, Sherif S. M. Ghoneim, Ayman Hoballah

“…Subsequently, the efficacy of fuzzy logic control without optimization is evaluated. Following this, FLC is enhanced by integrating particle swarm optimization and genetic algorithms. …”
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Designing a Four-Group Permutational Hybrid Feature Selection Scheme for Transient Stability Prediction Based on Multivariate Trajectory Data by Seyed Alireza Bashiri Mosavi, Omid Khalaf Beigi

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The uncanny valley effect and immune activation in virtual reality by Esther K. Diekhof, Svenja Kastner, Donna Deinert, Monika Foerster, Frank Steinicke

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Inequities in mortality and potential years of life lost (PYLL) in greater Santiago, Chile, during and after the COVID-19 pandemic by Claudio Vargas, Paola Salas, Felipe Elorrieta, Valentina Muñoz, Erika Vivanco, Matilde Maddaleno

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Study Design and Rationale for the PHINDER Study: Pulmonary Hypertension Screening in Patients with Interstitial Lung Disease for Earlier Detection by Tejaswini Kulkarni, David A. Zisman, Oksana A. Shlobin, David G. Kiely, Maral DerSarkissian, Eric Shen, Kevin M. Maher, Meredith Broderick, Mary Beth Scholand

“…Abstract Introduction A common complication of interstitial lung disease (ILD) is pulmonary hypertension (PH), which is associated with increased morbidity and mortality and worsened quality of life. In ILD, evaluating for PH is recommended prior to lung transplantation. …”
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CCL26 as a prognostic biomarker in hepatocellular carcinoma: integrating bioinformatics analysis, clinical validation, and radiomics score by Junjun Yan, Qiangming Liao, Yong Xie, Sihai Chen

“…Methods Data from 316 HCC patients, including genomic information, computed tomography (CT) images, and clinicopathological data, were analyzed. …”
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Multiscale Characterization of Thermo-Hydro-Chemical Interactions Between Proppants and Fluids in Low-Temperature EGS Conditions by Bruce Mutume, Ali Ettehadi, B. Dulani Dhanapala, Terry Palisch, Mileva Radonjic

“…Static batch reactions were followed by comprehensive multi-modal characterization, including scanning electron microscopy with energy-dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). Proppants were tested in both granular and powdered forms to evaluate surface area effects and potential long-term reactivity. …”
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A multi-stage weakly supervised design for spheroid segmentation to explore mesenchymal stem cell differentiation dynamics by Arash Shahbazpoor Shahbazi, Farzin Irandoost, Reza Mahdavian, Seyedehsamaneh Shojaeilangari, Abdollah Allahvardi, Hossein Naderi-Manesh

“…The proposed framework was systematically evaluated using low-resolution microscopic data and challenging, noisy backgrounds. …”
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Correlation of Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio with the Evidence of Stroke Haemorrhagic at Tertiary Hospitals by Made Wulan Utami Dewi, IB Kade Satyagraha, Ni Nyoman Wahyuni, Tjok Istri Parwati, Ratna Kartika

“…Data obtained from the medical record include demographic data, including age, gender, chief complaint, stroke diagnoses based on clinical manifestations, data of leucocytes, neutrophils, lymphocytes, NLR, and results of computed-tomography scanning of the head. Data were analyzed with the Chi-Square test for nominal data and Spearman Correlation test to evaluate the correlation of the leucocyte, neutrophil, lymphocyte, NLR, with the diagnoses. …”
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Global health inequities in retinoblastoma: a 1990–2021 analysis across socio-demographic index regions by Xi Li, Ying Chang, Xiaoyu Zhao, Xi Liu, Ying Zhang, Xuan Wang, Junhong Li

“…The age-standardized DALYs and the average annual percentage change (AAPC) were evaluated.Main measuresThe Slope Index of Inequality (SII) and concentration index were computed to quantify the absolute and relative cross-national health inequality.ResultsAll SDI regions and the majority of countries experienced a significant decline in age-standardized DALYs from 1990 to 2021. …”
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Asymptomatic multifocal avascular necrosis, a commonly overlooked finding in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Forough Nadi, Esmat Abdollahpour, Babak Fallahi, Leila Aghaghazvini, Majid Alikhani, Mohammad Nejadhosseinian, Seyedeh Tahereh Faezi

“…The patients underwent three-phase Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) bone scintigraphy to screen for other asymptomatic osteonecrotic joints. …”
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Impact of alcohol consumption on atherosclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jiayuan Song, Jiuhua She, Jinzhu Yin, Sihan Hu, Guijun Shi, Liping Chang

“…However, systematic evaluations of alcohol’s impact on atherosclerosis are still limited. …”
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Sealing ability of the single-cone obturation technique with bioceramic sealer iRoot SP in oval root canals: an in vitro study by Qiaoyun Zhang, Xinhui Meng, Jiyuan Zhan, Lijun Huo, Yayan Lei

“…Sealing ability was evaluated based on void volume percentage using micro-computed tomography, sealer penetration depth and percentage of penetration area in dentinal tubules using confocal laser scanning microscopy, and apical dye leakage depth using transparent teeth. …”
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Extractive distillation of tetrahydrofuran–ethyl acetate–water mixture in schemes including columns with side sections and side draws by D. G. Rudakov, S. M. Kharlamov, P. S. Klauzner, E. A. Anokhina, A. V. Timoshenko

“…The main research method consisted of a computational experiment with the Aspen Plus v. 12 software package. …”
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Postoperative femoral head cartilage injury after hip arthroscopic treatment for femoroacetabular impingement syndrome and labral tear by Guanying Gao, Yichuan Zhu, Siqi Zhang, Yingfang Ao, Jianquan Wang, Yan Xu

“…Patients and methods Consecutive patients who were diagnosed with femoroacetabular impingement syndrome (FAIS) and labral tear and underwent hip arthroscopic treatment in our institute between July 2020 and July 2021 were retrospectively evaluated. Supine anteroposterior hip radiographs, cross-table lateral radiographs, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and computed tomography (CT) were obtained preoperatively. …”
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