Analysis of real-time energy transfer possibilities at intersections with consideration of energy storage by Marcin Koniak, Piotr Jaskowski, Radovan Madleňák, Jurijus Zaranka

“… Issues related to braking and acceleration in vehicles represent both technical and environmental challenges, regardless of the type of drive, whether combustion or electric. …”
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Healthcare sobriety and pollution awareness for a green healthcare sector: a Belgian qualitative study by Desterbecq Charlotte, Dupras Charles, de Maack Valentina, Tubeuf Sandy

“…Thus far, very few studies have investigated the perspectives of (potential) healthcare consumers on challenges, ethical issues and social tensions that could arise during the transition to a greener healthcare system. …”
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Application of lignocellulolytic fungal consortium for quality composting of spent mushroom substrate: physicochemical parameters and maturity assessment of the end-products by Chiranjib Mili, Pinky Rani Biswas, Subham Saha, Kumanand Tayung

“… Purpose:The inappropriate disposal of agricultural residues including spent mushroom substrate (SMS) after harvesting leads to serious environmental issues. Microbial composting is a widely recognized method for the management of such residues in a sustainable manner. …”
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Empowering minoritized Alabamians screened for lung cancer—The Alabama Lung Cancer Awareness Screening and Education (ALCASE) project by Soumya J. Niranjan, Meghan Tipre, Claudia M. Hardy, Tara Bowman, Monica L. Baskin

“…The top five barriers to getting screened were transportation, financial issues, emotional concerns, healthcare insurance, and COVID‐19. …”
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WiCNNAct: Wi-Fi-Based Human Activity Recognition Utilizing Deep Learning on the Edge Computing Devices by Venkata Raghava Shashank Viswanathuni, Rakesh Reddy Yakkati, Sreenivasa Reddy Yeduri, Linga Reddy Cenkeramaddi

“…The proposed approach utilizes the channel state information (CSI) measurements (complex values) from Wi-Fi and processes the different combinations of the real, imaginary, and absolute values using multi-channel 1D convolutional neural networks (1D-CNN). …”
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Older, vulnerable patient view: a pilot and feasibility study of the patient measure of safety (PMOS) with patients in Australia by Jeffrey Braithwaite, Natalie Taylor, Rebecca Lawton, Robyn Clay-Williams, Emily Hogden, Zhicheng Li

“…The second phase tested the revised measure to establish the internal consistency reliability of the revised subscales, and piloted the recruitment and administration processes to ensure feasibility of the PMOS for use in DUQuA.Results Of the 43 questions in the PMOS, 13 (30%) were amended based on issues patients highlighted for improvement in phase 1. …”
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Decreasing the stick-slip vibration during drilling wells using water and polymer drilling mud modified with NanoSiO2 particles by Abdulkareem A. Khalil, M. Sadeq Adnan, Maaly S. Asad, Dheiaa Alfarge

“…Using better lubricants in the drilling mud can help reduce friction, lessening stick-slip issues. Nanotechnology has improved drilling mud, making it more resistant to heat and enhancing its viscosity and friction properties. …”
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Clustering Countries of the World Based on the Trend of the COVID-19 Incidence: An application of shape-based k-means algorithm by Arefeh Dehghani Tafti, Yunes Jahani, Sara Jambarsang, Abbas Bahrampour

“… Background: the urban Health Commission of Wuhan City, China, issued an emergency notice due to an incidence of viral pneumonia of unknown cause in December 2019. …”
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An automated privacy-preserving self-supervised classification of COVID-19 from lung CT scan images minimizing the requirements of large data annotation by Sadia Sultana Chowa, Md Rahad Islam Bhuiyan, Mst. Sazia Tahosin, Asif Karim, Sidratul Montaha, Md. Mehedi Hassan, Mohd Asif Shah, Sami Azam

“…Healthcare privacy issues are addressed by collaborative training across decentralized datasets and secure aggregation with PHE, underscoring the effectiveness of this approach. …”
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Impact evaluation of educational cash transfer programs on college students’ academic performance in the Philippines by Jan Blademir D. Bradecina, John Marc Campo, Kent Wisson S. Leonardo, Emmanuel A. Onsay

“…However, challenges such as delays in ECT distribution, stringent qualification requirements, cumbersome release procedures, and issues with document submission hinder effective access. …”
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3D Spheroids — a Cellular Model for Studying the Effects of Hypoxia on the Epicardial Microenvironment by K. V. Dergilev, Z. I. Tsokolaeva, I. B. Beloglazova, D. O. Traktuev, M. T. Rasulova, E. V. Parfenova

“…The epicardium, the outer, tightly adjoining layer of the cardiac wall formed by epicardial mesothelial cells, collagen and elastic fibers, has gained special relevance as an important participant of reparative processes. Better insight into poorly understood epicardial function is challenged due to anatomical issues and lack of relevant cellular models.The aim of this study was to develop a spheroid 3D model of the epicardial microenvironment and determine responses of spheroids to hypoxia.Materials and methods. …”
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Surface-engineered chitosan-coated nanostructured lipid carriers for intranasal delivery of Oxcarbazepine and Vitamin E oil in epilepsy management by Farhan Haider, Eman Aldosari, Rabea Parveen, Sanjula Baboota, Azka Gull, Saba Khan, Javed Ali

“…Abstract Background The effectiveness of conventional oral antiepileptic drug administration is hampered by issues such as inadequate bioavailability, dose-related adverse effects and non-compliance in alleviating epilepsy. …”
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Young Hip: an exploration into young patients’ (aged > 50 years) expectations following primary total hip arthroplasty: a qualitative study by Louise E Mew, Vanessa Heaslip, Tikki Immins, Thomas W Wainwright

“…Further development of a personalized THA pathway, allowing for more focus on person-centred care, could address issues raised by this study, more effectively supporting younger patients. …”
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Healthcare professionals’ beliefs, attitudes, and thoughts toward cardiopulmonary telerehabilitation: A mixed-methods study by Francesca Borgnis, Sara Isernia, Federica Rossetto, Chiara Pagliari, Monica Tavanelli, Lorenzo Brambilla, Francesca Baglio

“…Positive attitude, optimism, and expectation were reported, but uncertainties about how to manage safety issues and increased workload were mentioned. The study showed a complex picture of staff rehabilitation beliefs about telerehabilitation. …”
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Acoustic Measurements and Simulations on Yachts: An Evaluation of Airborne Sound Insulation by Michele Rocca, Francesca Di Puccio, Paola Forte, Francesco Fidecaro, Francesco Artuso, Simon Kanka, Francesco Leccese

“…The perceived acoustic comfort on board modern yachts has recently been the subject of specific attention by the most important classification societies, which have issued new guidelines and regulations for the evaluation of noise and vibrations. …”
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An electricity price optimization model considering time-of-use and active distribution network efficiency improvements by Yan Li, Yaheng Su, Qixin Zhao, Bala Wuda, Kaibo Qu, Lei Tang

“…To address the issues of high energy costs and inadequate system response speed in complex electricity markets, we propose an electricity price optimization model. …”
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Integrated assessment of fluoride occurrence and groundwater usability: a critical concern for drinking water sustainability and irrigation in semi-arid region of West Bengal, Indi... by Kousik Das, Mijanur Mondal, Naba Kumar Mondal, Uttiya Dey, Abhijit Mukherjee, David Anand Aind, Soumyajit Sarkar, Subroto Vyas, Pankaj Kumar

“…Abstract Occurrence of fluoride (F−) at elevated levels in groundwater (GW) has become a major concern as it is associated with serious health issues like dental-skeletal fluorosis, severe neurological disorders, and abnormal enzymatic activities. …”
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Evidence characterising skills, competencies and policies in advanced practice critical care nursing in Europe: a scoping review protocol by Sara Nordentoft, Anders Larsen, Ingrid Egerod, Gudrun Kaldan, Suzanne Forsyth Herling, Thordis Thomsen

“…High-quality intensive care nursing practice is imperative to accommodate these issues. The roles of the nurse practitioner (NP) and the acute care NP have existed for decades in the USA, Canada and Australia but are still evolving in Europe. …”
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Modular and signal-responsive transcriptional regulation using CRISPRi-aided genetic switches in Escherichia coli by Seong Keun Kim, Seung-Gyun Woo, Jun-Hong Park, Seung-Goo Lee, Dae-Hee Lee

“…However, existing regulatory tools are often limited by issues such as leaky transcription and insufficient tunability, particularly in high-expression or complex genetic contexts. …”
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Blockchain enhanced distributed denial of service detection in IoT using deep learning and evolutionary computation by V. V. S. H. Prasad, Swathi Sowmya Bavirthi, C. S. S. Anupama, E. Laxmi Lydia, K. Sathesh Kumar, Khalid Ammar, Mohamad Khairi Ishak

“…The attack classification process employs the deep belief network (DBN) technique. …”
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