Adaptive Virtual Inertia and Voltage Estimation: Enabled Model Predictive Control for Improved Performance in Islanded DC Microgrids by Salisu Abdullahi, Khaled Eltag, Lei Weining, Chen Xiaohu

“…The low inertia of voltage estimation degrades system performance in islanded DC microgrids (DC MGs). To mitigate this issue, we propose an Adaptive Virtual Inertia and Voltage Estimation with Model Predictive Control (AVIE-MPC) approach, which enhances DC MGs performance while ensuring input-to-state stability (ISS). …”
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Classification with reject option: Distribution-free error guarantees via conformal prediction by Johan Hallberg Szabadváry, Tuwe Löfström, Ulf Johansson, Cecilia Sönströd, Ernst Ahlberg, Lars Carlsson

“…ML with reject option addresses this issue by abstaining from making a prediction if it is likely to be incorrect. …”
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Impact of Urban Neighborhood Morphology on PM2.5 Concentration Distribution at Different Scale Buffers by Zhen Wang, Kexin Hu, Zheyu Wang, Bo Yang, Zhiyu Chen

“…PM2.5 air pollution is a critical global health issue. This paper introduces an innovative framework to explore the multi-scale relationship between urban morphology and PM2.5 concentrations. …”
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Examining Fall Risk and Related Factors in Rural Older Adults: A Cross-sectional Study in Yazd Province, Iran by Masoumeh Abbasi-Shavazi, Sara Jambarsang, Zainab Anbari-Nogyni, Hosseinali Sadeghian, Vida Sadat Anoosheh

“…Background and Purpose: Given the high prevalence of age-related diseases and physiological changes in addition to the susceptibility of the elderly to falls, this issue has become a major public health problem. This study assesses the risk of falls and related factors among the elderly living in rural areas. …”
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Intestinal parasitic infections in children under five in the Central Hospital of Nampula, Northern Mozambique by Filipa Santana Ferreira, Filomena da Luz Martins Pereira, Maria do Rosário Oliveira Martins

“…Despite the scale and importance of this issue, there are few studies conducted in Mozambique concerning parasitic intestinal infections in hospitalized children. …”
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Innovative landslide disaster monitoring: unmanned aerial vehicle-deployed GNSS technology by Qin Zhang, Zhengwei Bai, Guanwen Huang, Jiaxu Kong, Yuan Du, Duo Wang, Ce Jing, Wei Xie

“…A system was initially designed with five components: an adaptive sampling GNSS receiver, an intelligent cooperative network transmission module, UAV-dropped GNSS equipment, special delivery UAV, and an intelligent monitoring and early warning cloud platform. …”
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The role of ethnocentrism in relation to national and geographical indication products – The case of Hungarian pálinka by Péter Czine, Péter Balogh, Áron Török, Zalán Márk Maró

“…According to the results, consumer ethnocentrism remains a significant issue in the Hungarian pálinka market despite growing globalisation and consumers' openness to foreign products. …”
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Malnutrition awareness and its determinants among Chinese older adults: findings from a cross-sectional survey by Fangzhou Li, Jingmei Zhang, Difei Wu, Xiyan Yu, Xujiao Chen

“…BackgroundMalnutrition is a prevalent but underrecognized health issue among older adults in China. Inadequate awareness may delay detection and intervention, especially in cognitively vulnerable populations. …”
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Prevalence and impact of mistreatment on academic motivation among clinical year medical students in Thailand by Tanrin Hiranwong, Nahathai Wongpakaran, Patipan Sitthiprawiat, Sirinut Siritikul, Jiraphat Jiwtrakul, Sirilux Klaychaiya, Pookit Chaipinchana, Pimolpun Kuntawong, Athavudh Deesomchok, Danny Wedding, Tinakon Wongpakaran

“…Educational institutions should prioritize addressing this issue and developing strategies to provide assistance, including enhancing reporting systems.…”
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Knowledge on Hypertension and Self-Care Practice among Adult Hypertensive Patients at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, 2019 by Chanyalew Worku Kassahun, Ayele Asasahegn, Desalegn Hagos, Elshaday Ashenafi, Firegenet Tamene, Getachew Addis, Kidist Endalkachew

“…The study participants were selected using a systematic random sampling technique. Data were collected using a pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire. …”
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Comparison of identity crisis in adolescents with cancer and diabetes, a cross-sectional study by Mohammadjavad Hassani, Fateme Mohammadi, Salman Khazaie, Marzie Effat Panah, Arash Khalili

“…Abstract Background Identity crisis during adolescence is an important issue; on the other hand, adolescents suffering from chronic diseases such as cancer and diabetes increase the challenges of this period and the importance of successfully overcoming it. …”
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Infrared Image Classification and Detection Algorithm for Power Equipment Based on Improved YOLOv10 by Xiu Ji, Zheyu Yue, Hongliu Yang, Zehong Zhang

“…Identifying the type of power equipment in massive infrared image data for heat fault diagnosis has emerged as a crucial issue that needs to be addressed in this field. However, infrared imaging technology has shortcomings such as poor signal clarity and serious background noise interference. …”
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Diversity of drug-resistant pattern of Escherichia coli isolated from subclinical mastitis-infected cow in Bangladesh by Tasnia Tabassum Anika, Zakaria Al Noman, Nayeema Talukder Ema, Md. Nahid Ashraf, Munmun Pervin, Mohammad Abu Hadi Noor Ali Khan

“…Efflux pump (76%) was the major antibiotic resistance pathway, which is an alarming issue for host–pathogen relationships as well as leading to the multidrug resistance to pan-drug resistance phenomenon and the emergence of extensively drug-resistant pathogens. …”
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Research on highway road condition intelligent assessment and optimization system based on deep learning and internet of things by Tingquan He, Changhai Wang, Riyan Lan, Haiyu Luo

“…By optimizing the ResNet-50 down sampling module, introducing the channel attention mechanism, and improving the NMS strategy, the detection accuracy is significantly improved to 89.63 % mAP while maintaining efficient processing speed. …”
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The Implications of Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) Fatty Acid Profiles for Their Thiamine Status by Vittoria Todisco, Marc M. Hauber, Michael T. Brett, Charlotte Axén, Kjetil Hindar, Petter Tibblin, Samuel Hylander

“…ABSTRACT Thiamine deficiency is an ongoing issue across the Northern Hemisphere, causing reproductive failure in multiple salmonid populations. …”
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Modeling the critical causal factors of postharvest losses in the vegetable supply chain in eThekwini metropolitan municipality: The log-linear regression model by Siphesihle Qange, Lelethu Mdoda, Asanda Mditshwa

“…Postharvest losses (PHLs) are a considerable issue, posing risks to food security and economic sustainability. …”
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Construction and psychometric validation in Spanish schoolchildren of a knowledge questionnaire on basic life support and Automated External Defibrillator (ConocES-BLS/AED) in Spai... by Belén Gutiérrez-Sánchez, Eva M.ª Montoro-Ramírez, Sebastián Sanz-Martos, Francisco Segura-Galán, Henrique Da Silva Domingues

“…In 2023, the International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation issued a statement entitled “Children save lives”, recommending the teaching of basic life support to children from the age of 12. …”
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Parallel Ghost Imaging with Extra Large Field of View and High Pixel Resolution by Nixi Zhao, Changzhe Zhao, Jie Tang, Jianwen Wu, Danyang Liu, Han Guo, Haipeng Zhang, Tiqiao Xiao

“…Parallel ghost imaging addresses this issue by utilizing each pixel of a position-sensitive detector as a bucket detector to simultaneously perform tens of thousands of ghost imaging measurements in parallel. …”
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Relationship Between Marital Quality and Attitudes Towards Childbearing and Fertility in Married Women Referred to Comprehensive Health Centers in Kashan, Iran by Homa Sadeghi Avval Shahr, Narjes Nejatifar, Leila Amini, Zohreh Sadat, Shima Haghani

“…Background & Aims Deciding to have children is based on the shared decision-making of the couples and their attitudes towards this issue. Several factors, including marital quality, can affect the couples’ attitudes towards having children. …”
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A feasibility study to estimate household water footprint in Iran: Adaptation and application of a localized questionnaire by Rezvaneh Barzegar Nemati, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Mohammad Hadi Dehghani, Saeedeh Hemmati Borji, Mahdi Hadi

“…Iran, grappling with the challenges common to arid and semi-arid regions, is confronting a significant freshwater scarcity that exacerbates its water crisis. Central to this issue is the provision of an adequate domestic water supply. …”
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