Social Media Usage Pattern and Its Impact on Academic Performance of Public-Sector Medical Students by Hafiz Muhammad Ahtisam Idrees, Fariha Salman, Rozina Shahadat Khan, Arshia Mansha, Musfira Habib, Muhammad Shoaib, Risha Naeem

“…Average screen time of over 4 hours per day was reported by 78.7%, with maximum before going to bed (96%) and over the weekend (77.3%), main uses were entertainment in 86.7% and academics in 54.7%. Only one variable spending more than 04 academically directed hours on social media led to better examination performance in the male gender (p value<0.05). …”
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Application of PID algorithm by using filter in temperature control system by Yao Liping, Liu Weizhang, Wu Wenming, Jiang Yangyang, Lei Peng, Tan Zhongwei, Wang Kangning, Li Guixiang, Xu Fei, Tang Yuanliang, Wu Xinshe, Huang Dequn, Chen Jun, Gu Heng

“…In order to make the response of the temperature control system more stable, the third-order discrete filter is introduced in PID control algorithm to filter the input signal, which eliminates the jitter noise and makes the outputs more steady. …”
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Automotive DNN-Based Object Detection in the Presence of Lens Obstruction and Video Compression by Gabriele Baris, Boda Li, Pak Hung Chan, Carlo Alberto Avizzano, Valentina Donzella

“…It is of utmost importance to assess the robustness of the sensor data pipeline, particularly in the case of data degradation in a noisy and variable environment. Sensor data reduction and compression techniques are key for higher levels of driving automation, as there is an expectation that traditional automotive vehicle wired networks will not be able to support the needed sensor datarates (i.e. more than 10 perception sensors, including cameras, LiDARs, and RADARs, generating tens of Gb/s of data). …”
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Altered lower leg muscle activation patterns in patients with cerebral palsy during cycling on an ergometer by Alves-Pinto A, Blumenstein T, Turova V, Lampe R

“…Muscle activation patterns were described in terms of onset and duration of activation as well as duration of cocontractions.Results: Muscle activation in CP was characterized by earlier onsets, longer periods of activation, a higher occurrence of agonist&amp;ndash;antagonist cocontractions, and a more variable cycling tempo in comparison to healthy participants. …”
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Micellar Casein Concentrate in Hard Cheese Production by Elena I. Melnikova, Ekaterina V. Bogdanova, Ekaterina B. Stanislavskaia, Elena S. Rudnichenko, Mariya S. Chekmareva

“…The yield of the finished product increased by 17% due to a more active protein involvement in the rennet curd. …”
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Comorbidities of overweight and obesity associated risk factor in Saudi Arabia: a population-based analysis by Arwa M. Alshangiti, Mohammed S. Aldossary, Abdulaziz I. Abou-Hussein, Wejdan J. Aloufi, Mervat M. El Dalatony, Shaker A. Alomary

“…Recent epidemiological studies have reported variable trends in obesity prevalence within the country. …”
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The effects of reflective writing on EFL student-teachers’ critical thinking: a quasi-experimental study by Gemechu Tola Chala, Adinew Tadesse Degago, Abera Admassu Endashaw, Alemayehu Getachew Tsegaye

“…This indicates the effects of RW are more noticeable in reasoning skills, while other higher-order thinking skills may need other targeted instructional support. …”
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Internet usage time and trust in doctors: evidence from China by Qiuming Gao, Xuechun Wang, Zhen Lin, Zangyi Liao

“…This correlation remains robust across different model specifications and variable measurements. The negative correlation is more pronounced among population groups who are elderly, male, married, with low educational levels, insured and residing in urban areas. …”
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The Impact of E-Commerce on Sustainable Development Goals and Economic Growth: A Multidimensional Approach in EU Countries by Claudiu George Bocean, Adriana Scrioșteanu, Sorina Gîrboveanu, Marius Mitrache, Ionuț-Cosmin Băloi, Adrian Florin Budică-Iacob, Maria Magdalena Criveanu

“…Additionally, cluster analysis uncovers a strong link between higher SDG scores and increased e-commerce activity, with countries scoring better on sustainability often having more companies in the digital economy and earning more online. …”
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Does expander design influence the risk of asymmetric palatal expansion? A retrospective cohort study by Gilles Claeys, Shankeeth Vinayahalingam, Johannes Kleinheinz, Stefaan Bergé, Tong Xi

“…A left-right difference of more than one millimeter was considered as asymmetric. …”
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Rural-urban disparities in tobacco use among middle aged and elderly Indian adults: a multivariate decomposition analysis by Pritam Halder, Anam Anil Alwani, Baridalyne Nongkynrih, Soumya Chakraborty, Anand Krishnan

“…Methods Data from Longitudinal Ageing Study in India, wave 1 (2017–18) of adults aged more than 45 years was utilised in this analysis. …”
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Hyperkalaemia among hospital admissions: prevalence, risk factors, treatment and impact on length of stay by Yalin Yu, Venkat N. Vangaveti, Rudolf J. Schnetler, Benjamin J. Crowley, Andrew J. Mallett

“…Patients with kidney failure on haemodialysis who had hyperkalaemia were, on average, 6 years younger, more often Indigenous, and experienced more severe hyperkalaemia compared to other patients without kidney failure. …”
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Laboratory Study on a New Composite Plugging Material with High Bearing Strength and High-Temperature Resistance by Xiaoming Su, Zhanghua Lian, Hanqiao Xiong, Yuan Yuan, Junwei Fang

“…The results show that compared with the conventional rigid lost material, the value of high-temperature resistance is more and acid solubility is over 98%. Also, it can work well with other fiber materials (E), variable filling particles (F and G), and superfine filling particles (H) and form a novel plugging material, named MGY-I, whose temperature resistance value is more than 473.15 K, the bearing strength is over than 9 MPa, the mud filtrate invasion depth of sand bed made from coarse particles (10∼20 mesh) is only 3.0 cm within 30 minutes, and the invasion depth is less than 1 cm within 30 minutes when the sand bed is made from 80∼100 mesh. …”
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Developing digital image processing methods to quantify internal and interfacial convection in the Hele-Shaw cell, with applications to the laboratory ice–ocean boundary layer by Safiyyah Moos, Marcello Vichi, François Fripiat, Jean-Louis Tison, Anne de Wit, Tokoloho Rampai

“…The improved algorithm confirms previous results, while providing a more detailed and statistically acceptable description of the processes during artificial sea-ice growth. …”
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Revealing forest phenomenological heterogeneity in Yunnan using ICESat-2-derived canopy density and MODIS time series by Sunjie Ma, Jisheng Xia, Maolin Zhang, Guoyou Zhang, Yingying Pan, Pinliang Dong, Zhifang Zhao, Heng Liu

“…The results show that: (1) regions with lower SM-LAI and higher SA-LAI (corresponding to sparse and unstable canopy structures) exhibit earlier SOS, EOS, and shorter LOS; while regions with higher SM-LAI and lower SA-LAI (denser and more stable canopies) show delayed SOS, EOS, and longer LOS; (2) phenological indicators in lower SA-LAI (structurally sparse) areas show greater interannual variability, while structurally dense regions exhibit more synchronized phenological transitions; (3) phenological indicators show significant binomial relationships with SM-LAI and SA-LAI. …”
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Zinc Acetate as a Cross-Linking Agent in the Development of Enteric Microcapsules for Posaconazole by Marta Szekalska, Giedrė Kasparavičienė, Jurga Bernatonienė, Eliza Wolska, Paweł Misiak, Karolina Halina Markiewicz, Agnieszka Zofia Wilczewska, Anna Czajkowska-Kośnik, Katarzyna Winnicka

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Posaconazole is an antifungal agent from triazoles with variable bioavailability. To avoid its irregular absorption caused by gastric conditions and ensure more repeatable pharmacokinetic enabling the maximization of its absorption regardless of food intake without the need to administer multiple doses, can be provided by the technology of enteric drug preparations. …”
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Experience of gender-based violence and its effect on depressive symptoms among Indian adolescent girls: Evidence from UDAYA survey. by Ratna Patel, Samriddhi S Gupte, Shobhit Srivastava, Pradeep Kumar, Shekhar Chauhan, Mani Deep Govindu, Preeti Dhillon

“…Chi-squared test is used to test the significant of variables. Further, multi-variate analysis (logistic regression) was used.…”
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The Place of Psychology in the Area of Occupational Health and Safety: A Descriptive Comparison between the Turkish and Englih OHS Literatures by Seydahmet Ercan, Samet Çelik

“…The English articles likewise mostly included the safety climate as a predictive variable and health and wellbeing and injury and accidents as criterion variables. …”
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Development of an Original Integrated System for Heat Recovery from Coolant in the Machining Process and Investigation of Its Efficiency by Osman Şahin, Durmuş Karayel

“…This system, which was produced as a prototype, can be easily integrated into the machine tool and automatically adjust the coolant temperature to a certain constant temperature level and maintain this temperature value throughout the process. More importantly, it recovers the heat energy taken from the coolant and makes it useful. …”
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Spatial scale effects on the response strength of water resources supply-demand balance to driving factors by Xiangping Liu, Zhuowei Hu, Yongcai Wang, Mi Wang, Wenxing Hou

“…As for water demand, at the city scale, factors with strong correlations become more pronounced, with human factors having a greater influence on water demand. …”
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