Comparison of linear mixed models for genetic feather score analysis in laying hens kept in recurrent testing facilities by T. Osorio-Gallardo, P. Bijma

“…When individuals are kept in sib groups, genetic analysis of feather scores captures the performer and receiver components of feather damage due to pecking. …”
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Museographic narrating of dissonant heritage in Tianjin’s former international concessions by Maria Gravari-Barbas, Sandra Guinand, Yue Lu, Chensi Shen

“…The analysis is based on a common observation grid and semidirect interviews conducted with museum staff. The article captures and examines the main narratives from three perspectives: 1) revisiting the concession period as evidence of the beginning of modernity in China, which was a time in which celebrity life stories and the emergence of modern urban elements were praised; 2) considering the concessions as a dreamlike past of ‘others’ and ‘elsewheres’ belonging to a ‘foreign land’ and a context far removed from contemporary life in China, which favours the thematisation and leisure of Western architecture; and 3) selecting and targeting narratives focused on the heroes of the Republic of China (1912–1949) and the People’s Republic of China. …”
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Reducing lead requirements for wearable ECG: Chest lead reconstruction with 1D-CNN and Bi-LSTM by Kazuki Hebiguchi, Hiroyoshi Togo, Akimasa Hirata

“…Our preprocessing and network architecture effectively capture both spatial and temporal features. The model achieved its highest reconstruction accuracy for leads located near the input leads, with performance gradually diminishing for more distant leads. …”
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Depression Recognition Using Daily Wearable-Derived Physiological Data by Xinyu Shui, Hao Xu, Shuping Tan, Dan Zhang

“…Compared to other objective measurement methods, wearables offer the potential for continuous, unobtrusive monitoring, which can capture subtle physiological changes indicative of depressive states. …”
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Enhancing professionalism in post-graduate medical education: the initial implementation and evaluation of a longitudinal curriculum for geriatrics residents in Toronto, Canada by Kristina M Kokorelias, Muhammad Harris Sheikh, Maryam Naimi, Bernice Ho, Edwin W Wong, Stephanie G Brooks, Dov Gandell, Arielle S Berger

“…We evaluated the curriculum in two ways: (1) we captured immediate reactions using standard evaluations with Likert-scale questions on teaching effectiveness…”
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Budget Impact of RefluxStop™ as a Treatment for Patients with Refractory Gastro-oesophageal Reflux Disease in the United Kingdom by Sam Harper, Lukasz Grodzicki, Stuart Mealing, Elizabeth Gemmill, Paul Goldsmith, Ahmed Ahmed

“…**Discussion:** While the time horizon was too short to capture some of the adverse events of PPIs and complications of GORD, such as the development of Barrett’s esophagus or esophageal cancer, the use of RefluxStop™ was associated with a substantial reduction in surgical complications, including surgical failures, reoperations, and endoscopic esophageal dilations. …”
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SC-ResNeXt: A Regression Prediction Model for Nitrogen Content in Sugarcane Leaves by Zihao Lu, Cuimin Sun, Junyang Dou, Biao He, Muchen Zhou, Hui You

“…This study utilized images captured by smartphones combined with automatic feature extraction and deep learning technologies, achieving precise and economical predictions of the nitrogen content in sugarcane compared to traditional laboratory chemical analysis methods. …”
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The Relationship between Landing Error Scoring System Performance and Injury in Female Collegiate Athletes by Peter Lisman, Joshua N. Wilder, Joshua Berenbach, Enric Jiao, Bethany Hansberger

“… # Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the association between LESS performance as measured with a markerless motion-capture system and lower extremity injury in female collegiate athletes…”
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Identifying the Primary Kinetic Factors Influencing the Anterior–Posterior Center of Mass Displacement in Barbell Squats: A Factor Regression Analysis by Diwei Chen, Dong Sun, Fengping Li, Dongxu Wang, Zhanyi Zhou, Zixiang Gao, Yaodong Gu

“…Joint moments at both the hip, knee, and ankle were collected using a motion capture system and force plates, and a factor regression analysis was conducted using SPSS.; Results: In the FBS, primary factors influencing COM displacement included right knee adduction–abduction (38.59%), knee flexion–extension (31.08%), and hip internal–external rotation (29.83%). …”
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The Lived Experience of Suffering by Nigerian Female Breast Cancer Survivors: A Phenomenological Perspective by Chinomso Ugochukwu Nwozichi PhD, RN, CMSRN, OCN, FAAN, Margaret Olutosin Ojewale PhD, RN, Omolabake Salako BSN, RN, Deliverance Brotobor MSc, RN, Elizabeth Olaogun MSc, RN

“…Data were analyzed using thematic analysis to capture the essence of their suffering, allowing for a deep understanding of their lived experiences. …”
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Hierarchical Stratification for Spatial Sampling and Digital Mapping of Soil Attributes by Derlei D. Melo, Isabella A. Cunha, Lucas R. Amaral

“…This study assessed whether stratifying agricultural areas into macro- and micro-variability regions allows targeted sampling to better capture soil attribute variability, thus improving digital soil maps compared to regular grid sampling. …”
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Trench MOS Schottky Diodes: A Physics-Based Analytical Model Approach to Charge Sharing by Mohammed Tanvir Quddus, Alvaro D. Latorre-Rey, Zeinab Ramezani, Mihir Mudholkar

“…Our model leverages the concept of shared charge between the Schottky and MOS junctions, capturing how electric field distribution is altered in response to trench geometry and bias conditions. …”
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Enhanced Learning Behaviors and Ability Knowledge Tracing by Fanglan Ma, Changsheng Zhu, Peng Lei, Peiwen Yuan

“…The embedding layer enriches exercise information through an exercise embedding unit (capturing knowledge skills, exercises, and difficulty) and a learning ability embedding unit (considering answer time, answers, and hint times), forming a fundamental learning embedding. …”
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Approaching maximum resolution in structured illumination microscopy via accurate noise modeling by Ayush Saurabh, Peter T. Brown, J. Shepard Bryan IV, Zachary R. Fox, Rory Kruithoff, Cristopher Thompson, Comert Kural, Douglas P. Shepherd, Steve Pressé

“…Abstract Biological images captured by microscopes are characterized by heterogeneous signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs) due to spatially varying photon emission across the field of view convoluted with camera noise. …”
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The Optimal Timing of Strategic Action – A Real Options Approach by Gordon G. Sollars, Sorin Tuluca

“…The strategic management literature reflects ambiguity regarding the likelihood that a first mover can or will capture additional value. This paper uses a real options approach to address the optimal timing of strategic moves. …”
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The Nexus Between Talent Management Attention and Artificial Intelligence: Evidence from Companies Operating Within the AI Domain

“…A nonparametric causality-in-quantiles test is applied to capture the asymmetric and heterogeneous effects of TM attention on stock returns across different market conditions, ranging from bearish to bullish scenarios. …”
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Population biology of European hake (Merluccius merluccius, Linnaeus, 1758) in Greece by Alexandros Theocharis, Maria Vlachou, Alexis Conides, Dimitris Klaoudatos

“…The onset of sexual maturity (L50) for the total population was estimated at 27.58 cm in total length (3.2 years). …”
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Enhancing cancer care through a knowledge-sharing model: a systematic review of Project ECHO® programmes in India by Sangeeta Bhuyan, Shikha Yadav, Amit Verma, Shama Bhati, Ankit Anand, Sandeep Bhalla, Apoorva Karan Rai

“…The systematic review highlights the need for more publications to capture ECHO’s impact comprehensively. The findings contribute valuable insights to ongoing efforts to reduce India’s cancer burden and improve the well-being of its population.…”
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Sensitivity and identifiability analysis of COVID-19 pandemic models by O. I. Krivorotko, S. I. Kabanikhin, M. I. Sosnovskaya, D. V. Andornaya

“…A more detailed agent-oriented model has been able to capture statistical data with additional noise to build scenarios of COVID-19 spread in the region.…”
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Nematode controlling effects and safety tests of Duddingtonia flagrans biological preparation in sheep by Yuan Ma, Lili Jiang, Zhaobin Fan, Luyao Hao, Zhengyi Li, Yanni Zhang, Qiannan Li, Rui Wang, Hongliang Luo

“…After oral ingestion and passage through the digestive tract of animals, this microorganism captures nematodes in feces. Although many researchers have examined the safety of this fungus for humans, animals, and the environment, few reports have discussed the safety of nematode-trapping D. flagrans biologics for animals. …”
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