Exploring the links between work-related psychosocial factors and occupational stress, occupational depression, and job anxiety among health workers in central and Southern Ethiopi... by Yitagesu Habtu, Abera Kumie, Medhine Selamu, Hidenori Harada, Eshetu Girma

“…Abstract Background Various theories of occupational distress and studies from high-income settings have explored associations between work-related psychosocial factors and common mental symptoms in the working population. …”
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Locking compression plate as a sequential external fixator following the distraction phase for the treatment of tibial bone defects caused by fracture-related infection: experience... by Xiriaili Kadier, Kai Liu, Aierbanjiang Shali, Yimurang Hamiti, Sulong Wang, Xin Yang, Alimu Keremu, Aihemaitijiang Yusufu

“…Statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. Results This study included 22 participants with a mean age of 37.72 ± 9.65 years, comprising 17 males (77.2%) and 5 females (22.7%). …”
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Exploring Youth Interpretations of the Mafia Game: An Ethnographic Study by Seyed Ghasem Hasani, Nader Razeghi, Maryam Ghadimi

“…The peer community was selected through a snowball sampling technique. Data collection involved observations using both emic and etic perspectives complemented by in-depth interviews. …”
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Newly synthesized 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium p-toluenesulfonate ionic liquid for acid corrosion of API 5L X70 steel: Experimental, DFT/MD-simulation, statistical and machine learn... by Daniel Iheanacho Udunwa, Okechukwu Dominic Onukwuli, Simeon Chukwudozie Nwanonenyi, Callistus Nonso Ude, Innocent Okechi Arukalam, Remy Uche

“…Thus, models proffer reasonable forecasts that were in better accord with the empirical data sets, though the ANFIS and the RSM models offer excellent forecast compared to the ANN model.…”
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Development of Machine Learning Prediction Models to Predict ICU Admission and the Length of Stay in ICU for COVID‑19 Patients Using a Clinical Dataset Including Chest Computed Tom... by Seyed Salman Zakariaee, Negar Naderi, Hadi Kazemi-Arpanahi

“…The imbalance in the data numbers of groups was resolved using the synthetic minority over-sampling technique algorithm. Two sets of prediction models were separately developed to predict ICU admission and ICU LOSs of COVID‑19 patients. …”
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Soil-transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections in Northern Nigeria between 2000-2022: A Review by Rabiu Adamu, Nor Azwady Abd Aziz, Muskhazli Mustafa, Shamarina Shohaimi

“…Sample size ranges from 100 – 620, 22 (74.1%) studies employed Formol-ether concentration as stool examination technique, 4 (14.8%) and 3 (11.1%) used Kato-Katz and Direct smear methods respectively. …”
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Effects of slow-and controlled-release nitrogen fertilizer on nitrogen utilization characteristics and yield of machine-transplanted rice by Li Yue, Li Yinghong, Zhao Jianhong, Sun Yongjian, Xu Hui, Yan Fengjun, Xie Huaying, Ma Jun

“…Few studies were reported on whether slow- and controlled-release N fertilizer can improve machine-transplanted rice yield and simplify the fertilization technique. Therefore, different slow-and controlled-release N fertilizers and varieties under machine-transplanted rice were set in this paper, to explore effects of slow- and controlled-release N fertilizer on N utilization characteristics and yield in machine-transplanted rice.Two-factor split-plot design was used to explore the slow-and controlled-release N fertilizer to improve N utilization efficiency and yield increasing mechanism in machine-transplanted rice. …”
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Does the IL-6/KL-6 ratio distinguish different phenotypes in COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome? An observational study stemmed from prospectively derived clinical, biolo... by Nicolas Partouche, Myriam Maumy, Thien-Nga Chamaraux-Tran, Frederic Bertrand, Francis Schneider, Nicolas Meyer, Morgane Solis, Samira Fafi-Kremer, Eric Noll, Julien Pottecher

“…Demographic, clinical, biological (standard, IL-6 [new generation ELISA], KL-6 [CLEIA technique]), spirometric (driving pressure, respiratory system compliance) and CT data were collected longitudinally. …”
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In vitro phenotypic re-orientation of functionally important neutrophil subpopulations and their microbicidal activity in the children with purulent inflammatory diseases influence... by I. V. Nesterova, G. A. Chudilova, M. N. Mitropanova, V. N. Pavlenko, L. V. Lomtatidze, S. V. Kovaleva, V. A. Tarakanov, N. K. Barova

“…Using flow cytometry technique, the relative numbers of some NG subpopulations, i.e., CD64-CD16+CD32+CD11b+NG, CD64+CD16+CD32+CD11b+NG, CD62L+CD63-NG, CD62L+CD63+NG were evaluated, and the phenotype features of each subpopulation were investigated according to the density of appropriate membrane molecule expression (MFI). …”
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A comparative study of bone density in elderly people measured with AI and QCT by Min Guo, Min Guo, Yu Zhang, Yu Zhang, XinXin Gu, XinXin Gu, Xuhui Liu, Xuhui Liu, Fei Peng, Fei Peng, Zongjun Zhang, Zongjun Zhang, Mei Jing, Mei Jing, Yingxia Fu, Yingxia Fu

“…This technology enables cost-effective, radiation-free osteoporosis screening through routine CT repurposing, particularly beneficial for resource-constrained settings.…”
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Prediction of Parkinson Disease Using Long-Term, Short-Term Acoustic Features Based on Machine Learning by Mehdi Rashidi, Serena Arima, Andrea Claudio Stetco, Chiara Coppola, Debora Musarò, Marco Greco, Marina Damato, Filomena My, Angela Lupo, Marta Lorenzo, Antonio Danieli, Giuseppe Maruccio, Alberto Argentiero, Andrea Buccoliero, Marcello Dorian Donzella, Michele Maffia

“…Notably, by combining a comprehensive set of long-term, short-term, and non-standard acoustic features, unlike previous studies that typically focused on only a subset, our study achieved higher predictive performance, offering a more robust model for early PD detection. …”
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Analysis of Brain Tissue Poroelastic Properties Using Multiscale Modelling by Abbas Shabudin, Mohd Jamil Mohamed Mokhtarudin, Nik Abdullah Nik Mohamed, Mohd Akramin Mohd Romlay

“…This paper describes the use of a multiscale modeling technique known as asymptotic expansion homogenization (AEH) to derive a new poroelastic model of brain tissue. …”
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Identification and Analysis of Effective Factors on the Trend of the Iranian Banking Network to Implement Green Banking by W. Qelich

“…In the following, the remaining important factors have been added to the set of factors with the method of intellectual generation.   …”
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Identification of Genetic Variants Based on Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms and Insertion-Deletion Events in TLR8, IRF10b, and GAPDH Genes Related to the Immune System in Rainbow T... by Najmeh Fazeli Moghadam, Ghodrat Rahimi Miyanji, Ayoub Farhadi, Ardeshir Nejati Jawarami, Elham Younesi Melardi

“…Quality control and alignment of readings were done using FastQC and STAR software, respectively. A set of bioinformatics tools (GATK) was used to identify SNPs and InDels. …”
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THE ANALOGY OF STATUTE AND THE ANALOGY OF LAW AS DOCTRINAL INSTRUMENTS FOR LEGAL RESPONSE TO ECONOMIC CHALLENGES by Serhii Zavalniuk, Volodymyr Zavalniuk, Iryna Zavalniuk

“…To achieve the objectives set in this study, universal scientific methods were employed. …”
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Clinical breast examination and its associated factors among reproductive age women in Ghana: multilevel logistic regression analysis by Zenebe Abebe Gebreegziabher, Birhan Ewunu Semagn, Agmasie Damtew Walle, Mahider Awoke Belay, Wubet Tazeb Wondie, Gezahagn Demsu Degefaw, Werkneh Melkie Tilahun, Ermiyas Endewunet Melaku, Tadesse Mamo Dejene

“…The survey used a two-stage stratified sampling technique, and a weighted sample of 15,013 participants was included in the analysis. …”
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The impact of passive ultrasonic irrigation on the bond strength of two different self-etch adhesives to human pulp chamber dentine: a laboratory investigation by Mohammed Turky, Jukka Matinlinna, Monika Lukomska-Szymanska, Venkateshbabu Nagendrababu, Paul M. H. Dummer, Ahmad Abdel Hamid Elheeny, Nermin Alsayed Mahmoud

“…The significance level was set at 5%, with a confidence interval (CI) of 95%. …”
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Research Progress on Water Body Phosphorus Removal Technology Based on Aquaculture Tail Water Treatment by Xian LI, Wenjing TIAN, Xiangyu ZHANG, Wenjie XU, Xiaolin LI, Teng MA, Cheng TIAN

“…This approach is becoming prominent as a crucial technique for phosphorus management in aquaculture tailwater. …”
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Ecosystem Sustainability Assessment Using IUCN (Case Study: Dorook Basin) by Atefeh Teimoori, Seyed Mortza Seyedian, Hamed Rouhani, Reza Ahmadi

“…Sustainable Sustainability assessment using IUCN is a technical tool to understand and measure sustainable development. This technique allows comparing the existing conditions of the region with its ideal state, namely, full human development and a healthy and productive ecosystem. …”
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Identification of Gene Pathways Involved in Tolerance to End-of-Season Drought Stress in the Dayton/Ranney Barley Genotype using Transcriptomics by Saeedeh Alidoust, Sara Dezhsetan, Mahdi Behnamian

“…Additionally, the response process to the stimulus was observed in both sets of increased and decreased expressed genes.…”
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