mbX: An R Package for Streamlined Microbiome Analysis by Utsav Lamichhane, Jeferson Lourenco

“…For a dataset with 20 samples, both functions of mbX ran in less than 1 s and used less than 1 GB of memory. For a dataset with more than 1170 samples, the functions ran within 125 s and used less than 4.5 GB of memory. …”
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Recent Advances in Antibody Discovery Using Ultrahigh-Throughput Droplet Microfluidics: Challenges and Future Perspectives by Dhiman Das, John Scott McGrath, John Hudson Moore, Jason Gardner, Daniël Blom

“…This review paper aims to catalyze further research and innovation, ultimately advancing the field towards more efficient and robust solutions for antibody identification and development.…”
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Nodular vulvar lesions and its key differential diagnoses: a case report by Juliana Jorge Romano, Fernanda Kesselring Tso, Yasmin Cristina Cesquim Noronha, Julizia Foloni May, Mariano Tamura Vieira Gomes, Sérgio Podgaec, Patricia Napoli Belfort-Mattos

“…A 46-year-old patient presented with a nodular lesion in the vulvar region that had been growing slowly for 10 years. …”
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Battered Woman Syndrome: Prospect of Situating It Within Criminal Law in India by A. Deb

“…While most of the common law countries have already undergone a social change towards making their criminal laws more gender-sensitive by accommodating the experiences of battered women, the situation in India is quite different. …”
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Oral cancer in Libya and development of regional oral cancer registries: A review by E. BenNasir, M. El Mistiri, R. McGowan, R.V. Katz

“…The aims of this paper are three-fold: (1) to summarize the current epidemiological data on oral cancer in Libya as reported in the published literature and as compared to other national oral cancer rates in the region; (2) to present both the history of the early development, and future goals, of population-based oral cancer tumor registries in Libya as they partner with the more established regional and international population-based cancer tumor registries; and, (3) to offer recommendations that will likely be required in the near future if these nascent, population-based Libyan oral cancer registries are to establish themselves as on-going registries for describing the oral cancer disease patterns and risk factors in Libya as well as for prevention and treatment. …”
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Trials evaluating drug discontinuation: a scoping review sub-analysis focusing on outcomes and research questions by Nele Kornder, Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Ina Staudt, Nina Grede, Annette Becker, Annika Viniol

“…Non-inferiority hypotheses were generally prevalent in justification of treatment studies, while superiority hypotheses were more commonly used in justification of withdrawal studies. …”
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Depression Analysis and Detection Using Machine Learning: Incorporating Gender Differences in a Comparative Study by Marina Galanina, Anna Rekiel, Anna BaCzyk, Bozena Kostek

“…Depression is a significant mental health problem and presents a challenge for the machine learning field in the detection of this illness. …”
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Effects of PI and PIII Snake Venom Haemorrhagic Metalloproteinases on the Microvasculature: A Confocal Microscopy Study on the Mouse Cremaster Muscle. by Cristina Herrera, Mathieu-Benoit Voisin, Teresa Escalante, Alexandra Rucavado, Sussan Nourshargh, José María Gutiérrez

“…Moreover, while the action of CsH1 is more directed to the BM of microvessels, the effects of BaP1 are widespread to other microvascular components. …”
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In-office dental bleaching with violet light emitting diode: bleaching efficacy and pulpal temperature rise by Brunna Katyuscia de Almeida Guanaes, Talyta Neves Duarte, Gisele Maria Correr, Marina da Rosa Kaizer, Carla Castiglia Gonzaga

“…There were significant differences comparing ΔT with gel (8.9°C) and without gel application (7.2°C).ConclusionsHPLV was more efficient than HYB. The 2 protocols with VL showed similar results to control. …”
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Cavers’ knowledge of biosecurity and its influence on the prevention of white-nose disease by Violeta Zhelyazkova, Jure Tičar, Stanimira Deleva, Angel Ivanov, Nia Toshkova, Sebastien Puechmaille

“…To assess associated conservation risks more precisely, we conducted a global online survey on cavers’ WND knowledge, travel frequencies, and hygiene habits regarding caving equipment, and we analysed the relationship between those variables. …”
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Applying machine learning to decode built environment thresholds for public and active transport distances in the global south by Ali Shkera, Domokos Esztergár-Kiss

“…Urban mobility in rapidly growing megacities, particularly in the Global South, presents unique challenges due to population densities, fragmented transit networks, and informal urban growth. …”
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Sources of stress in online learning scale: development and validation of an instrument to evaluate students’ stressors associated with the online learning by Ioana-Roxana Topală, Daniela-Veronica Necșoi, Ana-Maria Cazan, Ana-Maria Cazan, Maria-Magdalena Stan

“…The study focused on the responses of more than 500 university students regarding perceived stressors pertaining to the experience of online learning.ResultsOur analysis demonstrated that the instrument (SSOLS) is reliable and valid in measuring the sources of stress associated with online learning. …”
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Valuing or devaluing nuclear weapons in the war journalism: a cross-national comparative content analysis of news coverage during the Russian war in Ukraine by Yu Guo, Xiubin Duan, Xiaodong Yang

“…Results suggested that The New York Times and Global Times portrayed the war more with the war journalism frame, whereas The Guardian presented a stronger peace journalism frame. …”
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Main trends in meat products consumption by the population of the Russian Federation by M. D. Khabib, V. V. Тyunkova, M. Yu. Teplyakova

“…The current situation in the consumer behavior of the Russian Federation’s population in terms of meat and meat product consumption from 2013 to the present has been assessed. An analysis of indicators of national production and consumer demand for meat and meat products has been carried out, which made it possible to establish that the self-sufficiency level laid down in the Doctrine has already been achieved. …”
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Review of Detecting Text generated by ChatGPT Using Machine and Deep-Learning Models: A Tools and Methods Analysis by Shaymaa Dhyaa Aldeen, Thekra Abbas, Ayad Rodhan Abbas

“…It examines more than 60 academic papers, especially research articles published after the model’s release in 2022, and analyzes state-of-the-art machine learning, deep learning, and hybrid approaches for detecting AI-generated text. …”
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Advancements in Machine Learning-Based Intrusion Detection in IoT: Research Trends and Challenges by Márton Bendegúz Bankó, Szymon Dyszewski, Michaela Králová, Márton Bertalan Limpek, Maria Papaioannou, Gaurav Choudhary, Nicola Dragoni

“…This paper presents a systematic literature review based on the PRISMA model on machine learning-based Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks in Internet of Things (IoT) networks. …”
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Characterization of COVID-19 on the elderly in the Ciego de Ávila municipality by Magdeline Francisco Castillo, Maité Padrón Castillo, Yadira Rodríguez Luaces, Dania Herrera Escurdia

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> COVID 19 in the Ciego de Avila municipality had a predominance in the elderly who remain more incorporated into social activities, with higher mortality in those over 80 years of age, being the group with the highest vulnerability to present complications. …”
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Antibacterial Activity of Trachyspermum ammi Essential Oil Against Streptococcus mutans Isolated from Human Dental Plaques by Sahar Nouri Gharajalar1*, Mohsen Hassanzadeh2, Razzagh Mahmoudi3, Paria Emamverdizadeh4

“…Due to the increasing frequency of antimicrobial resistance among pathogens causing dental caries, more studies have focused on using natural agents against them. …”
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Modeling Battery Connections in the Electronic Lab by K. V. Dobrego, Yu. V. Bladyko

“…For an assembly with a parallel-serial connection, the time parameters of operation remained almost unchanged, but the differences in the voltages of the defective and other batteries changed more than twice as compared with a serial-parallel connection. …”
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A Systematic Review and Evaluation of Sustainable AI Algorithms and Techniques in Healthcare by Yehia Ibrahim Alzoubi, Ahmet E. Topcu, Ersin Elbasi

“…This systematic review paper categorizes and classifies AI algorithms and tools in the healthcare sector to support more sustainable practices, focusing on reducing energy use while maintaining high standards in diagnostic accuracy and patient outcomes. …”
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