Geochemical Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements in Urban Stream Sediments Draining into the Keban Dam Lake, Turkey by Hatice Kara

“…The present study investigates the extent and spatial distribution of metal concentration in stream sediments that flow into Keban Dam Lake, Turkey. …”
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RECENT ADVANCEMENTS IN NANOSCALE MATERIALS FROM BIOMASS WASTE DEMONSTRATE EFFICACY IN REMOVING HEAVY METAL IONS FROM WATER by Mohamed Farouz, Mohamed Okil, Ayman M. Mostafa, Mohamed M ElFaham

“…High concentrations of heavy metal ions pose several risks to aquatic habitats, primarily from industrial manufacturing and agricultural activities. …”
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Assessment of Chlorella vulgaris as a biological control agent against tortoise tick Hyalomma aegyptium (Acari: Ixodidae) in Egypt by Mohammed Okely, Asmaa Ali Baioumy Ali

“…It serves as a carrier for various pathogenic bacteria and protozoa that pose threats to humans, wildlife, and domestic animals. …”
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Ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block combined with lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block in a patient with congenital insensitivity to pain and anhidrosis: a case report by Jianzhong Li, Mingming Zhang, Dalong Dong, Hong Xu, Ankui Wang, Qi Liu, Lei Duan

“…Given the autonomic dysfunction in CIPA patients, previous reports on anesthetic management for this rare disorder have predominantly depended on general anesthesia or neuraxial anesthesia, both of which pose significant challenges. This case report presents a unique approach to anesthetic management in a child with CIPA, who successfully underwent hollow nail internal fixation for femoral neck fracture under orthopedic navigation using ultrasound-guided femoral nerve block combined with lateral femoral cutaneous nerve block. …”
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Ultrasensitive and Multiplexed Target Detection Strategy Based on Photocleavable Mass Tags and Mass Signal Amplification by Seokhwan Ji, Jin-Gyu Na, Woon-Seok Yeo

“…Co-infections pose significant challenges not only clinically, but also in terms of simultaneous diagnoses. …”
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A requirements model for AI algorithms in functional safety-critical systems with an explainable self-enforcing network from a developer perspective by Klüver Christina, Greisbach Anneliesa, Kindermann Michael, Püttmann Bernd

“…However, existing and expected standards and regulations for the use of AI methods pose significant challenges for the development of embedded AI software in functional safety-related systems. …”
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Effects of genetically modified rice expressing Cry1C protein on zebrafish after a 90-day dietary intake by Yanjie Gao, Chunmeng Huang, Lanzhi Han, Jiajian Xie, Xiuping Chen

“…In fields of transgenic Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) rice, fish would be exposed to Bt protein released from Bt rice into the water environment or by way of direct feeding on deposited plant material. Whether Bt rice pose potential risks to the growth and health of fish have gradually become a focus of attention for environmentalists and the fish farming industry. …”
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A Robust Tool for 3D Rail Mapping Using UAV Data Photogrammetry, AI and CV: qAicedrone-Rail by Innes Barbero-García, Diego Guerrero-Sevilla, David Sánchez-Jiménez, David Hernández-López

“…This study presents a robust method for the 3D extraction of rail tracks from UAV-based aerial imagery. …”
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Compétences Transversales Et Apprentissage Du Français En 4ème Année Moyenne: Transfert De La Langue Arabe Vers La Langue Française by Djamel Issad

“… La présente recherche pose la problématique de l'élaboration des compétences transversales dans les programmes scolaires algériens, précisément ceux de la langue arabe et de la langue française. …”
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AIM2PC: Aerial Image to 3D Building Point Cloud Reconstruction by S. Turki, S. Turki, D. Panangian, H. Chaabouni-Chouayakh, K. Bittner

“…Additionally, there is a notable lack of datasets containing complete 3D point clouds for entire buildings, along with challenges in obtaining reliable camera pose information for aerial images. This paper addresses these challenges by presenting a novel methodology, AIM2PC , which utilizes our generated dataset that includes complete 3D point clouds and determined camera poses. …”
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Uncrewed Aerial Vehicle‐Based Multispectral Imagery for River Soil Monitoring by Michael H. Gardner, Nina Stark, Kevin Ostfeld, Nicola Brilli, Anne Lemnitzer

“…ABSTRACT Flood hazards pose a significant threat to communities and ecosystems alike. …”
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The Evaluation of Heavy Metal Accumulation in Whiting Fish (Merlanguis merlangus euxinus Nordmann, 1840), a Local and Economic Species of the Central Black Sea Region by Oylum Gökkurt Baki

“…Since the values determined in the other analyzed tissues were below the limit values reported by international organizations, the results showed that they do not pose any threat to human health in terms of workplace and time, type, and determined heavy metals.…”
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Resource Adaptive Automated Task Scheduling Using Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient in Fog Computing by Prashanth Choppara, S. Sudheer Mangalampalli

“…The rapidly increasing complexity of Internet of Things applications and the exponential growth in data generation pose significant challenges in terms of latency and network capacity constraints, especially in cloud computing. …”
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Attitude Analysis and Evaluation of Camera Based on Planar Double Joint Robot by Zhi Xu, Xin Wang, Chun Chen, Jiahai Zhang

“…Planar double-jointed robot is the most representative one at present. It includes machinery, material, electronics, computer, sensor, drive, intelligent control, artificial intelligence, and so on. …”
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The role of diet and physical activity in preventing chronic diseases: a comprehensive review by Sadaf Farooqui, Vidya Devanathadesikan Seshadri, Faris F. Aba Alkhayl, Adil Abalkhail, Samaher Hamdan Qahtan Darraj, Amal Ahmed Ali Tumahi, Amer Yahya Ahmed Asiri, Mohammed Mosa Hussain Tafyan, Mohammad Rashid

“… Introduction: Non-communicable diseases, which include cardiovascular disease, diabetes mellitus, obesity, and malignancies, cause nearly 70% of deaths worldwide and pose a significant burden in many low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Cultural and Philosophical Analysis of Collective Identity and its Representation in Cinema by K. A. Kravchenko, L. S. Moskovchuk

“…The current processes of deglobalization and decolonization in culture pose the task of rethinking and conducting a systematic and holistic analysis of the concept of collective identity from the perspective philosophy of culture. …”
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Valorization of Maize Stover into Biogas for Heat and Power Generation: A South African Perspective by Reckson Kamusoko, Patrick Mukumba

“…There is immense potential to surpass the annual yield of MS by 126% up to about 11.66 Mt yr⁻¹ through practices such as zero tillage and improved agricultural production systems. MS may pose a serious threat to the environment if not managed in a sustainable and eco-friendly manner. …”
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Detection of small water bodies for vector control using deep learning on multispectral imagery from unmanned aerial vehicles by Phuc Linh Ngo, Viet Hoang Pham, Ngoc Long Bui, Huynh Anh Thu Phan, Hien Bich Vo, Thirumalaisamy P. Velavan, Duc Khanh Tran

“…Abstract Vector-borne diseases pose a persistent public health challenge in tropical regions such as Vietnam, where traditional ground-based surveillance methods struggle with scale and accuracy. …”
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From fitness to flourishing: culturally grounded implementation of the PERMAH model in Philippine physical education by Maria Luisa M. Guinto, Lizamarie A. Campoamor-Olegario

“…BackgroundDisruptions in education caused by natural disasters, conflict, or global crises pose significant challenges for educators, particularly in physical education (PE), where embodied learning and social interaction are essential. …”
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Magnetic iron-oxide nanoparticles in the brain connected to alcohol-associated liver disease by Leon Kaub, Stefan Milz, Nirav Barapatre, Andreas Büttner, Bernhard Michalke, Christoph Schmitz, Stuart A. Gilder

“…Regardless of their origin, magnetic iron-oxides pose a potential hazard to human health due to their high redox activity and surface charge. …”
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