An exploration of modeling approaches for capturing seasonal transmission in stochastic epidemic models by Mahmudul Bari Hridoy

“…Seasonal variations in the incidence of infectious diseases are a well-established phenomenon, driven by factors such as climate changes, social behaviors, and ecological interactions that influence host susceptibility and transmission rates. While seasonality plays a significant role in shaping epidemiological dynamics, it is often overlooked in both empirical and theoretical studies. …”
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The influence of crosslink characteristics on key properties of dynamically cured NR/PP blends by Charoen Nakason, Chanida Manleh, Natinee Lopattananon, Azizon Kaesaman

“…Curing systems caused crosslinking rates, reversion, and crosslink density and distribution variations. …”
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Integrating Reinforcement Learning into M/M/1/K Retry Queueing Models for 6G Applications by Djamila Talbi, Zoltan Gal

“…The system’s performance is examined under extensive simulations, taking into account multiple arrival rates, queue sizes, and reward scaling factors. The results show that the integration of RL in the 6G-RQS model successfully enhances queue management while maintaining the high performance of the system, and this is by increasing the number of mobile terminals served, even under different and higher traffic demands. …”
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Space–Time Dynamics of Mortality and Recruitment of Stems and Trees in a Seasonally Dry Tropical Forest: Effect of the 2012–2021 Droughts by Maria Beatriz Ferreira, Rinaldo Luiz Caraciolo Ferreira, Jose Antonio Aleixo da Silva, Robson Borges de Lima, Alex Nascimento de Sousa, Marcos Vinícius da Silva

“…An accumulative effect of droughts on increasing mortality rates and reducing recruitment during the study period was observed. …”
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Impact of plant-based diets and associations with health, lifestyle and healthcare utilisation: a population-based survey study by Natalia Echiburu, Maria Antonieta Also-Fontanet, Antoni Sisó-Almirall, Luis González-de Paz

“…Design: We estimated vegetarian and vegan individuals’ national and regional prevalence and analysed their socio-demographic characteristics and weekly dietary intake patterns. Individuals with a plant-based dietary pattern were matched to a control group (1:4) with similar socio-demographic characteristics. …”
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Radiologic Predictors of Disease Recurrence in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Retrospective Evaluation of MRI and ¹⁸F-FDG-PET/CT Parameters by Banu Karaalioğlu, Tansel Çakır, Ömer Yazıcı, Mustafa S. Tekin, Ebru Karcı

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> NPC is a radiosensitive malignancy with high recurrence rates despite therapeutic advances. This study aimed to identify radiologic and metabolic predictors of recurrence in newly diagnosed NPC by integrating MRI and ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT parameters. …”
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The Use of AI-Powered Thermography to Detect Early Plantar Thermal Abnormalities in Patients With Diabetes: Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Meshari F Alwashmi, Mustafa Alghali, AlAnoud AlMogbel, Abdullah Abdulaziz Alwabel, Abdulaziz S Alhomod, Ibrahim Almaghlouth, Mohamad-Hani Temsah, Amr Jamal

“…Traditional DFU detection methods face scalability issues due to inefficiencies in time and practical application, leading to high recurrence and amputation rates alongside substantial health care costs. Human medical thermography could significantly enhance disease monitoring and detection, including DFUs. …”
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Non-temperature environmental drivers modulate warming-induced 21st-century permafrost degradation on the Tibetan Plateau by Fu Ziteng, Wu Qingbai, Chen Anping, Wang Luyang, Jiang Guanli, Gao Siru, Yun Hanbo, Chen ji

“…By compiling a 20-year (2001–2020) dataset from 55 in situ monitoring sites, we find permafrost thawing rates increased from 45 ± 15 cm·10a− 1 (2001–2010) to 86 ± 30 cm·10a−1 (2011-2020), while the temperature increasing rates at the top of permafrost rose from 0.15 ± 0.16 oC·10a−1 to 0.38 ± 0.22 oC·10a−1. …”
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Diffusion and Risks of House Prices in the Netherlands by Alfred Larm Teye

“… The rate of home-ownership has increased significantly in many countries over the past decades. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on Ureteroscopy Management of Urolithiasis: Retrospective Comparative Study Before and After Pandemic by Shota Iijima, Takanobu Utsumi, Naoki Ishitsuka, Takahide Noro, Yuta Suzuki, Yuka Sugizaki, Takatoshi Somoto, Ryo Oka, Takumi Endo, Naoto Kamiya, Hiroyoshi Suzuki

“…Referral sources shifted (<i>p</i> = 0.045), with fewer primary care referrals and more from emergency or higher-level hospitals. Stone-free rates (65.6% vs. 58.7%, <i>p</i> = 0.128) and postoperative complication rates were comparable. …”
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Missed opportunities in early psychosis care: retrospective chart review of cardiovascular disease monitoring, disengagement and weight changes in a Ghanaian psychiatric hospital by Joel Agorinya, Emelda Edem Adzo Asem-Ahiablee, Emefa Adzo Dzordzorme, Jude Nazir Ayambila, Elsie Agyeman Amaning, Chukwuebuka Ohakpougwu, Abdulai Rafiq Arhin, Kwadwo Marfo Obeng, Belinda Lennox

“…Outcomes included antipsychotic prescription patterns, dropout rates, cardiovascular disease monitoring and weight changes. …”
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Potential suitable area prediction of invasive weeds Tithonia diversifolia A. Gray and Synedrella nodiflora L. Gaertn. in China based on the optimized MaxEnt model by Jing XIE, Nishan DUAN, Lijie KONG, Ruiyi XU, Ruoyu AN, Lijuan ZHOU

“…ResultThe standard deviation of temperature seasonal change and the average temperature in the coldest quarter were the main environmental variables affecting the distribution of T. diversifolia, and the sum of their contribution rates reached 70.8%. The range of annual average temperature change, annual average precipitation and precipitation in the wettest month were the main environmental variables affecting the distribution of S. nodiflora, with the sum of their contribution rates reaching 76.7%. …”
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Application of flow field visualization technology in analysing the influence of nutrient solution flow on hydroponic lettuce growth by Bateer Baiyin, Yue Xiang, Yang Shao, Jung Eek Son, Kotaro Tagawa, Satoshi Yamada, Mina Yamada, Qichang Yang

“…We examined the influence of varying nutrient solution flow rates on lettuce growth, root morphology, and nitrogen uptake. …”
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Associations between 24-hour movement guidelines and health-related quality of life among urban preschool children in Singapore, Japan, and China by Ho Jin Chung, Hyunshik Kim, Jiameng Ma, Terence Chua, Seow Ting Low, Dan Li, Hongzhi Guo, Michael Yong Hwa Chia

“…Notably, Chinese children had the highest adherence rates across all individual and combined movement behaviors. …”
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Global burden of diabetes mellitus 1990–2021: epidemiological trends, geospatial disparities, and risk factor dynamics by Ciming Pan, Beiling Cao, Hui Fang, Yelu Liu, Shuhan Zhang, Wei Luo, Yuanjie Wu

“…Diabetes mellitus(DM) remains a significant global health challenge, characterized by high incidence and Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rates. A comprehensive understanding of the disease burden of DM is crucial for developing effective prevention and treatment strategies. …”
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The complete plastome of the Antarctic moss Andreaea regularis (Andreaeaceae) and its comparative analyses within Bryophyta by Syahril Sulaiman, Hyodong Lee, Kyungwon Min, Jungeun Lee, Young-Jun Yoon, Jun Hyuck Lee, Hyoungseok Lee

“…This pattern is mirrored by structural variation in the large single-copy (LSC) region, where A. regularis retains more PCGs and exhibits lower deletion rates than peristomate species but shows signs of genome contraction relative to nonperistomate mosses. …”
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The prevalence of behavioral non- communicable diseases risk factors among black Africans in peri-urban community in South Africa by Sifundile Zamazulu Maphumulo, Gerrit Jan Breukelman, Brandon Shaw, Ina Shaw

“…While females reported lower smoking rates, they exhibited higher levels of physical inactivity than males (23% vs. 14%). …”
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Trends in stroke incidence and mortality in China, Japan, and South Korea (1990–2021) with projections to 2035 by Liyuan Yang, Luhan Fan, Yuanyi Cao, Xinyao Liu, Chao Yang, Yamei Luo, Junhui Zhang

“…From 1990 to 2021, the age-standardised incidence rates (ASIRs) and mortality rates (ASMRs) of stroke for both sexes in China, Japan, and South Korea declined. …”
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Health status and disability in persons with spinal cord injuries in South Africa and Kenya by Conran Joseph, Brenda Lijodi, Adnil Titus, Lucian Bezuidenhout

“…There was no notable superiority in terms of treatment rates for secondary medical conditions between countries; however, exceptions were found. …”
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Effects of animal rennet, fermentation-produced chymosin, and microbial coagulants on bovine milk coagulation properties by Giorgia Stocco, Dario Casali, Andrea Summer, Elena Mariani, Edward Concar, Suzanne Lantz, Jonathan Goodwins, Claudio Cipolat-Gotet

“…The bovine and camel FPC exhibited faster coagulation than the bovine animal rennet, with the camel FPC showing the quickest coagulation and curd-firming rates. The microbial coagulants, although exhibiting slower coagulation rates for a given dose, produced curd-firming dynamics different from those of all FPC. …”
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