Beliefs, preferences, and informational needs of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and concomitant cancer: a qualitative study by Juan I. Ruiz, Sheneze T. Madramootoo, Maria A. Lopez-Olivo, Namrata Singh, Maria E. Suarez-Almazor

“…Patients wanted to receive information about drugs’ efficacy and adverse effects, drug interactions, impact of RA drugs on cancer, and costs. Conclusions Our findings on informational needs, concerns, information delivery preferences, and desired level of involvement in the treatment-related decisions of patients with RA and cancer can facilitate the development of educational material that can help with shared decision-making in patients with RA and cancer. …”
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Application of silicone coating to optimize the process of obtaining cellular spheroids by the hanging drop method by S. Y. Filippova, A. O. Sitkovskaya, S. V. Timofeeva, T. V. Shamova, I. V. Mezhevova, N. V. Gnennaya, I. A. Novikova

“…Accelerated aggregation of cells and fibers of the extracellular matrix in hanging drops, as well as a reduction in the variability in the size and shape of the resulting cell clusters on SIEL 159–330, allows us to reduce the time of experiments and material costs, as in experiments with the addition of substances that accelerate the formation of spheroids (MC and collagen), as well as in their absence.…”
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Comparison of robotic-assisted and laparoscopic partial nephrectomy based on the PADUA score and the predictive value of the PADUA score and the Mayo Adhesive Probability score for... by Shuo Liu, Bowen Zhang, Bowen Weng, Xiangqiang Liu, Sichuan Hou

“…RAPN incurred significantly higher total costs than LPN across groups (P < 0.001). ROC analysis suggested PADUA and MAP scores as reliable predictors of postoperative complications in RAPN (AUC = 0.880,0.828) and LPN (AUC = 0.757,0.702). …”
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«Useless» Science: How to Evaluate Performance of Basic Research by Helmut Gassler, Andreas Schibany

“…Moreover the so-called ‘free-rider’ strategy presumes that it is ambiguous for a small economy to invest in costly basic research when the results of other countries’ basic research are published and available without charge as public goods. …”
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An Economic and Econometric Comparative Study of Some Local Wheat Varieties with Imported Ones Planted in Salah al-Din Governorate for the Agricultural Season 2022/2023 (Tikrit Dis... by Nahedh N. Issa, Abdul Khaleq A. Rashid, Khaled Q. Abboud, Muhammad M. Saleh, Wissam A. Qasim

“…The study aimed primarily to measure the impact of using varietal technology on increasing the productivity of a dunum of wheat for the agricultural season 2022/2023, by studying the productivity and profitability indicators of the wheat crop, including analyzing the reality of the costs of producing the wheat crop, Determining the amount of increase in production through the use of high-yielding (imported) varieties to replace low-yielding (local) varieties, as well as the amount of total returns and net profit, in addition to estimating the production function for local wheat varieties and imported wheat varieties, In collecting its data, the research relied on a random sample of wheat farmers in Salah al-Din Governorate/Tikrit District, consisting of 80 farms for local wheat farmers and (60) farms for imported wheat farmers. …”
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Optimization of the construction scheme for coal-based synthetic natural gas export pipelines by Ye ZHANG, Shuiying XU, Yang ZHAO, Fengsheng WANG, Jia YANG, Bojun ZHANG, Liang MING, Weichao YU

“…This method effectively reduces the one-time pipeline investment costs and significantly contributes to optimizing the natural gas pipeline network from a supply chain perspective. …”
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Agronomic Effectiveness of Biochar–KCl Composites for Corn Cultivation in Tropical Soils by Gabrielly Nayara Tavares Silva Rodrigues, Carlos Alberto Silva, Everton Geraldo de Morais

“…Potassium chloride (KCl) is the main source of potassium (K) in Brazilian agriculture, but its high import dependency and the need for split applications increase costs and expose the system to supply and efficiency risks. …”
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A Dual-Strategy Framework for Cyber Threat Detection in Imbalanced, High-Dimensional Data Across Heterogeneous Networks by T. Saranya, S. Indra Priyadharshini

“…This preserves meaningful data patterns while reducing computational costs. Minority class instances are simultaneously oversampled using SMOTE, where diversity is enhanced by selecting k-nearest neighbors from KD-Tree leaf nodes. …”
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Improving Surgical Site Infection Prediction Using Machine Learning: Addressing Challenges of Highly Imbalanced Data by Salha Al-Ahmari, Farrukh Nadeem

“…<b>Background</b>: Surgical site infections (SSIs) lead to higher hospital readmission rates and healthcare costs, representing a significant global healthcare burden. …”
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Incidence trends and age-period-cohort analysis of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias in the world and China from 1990 to 2021: analyses based on the Global Burden of Disease... by Xuewang Zhang, Hanxin Lu, Jun Xiong, Jun Xiong, Jun Xiong

“…The marked increase in incidence rates has imposed a substantial burden on both society and families, driven by direct healthcare costs, long-term care demands, and productivity losses among caregivers.MethodsThis study utilized the age-period-cohort model to analyze the changes in the incidence and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) rate of ADOD among the elderly population in China from 1990 to 2021, considering the dimensions of age, period, and cohort. …”
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Perspectives of integration of educational disciplines «Informational Networks and Systems» and «Bibliology» for students of specialty 51.03.06 Library and Information Activities... by J. V. Gushul, A. V. Mikhailova

“…Materials and Methods: Analysis of educational-methodical documentation showed the possibility of interdisciplinary work.Disciplines are complementary and provide conditions for sharing of practical and laboratory results that enriches disciplines and outputs library education to a new level of interdisciplinarity, the modeling of the information environment of the future professional activity, increasing students responsibility for their work on the basis of introduction of information technologies.The method of observation revealed and substantiated methodological solutions in the organization of the laboratory work on the discipline «Information systems and networks»: use developments of the discipline «Bibliography», improve the efficiency of search and extraction of information in the global information space, to start with site design, dedicated to a specific person, use developing a software like site builder, etc.The analysis of the first results showed the problematic integration of the field: unwillingness of students-future librarians to take responsibility for the quality of the work itself, increasing labor costs of teachers, enhancing the personality of the teacher in the educational process, a significant strengthening of the role of independent work students and their unwillingness to her and others.Results: the first experience of the implementation of the integration project analyzed by the students, proposed methodological solutions for the implementation of an interdisciplinary project. …”
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Life After Invasive Meningococcal Disease: Insights from Survivors and Their Caregivers by Oscar Herrera-Restrepo, Nuzhat Afroz, Eliazar Sabater Cabrera, Matthew Reaney, France Ginchereau Sowell, Ramiya Kumar, Alicia Stillman, Patti Wukovits, Mariana Rodrigues, Sofia B. Pinto, Zeki Kocaata, Obinna Onwude

“…Long-term financial challenges related to healthcare resource utilization were substantial, with specialized care and rehabilitation therapy expenses (11/11), insurance challenges (8/11), and high out-of-pocket costs (6/11) for survivors. Productivity losses were also commonly described by survivors (9/11); sequelae hindered ability to attend school (9/11) or work full time (8/11). …”
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Ecological momentary interventions for eating disorders: a systematic review of the nascent science and recommendations for future research by Macarena Kruger, Jianyi Liu, Haley Graver, Stephanie Manasse, Elizabeth A. Velkoff

“…EMIs offer a method for reducing barriers to care such as high costs, stigma, and limited access to providers – issues particularly relevant to eating disorder (ED) treatment, given the expense of inpatient care and the scarcity of specialized providers. …”
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Drug-induced acute myocardial infarction: identifying 'prime suspects' from electronic healthcare records-based surveillance system. by Preciosa M Coloma, Martijn J Schuemie, Gianluca Trifirò, Laura Furlong, Erik van Mulligen, Anna Bauer-Mehren, Paul Avillach, Jan Kors, Ferran Sanz, Jordi Mestres, José Luis Oliveira, Scott Boyer, Ernst Ahlberg Helgee, Mariam Molokhia, Justin Matthews, David Prieto-Merino, Rosa Gini, Ron Herings, Giampiero Mazzaglia, Gino Picelli, Lorenza Scotti, Lars Pedersen, Johan van der Lei, Miriam Sturkenboom, EU-ADR consortium

“…<h4>Background</h4>Drug-related adverse events remain an important cause of morbidity and mortality and impose huge burden on healthcare costs. Routinely collected electronic healthcare data give a good snapshot of how drugs are being used in 'real-world' settings.…”
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Neurofeedback Therapy Using Electroencephalography (EEG), Heart Rate Variability (HRV), and Galvanic Skin Response (GSR): A Review by Teddy Marcus Zakaria, Armein Zainal R. Langi, Muhamad Sophian Nazaruddin, Isa Anshori

“…The lack of representative datasets for training AI models, the complexities of processing biometric data (EEG, HRV, GSR), and the high infrastructure costs required for implementation are the key barriers to widespread adoption. …”
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Aggregation and the economy prototyping of municipality in the conditions of lability and robust changes by O. O. Komarevtseva

“…The aggregated model for assessing the economy development of  the municipal entity projects the regression parameter data algorithm – Constructive Coste Model (COCOMO) on the basis of which a conclusion is given about the level of the economy  development of the municipal formation. …”
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Combating plastic pollution in international law: <i>lex lata</i> and <i>lex ferenda</i> by A. M. Solntsev

“…However, their use comes with significant environmental and social costs. Plastic waste negatively affects human health and the environment. …”
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One-Node One-Edge Dimension-Balanced Hamiltonian Problem on Toroidal Mesh Graph by Yancy Yu-Chen Chang, Justie Su-Tzu Juan

“…The DBC problem on toroidal mesh graph <i>T_m</i>_,<i>n</i> is appropriate for designing simple algorithms with low communication costs and avoiding congestion. Recently, the problem of a one-fault DBH on <i>T_m</i>_,<i>n</i> has been studied. …”
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Nephrotic Syndrome Thromboprophylaxis With Direct Oral Anticoagulants or Vitamin K Antagonists by Edouard Cubilier, Youcef Chergui, Cyril Garrouste, Ines Ramos, Carole Philipponnet, Alba Atenza, Clarisse Greze, Julien Aniort, Charlotte Uro-Coste, Anne-Elisabeth Heng

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Electromyogram based muscle stress estimation of Gastrocnemius medialis using Machine learning algorithms by Amol Kumar, Manoj Duhan, Poonam Sheoran

“…Feature selection has been used to reduce the dimensionality of the data after feature extraction, which lowers computing costs and the risk of overfitting. This increases the accuracy of the classifiers. …”
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