Machine learning-based prediction of torsional behavior for ultra-high-performance concrete beams with variable cross-sectional shapes by Elhabyb Khaoula, Baina Amine, Bellafkih Mostafa, A. Deifalla, Amr El-Said, Mohamed Salama, Ahmed Awad

“…The ML approach determined that splitting tensile strength, fiber length, web width, and stirrup diameter were the most important factors controlling torsional force. …”
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Agro-Morphological Evaluation of Hybrid Maize (Zea mays) in the Subtropical Region of Nepal by Aayushma Shrestha, Bijay Mahato, Pratik Gurung

“…PAC-7202309 produced the lowest yield which was 4.49 t/ha, most likely as a result of its low TGW, NOP, and NOC. …”
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Inequalities in digital literacy: exploring the disparity in tangible outcomes of internet use among college students in China by Wei Fang, Chen Nie

“…To identify which groups of students benefit most from internet use, we conducted logistic regression analyses examining the relationships between the eight outcome factors and socio-economic status variables. …”
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Mixed Culture of Yeast and Lactic Acid Bacteria for Low-Temperature Fermentation of Wheat Dough by Wiktoria Liszkowska, Ilona Motyl, Katarzyna Pielech-Przybylska, Urszula Dziekońska-Kubczak, Joanna Berłowska

“…Based on both dough expansion and the profile of volatile organic compounds, a mixed culture of <i>S. cerevisiae</i> D3 and <i>L. brevis</i> B46 was selected as the most effective starter for low-temperature fermentation.…”
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Imaging aspects of the dentigerous cyst magnetic in resonance imaging and ultrasound by Antonione Santos Bezerra Pinto, Thyago Leite Campos de Araújo, Sávia Francisca Lopes Dias, Maria Adelaide Guimarães, Moara e Silva Conceição Pinto, Sérgio Lúcio Pereira de Castro Lopes

“…The dentigerous cyst is among the most frequent odontogenic lesions that affect the maxillomandibular complex, requiring a thorough assessment of its extent and proximity to anatomical structures as well as the differential diagnosis with other lesions. …”
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A systematic review of the use of burden of treatment theory by Rachel C Smyth, Georgia Smith, Emily Alexander, Carl R May, Frances S Mair, Katie I Gallacher

“…Results Thirty papers included: 16 qualitative studies; 5 systematic reviews; 3 protocols; 3 discussion papers, a theory conceptual paper, a realist review and a feasibility trial. Most (n=17) originated in UK, with 3 from Australia and Argentina, 2 from Norway and one each from United States and Malawi. …”
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Electrification Planning for Off-Grid Communities in Sub-Saharan Africa: Advancing Energy Access by Bertha Lwakatare, Priyanka Vyavahare, Kedar Mehta, Wilfried Zörner

“…Using a comprehensive methodology that incorporates HOMER Pro for mini-grid capacity expansion and MS Excel for evaluating main-grid extensions, this study aims to identify the most feasible and economical electrification solutions. …”
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Choice of machine learning models for predicting the development of psychological disorders in people with hypothireosis and hyperthireosis by Нурал Гулієв

“…Later, the diseases develop to the point where complications occur in the body, some of the most dangerous of which are psychological disorders: depression, mania, aggression, etc. …”
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Variation in water yield of Yellow River Basin in the Gansu Section from 2000 to 2020 by ZHANG Jiangke, DAI Wenyuan, GAO Yanting, ZHANG Rui

“…Land-use analysis revealed that liquid water bodies contributed the most to water yield, while contributions from snow and glaciers varied due to interannual climatic fluctuations.…”
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Detecting DNA of multispecies dinoflagellate cysts in the sediment from three estuaries of Makassar strait and fishing port using CO1 primer: Is it CO1 primer suitable for detectin... by Nita Rukminasari, Andi Aliah Hidayani, Andi Parenrengi, Sapto Andriyono

“… Most dinoflagellate had a resting cyst in their life cycle.  …”
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Clinical Features and Risk Factors for Mortality in Hospitalized Older Adults with Pneumonia by Nobuhiko Fukuda, Nobuaki Kobayashi, Makoto Masuda, Aya Wakabayashi, Nobuko Kusano, Keisuke Watanabe, Nobuyuki Horita, Yu Hara, Masanori Nishikawa, Takeshi Kaneko

“…Since Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most commonly observed pathogen, pneumococcal vaccination is recommended to older adults. …”
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Thabo Mbeki’s Decolonial Idea of an African in the African Renaissance by William Jethro Mpofu

“…Even a globally celebrated democratic Constitution did not come close to solving the political and social equation, the paradox, where South Africa remains the ‘most unequal country in the world’. For the African of Mbeki’s representation and observation, the dream of liberation from colonialism collapsed into a nightmare of coloniality, and the starting point of an African renaissance is the decolonial effort to dare dream and imagine another Africa and other Africans built from the ashes of the colonisers and the colonised. …”
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A Life from Müşirlik (Marshalship) to Exile: Mustafa Zeki Pasha (1908-1914) by Pınar Çevik Azap

“…The career of Mustafa Zeki Pasha, who was among the most important soldiers and statesmen of his period began with his graduation from Mekteb-i Harbiye. …”
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Agent‐based versus correlative models of species distributions: Evaluation of predictive performance with real and simulated data by Jukka Sirén, Panu Somervuo, Otso Ovaskainen

“…Abstract Species distribution models (SDMs) have been widely used in ecology to understand how species relate to environmental variation. Most SDMs are correlative, and they lack explicit reference to the underlying processes, and therefore, the reliability of their predictions might be questionable. …”
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Clinical Presentations and Species Spectrum of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis Cases by Sivasankar Das, Prasanta Raghab Mohapatra, Sutapa Rath, Sourin Bhuniya, Baijayantimala Mishra

“…Bronchiectasis and previous TB were the most common comorbidities. Mycobacterium scrofulaceum (n = 2), Mycobacterium szulgai (n = 2), Mycobacterium intracellulare (n = 1), Mycobacterium kansasii (n = 1), Mycobacterium abscessus (n = 1), Mycobacterium fortuitum (n = 1), and Mycobacterium interjectum (n = 1) were the species involved. …”
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Regulatory effect of polyamines and indole on expression of stress adaptation genes in <i> Escherichia coli </i> by E. A. Khaova, N. M. Kashevarova, A. G. Tkachenko

“…The maximal stimulation was observed at the stationary phase mostly. Putrescine and spermidine had the most significant effect. …”
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A Rare Case Report of Advanced Surgical Management of Proximal Tibia Giant Cell Tumor in a 20-year-old Girl-Extended Curettage and Sandwich Technique by M Harishkumar, B Mohan Choudhary, Arjun Ganesh, Kevin Lourdes

“…The proximal tibia is among the most frequent sites. Management is challenging due to the tumors high recurrence potential and its location near weight-bearing joints. …”
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A Next-Best-View Method for Complex 3D Environment Exploration Using Robotic Arm with Hand-Eye System by Michal Dobiš, Jakub Ivan, Martin Dekan, František Duchoň, Andrej Babinec, Róbert Málik

“…Results demonstrate that our approach successfully maps the majority of the workspace in all setups, with a balanced weighting strategy proving most effective for combining exploration speed and path efficiency, a finding confirmed in the real-world experiment. …”
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The role of delays in innate and adaptive immunity to intracellular bacterial infection by Simeone Marino, Edoardo Beretta, Denise E. Kirschner

“…If it fails to clear or contain the pathogen, an adaptive response follows that is specific for the microbe and in most cases is successful at eliminating the pathogen. …”
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Lamin A/C facilitates DNA damage response by modulating ATM signaling and homologous recombination pathways by Seong-jung Kim, Su Hyung Park, Kyungjae Myung, Kyoo-young Lee

“…Our findings indicate that most DDR proteins, including ATM and the MRE11-RAD50-NBS1 (MRN) complex, are present in the nuclease – and high salt-resistant pellet fraction. …”
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