Quantifying transmission and immunity dynamics of multiple SARS-CoV-2 variants using models and epidemic data from a highly populated area. by Monica S Shah, Jiyoung Lee, Laura W Pomeroy

“…On average, transmission rates were lowest for the ancestral strain and highest for the Omicron variant. …”
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Secular trends of bloodstream infections in hemodialysis patients: insights from a longitudinal Swiss study by Nasreen Hassoun-Kheir, Niccolò Buetti, David Jaques, Valérie Olivier, Marie-Noelle Chraiti, Monique Perez, Marlieke EA de Kraker, Holly Jackson, Jacques Schrenzel, Patrick Saudan, Stephan Harbarth

“…Outcomes included incidence rates of hemodialysis-associated BSIs, trends in causative pathogens, sources, and resistant organisms. …”
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Solution of an Uncertain EPQ Model Using the Neutrosophic Differential Equation Approach by Mostafijur Rahaman, Rakibul Haque, Soheil Salahshour, Anna Sobczak, Fariba Azizzadeh, Shariful Alam, Sankar Prasad Mondal

“…Time is a very crucial factor in controlling demand patterns for certain products. In manufacturing processes, the production rate must be regulated according to the demand pattern and available stock as a part of effective lot size management policies. …”
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Transcriptome and metabolome analysis of senescent rice (Oryza sativa L.) seeds: insights into the mechanism of germination vigor and seedling morphogenesis by Jingxin Huo, Dianfeng Zheng, Naijie Feng, Rui Zhang, Yingbin Xue, Aaqil Khan, Hang Zhou, Xuefeng Shen, Liming Zhao, Yifei Li, Xiaojun Liu, Junjie Liu, Jiayi Li, Wanqi Mei, Xiaole Du, Yanan Feng

“…The seed aging phenomenon that occurs during storage poses a significant challenge to crop production, as it can lead to reduced germination rates and impaired seed vitality. The current study explored the underlying mechanisms that enable rice seeds to maintain high germination rates and seedling vigor after long - term storage. …”
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Epidemiologic Characteristics of Combined Natural Focus of Lyme Bоrreliosis and Tick-Borne Encephalitis by A. R. Efimova, O. M. Drozdova

“…It has been established that sickness rate of TBE has reduced while sickness rate of Lyme Borreliosis has increased. …”
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Influence of a cloudy fuzzy environment for deteriorating products with ramp-type demand under a supply chain management by Surendra Vikram Singh Padiyar, Ummeferva Zaidi, Amit Kumar, Mitali Sarkar, Biswajit Sarkar, Rekha Guchhait

“…To ensure the minimum cost of the supply chain, two different types of deteriorating rates are tested in this study: crisp deterioration rate and uncertain deterioration rate. …”
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Experimental investigation into vertical extension behavior of coal-measure tight sandstone reservoirs by Shao Mingren, Li Bin, Wang Peng, Wang Kunjian, Yang Qi, Sun Zening, An Qi

“…This study conducted physical simulation experiments on sand-coal interbedded combinations using a large-scale true triaxial hydraulic fracturing system, investigating the effects of in-situ stress, injection rate, interfacial cementation strength, rock stacking patterns, and fracturing fluid viscosity on vertical fracture morphology. …”
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Spatio-temporal distribution of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever and its relationship with climate factors in Pakistan: A decade-long experience from tertiary care laboratory networ... by Muhammad Abbas Abid, Joveria Farooqi, Najia Ghanchi, Rabiya Owais, Ayesha Sadiqa, Humaira Shafaq, Erum Khan

“…Positive cases are concentrated within 3 cities where human and animal migration rates are high. Outbreak situations occur when multiple factors coincide. …”
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Two-phase micropolar nanofluid flow in an isothermal extending porous sheet with heat radiation and chemical interaction: Numerical study by MD. Shamshuddin, Fakhraldeen Gamar, S.O. Salawu, B. Prabhakar Reddy

“…The important characteristics of the fluid speed, thermal transport, and solute profiles are explained by the graphs and friction-drag, rate of thermal and solutal portages by the tables. …”
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Fertilizer demonstration, agricultural performance, and food security of smallholder farmers: Empirical evidence from Nepal by Dr. Ganesh Thapa, Dr. Dyutiman Choudhary, Dr. Naba Raj Pandit, Prabin Dongol

“…Our doubly robust impact evaluation approach accounts for non-random patterns of use of hybrid varieties, higher seed replacement rates, and proximity to the demo plots (within one kilometer of demo site). …”
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COVID-19 Impact on Public Health in Bangladesh: A Comprehensive Analysis of Morbidity, Mortality and Future Scenarios by Mostafa Essam Ahmed Eissa

“… To analyze the temporal trends and patterns of COVID-19 cases and deaths in Bangladesh, to identify potential seasonal variations in COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, to visualize the relationship between new cases, new deaths, and time, to prioritize factors or periods based on case and death frequencies and to apply statistical process control charts to monitor the stability and identify significant variations in daily case and death rates. …”
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The Clinical Course and Correction of Metabolic Disturbances in Patients with Severe Methadone Poisoning by B. V. Batotsyrenov, G. A. Livanov, A. Yu. Andrianov, S. A. Vasilyev, O. A Kuznetsov

“…Thus, correction of metabolic aftereffects and alleviation of hypoxic lesions result in a reduction in the duration of coma, the length of stay on mechanical ventilation, the rate and severity of secondary pulmonary complications and mortality rates.…”
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Unstructured satellite survey detects up to 20% of archaeological sites in coastal valleys of southern Peru. by Thomas J Snyder, Randall Haas

“…These detection rates can be used to derive reliable site frequency estimates on the Andean coast, which can be used in planning and budgeting for field efforts and estimating demographic patterns at large spatial scales that are difficult to achieve through pedestrian survey. …”
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IMPLEMENTATION OF BACKPROPAGATION AND HYBRID ARIMA-NN METHODS IN PREDICTING ACCURACY LEVELS OF RAINFALL IN MAKASSAR CITY by Hisyam Ihsan, Irwan Irwan, Andi Illa Erviani Nensi

“…The results showed that the Backpropagation method excelled with an RMSE value of 137.320 or 0.1149, indicating high accuracy in forecasting changes in seasonal trends and patterns. Hybrid ARIMA-NN gives good results with RMSE 145.834, as residues contain better nonlinearity compared to ARIMA models (4,0,1), although it shows a slightly higher error rate compared to Backpropagation.…”
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Epidemiology and determinants of stillbirth disparities in India: a geospatial hotspot clustering study using integrated population-level dataResearch in context by U. Venkatesh, Om Prakash Bera, Ashoo Grover, Siddhant Shastri, Sayantan Chakraborty

“…Interpretation: This study found no significant geospatial disparity in sex-specific stillbirth rates across Indian districts, with similar clustering patterns for both sexes. …”
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Past Expansion and Future Prediction of Land Use and Land Cover of Sofia City by D. Pavlov, D. Pavlov, L. L. Vitanova, D. Petrova-Antonova

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ESTIMATION OF THE ASYMMETRIC VERTICAL VARIATION OF THE SOUTHERN AND NORTHERN HEMISPHERES OF THE EARTH by Wen-Bin Shen Wen-Bin Shen, Rong Sun Rong Sun, Yu. Barkin, Ziyu Shen Ziyu Shen

“…Transformation between the velocity fields under ITRF2008 and ITRF2000 can explain why different authors have different conclusions about the expan­sion/compression pattern of one hemisphere or the other. Anyway, the entire Earth is expanding at a rate about 0.2 mm/yr, and this estimation coincides with results of our previous studies. …”
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CONTEMPORARY GEODYNAMICS OF THE GAROMAI ACTIVE FAULT (SAKHALIN ISLAND) by N. F. Vasilenko, A. S. Prytkov

“…In the immediate vicinity of the fault zone, multidirectional horizontal displacements occur at a rate up to 1.6 mm/yr, and uplifting of the ground surface takes place at a rate of 3.4 mm/yr. …”
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Experimental study on seepage characteristics model of tunnel lining based on infrared imaging by Zhijian Wu, Hua Wu, Yichen Peng, Renjie Song, Yimin Wu, Haiping Wu, Guangzheng Zhuang

“…The results show that: (1) Geometric characteristics of seepage areas for various crack types were systematically summarized, where crack patterns and their positions determine the geometric features of seepage regions; (2) Seepage areas of all crack types increase with flow rate, and different crack morphologies exhibit distinct susceptibility to flow rate at varied positions; (3) The centroid distance curve of the seepage core area derived from isothermal maps enables rapid identification of crack morphologies and their positions within the tunnel by analyzing curve patterns. …”
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Flow Heterogeneity Controls Dissolution Dynamics in Topologically Complex Rocks by Z. Kanavas, J. Jimenez‐Martinez, F. Miele, J. Nimmo, V. L. Morales

“…Flow unevenness determines the location and rate of dissolution. We propose two models describing expected dissolution patterns and effective reaction rates based on dimensionless metrics for flow, transport, and reaction. …”
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