Changes in the composition of grass and shrub layer plants in common oak stands since the closure of leaf canopy by Ihor Ivanyuk, Tetiana Ivaniuk, Volodymyr Krasnov, Oleh Zhukovskyi

“…The practical significance of the study lies in the possibility of using the results in the practice of creating environmental protection facilities and justifying the systems of harvesting for the general use…”
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Analyzing Urban Parks for Older Adults’ Accessibility in Summer Using Gradient Boosting Decision Trees: A Case Study from Tianjin, China by Haobo Zhao, Gang Feng, Wei Zhao, Yaxin Wang, Fei Chen

“…Furthermore, some improvement strategies are proposed for spatial facility configuration, park furniture arrangement, rational hardscape planning, as well as greening and landscape design. …”
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Analysis of Railway Hub Function and Passenger Flow Demand under the Integrated Station-City-People Development by WU Qiong

“…Refining the prediction method of the passenger flow demands for each part of the hub can provide a scientific and reliable basis for the functional configuration, facility layout, and passenger transportation organization for the new-type hubs.…”
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Nationwide guideline implementation: a qualitative study of barriers and facilitators from the perspective of guideline organizations by Andrea C. Thoonsen, Anika Gans, Toby T. Broeders, Ilse van Beusekom, Diana M. J. Delnoij, Martine C. de Bruijne, Hanneke Merten

“…Our findings help explain why healthcare professionals and healthcare facilities may (not), slowly or inconsistently adhere to guideline recommendations in practice. …”
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A longitudinal bottom-up analysis of staff travel patterns (2018–2023) at a research-intensive university hospital by N. Gebhardt, O. A. Kern, L. Schwaab, H.-C. Friederich, C. Nikendei

“…The carbon footprint of staff travel, quantified as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, is significantly enlarged by academic air travel in these facilities. Both as an academic institution and as a health care provider, they have a special obligation to mitigate their GHG emissions. …”
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Experimental Thermal Assessment of a Trombe Wall Under a Semi-Arid Mediterranean Climate of Mexico by Iván Hernández-Pérez, Álan Rodriguez-Ake, Daniel Sauceda-Carvajal, Irving Hernández-López, Balaji Kumar, Ivett Zavala-Guillén

“…The thermal behavior of the TW and a conventional facade (CF) of concrete were compared when installed in the southern wall of reduced-scale test boxes in Ensenada, B.C. …”
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Burden and pattern of diseases among tribes of South-West Rajasthan by Rakhi Dwivedi, Prachi Goel, Riddhi Jain, Aditya Sharma, Pradeep Dwivedi, Pratibha Singh, Kuldeep Singh

“…Aim: To determine the prevalent diseases among the people of district Sirohi through secondary data analysis of data collected from government healthcare facilities. Materials and Methods: We conducted a retrospective analysis of health data from the records of the government health system in the district Sirohi, Rajasthan, for the last three years, from 2020 to 2022. …”
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Investigating heterogeneity across autism, ADHD, and typical development using measures of cortical thickness, surface area, cortical/subcortical volume, and structural covariance by Younes Sadat-Nejad, Younes Sadat-Nejad, Marlee M. Vandewouw, Marlee M. Vandewouw, R. Cardy, J. Lerch, J. Lerch, J. Lerch, M. J. Taylor, M. J. Taylor, A. Iaboni, C. Hammill, B. Syed, J. A. Brian, J. A. Brian, E. Kelley, E. Kelley, E. Kelley, M. Ayub, J. Crosbie, J. Crosbie, R. Schachar, R. Schachar, S. Georgiades, R. Nicolson, E. Anagnostou, E. Anagnostou, A. Kushki, A. Kushki

“…IntroductionAttention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism are multi-faceted neurodevelopmental conditions with limited biological markers. …”
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Reinvestigating social vulnerability from the perspective of Critical Disaster Studies (CDS): directions, opportunities and challenges in Aotearoa disaster research by Shinya Uekusa, Matthew Wynyard, Steve Matthewman

“…We therefore need to shift the focus from resilience and adaptation towards vulnerability and the various structures that engender and maintain systemic inequality and disadvantage. …”
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Analysis of Microbial load and Litter Characterisation of Araromi Beach Sand, Ondo State, Nigeria by O. S. Odewumi, M. M. Quist

“…There was no provision for waste disposal and toilet facilities. Araromi beach falls under the Moderately Dirty category with Clean Coast Index values of 8.52 and 6.81 in the dry and wet seasons respectively. …”
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Relationships of sensory processing sensitivity with creativity and empathy in an adult sample by Britta A. P. Laros-van Gorkom, Britta A. P. Laros-van Gorkom, Christienne G. Damatac, Christienne G. Damatac, Inez Stevelmans, Corina U. Greven, Corina U. Greven, Corina U. Greven

“…Hereby we investigate whether SPS and its Aesthetic Sensitivity (AES) component are associated with different facets of creativity and empathy.MethodsQuestionnaires on SPS, creativity and empathy were administered to 296 participants and data were analyzed using hierarchical multiple regression.ResultsHigher SPS total and AES scores were associated with more creative ideas (SPS: β = 0.294, pfdr < 0.001; AES: β = 0.484, pfdr < 0.001). …”
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Managerial analysis of instruments for raising international financing by A. A. Tarasov

“…The main characteristics of syndicated loans include flexibility of the structure, fast execution process and information confidentiality. …”
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Research Progress on Risk Assessment and Management and Control of Dike Engineering Danger by JIANG Shuihua, CHEN Yingxia, XIONG Wei, LI Yuwei, CHANG Zhilu, LI Jinhui, LI Wenhuan

“…Dike is an important facility to prevent flood disasters in the area of lakes and plain rivers. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Patients with Bicycle-Related Injuries at a Regional Trauma Center in Korea by Yoonhyun Lee, Min Ho Lee, Dae Sang Lee, Maru Kim, Dae Hyun Jo, Hyosun Park, Hangjoo Cho

“…Conclusions We suggest that comprehensive accident prevention measures, including safety training and expansion of safety facilities, should be implemented at the governmental level, and that helmet wearing should be more strictly enforced to prevent injuries to the head, neck, and face.…”
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Depth-Oriented Gray Image for Unseen Pig Detection in Real Time by Jongwoong Seo, Seungwook Son, Seunghyun Yu, Hwapyeong Baek, Yongwha Chung

“…Conventional RGB-based object detection models face performance limitations due to brightness similarity between objects and backgrounds, new facility installations, and varying lighting conditions. …”
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Modelación de distribuciones novedosas para la representación del Clutter de Radar by José Raúl Machado-Fernández

“…El código implementado permite un acceso fácil a la manipulación de las funciones de densidad y distribución, a la generación de variables aleatorias, al cálculo de los momentos y a la estimación de los parámetros de las distribuciones abordadas. …”
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A pilot study on diabetes detection using handheld fundus camera and mobile app development by Hamada R. H. Al-Absi, Gilbert Njihia Muchori, Saleh Musleh, Syed Abdullah Basit, Mohammad Tariqul Islam, Younss Ait Mou, Tanvir Alam

“…We believe that this pilot study and the proposed tech solution will support the larger community with limited clinical facilities and enhance the accessibility of technology for diabetes detection.…”
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CM SAF Oransal Bulut Kapalılığı (CFC) Verisinin Başarımı ve Doğu Anadolu Gözlemevi (DAG) Yerleşkesi için Analizi by Cahit Yeşilyaprak, Kazım Kaba

“…EUMETSAT’ın (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites; Avrupa Birliği Meteorolojik Uydu İşletme Teşkilatı) denetim ve koordinasyonunda olan CM SAF (Satellite Application Facility on Climate Monitoring; İklim Yönetimi Üzerine Uydu Uygulama Birimi), METEOSAT verilerinden iklimsel çalışmalar için atmosferimize ait çeşitli veri setleri üretmektedir. …”
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Fast and Selective Adsorption of Au (III) from the Waste Printed Circuit Boards Using a Low-Cost Adsorbent: Optimization by Central Composite Design Based on Response Surface Methodology by Farideh Zandi-Darehgharibi, Hedayat Haddadi, Arash Asfaram

“…These results confirm the use of low-cost and high-efficiency GA to fast and selectively recover gold from waste PCBs.…”
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Awareness and acceptance of menstrual cups and the factors associated with it among healthcare professionals in Wolaita Zone, South Ethiopia: institution-based cross-sectional stud... by Angwach Abrham Asnake, Molalegn Mesele Gesese, Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu, Kelemu Abebe Gelaw, Yohannes Fikadu Geda

“…Therefore, both government and non-governmental organisations should focus on promoting and providing menstrual cups nationwide.…”
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