Study on adaptive thermal comfort model and behavioral adaptation in naturally ventilated residential buildings, Jimma Town, Ethiopia by Chali Yadeta (17019057)

“…Significant occupant behavioral adaptation through operable environmental controls, clothing choices, and activity levels was observed. …”

Ensemble Deep Random Vector Functional Link Neural Network for Regression by Minghui Hu (2457952)

“…Subsequently, we propose a novel regularization method [boosted factor (BF)], two dRVFLs variants [edRVFL with skip connection (edRVFL-SC) and edRVFL with random skip connections (edRVFL-RSC)] and one strategy [ensemble skip connection edRVFL (esc-edRVFL)] which show significant improvement over the original dRVFL. The BF is a newly introduced hyperparameter to scale the values of the activated hidden neurons to accommodate the diversity of the data, and it is also able to filter the neurons. edRVFL-SC and edRVFL-RSC are the edRVFL variants with skip connections. …”

Semi-analytical Model to Predict Dynamic Capillary Pressure–Saturation Relationship for Flows in Heterogeneous Porous Media by Harris Sajjad Rabbani (14489205)

“…Conventionally, capillary pressure–saturation relationships are determined under equilibrium conditions which signify that all the fluid–fluid interfaces that exist at the pore scale maintain a static configuration at a certain instant in time. …”

Characterizing the Acoustic Behavior of Hexagonal Periodic Cellular Cores by Ahmed, Ammar

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Strengthening Health Sector Resilience to CBRN Emergencies in the Middle East and North Africa: Analysing Insights from Disaster Management Experts by Hassan Farhat (9000509)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Though rare, CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) emergencies pose a significant threat to public health and can escalate into cross-border crises. …”

QPGx‐CARES: Qatar pharmacogenetics clinical applications and research enhancement strategies by Rania Abdel‐latif (14778559)

“…QPGx‐CARES strategy aimed to integrate evidence‐based PGx findings into clinical practice, focusing on implementing PGx testing for cardiovascular medications, supported by robust scientific evidence. …”

Application of Wearables to Facilitate Virtually Supervised Intradialytic Exercise for Reducing Depression Symptoms by He Zhou (224270)

“…Depression symptoms were assessed at baseline and the fourth week using the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale. Both groups showed a significant reduction in depression score (37%, p < 0.001, Cohen’s effect size d = 0.69 in EG vs. 41%, p < 0.001, d = 0.65 in SG) with no between-group difference for the observed effect (p > 0.050). …”

Insights into rechargeable Zn-air batteries for future advancements in energy storing technology by Iqbal, Anum

“…Additionally, for the prospect of green energy technology, the economic viability and environmental sustainability of ZAB are also highlighted. Lastly, based on the discussion of recent achievements, some challenges and outlooks for maturing the rechargeable Zn air battery technology at the academic level and at the industrial scale are also set forth.…”
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Photostimulation of Phox2b medullary neurons activates cardiorespiratory function in conscious rats by Kanbar, Roy

“…Photostimulation increased BP (4 mmHg) and renal sympathetic nerve discharge (43%) while decreasing heart rate (15 bpm). Conclusions: Photostimulation of ChR2-transfected RVLM Phox2b neurons produces a vigorous stimulation of breathing accompanied by a small sympathetically mediated increase in BP. …”
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Social Comparison Theory by Hamdan, Sahar

“…The participants answered questions that inform us about their frequency of Instagram use and fitspiration content consumption, their intention to exercise based on the Exercise Motivation Index (EMI2, Markland & Psychol, 1999), their tendency to compare their appearance, and self-esteem using the State Appearance Self-Esteem Scale (SSES, Heatherton & Polivy, 1991), their levels of body satisfaction using the Body Image State Scale (BISS, Cash et al. 2002). …”
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Investigation of flocculation and rheological properties of microalgae suspensions cultivated in industrial process wastewater by Shifa M.R. Shaikh (17128882)

“…<p dir="ltr">Microalgae harvesting at an industrial scale remains a techno-economic bottleneck for large-scale microalgae production that can account for up to 30% of the total cost ofbiomass production. …”

Vegetation analysis and environmental indicators of an arid tropical forest ecosystem of Pakistan by Muhammad Majeed (5707736)

“…Anthropogenic disturbances and potentially toxic metals were found disrupting the normal ecosystem functioning at the local scale in this arid tropical region, and need immediate attention to save the valuable local biodiversity.…”

Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Performance Adaptations to High-Intensity Interval Training: Are There Differences Between Men and Women? A Systematic Review with Meta-Analyses by Merilyn Lock (9440240)

“…After sub-grouping, significant differences were present for PPO where the effect size was higher for well-trained women (g = 0.37) compared with well-trained men (g = 0.17), and for V̇ O_2max where interventions with a duration of 4 weeks or less had significantly smaller effect sizes compared with those longer than 4 weeks (p < 0.001). …”

A critical overview of thin films coating technologies for energy applications by Mohammad Istiaque Hossain (17944964)

“…Choosing the right technique has become very critical in recent days as the scaling varies significantly with the technology. …”

The effect of ADHD symptoms in traffic accidents by Diva Eensoo (12056205)

“…The subjects completed web-based questionnaires including social-demographical data (gender, age, education) and the WHO Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale (ASRS) (Kessler et al., 2007) when they entered study. …”

Rapid climate changes and human dynamics during the holocene in the eastern mediterranean (Lower Strymon Valley, northern Greece) by Glais, Arthur

“…The first signs of human disturbance of the landscape at regional scale occurred toward 5.2 ka cal BP (onset of the Early Bronze Age). …”
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Teachers' attitudes towards the inclusion of children with autism and their peer social acceptance across schools in Mount Lebanon and Beirut. (c2014) by Daher Al Rayess, Howaida

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Functional disability of road traffic injury patients admitted to the National Hospital of Sri Lanka on admission and three months after discharge from the hospital by Roshan Chaminda Sampath (19774524)

“…Injury severity was measured using Injury Severity Score (ISS) based in Abbreviated Injury Severity Scale (AIS). …”

Hepatitis C infection epidemiology in Mongolia: protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis by Karima Chaabna (785895)

“…<h3>Background</h3><p dir="ltr">Hepatitis C virus (HCV) morbidity appears to be high in Mongolia. Yet, the scale and nature of the infection burden is not well-understood. …”

Beta-blocker therapy in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (B-HFpEF): a systematic review and meta-analysis by Dr. Rasha Kaddoura (17823428)

“…Large scale randomized trials are needed to clarify this uncertainty.…”