Systemic Issues with US Army Talent Management and Retention by Pinigis, Alexander J.

“…The Officer Personnel Management Act of 1947 standardized the talent management of officers across all the DoD services and implemented an “up or out” system that incentivized top-performing officers for promotion while removing officers from service who did not possess the potential to serve at the next level. …”
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Subsurface Digital Twin and Emergence by Zhao, Yushi

“…Subsurface characterization stands at the nexus of humanity's growing demands for materials, energy, and safety amid the burgeoning population and rising living standards. However, challenges in subsurface characterization, rooted in conventional practices, functional silos, limited data density, and technological constraints, impede business efficacy and sustainable development. …”
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Real-world experience with ultrasound renal denervation utilizing home blood pressure monitoring: the Global Paradise System registry study design by Mahfoud, Felix, Azizi, Michel, Daemen, Joost, Sharp, Andrew S. P., Patak, Atul, Iglesias, Juan F., Kirtane, Ajay, Fisher, Naomi D. L., Scicli, Andrea, Lobo, Melvin D.

“…Patients will be recruited over a 4-year period and followed for 5 years (at 3, 6, and 12 months after the uRDN procedure and annually thereafter). Standardized home BP measurements will be taken every 3 months with automatic upload to the cloud. …”
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Fairness and generalisability in deep learning of retinopathy of prematurity screening algorithms: a literature review by Nakayama, Luis Filipe, Mitchell, William Greig, Ribeiro, Lucas Zago, Dychiao, Robyn Gayle, Phanphruk, Warachaya, Celi, Leo Anthony, Kalua, Khumbo, Santiago, Alvina Pauline Dy, Regatieri, Caio Vinicius Saito, Moraes, Nilva Simeren Bueno

“…Its diagnosis and treatment are challenging due to the lack of specialists, divergent diagnostic concordance and variation in classification standards. While artificial intelligence (AI) can address the shortage of professionals and provide more cost-effective management, its development needs fairness, generalisability and bias controls prior to deployment to avoid producing harmful unpredictable results. …”
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Conformable ultrasound breast patch for deep tissue scanning and imaging by Du, Wenya, Zhang, Lin, Suh, Emma, Lin, Dabin, Marcus, Colin, Ozkan, Lara, Ahuja, Avani, Fernandez, Sara, Shuvo, Ikra Iftekhar, Sadat, David, Liu, Weiguo, Li, Fei, Chandrakasan, Anantha P., Ozmen, Tolga, Dagdeviren, Canan

“…We introduced a wearable, conformable ultrasound breast patch (cUSBr-Patch) that enables standardized and reproducible image acquisition over the entire breast with less reliance on operator training and applied transducer compression. …”
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Biomechanical evaluation over level ground walking of user-specific prosthetic feet designed using the lower leg trajectory error framework by Prost, Victor, Johnson, W Brett, Kent, Jenny A, Major, Matthew J, Winter, Amos G

“…Five people with unilateral below-knee amputation walked over-ground at self-selected speeds using an LLTE-optimized foot made of Nylon 6/6, their daily-use foot, and a standardized commercial energy storage and return (ESR) foot. …”
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Design of Reprogrammable, Rotary, Single-Actuator Mechanical Logic Valves for Fluid Diversion by Bessette, Jonathan T., Burcat, Steven, Slocum, Alexander H.

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How can Market Making Aid in Developing Financial Markets by Imbern, Enrique Marcos Müller

“…It examines the initiatives undertaken by exchanges and regulators to broaden investor participation, promote financial literacy, reform corporate governance standards, and invest in advanced trading technologies. …”
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Stakeholder views on the uptake of sustainable and responsible nickel mining and processing supply chains for electric vehicles in Indonesia by Malik, Rameen Hayat

“…The research underscores the need for a balanced approach that not only caters to the economic aspirations of resource-rich nations but also adheres to global sustainability standards.…”
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Refining Hardware of Desktop Fiber Extrusion Devices for Affordable Manufacturing and Novel Fiber Prototyping by Glasser, Kaili

“…Additionally, conjoining part tolerances and hardware insert locations and geometries within manufactured parts were verified and adjusted according to manufacturing standards. Multiple jigs were also designed and fabricated to facilitate the assembly process of the gearbox and extrusion sub-assemblies, and two new parts were created to enhance user operation of FrED. …”
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Septic regulations and suburban development patterns : an analysis based on soil data in Norfolk County, Massachusetts by Reardon, Timothy W. (Timothy William), 1973-

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Manganese and health in the welding environment by Balmforth, Mikal Chad, 1971-

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Combinations of policy measures with a high potential for reducing the fuel consumption of the U.S. light-duty vehicle fleet by Bandivadekar, Anup P

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Sources and characteristics of oil consumption in a spark-ignition engine by Yilmaz, Ertan, 1970-

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Development of a ceramic water filter for Nepal by Dies, Robert W. (Robert William), 1976-

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Corporate value creation for Japan's construction firms in the shrinking and changing domestic market by Kanari, Masahiko, 1968-

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"A Mulato cannot be prejudiced" : the legal construction of racial discrimination in contemporary Brazil by Racusen, Seth

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An overview of progressive collapse in structural systems by Georgakopoulos, Phillip J. (Phillip John), 1982-

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Essays in international finance by Jones, Geraint Paul

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Design and analysis of a high-rate acoustic link for underwater video transmission by Pelekanakis, Konstantinos

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