Medical education and post pandemic challenges: where are we now? by Valeria Vásquez Estrada, Alejandro Hernández Martínez, Lina María Martínez Sánchez

“…These challenges are presented as opportunities for improvement as we transition to post-pandemic times. …”
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High-Throughput Variable-to-Fixed Entropy Codec Using Selective, Stochastic Code Forests by Manuel Martinez Torres, Miguel Hernandez-Cabronero, Ian Blanes, Joan Serra-Sagrista

“…The proposed code forest structure enables the implementation of highly efficient codecs, with decompression speeds 3.8 times faster than other state-of-the-art HT entropy codecs with equal or better compression ratios for natural data sources. …”
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A Study on Pattern of Retinal Detachment in Patients with Choroidal Coloboma and Its Outcome after Surgery at a Tertiary Eye Hospital in Nepal by Barsha Suwal, Govinda Paudyal, Raba Thapa, Sanyam Bajimaya, Sanjita Sharma, Eli Pradhan

“…Mean age of presentation was 29.3 years (Range 14–60 years). Males were two times more affected than females (2.25 : 1). The overall rate of anatomic success achieved after RD repair and silicon oil removal at 6 months was 92.3% (12/13 eyes). …”
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The prevalence and risk factors of diabetes and hypertension among police personnel: A population-based cross-sectional study by Deepak V. Chaturvedi, Digant Gupta, Darpan M. Maheshgauri, Gauri E. Yadav, Dhrubajyoti J. Debnath, Asmita D. Chaturvedi

“…Similarly, obese individuals were 1.6 and 3.1 times more likely to have diabetes and hypertension respectively compared to those with normal BMI. …”
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Comparative Study on Mechanical Properties of Compacted Clay under Freeze-Thaw Cycles with Closed and Open Systems by Shaohua Xian, Zheng Lu, Hailin Yao, Ran Fang, Jianbo She

“…In the open system, the attenuation rate of failure strength, elastic modulus, and angle of internal friction of soil subjected to 7 freeze-thaw cycles are all about 2 times as large as that in the closed system and the attenuation rate of cohesion is even 4 times of that in the closed system. …”
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Development of Automatic Berthing Support Program for Autonomous Ships by Byung-Sun Kang, Chang-Hyun Jung, Keewon Kim, Hyunwoo Kim, Jin-Soo Kim, Dae-Hae Kim

“…The calculation results of the automatic berthing support program of the ship were approximately 3–5 times greater than the horsepower values of the thruster and tug used during actual berthing, probably because the actual berthing speed was 0.25–1.13 m/s, which is more than five times higher than the set speed of 0.05–0.15 m/s. …”
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Impact of Vegetation Cover Changes on Soil Erosion in Typical Forest Stands in South China by WANG Juan, HUANG Tingting, ZHAO Hui, LIU Xiaolin, JIN Pingwei, SHI Yandong

“…In clear-cut areas, the monthly average soil erosion modulus at CT1 and CT2 ranged from 3 to 16 times that of the same period in 2020. Thinning resulted in monthly average soil erosion modulus at CT3 being 1 to 6 times that of the same period in 2020. …”
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Nitrogen enrichment drives accelerative effect of soil heterogeneity on the flowering phenology of a dominant grass by Anna G. Krause, Ashley A. Wojciechowski, Sara G. Baer

“…These results advance our understanding of the relationship between plant phenology and global change drivers, which is important for understanding and predicting the timing of plant resource use and the provision of resources to higher trophic levels by plants under varying levels of resource availability.…”
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Recent Tectonic Deformation of the Lunar Farside Mare and South Pole–Aitken Basin by C. A. Nypaver, T. R. Watters, J. D. Clark

“…The timing and scale of lunar tectonism provide a crucial insight into the geologic evolution of Earth’s Moon. …”
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High-Electron-Mobility SiGe on Sapphire Substrate for Fast Chipsets by Hyun Jung Kim, Yeonjoon Park, Hyung Bin Bae, Sang H. Choi

“…The mobilities of SiGe can be a few times higher than those of silicon due to the content of high carrier mobilities of germanium (p-type Si: 430 cm2/V·s, p-type Ge: 2200 cm2/V·s, n-type Si: 1300 cm2/V·s, and n-type Ge: 3000 cm2/V·s at 1016 per cm3 doping density). …”
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HYPERTENSION THERAPY USING ACUPUNCTURE AND HERBALS OF LEDS AND CARROTS by Ulfa Nur Khasanah, Ario Imandiri, Myrna Adianti

“…Results: Hypertension treatment with acupuncture therapy was given 12 times, 3 times a week. Herbs therapy was given for 4 weeks, taken once a day in the afternoon with a dose of 200 ml. …”
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The Spirit and Holy Spirit in The Quran and its Exegeses by Mohammad Makdod

“…The term ‘Holy Spirit’ is referenced four times in the Quran, with three instances directly related to Jesus Christ, while the broader term ‘spirit’ or “the spirit” (al-Rūḥ) appears eighteen times, some of which pertain to Mary, the mother of Jesus. …”
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Parental divorce's long shadow: Elevated stroke risk among older Americans. by Mary Kate Schilke, Philip Baiden, Esme Fuller-Thomson

“…The association between parental divorce and stroke was not dependent on sex; however, compared to females, males had 1.47 times higher odds of having a stroke (AOR = 1.47, 95% CI = 1.11-1.93). …”
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DETERMINANT FACTORS AFFECTING THE INCIDENCE OF PLACENTA ACCRETA by novita dwihastuti hakim, Dwi Izzati, Ernawati

“…Results: Placenta accreta patients were more common in mothers with age ≤ 35 years with a median of 34.34 ± 4.28, multiparous parity (76%), overweight BMI (54%), 3-9 years labour spacing (82%), history of SC ˂ 2 times (52%) and ≥ 2 times (48%), and with a history of uterine surgery 24%. …”
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Evaluation of surgical treatment of gout-A retrospective study on 28 cases with tophi. by Ting Zhang, Bin Yang, Xiaohong Xu, Zengfang Zhang, Zhenglun Pan

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>The efficacy, safety, optimal timing, and urate-lowering effects of surgical interventions in gout management remain poorly understood. …”
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Grade students attending classes in primary schools and at gymnasiums at national mathematics competitions by Vulović Nenad R., Milenković Aleksandar Z., Milikić Milan P.

“…Moreover, over the past 18 years, SM class students have statistically significantly outperformed their peers 11 times in seventh and 12 times in eighth grade. Based on the obtained results, it can be concluded that grouping mathematically gifted students into homogeneous, specialized classes positively affects their performance in national competitions.…”
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Novel fingerprint key generation method based on the trimmed mean of feature distance by Zhongtian JIA, Qinglong QIN, Li MA, Lizhi PENG

“…In recent years, biometrics has become widely adopted in access control systems, effectively resolving the challenges associated with password management in identity authentication.However, traditional biometric-based authentication methods often lead to the loss or leakage of users’ biometric data, compromising the reliability of biometric authentication.In the literature, two primary technical approaches have been proposed to address these issues.The first approach involves processing the extracted biometric data in a way that the authentication information used in the final stage or stored in the database does not contain the original biometric data.The second approach entails writing the biometric data onto a smart card and utilizing the smart card to generate the private key for public key cryptography.To address the challenge of constructing the private key of a public key cryptosystem based on fingerprint data without relying on a smart card, a detailed study was conducted on the stable feature points and stable feature distances of fingerprints.This study involved the extraction and analysis of fingerprint minutiae.Calculation methods were presented for sets of stable feature points, sets of equidistant stable feature points, sets of key feature points, and sets of truncated means.Based on the feature distance truncated mean, an original fingerprint key generation algorithm and key update strategy were proposed.This scheme enables the reconstruction of the fingerprint key through re-collecting fingerprints, without the need for direct storage of the key.The revocation and update of the fingerprint key were achieved through a salted hash function, which solved the problem of converting ambiguous fingerprint data into precise key data.Experiments prove that the probability of successfully reconstructing the fingerprint key by re-collecting fingerprints ten times is 0.7354, and the probability of reconstructing the fingerprint key by re-collecting fingerprints sixty times is 98.06%.…”
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Yield of TB screening in prisons in Tajikistan by S. Moe, M. Asozoda, A. Aung, Z. Dusmatova, F. Akintore, E. Nshimiyimana, A. Zavqibekov, N. Sitali, W.K. Mulanda, T. Cullip, A. Sinha

“…BACKGROUND: The rate of TB in prison institutions is estimated to be 23 times higher than in the general population. Limited documentation exists regarding TB screening in Tajikistan's prisons. …”
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Reflective perspectives of residence heads’ experiences and responses during COVID-19 at a Free State university, South Africa by Mpho P Jama, Pulane Malefane

“…This study provides not only an account of the experiences and responses of residence heads but also recommendations for future residence head practice in student affairs and institutions during similar times of crisis.…”
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Recurrence of Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura after mRNA-1273 COVID-19 Vaccine Administered Shortly after COVID-19 by Korin Karabulut, Ana Andronikashvili, Ahmet Hakki Kapici

“…Thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) is a potentially life-threatening consumptive coagulopathy requiring emergent diagnosis and timely treatment. It is characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia and thrombocytopenia with the development of microthrombi caused by inherited or acquired deficiency of the von Willebrand factor-cleaving protease ADAMTS13 and resulting end-organ damage. …”
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