Evaluation of digital and traditional impressions in orthodontics: a narrative review by Sabina Saccomanno, Lorenzo Ederli Silenzi, Mario Palermiti, Simone Ettore Salvati, Daniela Di Giandomenico, Eda Fani, Giuseppe Marzo

“…Objective: This narrative review explores the clinical, technical, and patient-centered differences between digital and traditional dental impression techniques, focusing on their role in orthodontics. …”
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The High-Order ADI Difference Method and Extrapolation Method for Solving the Two-Dimensional Nonlinear Parabolic Evolution Equations by Xin Shen, Xuehua Yang, Haixiang Zhang

“…Firstly, we use the CN format in the time direction, and then use the CN format in the space direction before discretizing the second-order center difference quotient. In addition, we strictly prove that the proposed ADI difference scheme has unique solvability and is unconditionally stable and convergent. …”
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Views of Middle School Students about Private Tutoring Centers by Kader Birinci Konur, Ahmet Tekbıyık, Ayşegül Dede

“…In the study, it was revealed that the opinions of the students towards the tutoring centers differ depending on some variables. The private tutoring centers were evaluated as institutions that provide support for school lectures, fill up their leisure time, prepare for central exams, and increase the competitive power of their students. …”
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Efficient Exponential Time-Differencing Methods for the Optical Soliton Solutions to the Space-Time Fractional Coupled Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation by Xiao Liang, Bo Tang

“…The approximation error of the Padé approximation is analyzed. A centered difference method is used for the discretization of the space-fractional derivative. …”
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RESEARCH ON ACOUSTIC RADIATION CHARACTERISTIC OF SAW BLADE CUTTING SYSTEM BASED ON MULTI-FIELD COUPLING by TIAN YongJun, DUAN GuoLin, YAO Tao, GANG JianHua, ZHANG E

“…In order to study the distribution of sound field and quantitative estimates of the cutting noise,a multiphysics coupling model was constructed.Firstly,the vibration response of the fluid structure interaction system was extracted under multibody dynamic contact by using method of center difference.Moreover,a co-simulation method for the acoustic radiation model based on the boundary element method and acoustic coupling theory was presented.On this basis,a structure acoustic coupling model was established to calculate the sound pressure according to the results of the vibration response previously calculated.Then,the sound radiation in time domain characteristics and domain characteristics with the coupled system in half the space is studied.On the basis of the FSI theory,the computing results of the one-way coupling method and two-way coupling method are compared.Finally,the effects of radiating area influence on the sound power is discussed,makes clear the primarily radiation area.As compared with the experimentation results,the multi-field coupling model established in this paper about cutting noise of the saw blade is correct and feasible.…”
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Potential improvement in spatial accessibility of methadone treatment with integration into other outpatient substance use disorder treatment programs, New York City, 2024. by Marcus A Bachhuber, Chinazo O Cunningham, Ashly E Jordan

“…The mean travel time for expanded methadone treatment access was slightly longer than the mean travel time for dialysis facilities (difference: 0.22 minutes [95% CI: 0.06, 0.39]; P = 0.009]), not significantly different than Federally Qualified Health Centers (difference: -0.06 minutes [95% CI: -0.22, 0.11]; P = 0.51), and significantly shorter than the mean travel time to ambulatory surgical centers (difference: -6.3 [95% CI: -6.5, -6.0]; P < 0.001) and hospitals (difference: -8.1 [95% CI: -8.3, -7.9]; P < 0.001).…”
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Cohab/RN: o caminho da interiorização by Sara Raquel Fernandes Queiroz de Medeiros

“…This paper looks at the actions carried out by Cohab/RN with respect to the construction of housing estates in the interior of the state and seeks to contribute to the research on housing outside of big urban centers. Different qualitative and quantitative data sources were used, such as institutional databases (for example, BHH, DATANORTE and IBGE), newspapers (Tribuna do Norte), and magazines (RN-econômico and BN em resumo), among others. …”
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The Effect of Damping Coefficient, Spring Coefficient, and Mass Ratio on the Power Extraction Performance of a Semiactive Flapping Wing by Jianyang Zhu

“…A numerical code based on Finite Volume method to solve the two-dimensional Navier-Stokes equations and coupled with Finite Center Difference method to solve the passive plunging motion equation is developed. …”
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Spatial accessibility of substance use disorder treatment programs, compared with other health care facilities, in New York State, 2024 by Marcus A. Bachhuber, Chinazo O. Cunningham, Pat Lincourt, Ashly E. Jordan

“…Travel time to opioid treatment programs was significantly longer than to Federally Qualified Health Centers (difference: -7.4 min [95%CI − 7.6 to − 7.2; P < 0.001]), dialysis facilities (difference: -8.2 min [95%CI − 8.4 to − 8.1; P < 0.001]), and hospitals (difference: − 2.8 min [95%CI − 3.0 to − 2.6; P < 0.001]). …”
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MODELING OF URBAN GRAVITY ZONES AND HIERARCHY OF ADMINISTRATIVE CENTERS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA USING THE HUFF MODEL“ by Ivan Marić, Aida Avdić, Ante Šiljeg

“…Out of 16 administrative centers, 10 (62.5%) of them have the same hierarchical rank in both models, while the other six centers differ. An important feature of Huff method is that it uses a spatial model with exact data (parameters) and formulas rather than subjective procedures.…”
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Analysis of MS Progression with Hemisphere Histogram Comparison, Temporal Volumetric Analysis of Brain Regions, and Extraction of Brain Lesions through Marker-Controlled Watershed... by Alireza Banitalebidehkordi, Mohammad Mahdi Khalilzadeh, Farzan Khatib, Mahdi Azarnoosh

“…The marker-controlled watershed algorithm was employed to extract MS lesions and plaques. Various MRI centers differ in imaging diameters for which there are no unified standards, leading to different MRI slices. …”
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Comparing indoor and outdoor temperature and air pollution at an urban cooling center: a multiyear case study by Daniel L Mendoza, Erik T Crosman, Corbin Anderson, Mamta Chaudhari, Shawn A Gonzales

“…In this study, we compare the indoor versus outdoor temperature and air pollution levels between 17 May 2022 and 31 October 2023 in Salt Lake City, Utah at an older (Northwest Recreation Center) and newer building (Northwest Community Center). Differences between indoor and outdoor ozone were pronounced, with mean indoor ozone being generally ∼40% of outdoor values. …”
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Commuting inequality, role of urban structure, and identification of disadvantaged groups in the Mexico City metropolitan area by Dorian Antonio Bautista-Hernández

“…The curve depicting the relationship between ACT and distance to the center differs between private car and public transit, being semi-flat for the former and an inverted U-shaped curve for the latter. …”
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A Beacon of Space and Time: Detailed Depiction of Human Space in the Xiong’an New Area Guided by Material Cultural Heritages by Yingchun Cao, Jie Yang, Xiaoling Chen, Xiujuan Yang

“…The results show that, on the vast North China Plains, with Baiyangdian Lake as the center, different social, political, and cultural factors have a huge impact on the social conditions, humanities activities, and heritage survival. …”
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Predictive value of Frank’s sign for obstructive coronary artery disease confirmed by coronary computed tomography angiography by Truong Phi Hung, Nguyen Minh Kha, Dang Tuong Vi, Tran Trong Nhan, Hoang Van Sy

“…This cross-sectional study examined 124 consecutive Vietnamese individuals who underwent coronary computed tomography angiography at our center. Differences in patient characteristics and the association between Frank’s sign and CAD were analyzed using Chi-square and t-tests. …”
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Epidemiological features of meningiomas: a single Brazilian center’s experience with 993 cases by Benedicto Oscar Colli, Hélio Rubens Machado, Carlos Gilberto Carlotti Jr, João Alberto Assirati Jr, Ricardo Santos De Oliveira, Guilherme Gozzoli Podolsky Gondim, Antonio Carlos Dos Santos, Luciano Neder

“…Conclusions: Most of the demographic data were similar to what has been observed in other western centers. Differences were higher incidence of meningiomas, female and older predominance in non-operated patients, predominance in Caucasian, and higher association with neurofibromatosis 2.…”
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Fauna and Biodiversity Investigations of Fleas Caught in Livestock Farms: Neka City, Mazandaran Province, Iran by Golnesa Bagheri, Nasibeh Hosseini-Vasoukolaei, Farzad Motevalli Haghi, Ahmadali Enayati, Mahmoud Fazeli Dinan, Hasan Nikookar, Farzaneh Sahraee

“…In this study, 15 villages were randomly selected according to the geographic location of the north, south, east, west, and center. Different methods, including hand catch, human bait, and spreading white cloth, were employed to collect fleas. …”
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Nip in the Bud: A spatiotemporal pattern of soil heavy metals in Chinese herbal medicine planting region and its prevention strategy by Jiale Wang, Qi Yan, Haiyi Mi, Hua Luo, Xinke Zhang, Bashir Ahmad, Baozhong Duan, Jun Zhu, Lin Fang Huang

“…The spatial migration of pollution centers differs by metal. The temporal dynamics of five HMs in CHMP regions showed heterogeneity on either side of the HTL. …”
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Temporal and regional differences in the incidence of hospital‐diagnosed endometriosis: a Danish population‐based study by Louise Ruby Høj Illum, Axel Forman, Anna Melgaard, Karina E. Hansen, Stefan N. Hansen, Mette Nyegaard, Lone Hummelshoj, Dorte Rytter

“…Despite initiatives, such as patients' support organizations and specialized endometriosis referral centers, differences in awareness, socioeconomic factors and lifestyle, combined with varying distances to specialized referral centers, could result in regional differences in the degree of underdiagnosing. …”
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Emociones positivas del alumnado de Educación Secundaria en las prácticas de baloncesto en Educación Física (Positive emotions of the students of Secondary Education in the practi... by Felipe Nicolás Mujica Johnson, Ana Concepción Jiménez Sánchez

“…According to the type of motor task, gender and educational center, differences and similarities are identified, highlighting the role of competition and the relationship with a basketball sports culture in each educational center. …”
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