Computerized Tomography-Based Volumetric Analysis Of The Maxillary, Sphenoid, And Frontal Sinuses: An Observational Study by Ashish Dhakal, Bikash Lal Shrestha, Monika Pokharel, Samip Shrestha, Subindra Karki, Krishna Sundar Shrestha

“…Sinus volumes were calculated using Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine software. Results: The study included 154 patients, median age was 29 years (IQR: 22.75 - 39.25) and 84 (54.5%) were male. …”
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Socioeconomic status correlates with COVID-19 vaccination coverage among primary and secondary students in the most populated city of Chile by Enzo Guerrero-Araya, Cesar Ravello, Mario Rosemblatt, Tomas Perez-Acle

“…Abstract The burden of COVID-19 was heterogeneous, indicating that the effects of this disease are synergistic with both other non-communicable diseases and socioeconomic status (SES), highlighting its syndemic character. …”
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Recruiting hard-to-reach populations via respondent driven sampling for mobile phone surveys in Colombia: a qualitative study by Camila Solorzano-Barrera, Mariana Rodriguez-Patarroyo, Angélica Tórres-Quintero, Deivis Nicolas Guzman-Tordecilla, Aixa Natalia Franco-Rodriguez, Vidhi Maniar, Prakriti Shrestha, Andrés I. Vecino-Ortiz, George W. Pariyo, Dustin G. Gibson, Joseph Ali

“…Background Uptake of mobile phone surveys (MPS) is increasing in many low- and middle-income countries, particularly within the context of data collection on non-communicable diseases (NCDs) behavioural risk factors. …”
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FFL-IDS: A Fog-Enabled Federated Learning-Based Intrusion Detection System to Counter Jamming and Spoofing Attacks for the Industrial Internet of Things by Tayyab Rehman, Noshina Tariq, Farrukh Aslam Khan, Shafqat Ur Rehman

“…The Internet of Things (IoT) contains many devices that can compute and communicate, creating large networks. Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) represents a developed application of IoT, connecting with embedded technologies in production in industrial operational settings to offer sophisticated automation and real-time decisions. …”
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Family Aggregation in Individuals with Essential Arterial Hypertension and Risk Factors by Julio Armando Sánchez Delgado, Nailé Edita Sánchez Lara

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> an observational, analytical, longitudinal and retrospective case / control investigation was carried out from the reference consultation for chronic non-communicable diseases in Banes, Holguín province during the period from October 2019 to March 2020. …”
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Quad-Band 3D Rectenna Array for Ambient RF Energy Harvesting by Fatima Khalid, Warda Saeed, Nosherwan Shoaib, Muhammad U. Khan, Hammad M. Cheema

“…With the aim of powering up Internet of Things (IoT) nodes in practical ambient environments, a hybrid approach of combining power, both at RF and DC, is adopted using 98 MHz FM band, GSM900 (Global System for Mobile Communications), GSM1800, and Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz band. A dual polarized cross-dipole antenna featuring asymmetric slots as well as central ring structure enables multiband response and improved matching at the higher three frequency bands, whereas a loaded monopole wire antenna is used at the lower FM band. …”
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Principles of teaching professionally-oriented foreign language in virtual reality by Polina G. Labzina, Maksim V. Gureev, Maksim E. Zhabin, Evgenij I. Novalov

“…This factor optimizes the independent and autonomous activity of students and ensures their involvement in active communicative activity and creates a high level of motivation for mastering the subject. …”
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Adopting augmented reality into retailing mix strategy: Generation Z’s perspective in Egypt by Marwa Mahmoud Ibrahim, Rasha Ihab Nasr

“…Abstract Augmented reality (AR) is a great opportunity for the retail industry because it provides companies with new ways to communicate with customers, promote their products, and achieve more sales. …”
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Access to mass media and teenage pregnancy among adolescents in Zambia: a national cross-sectional survey by David Mukunya, Daniel Mwamba, Quraish Sserwanja, Abigail Sitsope Sepenu

“…Behavioural change communicators can implement mass media campaigns using newspapers, magazines and the internet to publicise adolescent health messages that can encourage adolescents to adopt healthy behaviours and prevent teenage pregnancies.…”
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Prevalence of selected chronic diseases, health seeking behaviour and associated factors among the elderly workers of a selected district of Sri Lanka by Niluka Gunathilaka, Dulani L. Samaranayake, Manuj C. Weerasinghe

“…Ageing increases the prevalence of non-communicable diseases. Hence, its prevalence, health seeking behaviour and associated factors need to be sought to improve the health of elderly workforce. …”
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Stories of taking part in Everyday Life Rehabilitation - A narrative inquiry of residents with serious mental illness and their recovery pathway by Rosaline Bezerra Aguiar, Maria Lindström

“…The participants valued the transparent steps along the process, weekly meetings, the signals, beliefs, and feedback communicated throughout, and the persistent, adaptive, and yet supporting approach in their personal progress.SignificanceThis study underscores the need for interventions that prioritize meaningful activities and are sensitive to the complexity of the personal recovery process, especially in supported housing facilities. …”
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The Potential for High-Priority Care Based on Pain Through Facial Expression Detection with Patients Experiencing Chest Pain by Hsiang Kao, Rita Wiryasaputra, Yo-Yun Liao, Yu-Tse Tsan, Wei-Min Chu, Yi-Hsuan Chen, Tzu-Chieh Lin, Chao-Tung Yang

“…Background and Objective: Cardiovascular disease (CVD), one of the chronic non-communicable diseases (NCDs), is defined as a cardiac and vascular disorder that includes coronary heart disease, heart failure, peripheral arterial disease, cerebrovascular disease (stroke), congenital heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, and elevated blood pressure (hypertension). …”
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Module to scaffold the process of filling grant documents in English by Cofiya Swartz, Elvira E. Valeeva

“…The main goal of the proposed module is to teach students how to effectively communicate per the requirements and objectives set forth by these grant programs. …”
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Synthesis‐Style Auto‐Correlation‐Based Transformer: A Learner on Ionospheric TEC Series Forecasting by Yuhuan Yuan, Guozhen Xia, Xinmiao Zhang, Chen Zhou

“…Abstract Accurate 1‐day global total electron content (TEC) forecasting is essential for ionospheric monitoring and satellite communications. However, it faces challenges due to limited data and difficulty in modeling long‐term dependencies. …”
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Penggunaan Metode Eklektik Dan Mentoring Untuk Meningkatkan Kemampuan Berbahasa Inggris Lisan Tenaga Pendidik Dan Kependidikan by Erniwati

“…Selain itu, untuk mendukung ketiga teori tersebut peneliti juga menggunakan strategi Communicative Language Teaching dan Cooperative Language Learning. …”
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Mobile Apps and Visual Function Assessment: A Comprehensive Review of the Latest Advancements by Caius Goh, Marilyn Puah, Zhi Hong Toh, Joewee Boon, Debbie Boey, Ryan Tay, Ashita A. Sule, Renee Liu, Xing-Er Ong, Aditya Kalra, Satvik Gupta, Andres Rousselot, William Rojas-Carabali, Bryan Ang, Rupesh Agrawal

“…Limitations of these apps include the absence of healthcare professionals’ involvement in their development, the lack of approval by regulatory authorities and minimal cloud-based features to communicate results to healthcare professionals. Conclusions The prevalence and easy access of visual function testing applications present opportunities to enhance teleophthalmology through early detection and monitoring of eye conditions. …”
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THE ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR THE MANAGEMENT OF UNIVERSITY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS by Yevhen Palamarchuk, Olena Kovalenko

“…Such systems are the technical basis of the electronic university and have functionality for managing education and providing communications to university management. An analysis of the main processes of EP management was performed, and interested parties, their roles, and participation in the methods were determined. …”
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Process model of development of adolescents’ social initiative in educational organization environment by Svyatoslav V. Beloklokov

“…The content block is aimed at the phased implementation of organizational forms and methods of the process model of the development of adolescents social initiative from the standpoint of using the capabilities of the educational organization environment (semantic, informational, activating) and its components (value-regulatory, informational, communicative, event, spatial). A productive block of the model has feedback functions and makes it possible to determine the productivity of the conducted study in the context of the sequential transition of the level of the components development of the adolescents social initiative (eposeological, axiological, praxeological) from low to medium and high.…”
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Folie à Deux in the Setting of COVID-19 Quarantine by Maxsaya Baez Nuñez, Ezequiel Rodriguez, Matthew DeLuca, Krishan Chirimunj, Monica Dhingra

“…Delusions classically transmit from one person, coined the inducer, to one or several individuals, the induced, who share and may expand on the communicated delusions. The preconditions that must exist for folie à deux to develop are an intimate emotional association between the inducer and the induced and a genetic predisposition to psychosis, such as blood relations with primary relatives. …”
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Problematic issues related to forensic examination of written language and handwriting in pre-trial investigation by O. O. Yukhno, H. V. Smirnov

“…Separate objectives have been identified to improve knowledge, including subculture and skills, on the detection, establishment and preparation for forensic examination of written language and handwriting by detectives, investigators, forensic specialists, experts, prosecutors, investigating judges and court personnel, taking into account the requirements of the time regarding the use by criminals of documents made both by conventional means and with the help of computer equipment, the Internet, mobile communications, as well as other modern telecommunications achievements and digitalisation of the pre-trial process. …”
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