From Blocking Shots to Blocking GI Transit, This Professional Basketball Player Does It All: A Case Report on Small Bowel Obstruction by Emily L. DeMaio, Richard C. Jarvis, Jessica A. Cohen, Courtney N. Gleason

“…Initial differential diagnosis included appendicitis, ruptured ectopic pregnancy, and other genitourinary pathology. Computed tomography with contrast revealed distended loops of small bowel with wall thickening, enhancement, and decompressed loops of bowel distally, consistent with an SBO. …”
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Webometric as diagnostic tools of digital sociology: contents, purpose, usage experience by M. V. Kibakin

“…The rules and conditions for effective use of Webometrics have been substantiated, based on the usage of content analysis methods and procedures for the development of its forms; to include usability and visibility in the analysis of technological characteristics of Internet portals; to make the research parameters used reliable by separating them from official documents of state policy and corporate strategies; to combine traditional methods of fixing primary data and computer algorithms. A specific webometric technique has been revealed in detail, which implies fixing the formal status of the Internet source under study, the content parameters of information representation of information about the implementation of state policy on the example of working with young people, the availability of services, as well as indicators of the site’s technology and ease of access to it by the population. …”
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Are preschool Kosovar children anxious on the edge? Validating the Preschool Anxiety Scale by Samire BLLACA BALAJ, Merita SHALA, Mimoza SHAHINI, Pranvera JETISHI ÇOLLAKU

“…The means and standard deviations, reliabilities (Cronbach’s α and mean inter-item correlations), scale intercorrelations for the focal test (PAS), and McDonald’s Omega for internal consistency were computed. Through correlation, t-test, ANOVA and MANOVA we investigated age, gender, parents living place and birth order effects on the PAS Results: Factor analysis validated the original five-factor model after removing two items, suggesting a shorter 26-item version for Kosovar preschoolers. …”
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Detection and Classification of Teacher-Rated Children’s Activity Levels Using Millimeter-Wave Radar and Machine Learning: A Pilot Study in a Real Primary School Environment by Tianyi Wang, Takuya Sakamoto, Yu Oshima, Itsuki Iwata, Masaya Kato, Haruto Kobayashi, Manabu Wakuta, Masako Myowa, Tokomo Nishimura, Atsushi Senju

“…This work supports efforts for non-contact monitoring of children’s activity holding promise such as non-invasive, privacy protection, multi-targets, objective evaluation, and computer-aided screening.…”
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Conceptual and Simulated Semi-Automatic Urban Waste Management System using Global Systems for Mobile Communication and Customer Reliability Indices by L. Ogunwolu, A.D. Omiyale, O.O.E. Ajibola

“…Waste Collection Vehicles are routed based on the responses while an updatable Reporting Reliability Index (RRI) is computed for each user based on estimate of actual level of waste collected as against the reported level to factor future reporting. …”
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Accuracy of Focused Assessment with Sonography for Trauma (FAST) in Blunt Abdominal Trauma by Tae Ah Kim, Junsik Kwon, Byung Hee Kang

“…Intra-abdominal fluid was confirmed using computed tomography or operative findings. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), and negative predictive value (NPV) were calculated. …”
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Novel Intuitionistic Fuzzy Fault Tree Analysis for Effective Infectious Medical Waste Management by Rocky Khajuria, Komal, Morteza Yazdani

“…The paper proposes an intuitionistic fuzzy fault tree analysis (FFTA) method that quantifies data uncertainty through trapezoidal intuitionistic fuzzy numbers (TrIFN) while novel arithmetic operations are applied for computing the top incident failure possibility. To develop these novel operations, the weakest t-norm is applied to detract the accumulating circumstances of fuzziness, while Algebraic t-norm and t-conorm are used to estimate membership and non-membership degrees, respectively, of top event failure possibility in terms of trapezoidal intuitionistic fuzzy numbers (TrIFN). …”
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Regional Variation in Restorative Treatment Need among Finnish Young People by Saujanya Karki, Antti Kämppi, Tarja Tanner, Jari Päkkilä, Marjo Seppänen, Leo Tjäderhane, Vuokko Anttonen, Pertti Patinen

“…The study population comprised 13,819 Finnish conscripts born in the beginning of 1990s, including females. A computer-based survey was done together with clinical oral examination to gather background information, e.g., educational status. …”
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Space-Time Evolution Laws of Zonal Disintegration in Deep Underground Caves Based on Coordination Deformation between the Bolt Body and Surrounding Rock by Yuan-xiang Yu, Zhi-xun Xie, Bao-ping Chen

“…Meanwhile, the distribution regularity of the peaks and troughs interval of the displacement of surrounding rock leads to multiple neutral points along the anchor length direction. The computed results of zonal disintegration through the back analysis can reflect the actual space-time evolution laws of zonal disintegration in deep underground caves.…”
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Investigation of the Aquifer Protective Capacity and Groundwater Quality around Some Open Dumpsites in Sapele Delta State, Nigeria by Julius Otutu Oseji, James Chucks Egbai, Emmanuel Chukwuemeka Okolie, Etebefia Chris Ese

“…Nine Schlumberger arrangements of vertical electrical soundings (VES) were carried out with a maximum electrode separation of 500 m, and obtained data were interpreted by partial curve matching and computer iteration using Win Resist software. 2D survey using nine dipole-dipole stations was also utilized to give resistivity map of the dumpsites, while standard laboratory methods were used to analyze the groundwater. …”
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Social diagnostics of information security of digital society: methodological and regulatory aspects by M. V. Kibakin

“…The essence of digital society as an object of protection from adverse effects at the technological level (computer, software and hardware base of digital communications), as well as at the level of content distributed in the information and communication network “Internet” has been stated. …”
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Dosimetry and Comparison between Different CT Protocols (Low Dose, Ultralow Dose, and Conventional CT) for Lung Nodules’ Detection in a Phantom by Cleverson Alex Leitão, Gabriel Lucca de Oliveira Salvador, Priscilla Tazoniero, Danny Warszawiak, Cristian Saievicz, Rosangela Requi Jakubiak, Dante Luiz Escuissato

“…To compare the detection rate of simulated lung nodules in a chest phantom using different computed tomography protocols, low dose (LD), ultralow dose (ULD), and conventional (CCT), and to quantify their respective amount of radiation. …”
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The Generation and Modulation of Distinct Gamma Oscillations with Local, Horizontal, and Feedback Connections in the Primary Visual Cortex: A Model Study on Large-Scale Networks by Chuanliang Han, Tian Wang, Yujie Wu, Yang Li, Yi Yang, Liang Li, Yizheng Wang, Dajun Xing

“…Here, we aimed to understand this question in a large-scale network model for the primary visual cortex (V1). We created a computational model composed of multiple excitatory and inhibitory units with biologically plausible connectivity patterns for RC, FF, FB, and HC in V1; then, we quantitated GAMMA in network models at different strength levels of HC and other connection types. …”
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Thermal optimization and exergy efficiency of two new parabolic solar collectors using response surface methodology by Samaneh Baharloui, Mohammad Mohsen Peiravi, Mofid Gorji bandpy

“…The inlet temperature of the heat transfer fluid was set at 120 °C, with the outlet temperature fluctuating between 250 °C to 450 °C. 3D computational fluid dynamics simulations using Ansys Fluent software and optimization process based on response surface methodology (RSM) using Design Expert analysis investigated entropy, thermal power, exergy efficiency, thermal efficiency and effective Prandtl number (Pr) for various solar panel configurations. …”
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Adults with Treacher Collins Syndrome Share Comparable 3D Upper Airway Dimensions with Nonsyndromic Individuals by Renan Jhordan Mettelziefen dos Inocentes, Alexandre de Almeida Ribeiro, Maria Noel Marzano-Rodrigues, Marília Sayako Yatabe-Ioshida, Ivy Kiemle Trindade-Suedam

“…This study aims to three-dimensionally evaluate the upper airway using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) exams of adolescents (TCS-ADOL) and adults (TCS-ADUL) with TCS compared to a nonsyndromic group (CON). …”
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Conceptual and Simulated Semi-Automatic Urban Waste Management System using Global Systems for Mobile Communication and Customer Reliability Indices by L. Ogunwolu, A.D. Omiyale, O.O.E. Ajibola

“…Waste Collection Vehicles are routed based on the responses while an updatable Reporting Reliability Index (RRI) is computed for each user based on estimate of actual level of waste collected as against the reported level to factor future reporting. …”
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Histomorphometric analysis of external apical root resorption using L-loops and different intrusive forces by Yosuke Miyaji, Hidetoshi Morikuni, Toru Tsujibayashi, Yoshitomo Honda, AKI Nishiura

“…Maxillary bones were analysed using micro-computed tomography (μCT), evaluating M1 intrusive distance of vertical tooth movement and counting the number of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP)-positive cells on the surface of the mesial root apex and alveolar bone.Results The L-loop groups exhibited significantly increased M1 intrusive distance and TRAP-positive cell counts compared to controls. …”
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Prioritization of potential pharmacological targets for the development of anti-hepatocarcinoma drugs modulating the extrinsic apoptosis pathway: the reconstruction and analysis... by P. S. Demenkov, E. A. Antropova, A. V. Adamovskaya, E. I. Mishchenko, T. M. Khlebodarova, T. V. Ivanisenko, N. V. Ivanisenko, A. S. Venzel, I. N. Lavrik, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…It is known that disruptions in the regulation of apoptosis activation are some of the key features inherent in most cancer cells, which determines the pharmacological induction of apoptosis as an important strategy for cancer therapy. The computer design of chemical compounds capable of specifically regulating the external signaling pathway of apoptosis induction represents a promising approach for creating new effective ways of therapy for liver cancer and other oncological diseases. …”
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Analysis of Illumination Generated by LED Matrices Distribution by P. S. Bogdan, E. G. Zaytseva, P. O. Baranov, A. I. Stepanenko

“…The possibility of using well-known computer programs to calculate the distribution of illumination in the room is analyzed.A method has been developed for calculating the distribution of illumination on a plane using both a flat LED matrix and a matrix with an inclined arrangement of the planes of individual LEDs. …”
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A new strategy for constructing alternative consumer confidence indexes to explain household consumption: A fuzzy DEMATEL approach by Özge Var, Alptekin Durmuşoğlu, Türkay Dereli

“…Literature studies employ different combinations of questions; however all-alternative combinations take too much time and computational power. The questions also exhibit cause-and-effect relationships as household consumption predictors and are not statistically independent of one another. …”
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