Assessing customer satisfaction: the case of test prescribers at the clinical biology laboratory of Centre Muraz/ Institut National de Santé Publique, Burkina Faso by Dame Yenyetou, Issouf Sanou, Chérileila Thiombiano, Bakary Diamoutany Sogodogo, Adama Sanou, Soufiane D. Sanou, Mamoudou Cisse, Amariane M. M. Kone, Aline R. Ouoba, Dramane Kania, Michel K. Gomgnimbou, Ibrahim Sangare, Abdoul-Salam Ouedraogo

“…KoboToolbox, a data collection platform, was used. To compute frequencies, Microsoft Excel 2016 was utilized. …”
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A Novel Back‐Calculation Approach to Estimate Ocean Anthropogenic Carbon Using Carbon‐Based Data and a Total Matrix Intercomparison Method by M. López‐Mozos, F. F. Pérez, L. I. Carracedo, G. Gebbie, A. Velo

“…No single optimal BC method exists to date for computing Cant; therefore, it is necessary to continue advancing the broad range of approaches. …”
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Identifying the Challenges Facing the Telecommuting Plan and Providing Solutions for Its Effective Implementation - A Case Study of the Ministry Of Industry, Mines and Trade by Hamed Nozari, Mohammad Ebrahim Sadeghi, Seyed Saeed Monajemzade

“…It should be noted that communication infrastructure is not limited to communication tools such as computers and communication lines such as high-speed Internet, and the possibility of access to the organization's internal automation system and employee work card is also part of it. …”
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INVESTIGATING POINTS-OF-GENERATION POWER LOSSES ON THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL GRID FOLLOWING UNBUNDLING OF THE ELECTRIC UTILITY INDUSTRY by AJEWOLE TITUS OLUWASUJI, OLABODE OLAKUNLE ELIJAH, OKAKWU IGNATIUS KEMA, EGBEDINNI OLAKUNLE FEMI

“…Yearly averages of the three operational capacities of each plant are estimated, and by comparing the respective capacities, generation losses are computed for each of the plants. With 5,063.8 MW yearly average generation capacity in the year 2018, a loss of 61.02 % was experienced on the sub-system; while the generation loss was 61.55 % in the year 2019 that has yearly average generation capacity of 5,062.5 MW. …”
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Eight patients with inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor treated with rigid bronchoscopy by Byeong-Ho Jeong, Rong Lih Ho, Ho Yun Lee, Joungho Han, Hojoong Kim

“…Most cases had high contrast enhancement and a tumor stalk without bronchial wall invasion on computed tomography (CT) and bronchoscopy. Complete endoscopic resection and laser cauterization via rigid bronchoscopy were possible in five patients. …”
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Analysis of Psychological and Emotional Tendency Based on Brain Functional Imaging and Deep Learning by Lin Zhou

“…How to effectively obtain psychological data signals and use advanced intelligent technology to identify and make decisions is a research hotspot in psychology and computer science. Therefore, a personal emotional tendency analysis method based on brain functional imaging and deep learning is proposed. …”
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Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of the Evaluation of the Efficacy of Manipulation and Cervical Traction in the Treatment of Radical Cervical Spondylosis by Jianquan Chen, Rongbin Chen, Yong Li, Maoshui Chen, Zhouming Lv, Haobin Zeng, Qiang Lian

“…With the accelerated pace of life in modern society, changes in work style, and the popularity of computers, the prevalence of cervical spondylosis (CSR) is increasing, and the age of onset is advancing. …”
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Software-Defined Radio-Based IEEE 802.15.4 SUN OFDM Evaluation Platform for Highly Mobile Environments by Keito Nakura, Shota Mori, Hiroko Masaki, Hiroshi Harada

“…However, the evaluation depends on computer simulations and requires an experimental evaluation platform based on software-defined radio (SDR) that can modify transmitter-receiver functions. …”
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Real impact of liver cirrhosis on the development of hepatocellular carcinoma in various liver diseases—meta‐analytic assessment by Kazuo Tarao, Akito Nozaki, Takaaki Ikeda, Akira Sato, Hirokazu Komatsu, Tatsuji Komatsu, Masataka Taguri, Katsuaki Tanaka

“…The development of HCC must be closely monitored by ultrasonography, magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomography, irrespective of the different kinds of liver diseases.…”
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Position Determination for Dynamic Scenes With Unsynchronized Image Sequences by Kai Guo, Rui Cao, Chenyang Yue, Xin Zhou, Boyu Liu

“…Solving the stereo camera synchronization problem or estimating the temporal offset for dynamic scenes in triangulation is crucial in computer vision and photogrammetry. However, for cheap cameras like webcams, or cameras with long distance, synchronization is costly and complex. …”
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Tumor-To-Tumor Metastasis of Poorly Differentiated Gastric Carcinoma to Uterine Lipoleiomyoma by Ryo Kiyokoba, Hiroshi Yagi, Hideaki Yahata, Yoshiaki Kawano, Eisuke Kaneki, Kaoru Okugawa, Kenzo Sonoda, Kiyoko Kato

“…A 65-year-old woman presented with locally advanced gastric cancer with computed tomography (CT) evidence of peritoneal dissemination and a 9 cm pelvic mass. …”
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Postoperative Corneal and Surgically Induced Astigmatism following Superior Approach Manual Small Incision Cataract Surgery in Patients with Preoperative Against-the-Rule Astigmati... by Edmund Arthur, Ahmed Abdul Sadik, David Ben Kumah, Eugene Appenteng Osae, Felix Agyemang Mireku, Frank Yeboah Asiedu, Reynolds Kwame Ablordeppey

“…Wilcoxon signed rank test was used to compute statistical significance between mean preoperative and postoperative corneal astigmatism. …”
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Modeling and robust control of a parallel robotic mechanism driven by linear actuators based on shape memory alloys by Alejandro Guarneros-Sandoval, Mariana Ballesteros, Rita Q. Fuentes-Aguilar, Isaac Chairez

“…The controller estimates the SMA temperature to move the actuators, and the average electrical power is computed to drive the temperature to the reference value. …”
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THERMAL EFFECTIVENESS OF THE GAS FLOW VORTICAL HEAT-RELEASE INTENSIFICATION AT AXIAL AND TRANSVERSAL FLOWING-AROUND THE ROUND-TUBULAR SURFACES. Part 1 by V. B. Kuntysh, A. V. Sukhotskiy, A. V. Yatsevich

“…To exclude the heat-exchange surface square influence on the result and for obtaining the comparable valuesi it is indispensable to calculate the power input by the effective value of the surface square.While performing computations of the energy effectiveness it is necessary to recon with the fact that accounting for the stream-pressure local losses at the tube entrance and exit reduces the axial-stream thermal effectiveness coefficient by 33 %. …”
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Mesh Migration into the Neobladder and Ileum with Complicated Fistula Formation following Incisional Hernia Repair by Masatsugu Kuroiwa, Masato Kitazawa, Yusuke Miyagawa, Futoshi Muranaka, Shigeo Tokumaru, Satoshi Nakamura, Makoto Koyama, Yuta Yamamoto, Nao Hondo, Takehito Ehara, Satoru Miyazaki, Hirokazu Tanaka, Yuji Soejima

“…An 80-year-old male who had undergone radical cystectomy 5 years ago and abdominal wall incisional hernia repair 3 years ago presented with fever and abdominal pain. Computed tomography (CT) scan revealed mesh migration into the neobladder and ileum. …”
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Time-Series Image-Based Automated Monitoring Framework for Visible Facilities: Focusing on Installation and Retention Period by Seonjun Yoon, Hyunsoo Kim

“…To address this, this study proposes an integrated monitoring framework that combines computer vision-based object detection and document recognition techniques. …”
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A comparative study for air pollution tolerance index of some terrestrial plant species by R.N. Lohe, B. Tyagi, V. Singh, P. Tyagi, D.R. Khanna, R. Bhutiani

“…Four physiological and biochemical parameters, which are leaf relative water content, Ascorbic acid content, total leaf chlorophyll content and leaf extract pH were used to compute the air pollution tolerance index values. …”
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Clear Cell Carcinoma Arising in Vulvar Endometriosis by Pranom Buppasiri, Pilaiwan Kleebkaow, Chantip Tharanon, Apiwat Aue-aungkul, Chumnan Kietpeerakool

“…A second biopsy of the mass was undertaken, and the pathological diagnosis was clear cell carcinoma with coexisting atypical endometriosis. Computed tomography of the abdominopelvic region showed an ulcerative mass at the right labia majora and nodal metastasis at the external iliac and inguinal regions. …”
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Sevelamer Carbonate Crystal-Induced Colitis by T. Lai, A. Frugoli, B. Barrows, M. Salehpour

“…He presented for recurrent abdominal pain with associated nausea and was found to have multiple circumferential lesions on computed tomography including distal ascending, transverse, and proximal descending colon. …”
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Selection of the Key Segment Position for Trapezoidal Tapered Rings and Calculation of the Range of Jack Stroke Differences with a Predetermined Key Segment Position by Wencui Zhang, Jian Zhang, Jingru Yan, Yaohong Zhu

“…To calculate all possible key segment positions other than that corresponding to the straight joint configuration, the shield tail gap that remains after segment assembly and the jack stroke difference corresponding to the advancement of the segmental lining and lining trend were computed; then, values and importance coefficients were assigned to these factors according to current operating conditions. …”
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