An Overview of Experiments and Numerical Simulations on Airflow and Aerosols Deposition in Human Airways and the Role of Bioaerosol Motion in COVID-19 Transmission by Justus Kavita Mutuku, Wen-Che Hou, Wei-Hsin Chen

“…Herein, in-depth information on in vitro experiments and state-of-the-art review on various computational fluid dynamics (CFD) applications and finite element methods on airflow and aerosol motion in both healthy and obstructed human airways are provided. …”
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3D modeling to predict vascular involvement in resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma by Sguinzi R, Vidal J, Poroes F, Bartolucci DA, Litchinko A, Gossin E, Fingerhut A, Toso C, Buhler L, Egger B

“…Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 16 patients with BR-PDAC near vascular structures who underwent pancreatoduodenectomy (PD) with or without vascular resection between 2015 and 2021. The pre-operative computed tomography (CT) images were processed by segmentation with 3D reconstruction and printed as 3D models. …”
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Effect of Spirulina Meal Supplementation on Growth Performance and Feed Utilization in Fish and Shrimp: A Meta-Analysis by Ling Li, Haiyan Liu, Peiyu Zhang

“…The pooled standardized mean difference (Hedges’ g) and 95% confidence limit were computed to quantify the primary outcomes based on random-effects model. …”
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Performance Analysis of Thermal and Surface Roughness Effect of Slider Bearings with Unsteady Fluid Film Lubricant Using Finite Element Method by Girma Desu Tessema, Getachew Adamu Derese, Awoke Andargie Tiruneh

“…For simplicity of numerical computation, the irregularity caused by the texture of the surface is transformed into a regular domain. …”
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Indoor Air Pollution of Outdoor Origin: Mitigation Using Portable Air Cleaners in Singapore Office Building by Zuraimi Sultan, Jiayu Li, Jovan Pantelic, Stefano Schiavon

“…Indoor particle concentration reductions in the three offices were dependent on particle size and confounded by variations in indoor emissions and outdoor levels resulting in low correlation and higher RMSE between modelled and measured effectiveness. PAC effectiveness computed using I/O ratios for removing UFP, PM2.5 and PM10 ranged 24–43%, 23–53% and 7–37% respectively. …”
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Analysis of Settlement Induced by Shield Construction of the Metro Passing under Existing Buildings Based on the Finite Difference Method by Rui Wang, Bin Zhang, You Wang

“…Based on the settlement monitoring data, this study analyzed the impact of tunnel shield construction on the foundation settlement of adjacent buildings. The computational analysis of the shield tunnel was performed by numerical simulation, taking into account the upper building load and the construction disturbance to the surrounding rock. …”
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A Case of Perforated Cholecystitis into a Parastomal Hernia by Sereibanndith Seang, Amy Hort, Preet K. S. Gosal, Mark Richardson

“…In this report, an 87-year-old female with a history of previous open cystectomy and ileal conduit formation, presented with right upper quadrant pain and worsening parastomal swelling. A computed tomography scan showed a parastomal herniation of the gallbladder, cholelithiasis, and possible early acute cholecystitis. …”
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Clinical Presentation and Course of Pulmonary Involvement in Chronic Nonbacterial Osteomyelitis by Toni Hospach, Friederike Blankenburg, Anita Heinkele, Kristina Rücklová, Peter Müller‐Abt, Frank Weller‐Heinemann, Laura Buchtala, Jan Maier, Jasmin Kümmerle‐Deschner, Christiane Reiser, Ales Janda, Andreas Urban, Reiner Berendes, Andrea Skrabl‐Baumgartner, Jürgen Brunner, Ralf Trauzeddel, Johannes Peter Haas, Annette Holl‐Wieden, Henner Morbach, Anja Schnabel, Normi Brück, Gabriele Hahn, Wolfgang Emminger, Isabella Valent, Regine Borchers, Christian Klemann, Ilias Tsiflikas, Jens Klotsche, Kirsten Minden, Christian M. Hedrich, Thekla von Kalle

“…Magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography images were read centrally by an experienced pediatric radiologist. …”
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Occult Perforation of the Esophagus during Removal of an Enteral Feeding Tube: A Case Report and Literature Review by Mohammad Alabdallat, Gustav Strandvik, Ibrahim Afifi, Ruben Peralta, Ashok Parchani, Ayman El-Menyar, Sandro Rizoli, Hassan Al-Thani

“…Gastroenterology consultation is recommended as early as possible to detect and manage any complications, however, their role was very limited in such stable case. In addition, early computed tomography (CT) can be considered for timely recognition of esophageal perforation. …”
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Noncontact Palm Vein ROI Extraction Based on Improved Lightweight HRnet in Complex Backgrounds by Fen Dai, Ziyang Wang, Xiangqun Zou, Rongwen Zhang, Xiaoling Deng

“…A noncontact palm vein ROI extraction algorithm based on the improved HRnet for keypoints localization was proposed for dealing with hand gesture irregularities, translation, scaling, and rotation in complex backgrounds. To reduce the computation time and model size for ultimate deploying in low-cost embedded systems, this improved HRnet was designed to be lightweight by reconstructing the residual block structure and adopting depth-separable convolution, which greatly reduced the model size and improved the inference speed of network forward propagation. …”
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Causes and Clinical Characteristics of Small Bowel Bleeding in Northern Vietnam by Cong Long Nguyen, Khac Khiem Pham, Canh Hiep Nguyen, Hoang Nam Nguyen, Tran Tien Dao, Hoai Nam Nguyen, The Phuong Nguyen, Van Tuyen Pham, Tuan Thanh Nguyen, Anh Tuan Vu, Truong Khanh Vu

“…The overall diagnostic yield of computed tomographic enterography (CTE) was 57.4% (31/54 cases), with the figures for tumors, vascular lesions, and inflammatory lesions being 71.4% (25/35 cases), 62.5% (5/8 cases), and 12.5% (1/8 cases), respectively. …”
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Rice suitability mapping using the analytic hierarchy process approach in a river catchment by N. Robertson, B. Oinam

“…The study was carried-out in Imphal-Iril River catchment, Manipur, India.METHODS: The suitability analysis was carried-out based on soil, climate and topographic parameters as the input variable using integrated geographical information system and analytic hierarchy process, a multi criteria decision based approach. To compute criteria weight for various suitability classes, pairwise comparison matrix was applied using analytical hierarchy process and the resulting weights were used for assigning criteria ranking.FINDINGS: The study result indicates that the major section of high and moderate potential suitability zones of rice is concentrated in the flatter valley regions of the catchment.  …”
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Predictive value of creatinine-cystatin C ratio for mortality and technique failure in anuric peritoneal dialysis patients by Zhihong Zhang, Tingting Zhou, Man Zhang, Shuiqin Cheng

“…The Cr/CysC ratio was computed by dividing the serum creatinine concentration by the cystatin C concentration obtained on the same day. …”
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Neuroprotective Potential of <i>Origanum majorana</i> L. Essential Oil Against Scopolamine-Induced Memory Deficits and Oxidative Stress in a Zebrafish Model by Ion Brinza, Razvan Stefan Boiangiu, Iasmina Honceriu, Ahmed M. Abd-Alkhalek, Samir M. Osman, Omayma A. Eldahshan, Elena Todirascu-Ciornea, Gabriela Dumitru, Lucian Hritcu

“…In parallel, we performed in silico predictions (research conducted using computational models) of the pharmacokinetic properties of the main compounds identified in OmEO, using platforms such as SwissADME, pKCSM, ADMETlab 2.0, and ProTox-II. …”
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Action Plans to Reduce PM2.5 Concentrations in Hotspots of Delhi-NCR Using a One-way Coupled Modeling Approach by Shubham Sharma, Mukesh Khare, Sri Harsha Kota

“…An average reduction of 12% was computed when construction and MSW burning emissions were down sized 100% in the locations identified based on compliance complaints received at the Central Pollution Control Board’s online complaint portal. …”
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Five year mortality in an RCT of a lung cancer biomarker to select people for low dose CT screening. by Francis Michael Sullivan, Frances S Mair, William Anderson, Cindy Chew, Alistair Dorward, John Haughney, Fiona Hogarth, Denise Kendrick, Roberta Littleford, Alex McConnachie, Colin McCowan, Nicola McMeekin, Manish Patel, Petra Rauchhaus, Fergus Daly, Lewis Ritchie, John Robertson, Joseph Sarvesvaran, Herbert Sewell, Thomas Taylor, Shaun Treweek, Kavita Vedhara, Stuart Schembri

“…EarlyCDT-Lung is an example of such a blood-based autoantibody biomarker which may improve accessibility to Low dose Computed Tomography (LDCT) screening for those at highest risk. …”
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Coexistent Non–Small Cell Carcinoma and Small Cell Carcinoma in a Patient Presenting with Hyponatremia by Mitchell D. Ross, Sreeja Biswas Roy, Pradnya D. Patil, Jasmine L. Huang, Nitika Thawani, Ralph Drosten, Tanmay S. Panchabhai

“…By the time lung cancer becomes symptomatic and patients seek treatment, it is often too advanced for curative measures. Low-dose computed tomography (CT) screening has been shown to reduce mortality in patients at high risk of lung cancer. …”
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Nuclear DNA Content and Chromatin Pattern of Rat Rhabdomyosarcoma Cell Sublines with Different Metastatic Potentials by Jean Dufer, Marie-France Poupon, Sonia Yatouji

“…Densitometric [5], geometric [3] and textural [9] features were computed from each nuclear image. For each cell subline, a metastatic score, ranging from 0 to 10, was calculated on the basis of in vitro invasivity data, by measuring the number of pulmonary metastases observed after s.c. graft of tumor cells in rats. …”
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In Silico, Molecular Docking and In Vitro angiotensin-converting enzyme-inhibitory activity of PGYALQR peptide derived from fish waste hydrolysate by Phakeenuya Vanarat, Wonganu Benjamaporn

“…Molecular docking analysis using AutoDock Vina was performed to elucidate the mechanisms underlying the ACE-inhibitory activity of the PGYALQR peptide. Computational analysis revealed that the peptide binds to the ACE active site with −11.2 kcal/mol, forming hydrogen bonds with Glu162, Gln281, His353, Ala354, Lys511, His513, and Tyr523. …”
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Reducing the Brace Correction Stress on the Secondary Lumbar Curve Results in Excellent Muscle, Bone, and Disc Mechanical Performance: A Musculoskeletal Finite Element Simulation o... by Xiaohui Zhang, Di Wang, Danyu Lv, Jinmiao Lv, Huiyi Tang, Jinlin Qian, Bagen Liao

“…Methods A finite element model, including muscle, bone, and disc, was established using computed tomography data of a patient with RigoA3 adolescent idiopathic scoliosis. …”
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