Clinical study and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) of a Robot-Assisted Gait Training on children with neurological disorders: A quasi-experimental study by Simone GAZZELLINI, Martina ANDELLINI, Federica DE FALCO, Daniela CASASANTA, Giampietro CORDONE, Alessandra COLAZZA, Donatella LETTORI, Massimiliano RAPONI, Enrico CASTELLI, Maria Rosaria VINCI, Reparata Rosa DI PRINZIO, Maurizio PETRARCA, Matteo RITROVATO, Salvatore ZAFFINA

“…Setting: The robotic device comprises a bilaterally driven gait orthosis, computer-controlled guidance, and a non-immersive virtual reality system. …”
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Experimental study on the impact of perpendicular and parallel bedding planes on the physical and geomechanical characteristics of carbonate rocks by Ahmed K. Abd El-Aal, Ahmed E. Radwan, Jabir Hussain, Mahrous A. M. Ali

“…The empirical relationships with moderate/high correlation coefficients established here allow significant rock parameters to be computed using regularly measured parameters, allowing rocks to be evaluated considerably more rapidly and effectively.…”
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Analysis of the Impact of Fault Mechanism Radiation Patterns on Macroseismic Fields in the Epicentral Area of 1998 and 2004 Krn Mountains Earthquakes (NW Slovenia) by Andrej Gosar

“…Radiation amplitude lobes were computed for three orthogonal directions: radial P, SV, and SH. …”
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Predictors of One-Year Change in How Youth Perceive Their Weight by Karen A. Patte, Wei Qian, Scott T. Leatherdale

“…Watching TV/movies or messaging/texting for over 2 hours/day was associated with overweight and underweight perceptions, respectively, in females only. Playing video/computer games for over 2 hours/day was associated with overweight perceptions in males and underweight perceptions in females. …”
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Comparative evaluation of marginal fit accuracy of two different designs of endocrown manufactured through CAD-CAM system: An in vitro study by Khushbu Rakesh Gupta, Deepesh Kumar Gupta, Anumeha Jha, Shivam B. Shukla, Aayush Mukund Dubey

“…The STL file format is translated into millable data file format (CNC- Computer numerical control) in the inLAB MC X5 Milling machine. …”
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Qualitative financial modelling in fractal dimensions by Rami Ahmad El-Nabulsi, Waranont Anukool

“…However, these fractional financial models require computational tools and advanced analytical methods to solve the associated fractional Black–Scholes equations. …”
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Swasthya Pahal (Health for All) Using a Sustainable, Multisector, Accessible, Affordable, Reimbursable, and Tailored Informatics Framework in Rural and Urban Areas of Chennai, Tami... by Ashish Joshi, Krishna Mohan Surapaneni, Ashoo Grover, Harpreet Kaur, Sofia Rani Saggu, Doilyn Oliveira

“…Swasthya Pahal (health for all) is an innovative, interactive, multilingual, stand-alone, internet-enabled computer-based program that aims to improve the self-management of NCDs. …”
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Comparison of the Cognitive Skills of Adolescent Basketball Players and Sedentary Adolescents by Egemen Mancı, Fırat Özdalyan, Sercin Kosova, Hikmet Gümüş, Celal Gençoğlu

“…Three different cognitive skill tests (Mackworth Clock Test, Timewall Test, and Change Detection Test) were applied among the participants via the “Psychology Experiment Building Language Test Battery” on a laptop computer, and the results were recorded. When the findings were analyzed, the results of the Change Detection Test comparisons showed that the athletes’ times of completing the whole test and their times of response to each question were shorter than those of the sedentary adolescents (both p lt;0.01). …”
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An in-vivo herb-drug interaction study of IME-9 and glimepiride in nicotinamide-STZ-induced diabetic rats by Archana K. Thikekar, Asha B. Thomas, Sohan S. Chitlange

“…PK and PD parameters were computed on both day 1 and 21 in vivo. In silico molecular docking investigations were conducted using Autodock Vina 1.2.3 to assess the binding affinity of the 46 primary phytoconstituents present in IME 9 with CYP2C9 enzymes. …”
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Acquired Hemophilia A Diagnosed Based on Gross Hematuria: A Case Report and Literature Review by Kenichi Hata, Junichiro Kato, Yusuke Takahashi, Shun Saito, Keigo Sakanaka, Takahiro Kimura

“…A 67-year-old woman was referred to Atsugi City Hospital with painless gross hematuria that began 4 weeks before presentation. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography (eCT) revealed an approximately 2 cm mass in the right renal pelvis, and the patient’s activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) was elevated (61.4 s). …”
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Ethiopia hygiene practice during complementary feeding and associated factors; systematic review and meta-analysis by Getnet Alemu Andargie, Kedir Seid, Gebeyehu Lakew, Amlaku Nigusie Yirsaw, Alemshet Yirga Berhie, Asnake Gashaw Belayneh, Solomon Ketema Bogale, Eyob Ketema Bogale, Eyob Getachew

“…The meta-analysis was conducted using STATA 17 software to compute pooled prevalence and odds ratios (OR) for the determinant factors, with a 95% confidence interval (CI). …”
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Radiomics for differentiating adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in non-small cell lung cancer beyond nodule morphology in chest CT by Minmini Selvam, Abjasree Sadanandan, Anupama Chandrasekharan, Sidharth Ramesh, Arunan Murali, Ganapathy Krishnamurthi

“…We assessed the performance of radiomics-based models in distinguishing primary there is from SCC presenting as lung nodules on Computed Tomography (CT) scans. We studied individuals with histopathologically proven adenocarcinoma or SCC type NSCLC tumours, detected as lung nodules on Chest CT. …”
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Reverse Shoulder Arthroplasty Baseplate Stability Is Affected by Bone Density and the Type and Amount of Augmentation by Daniel Ritter, Patric Raiss, Patrick J. Denard, Brian C. Werner, Manuel Kistler, Celina Lesnicar, Micheal van der Merwe, Peter E. Müller, Matthias Woiczinski, Coen A. Wijdicks, Samuel Bachmaier

“…Methods: Thirty cadaveric specimens were analyzed in an imaging and biomechanical investigation. Computed tomography (CT) scans allowed for preoperative RSA planning and bone density analysis. …”
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Generation of deep learning based virtual non-contrast CT using dual-layer dual-energy CT and its application to planning CT for radiotherapy. by Jungye Kim, Jimin Lee, Bitbyeol Kim, Sangwook Kim, Hyeongmin Jin, Seongmoon Jung

“…This paper presents a novel approach for generating virtual non-contrast planning computed tomography (VNC-pCT) images from contrast-enhanced planning CT (CE-pCT) scans using a deep learning model. …”
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Potentials of transanal endoscopic surgery at early rectal cancer by Yu. A. Shelygin, S. V. Chernyshov, L. P. Orlova, E. G. Rybakov

“…Preoperative examination included: digital investigation of the rectum, rectoromanoscopy with biopsy, colonoscopy, TRUS, computer tomography and magnetic-resonance tomography of abdominal cavity and small pelvis.Results. …”
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Awareness and Its Associated Factors of Obstetrics Fistula among Antenatal Care Attendees in Injibara Town Health Institutions, Awi Zone, North West, Ethiopia, 2019 by Wondu Feyisa Balcha, Azezu Asres Nigussie, Fentahun Yenealem Beyene, Azimeraw Arega Tesfu

“…Data was collected by a systematic random sampling technique and entered into a computer using Epi data 3.5, edited and analyzed using Statistical Package of Social Sciences 23.0 version. …”
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Three Years of High Time-resolution Air Pollution Monitoring in the Complex Multi-source Harbor of New York and New Jersey by Gayle Hagler, Dan Birkett, Ronald C. Henry, Richard E. Peltier

“…Nonparametric trajectory analysis (NTA) was utilized to separate the source areas influencing the monitoring data and observe how they changed over time, with over 1.6 million trajectories computed in total. Comparing the last 5 quarters of the study to the first 5 quarters, concentrations at the monitoring site associated with three port-related geographic areas decreased by 34–41%, 11–17%, and 28–41% for SO2, NOx, and BC, respectively. …”
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Identification of promising SARS-CoV-2 main protease inhibitor through molecular docking, dynamics simulation, and ADMET analysis by Ganesh Sharma, Neeraj Kumar, Chandra Shekhar Sharma, Taha Alqahtani, Yewulsew Kebede Tiruneh, Sharifa Sultana, Gabriel Vinícius Rolim Silva, Gabriela de Lima Menezes, Magdi E. A. Zaki, Jonas Ivan Nobre Oliveira

“…In this study, advanced computational techniques such as molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations were used to screen a series of antiviral compounds for their potential inhibitory effect on the SARS-CoV-2 Mpro. …”
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Blunt Isolated Small Bowel Perforation Intervention: Does a Delay in Management Matter? by Sung Yong Hong, Se Hun Kim, Ki Hoon Kim

“…The study was performed between March 2010 and December 2018 in adults (age >18 years) who initially underwent computed tomography and small bowel surgery only and survived more than one day postoperatively. …”
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Recognition and Classification of 3D Objects of Different Details by Islam A. Alexandrov, Maxim S. Mikhailov, Alexander N. Muranov, Vladimir Zh. Kuklin

“…In summary, the structure of the proposed method comprises the computation of the Laplace-Beltrami spectrum, the construction of spectral distribution maps, and the subsequent processing of this information using a neural network. …”
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