Chronic coronary occlusions in patients after coronary artery bypass grafting. Morphological features and a review of possible interventions by S.М. Furkalo

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Immediate Surgery Might Be a Better Option for Subcapsular Thyroid Microcarcinomas by Jun Jiang, Hui Lu

“…For assessing RLN involvement, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value of the presence of an abnormal thyroid capsule margin between the STM and the presumed RLN course, assessed on preoperative ultrasonography images, were 100%, 43.3%, and 43.3%, respectively. …”
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New Test for the Comparison of Survival Curves to Detect Late Differences by Ildephonse Nizeyimana, Samuel Mwalili, George Orwa

“…Kaplan–Meier curves plotted from the Kaplan–Meier estimates of survival probabilities are used to depict the general image for such situations. Methods. The weighted log-rank test has been dealt with by suggesting different weight functions which give specific strength in specific situations. …”
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Apuesta por el valor de uso: aproximación a la arquitectónica del pensamiento de Bolívar Echeverría by Daniel Inclán, Márgara Millán, Lucia Linsalata

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A Study on the Influence of the Conglomerate Mesostructure on Fracture Failure Behavior Based on Discrete Element Method by Yu Yan, Shiyuan Li

“…CT scanning is used to identify the mesoscopic structure of the conglomerate, and then, a numerical model is devised in accordance with the CT scanned digital image. Three-point bending simulation experiments are conducted for 3 sets of semicircular conglomerate specimens possessing prefabricated cracks, to analyze the influence of the initiation and evolution of mesostructure on the fracture failure behavior. …”
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Emerging Prospects for Nanoparticle-Enabled Cancer Immunotherapy by Manal Ali Buabeid, El-Shaimaa A. Arafa, Ghulam Murtaza

“…The last part of this review deals with cancer immunotherapy using a combination of traditional interventional oncology approach and image-guided local immunotherapy against cancer. …”
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Overview of modern technologies for measuring, predicting and correcting turbulent distortions in optical waves by V.P. Lukin, I.P. Lukin

“…The work consists of the following parts: description of a technique for measuring fluctuations of optical waves in an atmospheric path, theoretical calculations of fluctuations by analytical analysis and mathematical modeling methods, technology for predicting turbulent air movement by the numerical solution of the Navier–Stokes equations and, finally, constructing adaptive optics systems that compensate for the turbulent distortions in optoelectronic image construction systems. Attention is focused on the peculiarities of fluctuations of specially created Laguerre–Gaussian and Bessel–Gaussian beams. …”
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Zu hybriden Kommunikationsformen im Online-Diskurs von NGOs by Marcelina Kałasznik

“…In her study, the author aims to grasp the nature of language-image conglomerates, to characterize their typical features and to point out mechanisms of how the meaning of digital texts emerges from the interplay of their various elements. …”
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Distance-Ranked Fault Identification of Reconfigurable Hardware Bitstreams via Functional Input by Naveed Imran, Ronald F. DeMara

“…When a complete recovery is not feasible, graceful degradation may be realized which is demonstrated by the PSNR improvement of images processed in a video encoder case study.…”
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Approaching Empedocles through PWL practices by Lucio Angelo Privitello

“…To approach the poem-fragments of Empedocles as a discourse emerging from the drama of living, is to allow their performatively theorized snapshots to return from mere stills to moving images of practice in modulated stages of training. …”
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Recursive Sample Scaling Low-Rank Representation by Wenyun Gao, Xiaoyun Li, Sheng Dai, Xinghui Yin, Stanley Ebhohimhen Abhadiomhen

“…The experimental results show that RSS-LRR consistently performs better than the compared methods in image clustering and classification tasks.…”
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Adult-onset spinal teratoma: a case report and review by K. Blank, G. Terbetas, L. Neverauskienė, J. Ušinskienė

“…The tumor presents as inhomogeneus intensities in both T1- and T2-weighted images due to teratoma’s tissue heterogeneity. Surgical resection is the first line treatment for spinal teratoma, usually decompressive laminectomy is performed. …”
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Dubai transient city. Anatomy of a post-urban phenomenon by Tiziano Aglieri Rinella

“…Nowadays, the glittering lights of this city’s skyline quickly sprouted from the desert, advertise the daring image of a city in which reality and fiction are often merged. …”
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Teaching, learning, and growing: the construction of a novice L2 writing teacher’s personal practical knowledge by Mingyu Li

“…Findings reveal that novice teachers’ self-image, a significant component of their personal practical knowledge, is profoundly influenced by their past experiences and continually guides their teaching. …”
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Investigations on Photodegradation and Antibacterial Activity of Mixed Oxide Nanocrystalline Materials by P. P. Shinde, R. J. Sayyad, S. S. Shukla, S. A. Waghmode and S. R. Gadale

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Ethnomedicinal understandings and pharmacognosy of Dischidia (Apocynaceae: Asclepiadoideae): A potential epiphytic genus by Gitartha Saikia, Nilakshee Devi

“…Purpose: The present study focused on the traditional medicinal uses of the genus Dischidia in different corners of the world by diverse indigenous peoples to reflect a lucid image regarding the traditional and ethno pharmacological significance of the genus and their continuous considerable services for the wellbeing of the people from the primordial period to the present era. …”
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Promoting collaborative governance to integrated halal tourism development in Bukittinggi city, Indonesia by Vika Yvanka, Erianjoni Erianjoni

“…Moreover, the effective implementation of collaboration strategies between the local government, business actors, and local communities is expected to increase local economic growth and tourism image.…”
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Diet-related dental wear in archaeological human populations of Chalcolithic and Bronze Age from North-Eastern Romania by Ozana-Maria Petraru, Luminița Bejenaru, Mariana Popovici

“…We report the first semiquantitative and quantitative assessment on dentine exposure of permanent second molars (M2) using the scale scoring technique, image analysis, and regression analysis on human teeth from Chalcolithic and Bronze Age archaeological populations discovered in North-Eastern Romania. …”
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The case of the unusual progression of the left atrial malignant tumor by R.M. Vitovsky, V.V. Isaenko, O.A. Pishchurin, V.F. Onishchenko, O.Z. Paratsiy, I.G. Yakovenko, D.N. Dyadyun, T.I. Dedkova

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Introduction of smart technologies in event-management: socio-cultural aspect by V. A. Shelginskaya

“…This makes event technologies an effective tool for achieving commercial, communication or image goals of an organization. The specificity of creating this uniqueness is largely related to the socio-communicative and aesthetic-axiological aspects of human life. …”
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