Impact of a Segmented-Scan Strategy on Residual Stress and Fit Accuracy of Dental Prostheses Fabricated via Laser-Beam Powder-Bed Fusion by Yoshio Kobayashi, Atsushi Takaichi, Yuka Kajima, Wenrui Qu, Noriyuki Wakabayashi

“…Residual stress was measured in the X and Y directions at three points using X-ray diffraction, while CT scans were used to count internal microstructures. The residual stress was lower in the X-direction in the segmented-scan group (24.61–217.17 MPa, respectively) than in the control group (187.70–293.71 MPa, respectively). …”
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The impacts of medication shortages on patient outcomes: A scoping review. by Jonathan Minh Phuong, Jonathan Penm, Betty Chaar, Lachlan Daniel Oldfield, Rebekah Moles

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Medline, Embase, Global Health, PsycINFO and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts were searched using the two key concepts of medicine shortage and patient outcomes. …”
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Experimental Study on Shear Resistance of Carex-Root-Fibered Soil by Feng-Chi Wang, Ming-Ze Zhao, Qi Sun

“…Furthermore, the cohesion and internal friction angle were used to evaluate the shear strength of the root-fibered soil based on Mohr–Coulomb’s law. …”
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Artificial intelligence applied in identifying left ventricular walls in myocardial perfusion scintigraphy images: Pilot study. by Solange Amorim Nogueira, Fernanda Ambrogi B Luz, Thiago Fellipe O Camargo, Julio Cesar S Oliveira, Guilherme Carvalho Campos Neto, Felipe Brazao F Carvalhaes, Marcio Rodrigues C Reis, Paulo Victor Santos, Giovanna Souza Mendes, Rafael Maffei Loureiro, Daniel Tornieri, Viviane M Gomes Pacheco, Antonio Paulo Coimbra, Wesley Pacheco Calixto

“…The results demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed artificial intelligence model, with a Dice coefficient of 87% and an average Intersection over Union of 0.8, reflecting high agreement with the manual segmentations produced by experts and surpassing traditional interpretation methods. The internal and external validation of the model corroborates its future applicability in real clinical scenarios, offering a new perspective in the analysis of myocardial perfusion scintigraphy images. …”
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Exploring the incidence and influencing factors of postoperative nausea and vomiting after laparoscopic bariatric surgery: a protocol for a retrospective observational study by Juan Tan, Qiang Fu, Lin Tan, Haibei Liu

“…The results of this study will be presented at various academic and healthcare conferences, spanning local to international levels and will also be submitted for publication in reputable, peer-reviewed journals.Trial registration number This study has been registered with the Chinese Clinical Trial Register (ChiCTR) under registration number ChiCTR2400088738.…”
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Postfire Safety Investigation on Prestressed RPC Beams after Exposure to Elevated Temperatures by Yan Kai, Zhang Yao, Cai Hao, Fan Lili, Xin Zhang

“…Since the postfire safety of prestressed RPC beams after exposure to elevated temperatures needs to be studied and proved, this paper prepares eight smart prestressed RPC beams with intelligent sensors built in to monitor the internal temperature, force, and strain. The residual bearing tests after fire are carried out. …”
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The effectiveness of inactive arcanobacterium pyogenes vaccines in mice by Hasan Hüseyin Hadimli*, Zafer Sayın, Yasemin Pınarkara, Aslı Sakmanoğlu, M. Seyyide Temimhan, Osman Erganiş

“…Death animals were necropsied and microbiological examination were made from internal organs (liver, spleen, lungs, heart and kidney). …”
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Mycobiota composition through the ripening of artisanal soft cheeses ‘Torta del Casar’ and ‘Queso de la Serena’ monitored by high-throughput sequencing by Almudena V. Merchán, Ángel Carlos Román, Santiago Ruiz-Moyano, María Vázquez-Hernández, Catalina M. Cabañas, María José Benito

“…The findings contribute to a deeper understanding of the mycobiota ecology of these artisanal cheeses, providing essential insights for implementing practices to enhance their quality. The Internal Transcribed Spacer rRNA gene metabarcoding sequencing was applied to elucidate the mycobiota occurring throughout the ripening. …”
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Long-Term Outcome after Vitrectomy for Macular Edema with Retinal Vein Occlusion Dividing into the Occlusion Site by Takeshi Iwase, Brian C. Oveson

“…Inclusion criteria were eyes with (1) preoperative visual acuity (VA) of 20/40 or worse, (2) a central foveal thickness (CFT) greater than 250 μm, and (3) vitrectomy with internal limiting membrane and intravitreal triamcinolone acetonide. …”
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Scientific discussion on the essence of state financial regulation of socio-economic inequality in modern conditions by M. L. Dorofeev

“…Developed countries should promote international tax cooperation to solve this problem, and developing countries should focus on improving their progressive tax systems.…”
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Exploring the power of spectrophotometric technique in determination of oxytetracycline and lidocaine in their pharmaceutical dosage form as well as in the presence of toxic lidoca... by Naglaa Ahmed, Ahmed Hemdan, Hala ZaaZaa, Maha Galal

“…The developed methods underwent validation following International Council for Harmonization guidelines. The validation process demonstrated that all suggested methods are accurate and selective in their measurements. …”
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Constructing “Society’s Soldiers”: Identity Work, (Total) Defence Willingness and the Swedish Home Guard by Jenny Malmström, Joakim Berndtsson

“…The study is designed as a qualitative, exploratory case study of SHG communication based on a wide range of mainly textual and interview-based sources in which we analyse communication directed at both internal and external audiences. Analytically, we draw on theories of organizational, military, and collective social identity to probe identity-building strategies and how they relate to the idea of defence willingness. …”
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An Empirical Spatial Accessibility Analysis of Qingdao City Based on Multisource Data by Ge Gao, Zhen Wang, Xinmin Liu, Tongfei Li

“…The inter-city linkage strength and internal-external linkage strength are used to evaluate the spatial linkages of the urban agglomeration. …”
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Impacts of Cooperative Adaptive Cruise Control Links on Driving Comfort under Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communication by Yongchun Li, Chuanping Shan

“…Simulations outputted microcosmic trajectory data of vehicles, based on which the driving comfort was evaluated using the comfort index described by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 2631-1. …”
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Updating the “cost factor” in the William fine risk assessment method following economic power: A case study of selected production industries in Iran by Bafrin Moloudpourfard, Morteza Tahamipour Zarandi, Mostafa Pouyakian

“…Therefore, this study aimed to update the “cost factor” in the William Fine method in proportion to the economic power in selected production industries in Iran. Based on the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC), three selected production industries were the automotive, pharmaceutical, and food industries. …”
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More Efficient Manual Review of Automatically Transcribed Tabular Data by Bjørn-Richard Pedersen, Rigmor Katrine Johansen, Einar Holsbø, Hilde Sommerseth, Lars Ailo Bongo

“…Our interviews show that the reviewers performed internal quality control and found our custom tool to be useful and easy to operate. …”
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Influence of multi gradient modulus interface layer constructed by flexible PI nanolayer modified carbon fiber surface on the mechanical properties of epoxy based composites by Tiantian Li, Ge Yu, Weipeng Huang, Yiling Chen, Yanchao Zhu, Ce Liang

“…Additionally, the multi-layer interface mitigates internal and external stress concentrations to improve the mechanical properties of the material. …”
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Facial Emotion Recognition and Classification Using the Convolutional Neural Network-10 (CNN-10) by Emmanuel Gbenga Dada, David Opeoluwa Oyewola, Stephen Bassi Joseph, Onyeka Emebo, Olugbenga Oluseun Oluwagbemi

“…Emotions can depict the state of health and internal wellbeing of individuals. Facial expression detection has been a hot research topic in the last couple of years. …”
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Analysis of Deep Foundation Pit Pile-Anchor Supporting System Based on FLAC3D by Yongshuai Sun, Zhiming Li

“…Relying on a deep foundation pit project in Beijing, using FLAC3D three-dimensional finite-difference software simulation combined with displacement monitoring data verification method, the deep foundation pit excavation and three-pile and two-anchor rod support system in anhydrous sand pebble stratum are systematically analyzed, and summed up the variation law of formation stress, internal force of soil nail, axial force of bolt, stress and displacement of pile in the process of excavation and support of deep foundation pit. …”
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Ônibus 174: um olhar sobre a violência urbana e a exclusão social by Joana Maria Eleutério

“…It is unquestionable that, although both have achieved international visibility, there is a multitude of invisible Sandros and Sandras, living in the streets and "caregivens" institutions for children, going through the same stages of this monstrous metamorphosis that led them desperation in the final scene of their short lives.…”
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