Orality in the cultural area of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Ćurguz Jelena

“…Most customs are permeated with verbal and non-verbal ritual communication - established greetings and congratulations, toasts, jokes, songs, dances, processions, shared meals, gift-giving and decorations, and sometimes piercing sounds. Also, the old oral literature and expressions are still alive today, which are passed down from generation to generation - e.g. songs, fairy tales, proverbs, sayings, anecdotes, curses, rhymes and lullabies, and many people have specific nicknames. …”
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Optimizing concrete crack detection an echo state network approach with improved fish migration optimization by Zhichun Fang, Xiuhong Wang, Jiaojiao Gao, Behrooz Eskandarpour

“…It is important to find and investigate the concrete cracks during analyzing the safety and structural soundness of buildings, bridges, and other infrastructure. …”
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Pericardial Effusion due to Primary Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma: A Common Finding but an Uncommon Cause by Valery Istomin, David S. Blondheim, Simcha R. Meisel, Aaron Frimerman, Moshe Lapidot, Ronit Rachmilevitch

“…Neck veins were distended, heart sounds were distant, and dullness was found on both lung bases. …”
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Feasibility and Acceptability of Utilizing a Smartphone Based Application to Monitor Outpatient Discharge Instruction Compliance in Cardiac Disease Patients around Discharge from H... by Aimee M. Layton, James Whitworth, James Peacock, Matthew N. Bartels, Patricia A. Jellen, Byron M. Thomashow

“…Patients with decreased breath sounds by physical exam and who reported their health as fair to poor on the day of discharge were less likely to utilize the application. …”
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Science highlights from the Kjell Henriksen Observatory on Svalbard by Katie Herlingshaw, Noora Partamies, Charlotte M. van Hazendonk, Mikko Syrjäsuo, Lisa J. Baddeley, Magnar G. Johnsen, Nina K. Eriksen, Ian McWhirter, Anasuya Aruliah, Mark J. Engebretson, Kjellmar Oksavik, Fred Sigernes, Dag A. Lorentzen, Takanori Nishiyama, Matthew B. Cooper, John Meriwether, Stein Haaland, Daniel Whiter

“…KHO’s diverse instrumentation, combined with other co-located optical and radar infrastructure, and in situ measurements from satellites and sounding rockets, has paved the way for impactful multi-instrument studies. …”
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Normal Hearing Ability but Impaired Auditory Selective Attention Associated with Prediction of Response to Donepezil in Patients with Alzheimer’s Disease by Yoshitaka Ouchi, Kenichi Meguro, Kyoko Akanuma, Yuriko Kato, Satoshi Yamaguchi

“…Auditory attention was impaired in AD patients, which suggests that unnecessary sounds should be avoided in nursing homes. Auditory selective attention is associated with response to donepezil in AD.…”
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Natural and anthropogenic noise shape bat activity and sonar behavior by Ryan Vosbigian, Ryan Wardle, Hannah S. Rempel, Ellie Brauer, Michael Huggins, Samantha West, Joshua S. Willems, Clinton D. Francis

“…These findings suggest that T. brasiliensis may select areas based on acoustic properties and not by associating river sounds with more favorable habitat. We also observed that T. brasiliensis modified call duration and frequency in response to river playbacks in a manner consistent with a behavioral switch from foraging to navigating. …”
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A New Variational Assimilation Method Based on Gradient Information from Satellite Data by Bo Zhong, Yun-Feng Wang, Gang Ma, Xin-Yuan Ma, Lu Yang

“…An ideal experiment of variational data assimilation is conducted using the Community Radiative Transfer Model (CRTM) and Advanced Microwave Sounding Unit-A (AMSU-A) data, indicating that only assimilating gradient information can eliminate the smooth systematic bias in observation data. …”
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Ileal volvulus secondary to postsurgical adhesion syndrome. A case report by Paolo Martini, Jorge Luis Estepa Pérez, Annalisa Noemi Garrini, Biagio Di Trani

“…Upon examination, a distended abdomen was evident, with air-fluid sounds present of good tone and frequency, painful on palpation, and increased abdominal tympany. …”
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Understanding displacement of onboard contingents in Navy amphibious ships. by Heitor Martinez-Grueira, Rafael Asorey-Cacheda, Antonio-Javier Garcia-Sanchez, Joan Garcia-Haro

“…This study validated the soundness of the safety protocols implemented on navy vessels and highlighted the impact of certain characteristics of the embarked military contingent, such as body mass index, age, and seniority. …”
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Case Report: Necrotizing pneumonia in pediatric patients: a rare case of unilateral necrosis in two entire lobe tissues by Jingli Zhang, Yingqian Zhang, Longfei Gao, Huifang Wu, Xiaojuan Liu, Fan Yang, Yingxue Wang

“…This case study presents a 5-year-old male child with necrotizing pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae, describing the clinical features, laboratory abnormalities, and radiographic findings associated with this condition, particularly the rare occurrence of unilateral necrosis in two entire lobe tissues.Case presentationThe patient presented with a 14-day history of fever and cough, accompanied by paroxysmal cough with continuous sounds, congested throat, increased respiratory effort, and abnormal lung findings on physical examination. …”
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"[T]he rising silhouette of the city" : une poétique des choses urbaines dans "Coming, Aphrodite !" et "The Diamond Mine" de Willa Cather by Céline Manresa

“…Sensitive to the ever-renewed colours, lights, sounds and shapes of the city, Willa Cather’s literary language is permeated by the intensity of the urban experience, which ultimately paves the way for a poetic encounter between the text and the tangible world of the city.…”
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Placemaking Through Sensory Engagement: Assessing Cultural Essence of Assi Ghat, Varanasi for Virtual Environments by Tejaswini Rai, Suruchi Modi, Neena Zutshi

“…The built fabric of the ghat (from Sanskrit Ghatta, steps leading to a river), along the sacred river Ganges, is not merely a geographical location but a multisensory environment where the sights, sounds, smells, and textures all play a crucial role in creating a deep, immersive experience and spiritual connection with the sacred environment. …”
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Léo Malet ou le roman noir américain made in France by Crystel Pinçonnat

“…To reinforce their credibility, their authors adopted American-sounding pseudonyms. This is how Léo Malet, commissioned by “Minuit,” wrote the first Johnny Metal novel in 1941. …”
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A Comparative Study between Conventional Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise and Virtual Reality-based Diaphragmatic Breathing Exercise on Quality of Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmo... by Sridhar Shirodkar, Medha Deo

“…Virtual reality (VR) is defined as a computer-generated simulation, such as a set of images and sounds that represent a real place or situation that can be interacted within a seemingly real or physical way by a person using special electronic equipment. …”
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Tone, the driving force in Qaisar Aminpour's Ashura Elegies by Seyed Mehdi Mousavi nia, Gholamreza Kafi

“…Aminpour has also made use of figurative language, especially metaphors to depict the poetic landscapes the musicality of sounds and the magic of the proximity and contiguity of letters as a style to create a more emphatic tragic tone in Ashura poems.…”
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Environmental Determinants Influencing Seasonal Variations of Bird Diversity and Abundance in Wetlands, Northern Region (Ghana) by Collins Ayine Nsor, Edward Adzesiwor Obodai

“…A combination of visual and bird sounding techniques was used to determine the seasonal variations in bird abundance, while ordination techniques were performed to determine the influence of environmental factors on bird assemblage. …”
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A Case of Synovial Chondromatosis of Temporomandibular Joint with Numerous Loose Bodies by Yumiko Matsusue, Kazuhiko Yamamoto, Nobuhiro Yamakawa, Ikumi Yamamoto, Shinpei Matsuda, Hitoshi Yoshimura, Tetsuji Kawakami, Tadaaki Kirita

“…The maximum mouth opening was 30 mm, and movement of the left mandibular condyle was restricted and accompanied by pain and joint sounds. Panoramic radiography showed deformation of the left mandibular condyle and radiopaque lesions surrounding it. …”
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Acoustic measurements and intelligibility of English vowels produced by Thai speakers by Kamonnate Iadkert, Roshidah Hassan, Azirah Hashim

“…For the listening task, thirty Malaysian listeners were asked to evaluate the speech intelligibility of the English sounds produced by the three speakers. The duration and formant frequencies of English vowels produced were measured to investigate the characteristics of the monophthongs and diphthongs. …”
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Analyzing Language Dysfunctions in Patients of Motor Neuron Disease and Their Psycho-Emotional Problems: A Case Study by Azeem Alphonce, Irfan Abbas, Riaz Riaz Ullah

“…The findings indicate that there are significant challenges that MND patients face at different phases from producing sounds in words to the formation of sentences and experiencing short and long pauses followed by muteness. …”
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