Modeling regional aboveground carbon stock dynamics affected by land use and land cover changes by A.D. Malik, M.C.W. Arief, S. Withaningsih, P. Parikesit

“…Land use and land cover changes were assessed from remotely sensed imagery data recorded in 2009 and 2021 using the maximum likelihood classification method in the geographic information as a collection of layers and other elements in a map 10.6 package. …”
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Effect of Lingnan Painless Apitherapy combined with McKenzie Therapy on Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation by Hongbo WU, Xinghua CHEN, Ruike ZHANG, Qinglu LUO, Yongming CHENG

“…Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of Lingnan painless apitherapy combined with McKenzie therapy on patients with lumbar disc herniation(LDH).Methods:A total of 80 patients with LDH who were treated in the department of rehabilitation medicine of the fifth affiliated hospital of Guangzhou medical university from February 2019 to June 2020 were randomly divided into the control group and the observation group according to the random number table method, with 40 cases in each group.The control group received magnetic thermal-vibration therapy and McKenzie therapy.The Japanese magnetic thermal-vibration therapy instrument(TM-3200)was used in the magnetic thermotherapy, the appropriate intensity(high, hot, warm and low temperature)was selected according to the patient's feeling and symptoms, 20 minutes each time, once a day, seven times a week, continuous treatment for two weeks.In addition, the patients with LDH received McKenzie therapy, which was assisted by the therapist or the patient actively completed the flowing training, such as prone position stretching, prone position stretching combined with compression, standing position lateral movement and so on.Each step rested for one minute, once every two days, continuous treatment for two weeks.The observation group received Lingnan painless apitherapy on the basis of treatment in the control group after half an hour's rest.Before treatment, the patients were given apitherapy tolerance test, performing apitherapy with one bee on each Zusanli acupoints on both sides.After apitherapy for 15 minutes, if there was no adverse reaction, the patients were given painless apitherapy with a quiet and comfortable environment, every other day.In this treatment, both sides of Huatuo Jiaji acupoints on the lumbar spinous processes were selected, and Huatuo Jiaji acupoints on both sides of the 5th lumbar spinous process were selected in the first treatment, one acupoint on the left and one on the right.After that, two acupoints were added each time, and each acupoint was treated by one bee.According to the order of Jiaji points on the 4th, 3rd, 2nd and 1st lumbar vertebrae, the number of bee needles increased to 10 bees.Before treatment and two weeks after treatment, visual analogue scales(VAS)was used to evaluate the pain degree, Oswestry disability index(ODI)was used to assess the lumbar spine dysfunction, and TCM syndrome score was used to evaluate the therapeutic effect, and the clinical efficacy was evaluated by <italic>the diagnosis and curative effect standards of TCM diseases</italic>.Results:Before treatment, there was no significant difference in the VAS score, ODI score and TCM syndrome score between the observation group and the control group(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05).Compared with treatment before, the VAS score, ODI score and TCM syndrome score after treatment for two weeks of the two groups were significantly reduced, with a statistically significant difference(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Compared with the control group, the VAS score and TCM syndrome score of the observation group were lower than those of the control group, with a statistically significant difference(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), but there was no considerable difference in ODI score between the two groups(<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05), and the clinical efficacy of the observation group(95%)was significantly higher than that of the control group(80%)(<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Lingnan painless apitherapy combined with McKenzie therapy can significantly improve the pain degree and lumbar spine dysfunction of patients with LDH, which have a good effect and it is worthy of clinical promotion.However, it's necessary to develop large-sample randomized controlled trials and follow-up, to provide more reliable basis for clinical treatment of LDH.…”
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Early identification of mild cognitive impairment: an innovative model using ocular biomarkers by Lingjing Zhang, Lingjing Zhang, Yanwei Wang, Yuming Liu, Zi Ye, Zhaohui Li

“…The least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) method and multivariate logistic regression analysis were performed using R software for dimensionality reduction and variable selection. …”
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Retinopathy in a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus by Ildefonso Chan, MD, Franz Marie Cruz, MD, Cherica Tee, MD, Carien Gulay, MD, Leonila Dans, MD, Jennifer Otadoy-Agustin, MD, Marysia Recto, MD

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Imagery in Song Lyrics of Taylor Swift by Unpris Yastanti, Susilawati Susilawati

“…This research used a descriptive qualitative method to analyze the data. The results of this research indicate that (1) There are five kinds of imagery, they are visual imagery, auditory imagery, kinesthetic imagery, tactile imagery, and organic imagery in Taylor Swift song lyrics. …”
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Conceptual mapping of geography textbook content on the example of the desert biome by Petr Trahorsch, Jan Daniel Bláha, Kristýna Ryčlová

“…To achieve this objective, we assessed geography textbooks using conceptual maps, which can be used to conceptualise this topic. The method used is innovative in textbook research and can be used to present results in a visual form with added value. …”
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Teknologi Internet of Things untuk Meningkatkan Mobilitas Penyandang Tunanetra Tanpa Batasan Ruang dan Waktu by Muhammad Tachyul Qulub Ramadhani, Imam Purwanto Imam Purwanto

“… This system uses NodeMCU ESP8266 and ESP32 CAM to create a cane for the visually impaired. The HC-SR04 ultrasonic sensor detects objects within a distance of 50 cm and activates a buzzer as a warning. …”
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All is found: a quality assessment of the Arabic dubbing of songs featured in Disney’s musicals by Marah Rawajbeh, Rami Qawariq

“…We apply an analytical method called the ‘triangle of aspects’ to the modern standard Arabic and Egyptian Arabic dubbed versions of songs featured in four Disney musical films to determine the success of each dubbed version in retaining the functional musical, visual, and verbal aspects of the original songs. …”
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Increasing Slow Learner Reading Abilities Through Functional Reading : A Single-Case Study on An Elementary School Student by Michelle Torita Shinta Nauli, Lucia RM Royanto

“…This research uses a qualitative approach with the single-subject design using the reversal method or the ABA research design.  Data was collected through three phases: baseline, intervention, and evaluation phases. …”
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Retina Modeling by Artificial Neural Networks by Amelia Stewart

“…The model, as mentioned above, has potential applications in the development of artificial retinas, serving as a hardware implementation to restore some visual capabilities in individuals with visual impairments.…”
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Middle Meningeal Arteriovenous Fistula, Trauma, Dural Arteriovenous Fistula, Middle Meningeal Artery, Coil Embolization by Bokyung Kim, Kyung Mi Lee

“…Biopsy is the most definitive diagnostic method; however, it can be invasive and unnecessary in certain cases. …”
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Manually performed limbal relaxing incisions versus femtosecond laser-guided astigmatic keratotomy for correction of corneal astigmatism after phacoemulsification by Ashraf Rashwan, Ali Natag, Ehab Wasfi, Hassan Lotfy, Mohamed Shehata

“…Conclusion Both manually performed LRIs and FLAK were safe, predictable, and effective methods for correcting pre-existing or surgically induced corneal astigmatism after phacoemulsification with a nonsignificant difference in visual and corneal topographic outcomes between the two methods.…”
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Collaboration to Enhance Culture and Arts on Pulau Ketam Malaysia as a Strengthening of Socio-Cultural Identity by Dona Prawita Arissuta, Achmad Nur Kholis

“…There needs to be an effort to encourage the promotion of the community to maintain the socio-culture in the area. international community service activities are one solution that can be done. The method used in this community service activity is to identify problems in the field. …”
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Vision-Degree-Driven Loading Strategy for Real-Time Large-Scale Scene Rendering by Yu Ding, Ying Song

“…Experimental results demonstrate that our method reduces the rendering latency by 24–29% compared with the existing Area-of-Interest (AOI)-based loading strategy, while maintaining comparable visual quality.…”
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Cochlear Implantation in Patients with Keratitis-Ichthyosis-Deafness Syndrome: A Report of Two Cases by Birgul Gumus, Armagan Incesulu, Mehmet Ozgur Pinarbasli

“…On the other hand, cochlear implantation is a method that has been used in limited cases in the literature. …”
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Effects of neighborhood streetscape on the single-family housing price: Focusing on nonlinear and interaction effects using interpretable machine learning. by Jaewon Han, Ayoung Woo, Sugie Lee

“…In addition, this study used an interpretable machine learning model of the SHAP method to identify key features that affect single-family home price prediction. …”
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Towards an Integrated Study of Camouflage and Cognition in Cephalopods by Willa M. Lane, Nicola S. Clayton

“…Finally, we discuss barriers to using camouflage as a method to study cognition and provide two hypothetical paradigms using camouflage to study object permanence and predator deception. …”
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Unsupervised Restoration of Underwater Structural Crack Images via Physics-Constrained Image Translation and Multi-Scale Feature Retention by Xianfeng Zeng, Wenji Ai, Zongchao Liu, Xianling Wang

“…This paper introduces an unsupervised enhancement framework tailored for restoring underwater images containing structural cracks. The method combines a physical modeling of underwater light transmission with a deep image translation architecture that operates without requiring paired training samples. …”
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Neutrophil elastase inhibitor (Sivelestat) in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome induced by COVID-19: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Yuting Li, Jianjun Zhao, Jiahui Wei, Yanhong Zhang, Haitao Zhang, Ying Li, Ting Liao, Yang Hu, Bo Yuan, Xinmei Zhang, Wanyan Liu, Changgang Liu, Qingsong Cui, Shunzi Wu, Hongmei Jiang, Wenge Liu, Weiheng Liu, Hongguang Xu, Gang Li, Yuyan Cai, Liting Chen, Bingwei Chen, Dong Zhang

“…The differences in continuous outcomes were assessed with the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. Kaplan–Meier method was used to show the 28-day survival curves in the matched cohorts. …”
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Radiomics capabilities in the interpretation of ultrasound and CT data in patients with chronic kidney disease: A review by Alexandra V. Proskura, Khalil M. Ismailov, Alexander G. Smoleevskiy, Amina I. Salpagarova, Irina N. Bobkova, Andrei M. Shestiuk

“…Radiomics is a promising area of medical image analysis based on the extraction of quantitative features not available in standard visual analysis and the subsequent use of artificial intelligence methods for their processing and interpretation. …”
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