Validation of SPARCC MRI-RETIC e-tools for increasing scoring proficiency of MRI sacroiliac joint lesions in axial spondyloarthritis by Mikkel Østergaard, Kristyna Bubová, Monika Gregová, Robert GW Lambert, Susanne Juhl Pedersen, Manouk de Hooge, Iris Eshed, Stephanie Wichuk, Adrian Ciurea, Michael S Nissen, Ashish J Mathew, Joel Paschke, Raphael Micheroli, Burkhard Möller, Walter Maksymowych, Nora Vladimirova, Žiga Snoj, Anna Enevold Fløistrup E F Hadsbjerg, Karlo Pintaric, Marie Wetterslev, Karel Gorican

“…Background The Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) developers have created web-based calibration modules for the SPARCC MRI sacroiliac joint (SIJ) scoring methods. We aimed to test the impact of applying these e-modules on the feasibility and reliability of these methods.Methods The SPARCC-SIJRETIC e-modules contain cases with baseline and follow-up scans and an online scoring interface. …”
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Preparation of dental and nursing professionals within Swedish higher education: navigating to confidence in literacies and professional knowledge by Nikolaos Christidis, Jakob Tomasson, Armin Rataghi, Maria Christidis

“…We analyzed the data using non-parametrical methods. Results Upon graduation, the dentists scored high in academic and professional literacy and knowledge. …”
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Optimization and Modelling of Chemical Oxygen Demand Removal by ANAMMOX Process Using Response Surface Methodology by Ali Jalilzadeh, Ramin Nabizadeh, Alireza Mesdaghinia, Aliakbar Azimi, Simin Nasseri, Amir Hossein Mahvi, Kazem Naddafi

“…Finally, the analysis of the optimum conditions, performed by the response surface method, predicted COD removal efficiency of 81.07% at the optimum condition.…”
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Implementasi Pembelajaran Cake Decoration pada Siswa Berkebutuhan Khusus (Tunarungu) oleh Politeknik Pariwisata Makassar by Faisal Akbar Zaenal, Muhammad Anas, Hasmawati Mansyur Mustamin, Hilman Septian, Nur Faina

“…This program is a collaboration between the Makassar Tourism Polytechnic and SLB.C YPPLB 2 Makassar, aiming to provide vocational skills to students with special needs. The teaching methods used include visual, manual, cooperative, and total communication methods, with deductive, expository, and heuristic strategies. …”
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Victimization as a strategy of the artistic representation of the past: The case of the NATO bombing of the FRY by Mihaljinac Nina

“…The aim of the paper is to point out the possible methods of developing a holistic, inclusive and critical culture of remembrance that would lead to the treatment of collective traumas, and to underline the importance of showing public respect for all narratives of memory, and thus also narratives of victimization, which can often be politically abused. …”
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Interpretation of pharmacokinetic data in preclinical studies of new drugs. Single intravenous administration by S. V. Geodakyan

“…Further development of the methodological level of the decision support system proposed for the organization of primary selection and experimental preclinical study of new drugs. Methods for describing and interpreting the main pharmacokinetic experiment (single intravenous administration of drugs) data are systematized. …”
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Evaluation of Amblyopia in School Going Children by Pawan N. Jarwal, Rekha Singh

“…This study was done to determine the prevalence of amblyopia in school going children in the age group of 5-15 years in and around Jaipur and also to detect the types of amblyopia in these children. Materials and Methods: Cross sectional and time bound study, in which 4020 school children in the age group of 5-15 years underwent screening. …”
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CMENet: A Cross-Modal Enhancement Network for Tobacco Leaf Grading by Qinglin He, Xiaobing Zhang, Jianxin Hu, Zehua Sheng, Qi Li, Si-Yuan Cao, Hui-Liang Shen

“…In recent years, some methods have been introduced to automate the grading process by utilizing the reflection images of tobacco leaves. …”
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Estimating TYLCV resistance level using RGBD sensors in production greenhouse conditions by Dorin Shmaryahu, Rotem Lev Lehman, Ezri Peleg, Guy Shani

“…For identifying plants with visual symptoms, our methods achieved an accuracy of 0.928, a precision of 0.934, and a recall of 0.95. …”
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Generative Adversarial Networks In Object Detection: A Systematic Literature Review by Anis Farihan Mat Raffei, Sinung Suakanto, Faqih Hamami, Mohd Arfian Ismail, Ferda Ernawan

“…The paper investigates three primary domains where GANs have demonstrated remarkable potential: data augmentation for addressing data scarcity, occlusion handling techniques designed to manage visually obstructed objects, and enhancement methods specifically focused on improving small object detection performance. …”
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Urban street network morphology classification through street-block based graph neural networks and multi-model fusion by Yang Liu, Qingsheng Guo, Chuanbang Zheng

“…Current classification methods typically rely on a single model type, which causes them to struggle in considering topological, geometric, visual, and global features simultaneously, leading to suboptimal results. …”
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Exploring the Application of NeRF in Enhancing Post-Disaster Response: A Case Study of the Sasebo Landslide in Japan by Jinge Zhang, Yan Du, Yujing Jiang, Sunhao Zhang, Hongbin Chen, Dongqi Shang

“…In the future, integrating the advantages of both methods could enable rapid and precise post-disaster 3D reconstruction.…”
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Expansion and Assessment of a Web-Based 24-Hour Dietary Recall Tool, Foodbook24, for Use Among Diverse Populations Living in Ireland: Comparative Analysis by Grace Bennett, Shuhua Yang, Laura A Bardon, Claire M Timon, Eileen R Gibney

“… BackgroundCurrently, the methods used to collect dietary intake data in Ireland are inflexible to the needs of certain populations, who are poorly represented in nutrition and health data as a result. …”
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A Coordination Law for Multiple Air Vehicles in Distributed Communication Scenarios by Zhongtao Cheng, Mao Su, Lei Liu, Bo Wang, Yongji Wang

“…The effectiveness of the proposed method is demonstrated with simulations.…”
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PERFORMANCE OF CEMENT COMPOSITES REINFORCED WITH SURFACE-MODIFIED POLYPROPYLENE MICRO- AND MACRO-FIBERS by Jakub Antoš, Lukáš Dejdar, Jan Trejbal, Zdeněk Prošek

“…Moreover, cracking behavior development was monitored using digital image correlation (DIC). This method enabled to record the micro-cracks system evaluation of both fiber reinforced samples.…”
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PatCID: an open-access dataset of chemical structures in patent documents by Lucas Morin, Valéry Weber, Gerhard Ingmar Meijer, Fisher Yu, Peter W. J. Staar

“…Leveraging state-of-the-art methods of document understanding, PatCID high-quality data outperforms currently available automatically-generated patent-databases. …”
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Comparison of Retrograde Intrarenal Surgery and Micro-percutaneous Nephrolithotomy for Kidney Stones 5-10 mm in Diameter by Bayram Güner, Bilal Günaydın

“…Aim:To compare the results of micro-percutaneous nephrolithotomy (micro-PNL) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for symptomatic renal stones 5-10 mm in diameter.Methods:A total of 86 patients, who underwent RIRS (n=53) and micro-PNL (n=23), were evaluated retrospectively. …”
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Effect of tea manufacturing processes and cultivars on tea infusion color by Chung‑Tse Chen, Chin-Ying Yang, Jason T. C. Tzen

“…However, limited research has explored the combined effects of processing methods and tea cultivars on tea infusion color. This study compared the effects of semi-fermented oolong tea and fully fermented black tea processing on infusion color using Taiwan Tea Experiment Station (TTES) No. 18 and Chin-shin cultivars. …”
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Automated Cattle Head and Ear Pose Estimation Using Deep Learning for Animal Welfare Research by Sueun Kim

“…However, traditional visual observation methods are often subjective, as assessments can vary between observers, and are unsuitable for long-term, quantitative monitoring. …”
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Platelet-rich plasma administering in osteoarthrosis treatment by Usein I. Basnaev, Nariman E. Karakursakov, Vyacheslav Yu. Mykhaylichenko, Maxim A. Kriventsov

“…While searching for novel methods of osteoarthrosis treatment, we proposed administering intra-articular injections of autologous platelet-rich plasma. …”
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