Erector Spinae Plane Fascial Block in Multiple Rib Fractures (Case Report) by V. Kh. Sharipova, I. V. Fokin, F. K. Sattarova, F. O. Parpibayev

“…The aim of the study: to improve the efficacy of erector spinae plane (ESP) fascial block for pain management in patients with multiple rib fractures. Materials and methods. We observed 4 patients with multiple rib fractures who were treated with ESP fascial block with subsequent prolonged administration of local anesthetic for pain relief. …”
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The Effect of Intrathecal Bupivacaine Plus Dextrose 5% and Fentanyl Compared with Bupivacaine Alone on the Onset and Duration of Analgesia in Patients Undergoing Lower-Limb Orthope... by Amir Sabertanha, Gholam Reza Makhmalbaf, Maryam Bayati, Aram Meshkini

“…Anesthesia was induced by the spinal method. The visual analog scale (VAS) was used to assess the patients’ pain; hemodynamic status (systolic and diastolic blood pressure and the heart rate) and oxygen saturation were also monitored. …”
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Using infographics to empower nursing students on integrating Ubuntu, HIV/AIDS and TB at a selected University, South Africa by M. N. Kgatla, T. I. Ramavhoya, M. M. Rasweswe, F. M. Mulaudzi

“…Textual data from discussions, visual data from infographics, and field notes were triangulated and subjected to thematic analysis. …”
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Determination of priority areas for development within Selyshchanskyi placer using ArcGIS software by T. V. Okholina, H. O. Kuzmanenko, M. D. Merezhko

“…Obtained cartographic constructions visually reflect the economic potential of the Selyshchanskyi placer, namely the distribution of the vertical stock of ilmenite and the integral index. …”
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Modeling conformational ensembles of slow functional motions in Pin1-WW. by Faruck Morcos, Santanu Chatterjee, Christopher L McClendon, Paul R Brenner, Roberto López-Rendón, John Zintsmaster, Maria Ercsey-Ravasz, Christopher R Sweet, Matthew P Jacobson, Jeffrey W Peng, Jesús A Izaguirre

“…Here, we combine NMR relaxation experiments with simulation to visualize networks of inter-converting conformers. …”
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Innovative Road Maintenance: Leveraging Smart Technologies for Local Infrastructure by Laura Fabiana Jáuregui Gallegos, Rubén Gamarra Tuco, Alain Jorge Espinoza Vigil

“…Both methods classified the Present Serviceability Index (PSI) as good, validating the accuracy of Roadroid. …”
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Federated Learning for Grading Oil Palm Fruit Ripeness in the Oil Palm Industry by Patchanee Laddawong, Yutthapong Pianroj, Piyanart Chotikawanid, Teerasak Punvichai, Saysunee Jumrat, Atitaya Kham-Ouam, Jirapond Muangprathub

“…The prevailing method for grading oil palm fruit bunches in mills relies on human graders conducting visual inspections, resulting in frequent errors and inconsistent assessments. …”
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The feasibility of using the application developed to operationalize the Global Diet Quality Score in Ethiopia by Yonas Taffesse Asrat, Mourad Moursi, Marieke Vossenaar, Megan Deitchler, Abdulaziz Omare

“…Methods The study was conducted in August 2021 in two regions of Ethiopia with varied dietary practices. …”
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Incidence and risk factors of postoperative delirium in elderly patients undergoing transurethral resection of prostate: a prospective cohort study by Xue P, Wu Z, Wang K, Tu C, Wang X

“…The multivariate analysis showed that old age and visual analog scale pain scores were associated with POD. …”
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Efficient Building Roof Type Classification: A Domain-Specific Self-Supervised Approach by G. Mutreja, K. Bittner

“…We also provide a comprehensive evaluation on two challenging test sets, demonstrating the generalization capability of our method. Notably, our findings highlight the effectiveness of domain-specific pretraining, consistently leading to higher accuracy compared to models pretrained on the generic ImageNet dataset. …”
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A Vision-Based Single-Sensor Approach for Identification and Localization of Unloading Hoppers by Wuzhen Wang, Tianyu Ji, Qi Xu, Chunyi Su, Guangming Zhang

“…Finally, a real-time 3D localization method is realized by integrating corner-based initialization with an RGB-D SLAM tracking mechanism. …”
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AutoStageMix: Fully Automated Stage Cross-Editing System Utilizing Facial Features by Minjun Oh, Howon Jang, Daeho Lee

“…Finally, the StageMix is generated by applying appropriate editing effects tailored to each transition type, aiming to maximize visual appeal. Experimental results suggest that our method generally achieves lower NME scores than existing StageMix generation approaches across multiple test songs. …”
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Dynamics of medical and statistical indicators of cervical cancer over a 10-year period (2011–2020) in Novokuznetsk by S. V. Shramko, N. M. Zhilina, V. N. Dureev

“…The database analysis was carried out in the licensed statistical package IBM SPSS Statistics 19 using the following methods: Kendall’s tau correlation method (Ʈ), calculation of median values of indicators, upper and lower quartiles, Mann–Whitney test (U).Results. …”
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Staged transfer learning for multi-label half-face emotion recognition by Mohamed M. Abd ElMaksoud, Sherif H. ElGohary, Ahmed H. Kandil

“…We report an average binary accuracy of 0.9244 for training, 0.9152 for validation, and 0.9138 for testing, demonstrating the efficacy of our method. The potential applications of this research extend to various domains, including affective computing, healthcare, robotics, human–computer interaction, and self-driving cars. …”
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Prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms in age-related macular degeneration patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Edward Tran, Andrew Maher, Amy Basilious, Monali S. Malvankar-Mehta

“…Aims: This study aims to determine the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms in AMD patients. Materials and Methods: A systematic search was conducted across MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycInfo, and EMBASE. …”
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Geospatial Technique to make Indian Cities Accessible for Persons with Disabilities by K. Saha, R. Khare

“…Accessibility is realized when individuals with specific mobility, visual, auditory, or cognitive requirements can navigate and utilize the built environment with minimal need for adaptation. …”
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Distribution and Diversity of Herpetofauna in Upper River of Mount Sindoro, Central Java by Subeno Subeno

“…The purpose of this study was to explore the distribution and diversity of herpetofauna in the upper river on the slopes of Mount Sindoro. The method used in this study was the Visual Encounter Survey (VES) with transects design. …”
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A Case of Cat Scratch Disease with Neuroretinitis in a 16-Month-Old Boy by Daisuke Nakata, Sayaka Kakehi, Hiroshi Okada, Atsuhiro Tanikawa, Yoshiaki Shimada, Masayuki Horiguchi, Yasuki Ito

“…We report a case of neuroretinitis associated with cat scratch disease (CSD) in young children. Method. Case report. Results. A 16-month-old boy was admitted for a detailed examination and treatment of a fever of unknown origin. …”
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Total Phenolic, Flavonoid Contents, and Antioxidant Activities of Different Parts of Malus domestica L. in Iraq by Zainab Yaseen Mohammed Hasan

“…Total Phenolic Content (TPC) and Total Flavonoid Content (TFC) were determined by colorimetric methods and by HPLC method. The free radical scavenging assay for (DPPH) was carried out to measure antioxidant activity for all extracted portions. …”
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Effectiveness of the PRPP Intervention after brain injury in home-based rehabilitation: Single-case experimental designs with multiple baselines by M. Ø. Lindstad, A. Obstfelder, U. Sveen, L. Stigen

“…The analysis involved visual inspection of graphed data and the Tau-U method.Results The analysis revealed that all three participants showed positive changes in task mastery and effective cognitive strategy use after receiving PRPP Intervention, including maintenance immediately after intervention and 4 weeks later. …”
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