An economic evaluation of laparoscopy and open surgery in the treatment of tubal pregnancy by Ben W.J Mol, Petra J. Hajenius, Simone Engelsbel, Willem M. Ankum, Fulco Van derVeen, Douwe J. Hemrika, Patrick M.M. Bossuyt

“…Conclusions. Laparoscopy is equally effective as open surgery in the treatment of tubal pregnancy, and considerably reduces costs…”
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Dual-Channel Deepfake Audio Detection: Leveraging Direct and Reverberant Waveforms by Gunwoo Lee, Jungmin Lee, Minkyo Jung, Joseph Lee, Kihun Hong, Souhwan Jung, Yoseob Han

“…Previous approaches have attempted to capture deepfake features by combining video and audio content; however, these methods are ineffective when video and audio are mismatched due to occlusion. …”
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A Comparative Rugoscopic Study of the Dentate and Edentulous Individuals in the South Indian Population by Jagdish Prasad Rajguru, Satya Ranjan Misra, Nagaveni S. Somayaji, K. M. K. Masthan, Aravindha N. Babu, Neeta Mohanty

“…The study group was equally divided between the sexes, which was further categorized into 100 dentulous and edentulous patients, respectively. …”
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Advances in Batteries, Battery Modeling, Battery Management System, Battery Thermal Management, SOC, SOH, and Charge/Discharge Characteristics in EV Applications by R. Ranjith Kumar, C. Bharatiraja, K. Udhayakumar, S. Devakirubakaran, K. Sathiya Sekar, Lucian Mihet-Popa

“…Furthermore, the different battery charging approaches and optimization methods are discussed. The Battery Management System performs a wide range of tasks, including as monitoring voltage and current, estimating charge and discharge, equalizing and protecting the battery, managing temperature conditions, and managing battery data. …”
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SYNTHESIS OF AMINE-CONTAINING POLYMERIC MICROSPHERES BY SEED COPOLYMERIZATION FOR APPLICATIONS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY by A. V. Bakhtina, A. A. Sivaev, S. M. Levachev, S. A. Gusev, N. A. Lobanova, M. A. Lazov, I. A. Gritskova

“…The physico-chemical properties of polymeric microspheres obtained under different conditions were studied by the following methods: the diameters of the particles - by electron scanning and light microscopy; the wetting angle - bу the method of "lying droplets"; the sedimentation velocity - by the macromethod in a capillary tube by the movement of the (polymer slurry)/water phase boundary (buffer solution); the zeta-potential - by dynamic light scattering. …”
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Molecular markers of cardiac fibrosis after myocardial infarction by O. L. Barbarash, A. G. Kutikhin, T. B. Pecherina, R. S. Tarasov, V. V. Kashtalap, N. V. Fedorova, L. A. Bogdanov, O. N. Hryachkova, D. Yu. Sedykh

“…To perform a screening for molecular markers of cardiac fibrosis upon myocardial infarction.Materials and Methods. We carried out echocardiography-guided endomyocardial biopsy of affected and intact interventricular septum segments of 7 patients with anterior myocardial infarction. …”
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Experimental Investigation of Iterative Pseudoinverse Ghost Imaging by Xiaofeng Lv, Shuxu Guo, Chenglong Wang, Chao Yang, Hongwei Zhang, Junfeng Song, Wenlin Gong, Fengli Gao

“…Experiments and data analyses are performed to evaluate the performance of the proposed method. Compared with conventional GI, differential GI, and PGI methods, the proposed method has the highest performance in visual effects and significantly improves the imaging quality. …”
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One-Year Results of Photodynamic Therapy Combined with Intravitreal Ranibizumab for Exudative Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Tomoko Nakamura, Akio Miyakoshi, Kazuya Fujita, Tatsuya Yunoki, Keiichi Mitarai, Shuichiro Yanagisawa, Chiharu Fuchizawa, Atsushi Hayashi

“…All patients were followed up for more than 12 months. The best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and central macular thickness (CMT) were examined. …”
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Development of portable color detector: its application for determination of Munsell Soil Color by Heriyanto Syafutra, Muhammad Khoirul Anam, Faozan Ahmad, Desi Nadalia, Rudi Heryanto, Ganesha Antarnusa, Rofiqul Umam, Hirotaka Takahashi

“…This study introduces a portable color sensor device designed to improve the accuracy and consistency in determining the soil color and its MSCC notation compared to traditional visual methods. The device integrates a TCS3200 color sensor with a microcontroller to automate the color determination process. …”
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Diagnostics of the most dangerous potato and soybean viruses in 2024 as the first stage in the search for donors of genes responsible for resistance to viruses by A. Dunich, S. Kyrychenko, I. Mishchenko, O. Molodchenkova, R. Bondus, A. Dashenko, L. Mishchenko

“…Methods. The study used the method of visual diagnosis, the presence of viruses in plant samples was carried out using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and polymerase chain reaction with reverse transcription. …”
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Machine learning based assessment of hoarseness severity: a multi-sensor approach centered on high-speed videoendoscopy by Tobias Schraut, Anne Schützenberger, Tomás Arias-Vergara, Melda Kunduk, Matthias Echternach, Stephan Dürr, Julia Werz, Michael Döllinger

“…Integrating time-synchronized acoustic and HSV recordings could allow for an objective visual and acoustic assessment of vocal function based on a single HSV examination. …”
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Identifying key components of a global conceptual framework for adolescent nutrition: Review, nominal group technique and youth co-design by Marion L Roche, Deepika Sharma, Sarah Kehoe, Sara Estecha-Querol, Catharine A K Fleming, Amir A Samnani, Milca J Cameseria, Dipty Chowdhury, Webster Isheanopa Makombe, Amanda Murungi Eunice, Muhammad Sarim Raza, Miriam Shindler, Kesso G van Zutphen-Küffer, Stephanie V Wrottesley

“…This paper presents the methods used to identify the need for and to prioritise the key components of a new framework.Methods A literature review was conducted to identify and summarise available frameworks for adolescent nutrition (10–19 years). …”
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Explainable clinical diagnosis through unexploited yet optimized fine-tuned ConvNeXt Models for accurate monkeypox disease classification by Muhammad Waqar, Zeshan Aslam Khan, Shanzey Tariq Khawaja, Naveed Ishtiaq Chaudhary, Saadia Khan, Khalid Mehmood Cheema, Muhammad Farhan Khan, Syed Sohail Ahmed, Muhammad Asif Zahoor Raja

“…A number of pre-processing and data augmentation methods have also been assessed and adjusted with regard to computing time and performance. …”
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Critical role of Oas1g and STAT1 pathways in neuroinflammation: insights for Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics by Zhixin Xie, Linxi Li, Weizhong Hou, Zhongxi Fan, Lifan Zeng, Limin He, Yunxiang Ji, Jingbai Zhang, Fangran Wang, Zhou Xing, Yezhong Wang, Yongyi Ye

“…Machine learning algorithms were applied to DEGs, and genes selected by both methods were identified as hub genes, with ROC curves used to evaluate their diagnostic accuracy. …”
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A comparative study on the clinical efficacy of laser hemorrhoidoplasty and rubber band ligation for grade Ⅱ to Ⅲ internal hemorrhoids by Jin Lei, Wu Jiong, Wang Zhenyi, Qin Kaijian, Wu Renjie

“…[Conclusion] In conclusion, both LHP and RBL are viable surgical methods for effectively treating gradeⅡ to Ⅲ internal hemorrhoids. …”
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Preemptive Analgesia with Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in the Perioperative Period by M. S. Danilov, I. S. Simutis, D. S. Salygina, E. G. Polovtsev, A. A. Syrovatsky, V. A. Ratnikov, A. A. Bogatikov, A. E. Karelov

“…Efficacy and safety were assessed using a visual analog scale (VAS), patient’s need in opioid analgesics, laboratory parameters (serum levels of cortisol, cystatin C, CBC, coagulogram, TEG) and instrumental methods (algesimetry — qNOX).Results. …”
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Assessment of Behavioral Patterns in the Sultan Mir Ahmad Neighborhood-Kashan, Using Space Syntax Analysis Technique by Azam Sadat Razavizadeh, Ali Ghaffari

“…In this study, the method of behavioral patterns map is used to investigate the effect of designed environment on individuals, success and impact of design in guiding behavior and providing appropriate opportunities for various behaviors. …”
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An Automatic Arabic Sign Language Recognition System (ArSLRS) by Nada B. Ibrahim, Mazen M. Selim, Hala H. Zayed

“…This paper presents an automatic visual SLRS that translates isolated Arabic words signs into text. …”
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Form and symbolism: a cross-cultural analysis of ancient Chinese and West African traditional figurative sculptures by Armiyaw Sulemana, Ebenezer Fiifi Mensah, Samuel Nii Adamah Sampah, Richard Gbadegbe, Jiang Tieli

“…The analysis emphasizes formal aesthetics, including visual elements, posture, defining characteristics, and production principles. …”
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A Novel CNN-Based Framework for Detection and Classification of Power Quality Disturbances: Exploring Multi-Class Versus Multi-Label Classification by Aleksandra Zlatkova, Dimitar Taskovski

“…These evolving PQ issues necessitate the development of accurate and reliable methods for identifying and classifying PQ disturbances. …”
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