Workbench for a Parabolic Trough Solar Collector with a Tracking System by Luciano A. Fiamonzini, Gustavo A. R. Rivas, Oswaldo H. Ando Junior

“…The monitoring system was developed through an interactive panel to visualize the operating parameters of the sensing elements, thermocouples that measure the inlet and outlet temperature in the absorber tube, and the flow sensor to measure the flow of the heat transport fluid. …”
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Non-standard pipeline without MRI has replicability in computation of Centiloid scale values for PiB and 18F-labeled amyloid PET tracers by Motonobu Fujishima, Hiroshi Matsuda

“…When MRI is not available, the non-standard pipeline may provide information to aid in visual assessment of amyloid PET.…”
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Duplo Merle em Border Collies: Implicações genéticas e de saúde by Ana Caroline Girotto Siqueira, Jeferson Percia Modro

“…O gene Merle, responsável pela aparência distintiva, pode ser vantajoso do ponto de vista comercial e visual, mas os cães portadores desse gene apresentam uma maior predisposição para deficiências auditivas, como a surdez, quando comparados a outros cães da mesma raça, mas com padrões de pelagem diferentes. …”
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Clinicopathologic features of 89 patients with lacrimal gland prolapse by Yu-Yao Qu, Le Dong, Ya-Guang Hu, Ning Gao, Jing-Ming Li, Qiao-Chu Cheng, Shan Gao, Ting Wei, Jian-Min Ma, Wan-Hu Zhang

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Pengembangan Bahan Ajar E-Book Berbasis Flip PDF Professional pada Elemen Etika Profesi Kelas X Akuntansi dan Keuangan Lembaga di SMK Negeri 6 Surabaya by Nestya Putri Alifah, Rochmawati Rochmawati

“…Persentase yang diperoleh masing-masing adalah 90% untuk isi materi, 90,67% untuk aspek bahasa, dan 100% untuk tampilan visual. Selain itu, hasil angket peserta didik menunjukkan respon sangat positif dengan rata-rata skor sebesar 98,33%. …”
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HUBUNGAN INTENSITAS NYERI DAN DISABILITAS AKTIVITAS SEHARI-HARI DENGAN KUALITAS HIDUP : STUDI PADA PASIEN HERNIA NUKLEUS PULPOSUS (HNP) LUMBAL by Nova Nasikhatussoraya, Ratih Vierda Octaviani, Hari Peni Julianti

“…Subjek tersebut dinilai dengan Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), dan kuesioner Short Form-36 (SF-36). …”
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Pattern and Prevalence of Retinal Vein Occlusion in Bhutan: A 3-Year National Survey at Vitreoretinal Clinics by Rai BB, Dorji P, Maddess T

“…Superotemporal BRVO was the most common subtype (30, 39%) followed by inferotempoal (19, 24.7%). Best correct visual acuity (BCVA) was worse than 6/60 in 38 eyes (25.5%). …”
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Short Term Outcomes Utilizing Custom Total Talus Replacement with Subtalar Arthrodesis for Revision and Complex Total Ankle Arthroplasty by Kevin Horner MD, Kyle M. Schweser MD

“…Patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) included AAOS Foot and Ankle Questionnaire and visual analog scale (VAS) pain scores. Range of motion and 10-meter walking speed were evaluated. …”
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Natural history of the aortic wall changes in adults with the degenerative tricuspid aortic valve stenosis: The morphometric proofs and implications for echocardiography by Borović Saša D., Labudović-Borović Milica M., Todorović Vera N., Rakočević Jelena T., Marinković-Erić Jelena M., Kostić Jelena V., Trifunović Zoran, Milojević Predrag S.

“…The echocardiographic parameters obtained in the TAV stenosis patients were preoperatively correlated with the morphological data, age and gender, diameters of the ventriculo-aortic junction (AA), the sinus Valsalvae (SV) and sinotubular junction (STJ), the largest diameter of the visualized ascending aorta (AscA), the sinus Valsalvae index (SVI) and AscA/AA index. …”
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Risk Factors for Correction Loss of Vertebral Slippage after Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion Surgery for Lumbar Degenerative Spondylolisthesis by Yoshiaki Hiranaka, Shingo Miyazaki, Kohei Kuroshima, Masao Ryu, Shinichi Inoue, Takashi Yurube, Kenichiro Kakutani, Ko Tadokoro

“…The Oswestry Disability Index and Visual Analog Scale scores for low back pain, leg pain, and leg numbness were not significantly different between both groups; however, the bone union rate at 6 months postoperatively was significantly lower in group L (p=0.0020). …”
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Factors influencing outcome satisfaction after cataract surgery: patient-reported insights from the RayPro database by Josefina Botta, Allon Barsam, Andrzej Dmitriew, Roger Zaldivar, William F. Wiley, Stanley Windsor

“…Outcome satisfaction was weakly correlated with spectacle independence, and moderately correlated with surgeon and hospital satisfaction. Thus, postoperative visual quality and quality of care provided by surgeon and hospital can influence patient satisfaction.…”
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Anatomic and Functional Outcomes of Lamellar Macular Hole and Epiretinal Membrane Foveoschisis Surgery: Predictive Factors and Associated Complications — A Retrospective Inte... by Er-reguyeg Y, Doukkali S, Hébert M, You EL, Bourgault S, Caissie M, Tourville É, Dirani A

“…Primary outcomes included final postoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) and LMH or ERMF closure. Variables associated with final BCVA were assessed using a multiple linear regression model.Results: 51 subjects presented with ERMF, while 39 presented with LMH. …”
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Safety and Potential Complications of Facial Wrinkle Correction with Dermal Fillers: A Systematic Literature Review by Audra Janovskiene, Deividas Chomicius, Dominykas Afanasjevas, Zygimantas Petronis, Dainius Razukevicius, Egle Jagelaviciene

“…There were no cases of vascular occlusion, visual impairment, or deaths related to the performed procedures. …”
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Analysis of the Impact of Effectiveness of Media (Seda-va-Sima) Advertisement on the Extent of Consumers’ Urge to Consume National Commodities by Abolfazl Danaei

“…Media should leverage advertising for Iranian products, prominently featuring them in visual content, series, and films to instill the value of domestic production. …”
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The Efficacy of Oral Dexamethasone in the Management of Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis Without Pulpotomy: A Non-Randomized Clinical Trial by Sara Chehab, Roula Abiad, Lara Nasr, Hala Sacre, Pascale Salameh, Reem Chamseddine, Romy Zouein, Louis Hardan, Naji Kharouf, Rim Bourgi, Roula El Hachem

“…Success was determined when the pain score on the visual analogue scale (VAS) was 20 or lower. Results: A survival analysis was conducted, where the event was considered as the disappearance of symptoms (or success: pain score ≤ 20). …”
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Models based on dietary nutrients predicting all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in people with diabetes by Fang Wang, Yukang Mao, Jinyu Sun, Jiaming Yang, Li Xiao, Qingxia Huang, Chenchen Wei, Zhongshan Gou, Kerui Zhang

“…The association of key dietary nutrients with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality were visualized by restricted cubic spline (RCS) models both in the whole and subgroups by sex, age, drinking and smoking status. …”
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Wastewater-based epidemiology: deriving a SARS-CoV-2 data validation method to assess data quality and to improve trend recognition by Cristina J. Saravia, Peter Pütz, Christian Wurzbacher, Anna Uchaikina, Jörg E. Drewes, Ulrike Braun, Claus Gerhard Bannick, Nathan Obermaier

“…Our derived data quality categories are in good accordance with visual assessments.ConclusionGood data quality is crucial for trend recognition, both on the WWTP level and when aggregating data from several WWTPs to regional or national trends. …”
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Development and validation of an early diagnosis model for severe mycoplasma pneumonia in children based on interpretable machine learning by Si Xie, Mo Wu, Yu Shang, Wenbin Tuo, Jun Wang, Qinzhen Cai, Chunhui Yuan, Cong Yao, Yun Xiang

“…To facilitate clinical assessment, the study simplified the indicators and constructed visualized simplified model. The clinical applicability of the model was evaluated by DCA and CIC curve. …”
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Combining patient-reported outcome measures to screen for active disease in rheumatoid arthritis and psoriatic arthritis by Annette H M van der Helm-van Mil, Pascal H P de Jong, Paco M J Welsing, Ilja Tchetverikov, Jolanda J Luime, Marijn Vis, Marc R Kok, Paul Baudoin, Lindy-Anne Korswagen, Selinde V J Snoeck Henkemans, Agnes E M Looijen, Gonul Hazal Koc

“…Objectives To investigate whether a combination of general health (Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)), Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index (HAQ-DI), pain (VAS/Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)), quality of life (EQ-5D), fatigue (VAS/NRS) and presenteeism (0%–100% productivity loss) could aid as a screening tool to detect active disease in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA).Methods RA patients from the tREACH trial and TARA trial (n=683) and PsA patients from the DEPAR cohort (n=525) were included. …”
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Identification of anoikis-related genes classification patterns and immune infiltration characterization in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps based on machine learning by Ziqi Chen, Lingmei Qu, Qing Hao, Shuang Teng, Shuo Liu, Qin Wu, Hongtian Yi, Xianji Shen, Liang Li, Zhaonan Xu, Yanan Sun

“…Regulatory networks were visualized using NetworkAnalyst and Cytoscape. Experimental validation included quantitative real-time reverse-transcription PCR (qRT-PCR), immunohistochemistry (IHC), and immunofluorescence (IF) in human tissues.ResultsConsensus clustering stratified CRSwNP patients into two distinct anoikis-related clusters. …”
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