Round Window Accessibility Prediction in Cochlear Implant Surgery by Salah-eddine Youbi, Omar Oulghoul, Youssef Lakhdar, Atmane Zaroual, Mohamed Chehbouni, Othmane Benhoummad, Youssef Rochdi, Abdelaziz Raji

“…Pre-operative imaging findings were then compared to the actual surgical accessibility of the RW by reviewing surgical notes and video recordings. …”
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Improvement of organizational and methodological issues of analytical control of natural gas quality in Testing laboratory by A. F. Battalov, R. T. Saetova, Ya. V. Denisova

“…The description of the method is presented on the example of calculating the frequency of determining the calorific value of the lowest (actual calorific value) and density of natural gas. …”
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Ductal Carcinoma In Situ (DCIS) Diagnosed by MRI-Guided Biopsy among BRCA1/BRCA2 Mutation Carriers by Renata Faermann, Eitan Friedman, Orit Kaidar-Person, Jonathan Weidenfeld, Malka Brodsky, Anat Shalmon, Osnat Halshtok Neiman, Michael Gotlieb, Yael Yagil, David Samoocha, Dana Madorsky Feldman, Miri Sklair-Levy

“…Future prospective studies should validate these results and assess the actual impact they might have on clinical management of BRCA PSV carriers.…”
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Facial Anthropometry and Self-expressed Behaviours: A Systematic Review by Ankit Srivastava, Vilas Chimurkar, Nisha Mani Pandey, Anand Bihari

“…The eligibility criteria for including studies were: selection of primary data, English language and facial anthropometric measurements (fWHR, bizygomatic width, forehead length, forehead width, forehead slant, facial index and upper facial index) related to self-expressed or actual behaviour in humans and monkeys. After applying the eligibility criteria, 340 articles published between 2004 and 2022 were identified, of which 17 articles/studies were found relevant for the results analysis. …”
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Prediction of digestible energy requirement in growing finishing stage of pigs using machine learning models by Nibas Chandra Deb, Jayanta Kumar Basak, Sijan Karki, Elanchezhian Arulmozhi, Dae Yeong Kang, Niraj Tamrakar, Eun Wan Seo, Junghoo Kook, Myeong Yong Kang, Hyeon Tae Kim

“…While evaluating the model's performance under different datasets, it was observed that the RFR model exhibited the best performance with DS4, explaining over 97 % and 95 % of actual and predicted data during the training and testing phases, respectively, while MLR model demonstrated the worst accuracy (R2 < 0.93 and RMSE >6.1 MJ/pig day) compared to the other models. …”
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Las transformaciones territoriales fronterizas según la concepción ideologica de frontera (1991-1995) by Alicia Laurín

“…Ello explicaría -en gran parte- la escasa infraestructura vial, de comunicaciones y edilicias en los pasos fronterizos, comparada -por ejemplo- con la modernización actual de los mismos pasos, como aconteció en el sector cordillerano neuquino-chileno en el marco del proceso de integración entre Argentina y Chile. …”
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Jaume Plensa a través de su relación con Joan Brossa by Rocío Plana Freixas

“…Junto a los textos propuestos, analizaremos asimismo en profundidad dos obras iniciales del artista que nos permitirán concretar en estrategias estéticas los principios definitorios hallados en sus misivas a Brossa; todo ello dará pie a establecer importantes conexiones entre los inicios de su carrera y su producción posterior, muy especialmente con algunas de las obras que le han situado en el panorama internacional de la escultura urbana, lo que sin duda revela una extraordinaria coherencia en la trayectoria del escultor. La lectura actual de estos textos pone además de manifiesto la actualidad de Brossa y la relevancia de la propuesta de Plensa, subrayando la apuesta de ambos artistas por dos de los valores más esenciales para nuestra sociedad: la defensa de la diferencia y el reconocimiento de una realidad plural, indispensables para preservar la esencia del espacio público como lugar de relación y centrales a las intervenciones del escultor en el corazón de nuestras ciudades. …”
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Self-perception of risk for HIV acquisition among people in prisons in Iran: A nationwide survey in 2017 by Zahra Abdolahinia, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Soheil Mehmandoost, AliAkbar Haghdoost, Abedin Iranpour, Mohammad Karamouzian, Hamid Sharifi

“…Conclusions A notable gap exists between actual HIV risk behaviors and self-perceived risk among people in prisons in Iran. …”
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Government and farmer responses to the fall armyworm outbreak in mainland Southeast Asia by Eiichi Kusano, Nipon Poapongsakorn, Urairat Jantarasiri, Kamphol Pantakua, Cuong H. Tran, Khin Akari Tar, Khin Akari Tar, Thong Kong, Viengsavanh V. Phimphachanhvongsod, Youichi Kobori

“…This study provides the following suggestions for the proposal of more acceptable strategies. 1) Studying the actual responses of governments and farmers with special emphasis on cost efficiency; 2) Making alternatives to EMB foliar application more cost-effective inclusive of the cost of labor; and finally, 3) Verifying the effectiveness of the alternative techniques.…”
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The Research Agenda for Perinatal Innovation and Digital Health Project: Human-Centered Approach to Multipartner Research Agenda Codevelopment by Haneen Amhaz, Sally Xuanping Chen, Amanee Elchehimi, Kylin Jialin Han, Jade Morales Gil, Lu Yao, Marianne Vidler, Kathryn Berry-Einarson, Kathryn Dewar, May Tuason, Nicole Prestley, Quynh Doan, Tibor van Rooij, Tina Costa, Gina Ogilvie, Beth A Payne

“…However, research to develop perinatal digital health solutions needs to be informed by actual patient and health system needs in order to optimize implementation, adoption, and sustainability. …”
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Lipedema: diagnosis, treatment and the vicious cycle - a review of the literature by Justyna Głowacka, Natalia Tekiela, Natalie Papachristoforou, Daria Michałka, Zuzanna Gałuszka, Monika Makar, Tomasz Bartuś, Emilia Bąk, Aleksandra Kocjan, Radosław Chmiel

“…However, these figures, according to many sources, are much underestimated compared to the actual occurrence of the condition due to misdiagnosis. [1] Purpose of Research The aim of this work is to commonize the knowledge around the problem of lipedema, presenting the current diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Dengue dynamics, predictions, and future increase under changing monsoon climate in India by Yacob Sophia, Mathew Koll Roxy, Raghu Murtugudde, Anand Karipot, Amir Sapkota, Panini Dasgupta, Kalpana Baliwant, Sujata Saunik, Abhiyant Tiwari, Rajib Chattopadhyay, Revati K. Phalkey

“…The dengue model yields a skillful forecast, achieving a statistically significant correlation coefficient of r = 0.77 and a relatively low Normalized Root Mean Squared Error score of 0.52 between actual and predicted dengue mortalities, at a lead time of two months. …”
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Ecological and forestry assessment of the compliance of the composition of forest crops designed for afforestation with the types of forest site conditions in the Steppe climate of... by Svitlana Raspopina, Anastasiia Suska, Yulia Belay, Vitalii Goroshko

“…In particular, in Dnipropetrovsk region over the last five years, the actual average survival rate of forest crops did not exceed 41 %, which is 1.7 times lower than the standard indicator (70%). …”
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Assessment of Convergence Angle of Tooth Preparations for Complete Crowns Among Dental Students: Typodont vs Simulator by Meriem Amine, Hafsa Oumayma Wahid, Saliha Fahi, Safaa Lehmouddi, Mouna Hamza, Samira Elarabi

“…The STL files were read by the 3D-TOOL-FREE software, two images were extracted for each preparation using the screen capture tool, and the two mediodistal (MD) and buccolingual angles (BL) were measured by the MB-RULER software. …”
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Evaluación del expeller de soja en dietas de cerdos en recría y engorde by Vanina MURCIA, A.J. PORDOMINGO, A.B. PORDOMINGO, Raul FRANCO

“…El análisis económico de las dietas utilizadas determinó que, en el contexto económico actual, la utilización del expeller de soja disminuye los costos económicos de alimentación sin afectar rendimientos productivos, características de la canal ni calidad de la carne.…”
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Construction and evaluation of a prognostic model for cervical cancer based on dynamic hematological and clinical features by Huangrong Ma, Lingyu Ma, Li Yang, Miaoying Cai, Yifu Wang, Yue Li, Chunyu Liang, Zhiyuan Xu

“…Calibration plots showed agreement between the OS predicted by the nomograms and actual OS. Kaplan–Meier curves demonstrated that patients in the high-risk group had shorter OS than those in the low-risk group (P ≤ 0.001). …”
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Turismo e infraestructura urbana: la refuncionalización de la estación del ferrocarril de Gualeguaychú como atractivo turístico by Diego Kuper, Rodolfo Bertoncello

“…Las tendencias actuales del turismo se asocian con la valorización de los más diversos atractivos y, de esta forma, provocan la multiplicación de lugares de destino turístico. …”
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Clinical calculator based on clinicopathological characteristics predicts local recurrence and overall survival following radical resection of stage II-III colorectal cancer by Fei Huang, Ran Wei, Shiwen Mei, Tixian Xiao, Wei Zhao, Zhaoxu Zheng, Qian Liu

“…Calibration plots illustrated excellent agreement between the clinical risk calculator predictions and actual observations for 3- and 5-year LRFS and OS. …”
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Albumin Binding Function: The Potential Earliest Indicator for Liver Function Damage by Penglei Ge, Huayu Yang, Jingfen Lu, Wenjun Liao, Shunda Du, Yingli Xu, Haifeng Xu, Haitao Zhao, Xin Lu, Xinting Sang, Shouxian Zhong, Jiefu Huang, Yilei Mao

“…Currently there is no indicator that can evaluate actual liver lesion for early stages of viral hepatitis, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and cirrhosis. …”
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An analysis of ambulance re-contacts after non-conveyance: a retrospective cohort study in the Netherlands by Susanne E. de Loor, Tessa Verheij, Thomas Karol, Franciscus G. M. H. M. Cuppen, Frits van Dijk, Femke Goldstein, Joyce Janssen, Remco H. A. Ebben

“…However, solely measuring the percentage of re-contacts has limited validity as it lacks insight in actual reasons of an ambulance re-contact. Therefore, the aim of our study was to analyze the incidence, reasons and outcomes of ambulance re-contacts within 72 h after non-conveyance. …”
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