Prepuce: Phimosis, Paraphimosis, and Circumcision by Yutaro Hayashi, Yoshiyuki Kojima, Kentaro Mizuno, Kenjiro Kohri

“…Phimosis is a condition in which the prepuce cannot be retracted over the glans penis. Actually, physiologic phimosis is common in male patients up to 3 years of age, but often extends into older age groups. …”
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Near Real-Time Estimation of Super-Resolved Depth and All-In-Focus Images from a Plenoptic Camera Using Graphics Processing Units by J. P. Lüke, F. Pérez Nava, J. G. Marichal-Hernández, J. M. Rodríguez-Ramos, F. Rosa

“…The use of plenoptic cameras for 3DTV has some benefits with respect to 3D capture systems based on dual stereo cameras since there is no need for geometric and color calibration or frame synchronization. …”
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The history of Drosophila studies: steps in the development of genetics by N. N. Yurchenko, A. V. Ivannikov, I. K. Zakharov

“…Owing to Drosophila’s biologic features, it became a universal eukaryotic model for genetic, embryological, morphological, physiological, molecular, and cellular studies. Actually, the history of discoveries done on Drosophila species reflects the course of genetics development. …”
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Application of Linear Viscoelastic Properties in Semianalytical Finite Element Method with Recursive Time Integration to Analyze Asphalt Pavement Structure by Pengfei Liu, Qinyan Xing, Dawei Wang, Markus Oeser

“…This paper describes the development of SAFEM to capture the viscoelastic property of asphalt pavements by using a recursive formulation. …”
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Simulating Heavy Meiyu Rainfall: A Note on the Choice of the Model Microphysics Scheme by Zhimin Zhou, Yi Deng, Yang Hu, Zhaoping Kang

“…It is found that all three schemes capture the overall spatial distribution of precipitation and the average rainfall intensity changes more rapidly with time in the simulation than in the observation. …”
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A case study of Northern Cyprus: The voice of senior academic administrators on education by Ulus Irkad, Bengi Sonyel, Hamit Caner

“…There is no doubt that in qualitative research semi-structured interviewing is a flexible and powerful tool to capture the voices and the ways in which people make meaning of their experiences (Kvale, 2007). …”
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Multiplicative Fault Estimation-Based Adaptive Sliding Mode Fault-Tolerant Control Design for Nonlinear Systems by Ali Ben Brahim, Slim Dhahri, Fayçal Ben Hmida, Anis Sellami

“…In particular, the nonlinear system is corrupted with multiplicative actuator faults, process faults, and uncertainties. …”
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Diversity in the Dark: Bat Fauna from Prince Mohammed Bin Salman Royal Reserve by Hannah Haggon, David White, Joshua Smithson, David Wells, Ricardo Oliveira Ramalho

“…Survey methods included bat capture, roost inspection, and acoustic recordings. …”
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EMSPAN: Efficient Multi-Scale Pyramid Attention Network for Object Counting Under Size Heterogeneity and Dense Scenarios by Phu Nguyen Phan Hai, Bao Bui Quoc, Trang Hoang

“…The EMSPAN model utilizes advanced attention mechanisms to capture the multi-scale spatial distribution and size variations of objects. …”
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Rugularizing generalizable neural radiance field with limited-view images by Wei Sun, Ruijia Cui, Qianzhou Wang, Xianguang Kong, Yanning Zhang

“…In contrast to previous works that focus on optimizing for specific scenes with densely captured views, our model explores a generic deep neural framework to reconstruct radiance fields from a limited number of input views. …”
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Mathematical Modeling of Marine Oil Spills in the Luanjiakou District, near the Port of Yantai by Daming Li, Xingchen Tang, Yanqing Li, Xiao Wang, Hongqiang Zhang

“…The flow field verification shows that the BIAS of tidal level, flow velocity, and flow direction is below ±10 cm, 0.11 m/s, and ±2°, respectively, and the oil spill verification captures satisfactory results. Hence, the proposed model could reproduce the oil spill process in this region. …”
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Characterizing Industrial VOC Hotspots in One of Eastern China’s Largest Petrochemical Parks Using Mobile PTR–ToF–MS Measurements by Jie Fang, Zihang Zhang, Zeye Liang, Ming Wang, Yunjiang Zhang, Xinlei Ge

“…Previous studies on VOC emissions in industrial zones have primarily relied on in situ monitoring techniques, which pose significant challenges in capturing high emissions peaks and near-source measurements on regional scales. …”
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A Coupled Novel Green Element and Embedded Discrete Fracture Model for Simulation of Fluid Flow in Fractured Reservoir by Linsong Cheng, Xulin Du, Renyi Cao, Zhikai Wang, Junjie Shi

“…In this study, we present a hybrid model coupled with two-set nodes Green element method (GEM) and embedded discrete fracture model (EDFM) for capturing the effect of transient flow in inhomogeneous fractured porous media. …”
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Recurrent Painful Ophthalmoplegic Neuropathy and Oculomotor Nerve Schwannoma: A Pediatric Case Report with Long-Term MRI Follow-Up and Literature Review by Maria Giuseppina Petruzzelli, Mariella Margari, Flora Furente, Maria Carmela Costanza, Anna Rosi Legrottaglie, Franca Dicuonzo, Lucia Margari

“…MRI has a central role in the assessment of the RPON, especially to distinguish orbital, parasellar, or posterior fossa lesions that mimic symptoms of RPON. Actually, oculomotor nerve tumors may be masquerade as RPON so that MRI follow-ups are required to detect the possibility of tumor etiology. …”
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The Iceberg Model of Change: A taxonomy differentiating approaches to change by Christian A. Mahringer, Laura Schmiedle, Lisa Albicker, Simone Mayer

“…Here, line graphs, visualizations of interaction mechanisms, and trajectories are used to capture change. This framework contributes to research, a) by enabling a comprehensive consideration of change phenomena, b) by promoting interdisciplinary collaboration when project partners differ in their assumptions about change, and c) by emphasizing the need for methodological reflexivity.…”
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Modeling crowd dynamics through coarse-grained data analysis by Sebastien Motsch, Mehdi Moussaïd, Elsa G. Guillot, Mathieu Moreau, Julien Pettré, Guy Theraulaz, Cécile Appert-Rolland, Pierre Degond

“…We design and run a laboratory experiments involving a total of 119 participants walking in opposite directions in a circular corridor and show that the model is able to accurately capture the experimental data in a typical crowd forecasting situation. …”
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A Real-Time Intelligent System Based on Machine-Learning Methods for Improving Communication in Sign Language by Victor Leiva, Muhammad Zia Ur Rahman, Muhammad Azeem Akbar, Cecilia Castro, Mauricio Huerta, Muhammad Tanveer Riaz

“…The system utilizes a specialized glove equipped with flex sensors and an MPU-6050 device to capture finger movements and hand orientation in a three-dimensional space. …”
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Intestinal organoids: The path towards clinical application by Hady Yuki Sugihara, Ryuichi Okamoto, Tomohiro Mizutani

“…Breakthroughs now allow the generation of structurally and cellularly complex intestinal models to better capture a wider range of intestinal pathophysiology. …”
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Optimization of Carbon Dioxide Foam Fracturing Technology for Shale Gas Reservoir by Chaoli Gao, Shiqing Cheng, Mingwei Wang, Wen Wu, Zhendong Gao, Song Li, Xuangang Meng

“…The CO2 foaming fracturing technique can provide a discharge rate of 6.0 m3/min and fluid volume and captures the volume effect of the current stimulated reservoir, which needs to be improved. …”
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Temporal variations of metals and trace elements in tuna spines from the canary islands from 1990s to 2000s by Eunice Vásquez-Domínguez, Enrique Lozano-Bilbao, Pedro J. Pascual Alayón, Arturo Hardisson, Iván Casañas Machin, Soraya Paz, Dailos Gonález-Weller, Carmen Rubio, Ángel J. Gutiérrez

“…In the present study, 12 trace elements and metals (Al, B, Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Li, Mo, Ni, Pb, Zn) were analyzed in dorsal fin spines samples of four tuna species: Katsuwonus pelamis, Thunnus albacares, Thunnus obesus and Thunnus thynnus from individuals captured in the surrounding waters of the Canary Islands, between 1990 and 2007. …”
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