Changes in Mitral Annular Ascent with Worsening Echocardiographic Parameters of Left Ventricular Diastolic Function by Paula M. Hernández Burgos, Angel López-Candales

“…Baseline echocardiographic measurements were compared to determine any correlation between MAa and traditional Echo-Doppler echocardiographic measures to characterize left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (LVDD). …”
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Sequential Multimodal Underwater Single-Photon Lidar Adaptive Target Reconstruction Algorithm Based on Spatiotemporal Sequence Fusion by Tian Rong, Yuhang Wang, Qiguang Zhu, Chenxu Wang, Yanchao Zhang, Jianfeng Li, Zhiquan Zhou, Qinghua Luo

“…This paper reports the sequential multimodal underwater single-photon lidar adaptive target reconstruction algorithm based on spatiotemporal sequence fusion, which has strong information extraction and noise filtering ability and can reconstruct the target depth and reflective intensity information from complex echo photon time counts and spatial pixel relationships. …”
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MI-Based Robust Waveform Design in Radar and Jammer Games by Bin Wang, Xu Chen, Fengming Xin, Xin Song

“…To improve the performance of parameter estimation, a novel transmitted waveform design method under the hierarchical game model of radar and jammer, which maximizes the mutual information (MI) between the radar target echo and the random target spectrum response, is proposed. …”
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Case report of familial hypercholesterolemia with internal carotid neck swelling by Sudesh Kumar, Prajna Ray, Ranita Sahana

“…In investigations, routine blood, urine and ECG& ECHO was normal except lipid profile of patient and sibling was abnormal. …”
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A rare case of brain hemorrhage secondary to venous angioma in the right parietal lobe: case report and literature review by Juan Manuel Altamirano, Karla Salinas-Barboza, Eduardo Lopez-Ortiz, Luis Miguel Alfonso Fernandez-Gutiérrez

“…Initial brain CT scans and MRI revealed a right parietal lobe bleed with a nodular hyperintense lesion on T1 and T2 sequences with lobulated borders and a hemosiderin halo on gradient echo sequences, initially suspected to be a cavernoma. …”
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Information contracting tools in a cancer specialist unit:the role of Healthcare Resource Groups (HRGs) by Carol Marlow, Hugh Preston

“…The findings from the data analysis are echoed by the NHS Executive's own evaluation . This does not negate advantages in their use. …”
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Una experiencia metodológica para el desarrollo de los proyectos Institucionales Cooperativos (PIC) by Ismaira J. Contreras de U., Olga R. Molina de P.

“…Tal es el caso que se pretende mostrar en este trabajo, cuando se expone la metodología seguida en el desarrollo de un proyecto Interinstitucional Cooperativo ( PIC), financiado por el Consejo de desarrollo, Científico, humanístico y tecnológico (C dCht ), definida la misma por diversos elementos, conceptos, procesos y adaptaciones en general de distintos enfoques metodológicos, aspectos que sir ven de referencia para futuras experiencias similares, como un gran reto de aplicar adecuadamente los conocimientos, métodos y técnicas existentes y de poner en práctica la creatividad y adecuación constante, de acuerdo con las necesidades y los objetivos a lograr.…”
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Searching for health information in rural Canada. Where do residents look for health information and what do they do when they find it? by Roma M. Harris, C. Nadine Wathen, Jana M. Fear

“…Sex differences on key questions were analysed using the Chi-squared test. <br><b>Results.</b> Respondents were as likely to find information on the Internet as from doctors, although several reported that they had no access to these resources. …”
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Primary Intimal (Spindle Cell) Sarcoma of the Heart: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by A. Ibrahim, A. Luk, P. Singhal, Bo Wan, A. Zavodni, R. J. Cusimano, J. Butany

“…Intimal (spindle cell) sarcomas of the left atrium are extremely rare primary cardiac tumours with three cases reported (Li et al. (2013), Cho et al. (2006), and Modi et al. (2009)). We present a 69-year-old man who first came to medical attention after experiencing abdominal discomfort. …”
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Les humanistes français, le roi et le tyran. Débats autour du tyrannicide au sein du milieu humaniste français, 1ère moitié du XVe siècle by Lucie Jollivet

“…This assertion seems to be an echo of the debates surrounding tyranicide raging amoung the Italian humanists for half a century. …”
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Fast vocal-motor tracking of escaping prey in echolocating bats by Ilias Foskolos, Antoniya Hubancheva, Marie Rosenkjær Skalshøi, Kristian Beedholm, Peter Teglberg Madsen, Laura Stidsholt

“…Conclusions Echolocating bats can track evasive prey via a fast vocal-motor feedback loop allowing them to expand their acoustic depth of field. This echo-guided sensory adjustment contributes to the hunting superiority of bats as the most formidable insectivorous predator of the night skies.…”
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Integrated Sensing and Communication Target Detection Framework and Waveform Design Method Based on Information Theory by Qilong Miao, Xiaofeng Shen, Chenfei Xie, Yong Gao, Lu Chen

“…The target detection is implemented through a relative entropy test (RET) comparing echo signals against target presence/absence hypotheses. …”
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On the imbalance of international communications by H. J. Hsia

“…The incessant cries of "cultural Imperialism," "cultural domina- tion," and "cultural invasion" echoing from Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America have precipitated a rigid control of communication in many developing coun- tries. …”
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Impact of Cell Layout on Bandwidth of Multi-Frequency Piezoelectric Micromachined Ultrasonic Transducer Array by Wanli Yang, Huimin Li, Yuewu Gong, Zhuochen Wang, Xingli Xu, Xiaofan Hu, Pengfei Niu, Wei Pang

“…We found that the densest arrangement of the same cells produced the largest bandwidth, achieving a 92% transmission bandwidth and a 50% burst-echo bandwidth at 6 MHz. The mechanism was investigated from the coupling point of view by finite element analysis and laser Doppler vibrometry, focusing on the cell displacements. …”
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Discrimination of superficial lymph nodes using ultrasonography and tissue metabolomics coupled with machine learning by Lu Li, Xinyue Wang, Hongyan Deng, Wenjuan Lu, Yasu Zhou, Xinhua Ye, Yong Li, Jie Wang

“…IntroductionDiagnosing the types of malignant lymphoma could help determine the most suitable treatment, anticipate the probability of recurrence and guide long-term monitoring and follow-up care.MethodsWe evaluated the differences in benign, lymphoma and metastasis superficial lymph nodes using ultrasonography and tissue metabolomics.ResultsOur findings indicated that three ultrasonographic features, blood supply pattern, cortical echo, and cortex elasticity, hold potential in differentiating malignant lymph nodes from benign ones, and the shape and corticomedullary boundary emerged as significant indicators for distinguishing between metastatic and lymphoma groups. …”
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Energy use, health, and sleep in a bioclimatic university residence: a case study from 20 years of use by Celina Filippín, Silvana Flores Larsen, Mariano Canori

“…A deeper analysis reveals discomfort percentages of approximately 15% (night) and 32% (nap) during sleeping periods, escalating up to 80% during heat waves. These findings echo concerns about overheated spaces in bioclimatic buildings across central Argentina, highlighting the imperative for effective summer cooling strategies. …”
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Enhancing Algorithmic Literacy: Experimental Study on Communication Students’ Awareness of Algorithm-Driven News by Jose Manuel Noguera-Vivo, María del Mar Grandío-Pérez

“…The relevance of digital information dissemination theories such as incidental consumption, news-finds-me perception, echo chambers and filter bubbles is highlighted in understanding algorithm-driven news selection. …”
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A Two-Stage Method for Screening Pulse RFI in SAR Raw Data Alternating the Use of Time and Frequency Domains by Tingting Wei, Xingwang Hu, Zhengwei Guo, Gaofeng Shu, Yabo Huang, Ning Li

“…Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) is more susceptible to be affected by the radio frequency interference (RFI) in the same frequency band when receiving echo signal. Pulse RFI (PRFI) is a common form of RFI and often has time-varying characteristics, which will deteriorate the SAR images quality and hinder image interpretation. …”
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Reinforcement Learning-Based Resource Allocation Scheme of NR-V2X Sidelink for Joint Communication and Sensing by Zihan Li, Ping Wang, Yamin Shen, Song Li

“…Joint communication and sensing (JCS) is becoming an important trend in 6G, owing to its efficient utilization of spectrums and hardware resources. Utilizing echoes of the same signal can achieve the object location sensing function, in addition to the V2X communication function. …”
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Height measurement method of monostatic metre wave multiple input multiple output radar based on coprime array by Hongzhen Wang, Guimei Zheng, Yuwei Song

“…The proposed method calculates the echo data according to the characteristics of the steering vector of CPA, then obtains the accurate low elevation by using the generalised multiple signal classification algorithm, and finally the target height is obtained by using the geometric relationship. …”
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