Diagnosis dan Penatalaksanaan Tumor Ganas Laring by Dolly Irfandy, Sukri Rahman

“…Diagnosis of laryngeal cancer is made by medical history, clinical<br />examination using a rigid or fiberoptic endoscope and biopsy. …”
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Comparison of 2-D and 3-D Analysis of Running Kinematics and Actual Versus Predicted Running Kinetics by Caitlyn Martinez, Seth Garbett, Kristen Hiromasa, Rhandi Jackson, Eric Miya, Michelle Miya, Joshua D White, Brian S Baum, Mark F Reinking

“… # Conclusion Accurate predictions of kinetic variables can be made using spatiotemporal and 2D kinematic variables…”
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Prediction of Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis Based on Clinical Variables Using a Large National Survey Database by Yanal Alnimer, Touleen Alnimer

“…Baseline comparisons among these groups were made based on widely accepted cutoffs. Linear and logistic regressions were performed to identify the associations between the clinical variables and liver steatosis and fibrosis. …”
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Analisis Adopsi Pengguna Kelompok Usia Muda pada Integrasi Layanan Pembayaran Gopay di Aplikasi Tokopedia Menggunakan Model UTAUT2 & TTF by Hanifa Putri Rahima, Buce Trias Hanggara, Widhy Hayuhardhika Nugraha Putra

“…Furthermore, Indonesia is experiencing a demographic bonus er, where the young age group (17-24 years) dominates the population, making it a potential market for service penetration. …”
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Algorithm for Cloud Particle Phase Identification Based on Bayesian Random Forest Method by Fu Tao, Yang Zhipeng, Tao Fa, Hu Shuzhen, Lu Yuxiang, Fu Changqing

“…This algorithm can be applied to decision-making services for weather processes such as snowfall, enabling minute-level monitoring of precipitation types, phase transition timings, and evolution processes, thereby addressing the issue of automatic precipitation identification in operational settings.…”
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Caesarean section rates and indications in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: The case of Mbandaka City by Patrick Bongbanga Mundembe, Roger Mwimba Mbungu, Félicien Kandolo Tshimungu, Jules Moti Kangite, Jean Claude Efoloko Likulu, Guillin Boboko Bikoko, Monizi Mawunu, Jean-Paul Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua

“…Educational programs aimed at increasing community awareness of the benefits and risks associated with CS are essential for reducing mistrust and ensuring informed decision-making. Furthermore, improving access to timely medical interventions and promoting strategies for preventing complications such as fetal distress and macrosomia could reduce the need for emergency caesarean sections and enhance overall maternal and child health. …”
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The Analysis on the Current Situation of the Utilization Mode of Microalgal Biomass Materials by Lina Zhang, Lianfeng Wang, Huizhong Nie, Changbin Liu

“…This will have a serious impact on the environment and human body, such as land desertification, increase in ocean acidity, sea level rise, and increase in pests and diseases; affect people’s normal work and rest; and make people feel dizzy and nauseated. Excessive emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), the main component of the greenhouse gas, have contributed to the continued rise in Earth’s temperature. …”
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Sistem Pengenalan Wajah 3D Menggunakan ICP dan SVM by Nadya Viana De Lima, Ledya Novamizanti, Eko Susatio

“…Iterative Closest Point (ICP) provides dimensional information by minimizing errors between points in one view and the closest point so that 3D face templates are made in accordance with the reference image. Whereas SVM is a classification method by determining the image class based on information obtained from the extraction of features. …”
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Distinguishable Immunologic Characteristics of COVID-19 Patients with Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes Compared with Nondiabetic Individuals by Ruxing Zhao, Yujing Sun, Yongyuan Zhang, Weili Wang, Shouyu Wang, Chuang Wang, Jinbo Liu, Ling Gao, Zhao Hu, Jianchun Fei, Xinguo Hou, Huizhen Zheng, Li Chen

“…The immune system poses the critical interactive chain between the human body and the virus. Here, we make efforts to examine whether comorbidity with type 2 diabetes (T2D) affects the immunological response in COVID-19 patients. …”
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Concentrated Solar Power and Photovoltaic Systems: A New Approach to Boost Sustainable Energy for All (Se4all) in Rwanda by Noel Hagumimana, Jishi Zheng, Godwin Norense Osarumwense Asemota, Jean De Dieu Niyonteze, Walter Nsengiyumva, Aphrodis Nduwamungu, Samuel Bimenyimana

“…The energy sector of today’s Rwanda has made a remarkable growth to some extent in recent years. …”
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An efficient decoupled 3-D axial anisotropic resistivity inversion for magnetotelluric data with OpenMP parallelization by Wisart Thongyoy, Weerachai Siripunvaraporn, Puwis Amatayakul, Tawat Rung-Arunwan, Kiyoshi Baba

“…In addition, the decoupled inversion requires just a fraction of the memory used in the full axial inversion. This makes it practical to operate even on the standard personal computers of current technology. …”
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Music Theory: Speculation, Reasoning, Experience. A Perspective from Systematic Musicology by Albrecht Schneider

“…Further, music theory is regarded to make up an ‘applied’ discipline whose goal is to teach basic musical skills, and thus to serve a ‘practical’ purpose, in the first place. …”
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Outpatient chemotherapy drug costs and expensive chemotherapy drug use in 340B and Non-340B hospitals: an observational study by Jianhui Hu, David R. Nerenz

“…Abstract Background The 340B Drug Pricing Program has been controversial since its inception in 1992, a major criticism being that 340B hospitals use more outpatient drugs, and more expensive drugs, because of financial incentives to “make money” through the program. The goal of this study was to determine whether characteristics of patients treated at 340B hospitals, and affiliation of hospitals with NCI-designated cancer centers, would explain higher Part B drug costs and use of more expensive chemotherapy drugs. …”
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GENOME POLITICS: STRATEGY AND TACTICS by Jonas Rubikas

“…This is clearly seen when the comparison between the information content (the gene number) and the life cycle of small genomes (plasmids, viruses, singlecellular prokaryotic organisms) is made: large space is occupied by information on replication enzymes and the sequence of replication origin. …”
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Teaching undergraduate medical students virtual consultation skills: a mixed-methods interventional before-and-after study by Edie Booth, Kate McFetridge, Evelyn Ferguson, Catherine Paton

“…Mean confidence in opening the consultation increased from 2.67 (95% CI 2.21 to 3.13) to 4.70 (95% CI 4.50 to 4.90); history-taking from 3.38 (95% CI 3.07 to 3.69) to 4.45 (95% CI 4.19 to 4.71); decision-making and forming a management plan from 2.62 (95% CI 2.28 to 2.96) to 3.90 (95% CI 3.66 to 4.14) and closing the consultation from 2.81 (95% CI 2.45 to 3.17) to 4.60 (95% CI 4.38 to 4.81). …”
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Interventions for the management of post-COVID-19 condition (long COVID): protocol for a living systematic review and network meta-analysis by Paul Garner, Lawrence Mbuagbaw, Jason W Busse, Dena Zeraatkar, Thomas Agoritsas, Ariel Izcovich, Tari Turner, Lyn Turkstra, Roger S McIntyre, Rachel J Couban, Tyler Pitre, Sarah Kirsh, Tanvir Jassal, Michael Ling, Samantha Chakraborty, Signe A Flottorp

“…The Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE) approach will guide our assessment of the certainty of evidence.We will update our living review biannually, on the publication of a seminal trial, or when new evidence emerges that may change clinical practice.Conclusion This living systematic review and network meta-analysis will provide comprehensive, trustworthy and up-to-date summaries of the evidence addressing the benefits and harms of interventions for the treatment and management of long COVID. We will make our findings available publicly and work with guideline-producing organisations to inform their recommendations.Ethics and dissemination The study describes the protocol for a systematic review that uses data from published trial reports. …”
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I. KANT, T. PARSONS AND POSTPOSITIVISM IN SOCIAL THEORY by Zenonas Norkus

“…Postpositivist philosophy of science denies the existence of theoretically neutral empirical knowledge and makes the procedures of the external control of the empirical theories problematic. …”
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Barriers and Facilitators to User Engagement and Moderation for Web-Based Peer Support Among Young People: Qualitative Study Using the Behavior Change Wheel Framework by Ananya Ananya, Janina Tuuli, Rachel Perowne, Leslie Morrison Gutman

“…In particular, supporting the improvement of memory, attention, and decision-making skills of those involved; adapting the physical environment to facilitate effective interactions; and reducing negative emotions are suggested to optimize the value and effectiveness of peer support groups for young people’s mental health for both the service users and moderators of these services. …”
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Differences in Ocular Biometry Between Short-Axial and Normal-Axial Eyes in the Elderly Japanese by Tanaka T, Nishitsuka K, Obata H

“…Takahiro Tanaka,&ast; Koichi Nishitsuka,&ast; Hiroto Obata&ast; Department of Ophthalmology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama, Japan&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Koichi Nishitsuka, Department of Ophthalmology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, 1981 Kamoda, Kawagoe-shi, Saitama, Japan, Tel +81-49-228-3682, Fax +81-49-225-5722, Email mlc12186@nifty.comPurpose: Among patients with angle-closure glaucoma, it is common to have a short-axial eye, which also makes it difficult to select an appropriate intraocular lens. …”
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Forecast for the zone of viticulture in European Russia under climate change by L. Yu. Novikova, P. V. Ozerski

“…Using extra protective measures in winters not colder than –35 °C would make it possible to grow grapes at up to 53.3° N under the current conditions and at up to 60.7° N under the prognosticated ones. …”
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