Comparing multi-texture fibrosis analysis versus binary opacity-based abnormality detection for quantitative assessment of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Sebastian Nowak, Dominik Creuzberg, Maike Theis, Carmen Pizarro, Alexander Isaak, Claus C. Pieper, Julian A. Luetkens, Dirk Skowasch, Alois M. Sprinkart, Daniel Kütting

“…Also, Kaplan-Meier analysis with log rank test between subgroups separated by median OFL and MTFL were conducted. …”
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Application of Electrocoagulation Process Using Iron and Aluminum Electrodes for Fluoride Removal from Aqueous Environment by Edris Bazrafshan, Kamal Aldin Ownagh, Amir Hossein Mahvi

“…Fluoride in drinking water above permissible level is responsible for human being affected by skeletal fluorosis. The present study was carried out to assess the ability of electrocoagulation process with iron and aluminum electrodes in order to removal of fluoride from aqueous solutions. …”
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TELEVİZYON HABERLERİNDE SİYASAL İSLAMCI PARTİNİN TEMSİLİ: 1999 SEÇİMLERİNDE FAZİLET PARTİSİ by Çiler Dursun

“…Mikro düzeyde bir dil çözümlemesi için üç farklı haber konusu belirlenmiştir. Dilsel tercihlerin ve haberin tematik örgütlenmesinin analizleri göstermiştir ki Kanal D ve Kanal 7'nin İslamcılığı temsil ederken ideolojik farklılıkları söz konu-sudur. …”
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HairSplitter: haplotype assembly from long, noisy reads by Faure, Roland, Lavenier, Dominique, Flot, Jean-François

“…On noisy long reads, HairSplitter recovers more strains while being faster than state-of-the-art tools, both in the cases of viruses and bacteria. …”
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FEATURES OF CONSTRUCTION REMOTE SENSING IMAGING SPECTROMETERS FROM SPACE by N. K. Artyukhina, M. N. Kotov

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Correlation of Switching Overvoltages Over Transposed and Untransposed Transmission Lines by M. Hamed, D. Ismail

“…This paper presents a computational analysis of the difference between the values of the self parameters (resistance, inductance and potential coefficient) of some typical transmission lines. …”
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Two-Species Competition with High Dispersal: The Winning Strategy by S.A. Gourley, Yang Kuang

“…We hypothesizethat this may be a possible explanation for the evolution ofgrouping behavior in many species. Our findings are confirmed byextensive numerical simulation work on the models.…”
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Improving Public Health Policy through Infection Transmission Modelling: Guidelines for Creating a Community of Practice by Seyed M Moghadas, Margaret Haworth-Brockman, Harpa Isfeld-Kiely, Joel Kettner

“…There is still room to better address the diversity of the Canadian population and ensure that research outcomes are translated for use within their relevant contexts.…”
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Analytic and clinical validity of thyroid nodule mutational profiling using droplet digital polymerase chain reaction by Vincent L. Biron, Ashlee Matkin, Morris Kostiuk, Jordana Williams, David W. Cote, Jeffrey Harris, Hadi Seikaly, Daniel A. O’Connell

“…Results A total of 208 patients underwent FNAB and mutational testing with the following Bethesda cytologic classification: 26.9% non-diagnostic, 55.2% benign, 5.3% FLUS/AUS, 2.9% FN/SPN, 2.4% SFM and 7.2% malignant. …”
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Assessment of myocardial deformation by CMR tissue tracking reveals left ventricular subclinical myocardial dysfunction in patients with gynecologic cancer undergoing chemotherapy by Kai Tao, Kai Tao, Lu Ye, Yan-Jia-Ni Xu, Yan-Jia-Ni Xu, Meng-Xi Yang, Ru-Tie Yin, Qing-Li Li, Xiao-Juan Lin, Ke-Min Li, Liang Song, Yu Ma, Lan Zhong, Ying Hu, Hua-Yan Xu, Dan-Qing Wang, Ying-Kun Guo

“…Deformation parameters were compared between healthy controls and patients. Changes in deformation were assessed as chemotherapy progressed. …”
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Genetic proxies for clinical traits are associated with increased risk of severe COVID-19 by N. J. M. Chaddock, S. S. R. Crossfield, M. Pujades-Rodriguez, M. M. Iles, A. W. Morgan

“…Pathway analyses revealed enrichment of genetic variants in pathways for cardiac muscle contraction (genes N = 5; beta[SE] = 3.48[0.60]; adjusted-P = 1.86 × 10−5). …”
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Clinical manifestation and management of severe blepharokeratoconjunctivitis combined with corneal perforation by Xu Li, Ping Hou, Xiao-Lin Qi, Su-Xia Li, Wei-Yun Shi, Hua Gao, Ting Zhang

“…A paired t-test was used to compare the uncorrected visual acuity (UCVA) before and after surgery for the perforated eye. RESULTS: The mean age of the patients was 16.3y. …”
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Research on network intelligence for 6G by Qingtian WANG, Yang LIU, Haitao LIU, Jiaying ZONG, Fengyi YANG

“…Intelligent network has been proposed as early as the 5G era.Towards the 6G era, the network will support more application scenarios and performance requirements.A fully-covered and fully-connected network system requires more intelligent management and maintenance.Firstly, the scope and new application scenarios for 6G networks were introduced, and then the research progress of early-stage network intelligence was summarized.Secondly, the current shortages and supporting technologies of network intelligence for 6G were summarized.Thirdly, the architecture of the intelligent network for 6G and give details about the intelligent function elements were presented, moreover, the use case about the indoor positioning to illustrate the process of network intelligence was given.At last, the evolution route of network intelligence with edge data center was depicted.…”
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Retinopathy in Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease by Myrsini Orfanidou, Stergios A. Polyzos

“…., influencing various organ systems beyond the liver and, thus, contributing to comorbidities. …”
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Barriers and enablers of digital extension services’ adoption among smallholder farmers: the case of Cambodia, the Philippines and Vietnam by Le Thi Hoa Sen, Phanith Chou, Flordeliz B. Dacuyan, Ylva Nyberg, Johanna Wetterlind

“…This study employed the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) framework by utilising a structural equation model. …”
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In Situ Measurement of Seeking Speed and Seeking Induced Head-Disk Interface Instability in Hard Disk Drives by Yu Wang, Xiongfei Wei, Yanyang Zi, Kwok-Leung Tsui

“…Damage analysis and mode identification were carried out to reveal the relationship between the damage patterns on disk surface and head dynamics. …”
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Effects of Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome on Changes in Dynamic Postural Stability during Landing in Adult Women by Chanki Kim, Seunghyeok Yeom, Seji Ahn, Nyeonju Kang, Kiwon Park, Kyoungkyu Jeon

“…The study participants performed a single-leg drop landing from a 30 cm box, and their lower limb movements and DPS were measured. Differences between groups were examined using independent sample t-tests. …”
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A Semianalytical Model for Multiple-Fractured Horizontal Wells with SRV in Tight Oil Reservoirs by Jiahang Wang, Xiaodong Wang, Wenxiu Dong

“…The other novelty is the ability to model the shape of the SRV, production behavior of different fractures, and interfaces. Compared to numerical and analytic methods, this model can not only reduce extensive computing processing but also show high accuracy.…”
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Epidemiology and Resistance Profiles of Bacteria Isolated From Blood Samples in Septic Patients at Emergency Department Admission: A 6-Year Single Centre Retrospective Analysis Fro... by Valeria Cento, Sara Carloni, Riccardo Sarti, Linda Bussini, Zian Asif, Paola Morelli, Francesco De Fazio, Federica Maria Tordato, Maddalena Casana, Debora Mondatore, Antonio Desai, Elena Generali, Nicola Pugliese, Elena Costantini, Massimo Vanoni, Maurizio Cecconi, Stefano Aliberti, Giorgio Da Rin, Erminia Casari, Michele Bartoletti, Antonio Voza

“…Results: Antibiotic-susceptible Escherichia coli (29.5%) was the most common isolate, including extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing strains (11.3%), followed by methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA, 8.4%). …”
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SCIENCE AS A COMPONENT OF THE HIGHER EDUCATION SYSTEM by Elena V. Sen’Ko

“…The author argues that the purpose of philological education cannot be reduced to methodical training of a school teacher, because the important product of this education is the research and innovation intellectual environment. …”
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