Diagnostic efficacy of dual-energy CT virtual non-calcium technique in the diagnosis of bone marrow edema of sacroiliac joints in ankylosing spondylitis by Hongyue Lu, Zhi Li, Ziheng Liang, Yuqi Liu

“…Results Visual qualitative assessment analysis showed good agreement between the results of BME analysis on virtual non-calcium images and MRI images by both physicians (Kappa > 0.61). …”
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Emotional State as a Key Driver of Public Preferences for Flower Color by Juan She, Renwu Wu, Bingling Pi, Jie Huang, Zhiyi Bao

“…However, research on flower color preferences has largely been descriptive, and there is a lack of exploration of potential mechanisms influencing flower color preferences, such as economic and social factors. …”
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Vector Field Heterogeneity for the Assessment of Locally Disorganised Cardiac Electrical Propagation Wavefronts From High-Density Multielectrodes by Lucia Pancorbo, Samuel Ruiperez-Campillo, Alvaro Tormos, Antonio Guill, Raquel Cervigon, Antonio Alberola, Francisco Javier Chorro, Jose Millet, Francisco Castells

“…Furthermore, it has been tested on animal experimental models of isolated Langendorff-perfused rabbit hearts. …”
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Dopant Concentration and Effective Atomic Number of Copper-Doped Potassium Borate Glasses by I. Hossain, N. K. Shekaili, H. Wagiran

“…Copper-doped (0.5 mol%) and undoped potassium borate glasses have been prepared by the composition of (100-x)H3BO3 + xK2CO3, where 10 ≤ x ≤ 30 mol % by the traditional melting quenching method. …”
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Psychological Drivers of Alternative Fuel Vehicles’ Adoption and Ecologically Responsible Use by Muhammad Abid Saleem, Rao Akmal Ali, Syed Noman Ali Shah, Sadaf Zahra, Muhammad Haroon Hafeez, Ninh Nguyen

“…Environmental problems caused by global warming are becoming alarming with every passing day. To curb greenhouse gas (GhG) emissions, promoting alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs) and sustainable transport mode choices is critical. …”
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ABOUT DATA MODELING SUBJECT DOMAINS PRACTICE-ORIENTED DIRECTION FOR UNIVERSAL SYSTEM OF STORAGE AND PROCESSING DATA by L. V. Rudikova, E. V. Zhavnerko

“…Offered appropriate data models, considered relationship between them as data processing and data warehouse creation, which can be built on information data storage technology and which has some characteristics as extensible complex subject domain, data integration, which get from any data sources, data time invariance with required temporal marks, relatively high data stability, search necessary compromises in data redundancy, system blocks modularity, flexibility and extensibility of architecture, high requirements to data storage security. …”
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Caso raro de fibroma odontogénico periférico by Andres Pauwels, Constanza Lozano Morales, Laura Alvis, Maria Mariño, Laura Sanabria, Gabriela Angulo, Marcela Mejía-Arango, Santiago Torres-Morales

“…Introducción: El fibroma odontogénico periférico es un tumor mesenquimal de origen odontogénico, extraóseo, poco frecuente, benigno y de crecimiento lento. Sus características clínicas y patológicas se asemejan a otros tumores odontogénicos y no odontogénicos, y el diagnóstico conclusivo se basa en el examen histopatológico. …”
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State of the literature discussing smoke-free policies globally: A narrative review by Jacqueline A. Teed, Meagan O. Robichaud, Michelle Duren, Hebe N. Gouda, Ryan David Kennedy

“…A search of peer-reviewed and gray literature, published between 1 January 2004 and 30 April 2022, was conducted using PubMed and EMBASE databases. …”
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Ultrasound-Guided Interscalene Brachial Plexus Block for Pathological Humerus Fracture due to Multiple Myeloma with Systemic Manifestation: Useful Option for Management in Low-Inco... by Pawan Kumar Hamal, Bibena Lamichhane, Nabin Pokhrel, Janith Singh, Rupesh Kumar Yadav

“…Ultrasound-guided interscalene brachial plexus block if done cautiously can be a very useful alternative technique for better perioperative outcome in patients with malignancy with systemic spread in areas where expertise is scarce and resource is limited.…”
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Changes in the shape of the lumbar curve during growth: a geometric morphometric approach by Ruth Pelleg-Kallevag, Sarah Borgel, Einat Kedar, Nathan Peled, Hila May

“…Multivariate and univariate statistical analyses were carried out to examine differences in shape between males and females and between the age groups. …”
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LTE resource-aware dynamic adaptive wireless multimedia streaming system by Bingjiang CAI

“…The quality of user experience in adaptive video streaming, to a large extent, depends on the accuracy of the end-to-end bandwidth estimation.However, bandwidth estimation is very challenging in highly dynamic LTE network.LTE resource-aware dynamic adaptive wireless multimedia streaming system was designed and implemented in which the LTE resource block monitor module keeps monitoring the cell-wide physical layer resource utility.The rate scaling mechanism mapped the throughput to an estimation of available bandwidth and the rate adaption algorithm selected the most appropriate representation combining current available bandwidth with buffer state and played a trade-off between video quality and the risk of stalling.The experimental results on the prototype system show that comparing with the two baseline algorithms, the proposed system achieves the highest average video bitrate while maintaining a fairly low stalling rate, and effectively enhances the quality of experience.…”
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Rebiopsy Enhances Survival with Afatinib vs. Osimertinib in EGFR Exon 19 Deletion Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Multicenter Study in Taiwan by Jerry Shu-Hung Kuo, Cheng-Yu Chang, Shih-Chieh Chang, Yu-Feng Wei, Chung-Yu Chen

“…Background: Afatinib and Osimertinib are first-line treatments for EGFR-mutated advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but their comparative efficacies and the patient groups that benefit the most remain unclear. This multicenter retrospective study evaluated the efficacy of first-line Afatinib and Osimertinib in NSCLC patients with EGFR 19del and no brain metastases at diagnosis. …”
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A New Optimal Shortening Algorithm of the Channel Impulse Response for DMT Modulation Systems by Yin Changchuan Yue Guangxin

“…In discrete multitone（DMT）modulation systems,a cyclic prefix（CP）is inserted before every symbol block being transmitted,to ensure the independence of each subchannel and alleviate the interference between consecutive symbol blocks The length of the CP is equal to the memory length of the impulse response of the effective channel Using a long CP reduces the throughput of the system largely To avoid using a long CP,an finite impulse response filter is used to shorten the length of the effective channel impulse response An algorithm used to calculate the coefficients of the optimal shortening impulse response filter（SIRF）was given in However,this algorithm requires that the length of the SIRF must be smaller than or equal to the memory length of the target impulse response In this paper,we modify this algorithm and make it suitable for calculating the coefficients of the SIRF with arbitrary length…”
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Design and validation of a new Healthcare Systems Usability Scale (HSUS) for clinical decision support systems: a mixed-methods approach by Peter J Watkinson, Abir Ghorayeb, Julie L Darbyshire, Marta W Wronikowska

“…The HSUS has a very good reliability with global Cronbach’s alpha 0.914 and between 0.702 and 0.926 for the four subscales.Conclusion The HSUS is a valid and reliable tool for usability testing of CDSS and early identification of usability issues that may cause medical adverse events.…”
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LINGUISTIC AND ACOUSTIC RESOURCES OF THE COMPUTER-BASED SYSTEM FOR ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION OF SPEECH INTONATION by Yu. A. Zdaranok

“…Bryzgunova, BM Lobanov created the universal melodic portraits (UMP), which can be normalized in time in accordance with the position of its pre-nuclear, nuclear and bender parts. With the help of intonation, information is transmitted at the linguistic and paralinguistic level. …”
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Design and implementation of mobile video service quality analysis system by Gang ZHAO

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Exhaled Breath Condensate: A Promising Source for Biomarkers of Lung Disease by Yan Liang, Samantha M. Yeligar, Lou Ann S. Brown

“…Exhaled breath condensate (EBC) has been increasingly studied as a noninvasive research method for sampling the alveolar and airway space and is recognized as a promising source of biomarkers of lung diseases. …”
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Urban Tree Selection for Diversity by Deborah R. Hilbert, Andrew K. Koeser, Robert J. Northrop

“… Urban tree diversity is important when attempting to create a healthy, beneficial, and resilient urban forest. Having a variety of trees can increase the aesthetic value for residents and create habitats for plants and animals. …”
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Synovial Sarcoma of the Hand by Hovsep Ohan, Greg Minassian, Asaad H. Samra, Matthew J. Zdilla

“…This report documents a 34-year-old male with a right hand mass that had been present for a few years, continuing to grow in size. …”
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Predictors of treatment failure of tubal pregnancy with single-dose methotrexate regimen – a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lili Tang, Sipei Nie, Ling Ling, Qian Zhu

“…Background Ectopic pregnancies represent a potentially life-threatening medical emergency, with 95% being tubal. This meta-analysis aimed to identify early predictors for single-dose methotrexate (MTX) treatment failure in tubal pregnancies.Methods A literature search was conducted across several databases from their inception to December 2023, with references in the selected studies manually reviewed. 14 studies involving 2,804 patients were included in this meta-analysis.Results The results revealed that higher serum beta-human chorionic gonadotropin (β-hCG) levels on Day 1 (SMD = 1.25, 95% CI 0.73–1.77), foetal cardiac activity presence (OR = 12.64, 95% CI 3.15–50.75), adnexal mass presence (OR = 4.66, 95% CI 2.02–10.74), yolk sac presence (OR = 5.35, 95% CI 2.33–12.27), thicker endometrium (MD = 1.74, 95% CI 0.30–3.19), more number of previous ectopic pregnancies (MD = 0.21, 95% CI 0.13–0.30), history of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) (OR = 3.97, 95% CI 2.02–7.79), higher progesterone levels on Day 1 (SMD = 0.22, 95% CI 0.07–0.36), a higher 48-hour pre-treatment increment in serum β-hCG percentage (MD = 11.46, 95% CI 2.95–19.98), and a higher percentage of serum β-hCG change from Day 4 to Day 0/1 (SMD = 2.58, 95% CI 1.02–4.14) were early predictive factors for treatment failure of tubal pregnancy with the MTX single-dose regimen.Conclusions This review clarifies early predictive factors for treatment failure with the MTX single-dose regimen in tubal pregnancies. …”
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