Contrast-Enhanced CT Texture Analysis for Distinguishing Fat-Poor Renal Angiomyolipoma From Chromophobe Renal Cell Carcinoma by Guangjie Yang MD, Aidi Gong BS, Pei Nie MD, Lei Yan BS, Wenjie Miao BS, Yujun Zhao BS, Jie Wu MD, Jingjing Cui BS, Yan Jia BS, Zhenguang Wang MD

“…Objective: To evaluate the value of 2-dimensional (2D) and 3-dimensional (3D) computed tomography texture analysis (CTTA) models in distinguishing fat-poor angiomyolipoma (fpAML) from chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (chRCC). …”
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Exploration of fractional flow reservation score based on artificial intelligence post-processing for coronary artery lesions in patients with diabetes and coronary heart disease by Mei Li, Likun Zhang, Yingcui Wang, Xiaohong Xu

“…The diagnostic performance of AI was evaluated using expert diagnosis, CAG diagnosis, and FFR examination results as the “gold standard”. …”
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Detecting radiation esophagitis using 18F-FAPI-04 PET/CT in patients with LA-ESCC treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy by Xinying Hu, Chao Han, Mingquan Zhang, Jing Jia, Zhengshuai Mu, Zheng Fu, Kailin Qiao, Jinming Yu, Yuchun Wei

“…The development of RE was evaluated weekly according to Radiation Therapy Oncology Group criterion. …”
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Effects of non-invasive brain stimulation over supplementary motor area in people with Parkinson’s disease: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised contr... by Li Zhang, Yawen Chen, Qiang Gao, Yixin Wei, Saiqing Ye, Hanhong Jiang, Yitong Qiu, Runting Ma

“…A detailed computer-aided search of the literature will be performed from inception to February 2023 in the following databases: PubMed, EMBASE, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), Web of Science (WOS) and The Chinese National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI). …”
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Hard tissue formation after direct pulp capping with osteostatin and MTA in vivo by Ji-Hye Yoon, Sung-Hyeon Choi, Jeong-Tae Koh, Bin-Na Lee, Hoon-Sang Chang, In-Nam Hwang, Won-Mann Oh, Yun-Chan Hwang

“…All harvested teeth were scanned with micro-computed tomography (CT). The samples were prepared and hard tissue formation was evaluated histologically. …”
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The analysis of oauses of bioprosthetio valve dysfunction: the example of «UniLine» bioprosthesis by T. V. Glushkova, E. A. Ovcharenko, M. A. Rezvova, K. Yu. Klyshnikov, A. V. Batranin, Yu. A. Kudryavtseva, L. S. Barbarash

“…Aim: to assess the contribution of primary tissue failure, calcification, bacterial contamination and pannus to bioprosthetic valve dysfunction.Materials and methods. To evaluate degenerative changes of the «UniLine» bioprosthesis explanted from the mitral position with macroscopic examination, light and scanning electron microscopy, and micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). …”
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Maximum power point tracking enhancement for PV in microgrids systems using dual artificial neural networks to estimate solar irradiance and temperature by Ahmad M.A. Malkawi, Zuhour A.B. Alsaqqa, Tareq O. Al-Mosa, Wa'el M. JadAllah, Mohannad M.H. Sadeddin, Ayman Al-Quraan, Mohammad AlMashagbeh

“…Where dual ANNs predict solar irradiance and temperature. Next, an adaptive computation block determines the maximum power point (MPP). …”
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A novel radiomics model combining GTVp, GTVnd, and clinical data for chemoradiotherapy response prediction in patients with advanced NSCLC by Ya Li, Ya Li, Ya Li, Ya Li, Min Zhang, Min Zhang, Min Zhang, Min Zhang, Yong Hu, Dan Zou, Bo Du, Youlong Mo, Tianchu He, Mingdan Zhao, Benlan Li, Benlan Li, Benlan Li, Benlan Li, Ji Xia, Ji Xia, Ji Xia, Ji Xia, Zhongjun Huang, Zhongjun Huang, Zhongjun Huang, Zhongjun Huang, Fangyang Lu, Bing Lu, Bing Lu, Bing Lu, Jie Peng, Jie Peng, Jie Peng, Jie Peng

“…Five models were developed and evaluated, incorporating GTVp, GTVnd, and clinical data.ResultsThe GTVp-based radiomics model achieved an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.855 in the training cohort and 0.775 in the validation cohort. …”
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Effects of boxing interventions on physical fitness and health-related quality of life in older people with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review with meta-analysis by Jordan Hernandez-Martinez, Jordan Hernandez-Martinez, Izham Cid-Calfucura, Edgar Vázquez-Carrasco, Edgar Vázquez-Carrasco, Edgar Vázquez-Carrasco, Nicole Fritz-Silva, Tomás Herrera-Valenzuela, Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco, José Zapata-Bastias, Pablo Valdés-Badilla, Pablo Valdés-Badilla

“…A random-effects model was employed, and Hedge’s g effect sizes (ES) were computed. The GRADE, RoB 2, ROBIN-1, TESTEX, and PRISMA tools evaluated the methodological quality and certainty of evidence. …”
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Heart failure with preserved left ventricular ejection fraction in non-obstructive coronary artery disease: clinical utility of heart rate variability by E. V. Grakova, K. V. Kopeva, A. M. Gusakova, A. V. Smorgon, Sh. D. Akhmedov, V. V. Kalyuzhin, A. T. Teplyakov

“…Non-obstructive CAD (stenosis < 50%) was confirmed by coronary computed tomography angiography. Heart rate variability (HRV) was evaluated by 24-hour Holter monitoring; parameters of time series and spectral analysis were analyzed.Results. …”
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A comparison between quantitative gated myocardial perfusion scintigraphy and strain echocardiography as indicators of ventricular functions in patients with anterior myocardial in... by Seyhan Karacavus, Ahmet Celik, Ahmet Tutus, Mustafa Kula, Abdurrahman Oguzhan, Ibrahim Ozdogru, Nihat Kalay

“…The purpose of this study is to compare the strain echocardiographic and scintigraphic parameters for evaluating of the left ventricular (LV) functions in patients with anterior myocardial infarction (MI). …”
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Oscillometric blood pressure measurement: modeling and analysis of the area oscillogram and height oscillogram by Vishaal Dhamotharan, Hao-Min Cheng, Shih-Hsien Sung, Chen-Huan Chen, Cederick Landry, Mark Freithaler, Aman Mahajan, Aman Mahajan, Sanjeev G. Shroff, Jin-Oh Hahn, Ramakrishna Mukkamala, Ramakrishna Mukkamala

“…Conventionally, BP is computed from the oscillation height versus cuff pressure function (“height oscillogram”). …”
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Position Weight Matrix, Gibbs Sampler, and the Associated Significance Tests in Motif Characterization and Prediction by Xuhua Xia

“…However, few generally applicable statistical tests are available for evaluating the significance of site patterns, PWM, and PWM scores (PWMS) of putative motifs. …”
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Fuzzy Logic Control of Wind Turbine Storage System Connected to the Grid Using Multilevel Inverter by Ali Berboucha

“…This paper aimed to evaluate the use of wind turbine storage systems to provide electricity in the electrical grid through a five-level inverter. …”
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Bronchoesophageal Fistula following Radiotherapy: A Case Report by Eyad Jamileh, Yaeesh Khan, Usamah Hijazi, Mohammad Abusheikha

“…More studies are needed to determine when oesophageal stenting is preferred over bronchial stenting and to evaluate the suitability and safety of dual stenting in both the oesophagus and bronchus. …”
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Optimizing the orientation of the open spaces and building constructions for cold climate based on sunshine in borujerd city

“…This study aimed to evaluate the climatic conditions for the establishment of Borujerd city in the design of buildings and streets of the city with an emphasis on radiant energy, an attempt to reduce problems related to cold climate is that in order to achieve this goal of data synoptic station in the city of Boroujerd a period of 23 years, including temperature, precipitation, relative humidity and other parameters as maximum, minimum and average is used. …”
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Atom-Mediated Deterministic Generation and Stitching of Photonic Graph States by Ziv Aqua, Barak Dayan

“…Highly entangled multiphoton graph states are a crucial resource in photonic quantum computation and communication. Yet, the lack of photon-photon interactions makes the construction of such graph states especially challenging. …”
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Methodological Challenges in Deep Learning-Based Detection of Intracranial Aneurysms: A Scoping Review by Bio Joo

“…Artificial intelligence (AI), particularly deep learning, has demonstrated high diagnostic performance in detecting intracranial aneurysms on computed tomography angiography (CTA) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA). …”
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Performance Investigation of Coated Carbide Tools in Milling Procedures by Paschalis Charalampous

“…In particular, FE models were utilized to compute the milling forces and the corresponding developed stress fields, as well as to assess the cutting tool’s performance based on certain machining variables. …”
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Auto Machine Learning and Convolutional Neural Network in Diabetes Mellitus Research—The Role of Histopathological Images in Designing and Exploring Experimental Models by Iulian Tătaru, Simona Moldovanu, Oana-Maria Dragostin, Carmen Lidia Chiţescu, Alexandra-Simona Zamfir, Ionut Dragostin, Liliana Strat, Carmen Lăcrămioara Zamfir

“…The development of sophisticated computational models for histopathological images has received significant attention in recent years, but most of them rely on free datasets. …”
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