Investigation of fetal absorbed dose in V/Q scan in three trimesters of pregnancy using Monte Carlo simulation by Shahabeddin Vakili, Daryoush Shahbazi-Gahrouei, Parastoo Pourasbaghi, Elham Raeisi

“…The ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) single-photon emission computed tomography is the first method of diagnosis for pulmonary embolism in pregnant women. …”
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Exploring the application of the microbial pigment violacein as a sustainable probe molecule for recycled paper-based SERS substrates by Alessia Tropea, Donatella Spadaro, Dario Giuffrida, Sebastiano Trusso, Daniele Giuffrida, Tania Maria Grazia Salerno, Julio Montanez, Lourdes Morales-Oyervides, Luigi Mondello, Luigi Mondello, Rosina Celeste Ponterio

“…The interaction of the proposed natural probe with the metal surface after the adsorption and the presence of local electromagnetic fields were evaluated by computational approach. The SERS devices developed were decorated by applying a single-step pulsed laser deposition (PLD) decoration method and characterized using UV–Vis absorption spectroscopy. …”
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Bevacizumab is associated with delayed anastomotic leak after low anterior resection with preoperative radiotherapy for rectal cancer: a case report by Erika Machida, Yasuyuki Miyakura, Jun Takahashi, Sawako Tamaki, Hideki Ishikawa, Fumi Hasegawa, Rina Kikugawa, Shingo Tsujinaka, Alan Kawarai Lefor, Toshiki Rikiyama

“…Signs and symptoms suggesting anastomotic complications should be thoroughly evaluated during bevacizumab treatment, even long after surgical resection.…”
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Coronary artery bypass grafting in patients with coronary artery disease and COVID-19: search for an optimal strategy by D. V. Kuznetsov, A. A. Gevorgyan, V. V. Novokshenov, A. V. Kryukov, M. V. Polyaeva, M. N. Lyas, A. A. Khalmetova, D. V. Duplyakov

“…In all patients, according to the chest computed tomography, a picture of unilateral or bilateral multisegmental pneumonia in the form of ground-glass opacity areas was determined. …”
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Large Spontaneous Right Catamenial Pneumothorax with Diaphragmatic Defect and Liver Herniation by Venkata Kishore Mukku, Emily Cassidy, Catalina Negulescu, Tonya Jagneaux, John Godke

“…On postoperative day three, she began her menstrual cycle and was evaluated by gynecologist who recommended hormonal therapy to reduce risk of recurrent pneumothorax. …”
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Advanced AI techniques for classifying Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment by Sophie Tascedda, Sophie Tascedda, Sophie Tascedda, Pierfrancesco Sarti, Pierfrancesco Sarti, Veronica Rivi, Claudia Savia Guerrera, Giuseppe Alessio Platania, Mario Santagati, Filippo Caraci, Filippo Caraci, Johanna M. C. Blom, Johanna M. C. Blom

“…By deploying these advanced computational techniques, clinicians could see a reduction in diagnostic errors, facilitating earlier, more precise interventions, and likely to lead to significantly improved outcomes for patients.…”
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RED-Net: A Neural Network for 3D Thyroid Segmentation in Chest CT Using Residual and Dilated Convolutions for Measuring Thyroid Volume by Min-Ji Kim, Jin-A Kim, Naae Kim, Yul Hwangbo, Hyun Jeong Jeon, Dong-Hwa Lee, Ji Eun Oh

“…Unlike the lungs or the heart, the thyroid gland is not a primary target in chest computed tomography (CT) scans and is relatively small; hence, it is difficult for radiologists to always clinically delineate it in chest CT to incidentally detect a goiter. …”
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A novel dynamic machine learning-based explainable fusion monitoring: application to industrial and chemical processes by Husnain Ali, Rizwan Safdar, Yuanqiang Zhou, Yuan Yao, Le Yao, Zheng Zhang, Weilong Ding, Furong Gao

“…The framework’s validations and efficiency are evaluated using established techniques such as classic computed ICA and DICA as standard model scenarios. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of a pharmacotherapeutic empowerment strategy for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Ana Carolina Oliveira Gonçalves, Maurílio de Souza Cazarim, Cristina Sanches, Leonardo Regis Leira Pereira, Ana Márcia Tomé Camargos, Jéssica Azevedo Aquino, Andre Oliveira Baldoni

“…The costs of the services offered by the municipality were computed, and in the intervention group IPES costs were included. …”
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Posture analysis during tooth extraction by Takashi Fukushima, Keisuke Sugahara, Kazuhiro Ito, Masahide Koyachi, Akihiro Nishiyama, Chihiro Kurihara, Shintaro Nakajima, Satoru Matsunaga, Akira Katakura

“…Thanks to the recent advancement of computer vision and technology, pose estimation has been widely used for kinematic analysis. …”
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Importance of CBCT Analysis in the Preoperative Planning of TAD Placement in the Anterior Maxillary Region by Iva Jakovljevic, Milica Vasiljevic, Jovana Milanovic, Momir Z. Stevanovic, Nemanja Jovicic, Milos Stepovic, Vladimir Ristic, Dragica Selakovic, Gvozden Rosic, Pavle Milanovic, Aleksandra Arnaut

“…This study aimed to evaluate the bone parameters for mini-implant placement using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). …”
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Curcumin and omega-3 ameliorate experimental osteoarthritis progression in terms of joint pain and mitochondrial dysfunction by JooYeon Jhun, Donghwan Lee, Hyun Sik Na, Keun-Hyung Cho, Seung Yoon Lee, Jeong Su Lee, Young Joon Lee, Seok Jung Kim, Sung-Hwan Park, Mi-La Cho

“…The joint was isolated from OA rats, and cartilage damage was evaluated using histomorphological techniques, the Mankin scoring system, and micro computed tomography analysis. …”
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Microwave-Convective Processing of Whipped Bread: Mathematical Modeling by Anatoly A. Khvostov, Gazibeg O. Magomedov, Victor I. Ryazhskih, Aleksey A. Zhuravlev, Magomed G. Magomedov, Inessa V. Plotnikova, Aleksei S. Taratukhin

“…The physical and mathematical model of the baking process made it possible to evaluate the effect of technological variables on the temperature and moisture concentration fields in the dough samples. …”
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Determining the Optimal Length of Root Canal Obturations Using GuttaFlow®2 and Thermafill Systems. by Lindihana Emini, Jetmire Alimani-Jakupi, Nexhmije Ajeti, Amela Cana, Zana Jusufi-Osmani, Sahmedin Saliu

“…This study aims to compare the obturation length achieved using the GuttaFlow®2 and Thermafill systems, evaluating their effectiveness through micro-computed tomography (micro-CT). …”
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Investigation of thermal-hydraulic coupling impact on transient modeling of steam flow in integrated energy systems by Wei Zhong, Meng Yuan, Xiaojie Lin, Liuliu Du-Ikonen, Long Jiang, Xiaolei Yuan, Long Huang

“…Transient modeling is essential for characterizing multi-energy flow dynamics in integrated energy systems, yet typically relies on the thermal-hydraulic decoupling assumption to ensure computational efficiency. This study develops a steam transient analytical model (STAM) to systematically evaluate the applicability boundaries of thermal-hydraulic decoupling. …”
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RT-DETR-Pro: An Enhanced RT-DETR Model for Visual Detection of Photovoltaic Module Defects by Yunliang Chen, Mingtao Shan, Wei Zhou, Bing Ma, Xun Mei

“…Both the original RT-DETR model and our RT-DETR-Pro model are trained and evaluated on this dataset. Experimental results demonstrate that RT-DETR-Pro can increase detection accuracy for hard-to-identify defects. …”
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A systematic scoping review on utility of cytomorphometry in the detection of dysplasia in oral potentially malignant disorders by Monal Yuwanati, Amol Gadbail, Shailesh Gondivkar, Sachin C. Sarode, Ravi Dande, Shubhangi Mhaske, Satayjit Tekade, Sandeep Kumar Pathak

“…Background: Oral exfoliative cytology is simple, non-invasive, inexpensive tools prone to subjective bias. Objective computer-based quantitative cytomorphometry technique was developed in last few decades to overcome its limitation. …”
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Implications of impacted mandibular cuspids on mental foramen position by A.K. Nagarajappa, M.K. Alam, A.A. Alanazi, V. Bandela, S. Faruqi

“…Objective: To determine the horizontal and vertical locations and dimensions of the mental foramen (MF) in digital panoramic images (DPI), and to evaluate the effect of impacted mandibular cuspids (IMC) on the position of the MF. …”
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A dataset of chronic nicotine-induced genes in breast cancer cellsUniversity of California San Diego Library Digital Collections by Samson Mugisha, Shreyas Labhsetwar, Devam Dave, Richard Klemke, Jay S. Desgrosellier

“…To produce this dataset, we first performed single cell RNA sequencing from HCC38 cells chronically treated with vehicle or nicotine, followed by scanpy analysis to yield 6 discrete cell clusters at conservative resolution. We then evaluated differential gene expression between chronic nicotine and control cells for each individual cluster or in the whole sample using PyDESeq2. …”
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Imaging and the Value of the Pediatric Appendicitis Score for Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis in the Pediatric Emergency Department by Tuğçe NALBANT, Gamze GÖKALP, Yüksel BİCİLİOĞLU, Emine Burcu ÇIĞŞAR KUZU, Esin ERGÖNÜL

“…For this reason, ultrasonography (US) and computed tomography (CT) are also commonly used methods for diagnosis. …”
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