Prevention of falls in hospitalized patients—evaluation of the effectiveness of a monitoring system (Verso Vision) developed with artificial intelligence by Corrado Gervasi, Erik Perego, Francesca Galli, Valter Torri, Massimo Castoldi, Emilio Bombardieri

“…The Verso Vision System (VS) is an artificial intelligence-based system for accidental fall prevention and management, which uses computer vision algorithms to monitor environments and people in real time.MethodsThe efficacy of VS monitoring in terms of reduction of accidentals falls was retrospectively evaluated in a group of 362 hospitalized patients at Humanitas Gavazzeni Hospital.ResultsOf the 362 patients included in the analysis, 580 statistical units, 228 monitored with VS and 355 without VS were obtained splitting the observation of each patient based on the presence of VS monitoring and the Stratify score. …”
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Low-cost fabrication and comparative evaluation of machine learning algorithms for flexible PDMS-based hexagonal patch antenna by Srivatsan Sarvesan, Mettu Goutham Reddy, S. S. Karthikeyan, Praveen K. Sekhar

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The Flow of Living Kidney Donor Candidates Through the Evaluation Process: A Single-Center Experience in Ontario, Canada by Steven Habbous PhD, Beth Montesi BScN, BA, RN, Christy Masse BScN, RN, Corinne Weernink, Sisira Sarma PhD, Mehmet A. Begen MSc, PhD, Ngan N. Lam MD, Christine Dipchand MSc, MD, Seychelle Yohanna MD, Dervla M. Connaughton MB BCh BAO, PhD, Lianne Barnieh PhD, Amit X. Garg MD, PhD

“…Median time from first contact until donation decreased from 12.8 months in 2013 to 7.1 months in 2016 (a 45% reduction). The time from computed tomography (CT) angiography until donation (n = 74) was a median of 75 (interquartile range [IQR] = 36, 180) days, the longest single step in the evaluation. …”
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Histomorphometric and Micro-CT Evaluation of Cerabone and Bio-Oss in Maxillary Sinus Lifting: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Rodrigo dos Santos Pereira, Marcus Vinicius Neumann Brandão de Carvalho, Eduardo Hochuli-Vieira, Cristian Statkievicz, Déborah Laurindo Pereira Santos, Renato Torres Augusto Neto, Carolina de Fátima Soares Pinto, Francesco Bennardo, Carlos Fernando Mourão

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Distribution of metastases after radiotherapy in relation to radiation exposure fields: evaluation by 18F-FDG PET/CT by Jiucen Liang, Wei Li, Rusen Zhang, Wen Li, Peiyin Lin, Hao Nie

“…Abstract To evaluate the distribution of metastases after radiotherapy using 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography (18F-FDG PET/CT). 67 patients with 501 new metastases revealed by 18F-FDG PET/CT after radiotherapy were included in this retrospective study. …”
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Evaluation of a prediction protocol to identify potential targets of epigenetic reprogramming by the cancer associated Epstein Barr virus. by Kirsty Flower, Elizabeth Hellen, Melanie J Newport, Susan Jones, Alison J Sinclair

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Evaluating the Effectiveness of an Instructional Intervention in Knowledge Acquisition about Diet Therapy among Patients with Spinal Cord Injuries by Ali A. Shalash, Ayad M. Mousa

“…Pre- and post-intervention assessments were conducted to evaluate participants' knowledge levels. The assessments employed a validated rating and scoring scale tailored for assessing knowledge about dietary regimens in the context of spinal cord injuries. …”
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Evaluation of the physicochemical properties, proximate composition, and microbial loads of ‘Bulla’ paste collected from different markets in Ethiopia by Nesru Zeynu, Asnake Desalegn

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Evaluation of net-zero materials in mortar bricks with predictive modelling using random forest and gradient boosting techniques by Golla Uday kiran, Nakkeeran Ganesan, Dipankar Roy, Sumant Nivarutti Shinde, Mamillapalli Indumathi, George Uwadiegwu Alaneme, Val Hyginus Udoka Eze, Kuzmin Anton

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Is my “red” your “red”?: Evaluating structural correspondences between color similarity judgments using unsupervised alignment by Genji Kawakita, Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston, Ken Takeda, Naotsugu Tsuchiya, Masafumi Oizumi

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Evaluating the Application of a Perturbation-Based Inertia Estimation Methodology With Synchrophasor Data of the Brazilian Interconnected Power System by Juliana Luiza Pereira, Guido Rossetto Moraes, Raul Torres Bernardo, Daniel Dotta, Augusto Tietz, Antonio Felipe da Cunha De Aquino, Diego Issicaba

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Fairness in Healthcare Services for Italian Older People: A Convolution-Based Evaluation to Support Policy Decision Makers by Davide Donato Russo, Frida Milella, Giuseppe Di Felice

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Production of TNF-alpha by skin explants of dinitrochlorobenzene-challenged ears in rats: A model for the evaluation of contact hypersensitivity by Kataranovski Milena, Kandolf-Sekulović Lidija, Milosavljević Ivica

“…Dermal infiltrate density in histopathologically analyzed samples of ear skin was evaluated by computer-assisted image analysis. Ear skin samples were cultured in standard medium for 24 h, and TNF-α concentration in the conditioned medium was subsequently determined with ELISA test. …”
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Evaluating Psoas Muscle Index and Spinal Sagittal Alignment as Predictors of Fall Risk in Adults: A Comprehensive Analysis by Hilal Telli, Hasan Hüseyin Gökpınar

“…Objective: This study aims to evaluate the psoas muscle index and spine sagittal alignment as predictors of fall risk in adults. …”
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Biomechanical Evaluation of Cantilevered 2-Unit Implant-Supported Prostheses: A 3D Finite Element Study by Hatem S. Sadek, Noha M. Anany, Al-Hassan Diab, Mohamed I. El-Anwar, Abdulaziz Alhotan, Mostafa Aldesoki, Christoph Bourauel, Tarek M. Elshazly

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The result of prospective evaluation of 3-dimensional printing–aided extensive thoracoabdominal aorta repairCentral MessagePerspective by Sung Jun Park, MD, PhD, Jin Kyung Kim, MD, Hong Rae Kim, MD, PhD, Taehun Kim, MS, Sangwook Lee, MS, Guk Bae Kim, PhD, Dong Hyun Yang, MD, PhD, Joon Bum Kim, MD, PhD

“…Guidance models were 3D-printed based on preoperative computed tomography, and multibranched aortic grafts were manually constructed upon this model before surgery. …”
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Evaluation of the diagnostic and differential diagnostic value of SOCT and microperimetry methods in patients with visual disturbances due to multiple sclerosis by M. S. Krivosheeva, E. E. Ioyleva

“…Purpose: statistical evaluation of the diagnostic and differential diagnostic significance of spectral optical coherent tomography (SOCT) and microperimetry methods in patients with (1) optic neuritis (ON) with multiple sclerosis (MS) manifestation; (2) inflammation-related ON and (3) optic nerve atrophy (ONA) caused by MS.Materials  and methods. …”
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Evaluation of root canal morphology of mandibular premolars in Pakistani population using the new classification: a CBCT study by Hamza Arshad, Fatima Zahra, Nighat Naved, Taimur Khalid, Azhar Iqbal, Mohmed Isaqali Karobari, Irfan Maqbool, Fahad Umer

“…This study aimed to evaluate the root canal anatomy of mandibular premolars in the Pakistani population using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) and to classify the findings with the new classification proposed by Ahmed et al. …”
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Synthesis and Evaluation of Cytotoxic Activity of RuCp(II) Complexes Bearing (Iso)nicotinic Acid Based Ligands by Bárbara Marques, Diogo M. Engrácia, João Franco Machado, Jaime A. S. Coelho, Filipa Mendes, Tânia S. Morais

“…The complexes were fully characterized using a combination of spectroscopic techniques and computational analysis, revealing the presence of <i>E/Z</i>-hydrazone isomerism. …”
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Development and Balance Evaluation for Land Use and Transport Interaction Using Node-Place Model and Data Envelopment Analysis by Xiaoyi Ma, Hongjie He, Mingmin Liu, An Jin

“…Conversely, the LoM model, grounded in data envelopment analysis methods, evaluates the relative relationship between transport services and the travel demand generated by land use. …”
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