Evaluation of Palatal Thickness for the Placement of MARPE Device among a Cohort of Iraqi-Kurdish Population: A Retrospective CBCT Study by Fedil Andraws Yalda, Omar Fawzi Chawshli, Shaho Ziyad Al-Talabani, Sarkawt Hamad Ali, Omed Ikram Shihab

“…This study aimed to evaluate and compare palatal thickness in adults for the placement of mini-implants for miniscrew-assisted rapid palatal expansion (MARPE) appliances using cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) in a sample of Iraqi-Kurdish people. …”
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Synthesis and Evaluation of ^99mTc(CO)₃ Complexes with Ciprofloxacin Dithiocarbamate for Infection Imaging by Afroditi Papasavva, Nektarios N. Pirmettis, Antonio Shegani, Eleni Papadopoulou, Christos Kiritsis, Maria Georgoutsou-Spyridonos, Dimitrios C. Mastellos, Aristeidis Chiotellis, Patricia Kyprianidou, Maria Pelecanou, Minas Papadopoulos, Ioannis Pirmettis

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Evaluation of accuracy of three-dimensional printing and three-dimensional miniplates in treatment of anterior mandibular fractures: a prospective clinical study by Mazen Tharwat Abou Elkhier, Mohamed Elsayed Saber, Ahmed Ossama Sweedan, Adham Elashwah

“…An immediate postoperative CT scan was taken to evaluate the accuracy of virtual planning and after 3 months for evaluation of bone healing. …”
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Evaluation of Coronary Artery Calcium Score (CACS) in Dipper and Non-Dipper Hypertensive Patients with Moderate and High Cardiovascular Disease Risks by Ahmet Cinar, Omer Gedikli, Muhammet Uyanik, Ozlem Terzi

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Pharmacognostic analysis and antimalarial evaluation of quercetin in Ilex umbellulata bark using HPTLC, in vitro screening, molecular docking, and network pharmacology by James H. Zothantluanga, Dipak Chetia, Yasangam Umbon, T. C. Lalhriatpuii, Dhritiman Roy, Nidahun Lamare, Salem Lalvenhimi

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Evaluation of the efficacy of P11-4 and CCP-ACPF in the prevention and treatment of white spot lesions: a multi-technique approach by Hikmetnur Danisman, Ebru Delikan, Kaan Orhan

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Evaluation of comprehensive abortion care service in University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital in Northwest Ethiopia: mixed case study design by Birtukan Demis Getaneh, Nigusu Worku, Kaleb Assegid Demissie, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere, Melak Jejaw

“…A facility-based single case study with convergent parallel mixed-method evaluation was conducted from March 28 to April 28, 2023. …”
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Mixed-methods evaluation of acceptability of the District Health Information Software (DHIS2) for neglected tropical diseases program data in Cameroon by Henri C Moungui, Hugues C Nana-Djeunga, Georges B Nko’Ayissi, Aboubakary Sanou, Joseph Kamgno

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Contrast‐enhanced point of care ultrasound for the evaluation of stable blunt abdominal trauma by the emergency physician: A prospective diagnostic study by Viviane Donner, Julian Thaler, Wolf E Hautz, Thomas Christian Sauter, Daniel Ott, Karsten Klingberg, Aristomenis K Exadaktylos, Beat Lehmann

“…Abstract Objectives Clinical examination alone cannot reliably rule out significant traumatic abdominal injury. Computed tomography (CT) has become the primary method for evaluating blunt abdominal trauma and clinicians rely heavily on it to rule out abdominal injury. …”
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Accuracy evaluation of dental CBCT and scanned model registration method based on pulp horn mapping surface: an in vitro proof-of-concept by Dianhao Wu, Jingang Jiang, Jinke Wang, Shan Zhou, Kun Qian

“…Abstract Background and aim 3D fusion model of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) and oral scanned data can be used for the accurate design of root canal access and guide plates in root canal therapy (RCT). …”
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Prediction of 1-year post-operative mortality in elderly patients with fragility hip fractures in China: evaluation of risk prediction models by Qiyuan Lu, Mengmeng Chen, Houfu Ling

“…This study systematically evaluates the predictive capacity of seven risk stratification models for 12-month postoperative mortality in geriatric patients with fragility hip fractures, while concurrently assessing their risk classification accuracy to inform perioperative protocol formulation, rehabilitation strategies, and prognostic management.IntroductionCurrent clinical practice lacks standardized criteria for mortality risk prediction in elderly fragility hip fracture patients. …”
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Delineation and evaluation of management zones for site-specific nutrient management using a geostatistical and fuzzy C mean cluster approach by Pandit Vaibhav Bhagwan, Theerthala Anjaiah, Chitteti Ravali, Darshanoju Srinivasa Chary, Abu Taha Zamani, Sajid Ullah, Nazih Y. Rebouh, Aqil Tariq

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A novel structural modeling magnitude and orientation radiomic descriptor for evaluating response to neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancers via MRI by Charlems Alvarez-Jimenez, Jacob T. Antunes, Thomas DeSilvio, Zhouping Wei, Marwa Ismail, Joseph E. Willis, Emily Steinhagen, Andrei Purysko, David Liska, Smitha Krishnamurthi, Marka Crittenden, Michael Gough, Kristina Young, Anant Madabhushi, Eduardo Romero, Pallavi Tiwari, Satish E. Viswanath

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Menstrual Health Education Using a Specialized Large Language Model in India: Development and Evaluation Study of MenstLLaMA by Prottay Kumar Adhikary, Isha Motiyani, Gayatri Oke, Maithili Joshi, Kanupriya Pathak, Salam Michael Singh, Tanmoy Chakraborty

“…The evaluation followed a multilayered framework: (1) automatic evaluation using standard natural language processing metrics (BLEU [Bilingual Evaluation Understudy], METEOR [Metric for Evaluation of Translation with Explicit Ordering], ROUGE-L [Recall-Oriented Understudy for Gisting Evaluation-Longest Common Subsequence], and BERTScore [Bidirectional Encoder Representations from Transformers Score]); (2) evaluation by clinical experts (N=18), who rated 200 expert-curated queries for accuracy and appropriateness; (3) medical practitioner interaction through the ISHA (Intelligent System for Menstrual Health Assistance) interactive chatbot, assessing qualitative dimensions (eg, relevance, understandability, preciseness, correctness,context sensitivity ResultsMenstLLaMA achieved the highest scores in BLEU (0.059) and BERTScore (0.911), outperforming GPT-4o (BLEU: 0.052, BERTScore: 0.896) and Claude-3 (BERTScore: 0.888). …”
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A novel MRI-based deep learning–radiomics framework for evaluating cerebrospinal fluid signal in central nervous system infection by Ferhat Cüce, Gökalp Tulum, Muhammed Ikbal Isik, Marziye Jalili, Güven Girgin, Ömer Karadaş, Niray Baş, Berza Özcan, Ümit Savaşci, Sena Şakir, Akçay Övünç Karadaş, Eda Teomete, Onur Osman, Jawad Rasheed, Jawad Rasheed, Jawad Rasheed, Jawad Rasheed

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Evaluation of biokinetics and dosimetry in [131I]-NaI therapies: whole-body images quantification versus lower limb region by Bianca Lemos Lima, Jamille da Silveira Almeida, Maria da Penha Albuquerque Potiens, Rogério Alexandre Pelissoni, Marcelo Tatit Sapienza, Carlos Alberto Buchpiguel, José Willegaignon

“…In the presence of metastases, a higher activity of 131I may be required, thus recommending a previous dosimetric evaluation, in order to define the maximum activity to be administered to the patient. …”
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The RADx Tech Test Verification Core and the ACME POCT in the Evaluation of COVID-19 Testing Devices: A Model for Progress and Change by Eric Nehl, Stacy Heilman, David Ku, David Gottfried, Sarah Farmer, Robert Mannino, Erika Tyburski, Julie Sullivan, Allison Suessmith, Leda Bassit, Janet Figueroa, Anna Wood, Traci Leong, Anuradha Rao, Beverly Rogers, Robert Jerris, Sunita Park, Mark Gonzalez, Jennifer Frediani, Claudia Morris, Joshua Levy, Nils Schoof, Maud Mavigner, John Roback, Kristen Herzegh, Natia Saakadze, Jess Ingersoll, Narayana Cheedarla, Andrew Neish, Bradley Hanberry, Christopher Porter, Annette Esper, Russell Kempker, Paulina Rebolledo, Pamela McGuinness, Frederick Balagadde, Rebecca Gore, Ainat Koren, Nira Pollock, Eugene Rogers, Karl Simin, Nathaniel Hafer, Mary Ann Picard, Chiara Ghezzi, David McManus, Bryan Buchholz, Christina Rostad, Viviana Claveria, Thanuja Ramachandra, Yun F. Wang, CaDeidre Washington, Cheryl Stone, Mark Griffiths, Ray Schinazi, Ann Chahroudi, Miriam Vos, Oliver Brand, Greg Martin, Wilbur Lam

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Capsule neural network and its applications in drug discovery by Yiwei Wang, Binyou Wang, Jun Zou, Anguo Wu, Yuan Liu, Ying Wan, Jiesi Luo, Jianming Wu

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Optimizing Commercial-Scale Storage for Chinese Cabbage (<i>Brassica rapa</i> L. ssp. <i>Pekinensis</i>): Integrating Morphological Classification, Respiratory Heat Effects, and Co... by Sung Gi Min, Timilehin Martins Oyinloye, Young Bae Chung, Won Byong Yoon

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Role of functional mapping on Gallium-68 perfusion positron emission tomography and computed tomographic imaging (PET/CT) to assess the risk of long-term radiation-induced lung tox... by François Lucia, David Bourhis, Frédérique Blanc-Béguin, Gaëlle Goasduff, Mohamed Hamya, Simon Hennebicq, Maëlle Mauguen, Romain Floch, Margaux Geier, Ulrike Schick, Maëlys Consigny, Olivier Pradier, Grégoire Le Gal, Pierre-Yves Salaun, Vincent Bourbonne, Pierre-Yves Le Roux

“…The predictive value of anatomical and functional dose volume parameters was evaluated by comparing patients with and without long-term RILT. …”
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