Comparing Virtual and Real-Life Rapid Prototyping Methods for User Testing Smart City Interfaces: A Case Study by Jamil Joundi, Bastiaan Baccarne, Ben Robaeyst, Klaas Bombeke, Lieven De Marez, Jelle Saldien

“…It juxtaposes in situ, low-fidelity prototype testing with VR-based testing, evaluating their realism, interactivity, functionality, presence and task difficulty. …”
Get full text

Cost-Effectiveness of Automated Digital Microscopy for Diagnosis of Active Tuberculosis. by Swati Jha, Nazir Ismail, David Clark, James J Lewis, Shaheed Omar, Andries Dreyer, Violet Chihota, Gavin Churchyard, David W Dowdy

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Using data from a demonstration study of an automated digital microscopy system (TBDx, Applied Visual Systems, Inc.), we performed an economic evaluation of TB diagnosis in South Africa from the health system perspective. …”
Get full text

Leveraging deep learning for toxic comment detection in cursive languages by Muhammad Shahid, Muhammad Umair, Muhammad Amjad Iqbal, Muhammad Rashid, Sheeraz Akram, Muhammad Zubair

“…Most people can now share their views and feelings through visual or textual comments, which can range from appreciation to hate speech, potentially inciting societal violence and hatred. …”
Get full text

Local Information-Driven Hierarchical Fusion of SAR and Visible Images via Refined Modal Salient Features by Yunzhong Yan, La Jiang, Jun Li, Shuowei Liu, Zhen Liu

“…We incorporated the feature hierarchy concept from computer vision, dividing deep features into low-, mid-, and high-level tiers. Based on the complementary modal characteristics of SAR and visible, we designed a fusion architecture that fully analyze and utilize the difference of hierarchical features. …”
Get full text

Cryptococcal Meningitis: Challenges Faced in the Management of a Patient with Cryptococcoma by Priyaadarshini Urjan Mohan, Anupma Jyoti Kindo, SMH Waseem

“…Additionally, altered mental status, seizures, visual changes and focal neurological deficits may arise. …”
Get full text

Effect of Vibro-Tactile Stimulation Sequence and Support Surface Inclination on Gait and Balance Measures by Christopher P. Engsberg, Nathaniel H. Hunt, Steven Barlow, Mukul Mukherjee

“…<b>Methods</b>: Subjects walked at a level angle and 5.0 and 8.0 degrees of incline and with low visual conditions to increase reliance on tactile sensations from the feet. …”
Get full text

The development and validation of an easy to use automatic QT-interval algorithm. by Ben J M Hermans, Arja S Vink, Frank C Bennis, Luc H Filippini, Veronique M F Meijborg, Arthur A M Wilde, Laurent Pison, Pieter G Postema, Tammo Delhaas

“…For each subject, automatically estimated QT-intervals in three random complexes chosen from the low, middle and high RR range, were compared with manually measured QT-intervals by three observers.…”
Get full text

Experimental Study on Pore Structure Quantitative Characterization and Enhanced Oil Recovery During Air/CO2 Flooding of Shale Reservoir With Online NMR by Chuanyi Tang, Meng Du, Jiaxing Liu, Lei Bai, Hui Tian, Zhihong Li, Liang Xu, Qiang Luo, Hongxian Liu, Liguo Zhou, Zhengming Yang

“…In this study, we characterized the microscopic pore structure of shale reservoirs through the reconstruction of visual and quantitative digital cores in multiple dimensions. …”
Get full text

The Time Course of Deafness and Retinal Degeneration in a Kunming Mouse Model for Usher Syndrome. by Lu Yao, Lei Zhang, Lin-Song Qi, Wei Liu, Jing An, Bin Wang, Jun-Hui Xue, Zuo-Ming Zhang

“…Quantitative real-time PCR was used to measure the expression levels of mRNA. KMush/ush mice had low amplitudes and no obvious waveforms of Electroretinograms after P14 compared with controls. …”
Get full text

YOLOv8n-DSDL: A lightweight dual-backbone network with decoupled self-attention for cotton maturity detection by Meiqi Zhong, Linjing Wei, Henghui Mo

“…However, existing models often suffer from low detection accuracy and poor adaptability due to challenges such as varietal diversity, rapid changes in maturity stages, difficulty in small object detection, and environmental interferences like lighting and occlusion. …”
Get full text

Treatment options for chronic hypotony: a scoping review protocol by Harry Petrushkin, Rana Khalil, Desta Bokre, Karla Orsine Murta Dias, Aman Sutaria, Diya Shah

“…Introduction Chronic ocular hypotony (low intraocular pressure (IOP)) is a potentially sight-threatening condition. …”
Get full text

Repeatability and reproducibility of a double-pass optical quality analysis device. by Chen-Chen Xu, Ting Xue, Qin-Mei Wang, Yi-Ni Zhou, Jin-Hai Huang, A-Yong Yu

“…Repeatability and reproducibility were good with a very low coefficient of variation and high interclass correlation coefficients (>0.88) for all parameters. …”
Get full text

Assessing Lightweight Folding UAV Reliability Through a Photogrammetric Case Study: Extracting Urban Village’s Buildings Using Object-Based Image Analysis (OBIA) Method by Junyu Kuang, Yingbiao Chen, Zhenxiang Ling, Xianxin Meng, Wentao Chen, Zihao Zheng

“…It was found that this drone offers high portability, a low operational threshold, and minimal regulatory constraints in practical applications, while its captured imagery provides rich textural details that clearly depict the complex surface features in urban villages. …”
Get full text

Analysis of the current situation of clinical trials of ophthalmic drugs in children based on the common diseases of pediatric ophthalmology in hospital by HUANG Yingying, WANG Juan, SUN Huibin, WANG Jing, ZHANG Ying

“…At present, the research and development of children 's ophthalmic preparations in China presents the current situation of low enterprise participation and insuf fi cient innovation motivation. …”
Get full text

Silanes for conservation of archaeological woods using modeled birch wood: antifungal, physical-chemical and TGA studies by Akbar Mastouri, Davood Efhamisisi, Asghar Tarmian, Carola Esposito Corcione, Alireza Gholinejad Pirbazari

“…The leaching characteristics, visual and physical changes of wood specimens were evaluated during 4 aging periods to assess their performance and stability. …”
Get full text

Contribution of the EyeMAX™ 11Fr (Micro-Tech) digital single-operator cholangioscope with a wide working channel: a multicenter pilot study on the first French experiences by David Karsenti, Adrien Sportes, Sarah Leblanc, Stéphane Béchet, Jonathan Derman, Isaac Fassler, Bertrand Brieau

“…Pathology specimens were rich (24%), adequate (52%), low (12%), or absent (12%). Sensitivity for cholangiocarcinoma was 73.7% (14/19). …”
Get full text

Distribution analysis of the finless porpoises (Neophocaena sp.) and oceanic dolphins (Delphinidae) in the Korean Sea using environmental DNA. by Sung Bin Lee, Byung Yeop Kim, Won Joon Jung, Han Seok Cho, Kevin Cho, Hyemin Kim, Euna Song, Sib Sankar Giri, Su Jin Jo, Mae Hyun Hwang, Jae Hong Park, Da Sol Park, Eun Jae Park, Ihn-Sil Kwak, Se Chang Park

“…When selecting polymerase chain reaction primers, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) of N. asiaeorientalis and microsatellite Slo4 of oceanic dolphins were identified as the most effective gene sequences in high abundance in low concentration eDNA samples, using tissue samples for eDNA detection of the target species. …”
Get full text

Effect of mechanical debridement with and without adjunct antimicrobial photodynamic therapy for the treatment of peri-implant disease in obese patients: A systematic review and me... by Sultan Albeshri, Raed AlRowis

“…A forest plot was generated to visually present the results of the meta-analysis. …”
Get full text

Observation of the Clinical Efficacy of Self‐Modified Skin‐Stretching Device in the Treatment of Soft‐Tissue Defects of the Heel: A Retrospective Single‐Arm Cohort Study by Shibo Liu, Yong Wang, Aqin Peng, Yanlong Zhang

“…The technique can achieve good appearance and function with a low price and easy to install.…”
Get full text

Making nutrition labels more evaluable: A qualitative research study exploring equivalence framing for energy density to support chronic disease prevention by Lauren Bayliss

“…Background Calorie and serving size, which are interpreted together as energy density, are commonly used by individuals seeking to eat healthily. Choosing low energy-dense foods allows people to consume fewer calories even without intending to do so. …”
Get full text