Pediatric Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Sedation: A 2010 Nationwide Survey in Taiwan by Po-Hon Chen, Tzee-Chung Wu, Chih-Yu Chiu

“…The proportions of respondents applying sedative methods in cases aged < 1, 1∼12, and > 12 years old were 85.7%, 100%, and 23.7% respectively. …”
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Effect of Night-Time Noise Control Combined with Detailed Nursing on Negative Emotions and Sleep Quality in Patients with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding by Jing Yu, Dongyan Xu, Lihui Zhou

“…Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the effect of nighttime noise control, combined with detailed nursing, on negative emotions and sleep quality in patients suffering from upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Methods: This retrospective analysis was conducted on 100 patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding who were admitted to the Fifth People’s Hospital of Wuxi from January 2021 to January 2024. …”
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Investigating the Effects of Neurofeedback Training on Psychological Variables in Women With Non-specific Chronic Back Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ali Yalfani, Azadeh Asgarpoor

“…Electroencephalography (neurofeedback) is one of the methods used to assess and treat psychological factors associated with pain and increase awareness of the activity of different parts of the brain.  …”
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Global research trends and prospects on immune-related therapy in ischemic stroke: a bibliometric analysis by Qi Wang, Lei Yuan, Fei Wang, Fei Sun

“…Investigating the functions and regulation of these cells, particularly immune cells, deepens our understanding of the complex mechanisms of neuroinflammation and immune modulation after ischemic stroke and provides new perspectives and methods for immune-related therapy.MethodsThe annual distribution, journals, authors, countries, institutions, and keywords of articles published between 2015 and 2024 were visualized and analyzed using CiteSpace and other bibliometric tools.ResultsA total of 1,089 relevant articles or reviews were included, demonstrating an overall upward trend; The terms “cerebral ischemia,” “immune response,” “brain ischemia,” “cerebral inflammation,” “neurovascular unit,” and “immune infiltration,” etc. are hot keywords in this field.ConclusionIn recent years, research on immune-related therapy for ischemic stroke has focused on mechanisms of occurrence, protection and repair of the blood-brain barrier (BBB) by non-neuronal cells, and regulation of immunosuppression and inflammation. …”
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Food digital marketing on social media: trends and strategies of Brazil’s leading meal delivery app by Paloma Aparecida Anastacio Barros, Juliana de Paula Matos, Michele Bittencourt Rodrigues, Renata Júlia da Costa, Paula Martins Horta

“…ObjectiveTo analyze digital marketing trends of Brazil’s leading meal delivery application (MDA) company on Facebook (FB) and Instagram (IG) from 2011 to 2022.MethodsThis exploratory, longitudinal, and mixed-methods study examined a 10% sample of all posts published by this company during the study period. …”
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Innovation and testing in general practitioners’ practice – the challenging path from idea to new practice by Tore Norendal Braathen, Toril Thorvaldsen Dale, Randi Brendbekken, Irene Øyeflaten

“…Aims General practitioners (GPs) need tools and working methods to deal with sick listed patients’ multifaceted needs as well as to collaborate with stakeholders such as the employer or the social welfare counsellor. …”
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Radiative cooling textiles using industry-standard particle-free nonporous micro-structured fibers by Catrysse Peter B., Fan Shanhui

“…Here, we demonstrate the design and implementation of large-scale radiative cooling textiles for localized cooling management and enhanced thermal comfort using industry-standard particle-free nonporous micro-structured fibers that are fully compatible with standard textile materials and production methods. The micro-structured fibers, yarns and fabrics are part of a hierarchical photonic structure design that renders the textiles highly infrared transparent (up to > 0.8) while assuring visual opacity (up to 0.99). …”
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The Role of Social Media in Promoting Volunteer Initiatives and Shaping Communities by Iefimova Ganna V., Pashchenko Kseniia O.

“…Special attention is given to studying strategies for the efficient use of social media for volunteer activities, including methods of engagement, audience interaction, and building public trust. …”
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Estimating Self-Confidence in Video-Based Learning Using Eye-Tracking and Deep Neural Networks by Ankur Bhatt, Ko Watanabe, Jayasankar Santhosh, Andreas Dengel, Shoya Ishimaru

“…The achieved outcomes demonstrated that the LSTM model outperformed conventional hand-crafted feature-based methods, achieving the highest accuracy of 76.9% with Leave-One-Category-Out Cross-Validation (LOCOCV) and 70.3% with Leave-One-Participant-Out Cross-Validation (LOPOCV). …”
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The Role of Hydrocolonic Sonography in Diagnostics of the Intussusceptions due to Neoplastic Process in Children by M Yu. Yanitskaya, I. A. Turabov

“…The hydrocolonic sonography technique makes it possible to assess the tissue structure and to visualize the lumen of the intestine.Materials and methods. …”
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From communication to action: using ordered network analysis to model team performance in clinical simulation by Vitaliy Popov, Lauryn R. Rochlen

“…Abstract Background Effective team communication is crucial for managing medical emergencies like malignant hyperthermia (MH), but current assessment methods fail to capture the dynamic and temporal nature of teamwork processes. …”
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Depth-Induced Intra-to-Inter Transformer network for stereoscopic image retargeting by Xiaoting Fan, Long Sun, Zhong Zhang

“…With the advancement of three-dimension visual applications, stereoscopic image editing technologies have attracted widespread popularity in both industry and entertainment. …”
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Enhancing Customer Segmentation Through Factor Analysis of Mixed Data (FAMD)-Based Approach Using K-Means and Hierarchical Clustering Algorithms by Chukwutem Pinic Ufeli, Mian Usman Sattar, Raza Hasan, Salman Mahmood

“…Traditional clustering methods often struggle with datasets containing both numerical and categorical variables, leading to suboptimal segmentation. …”
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Bridging Cities and Citizens with Generative AI: Public Readiness and Trust in Urban Planning by Adnan Alshahrani

“…However, involving the public in urban planning remains complex, with traditional methods often proving expensive, time-consuming, and inaccessible to many groups. …”
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Corneal Stromal Opacities Accompanied by Hyperopia and Irregular Astigmatism: Two-Step Technology of the Clinical Rehabilitation by I. A. Mushkova, N. V. Maychuk, R. A. Makarov, G. M. Chernakova

“…Purpose: to identify risk factors for the development of asthenopic syndrome (AS) in patients with moderate to high myopia after keratorefractive surgery (KRS).Materials and methods. 122 patients (244 eyes) with medium and high myopia underwent a standard pre-operative examination of patients before KRS. …”
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Drought Analysis of Batman Province with Various Drought Indices and Contour Maps by Murat Batan

“…Contour maps of the analysis results for some methods were also visualized with the SURFER mapping program.…”
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Comparison of Ultrasound-Guided Subcostal Transversus Abdominis Plane Block and Quadratus Lumborum Block in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Clin... by Çağdaş Baytar, Canan Yılmaz, Derya Karasu, Serra Topal

“…The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of ultrasound-guided (USG) subcostal transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block and quadratus lumborum (QL) block as preventive analgesia methods after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Methods. …”
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Attention-Based Color Difference Perception for Photographic Images by Hua Qiang, Xuande Zhang, Jinliang Hou

“…Traditional color difference (CD) measurement methods cannot adapt to large sizes and complex content of photographic images. …”
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MULTIMARKER DIAGNOSTIC PANELS FOR ATHEROSCLEROSIS by V. A. Metelskaya

“…Subfractional spectrum of apoB-lipoproteides was assessed with the Quantimetrix Lipoprint LDL System (USA), biochemistry was done with standard lab. methods. Statistics was done with software Statistica v.10, IBM SPSS Statistics v.20, SAS v.9.4.Results. …”
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Analyzing Momentum Shifts in Tennis: A Machine-Learning Approach to Predicting Match Outcomes by Yuean Xia, Changfeng Li, Tanran Zhang

“…This study examines the impact of momentum dynamics on tennis match outcomes, addressing the limitations of traditional performance prediction methods. Using data from the 2023 Wimbledon men’s singles matches, a data-driven framework was developed to analyze factors influencing player performance. …”
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