Pore Scale Thermal Hydraulics Investigations of Molten Salt Cooled Pebble Bed High Temperature Reactor with BCC and FCC Configurations by Shixiong Song, Xiangzhou Cai, Yafen Liu, Quan Wei, Wei Guo

“…The present paper systematically investigated pore scale thermal hydraulics characteristics of molten salt cooled high temperature pebble bed reactor. …”
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Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) Explaining Late Presentation of Breast Cancer in the West Coast of Sabah: A Structural Equation Modelling Approach by Diana Lapai, Firdaus Hayati, Siti Zubaidah Sharif, M. Tanveer Hossain Parash, Nik Amin Sahid Nik Lah

“…Objective: Early detection potentially reduces mortality rates, yet instances of delayed treatment-seeking after symptom onset have been observed, posing significant risks, as late presentation escalates mortality rates among patients. …”
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Radioactive pollution of the Chernobyl cooling pond bottom sediments. I. Water-physical properties, chemical compound and radioactive pollution of pore water by L. S. Pirnach

“…First results of complex research of the Chernobyl cooling pond bottom sediments are presented. The general problematic is considered. Information about vertical distribution of bottom sediments water-physical properties, and also ionic compound and radioactive pollution 137Cs and 90Sr of pore water is received. …”
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Pore-Throat Structure and Fractal Characteristics of Tight Sandstones: A Case Study from the Chang 63 Sublayer, Southeast Ordos Basin by Zhuo Han, Yanan Zhou, Fanrong Wei, Qian Zhang, Pingtian Fan, Chao Deng, Jiantao Gong, Xin Cheng, Erping Ma, Hanning Wu

“…The corresponding mean values of the fractal dimension D for large, medium, and small pores are 2.83, 2.69, and 2.31, respectively, indicating that the complex structure and strong heterogeneity were presented in the large pores according to the maximum fractal dimension. …”
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Application of supervised machine learning and unsupervised data compression models for pore pressure prediction employing drilling, petrophysical, and well log data by Abu Bakker Siddique, Tanveer Alam Munshi, Nazmul Islam Rakin, Mahamudul Hashan, Sushmita Sarker Chnapa, Labiba Nusrat Jahan

“…Using a few petrophysical, drilling, and well log data, the methodology presented in this work can help engineers and researchers quickly and precisely determine the reservoir pore pressure, validating the safe and cost-effective drilling operations.…”
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Neurotechnologies in law and law enforcement: past, present and future by I. A. Filipova

“…The level of neurotechnologies achieved today is assessed, the main issues that the development of neurotechnolo- gies pose to law, and the questions that arise in connection with the growing use of neurotechnologies in law enforcement in the world are listed. …”
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Extraction Socket Preservation Using Growth Factors and Stem Cells: a Systematic Review by Mindaugas Pranskunas, Pablo Galindo-Moreno, Miguel Padial-Molina

“…Objectives:: To evaluate the reported literature on the use of stem cells or growth factors for post extraction treatment of the alveolar bone. …”
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Design and Analysis of Physical Layer Security Based on Ill-Posed Theory for Optical OFDM-Based VLC System Over Real-Valued Visible Light Channel by Huaiyin Lu, Lin Zhang, Wenjun Chen, Zhiqiang Wu

“…In this paper, we design and analyze the physical layer security mechanism with the aid of ill-posed theory and present a channel determined subcarrier shifting (CDSS) scheme with pre-equalization. …”
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Privacy-preserving multi-dimensional multi-function data aggregation scheme in smart grid by WANG Yuanyuan, HAN Yiliang, WU Liqiang, LI Yu, YAO Wujun, WU Xuguang, ZHU Shuaishuai

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Sparse Indoor Camera Positioning with Fiducial Markers by Pablo García-Ruiz, Francisco J. Romero-Ramirez, Rafael Muñoz-Salinas, Manuel J. Marín-Jiménez, Rafael Medina-Carnicer

“…Accurately estimating the pose of large arrays of fixed indoor cameras presents a significant challenge in computer vision, especially since traditional methods predominantly rely on overlapping camera views. …”
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Effectiveness of residual stress and pores on the β-grain refinement in L-PBF Ti6Al4V processed with hot isostatic pressing by Vivek K Sahu, Hector R. Siller, M.H. Herman Shen

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Rectal prolapse as an initial presentation of colorectal cancer: a systematic review by Fatemeh Shahabi, Abbas Abdollahi, Mahdieh Zarif-Sadeghian, Dorin Ziyaie, Ehsan Rahimpour, Majid Ansari, Esmat Davoudi-Monfared

“…Abstract Background Colorectal cancer rising incidence still pose a public health challenge. In the present systematic review, we aimed to study the colorectal cancer patients with initial presentation of rectal prolapse. …”
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Beyond the Norm: Primary Paravertebral Hydatidosis – A Puzzling Presentation by Akshi Raj, Madhuri Singh, Shirish Sahebrao Chandanwale, Anuj Sharma, Kumar Roushan

“…In this case report, we detail an uncommon occurrence of a hydatid cyst found exclusively within the paravertebral location presenting as a slow-growing asymptomatic mass in the back, posing a clinical diagnostic dilemma.…”
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A survey of model compression techniques: past, present, and future by Defu Liu, Yixiao Zhu, Zhe Liu, Yi Liu, Changlin Han, Jinkai Tian, Ruihao Li, Wei Yi

“…However, large models are not only time-consuming and labor-intensive during the training phase but also have very high hardware requirements during the inference phase, such as large memory and high computational power. These requirements pose considerable challenges for the practical deployment of large models. …”
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The evolving therapeutic landscape of Graves’ disease in adults: present and future by Marius N Stan, Chrysoula Dosiou

“…These approaches span the spectrum of targeting antigen presentation, B cell activation, TSHR antibody cycle and TSHR signaling. …”
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INFECTIVE ENDOCARDITIS IN A RHEUMATOLOGIST’S PRACTICE: ISSUES OF ITS CLINICAL PRESENTATION AND DIAGNOSIS by B. S. Belov, G. M. Tarasova

“…At present, the problem of infective endocarditis (IE) remains relevant for clinicians of different specialties, including rheumatologists. …”
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Clinicopathological study of cutaneous adnexal cyst with some unusual presentation by Praneeta Jaswant Singh, Himani Dahiya

“…An overall clinicopathological correlation was seen in 91.89% (170/185) cases of cutaneous cysts Conclusions: Unusual clinical presentation of cutaneous cysts can pose a diagnostic dilemma. …”
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Super Subtotal Gastrectomy: A Novel Reconstruction Concept for Upper Gastric Cancer That Preserves the Fornix by Kohei Fujita, Hiroyuki Sagawa, Sunao Ito, Ryo Ogawa, Shuji Takiguchi

“…ABSTRACT The incidence of upper‐third gastric cancer is rising, necessitating proximal gastrectomy or total gastrectomy in most patients. However, surgical removal of the fornix, a major site for ghrelin secretion, often results in reduced appetite and weight loss post‐surgery. …”
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Antibiotic perturbation of the human gut phageome preserves its individuality and promotes blooms of virulent phages by Eugen Pfeifer, Camille d’Humières, Quentin Lamy-Besnier, Florian Plaza Oñate, Remi Denisé, Sara Dion, Bénédicte Condamine, Marie Touchon, Laurence Ma, Charles Burdet, France Mentré, Erick Denamur, Eduardo P.C. Rocha

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Clinical Presentation, Management, and Outcomes of Primary Hyperparathyroidism during Pregnancy by Ya Hu, Ming Cui, Zhengyi Sun, Zhe Su, Xiang Gao, Quan Liao, Yupei Zhao

“…Primary hyperparathyroidism (pHPT) in pregnancy is a rare event, but it poses a significant risk to mothers and fetuses. …”
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