Audiological alterations in resistance to thyroid hormone syndrome: emphasizing lifelong assessment by Alexandre Machado Silva de Oliveira, Viviane Motti, Jessica Casemiro, Pedro Resende Rende, Caio Leônidas Oliveira de Andrade, Luciene da Cruz Fernande, Helton Estrela Ramos

“…Hearing loss assessment included (i) meatoscopy, (ii) audiometric tests using pure tone audiometry, (iii) middle ear evaluation by tympanometry, (iv) transient otoacoustic emissions (TOAE), and (v) computed tomography of the mastoids. Genetic sequencing confirmed the THRB gene alteration (p.M442T) in three family members. …”
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Motion estimation algorithm using 2 bit-depth pixel and fuzzy quantization by Chuan-ming SONG, Yan-wen GUO, Xiang-hai WANG, Dan LIU

“…A non-uniform quantization method was then presented to compute three initial thresholds of the interval partitioning. …”
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Evaluating the Correlation between Overjet and Skeletal Parameters Using DVT by Luca Lombardo, Chiara Sgarbanti, Antonio Guarneri, Giuseppe Siciliani

“…Each subject underwent cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT). For each right and left CBCT, the following parameters were measured: (1) ANB, (2) OJ (overjet), (3) IMPA angle, and (4) upper incisor-bispinal angle (U1/ANS-PNS). …”
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Clinical case. Successful endoscopic treatment of an epiphrenic diverticulum of the esophagus using diverticular peroral endoscopic myotomy (D-POEM) by O Kryvoruk

“…Previously, the patient conducted video gastroduodenoscopy, followed by computed tomography of the thoracic cavity with contrast. …”
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Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of the Regenerate Bone Formed During Intramedullary Limb Lengthening Using a Goat (Caprine) Tibia Model: A Pilot Study by Anirejuoritse Bafor, Aidan Isler, Kell Sprangel, Sara McBride-Gagyi, Christopher A. Iobst

“…The regenerate bone formation was assessed using plain radiographs and micro-computed tomography (CT). An analysis of the regenerate bone mineralization was also measured using micro-CT. …”
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Optimization of the Operation Plan of Airport Express Train with Consideration of Train Departure Time Window by Jin He, Yinzhen Li, Yuhong Chao, Ruhu Gao

“…The research findings demonstrate that the optimized train operation scheme is better synchronized with the fluctuating number of time-dependent passenger flows and exhibits notable improvement in computational efficiency and convergence.…”
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Using Futures Prices and Analysts’ Forecasts to Estimate Agricultural Commodity Risk Premiums by Gonzalo Cortazar, Hector Ortega, José Antonio Pérez

“…Calibration is achieved using a Kalman filter and maximum likelihood, with data from futures markets and analysts’ forecasts. Risk premiums are computed by comparing expected and futures prices. …”
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Recovery of Carbon Fibres From Aged Epoxy Matrix Composites Using H2O2 as an Oxidant: A Thermodynamic and Technoeconomic Analysis by Paul Njeni Mabalane, Kristof Molnar, Philani Thembelihle Mazibuko, Kolos Molnár, Caroline Khoathane, Mike Masukume

“…The NPV of $15.56M with a 15% minimum discounted rate of return (WACC) was computed. The project is more likely to succeed with an annual production cost of $176.5 million for 50,000 tons in the first year, with this amount subject to annual inflation. …”
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Simultaneous Cranioplasty and Subdural-Peritoneal Shunting for Contralateral Symptomatic Subdural Hygroma following Decompressive Craniectomy by Muh-Shi Lin, Tzu-Hsuan Chen, Woon-Man Kung, Shuo-Tsung Chen

“…Results. Postoperative computed tomography scans demonstrated completely resolved subdural hygroma and reversed midline shifts, indicating excellent outcome. …”
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The Study on the Shock Wave Propagation Rule of a Gas Explosion in a Gas Compartment by Shu-Chao Lin, Qing-Zhao Hou, Anna Derlatka, Shan Gao, Jin-Jun Kang, Xiao-Lei Dong

“…A series of analyses are made by using the powerful industry-leading computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software flame acceleration simulator (FLACS) to study the shock wave propagation rule in the gas compartment. …”
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A Numerical Study of Initiation and Migration of Trapped Oil in Capillaries with Noncircular Cross Sections by Long Long, Yajun Li, Houjian Gong, Mingzhe Dong

“…In this study, capillaries with three different cross sections were used to investigate the deformation law of oil and the pressure drop across these microchannels at different displacement velocities by computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The geometrical structure of the microchannels was precisely controlled, and the migration process of the oil, which is too small to be observed by direct experimentation, was assessed and quantitatively analyzed. …”
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Comparison of Presumed PDF Models of Turbulent Flames by Chen Huang, Andrei N. Lipatnikov

“…Commonly invoked for this purpose is a beta-function PDF or a combination of Dirac delta functions, with the parameters of the two PDFs being determined based on the values of their first and second moments computed by integrating proper balance equations. Because the choice of any of the above PDFs appears to be totally arbitrary as far as underlying physics of turbulent combustion is concerned, the use of such PDFs implies weak sensitivity of the key averaged quantities to the PDF shape. …”
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Endogenous Cushing’s Syndrome with Precocious Puberty in an 8-Year-Old Boy due to a Large Unilateral Adrenal Adenoma by Muhammad Rajib Hossain, Md. Mashiul Alam, Junaid Nabi, Mahzabin Kibria

“…The biochemical evaluation revealed that his serum cortisol levels were 25.80 g/dL, with a concomitant plasma ACTH level of 10.0 pg/mL and nonsuppressed serum cortisol on high-dose dexamethasone suppression test (HDDST) to be 20.38 g/dL. Computed tomography of the abdomen demonstrated a 8 × 6 × 5 cm left adrenal mass with internal calcifications. …”
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Vascular involvement in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Michele Mondoni, Rocco Rinaldo, Christopher J. Ryerson, Cristina Albrici, Andrea Baccelli, Claudio Tirelli, Francesca Marchetti, Jacopo Cefalo, Giulia Nalesso, Giulia Ferranti, Fausta Alfano, Giovanni Sotgiu, Marco Guazzi, Stefano Centanni

“…Pulmonary vascular volume has emerged as a novel computed tomography finding and a predictor of mortality, independent of PH. …”
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Numerical Assessment of a Heavy-Duty (HD) Spark Ignition (SI) Biogas Engine by Alberto Ballerini, Tommaso Lucchini, Angelo Onorati

“…The model was validated by comparing experimental and computed in-cylinder pressure, brake power, fuel, and air mass flow rates. …”
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Numerical Simulation Study on Hydrodynamic Characteristics of Offshore Floating Photovoltaics by Shuting Sui, Lu Cao, Yun Gao, Zhongyan Huo, Qi Chen

“…In this work, based on the viscous flow theory, the Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and the discrete element method (DEM) methods are used to analyze the hydrodynamics of the floating body unit of offshore floating photovoltaics. …”
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Abernethy Malformation in Combination with Gilbert’s Syndrome by N. B. Gubergrits, E. L. Bondar, E. A. Dyadyk, E. V. Berezhnaya, Yu. E. Chirkov, N. V. Byelyayeva, G. M. Lukashevich, T. L. Mozhyna

“…The conducted instrumental observation revealed echo-signs of malformation (agenesia) of the portal vein, which was further confirmed by both X-ray-contrast computed tomography and the pathohistological analysis of liver biopsy slides. …”
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Mathematical Modeling for Pharmaco-Kinetic and -Dynamic Predictions from Controlled Drug Release NanoSystems: A Comparative Parametric Study by Grigorios P. Panotopoulos, Ziyad S. Haidar

“…Hence, (i) better understanding of the exact mass transport mechanisms involved in drugs release and (ii) quantitative prediction of drugs release can be computed and simulated. We anticipate that this work will help devise optimal pharmacokinetic and dynamic release systems, with measured variable properties, at nanoscale, characterized to target specific diseases and conditions.…”
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Adult Intra-Thoracic Kidney: A Case Report of Bochdalek Hernia by Valeria Fiaschetti, Luca Velari, Eleonora Gaspari, Roberta Mastrangeli, Giovanni Simonetti

“…Abdominal ultrasound (US) showed the right kidney with many fluid and esophytic cysts; left kidney was unfeasible to study because of the impossibility to find it. Computed Tomography (CT) basal scan demonstrated a left-sided Bochdalek hernia with dilatated colon loops and the left kidney within the pleural space. …”
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Corrosion-induced thickness diminution of an ageing bulk carrier by Nataša Kovač, Špiro Ivošević, Nikola Momčilović

“…Assuming corrosion onset at 7, 8, and 9 years, corresponding coefficients are computed, based on the developed model. A model is also considered, in which there were no assumptions about the beginning of corrosion initiation. …”
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