Two-Phase Flow Measuring with Ultrasonic Tomography by Omid QORBANI, Esmaeil Najafi AGHDAM

“…In the existing methods, flow rate measurement depends on the fluid flow pattern. …”
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Testis in Postvasectomy Case – A Clinico-Pathological Study of 50 Cases by Prabha Bastian, Sara Varghese, P. A. Thomas, Ramakrishnan K. Nair

“…The different histological findings noted are normal histology, sloughing and disorganisation with active spermatogenesis, hypospermatogenesis, Leydig cell hyperplasia, focal atrophy of tubules, peritubuler thickening. extravasation of spermatozoa spermatogenic maturation arrest and sertoli cell only pattern (Table II). Surgical success was 94.8%, and pregnancy rate, 63.2%. …”
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Analysis of Spatio-temporal change of Carbon Emissions and Carbon Sinks and Carbon Balance partition in the Poyang Lake Ecological Economic Region by Yang Yunsong

“…The results were as follows: ① From 2000 to 2021, the total carbon emission of PYLEER continued to rise but the growth rate was declining, showing an overall convergence trend, but not reaching the peak carbon emission, and the spatial pattern of carbon emission was stable. …”
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Exploring the Current Applications and Future Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Public Health Dentistry: A Narrative Review by Tanushri Mahendra Dalvi, Rajeshri Kotwadekar, Shrivardhan R Kalghatgi, Priyanka Paul Madhu, Priyanka Methildeotare

“…Artificial Intelligence (AI) is transforming healthcare at a rapid rate by enhancing disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment planning and management of health systems. …”
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Transcriptomic and Metabolomic Joint Analysis Revealing Different Metabolic Pathways and Genes Dynamically Regulating Bitter Gourd (<i>Momordica charantia</i> L.) Fruit Growth and... by Boyin Qiu, Dazhong Li, Qianrong Zhang, Hui Lin, Yongping Li, Qingfang Wen, Haisheng Zhu

“…The results revealed that the growth rate of fruit’s fresh weight, length, diameter, and flesh thickness during the first seven days was slow, and that it then rapidly increased after the seventh day, and finally slowed once more after 17 days, indicating that the overall process followed a “slow–fast–slow” pattern. …”
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Characterization of ion track-etched conical nanopores in thermal and PECVD SiO2 using small angle X-ray scattering by Shankar Dutt, Rudradeep Chakraborty, Christian Notthoff, Pablo Mota-Santiago, Christina Trautmann, Patrick Kluth

“…The track-to-bulk etching rate ratio is significantly different for the two materials, producing nanopores with cone angles that differ by almost a factor of two. …”
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Optimisation tools for meeting nutrient requirements of Indian children and adults at optimal cost by Fathima Ayoob, Jawahar R. Manivannan, Ashikh Ahmed, Afsal K. Murikkanchery, Abhishek Kumar, Santu Ghosh, Patrick Webb, Anura V. Kurpad, Tinku Thomas

“…Based on food prices from June 2022, the FOP tool generated optimised diets for 1–3-year-old Bihari children priced at INR 26·8 (USD 0·32 converted as of January 2024 rate)/child/day. By applying a milk subsidy, this cost could drop to INR 23·7 (USD 0·28). …”
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The characteristics of Korean elderly multiple myeloma patients aged 80 years or over by Sang Hwan Lee, Hee-Jeong Cho, Joon Ho Moon, Ji Yoon Jung, Min Kyoung Kim, Mi Hwa Heo, Young Rok Do, Yunhwi Hwang, Sung Hwa Bae

“…The early mortality (EM) rate was 28.3%. Conclusions Even in patients with MM aged 80 years or over, chemotherapy can result in better survival outcomes than supportive care. …”
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A country-wide survey into the composition and transformation of short-chain organic acids in anaerobic sludge digesters at wastewater treatment plants in Denmark by Zijun Li, Morten Kam Dahl Dueholm, Chenjing Jiang, Bihe Zhu, Lei Liu, Per Halkjær Nielsen, Liping Hao

“…Abstract Short chain organic acids (SCOAs) containing 1–6 carbons are important intermediates in anaerobic digestion (AD) of sewage sludge, and transformation of SCOAs is often the rate-limiting step. Comprehensive information about SCOAs in full-scale anaerobic digesters is thus crucial to better monitor and regulate the AD process. …”
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Spatiotemporal Simulation of Tourist Town Growth Based on the Cellular Automata Model: The Case of Sanpo Town in Hebei Province by Jun Yang, Peng Xie, Jianchao Xi, Quansheng Ge, Xueming Li, Fanqiang Kong

“…Results showed that (1) average annual growth rate of the entire region was 1.5 Ha2 per year from 2005 to 2010, 4 Ha2 per year from 2010 to 2015, and 2.5 Ha2 per year from 2015 to 2020; (2) urban growth rate increased yearly, with regional differences, and had a high degree of correlation with the Euclidean distance of town center, traffic route, attractions, and other factors; (3) Gougezhuang, an important village center in the west of the town, demonstrated traffic advantages and increased growth rate since 2010; (4) Magezhuang village has the largest population in the region, so economic advantages have driven the development of rural urbanization. …”
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Public health facility vulnerabilities, preparedness, and health outcomes for Plasmodium falciparum and dengue virus-infected children under 5 years with acute febrile illnesses in... by Jack Ogony, Diana Menya, Judith Mangeni, George Ayodo, Simon Karanja

“…Sub-Saharan countries face complex challenges as patterns of vector-borne diseases transform, causing more than 17% of the global mortality. …”
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Distributions of non‐native and native plants are not determined by the same environmental factors by Bart Steen, Antoine Adde, Martin A. Schlaepfer, Antoine Guisan, Luigi Maiorano

“…Abstract Global environmental change will cause shifts in species communities, with non‐native species likely replacing native ones at an unprecedented rate. This will have consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem services, in addition to the ecological and economic damage caused by those non‐native species that are invasive. …”
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Long COVID-six months of prospective follow-up of changes in symptom profiles of non-hospitalised children and young people after SARS-CoV-2 testing: A national matched cohort stud... by Terence Stephenson, Snehal M Pinto Pereira, Manjula D Nugawela, Kelsey McOwat, Ruth Simmons, Trudie Chalder, Tamsin Ford, Isobel Heyman, Olivia V Swann, Lana Fox-Smith, Natalia K Rojas, Emma Dalrymple, Shamez N Ladhani, Roz Shafran, CLoCk Consortium

“…Prevalence of shortness of breath and tiredness also declined, but at a lower rate. Among test-negatives, the same common symptoms and trends were observed at lower prevalence's. …”
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The epidemiology, management, and the associated burden of migraine in Australian primary care: a retrospective analysis of electronic health record data by Nicole Limberg, Jason C. Ray, Benjamin Harvey, Giles Stratton, Angus Cuskelly, Charmaine S. Tam, David Witcombe

“…The overall incidence rate (IR) was estimated as 3.48 per 1,000 person-years (95% CI 3.38 to 3.58) after adjusting for the interaction of age and sex. …”
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FISNET: A Learnable Fusion-Based Iris Segmentation Network Improving Robustness Across NIR and VIS Modalities by Geetanjali Sharma, Gaurav Jaswal, Aditya Nigam, Raghavendra Ramachandra

“…Additionally, the Type-I error rate (E1) achieved exceptional results, with values of 0.0014, 0.0067, 0.0016, 0.0012, 0.0027, 0.0023, 0.0015, 0.0019, 0.0014, 0.0015, 0.0020, and 0.0069 across these datasets, further emphasizing the superiority of the proposed approach. …”
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Monitoring Land Surface Temperature on Urban Expansion using Normalised Difference Vegetation Index and Google Earth Engine by Nur Suhaili Mansor, Hapini Awang, Chong Kar Min, Anna Bluszcz, Ade Candra, Shakiroh Khamis

“…In Malaysia, the urbanisation rate has increased dramatically from 1970 to 2020, according to the Statistics Department. …”
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The association between influenza infection and acute myocardial infarction: A comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis by Xia Zhou, Li Feng

“…Data were extracted and analyzed using random-effects models to calculate pooled odds ratios (ORs), incidence rate ratios (IRRs), and 95 % confidence intervals (CIs). …”
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Microscopic investigation of incipient basalt breakdown in soils: implications for selecting products for enhanced rock weathering by Tarrah M. Burke, Balz S. Kamber, David Rowlings

“…The presence of interconnected glass and fracture networks apparently aids the rate of incipient weathering, increases microporosity and promotes particle disaggregation. …”
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Retrospective cohort study of morphological features of recurrent schwannomas and neurofibromas by D. A. Murzaeva, Yu. M. Zabrodskaya, A. A. Dolgushin, L. N. Dobrogorskaya, A. Y. Orlov

“…There were no differences between the groups in baseline characteristics (the type of tumour (schwannoma, neurofibroma), distribution by sex, age, localization, clinical symptoms). The relapse rate among patients with neurofibromas was 8 in 3 patients vs. 6 in 5 patients with schwannomas. …”
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Impact of twin shield tunnel construction on the deformation of bridge pile groups beneath multiple bridges: a case study by Lan Deng, Jizhixian Liu, Chenze Huang, Shan Yang, Junzhou Huang, Junzhou Huang, Cai Wu

“…The results reveal that: (1) For single-track excavation, the maximum horizontal displacement of the pile group increases to 1.587 mm, while for double-track excavation, it reaches 1.813 mm, with pile settlement increases to a maximum of 5.03 mm; (2) The maximum settlement and horizontal deformation of the bridge piles show a negative correlation with the minimum spacing between piles, with deformation increasing exponentially as the spacing decreases; (3) The excavation process at all stages affects the piers, with initial maximum settlement increasing from 0.787 mm to 3.569 mm, a growth rate of 201.91%, and maximum horizontal displacement reaching 1.576 mm. …”
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