Taking a look at your speech: identifying diagnostic status and negative symptoms of psychosis using convolutional neural networks by Gleb Melshin, Anthony DiMaggio, Nadia Zeramdini, Michael MacKinley, Lena Palaniyappan, Alban Voppel

“…Modified ResNet-18 convolutional neural networks (CNNs) performed three classification tasks; (1) schizophrenia-spectrum vs healthy controls, within 179 clinically-rated patients, (2) individuals with more severe vs less severe negative symptom burden, and (3) clinically obvious vs subtle blunted affect. …”
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Behavioural insights in the underuse of cardiac resynchronisation therapy in heart failure: a pilot survey on incentive perceptions among referring cardiologists by Joan Costa-i-Font, Georgiana Miler-Raicu, Elena Arbelo, Ruben Casado-Arroyo, Aya Sami, Eric Wei Seong Tee, Joseph Hazel, Laurent Roten, Tobias Reichlin, Haran Burri, Khaled Albouaini, Nikola Kozhuharov

“…A survey was conducted with 51 physicians from six European countries, including electrophysiologists, heart failure specialists, and general cardiologists, recruited through cardiology networks and personal contacts. Participants rated their perceptions of five incentive strategies using a Likert scale (1–5). …”
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Influence of exercise interventions on functional movement screen scores in athletes: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ali Asghar Maleki, Seyed Hamed Mousavi, Mohamad Ali Biabangard, Hooman Minoonejad

“…Abstract The functional movement screen (FMS) is a widely recognized tool for evaluating movement patterns and identifying potential injury risks in athletes. …”
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Laboratory Analysis of Soil Physicochemical Properties Based on Agricultural Fertilizer Input Requirement Application: A Case of Haramaya University, Ethiopia by Turyasingura, Benson, Chavula, Petros, Mohammed, Yasin, Eliyas, Abdi Alic, Girmac , Tesfasilassie, Sadeso, Kumale, Shentema, Solomon, Abebed, Aschalew, Katel, Shambhu, Timsina, Sandipa

“…Exchangeable calcium ranged 4.99 cmol (+)/kg to 18.34 cmol (+)/kg with a mean of 12.02 cmol (+)/kg which is rated as high. The potassium value of (0.05, 0.82 meq/100gm), 0.06 meq/100gm and (0.13, 0.46 meq/100gm) of soil respectively. …”
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Revealing the effect of layer-varying deposition strategy on laser-directed energy deposition bionic gradient NiTi alloy by Zhongxiong Kang, Chaorui Jiang, Mengqi Liu, Zhihui Zhang, Jie Zhao

“…The strategy includes different process parameters (the laser power and scanning speed), the scanning paths (alternative optimised spiral pattern, x-axis rotation pattern, and arc alternative pattern) and interlayer interval time. …”
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Evolution Characteristics of Urban Heat Island Circulation for Loess Tableland Valley Towns by Zhuolei Yu, Yi Wang, Jukun Wang, Xiaoxue Wang, Songheng Wu

“…In order to further reveal the characteristics of city-scale closed circulation, the sensitivities of different factors influencing the start time, outflow time, mixing height and heat island intensity are analyzed, and the most significant factors influencing these four parameters are urban heat flux, slope height, slope height, and potential temperature lapse rate, respectively. Finally, the dimensionless mixing height and heat island intensity for the valley town increase by 56.80% and 128.68%, respectively, compared to those for the flat city. …”
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Construction of Hierarchical 2D-3D@3D Zn₃In₂S₆@CdS Photocatalyst for Boosting Degradation of an Azo Dye by Andreas Katsamitros, Nikolaos Karamoschos, Labrini Sygellou, Konstantinos S. Andrikopoulos, Dimitrios Tasis

“…Under visible light irradiation, the Zn₃In₂S₆-enriched heterostructures demonstrated an enhanced azo-dye degradation rate, with the majority of the organic analyte (Orange G) being degraded within 60 min. …”
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A Self‐Organizing Map Spiking Neural Network Based on Tin Oxide Memristive Synapses and Neurons by Yu Wang, Yanzhong Zhang, Yanji Wang, Xinpeng Wang, Hao Zhang, Rongqing Xu, Yi Tong

“…Applying this architecture to an unsupervised learning self‐organizing map memristor SNN achieved an impressive 94% recognition rate on the MNIST dataset. This study elucidates the potential for seamlessly integrating memristors into neuromorphic systems.…”
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Encephalitis Unraveled: The Unlikely Encounter of Sickle Cell Disease and Cerebral Malaria in a Teenager by Christer Ruff, Leonie Zerweck, Andrea Bevot, Jonathan Remppis, Benjamin Bender, Ulrike Ernemann, Georg Gohla

“…Cerebral malaria is a rare complication of malaria infection and is associated with a high mortality rate.…”
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Gastric Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma: An Important Differential Diagnosis for a Rapidly Growing Gastric Subepithelial Tumor - A Case Report and Literature Review by Nah Ihm Kim, Dong Hyun Kim, Hyun Soo Kim, Seon-Young Park, Hyun A Cho, Ho-Goon Kim

“…Gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma is a low-grade lymphoma with a long median survival time because of its low proliferation rate. A 75-year-old man was referred to the hospital for hematemesis. …”
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What can be expected to be seen in a Neurology ward? Eleven-year experience in a Brazilian university hospital by Daniel Gabay MOREIRA, Enedina Maria Lobato de OLIVEIRA, Fernando Morgadinho dos Santos COELHO, Henrique Ballalai FERRAZ, Silvio FRANCISCO, Vanderci BORGES, Denis Bernardi BICHUETTI

“…The overall mortality rate in the ward was 3.8% (100 patients). Among all the diagnoses, cerebrovascular disease was the most prevalent (45.8%), followed by inflammatory disorders (22.2%). …”
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Electrocardiographic Study in Adult Homozygous Sickle Cell Disease Patients in Lagos, Nigeria by Adedoyin Dosunmu, Akinsegun Akinbami, Ebele Uche, Adewumi Adediran, Sarah John-Olabode

“…This study sought to identify the pattern of electrocardiographic changes in steady state adult sickle cell anaemia. …”
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Full-process aerosol jet printing modelling: achieving high-fidelity simulation via coupling jetting and deposition by Yufeng Jin, Hao Yi, Huajun Cao, Xianshan Dong

“…Using this approach, the influence of the depositional behaviour with different ink rheological properties (viscosity and surface tension) and printing parameters (printing speed, deposition flow rate, and beam radius) was analysed. The findings offer valuable insights for enhancing printed pattern quality.…”
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Registration of 2D C-Arm and 3D CT Images for a C-Arm Image-Assisted Navigation System for Spinal Surgery by Chih-Ju Chang, Geng-Li Lin, Alex Tse, Hong-Yu Chu, Ching-Shiow Tseng

“…The average error in displacement is 0.22 mm. The success rate is approximately 90% and average registration time takes 16 seconds.…”
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Web-based dental trauma database using Eden Baysal dental trauma index: a turkish multicenter study by Ece Eden, Burak Buldur, Gülsüm Duruk, Sibel Ezberci

“…There were significant differences between permanent and deciduous teeth with regard to uncomplicated and complicated crown fracture rate (p<0.05). The root fractures were mostly located at the apical third of the root in both dentitions. …”
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Emergency department mental health presentations in bushfire-, flood-, storm-, drought-, and COVID-19-affected areas: Analysis of growth models between 2017 and 2021 by Samineh Sanatkar, Samuel B. Harvey, Andrew Mackinnon, Richard Bryant, Grant Sara

“…Results: Disaster-affected communities presented to emergency departments at a higher rate well before ‘the Black Summer bushfires’, possibly due to fewer alternatives to hospital care in regional areas. …”
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Ponseti method in the management of clubfoot under 2 years of age: A systematic review. by Balasankar Ganesan, Ameersing Luximon, Adel Al-Jumaily, Suchita Kothe Balasankar, Ganesh R Naik

“…Pirani scoring system, Dimeglio scoring system, measuring the range of motion and rate of relapses were used as outcome measures.<h4>Conclusions</h4>In conclusion, all reviewed, 12 articles reported that Ponseti method is a very effective method to correct the clubfoot deformities. …”
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DEVELOPMENT OF THE CHP-THERMAL SCHEMES IN CONTEXTS OF THE CONSOLIDATED ENERGY SYSTEM OF BELARUS by V. N. Romaniuk, A. A. Bobich

“…As a case study the authors choose one of the CHPs in the conditions of which the corresponding employment of the said pumps leads to diminution of the fuel-equivalent specific flow-rate by 20−25 g for 1 kW⋅h production and conjoined electric energy generation capacity lowering. …”
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Vision-Based 6D Pose Analytics Solution for High-Precision Industrial Robot Pick-and-Place Applications by Balamurugan Balasubramanian, Kamil Cetin

“…Experimental results across four distinct picking scenarios demonstrate the proposed solution’s superior accuracy, with position errors under 2 mm, orientation errors below 1°, and a perfect success rate in pick-and-place tasks.…”
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Early signs of myocardial dysfunction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis by L. I. Feiskhanova, D. I. Abdulganieva

“…In addition to standard diagnostic tests, all patients underwent tissue dopplerography of the heart using the GE Vivid E9 ultrasound device using the two-dimensional deformation technique (speckle tracking) to assess the deformation and rate of myocardial deformation, as well as determining the level of matrix metalloproteinase-9 in the blood serum.Results. …”
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