Data Analysis and Forecasting of COVID-19 Pandemic in Kuwait Based on Daily Observation and Basic Reproduction Number Dynamics by Kayode Oshinubi, Fahima Al-Awadhi, Mustapha Rachdi, Jacques Demongeot

“…When the coronavirus pandemic began early in 2020, experts wondered if there would be waves of cases, a pattern seen in other virus pandemics. The overall pattern so far has been one of increasing cases of COVID-19 followed by a decline, and we observed a second wave of increased cases and yet we are still exploring this pandemic. …”
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OPTIMIZATION OF THE VACUUM-ASSISTED TREATMENT FOR COMPLICATIONS OF DIABETIC FOOT SYNDROME by V.I. Liakhovskyi, O.O. Kyzymenko, O.H. Krasnov, O.I. Krasnov, T.V. Horodova-Andrieieva

“…In the main group, the rate of wound reduction was greatest on the 8th-10th days, and in the comparison group – on the 14th-15th days. …”
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Design of an efficient multi-objective recognition approach for 8-ball billiards vision system by Jiaying Gao, Qiuyang He, Hong Gao, Zhixin Zhan, Zhe Wu

“…In the verification test, the trained CNN model shows a recognition rate of over 98.5%, and outperforms the other three classic methods. …”
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Mathematical model of the dependence between cerebral ventricular size and capillary pressure in laboratory animals by A. A. Cherevko, G. S. Valova, D. V. Petrovsky, A. E. Akulov

“…The same qualitative pattern of relationship between capillary pressure and mean ventricular wall displacement was observed for all animals considered. …”
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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

“…Purpose To describe the prevalence and pattern of traumatic dental injuries (TDIs) among Turkish children in a web-based and multicenter design using Eden Baysal Dental Trauma Index (EBDTI). …”
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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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PH INDICATORS AND MICROCRYSTALIZATION OF ORAL LIQUID IN ADOLESCENTS OF 15-18 YEARS WHO STUDY IN DIFFERENT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS by L.F. Kaskova, V.M. Batig, I.I. Drozda, O.V. Mytchenok

“…In college students, the micro crystallization rate corresponded to a low level of 15 and 16 years old. …”
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Fluoride ion removal from mine water via nucleation crystallization pelleting process by Xiyu ZHANG, Shuning DONG, Hao WANG, Pengkang JIN, Xiaodong WANG, Qiangmin WANG, Tao ZHANG

“…This study revealed the regulation pattern of interfacial reactions in a carbonate system. …”
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FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SPECTRUM DISORDERS IN BEHCHET’S DISEASE by P. S. Ovcharov, T. A. Lisitsyna, D. Yu. Veltishchev, O. F. Seravina, O. B. Kovalevskaya, S. I. Glukhova, Z. S. Alekberova, E. L. Nasonov

“…Sleep disorders, asthenic syndrome, and CI are significant in the pattern of ADSDs.…”
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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

“…However there is a necessity to investigate the relapse pattern, compliance of bracing, number of casts used in treatment and the percentages of surgical referral under two years of age for clear understanding and better practice to achieve successful outcome without or reduce relapse. …”
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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

“…With the country’s economic complex energy utilization pattern being preserved, the generating capacities are subject to restructuring and the CHP characteristics undergo enhancement inter alia a well-known increase of the specific electricity production based on the heat consumption. …”
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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

“…Among patients with rheumatoid arthritis, diastolic dysfunction of both the left ventricle and both ventricles was more common than in the control group. The same pattern was observed in the group with ankylosing spondylitis. …”
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Linking Isotopes and Panmixia: High Within-Colony Variation in Feather δ2H, δ13C, and δ15N across the Range of the American White Pelican. by Matthew W Reudink, Christopher J Kyle, Ann E McKellar, Christopher M Somers, Robyn L F Reudink, T Kurt Kyser, Samantha E Franks, Joseph J Nocera

“…Complete panmixia across the entire range of a species is a relatively rare phenomenon; however, this pattern may be found in species that have limited philopatry and frequent dispersal. …”
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Constant Modulus Wideband MIMO Radar Waveform Design for Transmit Beampattern and Angular Waveform Synthesis by Hao Zheng, Xiaoxia Zhang, Shubin Wang, Junkun Yan

“…A linear frequency modulation (LFM) signal and its corresponding de-chirp operation are one of the basic methods for wideband radar signal processing, which can reduce the burden of the radar system sampling rate and is more suitable for large-bandwidth signal processing. …”
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Experimental Investigation on the Mechanical Properties of Geopolymer Recycled Aggregate Concrete Reinforced with Steel-Polypropylene Hybrid Fiber by Lili Ma, Cheng Zhen, Qingxin Zeng, Biao Li

“…This paper aims to investigate the mechanical properties of HFRGRAC with the parameters of steel fiber (SF) volume fraction (0%, 0.5%, 1%, 1.5%) and aspect ratio (40, 60, 80), polypropylene fiber (PF) volume fraction (0%, 0.05%, 0.1%, 0.15%), and RA substitution rate (0%, 25%, 50%, 75%, 100%) considered. Twenty groups of HFRGRAC specimens were designed and fabricated to evaluate the compressive splitting tensile strengths and flexural behavior emphasizing failure pattern, load–deflection curve, and toughness. …”
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