Radiographic methods of examination of the thoracic cavity organs in the elderly: age characteristics, norms and pathology by K. A. Riaskin, L. A. Titova, I. P. Moshurov, M. S. Ganzya

“…These diseases among the geriatric population are characterized by a latent onset, the absence of obvious clinical manifestations, monotony of symptoms, the presence of combined pathologies, which can lead to erroneous diagnoses. X‑ray research methods play a key role in the diagnosis of pathologies of respiratory diseases. …”
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Improving sensitivity in the deep regions of a volume conductor using electrical focused impedance methods by Mobarak Mahjabin, Rabbani K Siddique-e

“…A new technique named the focused impedance method (FIM) from Dhaka University (DU), Bangladesh used the algebraic average of two concentric and orthogonal TPIMs, localizing a zone of interest and having reduced magnitudes of negative sensitivity. …”
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Sense of meaning in life, self-acceptance, and prosocial behavior: an application of network analysis methods by Li Guo, Yangtong Niu, Xinying Li, Yuting Li, Zhaoxia Xue, Guane Yang, Guane Yang

“…ObjectiveTo explore the characteristics and core items of the network structure between school students’ sense of meaning in life, self-acceptance, and prosocial behavior, and to provide a basis for understanding the relationship between their sense of meaning in life, self-acceptance and prosocial behavior and related interventions.MethodsA survey of 1232 school students was conducted using the Self-Acceptance Scale, the prosocial Behavior Scale, and the Sense of Meaning of Life Scale. …”
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Construction of Knowledge Graph for Marine Diesel Engine Faults Based on Deep Learning Methods by Xiaohe Tian, Huibing Gan, Yanlin Liu

“…Experiments show that the model significantly outperforms baseline methods such as HMM, CRF, and BiLSTM, and the graph visualization clearly presents the fault causality network, which supports knowledge reasoning and decision optimization. …”
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Qualitative Methods Case Study: Using MAXQDA in Indigenous HIV Journey Mapping Research by Jared Star, Laurie Ringaert, Linda Larcombe

“…By adapting patient experience mapping and process mapping methods, the research team traced participant journeys through the HIV Care Cascade, identifying barriers and facilitators to well-being. …”
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Computational Tool for Curve Smoothing Methods Analysis and Surface Plasmon Resonance Biosensor Characterization by Mariana Rodrigues Villarim, Andréa Willa Rodrigues Villarim, Mario Gazziro, Marco Roberto Cavallari, Diomadson Rodrigues Belfort, Oswaldo Hideo Ando Junior

“…The tool enables the importation of experimental data, application of different smoothing methods, and integration of traditional and hybrid approaches to enhance accuracy in determining the resonance angle. …”
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Research on Tongue Image Segmentation and Classification Methods Based on Deep Learning and Machine Learning by Bin Liu, Zeya Wang, Kang Yu, Yunfeng Wang, Haiying Zhang, Tingting Song, Hao Yang

“…Tongue diagnosis is a crucial method in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) for obtaining information about a patient’s health condition. …”
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A Commentary on “Association Between Oral Behaviors and Painful Temporomandibular Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study in the General Population” [Letter] by Fang J, Wu Y, Tong H

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Generalized tuberculosis with long-term course in the guise of liver cirrhosis by Z. A. Lemeshko, M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, N. P. Musina, M. S. Zharkova, Ye. V. Fominykh, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The detailed analysis of clinical presentation of disease, physical data and application of complex of visual and other methods of investigation expand potential of diagnostics of disseminated tuberculous process.…”
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Perception about Intrauterine Devices, Prior to and After Placement—Prospective Survey by Andreia de Vasconcelos Gaspar, Isabel Santos Silva, Maria do Céu Almeida

“…After placement, mean pain intensity was 3.94 (SD = 2.273; Visual Analogue Scale), and it was found to be lower than women’s perception prior to placement. 73% thought the process was simpler than expected and 88% would advise the method to other women. …”
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The use of participatory, reflective, and creative methods in interventions on vaccine hesitancy targeted at healthcare professionals by Fábio Rafael Augusto, Ana Patrícia Hilario, Joana Mendonca

“…Additionally, creative methods, such as interactive workshops and visual aids, offer innovative ways to convey complex information and stimulate dialogue among HCPs. …”
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ENDOVASCULAR REVASCULARIZATION METHODS IN THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE LOWER LIMB ISCHEMIA: THE CURRENT STATE OF KNOWLEDGE by A.D. GAIBOV, O. NEMATZODA, D.D. SULTANOV, K.A. ABDUSAMADOV, SH.A. SHOKHSAVORBEKOV, A.K. BARATOV

“…Objective: To determine the role and significance of endovascular revascularization methods in treating acute lower limb ischemia (ALLI) from the perspective of modern literature. …”
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Comparing Injection Methods of Botulinum Toxin A for Cervical Dystonia: A Systematic Review by Hristo Shipkov, Petar Uchikov, Abdulrahman Imran, Zain Ul Hassan, Ivan Grozdev, Krasimir Kraev, Maria Kraeva, Nina Koleva, Maria Bozhkova, Stanislav Karamitev

“…Studies were included if they reported clinical outcomes of BoNT-A injection methods in adult CD patients. Data on efficacy, safety, accuracy, and muscle targeting were extracted and synthesized. …”
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Efficiency of the Original Methods of Using Medicines and Early Enteral Nutrition in the Complex Treat­ Ment of Patients with Acute Pancreatitis by Andryushchenko V., Andryushchenko D., Kunovsky V., Mahlovany V.

“…Materials and methods. 329 patients with acute pancreatitis were examined. …”
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Exploring Deep Clustering Methods in Vibro-Acoustic Sensing for Enhancing Biological Tissue Characterization by Robin Urrutia, Diego Espejo, Montserrat Guerra, Karin Vio, Thomas Suhn, Nazila Esmaeili, Axel Boese, Patricio Fuentealba, Alfredo Illanes, Christian Hansen, Victor Poblete

“…Nonlinear dimensionality reduction techniques, often referred to as manifold learning, are increasingly valuable for data visualization and unsupervised clustering. In the context of surgery and medicine, these methods facilitate the analysis of complex datasets, enabling pattern recognition in surgical data. …”
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Inspecting Instrument-Based Variability: Effects of Enriching Willingness to Communicate Questionnaire - A Mixed Methods Approach by روح اله ملکی, احمد محسنی, علی مالمیر

“…<p>The purpose of this cross-sectional mixed methods sequential explanatory study was to find out the effects of enriching McCroskey's (1992) Willingness to Communicate (WTC) questionnaire using oral-visual role-play on EFL responses from comparing the responses of 117 pre-intermediate EFL learners to this instrument before and after the enriching act. …”
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METHOD FOR NUMERICAL MODELING OF UNSTEADY SEPARATED FLOW AROUND AIRFOILS MOVING CLOSE TO FLAT SCREEN by T. V. Pogrebnaya, S. D. Shipilov

“…At each interval vortex method was used to calculate the potential flow around airfoils located near a screen. …”
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Methodological tools of consulting companies for evaluating the effectiveness of organizations. by A. A. Timofeev, A. Yu. Anisimov

“…The article is devoted to a comparative analysis of existing opportunities and directions for evaluating the effectiveness  of organizations using the resource-cost method (static model), Pareto optimality and the dynamic standard method (dynamic model). …”
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Thermal Behavior of TiO2 (85%) / MWCNT (15%) - (CH2OH) 2 (50%) / H2O (50%) Hybrid Nanofluid under the Influence of Temperature and Volume Fraction Factors with Laboratory and Respo... by Mohammad Hemmat esfe

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Shape Optimization of Frame Structures Through a Hybrid Two-Dimensional Analytical and Three-Dimensional Numerical Approach by Andrea Lopez, Christian Iandiorio, Daniele Milani, Pietro Salvini, Marco E. Biancolini

“…In this work, we propose a method for the shape optimization of frame structures using a mixed analytical–numerical approach. …”
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