Compound Mask for Divergent Wave Imaging in Medical Ultrasound by Zahraa Alzein, Marco Crocco, Daniele D. Caviglia

“…Moreover, it handles arbitrary spatial arrangements of virtual sources generating divergent waves. The approach has been validated through simulated data using both linear and convex probes, demonstrating that the Full Width at Half Maximum (FWHM) in Divergent Wave Linear Array (DWLA) increased by 7.5% at 20 mm and 9% at 30 mm compared to Synthetic Aperture Linear Array (SALA). …”
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Transformation of World Automotive Industry by P. P. Sushkevich

“…The world industry is on a threshold of a new development cycle which is characterized by emergence of breakthrough technologies: distributed ledger technology, drone-type devices, 3D printing, virtual reality, Internet of things, augmented reality etc. …”
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Learning to Optimize Joint Chance-Constrained Power Dispatch Problems by Meiyi Li, Javad Mohammadi

“…The ever-increasing integration of stochastic renewable energy sources into power systems operation is making the supply-demand balance more challenging. …”
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The inhibitory activities of two compounds from Securidaca longepedunculata Fresen on the acetylcholinesterase from wheat pest Schizaphis graminum Rondani: in silico analysis by Rasmané Guiré, Pousbila Salo, Eliasse Zongo, Mohamed Fawzy Ramadan, Benjamin Kouliga Koama, Roland Nag-Tiero Meda, Fahad Al-Asmari, Muhammad Abdul Rahim

“…First, the secondary metabolites of S. longepedunculata were selected on the basis of GC-MS data available from specific reference sources. Subsequently, the compounds were subjected to virtual screening based on their docking scores in order to identify those with inhibitory properties. …”
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Borders and Bridges – Boundaries as an Opportunity by Stefano Follesa, Francesco Armato, Sabrina Cesaretti, Yao Peian

“…The recent pandemic has shown us how the creation of virtual connections has contributed to enrich the scenarios of research by giving it a multiplicity of views. …”
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Brain Effective Connectivity Comparison in the Four States of Confrontation to the Brands During Shopping by mahdi Taghaddossi, Poorya Moradi, Mohammad Hasan Moradi

“…In this paper, we used the EEG signals recorded during the confrontation of participants to the brands in the virtual shopping center. 20 participants (10 females and 10 men) were contributed to the experiment. …”
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Enhancing palliative care through university-community partnerships: a systematic review of models, impacts, and challenges by Alaka Chandak, Priyadarshini Bhalchandra Kulkarni

“…Innovations, such as telehealth and virtual learning, were also observed. Conclusion UCPs have strong potential to enhance palliative care education and delivery. …”
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Substantive Word Formation in the Sermon on Law and Grace Written by Hilarion by G.A. Nikolaev

“…The main objective of the study is to show the initial language basis and principles of its use in creating virtually the first works of the Old Russian literature. …”
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Cost and health effects of case management compared with outpatient clinic follow‐up in a Dutch heart failure cohort by Henk vanVoorst, Alfred Ernest Reiner Arnold

“…QALYs in different health states of heart failure patients were retrieved from the literature, and costs were estimated with data from the financial department of the Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep and public cost sources. Monthly simulation cycles were repeated 60 times to generate 5 years of virtual follow‐up data. …”
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Risks of Carcinogenic Pollution in Wood Industry within European Regulations by Antonio Kruljac, Anka Ozana Čavlović

“…Carcinogenic chemical compounds, apart from causing cancer, also pose a great risk for human health in other terms like respiratory issues, skin irritation, allergic reactions, congenital abnormalities in women, visual impairments, immune system and neurological disorders, hormonal imbalances, etc. …”
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Slavonia Hotel System by Nebojša Antešević, Jasenka Kranjčević

“…The SHS project was based on the principle of standardization in terms of spatial-functional organization, architectural design, interior design, furnishing and visual communication elements as well as operation and market penetration, and was envisaged as the driving force behind continental tourism development in Slavonia and Baranja. …”
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Unifying Culture Through Language: An Analysis of the Emergence of Classical Judeo-Arabic Writing by Aaron Levi Forman

“…This paper compares twelfth-century Cairo Geniza fragments of Saadia’s Tafsir and Siddur, analyzing the visual interplay of Hebrew and Judeo-Arabic in these sources. …”
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The Instagram Image of the City. Insights from Lodz, Poland by Zasina Jakub

“…As millions of users have been creating and transmitting visual representations of cityscapes (e.g., photos taken with smartphones), it is crucial to understand features of the online crowd-sourced images of cities and their relations with their offine archetypes. …”
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Non-ocular biomarkers for early diagnosis of diabetic retinopathy by non-invasive methods by Huaixue Gou, Juping Liu

“…Timely diagnosis and intervention facilitate the prevention of diabetes-associated visual impairment. Classical imaging methods may prevent the timely detection of DR due to shortages of specialized facilities and retinal specialists, particularly in remote areas. …”
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Naughty Nuns and Saucy Sisters: The Queer Nun at the End of the 1980s by Thomas Elliott

“…By placing these works alongside sources drawn from British art of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, I examine the place of the nun in visual culture in Britain, particularly her representation as a licentious and sapphic figure, before returning to the twentieth century to trace the trans-historical resonances of these connotations in the work of Fraser and the London House and their attempts to deconstruct and reappropriate socially constructed categories of sexuality and gender. …”
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Digital elevation models, old maps, and cultural heritage—geospatial assets for the digital humanities by Britta Ricker

“…A spatial approach to the digital humanities connects tangible geographic sources from the past with clues found in the present-day landscape. …”
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New insights and a computational model for understanding induced motion revealed through novel variants of the Flying Bluebottle Illusion by Ryan E.B. Mruczek, Gideon P. Caplovitz

“…The Flying Bluebottle Illusion is a compelling example of how the perceived trajectory of moving objects can be greatly influenced by other motion sources in the visual scene. In this article, we present a series of simplified variants of the Flying Bluebottle Illusion in which the true motion of a target is a circular orbit around a central point. …”
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Shanghai School (Haipai): Content of the Concept by I. A. Moshchenko

“…It sets a certain evaluative paradigm and evokes certain visual and sensory images, but it should be used with caution as a means of literary analysis.…”
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Representation of Current Sociocultural Realities in German Society: Thematic Group of Internet Memes OUTSIDER — LOCAL by L. N. Rebrina

“…The study examines various characteristics of these memes, such as their place and date of posting, “genetics”, precedent phenomenon, addressing, field structure, object and subject of criticism, interaction of visual and verbal series, patterns of meaning generation, sources of humor, and genre. …”
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Overview Study of Partially Observable Hidden Markov Models for Ambient Movement Guidance Support by Shahram Payandeh

“…These uncertainties can arise from various sources, including sensor noise, occlusions, environmental changes, and inherent variability in human behavior. …”
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