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Objectives: Digital dental implant planning using panoramic radiographs and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) imaging is labor-intensive and prone to error due to clinician fatigue, limited digital expertise, and time constraints. Artificial intelligence (AI) offers a promising solution by&#...

This special issue of Conversations is dedicated to the theme of "Decolonizing Dance Discourses," framed by critiques of anti-Black racism and caste injustice in our discipline.

Positive and negative schizotypy reflect distinct patterns of subclinical traits in the general population associated with neurodevelopmental and schizophrenia-spectrum pathologies. Yet, a comprehensive characterization of the unique and shared neuroanatomical signatures of these schizotypy dimensions is lacking.&#x...

Introduction: The incremental shuttle walk test (ISWT) is a standardized field walking test used to assess cardiorespiratory fitness, particularly in individuals with chronic cardiorespiratory conditions like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis, and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.1–3&#...

Enhancing the resilience of a supply chain (SC) presents a critical and challenging problem. Many of the Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) that measure the operational effectiveness of different SC entities conflict with each other; such conflicts frequently arise between local optimization ...

Teaching Discrete-Event Simulation and Agent-Based Simulation is a complex mission faced by academics around the globe. Challenges include a heterogeneous student cohort with varying prior knowledge and skills, diverse emphases across universities and fields of study, and a lack of structured...

Introduction: The amount of solid waste generated in Thailand in 2022 was 25.7 million tonnes (70,411 tonnes) per day. This is considered a serious issue since the amount of municipal waste in Thailand was the second highest compared to those produced by other ASEAN (Associati...

The growing presence of the electric guitar in contemporary art music highlights the need for a focused investigation into its compositional role. This thesis examines the instrument within what is here defined as the domain of the concert electric guitar, that is, the use of&...