Guidance of Nerve Stimulator and Ultrasound for Transforaminal Epidural Steroid Injection in Lumbosacral Radicular Pain : A Single Institution Experience in Vietnam

Viet-Thang Le,Chi Hue Nguyen,Phuoc Trong Do,Anh Minh Nguyen,Khoi Hong Vo 대한신경외과학회 2024 Journal of Korean neurosurgical society Vol.67 No.2

Objective : This study aimed to evaluate the clinical feasibility of the combination of ultrasound and nerve stimulator guidance in transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TESIs) to manage lumbosacral chronic radicular pain. Methods : Using the combination of nerve stimulator and ultrasound guidance, TESIs were performed in 125 segments of 78 patients who presented with chronic lumbar radicular pain. Demographic characteristics and surgical outcomes were recorded on admission, pre-procedural and post-procedural for 1-week, 1-month, 3-month, and 6-month follow-ups. The result was measured using the Numeric rating scale (NRS) and Oswestry disability index (ODI). Results : Patients who received TESIs showed significant improvements on two evaluation tools (NRS, ODI), compared to that before procedure (p<0.001). No significant complications were observed for 6 months’ follow-up. Conclusion : The result suggests that a combination of ultrasound and nerve stimulator guidance in transforaminal epidural injections is safe, reliable and effective for short-term management of lumbar disc herniation. It is a promising technique and has shown good results in providing intermediate pain relief.

Determinants Influencing Entrepreneurial Intention among Undergraduates in Universities of Vietnam

BUI, Thi Hong Viet,NGUYEN, Thi Le Thuy,TRAN, Manh Dung,NGUYEN, Thi Anh Thu Korea Distribution Science Association 2020 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.7 No.7

The paper aims to identify the determinants that influence entrepreneurial intention among National Economics University graduates. For the sample size, we conducted a questionnaire survey of 250 full-time third-year undergraduates at the National Economics University, with convenience sampling technique. Of those 250 undergraduates, 150 were Business Administration students and 100 Economy Management students. After eliminating invalid responses due to lack of information or low quality information, 215 responses were used (93.07% of respondents) for data analysis. The results show that the factor "Perceived desirability" has the strongest impact on the intention to start a business. It is followed by the factor "Perceived feasibility" in which the "ability to search and plan for start-up" has a stronger influence on undergraduates' entrepreneurial intention than the "leadership and ability to overcome adversity". The hypothesis of a positive relationship between undergraduates' propensity to act and their intention to start a business is also supported in this study. Based on the results, we suggest some recommendations for the university and State management agencies to nurture and develop entrepreneurial intention of undergraduates, forming the young generation of potential entrepreneurs to contribute to the development of emerging countries such as Vietnam, the case study.

Switchable Voltage Control of the Magnetic Anisotropy in Heterostructured Nanocomposites of CoFe/NiFe/PZT

Nguyen Thi Minh Hong,Nguyen Ba Doan,Nguyen Huy Tiep,Le Viet Cuong,Bui Nguyen Quoc Trinh,Pham Duc Thang,김동현 한국물리학회 2013 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.63 No.3

In this work, we study the magnetic properties of a CoFe/NiFe/PZT heterostructured nanocompositethat is affected by the strain in the PZT substrate when a voltage in the range from –250to 250 V is applied. An interesting electric-voltage-controlled magnetic anisotropy, with a relativeincrease in magnetization up to above 100%, is observed. This brings a new challenge to operate alow-power-consuming spin electronic device. We also utilize a theoretical model based on interfacecharge-mediated and strain-mediated magnetic-electric coupling to understand the change in themagnetic properties of the investigated material.

FGW-FER: Lightweight Facial Expression Recognition with Attention

Huy-Hoang Dinh,Hong-Quan Do,Trung-Tung Doan,Cuong Le,Ngo Xuan Bach,Tu Minh Phuong,Viet-Vu Vu 한국인터넷정보학회 2023 KSII Transactions on Internet and Information Syst Vol.17 No.9

The field of facial expression recognition (FER) has been actively researched to improve human-computer interaction. In recent years, deep learning techniques have gained popularity for addressing FER, with numerous studies proposing end-to-end frameworks that stack or widen significant convolutional neural network layers. While this has led to improved performance, it has also resulted in larger model sizes and longer inference times. To overcome this challenge, our work introduces a novel lightweight model architecture. The architecture incorporates three key factors: Depth-wise Separable Convolution, Residual Block, and Attention Modules. By doing so, we aim to strike a balance between model size, inference speed, and accuracy in FER tasks. Through extensive experimentation on popular benchmark FER datasets, our proposed method has demonstrated promising results. Notably, it stands out due to its substantial reduction in parameter count and faster inference time, while maintaining accuracy levels comparable to other lightweight models discussed in the existing literature.

The Factors Affecting Corporate Income Tax Non-Compliance: A Case Study in Vietnam

NGUYEN, Loan Thi,NGUYEN, Anh Hong Viet,LE, Hac Dinh,LE, Anh Hoang,TRUONG, Tu Tuan Vu Korea Distribution Science Association 2020 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.7 No.8

In many countries, the Government enacts tax laws in order to manage tax collection and regulate the macro-economy. According to Noor, Jamaludin, Omar, and Aziz (2013), tax non-compliance is a growing concern because of its negative effects on the state budget. The main objectives of this article are to identify the factors affecting corporate income tax non-compliance of enterprises in Ho Chi Minh City in accordance with the current situation of Vietnamese tax administration. We use several research methods, including the exploitation of information and practical experiences from both taxpayers and tax authorities; with Probit regression model on a sample of 187 enterprises that have been inspected or examined by tax authorities in Vietnam during the period from 2013 to 2017.The article identified eight factors affecting corporate income tax (CIT) non-compliance: (1) working capital/total assets; (2) revenue/total assets; (3) total debt/total assets; (4) loss in the previous year; (5) receivables/revenue; (6) the size of enterprises; (7) tax administrative penalties/tax payable; and (8) business field. In particular, the tax non-compliance was studied as a violation of Vietnamese tax laws by enterprises declaring an insufficient amount of CIT payable to the State budget.

Perception of Organizational Support to Lecturers' Research Motivation: The Case of Vietnam

NGUYEN, Thanh Do,BUI, Thi Hong Viet,NGUYEN, Thi Le Thuy,TRAN, Manh Dung,TRAN, Thi Kim Nhung Korea Distribution Science Association 2021 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.8 No.2

The aim of this study is to test the direct relationship and the indirect relationship of the perceived organizational support to lecturers' research motivation through "expectation" factor (belief in ability). The subject of the study is lecturers who are teaching and researching in the fields of economic, management and business administration at universities in Vietnam. The questionnaires were directly sent to lecturers at scientific conferences, sent out via e-mail and Facebook, the questionnaires were designed on google docs and directly sent to the lecturers. The detailed sample includes 475 respondents. The results of a quantitative analysis with a research sample of 475 lecturers in economics universities in Vietnam show that it is impossible to separate between lecturers' research ability and motivation. Lecturers with increased expectation (in terms of capability) also have increased research motivation, and vice versa. At the same time, the research also affirms the role of perceived organizational support, which not only has a direct positive impact on research motivation, but also increases expectation, thus, indirectly influence research motivation. This suggests that the solution for managers who want to improve research motivation by having measures to increase the expectation for the lecturers through various forms of organizational support.

Magnetic and magnetocaloric properties in second-order phase transition La_1−xK_xMnO₃ and their composites

Thanh, Tran Dang,Linh, Dinh Chi,Yen, Pham Duc Huyen,Bau, Le Viet,Ky, Vu Hong,Wang, Zhihao,Piao, Hong-Guang,An, Nguyen Manh,Yu, Seong-Cho Elsevier 2018 PHYSICA B-CONDENSED MATTER - Vol.532 No.-

<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>In this work, we present a detailed study on the magnetic properties and the magnetocaloric effect (MCE) of La<SUB>1−x</SUB>K<SUB>x</SUB>MnO<SUB>3</SUB> compounds with <I>x</I>=0.05–0.2. Our results pointed out that the Curie temperature (<I>T</I> <SUB>C</SUB>) could be controlled easily from 213 to 306K by increasing K-doping concentration (<I>x</I>) from 0.05 to 0.2. In the paramagnetic region, the inverse of the susceptibility can be analyzed by using the Curie-Weiss law, <I>χ</I>(<I>T</I>)=<I>C</I>/(<I>T</I>−<I>θ</I>). The results have proved an existence of ferromagnetic clusters at temperatures above <I>T</I> <SUB>C</SUB>. Based on Banerjee's criteria, we also pointed out that the samples are the second-order phase transition materials. Their magnetic entropy change was calculated by using the Maxwell relation and a phenomenological model. Interestingly, the samples with <I>x</I>=0.1–0.2 exhibit a large MCE in a range of 282–306K, which are suitable for room-temperature magnetic refrigeration applications. The composites obtained from single phase samples (<I>x</I>=0.1–0.2) exhibit the high relative cooling power values in a wide temperature range. From the viewpoint of the refrigerant capacity, the composites formed out of La<SUB>1−x</SUB>K<SUB>x</SUB>MnO<SUB>3</SUB> will become more useful for magnetic refrigeration applications around room-temperature.</P>

Study on the Melting of the Defective Interstitial Alloys TaSi and WSi with BCC Structure

Nguyen Quang Hoc,Tran Dinh Cuong,Bui Duc Tinh,Le Hong Viet 한국물리학회 2019 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.74 No.8

The statistical moment method is used to study the melting of defective interstitial AB alloys, where A is the main element and B is an interstitial atom, with a body-centered-cubic (BCC) structure. The melting temperature of the AB alloy with defects is obtained from the temperature of absolute stability for the crystalline state and the equilibrium vacancy concentration. Numerical calculations are performed for the interstitial alloys TaSi and WSi. Our calculated results are in good agreement with other calculations.

Understanding the COVID-19 Infodemic: Analyzing User-Generated Online Information During a COVID-19 Outbreak in Vietnam

Ha-Linh Quach,Thai Quang Pham,Ngoc-Anh Hoang,Dinh Cong Phung,Viet-Cuong Nguyen,Son Hong Le,Thanh Cong Le,Dang Hai Le,Anh Duc Dang,Duong Nhu Tran,Nghia Duy Ngu,Florian Vogt,Cong-Khanh Nguyen 대한의료정보학회 2022 Healthcare Informatics Research Vol.28 No.4

Objectives: Online misinformation has reached unprecedented levels during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. This study analyzed the magnitude and sentiment dynamics of misinformation and unverified information about public health interventions during a COVID-19 outbreak in Da Nang, Vietnam, between July and September 2020. Methods: We analyzed user-generated online information about five public health interventions during the Da Nang outbreak. We compared the volume, source, sentiment polarity, and engagements of online posts before, during, and after the outbreak using negative binomial and logistic regression, and assessed the content validity of the 500 most influential posts. Results: Most of the 54,528 online posts included were generated during the outbreak (n = 46,035; 84.42%) and by online newspapers (n = 32,034; 58.75%). Among the 500 most influential posts, 316 (63.20%) contained genuine information, 10 (2.00%) contained misinformation, 152 (30.40%) were non-factual opinions, and 22 (4.40%) contained unverifiable information. All misinformation posts were made during the outbreak, mostly on social media, and were predominantly negative. Higher levels of engagement were observed for information that was unverifiable (incidence relative risk [IRR] = 2.83; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.33–0.62), posted during the outbreak (before: IRR = 0.15; 95% CI, 0.07–0.35; after: IRR = 0.46; 95% CI, 0.34-0.63), and with negative sentiment (IRR = 1.84; 95% CI, 1.23–2.75). Negatively toned posts were more likely to be misinformation (odds ratio [OR] = 9.59; 95% CI, 1.20–76.70) or unverified (OR = 5.03; 95% CI, 1.66–15.24). Conclusions: Misinformation and unverified information during the outbreak showed clustering, with social media being particularly affected. This indepth assessment demonstrates the value of analyzing online “infodemics” to inform public health responses.