Segmentation of Myocardial Boundaries in Tagged Cardiac MRI Using Active Contours: A Gradient-Based Approach Integrating Texture Analysis by Aymeric Histace, Bogdan Matuszewski, Yan Zhang

“…Among all medical scanners only a few enables radiologists to evaluate the local cardiac motion. …”
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Recent advances in applications of green nanocomposites in enhanced oil recovery: a comprehensive review of different characterization methods and effective parameters by Meysam Hemmati, Yaser Ahmadi

“…The interfacial tension is also greatly diminished according to the modifying character of NCs, so that causes a reduction in IFT of more than 33.8 mN/m. By 30–50% OOIP, the EOR techniques can produce larger volumes of oil, while nanotechnology is capable of more oil recovery up to 50–60% OOIP. …”
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Exploring effects of a booster workshop on progression and retention of resuscitation skills of residents when added to regular low-dose simulation by Hui-Wen Chen, Hung-Wei Tsai, Yi-Chun Chen, Yu-Jui Chiu, Enoch Yi-No Kang, Yi-Ting Hsu, S. Barry Issenberg, Jen-Chieh Wu

“…Methods This comparative study took place at a teaching hospital in Northern Taiwan from August 2019 to June 2021. …”
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A holistic research based on RSM and ANN for improving drilling outcomes in Al–Si–Cu–Mg (C355) alloy by Şenol Bayraktar, Cem Alparslan, Nurten Salihoğlu, Murat Sarıkaya

“…Drilling experiments were conducted with an 8 mm uncoated HSS (High-Speed Steel) drill across a range of cutting speeds (V) and feed rates (f) while maintaining a consistent depth of cut (DoC) parameters. …”
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Aplicación de la metodología de valoración biogeográfica "LANBIOEVA" a las agrupaciones vegetales altoandinas de Atacama (Chile) by Mª Cristina Díaz Sanz, Pedro José Lozano Valencia, Roxana Lebuy Castillo, Guillermo Meaza Rodriguez

“…Los resultados obtenidos hablan de formaciones vegetales con escasa diversidad específica y estructura simple y abierta que, sin embargo, ofrecen valores naturales contrastados, elevadas puntuaciones estructurales como consecuencia de su gran extensión y buena conectividad ecológica, valores culturales muy relevantes y amenazas medias a altas. A partir de todo ello, se registra alto grado de Interés de Conservación y, sobre todo, de Prioridad de Conservación para la generalidad de las unidades de vegetación, alguna de las cuales obtiene, por este último concepto, la calificación más elevada registrada hasta la fecha a escala global. …”
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Da sociologia do desvio à criminologia crítica: os indígenas de Mato Grosso do Sul como outsiders by Igor Henrique da Silva Santelli, Antonio Guimarães Brito

“…This paper examines some of the main theories about stigmatization, deviance, mar- ginalization and criminalization, and submits the situation of the indigenous peoples in Mato Grosso do Sul to a brief analysis according to these theories. In first part, it deals with the sociological approaches of Goffman, Becker and Elias, who point out the reasons and effects of stigmatization, labelling and marginalization and explain elementary fea- tures of the relationship between established people and outsiders. …”
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Repeated Liver Resection for Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Comparison with Primary Liver Resections concerning Perioperative and Long-Term Outcome by Kristoffer Jönsson, Gerd Gröndahl, Martin Salö, Bobby Tingstedt, Roland Andersson

“…Discussion. A repeated liver resection for CRLM was associated with an increased intraoperative bleeding as compared to the first resection. …”
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Novel pyroptosis-immune-related lncRNA signature exhibits a distinct immune cell infiltration landscape in breast cancer by Dedi Kong, Dedi Kong, Hongju Cheng, Meihong Wang

“…The median risk score of the training subset was applied as a threshold to divide patients into high-risk (HR) and low-risk (LR) groups. …”
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Evaluación de dietas basadas en grano entero, sin fibra larga, para engorde de bovinos a corral by A. J. Pordomingo, O. Jonas, M. Adra, Juan N. A., M. P. Azcárate

“…El grano consumido que escapó en heces en fracciones visibles fue de 7 a 9% en novillitos y de 9 a 9,5% en novillos. La utilización del almidón siguió un patrón similar. …”
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Optimizing Pulmonary Rehabilitation in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease – Practical Issues: A Canadian Thoracic Society Clinical Practice Guideline by Darcy D Marciniuk, Dina Brooks, Scott Butcher, Richard Debigare, Gail Dechman, Gordon Ford, Veronique Pepin, Darlene Reid, Andrew W Sheel, Micheal K Stickland, David C Todd, Shannon L Walker, Shawn D Aaron, Meyer Balter, Jean Bourbeau, Paul Hernandez, Francois Maltais, Denis E O’Donnell, Donna Bleakney, Brian Carlin, Roger Goldstein, Stella K Muthuri

“…The present document was compiled to specifically address these important clinical issues, using an evidence-based, systematic review process led by a representative interprofessional panel of experts.…”
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Acupotomy and Thread-embedding Acupuncture Combined with Korean Medicine Treatments for Adhesive Capsulitis of the Hip: A Case Report and Literature Review by Seungeun Lee, Jaeho Song, Jinkyung Park, Chan-Ju Im, Jung-Hyun Kim, Bonhyuk Goo, Yeon-Cheol Park, Yong-Hyeon Baek, Sang-Soo Nam, Byung-Kwan Seo

“…This report presents a case of adhesive capsulitis of the hip (ACH) diagnosed by magnetic resonance imaging in a 37-year-old female whose primary complaint was right hip pain. …”

Sudden cardiac death after acute myocarditis with arrhythmic presentation: hunting for risk predictors − a systematic review and meta-analysis by Massimo Imazio, Valentino Collini, Maria Lucia Narducci, Federico Ballacci, Federica Giordano

“…The primary outcome was a composite of SCD, VA recurrence and appropriate ICD therapy. …”
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Side-Chain Polyimides as Binder Polymers for Photolithographic Patterning of a Black Pixel Define Layer for Organic Light Emitting Diode by Genggongwo Shi, Sung Hoon Park, Jeseob Kim, Minji Kim, Lee Soon Park

“…A pixel define layer (PDL) in an organic light emitting diode (OLED) is patterned using a photolithographic process before the deposition of organic layers on top of ITO anode. …”
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A deep learning approach for automatic 3D segmentation of hip cartilage and labrum from direct hip MR arthrography by Malin Kristin Meier, Ramon Andreas Helfenstein, Adam Boschung, Andreas Nanavati, Adrian Ruckli, Till D. Lerch, Nicolas Gerber, Bernd Jung, Onur Afacan, Moritz Tannast, Klaus A. Siebenrock, Simon D Steppacher, Florian Schmaranzer

“…In this retrospective single-center study, CNNs with a U-Net architecture were used to develop a fully automated segmentation model for hip cartilage and labrum from MRI. …”
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Los siete primeros meses de Mahuad : del fracaso de la mayoría a la debacle del Estado by Felipe Burbano de Lara

“… La relación de continuidad que se estableció entre gobernabilidad y mayoría se ha mostrado muy precaria para hacer frente a los problemas políticos del país. …”
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Combined Aerobic and Resistance Exercises Evokes Longer Reductions on Ambulatory Blood Pressure in Resistant Hypertension: A Randomized Crossover Trial by Nayara Fraccari Pires, Helio José Coelho-Júnior, Bruno Bavaresco Gambassi, Ana Paula Cabral de Faria, Alessandra Mileni Versuti Ritter, Catarina de Andrade Barboza, Silvia Elaine Ferreira-Melo, Bruno Rodrigues, Heitor Moreno Júnior

“…Twenty patients (10 RH and 10 NON-RH) were recruited and randomly performed three exercise sessions and a control session. Ambulatory BP was monitored over 24 hours after each experimental session. …”
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Enteral Nutrition Practices and Complications in ICU Settings: A Cross-Sectional Study of Healthcare Professionals’ Perspectives in Saudi Arabia by Zaher S, Alhindi R, Alturki L, Alsobhi E, Alahmadi L, Aldhowayan HA

“…The survey collected information about the demographic data of the participants, some of the EN related practice in intensive care settings as well as the frequency of the reported EN complications.Results: A total of 173 respondents were included in the study. …”
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Impact of health education on knowledge retention among caregivers of hypertensive patients: A prospective cross-sectional study in rural Malawi. by Chikondi Maluwa, Sitalire Kapira, Hataichanok Chuljerm, Wason Parklak, Kanokwan Kulprachakarn

“…Hypertension is a widespread and life-threatening condition affecting one-third of adults globally. …”
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Reducing the urge to be physically active in patients with anorexia nervosa through virtual reality: protocol for a randomised-controlled feasibility trial by Nina Timmesfeld, Georgios Paslakis, Georg Halbeisen

“…Introduction Weight restoration is a primary goal in anorexia nervosa (AN) treatment. …”
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Lessons Learned Developing and Using a Machine Learning Model to Automatically Transcribe 2.3 Million Handwritten Occupation Codes by Bjørn-Richard Pedersen, Einar Holsbø, Trygve Andersen, Nikita Shvetsov, Johan Ravn, Hilde Leikny Sommerseth, Lars Ailo Bongo

“…However, using machine learning in production requires a streamlined end-to-end pipeline that scales to the dataset size and a model that achieves high accuracy with few manual transcriptions. …”
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