Multitask Learning-Based Pipeline-Parallel Computation Offloading Architecture for Deep Face Analysis by Faris S. Alghareb, Balqees Talal Hasan

“…These tasks include face detection and recognition, age estimation, gender recognition, smile detection, and hair color and style classification. …”
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Evaluation of genetic trend in milk production of buffalo cattle in Colombia by Divier Antonio Agudelo-Gómez, Sebastián Pineda-Sierra, Diana Solano, Andrés Felipe Pérez-Rojo, Edison Julián Ramírez-Toro

“…In 2015, Agudelo et al. also estimated similar genetic trends without significant increases in the genetic trend for milk production. …”
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Comparison of 2-D and 3-D Analysis of Running Kinematics and Actual Versus Predicted Running Kinetics by Caitlyn Martinez, Seth Garbett, Kristen Hiromasa, Rhandi Jackson, Eric Miya, Michelle Miya, Joshua D White, Brian S Baum, Mark F Reinking

“…Evidence is needed to compare the accuracy of 2D and 3D kinematic measurements as well as measured and estimated kinetic variables. # Purposes The objectives of this study were to (1) compare 2D video analysis of running kinematics with gold standard 3D motion capture and, (2) to evaluate published equations which estimate running kinetics using 2D kinematic and spatiotemporal values and modify these equations based on study findings…”
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Impact of introducing electric vehicles on ground-level O₃ and PM_2.5 in the Greater Tokyo Area: yearly trends and the importance of changes in the urban heat... by H. Hata, N. Mizushima, T. Ihara

“…We used a numerical weather prediction to estimate changes in the UHI effect in the Greater Tokyo Area (GTA) of Japan by introducing BEVs. …”
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HIL Test Verification of PDPI Control of Induction Generator‐Based Multi‐Rotor Wind Turbine Systems by Habib Benbouhenni, Mourad Yessef, Nicu Bizon, Sara Kadi, Ayman Alhejji, Badre Bossoufi

“…Also, the overshoot value of Ps was reduced compared to DPC by ratios estimated at 70.96%, 71.42%, and 70.31% in all tests. …”
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Identification of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Subtypes Based on Global Gene Expression Profiling to Predict the Prognosis and Potential Therapeutic Drugs by Cunzhen Zhang, Jiyao Wang, Lin Jia, Qiang Wen, Na Gao, Hailing Qiao

“…GO, KEGG, GSVA, and GSEA were used to determine enriched signaling pathways. ESTIMATE and CIBERSORT were used to calculate the stromal score, tumor purity, and immune cell infiltration. …”
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Application of glycyrrhizinic acid in treatment of patients with alcoholic liver disease by I. G. Nikitin, I. Ye. Baykova, V. M. Volynkina, L. M. Gogova, G. I. Storozhakov, M. P. Prushkovskaya

“…Aim of investigation. To estimate of clinical efficacy and safety profile of parenteral form of «Phosphogliv» preparation containing glycyrrhizin and essential phospholipids, at treatment of patients with alcoholic liver disease.Materials and methods. …”
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Non-HDL cholesterol: A valid surrogate marker to apolipoprotein b100 in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in assessment of risk of cardiovascular diseases by Vidyashree, Lakshmi D, Prashanth D, Indushree T, Hamsaveena

“…Three ml of fasting venous blood sample was taken from each patient and fasting blood sugar, TC, triglycerides, HDL-C and ApoB were estimated on VITROS 5600 Integrated Autoanalyser. LDL-C was calculated using Friedewald formula and non-HDL-C was calculated by subtracting HDL-C from TC. …”
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Medical honey for canine nasal intertrigo: A randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled, adaptive clinical trial to support antimicrobial stewardship in veterinary dermatology. by Gabrielle Brosseau, Nadia Pagé, Caroline de Jaham, Jérôme R E Del Castillo

“…The fixed effects of time, treatment, and animal-related variables on the pruritus and on each composite score, accounting for random dog effect, were estimated separately with generalized linear mixed models for repeated count outcomes (α = 0.05). …”
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Emissions of Nitrous Oxide and Nitric Oxide from Soils of Native and Exotic Ecosystems of the Amazon and Cerrado Regions of Brazil by Eric A. Davidson, Mercedes M.C. Bustamante, Alexandre de Siqueira Pinto

“…Estimates of annual emissions of NO from Amazonian forests are also remarkably similar, ranging from 1.4 to 1.7 kg N ha–1 year–1, with a mean of 1.5 kg N ha–1 year–1. …”
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Estimasi Gender Berbasis Sidik Jari dengan Wavelet dan Support Vector Machine by Sri Suwarno, Aditya Wikan Mahastama

“…Abstract   Gender estimation based on fingerprints is often required to identify unidentified corpses before being confirmed by DNA testing. …”
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Effects of medication procurement reforms and extended prescription duration on medication coverage for hypertension in India’s public health system: a modelling study by Kunihiro Matsushita, Andrew E Moran, Matti Marklund, Prabhdeep Kaur, Lawrence J Appel, T Joseph Mattingly, Swagata Kumar Sahoo

“…We repeated all scenarios with extended prescription duration (3 months vs 1 month).Main outcome measures Medication coverage is defined as the maximum number of patients with adequate medication without exceeding the base scenario budget.Results With 1-month prescriptions, focused procurement alone was estimated to increase medication coverage by 17.8% (95% uncertainty interval: 16.2%; 19.6%) compared with the base scenario. …”
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Multispectral Inversion of Starch Content in Rice Grains from Yingjiang County Based on Feature Band Selection Algorithms by Xiaotong Su, Zhifang Zhao, Min Zeng, Fei Zhao, Ziyang Li, Yu Zheng

“…BP neural networks and ELM neural network regression models were then integrated to quantitatively estimate starch content across the study area. As a result, high-precision spatial distribution maps of starch content were generated, providing a novel and efficient method for large-scale rapid monitoring. …”
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Goiter and Its Associated Factors among Adolescent High School Girls at Tach Armachiho District, Northwest Ethiopia: An Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Belaynew Mesfin, Bisrat Misganaw, Melkamu Tamir Hunegnaw, Esmael Ali Muhammad

“…The presence of goiter was estimated using criteria set by World Health Organization. …”
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Lengths of Stay and Stopover Strategies of Western Sandpipers During Migration at Two Sites in British Columbia, Canada by Anne L. Blondin, Mark C. Drever, Scott A. Flemming, Wendy E. Easton, Mark Maftei, Yuri Zharikov, Nils Warnock, Erica Nol

“…ABSTRACT An accurate estimate of length of stay is necessary to derive passage population size for birds using a migration stopover site. …”
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A randomised trial comparing preoperative administration of single-dose kefazolin to kefazolin plus metronidazole as prophylactic antibiotics at caesarean section by R Lamfel, L Snyman, L Seopela, G Jahn, P Becker

“…The risk of postpartum infection is estimated to be five to ten times higher compared with normal vaginal delivery. …”
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Safety and effectiveness of appropriately and inappropriately dosed rivaroxaban or apixaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation: a cohort study with nested case–co... by Luis Alberto García Rodríguez, Pareen Vora, Luke Roberts, Gunnar Brobert, Samuel Fatoba, María Eugenia Sáez, Antonio González-Pérez

“…For ICB, ORs (95% CIs) for apixaban versus warfarin were 0.67 (0.44–1.00) for appropriate dose and 0.45 (0.21–0.95) for inappropriate dose; for rivaroxaban versus warfarin, estimates were 0.81 (0.55–1.20) for appropriate dose and 1.14 (0.56–2.31) for inappropriate dose.Conclusions Dosing appropriateness in NVAF was not associated with a significant difference in IS/SE risk or increase in ICB risk versus warfarin. …”
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Comparison of two skin protection regimes for the Prevention of Incontinence-associated Dermatitis in geriatric care (PID): a study protocol for an exploratory randomised controlle... by Jan Kottner, Monira El Genedy-Kalyoncu, Alexandra Fastner, Bettina Völzer, Kathrin Raeder, Konrad Neumann, Nils Axel Lahmann

“…IAD incidence of the control and intervention groups will be compared to estimate effect sizes, and the procedural feasibility of the intervention will be tested to plan a possible subsequent confirmatory randomised controlled trial.Ethics and dissemination The study received the approval of the ethics committee of Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin (EA4/043/22). …”
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Measurement and Analysis of Gait Pattern during Stair Walk for Improvement of Robotic Locomotion Rehabilitation System by Sang-Eun Park, Ye-Ji Ho, Min Ho Chun, Jaesoon Choi, Youngjin Moon

“…The hip movements were estimated to within ±1.57 cm and ±2.00 cm for hip translation and to within ±2.52° and ±2.70° for hip rotation during stair ascent and stair descent, respectively. …”
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High prevalence of undocumented SARS-CoV-2 infections revealed by analysis of nucleocapsid-specific IgG responses in diagnosed and undiagnosed individuals. by Kim Blom, Ilias Galanis, Philip Bacchus, Klara Sondén, Ioana Bujila, Tatiana Efimova, Fredrik Garli, Mikael Mansjö, Elin Movert, Aleksandra Pettke, Marie Rapp, Maike Sperk, Sandra Söderholm, Karin Valentin Asin, Sarah Zanetti, Magnus Gisslén, Andreas Bråve, Ramona Groenheit, Jonas Klingström

“…Accounting for this dark number of undiagnosable cases can provide better estimates of total level of infected individuals in a population.…”
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