Multiobjective Optimization for Reconfigurable Implementation of Medical Image Registration by Omkar Dandekar, William Plishker, Shuvra S. Bhattacharyya, Raj Shekhar

“…In real-time signal processing, a single application often has multiple computationally intensive kernels that can benefit from acceleration using custom or reconfigurable hardware platforms, such as field-programmable gate arrays (FPGAs). For adaptive utilization of resources at run time, FPGAs with capabilities for dynamic reconfiguration are emerging. …”
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A compliant metastructure design with reconfigurability up to six degrees of freedom by Humphrey Yang, Dinesh K. Patel, Tate Johnson, Ke Zhong, Gina Olson, Carmel Majidi, Mohammad F. Islam, Teng Zhang, Lining Yao

“…However, available devices exhibit limited programmability and form-customizability, restricting their versatility. …”
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Deforestation changes the effectiveness of bed nets for malaria control by Tafesse Kefyalew Estifanos, Brendan Fisher, Taylor H. Ricketts

“…Abstract Land use changes such as deforestation and the degradation of tropical forests can be key drivers of infectious disease, including malaria. However, programmes that evaluate the effectiveness of malaria‐control strategies such as bed nets rarely account for the impacts of surrounding land use change. …”
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Pouvoir colonial et conflictualité ouvrière. L’exemple du logement ouvrier à Bombay (1890-1920) by Vanessa Caru

“…À Bombay, les fortes mobilisations des travailleurs de la ville poussent les Britanniques à mettre en place un traitement politique de l’agitation ouvrière, par le biais de programmes de construction de logements. Ces concessions contribuent cependant à faire émerger de nouveaux terrains de conflictualité entre les autorités coloniales et les classes populaires de la ville qui ne tardent pas à les considérer comme des acquis à défendre ou à renforcer. …”
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THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL PROGRESS AND EDUCATION ON CORRUPTION: A CONTINGENCY THEORY PERSPECTIVE by Hatidža Jahić, Merima Činjarević

“…The data set for this study was obtained from secondary sources and it included the following measures: (1) the corruption perception index by Transparency International; (2) the social progress index provided by the non-profit organization the Social Progress Imperative; (3) the education index by United Nations Development Programme, and (4) the scores of Hofstede’s national culture dimensions. …”
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Laser Ablation for Small Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Claudio Maurizio Pacella, Giampiero Francica, Giovanni Giuseppe Di Costanzo

“…Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is one of the most common malignancies worldwide and is increasingly detected at small size (<5 cm) owing to surveillance programmes in high-risk patients. For these cases, curative therapies such as resection, liver transplantation, or percutaneous ablation have been proposed. …”
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Amplifying the value of the third space to support strategic curriculum change by Annie Yonkers, Hilary Wason

“…To enable the ambition of our institutional approach, we recognised the importance of ensuring colleagues across the institution felt visible and involved as we implemented this programme at pace. Through a deliberate curriculum and staff development project to accelerate and amplify wider staff understanding and confidence, we have successfully built upon and modelled the value of the third space for the benefit of both students and staff. …”
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A Brief Recap of Tips and Surgical Manoeuvres to Enhance Optimal Outcome of Surgically Placed Peritoneal Dialysis Catheters by Jodie H. Frost, Atul Bagul

“…The success of a peritoneal dialysis programme depends upon functional and durable long term access to the peritoneal cavity; this depends on placement techniques and competent surgeons and psychosocial support to the patient. …”
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A simple tool to evaluate the effectiveness of HIV care for settings with gaps in data availability (ESTIHIV). by Dorthe Raben, Marie L Jakobsen, Jamina Trajanovska, Justyna Kowalska, Anna Vassilenko, Snezana Dragas, Arjan Harxhi, Gordana Dragovic, Nadine J Jaschinski, Bastian Neesgaard, Klaus Hjorth-Larsen, Harmony Garges, Joel Gallant, Jens D Lundgren, Andrew Philips, Valentina Cambiano, Yazdan Yazdanpanah, Amanda Mocroft

“…Many HIV clinics with poor IT-infrastructure are unable to report data on individuals in care with HIV, on antiretroviral treatment (ART) and virologically suppressed (VS), with the aim of monitoring the HIV Continuum of Care to estimate efficacy of HIV treatment programmes. We developed an estimation-tool, ESTIHIV, and determined the minimal data required for a random sample, to produce representative estimates, with a specified level of precision, of people with HIV on ART and VS. …”
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The PIT: SToPP Trial—A Feasibility Randomised Controlled Trial of Home-Based Physiotherapy for People with Parkinson's Disease Using Video-Based Measures to Preserve Assessor Blind... by Emma Stack, Helen Roberts, Ann Ashburn

“…We recruited 47 PwPD and randomised 24 to a focused home physiotherapy programme (exercise, movement strategies, and cueing) and 23 to a control group. …”
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Motivational Personality Sphere and Psychoemotional Features in Patients with Drug Addiction Disorders atDifferent Stages of the Treatment and Rehabilitation Process (Part 2) by E.V. Fadeeva, A.M. Lanovaya

“…The results of the psychoemotional state revealed that patients with signs of stress were significantly more likely to undergo medical rehabilitation treatment and less likely to be discharged early, which allows the results to be used in targeted medical rehabilitation programmes.</p>…”
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Patient Satisfaction and Associated Factors among Clients Admitted to Obstetrics and Gynecology Wards of Public Hospitals in Mekelle Town, Ethiopia: An Institution-Based Cross-Sect... by Taklu Marama, Hinsermu Bayu, Mulualem Merga, Wakgari Binu

“…To improve the quality of services, satisfying patients is the primary goal of the Ethiopian reform programme. Objectives. To assess patient satisfaction and associated factors among clients admitted to obstetrics and gynecology wards of public hospitals in Mekelle town. …”
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Implications of hormonal carcinogenesis for transgender and gender-diverse people undergoing gender-affirming hormone therapy: an up-to-date review by Matteo Lambertini, Filippo Pietrantonio, Dario Trapani, Francesco Perrone, Rossana Berardi, Saverio Cinieri, Chiara Cassani, Amelia Barcellini, Filippo Ghelardi, Alberto Giovanni Leone, Stefania Bonadonna, Marianna Sirico, Barbara Tagliaferri, Stefano Maccarone, Davide Dalu, Lorenzo Ruggieri, Simone Nardin, Nicla La Verde

“…This increased risk is primarily attributed to an imbalanced exposure to modifiable risk factors and a limited adherence to cancer screening programmes, stemming from historical social and economic marginalisation. …”
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HealthCare Access Barrier (HCAB) framework for the barriers to cancer care during conflicts: perspective from Iraq by Richard Gilson, Kouther Mohsin, Layth Mula-Hussain

“…The key findings and themes identified in the literature were issues related to funding and affordability (within the financial), destruction and inaccessibility of facilities, therapeutic and diagnostic shortages, workforce and human resources and lack of national guidelines and awareness programmes (within the structural), awareness and knowledge and finally attitudes and beliefs (within the cognitive). …”
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SRAM and Mixed-Signal Logic With Noise Immunity in 3-nm Nano-Sheet Technology by Rajiv V. Joshi, J. Frougier, Alberto Cestero, Crystal Castellanos, Sudipto Chakraborty, Carl Radens, M. Silvestre, S. Lucarini, I. Ahsan, E. Leobandung

“…Statistical simulations are used to predict the benefits of these circuits in the context of dual supply use. Through programmable local clock and wordline (WL) pulsewidths, SRAM cell margins and speeds are demonstrated through hardware measurement. …”
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Health system costs of providing outpatient care for diabetes in people with TB in the Philippines by T. Yamanaka, M.C. Castro, J.P. Ferrer, J.A. Solon, S.E. Cox, Y.V. Laurence, A. Vassall

“…A key activity in the Philippines is to integrate TB services with other disease programmes, with a target of DM screening in 90% of TB cases. …”
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A Reconfigurable Coarse-to-Fine Approach for the Execution of CNN Inference Models in Low-Power Edge Devices by Auangkun Rangsikunpum, Sam Amiri, Luciano Ost

“…To efficiently deploy CNN inference models on resource-constrained edge devices, field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) have become a viable processing solution because of their unique hardware characteristics, enabling flexibility, parallel computation and low-power consumption. …”
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Automated Scanning Techniques Using UR5 by Homar Lopez-Hawa, Alexander VanPelt, Suveen Emmanuel, Yimesker Yihun

“…In the preliminary result, it was found that the UR5 and line scanner provide a cheap and easily programmable and automated solution to line inspection. …”
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Evaluating a task-based lesson plan: A case study of Turkish EFL learners by Vildan İnci Kavak

“…The study provides a model TBL lesson for educators to benefit from and inspires them to design their lesson programmes by integrating task-based activities. These results validate the potential of TBL for language learning. …”
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A software-defined multi-modal wireless sensor network for ocean monitoring by Hanjiang Luo, Xu Wang, Ziyang Xu, Chao Liu, Jeng-Shyang Pan

“…The software-defined networking paradigm enables wireless sensor networks as a programmable and reconfigurable network to improve network management and efficiency. …”
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