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Open AccessDNA barcoding of Australian cereal cyst nematode populations with comments on likely origin and taxonomy (Tylenchoidea: Heterodera)
A species of Heterodera has been known to parasitise cereals in Australia since the 1930s. It caused significant yield losses across Australia’s cereal growing regions until resistance breeding largely brought it...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Deep Learning-Based Pixel-Level Colonoscopy Analysis
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a common form of cancer that affects the large intestine. CRC is one of the most severe and aggressive forms of cancer, and thus, early treatment and detection are essential. Early d...
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Open AccessDual encoder–decoder-based deep polyp segmentation network for colonoscopy images
Detection of colorectal polyps through colonoscopy is an essential practice in prevention of colorectal cancers. However, the method itself is labor intensive and is subject to human error. With the advent of ...
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On a Theorem of Wolff Revisited
We study p-harmonic functions, 1 < p ≠ 2 < ∞, in ℝ + 2 = {z = x + iy: y > 0, −∞ < x < ∞} and B(0, 1) = {z: ∣z∣ < 1}. We first show for fixed p,1 < p ≠ 2 < ∞, and for...
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Including the Excluded: Achieving Representation Through Strengthening Health Information Systems in Lao PDR
Making it possible to identify and include marginalized population groups in routine health information systems is a means of digital inclusion. Our study examined the question of How can health information syste...
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Rural recruitment issues: A Cumbrian perspective
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Note on an eigenvalue problem with applications to a Minkowski type regularity problem in \({\mathbb {R}}^{n}\)
We consider existence and uniqueness of homogeneous solutions \( u > 0 \)u>0 to certain PDE of p-Laplace type, p fixed, \( n - 1<p< \infty , n \ge 2, \)n-1<p<∞,n≥2, when u is a solution in $$K(\alpha )\subset {\m...
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Open AccessCotangent sums, quantum modular forms, and the generalized Riemann hypothesis
We show that an asymptotic property of the determinants of certain matrices whose entries are finite sums of cotangents with rational arguments is equivalent to the GRH for odd Dirichlet characters. This is th...
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Health Benefits Mandates and Their Potential Impacts on Racial/Ethnic Group Disparities in Insurance Markets
Addressing racial/ethnic group disparities in health insurance benefits through legislative mandates requires attention to the different proportions of racial/ethnic groups among insurance markets. This necess...
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Applying ICT to Health Information Systems (HIS) in Low Resource Settings: Implementing DHIS2 as an Integrated Health Information Platform in Lao PDR
In the 3 years since initial discussion on application of ICT for the Lao Health and Management Information System (HMIS) and initiation of the Lao Health Sector Reform process, DHIS2 has become the official ...
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Health Information Systems in Indonesia: Understanding and Addressing Complexity
The article is addressing the problem posed by fragmented and poorly coordinated Health Information Systems (HIS) in develo** countries within the framework of complexity. HISs that can provide quality data ...
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Implementing an Information Security Program
The threats to information security have dramatically increased with the proliferation of information systems and the internet. Chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosives (CBRNe) facilities ne...
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Ankyrin G expression is associated with androgen receptor stability, invasiveness, and lethal outcome in prostate cancer patients
Ankyrin G (ANK3) is a member of the Ankyrin family, which functions to provide cellular stability by anchoring the cytoskeleton to the plasma membrane. Deregulation of ANK3 expression has been observed in mult...
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Open AccessComparison of carnivore, omnivore, and herbivore mammalian genomes with a new leopard assembly
There are three main dietary groups in mammals: carnivores, omnivores, and herbivores. Currently, there is limited comparative genomics insight into the evolution of dietary specializations in mammals. Due to ...
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Open AccesseRegistries: Electronic registries for maternal and child health
The Global Roadmap for Health Measurement and Accountability sees integrated systems for health information as key to obtaining seamless, sustainable, and secure information exchanges at all levels of health s...
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Rapid elimination of Carboxy-THC in a cohort of chronic cannabis users
Urinary 11-nor-Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol-9-carboxylic acid (Carboxy-THC) concentrations, normalised to creatinine output, have been demonstrated to be a useful tool in the interpretation of the results of a series ...
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Monetary policy and sovereign debt: Does the ECB take the eurozone’s fiscal risks into account?
In the standard Taylor rule, fiscal variables are absent and the central bank is assumed to respond in the same way to a given inflation-output gap outlook regardless of the stance of fiscal policy or the outl...
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Genetic map** of the Cre8 locus for resistance against cereal cyst nematode (Heterodera avenae Woll.) in wheat
The cereal cyst nematode (CCN, Heterodera avenae Woll.) resistance locus Cre8 on the long arm of chromosome 6B (6BL) of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is effective in lowering the nematode population in soil. Ident...
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Zero lower bound, ECB interest rate policy and the financial crisis
We explore whether the ECB’s interest rate setting behaviour changed during the financial crisis by estimating reaction functions over the period 1999–2010, allowing for a smooth transition from one set of par...
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Risk and Uncertainty in Sustainable Building Performance
Decision-making in the design of sustainable building envelopes will mostly consider the trade-off between initial cost and energy savings. However, this leads to an insufficiently holistic approach to the ass...
