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Open AccessAutomated analysis of platelet microstructures using a feature length orientation space
The ability to measure elongated structures such as platelets and colonies, is an important step in the microstructural analysis of many materials. Widely used techniques and standards require extensive manual...
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Open AccessThe power of feeling seen: perspectives of individuals with eating disorders on receiving validation
A common complaint of individuals suffering from mental health conditions is feeling invalidated or misunderstood by care providers. This is notable, given that non-collaborative care has been linked to poor e...
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Why is the Skeleton Still in the Hospital Closet? A Look at the Complex Aetiology of Protein-Energy Malnutrition and its Implications for the Nutrition Care Team
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Results of the randomized phase IIB ARCTIC trial of low-dose rituximab in previously untreated CLL
ARCTIC was a multicenter, randomized-controlled, open, phase IIB non-inferiority trial in previously untreated chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). Conventional frontline therapy in fit patients is fludarabine,...
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Quantitative Prediction of Beef Quality Using Visible and NIR Spectroscopy with Large Data Samples Under Industry Conditions
It is well known that the eating quality of beef has a significant influence on the repurchase behavior of consumers. There are several key factors that affect the perception of quality, includin...
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Use of the Delphi technique to determine safety features to be included in a neonatal and paediatric prescription chart
Background Neonatal and paediatric patients are especially vulnerable to serious injury as a result of medication errors due to their small size, physiological immaturity and limited compensatory...
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A multi-marker molecular signature approach for treatment-specific subgroup identification with survival outcomes
Delivering on the promise of personalized medicine has become a focus of the pharmaceutical industry as the era of the blockbuster drug is fading. Central to realizing this promise is the need for improved ana...
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Pathology of the hard dental tissues
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At your own asterisk
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Automatic Detection of Limb Prominences in 304 Å EUV Images
A new algorithm for automatic detection of prominences on the solar limb in 304 Å EUV images is presented, and results of its application to SOHO/EIT data discussed. The detection is based on the method of mom...
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Using Active Contours for Semi-Automated Tracking of UV and EUV Solar Flare Ribbons
Solar-flare UV and EUV images show elongated bright “ribbons” that move over time. If these ribbons are assumed to locate the footpoints of magnetic-field lines reconnecting in the corona, then it is clear tha...
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Modelling the Longitudinal Asymmetry in Sunspot Emergence: The Role of the Wilson Depression
The distributions of sunspot longitude at first appearance and at disappearance display an east-west asymmetry that results from a reduction in visibility as one moves from disk centre to the limb. To first or...
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Open AccessEdge-Detected Guided Morphological Filter for Image Sharpening
A new edge-guided morphological filter is proposed to sharpen digital images. This is done by detecting the positions of the edges and then applying a class of morphological filtering. Motivated by the success...
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A field microcosm method to determine the impact of sediments and soils contaminated by road runoff on indigenous aquatic macroinvertebrates
A field-based microcosm method was used to determine whether sediments and soils that receive road runoff are toxic to indigenous aquatic macroinvertebrates present in the Greater Melbourne Area (GMA), Austral...
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Experiences with Dose Finding in Patients in Early Drug Development: The Use of Biomarkers in Early Decision Making
With the increasing cost and complexity of drug development, biomarkers will play an increasing role in the early phases. Biomarkers can be classified into target, mechanistic, or outcome with varying degrees ...
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TAOS: The Taiwanese-American Occultation Survey
The Taiwanese—American Occultation Survey (TAOS) seeks to determine the number and size spectrum for small (~ 3 km) bodies in the Kuiper Belt. This will be accomplished by searching for the brief occultations ...
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TAOS: The Taiwanese–American Occultation Survey
The Taiwanese–American Occultation Survey (TAOS) seeks to determinethe number and size spectrum for small (∼3 km) bodies in the KuiperBelt. This will be accomplished by searching for the brief occultations of ...
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Impaired neutrophil actin assembly causes persistent CD11b expression and reduced primary granule exocytosis in Type II diabetes
Aims/hypothesis. Neutrophil dysfunction has a role in the pathogenesis of complications in Type II (non-insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus. Neutrophils adhere through expression of the β2integr...
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Low frequency of HLA DRB1*03 – DQB1*02 and DQB1*0302 haplotypes in Romania is consistent with the country's low incidence of Type I diabetes
Our study aimed to determine the association of HLA class II HLA-DQB1 alleles with Type I (insulin-dependent) diabetes mellitus and the frequencies of these alleles in the Romanian population, which has one of t...
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Principal component analysis in application to object orientation
This paper proposes a new method based on principal component analysis to find the direction of an object in any pose. Experiments show that this method is fast, can be applied to objects with any pixel distri...
