Finding similarities and differences between metagenomic samples within large repositories has been rather a significant issue for researchers. Over the recent years, content-based retrieval has been suggested by various ...

Background: The rapid growth of gene expression databases has created a need for content-based searches as an alternative to unstructured database queries using keyword- or metadata-based searches. Content-based searching ...

Nodule detection in chest radiographs is a main component of current Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) systems. The problem is usually approached as a supervised classification task of candidate nodule segments. To this end, ...

Background The optimal treatment modality for lowering the triglyceride level in patients with hypertriglyceridemia (HTG)-associated acute pancreatitis is unknown. We evaluated the efficacy of continuous insulin infusion ...

Sleeping is a vital biological requirement in the homeostatic mechanism. Sleep disorders can cause personal health problems and life quality deterioration. Transient waveforms (k-complexes, sleep spindles, arousal, etc.) ...

This thesis sought to look at German economic practices and contrast them with the “guiding principles” of German economic thought, ordoliberalism, which is more commonly labeled the “social market economy”. Thus, the first ...

Radiotherapy (RT) is an important component of treatment for malignant tumours, and avascular necrosis (AVN), which is often associated with high morbidity and disability, frequently accompanies this type of therapy. It ...

Objectives: To assess and compare contrast sensitivity function in the previously amblyopic and non-amblyopic "normal" eyes of patients with microtropia and anisometropia who achieved 20/20 visual acuity after occlusion ...