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 ...

Compensatory Control Model suggests that, when deprived of personal control, people compensate this lack by bolstering their belief in a controlling God. However, this is not the only way of reacting to control deprivation ...

Several preclinical studies have shown topical sucralfate facilitates wound repair. PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of 10% topical sucralfate on healing radiofrequency-induced burn wounds in rats. METHODS: ...