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On the Role of Visuals in Multimodal Answers to Medical Questions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
This paper describes two experiments carried out in order to investigate the role of visuals in multimodal answer presentations for a medical question answering system.
Bosma, Wauter   +5 more
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Monte Carlo Integration with Subtraction

open access: yes, 2012
This paper investigates a class of algorithms for numerical integration of a function in d dimensions over a compact domain by Monte Carlo methods. We construct a histogram approximation to the function using a partition of the integration domain into a ...
Arthur, Rudy, Kennedy, A. D.
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Interspecific association of herbaceous plant communities on different slope orientations and at different altitudes in central Yunnan grasslands

open access: yesFrontiers in Plant Science
AimsUnderstanding the response of herbaceous plants to habitat changes and the mechanisms of vegetation succession is crucial to the theoretical foundation of the conservation of local vegetation.MethodsPlots were established at elevations of 1900-2200m,
Rui Gong, He-de Gong
doaj   +1 more source

UTILIZATION OF TRADITIONAL COMMUNICATION MEDIA (TCM) FOR INNOVATION DISSEMINATION IN OBAFEMI OWODE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF OGUN STATE [PDF]

open access: yes
The study examined various traditional communication media (TCM) used by rural farmers as sources of information to improve their production in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.
Adedoyin, S.F., Dada, O.M.
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The Survey of Birth Defects Rate Based on Birth Registration System

open access: yesChinese Medical Journal, 2015
Background: To investigate the surveillance trend of birth defects, incidence, distribution, occurrence regularity, and their relevant factors in Xi′an City in the last 10 years for proposing control measures.
Min Yu   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Fitting theory to data in the presence of background uncertainties [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
When fitting theory to data in the presence of background uncertainties, the question of whether the spectral shape of the background happens to be similar to that of the theoretical model of physical interest has not generally been considered previously.
Roe, Byron
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Bayesian model checking: A comparison of tests

open access: yes, 2017
Two procedures for checking Bayesian models are compared using a simple test problem based on the local Hubble expansion. Over four orders of magnitude, p-values derived from a global goodness-of-fit criterion for posterior probability density functions (
Lucy, Leon B.
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Parton distributions: determining probabilities in a space of functions

open access: yes, 2011
We discuss the statistical properties of parton distributions within the framework of the NNPDF methodology. We present various tests of statistical consistency, in particular that the distribution of results does not depend on the underlying ...
Ball, Richard D.   +9 more
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Handover between anaesthetists and post-anaesthetic care unit nursing staff using ISBAR principles: A quality improvement study

open access: yesJournal of Perioperative Nursing, 2016
Introduction: A structured approach to communication between health care professionals contains introduction/identification, situation, background, assessment and request/recommendation (ISBAR).
Patricia Kitney   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Testing Isotropic Universe Using the Gamma-Ray Burst Data of Fermi / GBM

open access: yes, 2017
The sky distribution of Gamma-Ray Bursts (GRBs) has been intensively studied by various groups for more than two decades. Most of these studies test the isotropy of GRBs based on their sky number density distribution.
Ripa, Jakub, Shafieloo, Arman
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