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Fuzzy Multilevel Image Thresholding Based on Improved Coyote Optimization Algorithm

IEEE Access, 2021
Due to the computational complexity of multilevel image thresholding, Swarm Intelligence Optimization Algorithm (SIOA) has been widely applied to improve the calculation efficiency.
Linguo Li, Lijuan Sun, Yu Xue, Shujing Li, Xuwen Huang, Romany Fouad Mansour   +5 more
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Financial Burden Associated With Hospitalisation Among Families of Childhood Brain Tumours in Australia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Families of children with cancer experience significant financial strain, even with universal healthcare. Indirect costs, such as productivity losses and non‐medical expenses, are rarely included in economic evaluations, and little is known about how effectively financial aid programmes alleviate this burden. Childhood brain tumours
Megumi Lim, Natalie Bradford, David Brain, Sameera Senanayake, Sanjeewa Kularatna, Kate Young, Christine Cashion, Tim Hassall, Susanna Cramb   +8 more
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Influence of Measurement Aggregation Algorithms on Power Quality Assessment and Correlation Analysis in Electrical Power Network with PV Power Plant

Energies, 2019
Recently a number of changes were introduced in amendment to standard EN 50160 related to power quality (PQ) including 1 min aggregation intervals and the obligation to consider 100% of measured data taken for the assessment of voltage variation in a low
Michał Jasiński, Tomasz Sikorski, Paweł Kostyła, Dominika Kaczorowska, Zbigniew Leonowicz, Jacek Rezmer, Jarosław Szymańda, Przemysław Janik, Daniel Bejmert, Marek Rybiański, Elżbieta Jasińska   +10 more
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Sustainable Nations: What do Aggregate Indicators Tell Us? [PDF]

SSRN Electronic Journal, 2007
What is a 'sustainable nation' and how can we identify and rank 'sustainable nations'? Are nations producing and consuming in a sustainable way? Aggregate indicators have been proposed to answer these questions. This paper quantitatively compares three aggregate indicators of sustainability: the World Bank's 'Genuine Savings' measure, the 'Ecological ...
J. Ram Pillarisetti, Jeroen C.J.M. van den Bergh   +1 more
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Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of Integrative Neuromuscular Training for Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Pilot Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Survivors of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) often exhibit early deficits in muscle and movement competence, which can compromise long‐term health. Integrative neuromuscular training (INT), a multifaceted approach combining fundamental movement activities with strength exercises, may help address these deficits during ...
Anna Maria Markarian, Robert U. Newton, Dennis R. Taaffe, Nicholas G. Gottardo, Santosh Valvi, Carolyn J. Peddle‐McIntyre, Jodie Cochrane Wilkie, Daniel A. Galvão   +7 more
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Characterization of the Spatial Distribution of the Pepper Weevil, Anthonomus eugenii Cano (Col.: Curculionidae), in Pepper Fields in South Florida

Insects
The pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii Cano, is an economically important pest of cultivated peppers (Capsicum annuum) in tropical and subtropical regions of the world.
Victoria O. Adeleye, Dakshina R. Seal, Xavier Martini, Geoffrey Meru, Oscar E. Liburd   +4 more
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Multiple and Periodic Measurement of RBC Aggregation and ESR in Parallel Microfluidic Channels under On-Off Blood Flow Control

Micromachines, 2018
Red blood cell (RBC) aggregation causes to alter hemodynamic behaviors at low flow-rate regions of post-capillary venules. Additionally, it is significantly elevated in inflammatory or pathophysiological conditions.
Yang Jun Kang, Byung Jun Kim
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MCDA Index Tool: an interactive software to develop indices and rankings

Environment Systems and Decisions, 2020
A web-based software, called MCDA Index Tool ( https://www.mcdaindex.net/ ), is presented in this paper. It allows developing indices and ranking alternatives, based on multiple combinations of normalization methods and aggregation functions.

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The Role of Invasive Procedures in the Treatment of Complicated Gastrointestinal Graft‐Versus‐Host Disease in Pediatric Patients

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Gastrointestinal graft‐versus‐host disease (GI GVHD) following hematopoietic stem cell transplant is typically managed with medical therapy, but surgery and angioembolization may be warranted in selected cases with life‐threatening complications.
Gaia Brunetti, Giorgio Persano, Chiara Grimaldi, Pier Luigi Di Paolo, Carmen Malaspina, Francesco Quagliarella, Valerio Balassone, Anna Chiara Iolanda Contini, Gian Luigi Natali, Rita Alaggio, Ivan Pietro Aloi, Tamara Caldaro, Alessandro Crocoli   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spatial Distribution of Euschistus heros (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum Linnaeus)

Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências
Recently, the Neotropical brown stink bug, Euschistus heros (Pentatomidae: Hemiptera), has been detected in cotton in the Brazilian Cerrado. Several reliable surveys have been conducted on the spatial distribution of stink bugs in soybean; however, few ...
ANDERSON C. WEBER, PAULO E. DEGRANDE, ELLEN P. DE SOUZA, ROSALIA AZAMBUJA, MARCOS G. FERNANDES   +4 more
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