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Sex differences in pulmonary function parameters among Indigenous Australians with and without chronic airway disease

PLoS ONE, 2022
Background Studies assessing normative values and sex differences in pulmonary function test parameters (PFTPs) among Indigenous populations are sparse.
Subash S. Heraganahally, Timothy Howarth, Lisa Sorger, Helmi Ben Saad   +3 more
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Association between Vitamin D and Candida-Associated Denture Stomatitis

Dentistry Journal, 2020
Candida-associated denture stomatitis (CADS) is a fungal infection affecting 60–65% of denture wearers. Its etiology is complex and multifactorial and often associated with host immunodeficiency.
Miranda Muhvić-Urek, Ema Saltović, Alen Braut, Daniela Kovačević Pavičić   +3 more
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A Novel Interpretable Computer-Aided Diagnosis System of Thyroid Nodules on Ultrasound Based on Clinical Experience

IEEE Access, 2020
Computer-aided diagnosis systems (CADs) present valuable second opinions to radiologists in diagnosis. Many studies on thyroid nodules have proposed various CADs to provide a binary result, benignity or malignancy, for doctors, ignoring interpretability ...
Shijie Zhang, Huarui Du, Zhuang Jin, Yaqiong Zhu, Ying Zhang, Fang Xie, Mingbo Zhang, Xiaoqi Tian, Jue Zhang, Yukun Luo   +9 more
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Disciplinary Competencies Overview of the First Cohorts of Undergraduate Students in the Biotechnology Engineering Program under the Tec 21 Model

Education Sciences, 2023
In the current labor market, developing STEM skills in students is a priority for Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). The present research assesses the Competence Achievement Degree (CAD) of four disciplinary competencies in undergraduate Biotechnology
Luis Alberto Mejía-Manzano, Patricia Vázquez-Villegas, Iván Eric Díaz-Arenas, Edgardo J. Escalante-Vázquez, Jorge Membrillo-Hernández   +4 more
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Cross-Cultural Validity of the Child and Adolescent Dispositions Model in a Clinical Sample of Children With Externalizing Behavior Problems

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020
Background: The Child and Adolescent Dispositions Scale—parent rating (CADS-P) explores three emotional dispositions that may enlarge the probability of future externalizing problem behavior. The English version has proven its psychometric quality within
Teresa Del Giudice, Janina Tervoort, Christopher Hautmann, Daniel Walter, Daniel Walter, Manfred Döpfner, Manfred Döpfner   +6 more
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Context-Aware Diagnostic Specificity (CADS)

Biosensors, 2022
Rapid detection of proteins is critical in a vast array of diagnostic or monitoring applications [...]
Eric S. McLamore, Geisianny Moreira, Diana C. Vanegas, Shoumen Palit Austin Datta   +3 more
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A decision tree model for predicting intravenous immunoglobulin resistance and coronary artery involvement in Kawasaki disease

BMC Pediatrics, 2022
Objectives This study aims to develop a new algorithm for predicting intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) resistance and coronary artery involvement in Kawasaki disease (KD) through decision tree models.
Jinwoon Joung, Jun Suk Oh, Jung Min Yoon, Kyung Ok Ko, Gyeong Hee Yoo, Eun Jung Cheon   +5 more
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Representation of water abstraction from a karst conduit with numerical discrete-continuum models [PDF]

Hydrology and Earth System Sciences, 2014
Karst aquifers are characterized by highly conductive conduit flow paths embedded in a less conductive fissured and fractured matrix, resulting in strong permeability contrasts with structured heterogeneity and anisotropy.
T. Reimann, M. Giese, T. Geyer, R. Liedl, J. C. Maréchal, W. B. Shoemaker   +5 more
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Talking to Dogs: Companion Animal-Directed Speech in a Stress Test

Animals, 2019
Companion animal-directed speech (CADS) has previously been investigated in comparison to infant-directed speech and adult-directed speech. To investigate the influence of owner caregiving, attachment pattern, and personality on CADS, we used the ...
Raffaela Lesch, Kurt Kotrschal, Iris Schöberl, Andrea Beetz, Judith Solomon, W. Tecumseh Fitch   +5 more
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Sense-Making/Giving during the COVID-19 Crisis: A Multi-Method Study of Health Podcasting in Australia and the U.S.

Lingue Culture Mediazioni, 2023
Sense-making and sense-giving represent an issue of communication (Weick et al. 2005). The former is associated with emotional processes of crisisassessment and cognitive processes of justifying and seeking social acceptance for decisions (Søderberg and ...
Rosita Belinda Maglie, Matthew Josef Groicher   +1 more
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