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Digital radiography image quality evaluation using various phantoms and software

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Purpose To investigate the effect of the exposure parameters on image quality (IQ) metrics of phantom images, obtained automatically using software or from visual evaluation. Methods Three commercial phantoms and a homemade phantom constructed according to the instructions given in the IAEA Human Health Series No.
Ioannis A. Tsalafoutas, Shady AlKhazzam, Virginia Tsapaki, Huda AlNaemi, Mohammed Hassan Kharita   +4 more
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Evaluation of patient doses for routine digital radiography procedures toward establishing an institutional diagnostic reference levels: A case study in Sri Lanka

Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, Volume 23, Issue 12, December 2022., 2022
Abstract The present study was conducted as part of a comprehensive work to establish National Diagnostic Reference Levels (NDRLs) in Sri Lanka for the first time. DRLs can be used as an effective optimization tool for identifying unusually high or low patient doses during X‐ray examinations.
Sachith Welarathna, Sivakumar Velautham, Mihira Wanninayake, Sivananthan Sarasanandarajah   +3 more
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Transformation of Rural Communities in Las Huastecas Region in Mexico. Preliminary Field Research Report.

Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2006
The article contains preliminary report of field study conducted in February 2006 in Las Huastecas Region in Mexico by members of the Department of Regional Studies on Latin America at the Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies of Warsaw University ...
Lisocka-Jaegermann Bogumiła, Skoczek Maria, Martínez Joaquín Roberto González   +2 more
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Current status of renal replacement therapy in Cambodia and Japanese support activities in developing countries in East and Southeast Asia: a report as of June 2018 from the Non-Western World Countries Symposium at the 63rd Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy

Renal Replacement Therapy, 2022
Since 2015, the Committee of International Communication for Academic Research of the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy has held a symposium every year at the society’s Annual Congress to discuss the current status of and demand for dialysis therapy ...
Toru Hyodo, Nobuhito Hirawa, Yoshitaka Isaka, Hidetomo Nakamoto, Pichthida Thim, Elin Phon, Chanseila Hy, Sovandy Chan, Kenichi Kokubo, Hirokazu Matsubara, Haruki Wakai, Akihiro C. Yamashita, Hideki Kawanishi   +12 more
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IT diffusion in developing countries [PDF]

Communications of the ACM, 2008
Policymakers need to recognize that developing economies have different drivers for IT investment than their wealthier brethren.
Shih, Eric, Kraemer, Kenneth L, Dedrick, Jason   +2 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Economic Significance of Tourism in The Lesser Antilles

Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2006
The objective of the article is an attempt to assess the economic significance of tourism in chosen islands of the Lesser Antilles. Diversification of the significance of tourism in economy between particular islands of the Lesser Antilles is very ...
Piraszewska Katarzyna
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Desertification: On Significance of The Term and Research of The Phenomenon

Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2006
First elaborations on desertification come from the Renaissance, but the term was used for the first time by Aubréville in 1949. In later years, many significantly varying in meaning definitions were elaborated.
Plit Florian
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The threat of antimicrobial resistance in developing countries: causes and control strategies

Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control, 2017
The causes of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in developing countries are complex and may be rooted in practices of health care professionals and patients’ behavior towards the use of antimicrobials as well as supply chains of antimicrobials in the ...
J. Ayukekbong, M. Ntemgwa, Andrew N. Atabe   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Multiple sclerosis clinical decision support system based on projection to reference datasets

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, Volume 9, Issue 12, Page 1863-1873, December 2022., 2022
Abstract Objective Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a multifactorial disease with increasingly complicated management. Our objective is to use on‐demand computational power to address the challenges of dynamically managing MS. Methods A phase 3 clinical trial data (NCT00906399) were used to contextualize the medication efficacy of peg‐interferon beta‐1a vs ...
Chadia Ed‐driouch, Florent Chéneau, Françoise Simon, Guillaume Pasquier, Benoit Combès, Anne Kerbrat, Emmanuelle Le Page, Sophie Limou, Nicolas Vince, David‐Axel Laplaud, Franck Mars, Cédric Dumas, Gilles Edan, Pierre‐Antoine Gourraud   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

Natural and Cultural Landscapes of Equatorial Africa

Miscellanea Geographica: Regional Studies on Development, 2006
This paper attempts to characterise various cultural landscapes in the area of Equatorial Africa. To achieve this, the contents of various thematic maps and satellite photos representing: areas covered with forests (mostly secondary forests), nature ...
Gilarowski Jerzy
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