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Discovery of Intentional Self-Harm Patterns from Suicide and Self-Harm Surveillance Reports [PDF]

Healthcare Informatics Research, 2022
Objectives The purpose of this study was to identify patterns of self-harm risk factors from suicide and self-harm surveillance reports in Thailand. Methods This study analyzed data from suicide and self-harm surveillance reports submitted to Khon Kaen ...
Vuttichai Vichianchai, Sumonta Kasemvilas   +1 more
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Design and development of a question generator for learners of English [PDF]

SHS Web of Conferences, 2021
In this paper, we describe the design and development of the first release of an online question generator. This pedagogic tool enables learners of English to generate open-ended, closed-ended and tag questions for a target sentence.
Vu Duc Tran, Blake John
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Identification of Dobrava-Belgrade Virus in Apodemus flavicollis from North-Eastern Italy during Enhanced Mortality

Viruses, 2022
Hantaviruses include several zoonotic pathogens that cause different syndromes in humans, with mortality rates ranging from 12 to 40%. Most commonly, humans get infected through the inhalation of aerosols or dust particles contaminated with virus ...
Stefania Leopardi, Petra Drzewnioková, Melissa Baggieri, Antonella Marchi, Paola Bucci, Marco Bregoli, Paola De Benedictis, Federica Gobbo, Laura Bellinati, Carlo Citterio, Isabella Monne, Ambra Pastori, Gianpiero Zamperin, Elisa Palumbo, Francesca Festa, Martina Castellan, Maira Zorzan, Emilio D’Ugo, Paolo Zucca, Calogero Terregino, Fabio Magurano   +20 more
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Clinical Tick-Borne Encephalitis in a Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus L.)

Viruses, 2022
Tick-borne encephalitis virus (TBEV) is the causative agent of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE), a severe zoonosis occurring in the Palearctic region mainly transmitted through Ixodes ticks.
Graziana Da Rold, Federica Obber, Isabella Monne, Adelaide Milani, Silvia Ravagnan, Federica Toniolo, Sofia Sgubin, Gianpiero Zamperin, Greta Foiani, Marta Vascellari, Petra Drzewniokova, Martina Castellan, Paola De Benedictis, Carlo Vittorio Citterio   +13 more
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Using a Fully Expressive Avatar to Collaborate in Virtual Reality: Evaluation of Task Performance, Presence, and Attraction

Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2021
Avatar-mediated collaboration in virtual environments is becoming more and more prevalent. However, current consumer systems are not suited to fully replicate real-world nonverbal communication.
Yuanjie Wu, Yu Wang, Sungchul Jung, Simon Hoermann, Robert W. Lindeman   +4 more
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Dasatinib Attenuates Fibrosis in Keloids by Decreasing Senescent Cell Burden

Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 2023
Keloids are skin tumours caused by aberrant growth of dermal fibroblasts. Cellular senescence contributes to aging and various pathological conditions, including cancer, atherosclerosis, and fibrotic diseases.
Claudia C. Darmawan, Keunyoung Hur, Novi Kusumaningrum, Jin Ho Chung, Si-Hyung Lee, Je-Ho Mun   +5 more
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Analysis and Requirement Generation for Defense Intelligence Search: Addressing Data Overload through Human–AI Agent System Design for Ambient Awareness

Systems, 2023
This research addresses the data overload faced by intelligence searchers in government and defense agencies. The study leverages methods from the Cognitive Systems Engineering (CSE) literature to generate insights into the intelligence search work ...
Mark C. Duncan, Michael E. Miller, Brett J. Borghetti   +2 more
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Improved Position Accuracy of Foot-Mounted Inertial Sensor by Discrete Corrections from Vision-Based Fiducial Marker Tracking

Sensors, 2020
In this paper, we present a novel pedestrian indoor positioning system that uses sensor fusion between a foot-mounted inertial measurement unit (IMU) and a vision-based fiducial marker tracking system.
Humayun Khan, Adrian Clark, Graeme Woodward, Robert W. Lindeman   +3 more
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An inexpensive underwater mine countermeasures simulator with real-time 3D after action review

Defence Technology, 2016
This paper presents the results of a concept capability demonstration pilot study, the aim of which was to investigate how inexpensive gaming software and hardware technologies could be exploited in the development and evaluation of a simulator prototype
Robert Stone, Timothy Snell, Neil Cooke
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Serial Tissue Expansion at the Same Site in Pediatric Patients: Is the Subsequent Expansion Faster?

Archives of Plastic Surgery, 2017
Background Serial tissue expansion is performed to remove giant congenital melanocytic nevi. However, there have been no studies comparing the expansion rate between the subsequent and preceding expansions.
Moon Ki Lee, Seong Oh Park, Tae Hyun Choi   +2 more
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