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How variation among field assessments can affect biodiversity offset outcomes

Conservation Science and Practice
Biodiversity offsetting aims to balance biodiversity loss at development sites with gains at offset sites. Measurement of loss and gain relies on transparent and repeatable estimates of biodiversity values. However, these estimates are often derived from
Peter Contos, Emma Gorrod, Karen Caves, Ian Oliver, Josh W. Dorrough   +4 more
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Establishing normal values for shear-Wave elastography of the renal cortex in healthy adults

Journal of Medical Ultrasound, 2018
Background: Shear-wave elastography of the kidney has emerged as a potential clinical application of this novel imaging tool. However, normal velocity values for shear-wave elastography involving the cortex of healthy kidneys have not been definitively ...
Ranjit S Sandhu, James Shin, Natasha E Wehrli, Jing Gao   +3 more
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A Systematic Review of Evidence on the Clinical Effectiveness of Surveillance Imaging in Children With Medulloblastoma and Ependymoma

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Surveillance imaging aims to detect tumour relapse before symptoms develop, but it's unclear whether earlier detection of relapse leads to better outcomes in children and young people (CYP) with medulloblastoma and ependymoma. This systematic review aims to identify relevant literature to determine the efficacy of surveillance magnetic ...
Lucy Shepherd, Melissa Taylor, Helen Fulbright, Bob Phillips   +3 more
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Reliability and agreement of root length measurements during orthodontic treatment in images from different CBCT machines using multiplanar reconstruction

Biomaterial Investigations in Dentistry
Objectives: To assess inter- and intrarater reliability and agreement for measurements of root lengths using multiplanar reconstruction (MPR) in cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) examinations.
Kristina Johansson, Liselotte Paulsson, Helena Christell   +2 more
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Evaluation of Observer Variation as Natural Experiment to Detect Sensitive Heart Subregions [PDF]

, 2023
Marcel van Herk, Azadeh Abravan, Corinne Faivre‐Finn, Alan McWilliam   +3 more
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Prognostic Impact of Treatment Modalities, Including Targeted Compartmental Radio‐Immunotherapy, in a Cohort of Neuroblastoma Patients With CNS Metastases at Relapse

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Neuroblastoma (NB) with central nervous system (CNS) metastases is rare at diagnosis, but occurs more often during relapse/progression. Patients with CNS metastases face a dismal prognosis, with no standardized curative treatment available.
Vicente Santa‐Maria Lopez, Anna Felip‐Badia, Marina Caballero‐Bellon, Nazaret Sanchez‐Sierra, Alicia Castañeda, Moira Garraus, Maite Gorostegui, Margarida Simão‐Rafael, Juan Pablo Muñoz, Marta Perez‐Somarriba, Salvador Mañe, Mariana Cecilia Planells, Sara Perez‐Jaume, Jaume Mora   +13 more
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Among Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Methods, Automated Gradient-Boosting Models Accurately Score Intraoral Plaque in Non-Standardized Images

Journal of the California Dental Association
Background Previous automated models inaccurately scored non-standardized plaque images. The objectives were to develop and test automated image selection and intraoral plaque-scoring (primary outcome measure in a prevention trial for preschoolers ...
Eric Coy, William Santo, Bonnie Jue, Helen Betts, Francisco Ramos-Gomez, Stuart A. Gansky   +5 more
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Digital Photography: a Tool for Nursing on the Assessment of Pressure Lesions

Investigación y Educación en Enfermería, 2018
Objective. This work sought to assess the inter-observer agreement among expert nurses by using digital photographs and between these experts and the nursing registries in the electronic clinical record in the identification and degree of PL.
Olga L. Cortés, Paula A. Alvarado, Yudy A. Rojas, Luz Dary Salazar, Ximena Acuña, Maribel Esparza   +5 more
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Sensorless second order sliding mode observer for induction motor [PDF]

, 2010
International audienceIn this paper, a second order sliding mode observer for the induction motor without mechanical sensor is presented. This observer converges in finite time and is robust to the variation of parameters.
Barbot, Jean-Pierre, Ghanes, Malek, Le, Vu, Santomenna, Gaëtan, Solvar, Sebastien   +4 more
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Patient‐Level Barriers and Facilitators to Inpatient Physical Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults With a Hematological Malignancy: A Qualitative Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Despite their increased risk for functional impairment resulting from cancer and its treatments, few adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with a hematological malignancy receive the recommended or therapeutic dose of exercise per week during inpatient hospitalizations.
Jennifer A. Kelleher, Jennifer L. Bernstein, Katia M. Crisler, Julia K. Herriott, Kimberly L. Klages, Robin E. Norris, Mariann L. Strenk, Sarah E. Bills, Meghan E. McGrady   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source