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Time to Diagnosis Among Children and Adolescents With Cancer in Québec, Canada: A Population‐Based Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Timely cancer diagnosis in children and adolescents is important to improving outcomes. We aimed to quantify time to diagnosis and assess variations by patient, demographic and system‐level factors. Procedure We conducted a population‐based study of individuals aged 0–19 years diagnosed with one of 12 cancers from 2010 to 2022 in ...
Callum Mullen   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

On Steering Swarms

open access: yes, 2018
The main contribution of this paper is a novel method allowing an external observer/controller to steer and guide swarms of identical and indistinguishable agents, in spite of the agents' lack of information on absolute location and orientation. Importantly, this is done via simple global broadcast signals, based on the observed average swarm location,
Ariel Barel   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

The energy content and demographic composition of Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) swarms in East Antarctica

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science
Antarctic krill (Euphausia superba) aggregations are important in the Southern Ocean ecosystem; however, the amount of energy that krill swarms contain is unknown. We assessed the population structure of E.
Camila Cataldo-Mendez   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of Japan's 2024 Physician Work‐Style Reform on Pediatric Hematology–Oncology: Educational Implications in a 2‐Year Survey

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan's 2024 physician work‐style reform introduced legally binding limits on physicians’ working hours, but its impact on education and workforce sustainability in pediatric hematology–oncology (PHO) remains unclear. Procedure We conducted a repeated cross‐sectional study with structured quantitative items and free‐text responses ...
Kiyohiko Kaizu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Gaslike Social Motility: Optimization Algorithm with Application in Image Thresholding Segmentation

open access: yesAlgorithms
This work introduces a novel and practical metaheuristic algorithm, the Gaslike Social Motility (GSM) algorithm, designed for optimization and image thresholding segmentation.
Oscar D. Sanchez   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Design of Control Strategy for Swarm Autonomous Vessels for Circling Mission in Calm Water

open access: yesInternational Journal of Coastal and Offshore Engineering, 2016
Control of a group of autonomous surface vessels, called agents, with realistic dynamic for circling mission is addressed with the aid of Lyaponov and graph theory.
Hassan Sayyaadi, Abbas Ghasemzade Ahrami
doaj  

Robust Optimization Models for Planning Drone Swarm Missions

open access: yesDrones
This article presents methods of planning unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) missions in which individual platforms work together during the reconnaissance of objects located within a terrain.
Robert Panowicz, Wojciech Stecz
doaj   +1 more source

A Bibliometric Analysis of Publications in Uremic Toxins From 1991 to 2024

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Uremic toxins are a growing area of research in nephrology, with significant implications in the progression and treatment of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and the management of end‐stage kidney disease (ESKD). This bibliometric analysis aims to evaluate the global research trends, key contributors, and the impact of publications in ...
Yuh‐Shan Ho   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

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