Unmanned aircraft systems or drones are becoming increasingly more popular, as well amongst hobbyists as for scientific research. They provide new ways for artists to creatively express themselves and make certain studies in fields as wildlife ecology much easier to execute. However, the effect of drones …

BACKGROUND: Blended face-to-face and web-based treatment is a promising way to deliver smoking cessation treatment. Since adherence has been shown to be an indicator of treatment acceptability and a determinant for effectiveness, we explored and compared adherence and predictors of adherence to blended …

Slovak company cadvision s.r.o. is an exclusive reseller of products made by Hexagon, Bricsys, Honeywell, Simtronics, Fluidflow and M-Files on the Slovak and Czech market, and was established in the year 2012 based on years of experience in the fields of consulting, analysis, setup, implementation, technical …

Objective: To compare the treatment effect on lifestyle-related risk factors (LRFs) in older (≥65 years) versus younger (<65 years) patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) in The Randomised Evaluation of Secondary Prevention by Outpatient Nurse SpEcialists 2 (RESPONSE-2) trial. Methods: The RESPONSE-2 …

In Eastern Africa, increasing climate variability and changing socioeconomic conditions are exacerbating the frequency and intensity of drought disasters. Droughts pose a severe threat to food security in this region, which is characterized by a large dependency on smallholder rain-fed agriculture and …

Introduction: Different models of frameworks for dietetic care are used in Europe. There is a substantial need for a consistent framework to compare research results and to cooperate on an international level. Therefore, one of the goals of the EU-funded project IMPECD was the development of a unified …

In dit onderzoek zijn recente ontwikkelingen in Machine Learning (ML) en Deep Learning (DL) met betrekking tot borst-, fibroglandulair (FG)- en tumorweefselsegmentatie in MRI-mammografie in kaart gebracht, de prestaties van deze segmentatiesystemen zijn vergeleken en als laatste worden toekomst toepassingsmogelijkheden …

An account of the integration process followed by the implementation of a pooling system. Tests were made in various stages of developlment and were used to compare various pooling systems, as well as what prefabs should be pooled.

BACKGROUND: A limited number of patients return to sport (RTS) after an anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) and patients who RTS have a relatively high risk for second ACL injury. The purpose of the current study was to compare the results of a test battery between patients who returned …

Background & aims:  Low muscle mass and -quality on ICU admission, as assessed by muscle area and -density on CT-scanning at lumbar level 3 (L3), are associated with increased mortality. However, CT-scan analysis is not feasible for standard care. Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) assesses body …