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Femur segmentation in DXA imaging using a machine learning decision tree.

BACKGROUND: Accurate measurement of bone mineral density (BMD) in dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is essential for proper diagnosis of osteoporosis. Calculation of BMD requires precise bone segmentation and subtraction of soft tissue absorption. Femur segmentation remains a challenge as many existing methods fail to correctly distinguish femur from soft tissue. Reasons for this failure incl...

Deep Forest-based Prediction of Protein Subcellular Localization.

MOTIVATION: Knowledge of the correct protein subcellular localization is necessary for understanding the function of a protein and revealing the mechanism of many human diseases due to protein subcellular mislocalization, which is required before approaching gene therapy to treat a disease. In addition, it is well-known that the gene therapy is an effective way to overcome disease by targeting a g...

Predictive Factors for Post-Ischemic Compartment Syndrome in Non-Traumatic Acute Limb Ischemia in a Lower Extremity.

: Compartment syndrome (CS) is serious complication following revascularization of acute limb ischemia (ALI). However, predictive factors associated w...

Effects of Single Vitamin D₃ Injection (200,000 Units) on Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 and Sclerostin Levels in Subjects with Vitamin D Deficiency.

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D deficiency remains common in all age groups and affects skeletal and non-skeletal health. Fibroblast growth factor 23 is a bone-...

Investigation of mechanisms involved in regulation of progesterone catabolism using an overfed versus underfed ewe-lamb model.

Alterations in progesterone (P4) catabolism due to high feed intake underlie some effects of nutrition on reproduction. Based on previous research, we...

Developmental and reproductive characteristics of beef heifers classified by pubertal status at time of first breeding.

Data collected for 10 or more years at the West Central Research and Extension Center, North Platte, NE ( = 1,104); the Gudmundsen Sandhills Laborator...

The relationship between breast cancer treatment, tumour type and vitamin D level in pre- and postmenopausal women.

OBJECTIVE: Vitamin D deficiency has been linked to a higher risk of cancer. There is insufficient data regarding the influence of treatment on vitamin...

[Effects of Soil Microbial Diversity on the Phosphate Fraction in the Rhizosphere of in the Yeyahu Wetland in Beijing, China].

In this research, microorganisms in rhizosphere/non-rhizosphere soils of in the Yeyahu Wetland were studied. A sequential extraction procedure was us...

[Effect of the Food to Mass Ratio and Hydraulic Retention Time on Hydrogen Production from Fruit and Vegetable Waste].

Semi-continuous biogas production from fruit and vegetable waste by medium temperature anaerobic fermentation was conducted. Hydrogen production under...

Two split-time artificial insemination programs in suckled beef cows.

Our objective was to determine which of 2 split-time AI programs applied to suckled beef cows would result in greater pregnancy risk. Suckled beef cow...

Timing of intermittent torque control with wire-driven gait training robot lifting toe trajectory for trip avoidance.

Gait training robots are useful for changing gait patterns and decreasing risk of trip. Previous research has reported that decreasing duration of the...

A lightweight robotic ankle prosthesis with non-backdrivable cam-based transmission.

Below-knee level amputation significantly impacts the ability of an individual to ambulate. Transtibial amputees are typically prescribed energeticall...

Piecewise and unified phase variables in the control of a powered prosthetic leg.

Many control methods have been proposed for powered prosthetic legs, ranging from finite state machines that switch between discrete phases of gait to...

THE ESTROGENS / CHROMIUM INTERACTION IN THE NITRIC OXIDE GENERATION.

The interaction of estrogens with environmental toxins in free radicals generation: reactive oxygen species (ROS) or reactive nitrogen species (RNS) w...

Automatic Estimation of Volumetric Breast Density Using Artificial Neural Network-Based Calibration of Full-Field Digital Mammography: Feasibility on Japanese Women With and Without Breast Cancer.

Breast cancer is the most common invasive cancer among women and its incidence is increasing. Risk assessment is valuable and recent methods are incor...

PREVALENCE OF OSTEOPOROSIS AND HYPOVITAMINOSIS D AT SIRIRAJ METABOLIC BONE DISEASE CLINIC.

OBJECTIVE: To identify the prevalence of osteoporosis and hypovitaminosis D among patients at the Siriraj Metabolic Bone Disease (MBD) Clinic, and to ...

Possible Parkinson's Disease Induced by Chronic Manganese Supplement Ingestion.

OBJECTIVE: The objective is to report a case of possible neurotoxicity resulting from an incorrect dietary supplement for osteoporosis taken at a toxi...

Influence of Oral Progesterone Administration on Drug-Induced QT Interval Lengthening: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study.

OBJECTIVES: We tested the hypothesis that oral progesterone administration attenuates drug-induced QT interval lengthening.

Isolation, molecular identification, and antifungal susceptibility profiles of vaginal isolates of species.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Vulvovaginal candidiasis is a common fungal infection among women during reproductive ages. Although, is accounted as the ...

Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket Reactor Codigestion of Algae and Acetate to Produce Methane.

  Algae grown in wastewater treatment lagoons are a potentially important substrate for biofuel production. The feasibility of using upflow anaerobic ...