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Cost-Sensitive Radial Basis Function Neural Network Classifier for Software Defect Prediction.

Effective prediction of software modules, those that are prone to defects, will enable software developers to achieve efficient allocation of resources and to concentrate on quality assurance activities. The process of software development life cycle basically includes design, analysis, implementation, testing, and release phases. Generally, software testing is a critical task in the software deve...

Performing Complex Tasks by Users With Upper-Extremity Disabilities Using a 6-DOF Robotic Arm: A Study.

In this paper, we report on the results of a study that was conducted to examine how users suffering from severe upper-extremity disabilities can control a 6 degrees-of-freedom (DOF) robotics arm to complete complex activities of daily living. The focus of the study is not on assessing the robot arm but on examining the human-robot interaction patterns. Three participants were recruited. Each part...

The antileishmanial effects of and on promastigotes: an in vitro study.

Leishmaniasis is a parasitic disease caused by different species of protozoan parasites belonging to the genus . In this study, (MRHO/IR/75/ER) proma...

An improved method for predicting interactions between virus and human proteins.

The interaction of virus proteins with host proteins plays a key role in viral infection and consequent pathogenesis. Many computational methods have ...

ANTIPROTOZOAL ACTIVITY OF EXTRACTS OF (CELASTRACEAE).

BACKGROUND: Chagas disease, amebiasis, giardiasis and trichomoniasis represent a serious health problem in Latin America. The drugs employed to treat ...

Evaluation of Antibiotic Susceptibility of Gram-Positive Anaerobic Cocci Isolated from Cancer Patients of the N. N. Blokhin Russian Cancer Research Center.

In total, 81 nonduplicate gram-positive anaerobic cocci (GPAC) were involved in this study. The GPAC were isolated from samples collected from cancer ...

Mutagenic Potential ofBos taurus Papillomavirus Type 1 E6 Recombinant Protein: First Description.

Bovine papillomavirus (BPV) is considered a useful model to study HPV oncogenic process. BPV interacts with the host chromatin, resulting in DNA damag...

Herpes simplex virus in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of medical intensive care unit patients: Association with lung injury and outcome.

PURPOSE: In intensive care unit (ICU) patients in whom bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) was analyzed for suspected infectious pulmonary disease, we...

Artificial neural network modeling enhances risk stratification and can reduce downstream testing for patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes, negative cardiac biomarkers, and normal ECGs.

Despite uncertain yield, guidelines endorse routine stress myocardial perfusion imaging (MPI) for patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes, un...

Integrated analysis of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma identifies key variants and pathways linked to risk habits, HPV, clinical parameters and tumor recurrence.

Oral tongue squamous cell carcinomas (OTSCC) are a homogeneous group of tumors characterized by aggressive behavior, early spread to lymph nodes and a...

Multiple Testing of Gene Sets from Gene Ontology: Possibilities and Pitfalls.

The use of multiple testing procedures in the context of gene-set testing is an important but relatively underexposed topic. If a multiple testing met...

Rich spectrum of neural field dynamics in the presence of short-term synaptic depression.

In continuous attractor neural networks (CANNs), spatially continuous information such as orientation, head direction, and spatial location is represe...

High frequency of neurosyphilis in HIV-positive patients diagnosed with early syphilis.

BACKGROUND: Syphilis is an infection frequently seen with HIV, and European guidelines on the management of syphilis suggest that HIV-infected patient...

Development of a cervical cancer progress prediction tool for human papillomavirus-positive Koreans: A support vector machine-based approach.

OBJECTIVES: To develop a Web-based tool to draw attention to patients positive for human papillomavirus (HPV) who have a high risk of progression to c...

Adaptive myoelectric pattern recognition toward improved multifunctional prosthesis control.

The non-stationary property of electromyography (EMG) signals in real life settings usually hinders the clinical application of the myoelectric patter...

Coefficient of Friction Patterns Can Identify Damage in Native and Engineered Cartilage Subjected to Frictional-Shear Stress.

The mechanical loading environment encountered by articular cartilage in situ makes frictional-shear testing an invaluable technique for assessing eng...

Neural network study for standardizing pulse-taking depth by the width of artery.

To carry out a pulse diagnosis, a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) physician presses the patient's wrist artery at three incremental depths, namely ...

Appraisal of adaptive neuro-fuzzy computing technique for estimating anti-obesity properties of a medicinal plant.

This research examines the precision of an adaptive neuro-fuzzy computing technique in estimating the anti-obesity property of a potent medicinal plan...

Comparison of novel granulated pellet-containing tablets and traditional pellet-containing tablets by artificial neural networks.

Novel granulated pellets technique was adopted to prepare granulated pellet-containing tablets (GPCT). GPCT and traditional pellet-containing tablets ...

Image Augmentation as Test Generation for Deep Learning-Based Image Retrieval Systems

Ensuring the reliability of deep learning-based image retrieval systems is a software engineering challenge. This paper presents a dual contribution: ...