Gynecologic and obstetric investigation
Jan 27, 2015
OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to compare the early surgical outcomes in patients who underwent total hysterectomy with laparoendoscopic single-site surgery (LESS-TH) versus robotic single-site total hysterectomy (RSS-TH).
BACKGROUND: Easy-to-collect epidemiological information is critical for the more accurate estimation of the prevalence and burden of different non-communicable diseases around the world. Current measurement is restricted by limitations in existing me...
We describe a novel device and method for real-time measurement of lingual-palatal pressure and automatic identification of the oral transfer phase of deglutition. Clinical measurement of the oral transport phase of swallowing is a complicated proces...
Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions
Jan 23, 2015
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the prevalence of pharmacological resistance to aspirin therapy by measuring platelet functions using the technique of light transmission aggregometry.
Comprehensive evaluation of results obtained using acoustic and contact microphones in screening for laryngeal disorders through analysis of sustained phonation is the main objective of this study. Aiming to obtain a versatile characterization of voi...
Computer methods and programs in biomedicine
Jan 21, 2015
BACKGROUND: There is a growing demand for women to be classified into different risk groups of developing breast cancer (BC). The focus of the reported work is on the development of an integrated risk prediction model using a two-level fuzzy cognitiv...
Journal of science and medicine in sport
Jan 20, 2015
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to better characterize the moderate intensity of PA among children by applying fuzzy logic as the most appropriate analytical approach. In this perspective, the 6-MWT was selected as a pertinent exercise modality...
International journal of neural systems
Jan 19, 2015
Auditory hallucinations (AH) are a symptom that is most often associated with schizophrenia, but patients with other neuropsychiatric conditions, and even a small percentage of healthy individuals, may also experience AH. Elucidating the neural mecha...
Families, systems & health : the journal of collaborative family healthcare
Jan 19, 2015
The purpose of this study was to quantify associations between hemoglobin A1C (A1C) and diabetes knowledge score using an assessment tool developed to evaluate the level of diabetes knowledge in young adults with Type 1 diabetes (T1DM) and their pare...
Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991)
Jan 16, 2015
Despite similar behavioral effects, attention and expectation influence evoked responses differently: Attention typically enhances event-related responses, whereas expectation reduces them. This dissociation has been reconciled under predictive codin...
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