IoT Based Health Monitoring with Diet, Exercise and Calories recommendation Using Machine Learning by Muhammad Hassaan Naveed, Omar Bin Samin, Muhammad Bilal, Mustehsum Waseem

“…Member data, including BMI, is securely stored, and visualized on personalized profiles through line charts. …”
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Factors affecting postural instability after more than one-year bilateral subthalamic stimulation in Parkinson's disease: A cross-sectional study. by Andrea Kelemen, László Halász, Loránd Erőss, Gábor Rudas, Muthuraman Muthuraman, Dénes Zádori, Bence Laczó, Dávid Kis, Péter Klivényi, Gábor Fekete, László Bognár, Dániel Bereczki, Gertrúd Tamás

“…<h4>Objective</h4>We aimed to analyze the combination of predictive clinical factors of balance impairment in patients with Parkinson's disease treated with bilateral subthalamic stimulation for at least one year.<h4>Methods</h4>We recruited 24 patients with Parkinson's disease treated with bilateral subthalamic stimulation and 24 healthy controls. …”
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Monitoring of Glacier Area Changes in the Ili River Basin during 1992–2020 Based on Google Earth Engine by Qinqin Zhang, Zihui Zhang, Xiaofei Wang, Zhonglin Xu, Yao Wang

“…Utilizing the Landsat data series, we employed the random forest (RF) classification algorithm within the GEE platform to extract glacier areas, optimizing a multidimensional feature set using the Jeffries–Matusita (JM) distance method, and applied visual interpretation for data refinement. …”
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The effect of active release versus ischemic pressure techniques in pain, range of motion, function, and pressure pain threshold on females with piriformis syndrome: a randomised c... by Aya A. Zaghlol, Wadida H. Elsayed, Ahmad H. Azzam, Mariam O. Grase

“…Introduction To compare the effects of active release technique (ART) versus ischemic pressure technique (IPT) in females with piriformis syndrome and active trigger points. Methods Forty-five females with active trigger points in the middle of the piriformis muscle. …”
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Efficient Feature Selection and Hyperparameter Tuning for Improved Speech Signal-Based Parkinson’s Disease Diagnosis via Machine Learning Techniques by Deepak Painuli, Suyash Bhardwaj, Utku Kose

“…Conventional diagnostic methods often rely on subjective interpretations of movement, which can be subtle and challenging to assess accurately, potentially leading to misdiagnoses. …”
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Impact of using various x-ray dataset in detecting tuberculosis based on deep learning by Muhammad Irhamsyah, Qurrata A’yuni, Khairun Saddami, Nasaruddin Nasaruddin, Khairul Munadi, Fitri Arnia

“…The augmentation, dropout, and L2 regularization methods were also applied to enhance learning performance. …”
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The effects of prenatal dietary supplements on blood glucose and lipid metabolism in gestational diabetes mellitus patients: A systematic review and network meta-analysis protocol... by Sumanta Saha, Sujata Saha

“…For each outcome, the comparative efficacy across interventions will be estimated in weighted or standardized mean difference using the frequentist method NMA and presented with their 95% confidence interval using league tables. …”
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Automatic Generation of High-Resolution Thermal 3D Building Envelope Models exploiting UAV Imagery by E. Ferrari, J. Meyer, A. Koch, S. Nebiker

“…Our approach improves upon these methods by using a DJI Mavic 3 Enterprise Thermal UAV to collect RGB and TIR datasets simultaneously. …”
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“PEOPLE MATTER. FREEDOM MATTERS. PEACE MATTERS”: CONCEPTUAL METAPHOR ANALYSIS OF VOLODYMYR ZELENSKYY’S SPEECHES by Anastasiia S. Skichko, Sandrine Peraldi, Stephen Lucek

“…These two leading approaches have taken a crucial position in cognitive studies and are the central methods used in conducting research in this particular domain. …”
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PHENOLOGICAL PATTERNS OF WOODY VEGETATION AT TINIGUA PARK, COLOMBIA: METHODOLOGICAL COMPARISONS WITH EMPHASIS ON FRUIT PRODUCTION by STEVENSON PABLO R.

“…I used a</div><div>new method to quantify fruit production for each species (in kg/ha), based on</div><div>phenological transects, corrected visual estimates, and dry fruit weights. …”
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The effectiveness of air and gas-air tamponade in the surgical treatment of retinal detachment associated with inferior breaks by A. V. Mironov, F. T. Murtazalieva, I. M. Kutin

“…Purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of air and gas-air tamponade of the vitreous cavity in surgical treatment of RD with tears in the inferior quadrants of the fundus. Material and methods. The study included 21 patients with primary rhegmatogenous RD caused by peripheral tear flaps in the inferior quadrants. …”
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Effectiveness of transcranial direct electrical stimulation in management of patellofemoral pain syndrome: A randomized controlled trial by Mahesh Sharma, Ramesh C. Patra, Shashikumar C. Govindappa

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: Patients with patellofemoral pain were randomly put into two groups for a 6-week protocol. …”
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Outcomes in Cochrane systematic reviews addressing four common eye conditions: an evaluation of completeness and comparability. by Ian J Saldanha, Kay Dickersin, Xue Wang, Tianjing Li

“…Our objective was to assess the completeness of pre-specification and comparability of outcomes in all Cochrane reviews addressing four common eye conditions.<h4>Methods</h4>We examined protocols for all Cochrane reviews as of June 2013 that addressed glaucoma, cataract, age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and diabetic retinopathy (DR). …”
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Coproducing healthcare service improvement for people with common mental health disorders including psychotic experiences: a study protocol of a multiperspective qualitative study by Alexandros Georgiadis, Robbie Duschinsky, Jesus Perez, Peter B Jones, Debra Russo, Clare Knight, Emma Soneson, Mary Dixon-Woods

“…Informed by principles of coproduction, this study will seek the views of service users and staff to inform the design and development of such a therapy.Methods and analysis Semistructured interviews will be conducted with IAPT service users, therapists and managers based in three different geographical areas in England. …”
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GCB‐YOLO: A Lightweight Algorithm for Wind Turbine Blade Defect Detection by Zhiming Zhang, Chaoyi Dong, Ze Wei, Xiaoyan Chen, Weidong Zan, Yao Xue

“…ABSTRACT For the current visual detection methods of wind turbine blade defects, their detection models are usually excessively large, making it difficult to achieve a balance between model accuracy and inference speed. …”
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Contamination of fabric surface by the particles woven from the cotton waste open end rotor yarn by Gabriela Krupincová, Brigita Kolčavová Sirková

“…The impact of cotton waste proportion and cleaning methods on open-end rotor yarn quality, using blends from 100 to 0% cotton waste mixed with virgin cotton fibers were investigated. …”
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Learning styles and strategies of D/deaf and hard of hearing students in foreign language acquisition–a research report by Izabela Olszak, Aleksandra Borowicz

“…The findings of a questionnaire were subjected to statistical analysis and indicate that appropriate adaptation of teaching methods and consideration of the individual preferences of deaf students can significantly improve their success in foreign language learning and their motivation to study.…”
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Effect of Vibro-Tactile Stimulation Sequence and Support Surface Inclination on Gait and Balance Measures by Christopher P. Engsberg, Nathaniel H. Hunt, Steven Barlow, Mukul Mukherjee

“…We hypothesized that the <i>gait-like</i> stimulation sequence would be similar to walking without any stimulation and therefore have no effect on balance measures and that the <i>random</i> sequence would negatively affect balance measures such as the anteroposterior (AP) and mediolateral (ML) margins of stability (MoSs) and foot placement area. <b>Methods</b>: Subjects walked at a level angle and 5.0 and 8.0 degrees of incline and with low visual conditions to increase reliance on tactile sensations from the feet. …”
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Dynamic characterization of the CT angiographic 'spot sign'. by Santanu Chakraborty, Mohammed Alhazzaa, Jason K Wasserman, Yang Yang Sun, Grant Stotts, Mathew J Hogan, Andrew Demchuk, Richard I Aviv, Dar Dowlatshahi

“…We used dynamic CT-angiography to describe spot sign characteristics and measurement parameters over 60-seconds of image acquisition.<h4>Methods</h4>We prospectively identified consecutive patients presenting with acute ICH within 4.5 hours of symptom onset, and collected whole brain dynamic CT-angiography (dCTA). …”
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The development and validation of an easy to use automatic QT-interval algorithm. by Ben J M Hermans, Arja S Vink, Frank C Bennis, Luc H Filippini, Veronique M F Meijborg, Arthur A M Wilde, Laurent Pison, Pieter G Postema, Tammo Delhaas

“…T-wave end was defined per individual lead and scalar ECG using an automated tangent method. A median of all T-wave ends was used as the general T-wave end per beat. …”
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