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Effects of Text-to-Speech Software Use on the Reading Proficiency of High Sch...
Effects of Text-to-Speech Software Use on the Reading Proficiency of High School Struggling Readers -
Toward real-time quantum imaging with a single pixel camera
We present a workbench for the study of real-time quantum imaging by measuring the frame-by-frame quantum noise reduction of multi-spatial-mode twin beams generated by four wave... -
Frequency of arrhythmia symptoms and acceptability of implantable cardiac mon...
Abstract Background Arrhythmia-related complications and sudden death are common in dialysis patients. However, routine cardiac monitoring has so far not been feasible.... -
Communication strategies for rare cancers: a systematic review protocol
Abstract Background Rare cancers comprise almost a quarter of all cancers in Europe, and patients generally have poorer outcomes than those suffering from more common cancers.... -
Supporting the implementation of stroke quality-based procedures (QBPs): a mi...
Abstract Background In 2013, Health Quality Ontario introduced stroke quality-based procedures (QBPs) to promote use of evidence-based practices for patients with stroke in... -
A new set of cluster driven composite development indicators
Abstract Composite development indicators used in policy making often subjectively aggregate a restricted set of indicators. We show, using dimensionality reduction techniques,... -
Active travel to non-school destinations but not to school is associated with...
Abstract Background This study investigated the association of travel mode to school and non-school destinations with objectively assessed health markers and physical activity... -
(Swiss) GraphoLearn: an app-based tool to support beginning readers
Abstract We assessed the Swiss-German version of GraphoLearn, a computer game designed to support reading by training grapheme-phoneme correspondences. A group of 34 children at... -
Fatigue mitigation with SleepTrackTXT2 in air medical emergency care systems:...
Abstract Background Most air medical Emergency Medical Services (EMS) clinicians work extended duration shifts, and more than 50% report inadequate sleep, poor sleep quality,... -
Untangling performance from success
Abstract Fame, popularity and celebrity status, frequently used tokens of success, are often loosely related to, or even divorced from professional performance. This dichotomy... -
Postponed or immediate drainage of infected necrotizing pancreatitis (POINTER...
Abstract Background Infected necrosis complicates 10% of all acute pancreatitis episodes and is associated with 15–20% mortality. The current standard treatment for infected... -
Mode instability dynamics in high-power low-numerical-aperture step-index fib...
The study on mode instability (MI) in the large-mode-area fiber is generating great interest regarding the high-power applications of fiber lasers. To the best of our knowledge,... -
Development of a core outcome set for use in determining the overall success ...
Abstract Background Gastroschisis research is limited in quality by the presence of significant heterogeneity in outcome measure reporting (PloS One 10(1):e0116908, 2015). Using... -
Simultaneous single-shot real-time measurement of the instantaneous frequency...
A self-reference, single-shot characterization technique is proposed and demonstrated for simultaneously measuring the instantaneous frequencies and phases of multi-wavelength... -
Implementation of Q learning and deep Q network for controlling a self balanc...
Abstract In this paper, the implementations of two reinforcement learnings namely, Q learning and deep Q network (DQN) on the Gazebo model of a self balancing robot have been... -
Effective educational interventions for the promotion of sexual and reproduct...
Abstract Background Biological changes underlying the sexual and reproductive maturation of school-age children are linked with various sexual and reproductive health and rights... -
A systemic approach to screening high-throughput RT-qPCR data for a suitable ...
Abstract Background The consensus on how to choose a reference gene for serum or plasma miRNA expression qPCR studies has not been reached and none of the potential candidates... -
Socioeconomic position and the impact of increasing availability of lower ene...
Abstract Background Food consumed outside of the home is often high in energy and population level interventions that reduce energy intake of people from both lower and higher... -
EMPOWER-PD - A physical therapy intervention to empower the individuals with ...
Abstract Background One of the greatest barriers found by physical therapy treating individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD) is the adherence to treatment, associated with the... -
Outbreak definition by change point analysis: a tool for public health decision?
Abstract Background Most studies of epidemic detection focus on their start and rarely on the whole signal or the end of the epidemic. In some cases, it may be necessary to...
