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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Nicolas Soehling, Olivia Von Jan, Maren Janko, Christoph Nau, Ulrike Ritz, Ingo Marzi, Dirk Henrich, Rene D. Verboket
Summary: Bone healing research relies on animal models and the evaluation of different parameters. In this study, reevaluation and correlation analysis of image data showed that histological staining can be used to evaluate biomechanical properties of bone, while osteocalcin determination has no predictive value.
BIOENGINEERING-BASEL
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Noam Angrist, Simeon Djankov, Pinelopi K. Goldberg, Harry A. Patrinos
Summary: Human capital is a critical component of economic development, and comparable global learning metrics are essential for understanding and tracking its formation. The use of international achievement tests, primarily in developed countries, limits analysis of learning patterns in developing countries. Research shows limited global progress in learning, with human capital playing a significant role in explaining income differences across countries. Additionally, considerable heterogeneity exists among income groupings across countries and regions, underscoring the importance of including countries at various stages of economic development in analysis. Our database provides a measure of human capital more closely associated with economic growth than current measures included in existing tables and indexes.
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Enrico Soldati, Francesca Rossi, Jerome Vicente, Daphne Guenoun, Martine Pithioux, Stefano Iotti, Emil Malucelli, David Bendahan
Summary: Bone microarchitecture provides valuable information for evaluating skeleton quality, with MRI being a non-invasive and non-ionizing tool that can assess bone structure and fracture risk. MRI applications such as MR spectroscopy and chemical shift encoding MRI offer additional biomarkers for assessing bone microarchitecture.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Jackelyn Y. Boyden, Jori F. Bogetz, Emily E. Johnston, Rachel Thienprayoon, Conrad S. P. Williams, Michael J. McNeil, Arika Patneaude, Kimberley A. Widger, Abby R. Rosenberg, Prasanna Ananth
Summary: Measuring the quality of pediatric palliative care is challenging due to various factors. Strategies for advancing high-quality care include defining success, developing appropriate measures, improving infrastructure, gaining support from quality organizations, and integrating quality measures into pediatric healthcare policies.
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
(2023)
Review
Anesthesiology
Amr E. Abouleish, Charles W. Whitten, Mark E. Hudson
Summary: Measuring the clinical productivity of individual anesthesiologists is complex due to various confounding factors. Comparing work in anesthesia care with other clinical care is difficult due to differences in billing units. Understanding the impact of organizational differences, staffing models, and case load management is crucial for assessing individual and group productivity in anesthesia care.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alan Karr, Jason Hauzel, Adam Porter, Marcel Schaefer
Summary: This study introduces a novel paradigm for characterizing genome data quality and quantifying the effects of intentional degradation. The research demonstrates that this phenomenon is widespread and quantified measures of degradation can be applied for various purposes, such as outlier detection.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Praveer Sihota, Ram Naresh Yadav, Ruban Dhaliwal, Jagadeesh Chandra Bose, Vandana Dhiman, Deepak Neradi, Shailesh Karn, Sidhartha Sharma, Sameer Aggarwal, Vijay G. Goni, Vishwajeet Mehandia, Deepak Vashishth, Sanjay Kumar Bhadada, Navin Kumar
Summary: This study investigated alterations in bone tissue properties in individuals with type 2 diabetes following fragility hip fracture. The findings provide evidence of hyperglycemia's detrimental effects on trabecular bone quality at multiple scales, leading to reduced energy absorption and toughness, indicative of increased propensity to bone fragility.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2021)
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Immunology
Yuna Hirohashi, Shingo Kamijo, Masud Khan, Masaomi Ikeda, Meiko Oki, Khairul Matin, Fatma Rashed, Kazuhiro Aoki
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the suitability of tetracycline as a fluorescent reagent for measuring bone formation activity in a murine bacterial model. Results showed that tetracycline performed differently in measuring bone formation activity compared to non-antibiotic fluorescent reagents.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY
(2021)
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Gerontology
Nicholas G. Castle
Summary: The research found a positive relationship between high caregiver retention and better overall quality, with the strongest correlation found for NAs and RNs. Different measures of retention had varying associations with quality, with the 3- and 5-year retention measures showing the strongest correlations with quality indicators.
Article
Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture
Carlos Baena, O. S. Penaherrera-Pulla, Raquel Barco, Sergio Fortes
Summary: The gaming industry has introduced the concept of Cloud Gaming (CG) to improve the gaming experience on low-end hardware devices. However, this paradigm puts a lot of pressure on communication links, making the service experience highly dependent on network connectivity. This study proposes a framework for measuring and predicting Key Quality Indicators (KQIs) of the CG service using machine learning techniques solely based on network-related metrics, which can be valuable for delivering CG services over cellular networks, without access to the user's device.
Article
Orthopedics
Masataka Minami, Kazuya Ikoma, Okihiro Onishi, Motoyuki Horii, Kyoko Itoh, Kenji Takahashi
Summary: This study found that increased mineralization and greater cortical porosity in cortical bone weaken bone strength in diabetes mellitus.
JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY AND RESEARCH
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Danielle E. Whittier, Lauren A. Burt, Steven K. Boyd
Summary: The use of a new metric called void space in HR-pQCT scans allows for accurate segmentation and quantification of localized deterioration in the trabecular bone network, demonstrating the potential value of void space in the assessment of bone fragility.
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Computer Science, Software Engineering
Chenxing Zhong, He Zhang, Chao Li, Huang Huang, Daniel Feitosa
Summary: This paper proposes a novel metric, Microservice Coupling Index (MCI), for evaluating the coupling degree among microservices in a system. Empirical investigation confirms that MCIs differ significantly from existing coupling measures and are more discriminative in comparing design alternatives.
JOURNAL OF SYSTEMS AND SOFTWARE
(2023)
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Plant Sciences
Yang Hu, Zhiwu Zhang
Summary: The software package GridFree utilizes unsupervised machine learning to segment kernels from images, reducing errors in counting seeds and improving analysis accuracy. It provides a user-friendly interface for visualizing outcomes and making decisions efficiently.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Thomas Woodcock, Elisa G. Liberati, Mary Dixon-Woods
Summary: Measurement in quality improvement projects can be challenging for clinical teams, with issues such as unclear operational definitions, underestimated data collection burden, and problems in using suitable analytical approaches. Simply relying on individual clinicians' motivation is unlikely to overcome these difficulties, suggesting a need for structural initiatives and broader capability-building programs in the professional community.
BMJ QUALITY & SAFETY
(2021)
