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Image Segmentation Techniques for Healthcare Systems
2019
The present special issue of the Journal of Healthcare Engineering collects articles written by researchers scattered around the world who belong to the academic and industrial environments. The papers of this special issue have been selected by a rigorous peer-reviewing process with the support of at least two reviewers per paper, along with the opinion written in the final decision by a component of the editorial staff. Different methods on biomedical image segmentation dedicated to healthcare systems have been developed regarding, for example, the fields of machine learning, deformable models, fuzzy models, and so on. Such methods have been applied on different biomedical image modalitie…
Usefulness of biomarkers as intermediate endpoints in health risks posed by occupational lead exposure
2015
The article concerns potential harmful effects of exposure to lead. Although the occurrence of severe lead poisoning has receded in several countries, occupational exposure resulting in moderate and clinically symptomatic toxicity is still common. An earlier and precise characterization of an individual response is obligatory in order to assess the possible risks for human health. Biomarkers may fill important gaps in the path from exposure to a disease. Specifically speaking, emerging (DNA double strand breaks and telomeric DNA erosion) and validated (micronuclei induction and chromosomal aberrations) biomarkers of genotoxicity seem to provide evidence for the assessment of molecular and c…
A web-based collection of genotype-phenotype associations in hereditary recurrent fevers from the Eurofever registry
2017
PubMed ID: 29047407
Cytocompatibility and Bioactive Properties of Hydraulic Calcium Silicate-Based Cements (HCSCs) on Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth (S…
2020
The implementation of hydraulic calcium silicate-based endodontic cements (HCSCs) in biologically based endodontic procedures for the primary dentition has been recently investigated, focusing on the biological response of stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHEDs) towards them. The present systematic review aimed to present a qualitative synthesis of the available literature consisting of in vitro assays, which assessed the cytocompatibility and bioactive properties of HCSCs in direct contact with SHEDs. Following the PRISMA statement, an electronic database search was carried out in Medline, Scopus, Embase, Web of Science, and SciELO on March 31st and updated on November 16t…
Metabolomics as a Promising Resource Identifying Potential Biomarkers for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
2021
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a relapsing chronic disorder of the gastrointestinal tract characterized by disruption of epithelial barrier function and excessive immune response to gut microbiota. The lack of biomarkers providing early diagnosis or defining the status of the pathology difficulties an accurate assessment of the disease. Given the different metabolomic profiles observed in IBD patients, metabolomics may reveal prime candidates to be studied, which may help in understanding the pathology and identifying novel therapeutic targets. In this review, we summarize the most current advances describing the promising metabolites such as lipids or amino acids found through untarge…
Might as well jump: Sound affects muscle activation in skateboarding
2014
The aim of the study is to reveal the role of sound in action anticipation and performance, and to test whether the level of precision in action planning and execution is related to the level of sensorimotor skills and experience that listeners possess about a specific action. Individuals ranging from 18 to 75 years of age - some of them without any skills in skateboarding and others experts in this sport - were compared in their ability to anticipate and simulate a skateboarding jump by listening to the sound it produces. Only skaters were able to modulate the forces underfoot and to apply muscle synergies that closely resembled the ones that a skater would use if actually jumping on a ska…
THE EFFECTS OF GLOBALIZATION ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT
2017
Under the present economic conditions, the accelerated process of globalization poses many problems for the adaptation of the company to the external environment, characterized by fierce competition. In this sense, management is facing numerous challenges related to globalization, especially in times of organizational change.
Las exposiciones temporales como recurso para la clase de ELE
2017
Resumen El presente trabajo muestra la rentabilidad que ofrecen los museos, las salas expositivas y el arte en dos ambitos fundamentales de la docencia de ELE: desde el punto de vista linguistico y desde el cultural. Las exposiciones museisticas ofrecen multiples posibilidades cuya adecuada explotacion didactica en el aula puede permitir a los aprendientes de ELE un acercamiento a la lengua y a la competencia intercultural. Esta actividad practica se realizo con dos grupos de niveles B1 y B2 en dos exposiciones temporales, sobre Sorolla y Victoria Cano en el Centre del Carme (Valencia). Profesor y alumnos asistieron a una visita guiada de estas exposiciones, en la cual debian completar in…
Los corpus discursivos orales como recurso didáctico: la oralidad a través del texto en contexto
2014
El presente trabajo atiende a la rentabilidad de los corpus discursivos orales como recurso didáctico en la clase de E/LE para los niveles B2 y C1. La explotación de estas muestras constituye una importante herramienta para que el estudiante desarrolle y mejore sus competencias comunicativas en E/LE. Gracias al empleo de corpus discursivos orales para la didáctica es posible ofrecer muestras reales producidas por nativos en diferentes contextos.
ASTEROIDS SEARCH RESULTS IN LARGE PHOTOGRAPHIC SKY SURVEYS
2017
Photographic observations of XX century contained numerous and varied information about all objects and events of the Universe fixed on plates. The original and interesting observations of small bodies of the Solar system in previous years can be selected and used for various scientific tasks. Existing databases and online services can help make such selection easily and quickly. The observations of chronologically earlier ppositions, photometric evaluation of brightness for long periods of time allow refining the orbits of asteroids and identifying various non-stationaries. Photographic observations of Northern Sky Survey project and observations of clusters …