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Effect Of A Pragmatic Lifestyle Modification Intervention On Physical Activity Levels And Body Mass Index Among Obese And Overweight Adolescents In Udupi, India: A Cluster Randomized Trial, Prateek Srivastav, K. Vaishali, H. Vinod Bhat, Suzanne Broadbent

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Background: Determine the effects of a multifactorial lifestyle intervention on physical activity (PA), BMI and health-related quality of life (QoL) in obese and overweight adolescents. Methods: Nine schools in India were clustered randomly in a 12-month study with students allocated to a multifactorial intervention (MFI), or exercise only (EX) or control (CON) group. Participants were adolescents aged 11-16 years (n=671). In the MFI group, adolescents and their parents received lifestyle education using a validated booklet combined with a PA intervention for school students. The EX group received school-based PA only; the CON group continued regular activities. Primary outcomes were PA …

Ann-Based Predictive Modelling Of The Effect Of Abrasive Water-Jet Parameters On The Surface Roughness Of Az31 Mg Alloy, Deepak Doreswamy, Subraya Krishna Bhat, K. Raghunandana, Pavan Hiremath

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In today’s world, there is an acute need to increase the usage of ecologically sustainable materials like AZ31 magnesium (Mg) alloy, possessing high strength-to-weight ratio and biocompatibility. However, its machinability through conventional machining techniques remains a challenge due to its high flammability. AWJM of Mg alloys is a promising method in this scenario. The present study investigated the effects of three important operating parameters, viz., stand-off distance (SOD), feed rate, and number of passes on the surface roughness parameters (Ra, Rq and Rz). Experiments were conducted based on Taguchi’s L9 orthogonal array, and the effects of parameters on Ra, Rq …

Cervical Carcinoma And Diabetes Mellitus Among Women In Southern India, Mahima Advaitha Ramakrishnan, Prasanna Mithra, Sourjya Banerjee, Poulomi Chatterjee

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Introduction: Cervical carcinoma is the second commonest malignancy among females worldwide. In India, about 365.71 million women aged over 15 years are more vulnerable to cervical carcinoma. Risk factors may include immunodeficiency diseases, herpes, smoking and oral contraceptives. Scientific literature has documented that type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) could aggravate the risk of some malignancies (hepatic, pancreatic, endometrial). This study aimed to evaluate the potential association between cervical carcinoma and diabetes mellitus in women. Material and Methods: Patients with cervical carcinoma, with or without diabetes, were assigned to two groups based on attainment of menopause. SPSS version 11.5 was used …

Novel Statistically Equivalent Signature- Based Hybrid Feature Selection And Ensemble Deep Learning Lstm And Gru For Chronic Kidney Disease Classification, N. Yogesh, Purohit Shrinivasacharya, Nagaraj Naik

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Chronic kidney disease (CKD) involves numerous variables, but only a few significantly impact the classification task. The statistically equivalent signature (SES) method, inspired by constraint-based learning of Bayesian networks, is employed to identify essential features in CKD. Unlike conventional feature selection methods, which typically focus on a single set of features with the highest predictive potential, the SES method can identify multiple predictive feature subsets with similar performance. However, most feature selection (FS) classifiers perform suboptimally with strongly correlated data. The FS approach faces challenges in identifying crucial features and selecting the most effective classifier, particularly in high-dimensional data. This …

Unveiling The Fibrotic Puzzle Of Endometriosis: An Overlooked Concern Calling For Prompt Action, Megha M. Anchan, Guruprasad Kalthur, Ratul Datta, Kabita Majumdar

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Endometriosis is a benign, estrogen-dependent, persistent chronic inflammatory heterogeneous condition that features fibrotic adhesions caused by periodic bleeding. The characteristic ectopic lesions are marked by a widely spread dense fibrotic interstitium comprising of fibroblasts, myofibroblasts, collagen fibers, extracellular proteins, inflammatory cells, and active angiogenesis. Fibrosis is now recognized as a critical component of endometriosis because of which current treatments, such as hormonal therapy and surgical excision of lesions are largely ineffective with severe side effects, high recurrence rates, and significant morbidity. The symptoms include dysmenorrhea (cyclic or noncyclic), dyspareunia, abdominal discomfort, and infertility. The significant lack of knowledge regarding the …

Palliative And End-Of-Life Care Initiatives For People Dying From Cancer In India: A Narrative Review, Naveen Salins, Krithika Rao, Anuja Damani, Sushma Bhatnagar

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India is facing a growing burden of cancer, resulting in high cancer-associated mortality. However, the rise in cancer incidence is disproportionately high compared to access and provision of palliative care. This review aims to identify gaps in Indian cancer palliative care and recognises initiatives instituted to mitigate them. The narrative review was conducted using the four-step method described by Demiris et al., synthesising both empirical and non-empirical literature. A lack of capacity to provide palliative care was identified as a significant barrier. Initiatives such as setting up palliative care services in cancer treatment centres, improving community palliative care access, structured …

Blockchain-Assisted Cross-Platform Authentication Protocol With Conditional Traceability For Metaverse Environment In Web 3.0, Garima Thakur, Deepika Gautam, Pankaj Kumar, Ashok Kumar Das

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The preface of the permeated metaverse together with Web 3.0, has confluenced virtual and physical reality and can revolutionize social networks, healthcare, gaming and the educational system. Unfortunately, this assimilation has divulged ways for physical and virtual-reality-synthesized security threats like avatar impersonation and sybil attacks. Furthermore, the divergence in metaverse platforms and the involvement of central intermediaries prompted the demand for interoperability, security provisions and decentralization. Therefore, this paper projects a blockchain-integrated authentication protocol for a seamless interface in a cross-platform metaverse network with Web 3.0. The proposed mechanisms are structured for user and avatar authentication within cross-platforms while furnishing …

Factors Contributing To Persistent Shoulder Pain After Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair: Protocol For A Scoping Review, Anupama Prabhu B, G. Arun Maiya, Vivek Pandey, Kiran K.V. Acharya

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Introduction: Rotator cuff (RC) tears are the most common and disabling musculoskeletal ailments among patients with shoulder pain. Although most individuals show improvement in function and pain following arthroscopic rotator cuff repair (ARCR), a subgroup of patients continue to suffer from persistent shoulder pain following the surgical procedure. Identifying these factors is important in planning preoperative management to improve patient outcomes. Objective: This scoping review aims to identify biological factors, psychological factors, and social determinants of health contributing to the development of persistent pain in individuals after the ARCR procedure. Inclusion criteria: All prospective and retrospective longitudinal studies reporting the …

Ageing And Health In Sub-Sahara Africa, Tobias Vogt, Elke Loichinger, Alyson Van Raalte, Stephen Ojiambo Wandera

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Financial Toxicity In Cancer Palliative Care In India: Addressing Existence And Beyond – Seeking Remedies For A Balanced Financial Journey, Saurabh Joshi, Anuja Damani, Anant Garg, Sunny Malik

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Financial toxicity (FT) places a significant burden on individuals undergoing cancer care, leading to emotional distress, social isolation and financial burnout. In India, the growing number of cancer cases and the ever-expanding population, combined with insufficient government investment in public healthcare, inadequate insurance coverage, poor financial literacy among medical and non-medical communities and the lack of comprehensive financial planning exacerbate the financial difficulties faced by patients. This article aims to address FT as a source of suffering and explores potential frameworks and solutions for preventing and managing FT in patients undergoing cancer treatment and seeking palliative and hospice care in …

Widespread Expansion Of Salt Marsh Pools Observed On Maine Marshes Since 2009 (Data Files), Katelyn Dewater, William Kochtitzky, Ruth Ellis, Paige-Marie Merrill

Geographic Information Systems Data Projects

Salt marshes contain standing water, which we refer to here as pools. We manually digitized salt marsh pools on 12 salt marshes in Maine (given as Name and corresponding ID number (see ID in Attributes)) in 2009 and 2021: Scarborough (1), Webhannet (2), Spurwink (3), Marshall Point (4), York River (5), Ogunquit (6), Brave Boat Harbor (7), Cousins River (8), Biddeford Pool (9), Little River (10), Goosefare Brook (11), Gooch’s Beach (12). Marsh extents were delineated with the Maine Natural Areas Program Current Tidal Marshes layer. All pools were digitized at a scale of 1:400 to 1:1000. Features were digitized …

Signals Of Positive Selection In Genomes Of Palearctic Myotis-Bats Coexisting With A Fungal Pathogen, V. G. Twort, V. N. Laine, K. A. Field, F. Whiting-Fawcett, Ito, M. Reiman, T. Bartonicka, M. Fritze, V. A. Ilyukha, V. V. Belkin, E. A. Khizhkin, D. M. Reeder, D. Fukui, T. L. Jiang, T. M. Lilley

Faculty Journal Articles

Disease can act as a driving force in shaping genetic makeup across populations, even species, if the impacts influence a particularly sensitive part of their life cycles. White-nose disease is caused by a fungal pathogen infecting bats during hibernation. The mycosis has caused massive population declines of susceptible species in North America, particularly in the genus Myotis. However, Myotis bats appear to tolerate infection in Eurasia, where the fungal pathogen has co-evolved with its bat hosts for an extended period of time. Therefore, with susceptible and tolerant populations, the fungal disease provides a unique opportunity to tease apart factors contributing …

White Adipose Tissue Remodeling In Little Brown Myotis (Myotis Lucifugus) With White-Nose Syndrome, Evan L. Pannkuk, Marianne S. Moore

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Monolithic Bubble Trap With Partitioned Inner Chamber For Roburst Operation Of Microfluidic Systems, Bhavagyna Vegunta, Charmaine Lui, Max S. Kim, Joshua Tran, Maya Papez, Anand K. Ramasubramanian, Sang Joon John Lee

Data

This data set includes experimental flow rate recordings in comma-separated values (CSV) files, fluorescence microscopy images of endothelial cells as TIF images, and orientation parameters for cell nuclei from the same images in spreadsheet (XLSX) files. These data files are in support of documenting the performance of a novel bubble trap designed by the authors, as described in the associated publication. File names in this data set correspond to figures in the associated publication.

Investigating Abandonment Errors In Cruise/Passenger Ships : Researching The Reasons Leading To Life-Losses During An Evacuation, A. Andreadakis, D. Dalaklis, N. Nikitakos

Articles

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Stakeholders’ Perceptions On The Introduction Of Additive Manufacturing (Am) In The Maritime Spare Parts Supply Chain, E. Kostidi, N. Nikitakos, T. Lilas, D. Dalaklis

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Discussing The Influence Of The Russian-Ukrainian Conflict In The High North, A. Bal, D. Dalaklis, I. Bartusevičienė, E. Başar

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The Current Status Of Maritime Security In The Gulf Of Guinea, L. Mohammed, D. Dalaklis

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Matthew Gaber: Peekaboo, Matthew Gaber, Mohiuddin Ahmed, Helge Janicke

Research Datasets

Cyber-attacks continue to evolve, increasing in frequency and sophistication where Artificial Intelligence (AI) is becoming essential in detecting modern malware. However, the accuracy of AI in malware detection is dependent on the quality of the features it is trained with. Static and dynamic analysis of malware is limited by the widespread use of obfuscation and anti-analysis techniques employed by malware authors, where if an analysis environment is detected the malware will hide its malicious behavior. However, Dynamic Binary Instrumentation (DBI) allows deep and precise control of the malware sample, thereby facilitating the extraction of authentic features from sophisticated and evasive …

Important Factors Contributing To The Burn Severity Of The 2021 Wooroloo Bushfire, Jarrad Mckercher, Eddie Van Etten, David Blake

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Increases in consecutive days that meteorological, climatic and biophysical variables combine to influence fire is projecting an increase in fire size and intensity. This prompts investigation into the severity of recent fires to gain a better understanding of the factors that influence fire severity. Using a highly accurate spectral index, a geospatial analysis was undertaken to identify key variables that control the variability in fire severity of the 2021 Wooroloo Bushfire. Random Forest regression and General Additive Model (GAM) were utilised to determine variable importance in modelling fire severity and to create parsimonious models. Elevation and the Soil Dryness Index …

Characterization And Z-Score Calculation Of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Parameters In Patients After The Fontan Operation: A Fontan Outcome Registry Using Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Examinations Study, Tarek Alsaied, Manish Aggarwal, Et Al.

2020-Current year OA Pubs

BACKGROUND: Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) offers valuable hemodynamic insights post-Fontan, but is limited by the absence of normative single ventricle data. The Fontan Outcomes Registry using CMR Examinations (FORCE) is a large international Fontan-specific CMR registry. This study used FORCE registry data to evaluate expected CMR ventricular size/function and create Fontan-specific z-scores adjusting for ventricular morphology (VM) in healthier Fontan patients.

METHODS: "Healthier" Fontan patients were defined as patients free of adverse outcomes, who are New York Heart Association class I, have mild or less valve disease, and < 30% aortopulmonary collateral burden. General linear modeling was performed on 70% of the dataset to create z-scores for volumes and function. Models were tested using the remainder (30%) of the data. The z-scores were compared between children and adults. The z-scores were also compared between "healthier" Fontan and patients with adverse outcomes (death, listing for transplantation, or multiorgan disease).

RESULTS: The "healthier" Fontan population included 885 patients (15.0 ± 7.6 years) …

Dataset For Varying Intensities Of Acute Aerobic Exercise Effects Immediate And Short-Term Cognitive Functioning, Caroline Curry, Ronald V. Croce, Greg Spicer

Faculty Publications

Introduction: Information processing, cognition, and executive functioning can be enhanced in various ways, one of which is through exercise. The present study investigated the impact of three intensities of aerobic exercise -- low intensity [LIE), moderate intensity [MIE], and higher intensity [HIE]) -- on information processing and executive functioning.

Method: Forty participants (19, male; 21, female) between the ages of 18-25 (mean = 20.75, SD = + 2.56) were randomly assigned to either a non-exercise-control (CON), LIE, MIE, or HIE groups. The exercise was performed on a bike ergometer. Participants took part in (1) single choice (SC), multichoice (MC), and …

Application Of Deep-Learning To Deep-Sea Species Identification From Image-Based Data, Eleanor Cross

School of Biological and Marine Sciences Theses

Vast areas of the world’s deep sea are unexplored, and the recent threats of deep-sea mining and trawling make exploration of these habitats a time-sensitive concern. Much of our understanding of the deep sea has been based on physical sampling of sediment habitats using trawls and grabs, however, modern methods of surveying the deep sea involve the acquisition of video footage using Remotely Operated Vehicles (ROVs). Use of image-based methods is particularly important for sensitive or vulnerable species such as cold-water corals, especially considering these species tend to inhabit hard substrate areas that cannot be sampled using trawls. Annotation of …

Analysis Of Macular Pigment Carotenoids In Human Blood Serum Of Glaucoma Patients As A Measure Of Ocular Health: A Raman Spectroscopic Study., Joy Udensi, Ekaterina Loskutova, James Loughman, Hugh J. Byrne

Datasets

Carotenoids are a major component of the human diet and have been widely studied for their antioxidant, and vision protection roles in the human body, and dietary supplementation is promoted in particular for ocular health. An initial trial (European Nutrition in Glaucoma Management (ENIGMA)), which assessed macular pigment optical density (MPOD) as well as ocular structural, functional and perceptual parameters before and after the 18-month supplementation of glaucoma patients with macular pigment (MP) carotenoids (lutein, zeaxanthin, meso-zeaxanthin), confirmed supplementation significantly improved the clinical ocular health of participants. Blood contains all major dietary carotenoids, presenting it as a suitable and efficient …

Quantitative Raman Analysis Of Human Blood Serum Of Glaucoma Patients Supplemented With Macular Pigment Carotenoids., Joy Udensi, Ekaterina Loskutova, James Loughman, Hugh J. Byrne

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Carotenoids have been widely studied for their high dietary, antioxidant, and vision protection roles in the human body. Blood contains all major dietary carotenoids and hence presents as a suitable and efficient substrate for the estimation of dietary carotenoids in vivo. Following the 18-month supplementation of open angle glaucoma patients with macula pigment carotenoids (Lutein, Zeaxanthin and Meso-Zeaxanthin) in the European Nutrition in Glaucoma Management (ENIGMA) trial, Raman spectroscopic analysis of the pre-supplementation baseline and 18-month supplemented blood serum carotenoids from participants was carried out, to investigate the systemic impact of supplementation in the blood and explore a more direct …

Bone-Targeted Ultrasound-Responsive Nanobubbles For Sirna Delivery To Treat Osteoporosis In Mice, Pedram Sotoudehbgagha, Abel Córdova Flores, Thomas Hartmann, Tara Pattilachan, Mehdi Razavi

Research Data and Datasets

This dataset corresponds to the original data for the manuscript titled 'Bone-Targeted Ultrasound-Responsive Nanobubbles for siRNA Delivery to Treat Osteoporosis in Mice.

Fabrication And Processing Of Magnesium-Based Metal Matrix Nanocomposites For Bioabsorbable Implants, Andres Larraza, Shane Burke, Pedram Sotoudehbagha, Mehdi Razavi

Research Data and Datasets

This dataset corresponds to the original data for the manuscript titled Fabrication and Processing of Magnesium-Based Metal Matrix Nanocomposites for Bioabsorbable Implants.

Carrier-Envelope Phase-Stable Few-Cycle Pulses From Two Stage Hybrid Compression Of A Yb:Kgw Amplifier, Dipendra Khatri

Research Data and Datasets

This dataset is the original data of the manuscript 'Carrier-envelope phase-stable few-cycle pulses from two stage hybrid compression of a Yb:KGW amplifier'.

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Fungicide Data, Amber Johnson

ScholarsArchive Data

This dataset contains emergence, biomass, and fungal biomass data collected during a laboratory study examining the effects of soil fungal level and seed coating treatment on the growth of bluebunch wheatgrass (Pseudoroegneria spicata). Pathogenesis from soil and seed-borne fungus can limit success when restoring native species. Fungicides can combat fungal pathogens, but in some studies, fungicides treatments are ineffective at improving seedling emergence over untreated, control seed. These studies suggest low fungal presence due to dry conditions may be the cause of the ineffectiveness of fungicide treatments for some years and sites. This study tested if fungicide treatment …