Three main approaches on how audio signals can be used as input to a deep learning model are: extracting hand-crafted features from signals, mapping into appropriate images such spectrogram-like ones, and using directly raw signals. Among these approaches, the usage of represents compromise regarding bias enforced by processing (seen in features) computational demands signals). When any is inpu...

PURPOSE This study aimed to evaluate the clinical nursing students using 360 degree evaluation. METHODS In this descriptive cross-sectional study that conducted between September 2014 and February 2015, 28 students who were selected by census from those who were passing the last semester of the Nursing BSc program in Rafsanjan University of Medical Sciences. Data collection tools included dem...

Objective: The aim of present study was to find the effect of cholesterol level on platelet aggregability in normal individuals. Methodology: This study was conducted in Cardiology department, Lady Reading Hospital, Peshawar in SeptemberOctober 2007. Normal individuals aged 18 years or above were randomly included. Patients who were suffering from any cardiovascular or other diseases were exclu...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to compare the use of 3-dimensional (3D) laser scanning and cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) as methods of root surface measurement. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty teeth (15 maxillary first premolars and 15 mandibular first premolars) from 8 patients who required extractions for orthodontic treatment were selected. Before extraction, pre-treatment CBCT imag...

The Pearson correlation coefficient, ρ (rho), is a popular statistic for describing the strength of the relationship between two variables. It is the slope of the regression line between two variables when both variables have been standardized by subtracting their means and dividing by their standard deviations. The correlation ranges between plus and minus one. The population correlation ρ is ...

with rapid development in information gathering technologies and access to large amounts of data, we always require methods for data analyzing and extracting useful information from large raw dataset and data mining is an important method for solving this problem. clustering analysis as the most commonly used function of data mining, has attracted many researchers in computer science. because o...

MOTIVATION Characterizing the diversity of microbial communities and understanding the environmental factors that influence community diversity are central tenets of microbial ecology. The development and application of cultivation independent molecular tools has allowed for rapid surveying of microbial community composition at unprecedented resolutions and frequencies. There is a growing need ...

BACKGROUND Dabbing is an emerging method of marijuana ingestion. However, little is known about dabbing owing to limited surveillance data on dabbing. OBJECTIVE The aim of the study was to analyze Google search data to assess the scope and breadth of information seeking on dabbing. METHODS Google Trends data about dabbing and related topics (eg, electronic nicotine delivery system [ENDS], a...