BACKGROUND Physical inactivity is a major cardiovascular risk factor. Recently, we showed that non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) assessed by the self-reported questionnaire is favorably associated with metabolic risks in patients with type 2 diabetes. The purpose of the present study was to examine the validity of the questionnaire by comparing with objectively measured daily physical ...

In this paper we present a comparison between NeuroEvolution of Augmenting Typologies (NEAT) algorithm with Backpropagation Neural Network for the prediction of breast cancer. Machine learning algorithms could be used to enhance the performance of medical practitioners in the diagnosis of breast cancer. NEAT is a promising machine learning algorithm, which combines genetic algorithms and neural...

The CN/CN and CN/CN isotopic ratios have been determined in comets C/1995 O1 (Hale-Bopp), C/2001 Q4 (NEAT) and C/2003 K4 (LINEAR) at heliocentric distances of, respectively, 2.7, 3.7 and 2.6 AU. These ratios have also been measured at r ∼ 1 AU. No significant differences were found between all determinations, nor with the value obtained for other comets. If confirmed, the discrepancy between th...

a very important book. However, its value is somewhat marred by the deficiencies which often accompany the publishing of proceedings, in particular the very variable quality of the chapters. It could have benefited greatly from more ruthless editing. Overall, the book is very well organized into sections covering 'The magnitude, determinants and measurement of compliance' (four chapters), 'Stra...

Based on the increased interest in ANT in Media Studies, this paper discusses similarities and differences in the epistemological premises of ANT and German Media Studies and, in particular, Media Aesthetics. Proceeding from well received ANT investigations on the transformational processes of scientific research and the discussion of their importance and suitability for media aesthetic approac...

Physical activity improves health in patients with mental disorders. Nonexercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) represents energy expenditure due to daily physical activities other than volitional exercise. We aimed to evaluate NEAT in type 2 diabetic patients with and without accompanying mental disorders.Between September 2010 and September 2014, we studied 150 patients with type 2 diabetes, 5...

Let \(2<n<\omega\). Then \({\sf CA}_n\) denotes the class of cylindric algebras dimension \(n\), RCA}_n\) representable \(\sf CA_n\)s, CRCA}_n\) completely CA}_n\)s, and Nr}_n{\sf CA}_{\omega}(\subseteq {\sf CA}_n\)) \(n\)-neat reducts CA}_{\omega}\)s. The elementary closure CRCA}_n\)s (\(\mathbf{K_n}\)) non-elementary At}({\sf CA}_{\omega})\) are characterized using two-player zero-sum g...