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Showing 1 to 20 of 77 for “"Diagnostic value"”.
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Self-knowledge and the diagnostic value of one's actions
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management, 1996.
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The diagnostic value of pericardial aspiration at Groote Schuur hospital
In this MMed thesis I have reviewed retrospectively the pericardial aspirations performed between 1 July 1987 and 12th October 1989 at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town. Documenting the reasons for aspiration, the complications of pericardiocentesis, and how cytologic, bacteriologic and biochemical …
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SERUM AMYLOID A IN RUMINANTS: DIAGNOSTIC VALUE AND FOOD CONTAMINATION ASSESSMENT
… phase protein Serum Amyloid A, focussing on its value as safety marker in farm animals. SAA can be considered as a natural anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory agent and local expression of SAA, at the site of the initial acute phase reaction, could protect against the deleterious effects of …
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Evaluating the Diagnostic Value and Molecular Mechanisms of Thrombocytosis in Lung Cancer
… in vitro investigations to evaluate its diagnostic value and underlying biology. The first and largest phase, evaluates the diagnostic value of thrombocytosis for lung cancer detection in primary care, using large-scale data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, Hospital Episode …
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Examining the diagnostic value of 87SR/86SR for midwestern blue-gray chert source determination
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2023-12-04 without embargo terms
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The diagnostic value of adenosine deaminase activity in the ascitic fluid of patients with tuberculous peritonitis
This study was designed to: 1. Examine the diagnostic value of ADA levels in ascitic fluid, 2. Establish the sensitivity and specificity of this test in the diagnosis of tuberculous peritonitis, in a large number of patients, 3. Establish levels of adenosine deaminase activity which give the best …
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Krūties vėžio magnetinio rezonanso vaizdo tekstūros analizė /
… could develop new non-invasive breast cancer diagnostic approaches, oriented at genetics. Methods: A prospective analysis of MRI radiomic features and genetic data from 42 patients diagnosed with invasive ductal carcinoma was performed. The cohort was evenly split between patients with BRCA …
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Memory for performance feedback: a test of three self- motivation theories
… feedback dimensions, or feedback with high diagnostic value. The results clearly show individuals are biased toward recalling negative feedback. Individuals tended to recall more specific negative feedback statements relative to specific positive feedback statements (p < .06), and recalled …
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Optical Coherence Tomography for Dermatological Applications
… Within ophthalmology, OCT has already proven its value and is routinely used for diagnosing retinal diseases. In many other areas the potential of OCT is explored worldwide, while the technique itself is further developed with improved imaging speed, resolution and extensions such as functional …
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In vivo steroid sensing using corona phase molecular recognition : design, synthesis, and applications
… steroids, we argue in this thesis that their diagnostic value is highly constrained because of limitations of existing measurement technology. Hence, this thesis explores and develops the engineering tools for the design, synthesis, and application of a continuous biosensor capable of …
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Relationship between Surface and Indwelling EMG Spike Shape Measures
Indwelling electromyography (EMG) has great diagnostic value but its invasive and often painful characteristics make it inappropriate for monitoring human movement. Spike shape analysis of the surface electromyographic signal responds to the call for non-invasive EMG measures for monitoring human …
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Prevalence and incidence of renal dysfunction in patients initiating Antiretroviral Therapy at a Primary Health Care Centre in Gugulethu, Cape Town : a cohort study
… with renal dysfunction. We also examined the diagnostic value of early serum creatinine tests in identifying incident renal dysfunction after 12 months.
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Integrating digitizing pen technology and machine learning with the Clock Drawing Test
… diseases that has been proven to have high diagnostic value due to its ease of administration and accurate results. In order to standardize the administration process and utilize the most current machine learning tools for analysis of CDT results, the digitizing pen has been used to …
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Significance of variation in concentration of chlorides, acid, and pepsin, in the gastric contents, with particular reference to the control of gastric acidity
… of the fundus of a dog's stomach. I. The chief diagnostic value of estimations of the chlorides, in addition to that of the acid, lies in assisting differentation of such pathological conditions of the stomach as are characterised by complete absence of 'free' hydrochloric acid, II. The …
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ΣΥΓΚΡΙΤΙΚΗ ΜΕΛΕΤΗ ΤΗΣ ΑΟΡΤΟΓΡΑΦΙΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΤΗΣ ΡΑΔΙΟΙΣΟΤΟΠΙΚΗΣ ΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΣΤΙΚΗΣ ΑΓΓΕΙΟΓΡΑΦΙΑΣ (Ρ.Υ.Α.) ΣΤΗΝ ΑΟΡΤΟΛΑΓΟΝΙΟ ΝΟΣΟ
THE PURPOSE OF THIS THESIS IS TO CORRELATE THE DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF THE 1ST PASSRADIONUCLIDE COMPUTER ASSISTED ANGIOGRAPHY IN THE AORTOILIAC DISEASE, WITH THECONTRAST AORTOGRAPHY, AND ESPECIALLY TO DETERMINE THE ADVANTAGES OF THE 1ST PASS RADIONUCLIDE COMPUTER ASSISTED ANGIOGRAPHY IN THE STUDY OF …
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Effect of Image Sharpening on Radiographic Image Quality
… may contain artifacts that could reduce the diagnostic value of dental radiographs. This phenomenon has been reported through various case reports. However, its effect on radiographic image quality has not been studied. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of image processing …
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Assessing Knowledge Structure: The Development and Try Out of a Mapping Technique
… accurately assess content knowledge, (b) it has diagnostic value since it provides a wholistic profile of student's performance, (c) it can be useful when selecting instructional strategies and teaching materials, and (d) it can be used to help students focus their learning or note-taking …
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Role of Selected Plasma MicroRNAs as Diagnostic and Prognostic Biomarkers in Myelodysplastic Syndrome // Роля на подбрани плазмени микроРНК-и като диагностични и прогностични маркери при миелодиспластичен синдром
… miR-16, miR-451a, and let-7a) as potential diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS). The study aims to investigate the expression of these five microRNAs in the plasma of patients with MDS and healthy controls, and to analyse their correlation with clinical, …
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Identifying data conditions to enhance subscale score accuracy based on various psychometric models
… Subscale score reporting has an important diagnostic value because it can give information about respondents’ cognitive strengths and weaknesses in specific content domains. Although several testing programs have reported their results in subscales, there have been many concerns about the …
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