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Showing 1 to 20 of 222 for “"side effect"”.
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Decoding algorithms using side-effect machines
… problems with applications to DNA. By using side effect machines we hope to be able to provide efficient decoding algorithms for this open problem. Two ideas for decoding algorithms are presented and examined. Both decoders use Side Effect Machines(SEMs) which are generalizations of finite …
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A Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm with Side Effect Machines for Motif Discovery
… algorithm to evolve a specialized version of side effect machines for degenerate motif discovery. We compare some suggested objectives for the motifs they find, test different multi-objective scoring schemes and probabilistic models for the background sequence models and report our results on …
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AI Enabled Drug Design and Side Effect Prediction Powered by Multi-Objective Evolutionary Algorithms & Transformer Models
… which will fail clinical trials or pass unwanted effects onto the end patient. By extending current technologies as well as adding new ones, more design criteria can be included, and more promising novel drugs can be discovered. This work advances the field of computational drug design by (1) …
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The Logo “Visual Thickness Effect”: When and Why It Boosts Brand Evaluation. Does It Relax the Logo Visual Asymmetry Side-effect?
… of personality of the associated brand. A considerable body of research studies the key visual elements of logos that influence consumers’ perceptions about the associated brands. The primary aim of this research is to contribute to this body of literature by documenting the logo “Visual …
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Clinical Trial of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy to Reduce Antiretroviral Side Effects in HIV Patients
… observations and research have suggested that side effects are a significant reason for non-adherence. This randomized, controlled clinical trial was a pilot study sought to determine if a brief exposure cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) could reduce side effect symptoms in HIV/AIDS patients …
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Pharmacological treatment of inflammatory bowel disease
… inflammatory bowel disease with their potential side effect. Supportive therapy and surgical treatment methods.Epidemiology , etiology and pathogenesis. Complication in pregnant women. Signs and symptoms with their diagnosis. Lastly colorectal cancer in IBD patients.
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Commonality and Product Design
… product diversification simultaneously. Considerable product development cost and a lack of long lasting and profitable product designs mandate companies to take a systematic and integrated approach to the design of product families and of successive product generations. …
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Hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetes: risk factors, symptoms and recovery
Hypoglycaemia is the commonest side-effect of insulin treatment for diabetes mellitus. Appreciation of the risk factors for hypoglycaemia and early recognition of its symptoms can help the affected individual with prompt self-treatment of hypoglycaemia, preventing progression to severe …
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Towards patient selection for cranial proton beam therapy – Assessment of current patient-individual treatment decision strategies
… supposed to experience the greatest reduction in side effects should preferably be treated with proton beam therapy. One option for this patient selection is the model-based approach. Its feasibility in patients with intracranial tumours is investigated in this thesis. First, normal tissue …
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The Grid Roofnet : a rooftop ad hoc wireless network
… wireless Ad Hoc networking research, and as a side effect also provides network access to a small number of apartments in Cambridge, MA. We describe the construction and performance of the network, and draw some conclusions about the viability of such networks and directions for future research.
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Incidence of aminoglycoside-induced hearing loss in HIV positive and HIV negative multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patients
… document the incidence and severity of aminoglycoside-induced ototoxicity at Brooklyn Chest Hospital; To determine the prevalence of the 6 known aminoglycoside-induced deafness mutations in the MT-RNR1 gene (A1555G, C1494T, T1095C, T1291C, A827G and 961 indel C) in a cohort of MDR-TB patients; To …
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Pilot comparison of clinical effects and compliance with commonly prescribed antihypertensive drugs in HIV hypertensive patients at University Teaching Hospital
Pilot comparison of clinical effects and compliance with commonly prescribed antihypertensive drugs in HIV hypertensive patients at UTH. By Dr Takondwa Ngulube Chidumayo HIV infection and hypertension disproportionately affect sub-Saharan Africa including Zambia. The challenges of effectively …
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Pilot comparison of clinical effects and compliance with commonly prescribed antihypertensive drugs in HIV hypertensive patients at University Teaching Hospital
Pilot comparison of clinical effects and compliance with commonly prescribed antihypertensive drugs in HIV hypertensive patients at UTH. By Dr Takondwa Ngulube Chidumayo HIV infection and hypertension disproportionately affect sub-Saharan Africa including Zambia. The challenges of effectively …
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Molecular Considerations In The Design Of Novel Alpha/Beta Hydrolase Inhibitors
… gut epithelium, resulting in the dose limiting side effect of delayed diarrhea. Development of inhibitors for the CE subfamily of ABHs could assist in ameliorating the toxic side effects associated with some esterified prodrugs such as irinotecan, and enhance the distribution of prodrugs in …
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Statin-associated skeletal muscle damage and its interactions with novel or accustomed exercise
… prescribed medication, and their most common side effect is some degree of skeletal muscle myopathy. Unfortunately, this side effect is more likely/severe in statin users who are also exercisers. Purpose: To examine the previously unaddressed interactions of statin treatment with novel vs. …
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On self-annihilation: bending the borrowed light
… specialization has arguably had the unfortunate side-effect of fragmenting society, including the individual, and I have tried here to share stories that instill our world instead with a sense of connection, mystery, and magic, while focusing on the difficulties inherent in the mundane. The …
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Development of a plasma source ion implantation facility for the modification of materials' surfaces
… implantation of steels, the x-rays emitted as a side-effect of plasma source ion implantation and the development of an analytical technique of interest to silicon wafer-cutting technologies.
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Distributed functional programming in Scheme
… functional style. The use of a functional, side effect free style of programming simplifies the challenges of data consistency. A number of demonstrations of the system are presented, including a distributed SAT solver. The performance of the system is shown to increase roughly linearly with …
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CANNABINOID RECEPTOR INTERACTING PROTEIN 1A (CRIP1A): EFFECTS ON CB1 RECEPTOR FUNCTION AND CELLULAR REGULATION
… of its involvement in mediating the psychotropic effects of marijuana. CB1R is one of the most abundantly expressed G protein coupled receptors (GPCR) in the CNS and has been targeted therapeutically for multiple diseases; however side effect profiles for CB1R have posed difficulty in the …
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Exercise mitigates chemotherapy-induced cognitive impairment in a mouse model of breast cancer.
… impairment (CICI) has been a reoccurring side effect among breast cancer survivors. While many commonly used chemotherapeutic treatments do not cross the blood-brain-barrier they do suppress cell proliferation which has been associated with the suppression of hippocampal neurogenesis. …
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