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Rheumatology, collaboration, and modern-day research
Benjamin Edwards
Jan 01, 2023
An interview with Dr. Proton Rahman, a rheumatologist, genetic epidemiologist, and professor at Memorial University. Dr. Rahman has been working in the province for the past 24 years and in addition to his clinical work, has...
Published by: Memorial University Libraries
NEW DIALECT FORMATION IN HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY
Jenna Edwards
Apr 24, 2014
IN THIS PAPER, I REPORT on the early stages of my M.A. (Linguistics) research, which focuses on the variety of English spoken in the relatively new Labrador community of Happy Valley-Goose Bay (henceforth HVGB), founded in 1941....
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Advancing the Utility of the Transcript
Tyler Kendall
Sep 26, 2014
The transcript is often the primary mediating apparatus between theory and data in language research. Researchers from a wide array of linguistic disciplines and across the social sciences rely on transcripts for the analysis...
Published by: Atlantic Provinces Linguistic Association
The effect of exercise interventions on quality of life in patients with multiple myeloma
PURPOSE: To determine the effect of exercise interventions on quality of life in adults with multiple myeloma. METHODS: A literature search of 10 sources was performed in June 2022 to identify eligible studies for synthesis....
Review of Daniel Deardorff's the Other Within
Benjamin Staple
Jan 06, 2012
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Toward Holistic and Community-Based Interventions in the Mental Health of Black and Filipino Youth
The field of social work needs critical education on how colonialism and oppression have impacted the mental-health experiences of Black and Filipino youth. The psychological and socio-political factors impacting these...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Exploratory Study of Societal Contexts and Industry Performance
There is inconclusive evidence on the effectiveness of information and communication technologies (ICT) at the industry level. Using the influence-impact model as a theoretical framework, the authors apply data mining techniques...
Published by: IGI Global
Are ICTs Really That Important in Driving Industry Performance?
A decision tree is used to investigate how information and communication technologies (ICTs) and financial factors influence the performance of service and manufacturing industries globally. Industry performance is measured by...
Published by: IGI Global
Book Review: This Is Esports (And How to Spell It)
Susmit Gulavani
Jan 01, 2021
The review critiques 'This Is Esports (And How to Spell It): An Insider’s Guide to the World of Pro Gaming', a book written by Paul Chaloner and Benjamin Sillis. The authors provide a comprehensive overview of the history of the...
Published by: IGI Global
“The Unity that is Indivisibly Present in Each Thing”
Benjamin Brewer
Dec 20, 2020
On May 15th, 1801, Schelling sent Fichte a copy of his recently published Presentation of my System of Philosophy along with a letter. In the letter Schelling claims to “stand on a point whose discussion falls outside this...
Published by: Memorial University Libraries
FROM SHOE-CROPS TO MOSQUITO HAWKS
Sandra Clarke
Apr 24, 2014
NEWFOUNDLAND ENGLISH IS WITHOUT DOUBT the best-described of any variety of Canadian English. Yet though this observation may be true for the island portion of the province, research into the English spoken in Labrador has lagged...
Published by: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Reassessment of weak parent-of-origin expression bias shows it rarely exists outside of known imprinted regions.
Carol A Edwards, William MD Watkinson, Stephanie B Telerman, Lisa C Hulsmann, Russell S Hamilton, Anne C Ferguson-Smith
Apr 12, 2023
Availability and Access to Support Services in a Blended Learning Environment
The transformation in the distance education system has led to the emergence of blended learning approaches that have necessitated effective support to facilitate students learning. This web survey aimed at determining the kinds...
Published by: IGI Global
Can Video Gameplay Improve Undergraduates' Problem-Solving Skills?
In this study, the authors investigated if two distinct types of video gameplay improved undergraduates' problem-solving skills. Two groups of student participants were recruited to play either a roleplaying video game (World of...
Published by: IGI Global
Impact of Workplace Diversity on Employee Performance
The authors explore how the milieu of workplace diversity affects the relationship between employee and performance. In particular, we theorize and empirically examine the moderating effects of four (4) categories of diversity...
Published by: IGI Global
Opportunities and Challenges of Using Mobile Applications for Workplace Health Promotion
Workplace health promotion (WHP) needs be adjusted to the new ways of working and improved in terms of participation rates. As mobile applications (apps) have proved to be effective in various health areas, it might also be a...
Published by: IGI Global
Conventional vs. Digital Dental Impression
Ivna Kekez, Gordana Karega, Marina Gadža, Benjamin Benzon, Ivana Mikić, Katarina Vukojevic, Danijela Govorko
Jan 01, 2022
Dental impressions are an important part of routine diagnostic and therapeutic dental procedures. Using conventional impression materials, the dentist captures intraoral details, and the dental technician uses impression for...
Published by: IGI Global
Drone Forensics
Patrick Hung, Khalifa Al-Room, Farkhund Iqbal, Thar Baker, Babar Shah, Benjamin Yankson, Aine MacDermott
Jan 01, 2021
Drones (a.k.a. unmanned aerial vehicles – UAV) have become a societal norm in our daily lives. The ability of drones capture high-quality photos from an aerial view and store and transmit such data presents a multi-facet...
Published by: IGI Global
Extensive sequence duplication in Arabidopsis revealed by pseudo-heterozygosity.
Benjamin Jaegle, Rahul Pisupati, Luz Mayela Soto-Jiménez, Robin Burns, Fernando A Rabanal, Magnus Nordborg
Apr 09, 2023
Background
It is apparent that genomes harbor much structural variation that is largely undetected for technical reasons. Such variation can cause artifacts when short-read sequencing data are mapped to a reference...
Methylation Gene Duplication structural variation GWAS SNP calling Humans Arabidopsis Sequence Analysis DNA Polymorphism Single Nucleotide Genome Plant Genome-Wide Association Study DNA Copy Number Variations
Published by: Genome biology
Targeting earlier diagnosis
Colin F Munro, Ratko Yurac, Zipser Carl Moritz, Michael G Fehlings, Ricardo Rodrigues-Pinto, James Milligan, Konstantinos Margetis, Mark R N Kotter, Benjamin M Davies
Apr 17, 2023
Background
Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is a common and disabling condition. Early effective treatment is limited by late diagnosis. Conventional descriptions of DCM focus on motor and sensory limb disability...
Published by: PLOS ONE
Predicting treatment resistance from first-episode psychosis using routinely collected clinical information
Emanuele Osimo, Benjamin Perry, Pavan Mallikarjun, Megan Pritchard, Jonathan Lewis, Asia Katunda, Graham Murray, Jesus Perez, Peter Jones, Rudolf Cardinal, Oliver Howes, Rachel Upthegrove, Golam Khandaker
Apr 17, 2023
Is information provided within chronic subdural haematoma education resources adequate? A scoping review.
Conor S Gillespie, Samuel Khanna, Mark E Vivian, Samuel McKoy, Alvaro Yanez Touzet, Ellie Edlmann, Daniel J Stubbs, Benjamin M Davies
Apr 17, 2023
Background
Chronic subdural haematoma (CSDH) is becoming increasingly prevalent, due to an aging population with increasing risk factors. Due to its variable disease course and high morbidity, patient centred care and...
Published by: PLOS ONE
Large scale crowdsourced radiotherapy segmentations across a variety of cancer anatomic sites.
Kareem A Wahid, Diana Lin, Onur Sahin, Michael Cislo, Benjamin E Nelms, Renjie He, Mohammed A Naser, Simon Duke, Michael V Sherer, John P Christodouleas, Abdallah S R Mohamed, James D Murphy, Clifton D Fuller, Erin F Gillespie
Apr 17, 2023
Clinician generated segmentation of tumor and healthy tissue regions of interest (ROIs) on medical images is crucial for radiotherapy. However, interobserver segmentation variability has long been considered a significant...
Humans Neoplasms Tomography X-Ray Computed Radiotherapy Planning Computer-Assisted Radiation Oncology Image Processing Computer-Assisted Female Crowdsourcing
Published by: Scientific data
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