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Vocal Acoustic Analysis
Vocal acoustic analysis is becoming a useful tool for the classification and recognition of laryngological pathologies. This technique enables a non-invasive and low-cost assessment of voice disorders, allowing a more efficient...
Published by: IGI Global
Change Management Perceptions in Portuguese Hospital Institutions Through ITIL
Organizations function in complex, dynamic and unpredictable environments. Implementing changes must therefore be well planned, managed, and evaluated as such ongoing efforts link organizational performance to peer...
Published by: IGI Global
Technical-Economic Feasibility Study of a Tri-Generation System in an Isolated Tropical Island
Over the years, and despite the energy efficiency measures and possibilities, there has been an increase in energy consumption worldwide. However, the resources and primary energies are limited and short stocked, and the energy...
Published by: IGI Global
Ingestive Behaviour Activities Based on Bioacoustic Signals in Grazing Cattle
This work focuses on the development of an autonomous, electronic platform based on bioacoustic techniques to monitor animal sounds related to ingestive activities and sub-activities in beef cattle. The authors have developed an...
Environmental Technologies Environmental, Agricultural, and Physical Sciences Environmental Science and Technologies
Published by: IGI Global
A Physiological-Monitoring Electronic Platform for Cattle Grazing Systems
Ricardo Santos, Fabiana Alves, Patrik Bressan, Ricardo Aguiar, Wellington Santos, Rafael Costa
Jul 01, 2020
In this work, we present a non-invasive electronic platform for physiological data acquisition on cattle grazing systems. The platform can be used for dairy and beef cattle to continuously monitor physiological variables such as...
Environmental Technologies Environmental, Agricultural, and Physical Sciences Environmental Science and Technologies
Published by: IGI Global
Blocking dPerk in the intestine suppresses neurodegeneration in a Drosophila model of Parkinson's disease.
Rebeka Popovic, Amrita Mukherjee, Nuno Santos Leal, Lydia Morris, Yizhou Yu, Samantha H Y Loh, L Miguel Martins
Apr 17, 2023
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterised by selective death of dopaminergic (DA) neurons in the midbrain and motor function impairment. Gastrointestinal issues often precede motor deficits in PD, indicating that the gut-brain...
Animals Drosophila Drosophila melanogaster Parkinson Disease Drosophila Proteins Unfolded Protein Response Protein Serine-Threonine Kinases
Published by: Cell Death & Disease
Profiling IT Security and Interoperability in Brazilian Health Organisations From a Business Perspective
Rui Rijo, Ricardo Martinho, Adicinéia Oliveira, Domingos Alves, Zilma Reis, Cátia Santos-Pereira, Manuel Correia, Luís Antunes, Ricardo Cruz-Correia
Apr 01, 2020
The proliferation of electronic health (e-Health) initiatives in Brazil over the last 2 decades has resulted in a considerable fragmentation within health information technology (IT), with a strong political interference. The...
Published by: IGI Global
A novel nano-iron supplement versus standard treatment for iron deficiency anaemia in children 6-35 months (IHAT-GUT trial)
Nuredin I Mohammed, James Wason, Thomas Mendy, Stefan A Nass, Ogochukwu Ofordile, Famalang Camara, Bakary Baldeh, Chilel Sanyang, Amadou T Jallow, Ilias Hossain, Nuno Faria, Jonathan J Powell, Andrew M Prentice, Dora Ia Pereira
Apr 07, 2023
BACKGROUND: Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the leading cause of years lost to disability in most sub-Saharan African countries and is especially common in young children. The IHAT-GUT trial assessed the efficacy and safety of...