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Biometrics is an interesting study due to the incredible progress in security. Electrocardiogram (ECG) signal analysis is an active research area for diagnoses. Various techniques have been proposed in human identification...

Adaptive & Complex Systems Computer Science and Information Technology Computer Engineering

The decrease in the regulative power of states has generated a governance gap that has been filled by, among others, international standard-setting bodies. In these bodies, private technical experts shape the rules that govern...

IT Policy & Standardization Computer Science and Information Technology IT Policy and Standardization

This study utilized an extended model of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2) to explore the factors influencing the future adoption of accounting information systems (AIS) by Qatari students. A...

In this work, we thoroughly investigate the use of sliding mode control for nonlinear systems, specially its application for the control of dryer designed for drying food products. A dynamic model of the drying process has been...

Adaptive & Complex Systems Computer Science and Information Technology Computer Engineering

Educational systems worldwide have been forced into shifting to online learning during COVID-19 pandemic. This decision faced diverse challenges, especially in underdeveloped countries that still use traditional teaching...

Web-Based Teaching & Learning Education Educational Technologies

Postcolonialism stands today in flagrant contradiction with its mission. This assertion should scarcely come as a surprise. Come to think of it: what has postcolonialism done to colonization in the past few decades, save...

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Due to cognitive decline, individuals with Alzheimer’s often suffer from malnutrition, forgetting to eat, even if food is presented. Therefore, assistance with feeding is needed. In this paper a vision-based system for...

Groundwater resources in coastal aquifers constitute a main source of freshwater in many regions around the globe. This is typically true in arid and semi-arid regions where rainfall is scarce and infrequent and the surface...

One potential approach for crime analysis that has shown promising results is data analytics, particularly descriptive and predictive techniques. Data analytics can explore former criminal incidents seeking hidden correlations...

Data Mining Computer Science and Information Technology Data Mining and Databases

This paper aims to assess the needs of neurosurgical training in order to strategize the future plans for simulation and rehearsal. The main objective is to investigate the ability of virtual reality to enhance the training. An...

Semantic Web Computer Science and Information Technology Web Technologies

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Patients with non-severe ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) are often prescribed immunosuppressive medications that are associated with severe side effects and a reduced quality of life. There is an unmet need...

AAV Vasculitis Hydroxychloroquine Prednisolone ANCA Auto-immune conditions Humans Immunosuppressive Agents Antibodies Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Treatment Outcome Double-Blind Method Quality of life Multicenter Studies as Topic Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis covid-19 SARS-CoV-2

BACKGROUND: Patients with non-severe ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) are often prescribed immunosuppressive medications that are associated with severe side effects and a reduced quality of life. There is an unmet need for...

AAV ANCA Auto-immune conditions Hydroxychloroquine Prednisolone Vasculitis

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Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in the world. In the United Arab Emirates (UAE), it accounts for 40% of mortality. CVD is caused by multiple cardiometabolic risk factors (CRFs)...

Hypertension obesity cardiovascular disease Dyslipidemia Central obesity Non-communicable disease cardiometabolic risk factors Dysglycemia Humans Cardiovascular Diseases prevalence Risk Factors Adult United Arab Emirates Female Male Dyslipidemias Young Adult obesity Abdominal