Water Cycle Bat Algorithm and Dictionary-Based Deformable Model for Lung Tumor Segmentation.

Among the different types of cancers, lung cancer is one of the widespread diseases which causes the highest number of deaths every year. The early detection of lung cancer is very essential for increasing the survival rate in patients. Although computed tomography (CT) is the preferred choice for lungs imaging, sometimes CT images may produce less tumor visibility regions and unconstructive rates in tumor portions.

Comparison of Perineural and Intravenous Dexamethasone as an Adjuvant to Levobupivacaine in Ultrasound-Guided Infraclavicular Brachial Plexus Block: A prospective Randomized Trial.

Background: The effect of perineural versus intravenous (i.v.) dexamethasone (4 mg) when added to levobupivacaine as an adjuvant has not been well studied.

Granny Smith Apple Extract Lowers Inflammation and Improves Antioxidant Status in L-arginine-induced Exocrine Pancreatic Dysfunction in Rats.

Objectives: Granny Smith is a cultivated hybrid variety of apple with a high antioxidant content relative to all other species of apple. Acute pancreatitis (AP) is an instantly emerging inflammatory condition with a high mortality rate. The preferred treatment is restricted to symptomatic relief and supportive care.

Adoption of online proctored examinations by university students during COVID-19: Innovation diffusion study.

COVID-19 global pandemic pushed a large number of higher educational institutions to use Online Proctored Exams (OPE) because of government-imposed lockdowns. Treating OPE as an educational technology innovation, we apply the diffusion of innovation theory in predicting factors affecting its adoption by university students which we believe is the first of its kind research study. The study presented here reviews OPE, its types, architecture, challenges, and prospects and then focuses on the student adoption experience at a large, multi-campus higher educational institution.

Microstructural features, spectroscopic study and thermal analysis of potassium permanganate filled PVA-PVP blend films.

Potassium permanganate (KMnO) filled polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) polymeric blend films have been prepared by solution casting technique, with filler levels (FL) varying from 0.01 up to 4.70 mass%.