Publications by authors named "S Agha"
Increasing the uptake of Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine among adolescent girls is a high priority for the government of Bangladesh. This study examines correlates of HPV vaccine adoption in Dhaka Division, the largest division in Bangladesh. The 18-day vaccination campaign was accompanied by multimedia messages.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: The objective of this study was to describe medical students' learning styles and locus of control (LOC) and to determine their association with academic achievement.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed at a health science university in Saudi Arabia. A sample of 158 medical students completed Kolb's learning style and locus of control scales.
Background: Students' ability to diagnose various blood disorders could be substantially improved by continuously reviewing approaches toward teaching hematology. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of light microscopes and projected images on students' learning and determine medical students' perception of these teaching methods.
Methods: A randomized trial was conducted using a crossover design.
Article Synopsis
- - The study addresses the slow performance of HEVC standard by using GPUs to speed up motion estimation (ME) and 2D discrete cosine transform (2D-DCT), which are both computationally intensive processes.
- - Four levels of parallelism in ME are examined, along with two levels in 2D-DCT, utilizing a less complex Loeffler DCT algorithm to improve efficiency.
- - Experimental results demonstrate significant time savings, completing ME and 2D-DCT tasks for 25 high-resolution frames in just 0.25 seconds, allowing for real-time application of the encoder.
Donkeys (Equus asinus) have been used extensively in agriculture and transportations since their domestication, ca. 5000-7000 years ago, but the increased mechanization of the last century has largely spoiled their role as burden animals, particularly in developed countries. Consequently, donkey breeds and population sizes have been declining for decades, and the diversity contributed by autochthonous gene pools has been eroded.
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