Background/Objectives: Eating disorders (EDs), including anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED), are associated with bone density loss. Weight suppression (WS) and weight loss speed (WLS) are two critical weight-...
Mass segmentation is one of the fundamental tasks used when identifying breast cancer due to the comprehensive information it provides, including the location, size, and border of the masses. Despite significant improvement in the performance of the...
Background: Total hip arthroplasty (THA), which is performed mostly in elderly individuals, can result in substantial blood loss and thereby imposes a significant physical burden and risk of blood transfusion. The femoral neck cut and reamed acetabul...
The purpose of this study was to compare changes in bone mineral density (BMD) over a 6 month follow up (period of weight regain) in overweight, postmenopausal women having previously completed a 6 month weight loss (WL) intervention with and without...
In this paper, a stator core shape design method is proposed for an improvement in the power density of a small surface-mounted permanent magnet (SPM) motor. In order to improve the power density of a motor, it is necessary to increase its torque or...
The introduction of CFTR modulators in the clinics has improved body mass index in cystic fibrosis (CF) individuals. Leptin is a major regulator of appetite and energy expenditure but is also involved in bone metabolism. Whether circulating leptin le...
We evaluated the association between short-term change in body mass index (BMI) and breast density during a 1 year weight-loss intervention (Manchester, UK). We included 65 premenopausal women (35–45 years, ≥7 kg adult weight gain, family history of...
In the era of artificial intelligence, the significance of images and videos as intuitive conveyors of information cannot be overstated. Computer vision techniques rooted in deep learning have revolutionized our ability to autonomously and accurately...
Fresnel wave surfaces, or isofrequency light shells, provide a powerful framework for describing electromagnetic wave propagation in anisotropic media, yet their applicability is restricted to reciprocal, lossless materials and far-field radiation. T...
Interception loss (IL) by the forest canopy removes a substantial quantity of rainwater within forested ecosystems. The large-scale unmanaged Japanese coniferous plantations with high stand density (SD) in Japan raise concerns about an additional inc...
Background/Objectives: Performing therapeutic exercises using video games via virtual reality devices can be effective for preventing or mitigating bone mineral density (BMD) loss. The objective of this paper is to determine the effectiveness of virt...
In electrical machines, iron losses are essential for electromagnetic and thermal designs and analyses. Although many models have been proposed to predict iron losses in magnetic materials, the calculation of iron losses under non-sinusoidal excitati...
In order to find the causes of statistical line loss abnormalities and propose better loss reduction strategies, it is necessary to improve the accuracy of theoretical line loss calculations. Since Distributed Generation (DG) access to the distributi...
Increasing plant density is a key measure to close the maize (Zea mays L.) yield gap and ensure food security. However, there is a large plant density difference in the fields sown by agronomists and smallholders. The primary cause of this phenomenon...
This paper presents the establishment of an accurate loss model for high-power-density IGBT modules used in electric vehicles, leveraging the thermal simulation capabilities of the power electronics simulation software PLECS 4.1. The study aims to ad...
Background: Anorexia Nervosa is a highly lethal illness that is also associated with many medical complications. Food restriction and weight loss define this illness. Most of its physical complications are reversible with weight restoration, with the...
Disuse-induced bone loss during stall confinement and immobilization is a major concern in horses because it impairs recovery and increases susceptibility to further injury. Experimental models are needed to evaluate therapeutic options, but most ava...
Subfossil oak wood has spent centuries or millennia in the aquatic medium (rivers, lakes, bogs, etc.) and, due to water anoxic conditions, its decomposition is very slow. As a result of its long residing in specific conditions, its chemical compositi...
The present study aims at evaluating the impact of anobiid damage on pine timber elements. Anobiid attack produces a diffuse damage of the elements with a set of tunnels in random directions and sizes, thus confusing quantification. Therefore, a meth...
Background: During the menopausal transition, around 25% of women experience a particularly accelerated loss of bone mineral density. These so-called “fast bone losers” represent a group of patients with an increased risk of osteoporosis....
Objective: To explore the relationship between laboratory, functional, disease activity markers and bone mineral density (BMD) loss in patients with spondyloarthropathies (SpAs). Methods: A cohort of 41 SpA patients were followed up for 4 years. Dis...
Power density is one of the most significant issues in designing electromagnetic interference (EMI) filters for power electronic-based applications. Therefore, an effective EMI filter design should consider both its capability to ensure the complianc...
Normally, the Nernst voltage calculated from the concentration of the reaction gas in the flow channel is considered to be the ideal voltage (reversible voltage) of the hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell. The Nernst voltage loss in fuel cells in most of the c...
By evaluating preoperative endothelial cell density (ECD), ECD loss after phacoemulsification can be predicted. In this retrospective cross-sectional study, we compared outcomes of phacoemulsification with different levels of preoperative ECD. Three-...
Dielectric capacitors offer immense application potential in advanced electrical and electronic systems with their unique ultrahigh power density. Polymer-based dielectric composites with high energy density are urgently needed to meet the ever-growi...
The paper evaluates the effect of spruce wood density on the parameters of mass loss and mass loss rate during exposure to thermal load. The intention was to determine whether the effect of density is still evident after the application of flame reta...
Multiagent chemotherapy offers an undoubted therapeutic benefit to cancer patients, but is also associated with chronic complications in survivors. Osteoporosis affects the quality of life of oncologic patients, especially at the paediatric age. Howe...
The paper assessed the impact of the heat treatment of spruce wood, the (radial and tangential) side of the specimens exposed to fire, and the type of material (prism—higher density, floor—lower density) on the combustion process and the...
While open-set recognition algorithms have been extensively explored in computer vision, their application to environmental sound analysis remains understudied. To address this gap, this study investigates how to effectively recognize unknown sound c...
To investigate the effects of the combined addition of Lactiplantibacillus plantarum and sucrose on the fermentation weight loss (FWL), fermentation quality, and microbial community structure of ensiled rape straw under varying packing density condit...
Bone is a nutritionally modulated tissue. Given this background, aim of this review is to evaluate the latest data regarding ideal dietary approach in order to reduce bone mineral density loss and to construct a food pyramid that allows osteopenia/os...
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Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of practicing Taichi on attenuating bone mineral density (BMD) loss. Methods: Both electronic and manual searches were performed for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) examining Taich...
The magnetic core is an important part of the magnetic coupling system in wireless power transmission (WPT) for EVs. It helps to increase the coupling coefficient and reduce magnetic field leakage. However, it also brings additional core loss. While...
A method is proposed to comprehensively study the eddy and circulating current losses of stator winding wound by multiple parallel strands, to further improve the power density of stator iron coreless permanent magnet brushless DC (PMBLDC) motors. An...
Permanent magnet synchronous machines (PMSMs) are widely used in electric vehicles due to their high power density, high efficiency, etc. Core losses account for a significant component of the total loss in PMSMs. Therefore, it is necessary to carefu...
Soiling losses of photovoltaic (PV) panels due to dust lead to a significant decrease in solar energy yield and result in economic losses; this hence poses critical challenges to the viability of PV in smart grid systems. In this paper, these losses...
Fractional-slot PMSM motors allow for obtaining high values of power density factors, but at the same time, they are characterized by high values of rotor losses—in the rotor core and permanent magnets. The main causes of rotor losses in this t...
Dense breast tissue is a significant factor that increases the risk of breast cancer. Current mammographic density classification approaches are unable to provide enough classification accuracy. However, it remains a difficult problem to classify bre...
This work investigated the isothermal holding time dependence of the densification, microstructure, weight loss, and tensile properties of Fe-Mn-Si powder compacts. Elemental Fe, Mn, and Si powder mixtures with a nominal composition of Fe-28Mn-3Si (i...
Estimating the dry matter losses (DML) of whole-plant maize (WPM) silage is a priority for sustainable dairy and beef farming. The study aimed to assess this loss of nutrients by using net-bags (n = 36) filled with freshly chopped WPM forage and buri...
Recent research has demonstrated frontal cortical involvement to co-occur with visual re-organization, suggestive of top-down modulation of cross-modal mechanisms. However, it is unclear whether top-down modulation of visual re-organization takes pla...
Objectives: To determine whether temporal bone computed tomography (CT) features are linked to the presence and type of hearing loss in osteogenesis imperfecta (OI) when considering hearing-impaired OI patients and normally hearing (NH) OI ones. A se...
Fractional slot, PMSM motors with a properly designed electromagnetic circuit allow for obtaining high power density factors (more than 4 kW per 1 kg of total motor weight). The selection of the number of magnetic poles to the specific dimensions and...
Large crabgrass (Digitaria sanguinalis) is one of the most problematic weeds in summer crops in Argentina. Emergence throughout the season of several cohorts allows the weed to escape postemergence control. Demographic models are useful tools to unde...
The mechanical properties of sandy soil depend on both the confining pressure and the state of compactness. Therefore, both the buried depth of the tunnel and the relative density of the sand are key factors that affect the ground deformation induced...
The detailed examination of electron scattering in solids is of crucial importance for the theory of solid-state physics, as well as for the development and diagnostics of novel materials, particularly those for micro- and nanoelectronics. Among othe...
Membrane-type acoustic metamaterials (MAMs) have recently received widespread attention due to their good low-frequency sound-transmission-loss (STL) performance. A fast prediction method for the STL of rectangular membranes loaded with masses of arb...
As we face issues of fossil fuel depletion and environmental pollution, it is becoming increasingly important to transition towards clean renewable energies and electric vehicles (EVs). However, designing electric motors with high power density for E...
This randomized, controlled clinical trial examined the impact of a web-based weight loss intervention on diet quality. Furthermore, it was investigated whether corresponding changes in diet quality were associated with changes in measures of cardiov...
Little is known about nutritional factors during weight loss on digital commercial weight loss programs. We examined how nutritional factors relate to weight loss for individuals after 4 and 18 months on a mobile commercial program with a food catego...
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