Although earlier meta-analysis studies have provided evidence-based information useful for decision-making, debate regarding their quality continues. This study aimed to evaluate the quality of meta-analysis studies in the field of dance therapy (DT)...
Pediatric sarcomas, rare malignancies of mesenchymal origin, pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. In this review, we explore the role of radiomics in reshaping our understanding of pediatric sarcomas, emphasizing methodological considerations...
Currently, optical imaging techniques are extensively employed to automatically sort agricultural products based on various quality parameters such as size, shape, color, ripeness, sugar content, and acidity. This methodological review article examin...
The spleen, often referred to as the “forgotten organ”, plays numerous important roles in various diseases. Recently, there has been an increased interest in the application of radiomics in different areas of medical imaging. This systema...
27 January 2020
Background: There has been increasing use of mobile mHealth applications, including pain assessment and pain self-management apps. The usability of mHealth applications has vital importance as it affects the quality of apps. Thus, usability assessmen...
The quality of manufacturing processes largely depends on applying modern design methods and technologies. Much progress has been made in the field of metallurgy and the physics of welding, including the weld pool hydrodynamics, the surface and volum...
Optimal Sensor Placement (OSP) is a key step in the design of Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) systems for bridges and requires combining civil engineering constraints with computational optimization. This systematic review, conducted following PRI...
The objective of this review was to compile validated functional shoulder assessment tools and analyse the methodological quality of their validations. Secondarily, we aimed to provide a comparison of the tools, including parameter descriptions, indi...
Background: Most European and American countries recently updated their guidelines on Lyme borreliosis (LB). The aim of this study was to provide a comparative overview of existing guidelines on the treatment of LB in Europe and America and to assess...
Scientific research on heart rate variability (HRV) biofeedback is burdened by certain methodological issues, such as lack of consistent training quality and fidelity assessment or control conditions that would mimic the intervention. In the present...
24 April 2019
Cancer patients’ return-to-work rates in Japan and their methodological quality have been little reported. We conducted a systematic review to explore the recent return-to-work rates and to assess the methodological quality of the existing lite...
Due to the advances in head-mounted displays (HMDs), hardware and software technologies, and mobile connectivity, virtual reality (VR) applications such as viewing 360° videos on HMDs have seen an increased interest in a wide range of consumer and ve...
Background/Objectives: Adult spinal deformity (ASD) management often requires pelvic fixation, with S2 alar–iliac (S2AI) screws emerging as an alternative to traditional iliac screws. Despite multiple meta-analyses comparing these techniques, t...
Predicting energy consumption in battery electric vehicles (BEVs) is a complex task due to the large number of influencing factors and their interdependencies. Nevertheless, reliable energy consumption estimation is essential to reduce range anxiety,...
Assessing zoo animal welfare can involve generic evaluations or targeted, species-specific protocols. While the latter offer greater precision, their development is often limited by species diversity and the lack of validated indicators. The Animal W...
Soil quality assessment, which considers numerous physical, chemical, and biological indicators, has long been a challenge for monitoring soil functions and ensuring sustainable resource use in agriculture. In this study, different indicator selectio...
This study delves into the quality and quantity of sediment in the Great Bačka Canal near Vrbas, examining its physicochemical composition over a span of twenty years. The primary aim is to enhance sediment monitoring and risk assessment methodo...
Pursuing quality and sustainability concerns in construction activities is not new. However, the construction sector continues to face criticism for the outcome of many interventions, and significant progress is still required to realise both objecti...
The rapid integration of Connected and Automated Vehicles (CAVs) into modern transportation systems necessitates a robust and systematic approach to assess the quality of the underlying digital infrastructure. In the presented work, we propose a meth...
One of the most recently developed life cycle-based methods is an environmental footprint of products and organisations established by the European Commission. A special procedure of data and dataset quality assessment has been developed as a part of...
The standard methods for determining the quality of olives involve chemical methods that are time-consuming and expensive. These limitations lead growers to homogeneous harvesting based on subjective criteria such as intuition and visual decisions. I...
Background: An increasing number of novel protein sources have been developed in recent years, seeking approval to access the European Union (EU) food market. Consequently, the protein quality of these foods and food ingredients could become more rel...
This study introduces and evaluates an innovative methodology for assessing constructability in the maintenance of university buildings, aiming to improve the quality of academic infrastructure. The proposed approach is based on four key criteria: fu...
This document proposes a methodology for assessing the quality of water distribution service in the context of intermittent supply, based on a comparison of joint results from literature reviews and feedback from drinking water operators who had mana...
Over the past decade, number of optical Earth-observing satellites performing remote sensing has increased substantially, dramatically increasing the capability to monitor the Earth. The quantity of remote sensing satellite increase is primarily driv...
The lack of measurement constructs for both users’ literacy and artifacts difficulty in HCI hinders the quality of assessment tests. This paper proposes DRIVE-T (Discriminating and Representative Items for Validating Expressive Tests), a method...
The paper proposes a methodology for assessing the quality of the direct laser melting process of 316L steel powder, which was tested when creating products in a construction furnace of the EOSINT M280 system at different laser powers. The methodolog...
Random number generators are a key element for various applications, such as computer simulation, statistical sampling, and cryptography. They are used to generate/derive cryptographic keys and non-repeating values, e.g., for symmetric or public key...
The working definition of health is often the simple absence of diagnosed disease. This common standard is limiting given that changes in functional health status represent early warning signs of impending health declines. Longitudinal assessment of...
Background/Objectives: Temporomandibular disorders (TMDs) are a heterogeneous subset of orthodontic conditions with persistent diagnostic and reporting variability. This review compared transparency, reporting quality, and spin prevalence in TMD/TMJ...
In the field of biology, the ’biomarkers’ of the different animal species are of great relevance, as well as the relationships between them and the quality of the habitat. A study was proposed, analysing the antlers of the Iberian deer, t...
Determining protein requirements (PRs) for dogs remains a longstanding challenge. During growth, the rapid rate of protein deposition increases the demand for amino acids. In adult dogs, differences in overall diet digestibility and lower energy requ...
The article aims at assessing the impact of hydraulic characteristics on the habitat quality of mountain and piedmont watercourses. The solution results from the Riverine Habitat Simulation model, where the quality of the aquatic habitat is represent...
The use of non-invasive technologies is among the most accurate methods for assessing meat quality parameters. Beef tenderness and palatability are strongly influenced by the amount of intramuscular fat, commonly referred to as marbling. Marbling is...
The use of recycled polypropylene in industry to reduce environmental impact is increasing. Design for manufacturing and process simulation is a key stage in the development of plastic parts. Traditionally, a trial-and-error methodology is followed t...
Introduction: Systematic reviews and meta-analyses point to the benefits of physical exercise for adolescents with cerebral palsy, improving physical conditioning, muscle strength, balance, and walking speed. However, given the high number of reviews...
The effectiveness of antimicrobial ion-substituted calcium phosphate biomaterials has been investigated in numerous studies, but reporting guidelines and quality checklists are missing. A novel quality checklist was created for assessing reporting an...
Background. The Foot and Ankle Ability Measure is frequently used by clinicians and researchers to assess the effectiveness of therapeutic interventions for patients with foot and ankle pathologies. To review different versions of the FAAM and to eva...
This article elaborates on map-quality evaluation and assessment as a result of the generalization of geospatial data through the development of a methodology, which incorporates a quality data model including constraints. These constraints are used...
The daily requirements and needs imposed on the executors of logistics services imply the need for a higher level of quality. In this, the proper execution of all sustainability processes and activities plays an important role. In this paper, a new m...
Not-from-concentrate (NFC) juice effectively retains the original characteristics of the fruit. Despite the various health benefits of Goji berries, reports on the processing technology and quality changes of NFC goji juice are lacking. We optimised...
The software selection process in the context of a big company is not an easy task. In the Business Intelligence area, this decision is critical, since the resources needed to implement the tool are huge and imply the participation of all organizatio...
Preoperative prediction of microvascular invasion (MVI) is of importance in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) patient treatment management. Plenty of radiomics models for MVI prediction have been proposed. This study aimed to elucidate the role of radio...
The paper is focused on the issue of assessing the quality of transport connectivity on a predesignated transport network in regular public passenger transport at a regional scale. Comprehensively, using the defined key qualitative indicators, it ass...
Mining activities in a quarry significantly interfere with the landscape, weaken its ecological functions, disrupt the continuity of habitats and change its natural character. The aim of this study is to present a robust, transparent, and participato...
Cost-effectiveness (CEA) and cost–utility analyses (CUA) have become popular types of economic evaluations (EE) used for evidence-based decision-making in healthcare resource allocation. Newborn screening programs (NBS) can have significant cli...
Nowadays, IoT is being used in more and more application areas and the importance of IoT data quality is widely recognized by practitioners and researchers. The requirements for data and its quality vary from application to application or organizatio...
Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) imagery has been widely used in remote sensing and photogrammetry for some time. Increasingly often, apart from recording images in the red-green-blue (RGB) range, multispectral images are also recorded. It is important...
Cancer remains a major global health challenge, affecting diverse populations across various demographics. Integrating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into clinical settings to enhance disease outcome prediction presents notable challenges. This study a...
Background: Randomized trials must be of high methodological quality to yield credible, actionable findings. The main aim of this project was to evaluate whether there has been an improvement in the methodological quality of randomized trials publish...
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