The right CCV and part of the RSCV form the superior vena cava (SVC). The azygos vein (AzV) is formed by the RICV, and the LICV obliterates. The right horn of the SV becomes part of the right atrium (RA) whereas the left horn forms the coronary sinus (CS). c) if ...
Florida is an extreme case of how climate change threatens both the built environment and urban land governance. We conducted one of the first statewide assessments of how sea level rise will affect Florida’s municipal revenues. We paired this with a statewide survey of coastal planners and mana...
Of those with privileges, 55% of those surveyed report a failure to have full medical privileges and 67% reported having restricted privileges in the form of supervision or co-signatures (see Table F.7). These survey results indicate that local hospital oversight limits the CNM/CM’s ability ...
Computer-aided detection systems usually take input images for a series of preprocessing steps. The main purpose of preprocessing is to enhance the quality of the images and make the ROI (region of interest) more obvious. Thus, the quality of the preprocessing has a large influence on the perf...
Pain in general and headache in particular are characterized by a change in activity in brain areas involved in pain processing. The therapeutic challenge is to identify drugs with molecular targets that restore the healthy state, resulting in meaningful
Big data has been defined in various ways based on the characteristics of the data generated [24]. Laney [25] proposed the 3 V model, which included Volume, Velocity, and Variability, while Manyika et al. [26] added the Value attribute to form the 4 V model. Kuo et al. [27] propo...
These considerations underline that the basic Newtonian, normal science problem-solving paradigm that has underpinned and typifies most current parasite control initiatives has serious limitations when social issues and contexts form an integral part of the problem situation [13, 18, 20, 23, 27]. ...
Traditional medicines of American peoples are also used to treat some folk illnesses like susto - bad spirit. Folk illnesses form part of the broader indigenous world-view, and there are no direct equivalents in modern medicine nomenclature. From the medical point of view, folk illnesses are not...
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a systemic disease clinically defined by the degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in the brain. While alterations in the gut microbiome composition have been reported in PD, their functional consequences remain unclear. Herei
Residual disability after stroke is substantial; 65% of patients at 6 months are unable to incorporate the impaired upper extremity into daily activities. Task-oriented training programs are rapidly being adopted into clinical practice. In the absence of