Background Medical image data, like most patient information, have a strong requirement for privacy and confidentiality. This makes transmitting medical image data, within an open network, problematic, due to the aforementioned issues, along with the dangers of data/information leakage. Possible solutio...
Back to top What is TSA Pre✓ ? To improve the efficiency of airport security, TSA developed a Pre✓ program. Obtaining TSA Pre✓ certification requires individuals to share more personal information than an airline passenger normally would; the process includes a background check, fingerprinti...
Figure1d, e show representative chest CT images. The lung parenchyma represents a darker area in the middle of the original chest image, as shown in Fig.1d. In fact, lung parenchyma segmentation is the procedure used to extract the left/right lung parenchyma from the background of the origin...
Background Few randomised controlled trials specifically focus on prevention in rural populations. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) contributes to approximately one quarter of deaths in Australia. Nutrition is a key component affecting many risk factors associated with CVD, including hypercholesterolaemia. Howeve...
Background Self-assessment is a method that allows students to reflect on and critically evaluate their performance, increases students’ involvement in learning, and improves academic achievement. In physiotherapy (PT) education, clinical training is a crucial component, guided by clinical educators (CE...
1 Background In December 2019, the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) was discovered and identified in the viral pneumonia cases that occurred in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China; And then was named by the World Health Organization (WHO) on 12 January 2020. In the following month, the 2019-...
Background The term 'empathy' refers to an aspect of personality that has an important role within interpersonal relationships and in facilitating competence in communication. Communication competence "has been cited consistently as a principal element or dimension"[1] of quality within the profession ...
Background & Summary The Intensive Care Unit (ICU), which provides care for critically ill patients, is an unpredictable and demanding environment. Physicians frequently engage in high-stakes tasks and encounter patient death and ethical issues surrounding end-of-life care1. The ICU may be especial...
Background Psychiatric nursing education was significantly impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic, and innovative teaching can be challenging. This study aims to compare the effectiveness of four approaches to psychiatric nursing education in the context of the pandemic. Methods A quasi-experimental design...
Background Stroke is the main leading cause of long-term disabilities in the world. This protocol will be implemented for a study to evaluate the effects of an Android-based self-care application on patients with stroke. Methods The first stage will include the development of an android-based ...