Due to the increase in the life expectancy of world’s population, health care demands in terms
of quality and accessibility are higher than ever before. Concerning the manufacturing of …

Diabetes is a group of metabolic disorders characterized by elevated levels of blood glucose
which leads over time to serious complications and significant morbidity and mortality …

In this paper we report the set-up and results of the Multimodal Brain Tumor Image
Segmentation Benchmark (BRATS) organized in conjunction with the MICCAI 2012 and 2013 …

Polyamide composites are widely employed in various fields of engineering, such as aircraft,
automobile, robots and machines due to their good properties. They are generally …

We examined the effects of the Self-Regulated Strategy Development (SRSD) for opinion
essay writing among 380 eighth grade students in six urban middle schools in a major city in …

Background—Inflammation has been suggested as a risk factor for the development of
atherosclerosis. Recently, some components of the insulin resistance syndrome (IRS) have been …

Titanium alloys for their characteristics have acquired a prominent position in numerous
industrial applications. Due to its properties, such as high resistance to corrosion, reduced …

▪ Abstract In large-herbivore populations, environmental variation and density dependence
co-occur and have similar effects on various fitness components. Our review aims to quantify …

Elevated serum levels of acute-phase proteins, indicating chronic subclinical inflammation,
have been associated with cardiovascular disease as well as the insulin resistance syndrome…

Knowledge of mammalian diversity is still surprisingly disparate, both regionally and
taxonomically. Here, we present a comprehensive assessment of the conservation status and …