Blind deconvolution algorithms for medical ultrasound imaging by Yeoh, Wee Soon

“…This thesis focuses on the development of novel blind deconvolution algorithms for medical ultrasound imaging. …”
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Multicenter double-blind study evaluating AI-driven detection of proximal deep vein thrombosis by Curry, N, Allen, E, Silsby, L, Goodacre, S, Deane, C, Deary, A, Foster, A, Griffiths, J, Sharma, R, Thomas, H, Mischewitz, S, Al-Noor, F

“…Overall, 63 out of 294 results (21%; 95% CI, 17 to 27%) were discrepant compared with compression ultrasound.…”

A lightweight handcrafted feature-based selective attention network for blind image quality assessment by Feng, HaoLin

“…This paper introduces a novel approach to Blind Image Quality Assessment (BIQA) by employing handcrafted features combined with a selective feature attention mechanism, drawing inspiration from the human visual system (HVS). …”
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Great enhancement effect of 20-40 nm Ag NPs on solar-blind UV response of the mixed-phase MgZnO detector by Han, Shun, Xia, Hao, Lu, Youming, Hu, Sirong, Zhang, Dao Hua, Xu, Wangying, Fang, Ming, Liu, Wenjun, Cao, Peijiang, Zhu, Deliang

“…High-performance solar-blind UV detector with high response and fast speed is needed in multiple types of areas, which is hard to achieve in one device with a simple structure and device fabrication process. …”
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Effect of adding global postural re-education to Kendall exercises for treating asymptomatic forward head posture: a single-blinded randomized controlled trial by Abu-Taleb, Walaa, Yamany, Abeer Abdelrahman, Aneis, Yasser M., Abu El Kasem, Shimaa T.

“…Forty-three subjects aged 18-30 years were recruited with FHP marked by a craniovertebral angle (CVA) less than 50°. …”
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Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor neutralisation in patients with axial spondyloarthritis in the UK (NAMASTE): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase... by Worth, C, Al-Mossawi, MH, MacDonald, J, Fisher, BA, Chan, A, Sengupta, R, Packham, J, Gaffney, K, Gullick, N, Cook, JA, Corn, TH, Teh, J, Machado, PM, Taylor, PC, Bowness, P

“…The mean age of participants was 39·5 years (SD 13·3), 17 were women, 25 were men, 39 were White, and seven had previously received anti-TNF therapy. …”

A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled Human Clinical Trial On The Effects Of Sacha Inchi (Plukenetia Volubilis L.) Oil Supplementation In Hyperglycaemia, Hypertension And... by Mhd Rodzi, Nur Anis Raihana

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Evaluation of the safety and immunogenicity of different COVID-19 vaccine combinations in healthy individuals: study protocol for a randomized, subject-blinded, controlled phase 3... by Poh, Xuan Ying, Lee, I. Russel, Lim, Clarissa, Teo, Jefanie, Rao, Suma, Chia, Po Ying, Ong, Sean W. X., Lee, Tau Hong, Lin, Ray J. H., Ng, Lisa F. P., Ren, Ee Chee, Lin, Raymond T. P., Wang, Lin-Fa, Renia, Laurent, Lye, David C., Young, Barnaby Edward

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Omega-3 (ω-3) and social skills interventions for reactive aggression and childhood externalizing behavior problems : a randomized, stratified, double-blind, placebo-controlled, fa... by Raine, Adrian, Ang, Rebecca P., Choy, Olivia, Hibbeln, Joseph R., Ho, Ringo Moon-Ho, Lim, Choon Guan, Lim-Ashworth, Nikki S. J., Ling, Shichun, Liu, Jean C. J., Ooi, Yoon Phaik, Tan, Yi Ren, Fung, Daniel S. S.

“…Methods: In this randomized, double-blind, stratified, placebo-controlled, factorial trial, a clinical sample of 282 children with externalizing behavior aged 7–16 years was randomized into ω-3 only, social skills only, ω-3 + social skills, and placebo control groups. …”
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Immunogenicity and safety of beta variant COVID-19 vaccine AZD2816 and AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) as primary-series vaccination for previously unvaccinated adults in Brazil, South A... by Costa Clemens, SA, Jepson, B, Bhorat, QE, Ahmad, A, Akhund, T, Aley, PK, Bansal, H, Bibi, S, Kelly, EJ, Khan, M, Lambe, T, Lombaard, JJ, Matthews, S, Pipolo Milan, E, Olsson, U, Ramasamy, MN, Moura de Oliveira Paiva, MS, Seegobin, S, Shoemaker, K, Szylak, A, Villafana, T, Pollard, AJ, Green, JA

Illusory occlusion affects stereoscopic depth perception by Chen, Zhimin, Denison, Rachel N., Whitney, David, Maus, Gerrit W.

“…We generated illusory occlusion using stimuli filled in across the retinal blind spot. Observers viewed two bars forming a cross with the intersection positioned within the blind spot. …”
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Investigating accuracy of contour interpolation in modal and amodal completion by Koh, Nicklaus Zhi-Ming

“…Overall, we found that the contours interpolated behind an occluder (amodal completion) were the most inaccurate and imprecise while contour interpolation across the physiological blind spot by blind spot filling-in (modal completion) had similar accuracy and precision to the contours interpolated across a simple gap where information was absent (deletion). …”
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Automatic recognition of type of FEC codes in a robust environment by Khng, Qian Yu

“…Case studies are presented to illustrate the performance of the blind recognition method in error free scenarios. …”
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Glass box and black box machine learning approaches to exploit compositional descriptors of molecules in drug discovery and aid the medicinal chemist by Robson, B, Cooper, R

“…However, the approaches used here appear to work well for such “real world data”.…”

Impact of high rheumatoid factor levels on treatment outcomes with certolizumab pegol and adalimumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by Smolen, JS, Taylor, PC, Tanaka, Y, Takeuchi, T, Hashimoto, M, Cara, C, Lauwerys, B, Tilt, N, Ufuktepe, B, Xavier, RM, Balsa, A, Curtis, JR, Mikuls, TR, Weinblatt, M

“…</p> <p><strong>Methods:&nbsp;</strong>The phase 4 EXXELERATE study (NCT01500278) was a 104-week, randomised, single-blind (double-blind until Week 12; investigator-blind thereafter), head-to-head study of CZP versus ADA in patients with RA. …”

The histopathology of acute and chronic infections of rainbow trout Salmo gairdneri Richardson with eye flukes, Diplostomum spp. by Shariff, M., Richards, R. H., Sommerville, Christina

“…A histopathological study was carried out on rainbow trout suffering from acute and chronic diplostomiasis. Clinical signs were few in acutely infected fish but in chronic cases fish were blind, exophthalmic and emaciated. …”

Peak injustice: solving Britain’s inequality crisis by Dorling, D

“…By 2024 a majority of parents in the UK with three or more children were going hungry to feed their families. Children in the UK are becoming shorter and childhood mortality has been rising. …”

Central and peripheral contributions to the effect of glucose ingestion on maximal force production by Pang, Benedict Wei Jun

“…Perceptual ratings were unchanged across time (p > 0.05), except for RPE in response to exercise (p < 0.01), and scores were similar between trials (p > 0.05). …”
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Backdoor attacks in neural networks by Liew, Sher Yun

“…Additionally, experiments were carried out to test the effectiveness of these strategies.…”
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A physics-informed deep learning liquid crystal camera with data-driven diffractive guidance by Shi, Jiashuo, Liu, Taige, Zhou, Liang, Yan, Pei, Wang, Zhe, Zhang, Xinyu

“…However, achieving rapid and efficient target tracking remains a challenge. Here we propose an optical implementation for rapid tracking with negligible digital post-processing, leveraging an all-optical information processing. …”
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