ADHERENCE TO MINIMAL RETESTING INTERVAL FOR HBA1C, VITAMIN D AND THYROTROPIN IN THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NEPAL

Adherence to minimal retesting interval for HbA1c, vitamin D and thyrotropin in the University Hospital of Nepal

Background: Laboratory testing plays a critical role in healthcare decision-making; however, concerns regarding overutilization and inappropriate testing persist.Minimum retesting intervals serve as a tool to optimize testing practices and resource read more allocation.This study aimed to assess adherence to minimum retesting interval guidelines an

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Transfer learning from inorganic materials to ivory detection

Abstract This paper describes the automatic identification of ivory using Raman spectroscopy data and deep neural network (DNN) models pre-trained on open-source data from inorganic minerals.The proposed approach uses transfer learning (TL) from foundation models trained on a larger inorganic (minerals) spectroscopy dataset (MLROD).The results demo

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Identification of dependencies between the imbalances of financial resources and investment flows in the eastern European economies

Strengthening financial and economic stability in certain countries of the world requires the modification of tools for assessing the imbalances in the flow of financial resources that arise and spread as a result of the economy financialization and their consequences for the functioning of markets, especially investment ones.The purpose of the stu

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Solvent-extracted soybean meal top-dressed on a fresh cow diet increased milk production, but not milk components, and decreased plasma non-esterified fatty acids

Post-ruminally infused casein has increased milk and milk protein yield in post-partum cows.We theorised top dressing (TD) higher amounts of soybean meal (SBM) might mimic these effects.Fifty-one multiparous Holstein cows 1 day after calving were assigned to 3 dietary treatments: a base total mixed ration (CON) with 196 g/kg crude protein and 329 g

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Imbalance in the geographical distribution of practicing dentists in postgraduate dental training institutions in Taiwan

Background/purpose: Postgraduate year training program for dentists (PGYD) in Taiwan started since 2010.This study tried to assess the geographical distribution of practicing dentists in postgraduate dental training institutions in Taiwan.Materials and methods: This study utilized the secondary data analysis to measure and compare the numbers of pr

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