The evaluation of verbal memory is a core component of neuropsychological assessment in a wide range of clinical and research settings. Leveraging story recall to assay neurocognitive function could be made more useful if it were possible to administer frequently (i.e., would allow for the collection of more patient data over time) and automatically assess the recalls with machine learning methods. ...

This paper presents a generic software architecture for large-scale distributed applications where mobile agents are an integral part. We have devised this architecture through completion of a series of mobile agent systems and associated applications over the last 8 years.

This thesis presents a mixed-method based on two lesson plans that introduces reading strategies for students to experience mastery through reading English fictional literature. One class in middle school participated in the study, and they completed the lessons where they had the opportunity to read A Study in Scarlet through different text expressions. During the reading, the students were given ...

Background-—Partial thrombosis of the false lumen has been related to aortic growth, reoperations, and death in the chronic phase of type B and repaired type A aortic dissections. The impact of preoperative false lumen thrombosis has not been studied previously. We used data from a contemporary, multinational database on aortic dissections to evaluate whether different degrees of preoperative ...

<p><i>Background - </i> Based on moderate quality evidence, routine pelvic examination is strongly recommended against in asymptomatic women. The aims of this study was to quantify the extent of routine pelvic examinations within specialized health care in Norway, to assess if the use of these services differs across hospital referral regions and to assess if the use of colposcopy and ultrasound ...

Objective - To validate a novel artificial-intelligence electrocardiogram algorithm (AI-ECG) to detect left ventricular systolic dysfunction (LVSD) in an external population.<p> <p>Background - LVSD, even when asymptomatic, confers increased morbidity and mortality. We recently derived AI-ECG to detect LVSD using ECGs based on a large sample of patients treated at the Mayo Clinic.<p> <p>Methods ...

<i>Purpose</i>: The aim of our study was an external validation of the extracranial prognostic score predicting survival of patients with brain metastases receiving cranial irradiation on data from a single institution.<p> <p><i>Materials and methods</i>: A retrospective analysis of 524 patients with brain metastases treated with cranial radiotherapy in a single tertiary center was performed. ...

Extra-pair mating is a common alternative reproductive strategy among socially monogamous bird species, but empirical data on the genetic mating systems of most species are still lacking. Here we present the first parentage study in the Grey-headed Chickadee (<i>Poecile cinctus</i>), a socially monogamous passerine breeding at low densities in the boreal region of the Palaearctic and Nearctic. In a ...

This study promotes ‘functional concept of jurisdiction’ by examining the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights, how the court exercises its authority when violation takes place outside the territory of the violating State. This is done with the aid of doctrinal analysis, by relying on international law, case laws, legal principles and concepts and the writings of ...