BACKGROUND Hepcidin, a peptide that is released into the blood in response to inflammation, prevents cellular iron export and results in declines in iron status. Elevated serum and urinary levels of hepcidin have been observed in athletes following exercise, and declines in iron status have been reported following prolonged periods of training. The objective of this observational study was to c...

Objective: Several studies have associated codeletion of chromosome arms 1p/19q in low-grade gliomas (LGG) with positive response to treatment and longer progression free survival. Therefore, predicting 1p/19q status is crucial for effective treatment planning of LGG. In this study, we predict the 1p/19q status from MR images using convolutional neural networks (CNN), which could be a noninvasi...

background : infants palliative care becomes an important aspect of nursing when providing welfare and promoting children's life quality are the objectives of care. the number of children with life threatening diseases has increased alongside the developments in technology and medical treatment in medicine. it is a pure fact that our attitudes are related to our behaviors and performances. this...

This paper reports on teaching assistants’ perceptions of the Phase 1 Higher Level Teaching Assistant (HLTA) training programme, the match to their changing role in classroom support, and suggests resulting issues for the design and delivery of HLTA training programmes. It explores what impact undertaking the training and gaining HLTA professional status has had upon the school activities under...

extended abstract 1. introduction in our country, rural women have a great role in agricultural activities in most of the regions. today, in national and international development programs, a special place is given to half of society i.e. women. training as key pillars of development of nations is considered as the key activity in the development of rural women (half of the population). in this...

To provide effective support for education and training of U-City manpower, it is necessary to analyze its demand and develop the appropriate education course. Development of education courses requires reviewing the cases of other industries, understanding the demands of each educatees, developing the education courses in detail, and making the standard teaching materials. Therefore, this study...