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Elbow joint incongruity is recognized as an important factor in the development, treatment, and prognosis of canine elbow dysplasia. Elbow incongruity has been measured based on radiographic joint space widths, however these values can be affected by the degree of elbow joint flexion. Recent studies have reported radiographic curvature radii asmore precise measures of humeroulnar congruity in dogs. The aim of this prospective observational study was to describe radiographic curvature radii measured from flexed and extended elbow radiographs for a sample of dogs representing a medium breed (Portuguese Pointing Dog) and a large breed (Estrela Mountain Dog). The curvature radii from the ulnar trochlear notch and humeral trochlea were measured in 114 mediolateral elbow extended radiographic views (30 Portuguese Pointing Dog and 27 Estrela Mountain Dog), and 84 mediolateral flexed views (22 Portuguese Pointing Dog and 20 Estrela Mountain Dog). The sampled animals' ages ranged from 12 to 84 months (34.6 +/- 17.8 months). Good agreement was observed between curvature radii measurements for flexed vs. extended views in both breed groups. Ulnar trochlear notch curvature radii measurements were greater than humeral trochlea curvature radii measurements in both breed groups. Both curvature radii were greater in the large-breed dog group vs. the medium-breed dog group. Both breed groups had ulnar and humeral curves with similar typology. However, the large breed group had greater intermediate differences between the humeroulnar surface curvature radii. Results from this study supported the use of curvature radii as measures of humeroulnar congruity in mediolateral flexed elbow radiographs of medium and large breed dogs.

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This work aims to help in the correct and early diagnosis of the acute kidney injury, through the application of data mining techniques. The main goal is to be implemented in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) as an alarm system, to assist health professionals in the diagnosis of this disease. These techniques will predict the future state of the patients, based on his current medical state and the type of ICU. Through the comparison of three different approaches (Markov Chain Model, Markov Chain Model ICU Specialists and Random Forest), we came to the conclusion that the best method is the Markov Chain Model ICU Specialists. © Springer International Publishing AG 2017.

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The share of renewable energy sources (RESs) in the overall power production is on the upward trend in many power systems. Especially in recent years, considerable amounts of RES type distributed generations (DGs) are being integrated in distribution systems, albeit several challenges mainly induced by the intermittent nature of power productions using such resources. Optimal planning and efficient management of such resources is therefore highly necessary to alleviate their negative impacts, which increase with the penetration level. This paper deals with the optimal allocation (i.e. size and placement) of RES type DGs in coordination with reconfiguration of distribution systems (RDS). Moreover, the paper presents quantitative analysis with regards to the impacts of RDS on the integration level of such DGs in distribution systems. To this end, a tailor-made genetic algorithm (GA) based optimization model is developed. The proposed model is tested on a 16-node network system. Numerical results show the positive contributions of network reconfiguration on increasing the level of renewable DG penetration, and improving the overall performance of the system in terms of reduced costs and losses as well as a more stabilized voltage profile.

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In obstructive sleep apnea, respiratory effort is maintained but ventilation decreases/disappears because of the partial/total occlusion in the upper airway. It affects about 4% of men and 2% of women in the world population. The aim was to define an auxiliary diagnostic method that can support the decision to perform polysomnography (standard test), based on risk and diagnostic factors. Our sample performed polysomnography between January and May 2015. Two Bayesian classifiers were used to build the models: Naive Bayes (NB) and Tree augmented Naive Bayes (TAN), using all 39 variables or just a selection of 13. Area under the ROC curve, sensitivity, specificity, predictive values were evaluated using cross-validation. From a collected total of 241 patients, only 194 fulfill the inclusion criteria. 123 (63%) were male, with a mean age of 58 years old. 66 (34%) patients had a normal result and 128 (66%) a diagnostic of obstructive sleep apnea. The AUCs for each model were: NB39 - 72%; TAN39 - 79%; NB13 - 75% and TAN13 - 75%. The high (34%) proportion of normal results confirm the need for a pre-evaluation prior to polysomnography. The constant seeking of a validated model to screen patients with suspicion of obstructive sleep apnea is essential, especially at the level of primary care.