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Improving classification of epileptic and non-epileptic EEG events by feature selection
(2016-01-01)Correctly diagnosing generalized epileptic from non-epileptic episodes, such as psychogenic non epileptic seizures (PNES) and vasovagal or vasodepressor syncope (VVS), despite its importance for the administration of ... -
Improving clinical outcome in patients with intestinal failure using individualised nutritional advice
(2009)Patients with intestinal failure are required to adhere to a complex regimen. Written information may increase knowledge leading to improvements in clinical outcomes. The aim was to evaluate the effectiveness of nutrition ... -
Improving Computational Predictions of Cis-regulatory Binding Sites in Genomic Data
(2011-11-25)Cis-regulatory elements are the short regions of DNA to which specific regulatory proteins bind and these interactions subsequently influence the level of transcription for associated genes, by inhibiting or enhancing ... -
Improving Defect Prediction Models by Combining Classifiers Predicting Different Defects
(2018-10-02)Background: The software industry spends a lot of money on finding and fixing defects. It utilises software defect prediction models to identify code that is likely to be defective. Prediction models have, however, reached ... -
Improving discernment in DEA using profiling
(1996)The failure of data envelopment analysis to provide adequate discrimination between a small number of alternatives is illustrated using a facility location problem. A straightforward modification which finds a desirability ... -
Improving Displacement Measurement for Evaluating Longitudinal Road Profiles
(2018-05-01)This paper introduces a half-wavelength peak matching (HWPM) model, which improves the accuracy of vehicle based longitudinal road profilers used in evaluating road unevenness and mega-textures. In this application, the ... -
Improving explosive nucleosynthesis models via (n,alpha) measurements
(2001-05-21)In explosive environments, (gamma,alpha) reactions constitute some of the most important links in the nucleosynthesis chains. However. it is very unlikely that the rates for most of these reactions will be determined by ... -
Improving Learning for Embodied Agents in Dynamic--Environments by State Factorisation
(2004)A new reinforcement learning algorithm designed--specifically for robots and embodied systems--is described. Conventional reinforcement learning methods intended for learning general tasks suffer from a number of disadvantages ... -
Improving living and dying for people with advanced dementia living in care homes: a realist review of Namaste Care and other multisensory interventions
(2018-12-06)Background: Seventy percent of people with advanced dementia live and die in care homes. Multisensory approaches, such as Namaste Care, have been developed to improve the quality of life and dying for people with advanced ... -
Improving mucociliary clearance in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(2009)Patients with COPD usually experience mucus hypersecretion as a result of airway inflammation and response to noxious stimuli. These in turn lead to worsening airway resistance, impaired airflow, increased work of breathing, ... -
Improving Paramedic-delivered CPR in Qatar
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Improving patient education on pressure ulcers
(2014-09-16)Pressure damage is a commonly encountered harm that can have significant impact on patients, carers and healthcare providers. Preventing the occurrence of pressure damage requires a multipronged approach of which patient ... -
Improving Public Engagement with Ethical Complexities of Assistive Robots
(Springer Nature, 2023-08-24)In order for society to fully realise the potential benefits offered by assistive robots, a number of ethical challenges must firstly be addressed. Crucially, it is important to enhance public understanding of the ways in ... -
Improving quality of life for older people in the community : findings from a local Partnerships for Older People Project innovation and evaluation
(2011)Partnerships for Older People Projects (POPP) was a national initiative in England aimed at improving health, well-being and quality of life (QoL) for older people by developing local services. This development paper reports ... -
Improving recruitment of older people to research through good practice
(2011-11)There is widespread evidence both of the exclusion of older people from clinical research, and of under-recruitment to clinical trials. This review and opinion piece provides practical advice to assist researchers both to ...