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Improving Assignments for Therapeutic and Prophylactic Treatment Within TB Households. A Potential for Immuno-Diagnosis?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-17)Delays in diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) can lead to more severe disease and increased transmission. Contact investigation among household contacts (HHCs) of TB patients is crucial to ensure optimal ... -
Improving diagnosis of tuberculous lymphadenitis by combination of cytomorphology and MPT64 immunostaining on cell blocks from the fine needle aspirates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) constitutes 18% of all tuberculosis (TB) cases and tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBL) constitutes 20–40% of EPTB. Diagnosis of TBL is challenging because of the paucibacillary ... -
Improving drug prescription in general practice using a novel quality improvement model
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction Quality improvement (QI) clusters have been established in many countries to improve healthcare using the Breakthrough Series’ collaboration model. We investigated the effect of a novel QI approach based on ... -
Improving Efficiency in Parameter Estimation Using the Hamiltonian Monte Carlo Algorithm
(Master thesis, 2008)This thesis investigates three approaches to improve the performance of the Hamiltonian Monte Carlo algorithm. The first approach enhances the Hamiltonian Monte Carlo by suppressing random walk in the Gibbs sampling using ... -
Improving image retrieval with a thesaurus for shapes. The VORTEX prototyp.
(Master thesis, 2004)Successful retrieval of relevant images from large-scale image collections is one of the current problems in the field of data management. In this paper, I propose a system which combines techniques from Computer Vision, ... -
Improving information on maternal medication use by linking prescription data to congenital anomaly registers: a EUROmediCAT study
(Journal article, 2015-07-08)Introduction Research on associations between medication use during pregnancy and congenital anomalies is significative for assessing the safe use of a medicine in pregnancy. Congenital anomaly (CA) registries do not have ... -
Improving Interaction in Visual Analytics using Machine Learning
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-11-05)Interaction is one of the most fundamental components in visual analytical systems, which transforms people from mere viewers to active participants in the process of analyzing and understanding data. Therefore, fast and ... -
Improving Judgment Reliability in Social Networks via Jury Theorems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Opinion aggregators—such as ‘like’ or ‘retweet’ counters—are ubiquitous on social media platforms and often treated as implicit quality evaluations of the entry liked or retweeted, with higher counts indicating higher ... -
Improving knowledge-based treatment planning for lung cancer radiotherapy with automatic multi-criteria optimized training plans
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Knowledge-based planning (KBP) is a method for automated radiotherapy treatment planning where appropriate optimization objectives for new patients are predicted based on a library of training plans. KBP can ... -
Improving mortality profile analysis in zooarchaeology: a revised zoning for ternary diagrams
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06)Mortality profiles have figured prominently among tools used by zooarchaeologists to investigate relationships between hominids and prey species. Their analysis and interpretation have been considerably influenced by M.C. ... -
Improving oral health of children in four Balkan countries: a qualitative study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Data from the WHO show that the oral health situation for children in the Balkan region of Europe is poor. This study aims to identify obstacles that prevent the implementation of an effective oral health program for ... -
Improving pancreas surgery over time: Performance factors related to transition of care and patient volume
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06-29)Background: Pancreas surgery has evolved with better diagnostic imaging, changing indications, and improved patient selection. Outside high-volume tertiary centers, the documented effect of evolution in care and volumes ... -
Improving Parallel Sparse Matrix-vector Multiplication
(Master thesis, 2013-12-19)Sparse Matrix-vector Multiplication (SMvM) is a mathematical technique encountered in many programs and computations and is often heavily used. Solving SMvM in parallel allows for bigger instances to be solved, and problems ... -
Improving photon and proton radiotherapy of locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-03-19)Pasienter med lokalavansert ikke-småcellet lungekreft (LA-NSCLC) har svulster som er store, vokser inn i andre strukturer i brystkassen, og/eller har spredt seg til regionale lymfeknuter. Disse pasientene er som oftest ... -
Improving Potable Water Accessibility And Sustainability Through Efficient Management Of Pipe Water Supply System
(Master thesis, 2015-06-03)This paper discusses how to improve potable water accessibility and sustainability through efficient management of pipe water supply system a case study of Uganda, Kampala region. Kampala the capital city of Uganda still ... -
Improving public cancer care by implementing precision medicine in Norway: IMPRESS-Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Matching treatment based on tumour molecular characteristics has revolutionized the treatment of some cancers and has given hope to many patients. Although personalized cancer care is an old concept, renewed ... -
Improving quality of care through payment for performance: examining effects on the availability and stock-out of essential medical commodities in Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01)Objective: To evaluate the effects of payment for performance (P4P) on the availability and stockout rate of reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) medical commodities in Tanzania and assess the distributional ... -
Improving Radar-Based Precipitation Nowcasts with Machine Learning Using an Approach Based on Random Forest
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)A binary classification model is trained by random forest using data from 41 stations in Norway to predict the precipitation in a given hour. The predictors consist of results from radar nowcasts and numerical weather ... -
Improving response to progestin treatment of low-grade endometrial cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Objectives This review examines how response rates to progestin treatment of low-grade endometrial cancer can be improved. In addition to providing a brief overview of the pathogenesis of low-grade endometrial cancer, ...