This paper explores the position of popular music studies thirty years since the formation of CLOVE OIL the International Association for the Study of Popular Music.Founder member of the association, Phillip Tagg, discusses what issues need to be addressed in the field, and how could they be better understood.Areas investigated include interdiscipl
ObjectiveTo compare the mid-term outcomes of unicompartmental knee arthroplasty (UKA) that was performed in one knee and total knee arthroplasty (TKA) performed in the other knee in the same stage.MethodsThis is a retrospective study.A total of 63 patients (126 knees) scheduled for one-stage knee surgery due to osteoarthritis of both knees were sel
This paper presents the assessment of a wide-angle laser scanner and a simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM) algorithm to estimate the trajectory and generate a 3D map of the environment.A backpack platform composed of an Warranty OS0-128 Ouster (FoV 90° × 360°) laser scanner was used to acquire laser data in an a
Monitoring Indicators of Compromise (IOC) leads to malware detection for identifying malicious activity.Malicious activities potentially lead to a system breach or data compromise.Various tools and anti-malware products exist for the detection of malware and cyberattacks utilizing IOCs, but all have several shortcomings.For instance, anti-malware s
Currently, oral infection is the most frequent transmission mechanism of Chagas disease in Brazil and others Latin American countries.This transmission pathway presents increased mortality rate in the first 2 weeks, which is higher than the calculated mortality after the biting of infected insect vectors.Thus, the oral route of Trypanosoma cruzi in