EFFEX-HN TRIAL: STUDY PROTOCOL FOR A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL ON THE EFFECTIVENESS AND FEASIBILITY OF A COMPREHENSIVE SUPERVISED EXERCISE PROGRAM DURING RADIOTHERAPY IN HEAD AND NECK CANCER PATIENTS ON HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE

EffEx-HN trial: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial on the EFFectiveness and feasibility of a comprehensive supervised EXercise program during radiotherapy in Head and Neck cancer patients on health-related quality of life

Abstract Background With over 500,000 annually reported cases worldwide, head and neck cancer (HNC) is the seventh most common type of cancer worldwide.Treatment of HNC with chemoradiotherapy frequently results in serious impairments in physical and Kulturbeutel psychosocial functioning.Besides, HNC patients typically start their cancer treatment a

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Use of intra-medullary stacked nailing in the reduction of proximal plastic deformity in a pediatric Monteggia fracture: a case report

Abstract Introduction In a Monteggia fracture dislocation, it is important to reduce the ulnar fracture completely.Extensive plastic deformation of the proximal ulna may make reduction by closed manipulation Dry Bag impossible.Case presentation We report the case of a four-year-old Caucasian boy in whom the plastic deformation of the proximal ulna

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Comparing the Cost of Protecting Selected Lightweight Block Ciphers against Differential Power Analysis in Low-Cost FPGAs

Lightweight block ciphers are an important topic in the Internet of Things (IoT) since they provide moderate security while requiring fewer resources than the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES).Ongoing cryptographic contests and standardization efforts evaluate lightweight block ciphers on their resistance to power analysis side channel attack (SCA

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