OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES OF DELIVERING DIGITAL CLINICAL TRIALS: LESSONS LEARNED FROM A RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL OF AN ONLINE BEHAVIOURAL INTERVENTION FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE

Opportunities and challenges of delivering digital clinical trials: lessons learned from a randomised controlled trial of an online behavioural intervention for children and young people

Abstract Background Despite being the gold standard of research to determine effectiveness, randomised controlled trials (RCTs) often struggle with participant recruitment, engagement and retention.These issues may be exacerbated when recruiting vulnerable populations, such as participants with mental health issues.We aimed to update understanding

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Guided filtering for solar image/video processing

A new image enhancement algorithm employing guided filtering is proposed in this work for enhancement of solar images and videos, so that users can easily figure out important fine structures imbedded in the recorded images/movies for solar observation.The proposed algorithm can Ornaments efficiently remove image noises, including Gaussian and impu

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