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Real-time phonocardiogram anomaly detection by adaptive 1D Convolutional Neural Networks
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Elsevier B.V.
, 2020 , Article)
The heart sound signals (Phonocardiogram ? PCG) enable the earliest monitoring to detect a potential cardiovascular pathology and have recently become a crucial tool as a diagnostic test in outpatient monitoring to assess ...
Mortality prediction utilizing blood biomarkers to predict the severity of COVID-19 using machine learning technique
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MDPI
, 2021 , Article)
Healthcare researchers have been working on mortality prediction for COVID-19 patients with differing levels of severity. A rapid and reliable clinical evaluation of disease intensity will assist in the allocation and ...
Development of a Checklist to Prevent Reconstructive Errors Made By Undergraduate Dental Students
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Blackwell Publishing Inc.
, 2020 , Article)
Purpose: To design a checklist in order to reduce the frequency of reconstructive preventable errors (PE) performed by undergraduate dental students at McGill University. Materials and Methods: The most common PE occurring ...
Tooth Shade Preferences among the General Public
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Blackwell Publishing Inc.
, 2020 , Article)
Purpose: To identify laypersons? most preferred tooth shade as a function of observer and patient factors, namely patients? skin shade and observers? socio-demographics. Materials and Methods: Two online surveys using ...
Script concordance tests: A call for action in dental education
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John Wiley and Sons Inc
, 2021 , Article)
The Script Concordance Test (SCT) is an educational tool that aims to assess the ability to interpret medical information under conditions of uncertainty. It is widely used and validated in health education, but almost ...
Composition and characteristics of trabecular bone in osteoporosis and osteoarthritis
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Elsevier Inc.
, 2020 , Article)
Background
Bone strength depends on multiple factors such as bone density, architecture and composition turnover. However, the role these factors play in osteoporotic fractures is not well understood.
Purpose
The aim ...
Could Vagus nerve stimulation influence bone remodeling?
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International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions
, 2021 , Article)
Objectives: To investigate the effect of vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) on the bone mineral density (BMD) in epileptic patients. Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted on individuals with refractory seizures who ...
A case of probable esomeprazole-induced transient liver injury in a pregnant woman with hyperemesis
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Dove Medical Press Ltd
, 2016 , Article)
We report a case of 22-year-old primigravida presented to Women's Hospital - Hamad Medical Corporation emergency with severe epigastric pain, nausea, and vomiting. On admission, she was dehydrated with remarkably worsening ...
Breast lump as the initial presentation of metastatic uterine leiomyosarcoma: a case report and comprehensive literature review
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Medicinska Naklada Zagreb
, 2024 , Article)
Uterine leiomyosarcoma (uLMS) is a rare but aggressive cancer with a high metastatic potential and an unfavo-rable prognosis. A 54-year-old woman with a history of uterine fibroids clinically presented with a painless, ...
Accuracy of procalcitonin for diagnosing sepsis in adult patients admitted to the emergency department: a systematic review and meta-analysis
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BioMed Central Ltd
, 2024 , Article Review)
Background
Differentiating sepsis from non-infectious systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) is challenging. Biomarkers like procalcitonin (PCT) aid early risk assessment and guide antibiotic use. This study aims ...