Blood Vessel Segmentation and Classification of Diabetic Retinopathy with Machine Learning-Based Ensemble Model by Cihan Akyel, Bünyamin Ciylan

“…DR can be diagnosed by specialists who examine the fundus images of the eye at regular intervals. …”
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Integrated Pest Management for Mosquito Reduction around Homes and Neighborhoods by C. Roxanne Rutledge Connelly, Elizabeth Bolles, D. Culbert, James DeValerio, Michael Donahoe, K. Gabel, R. Jordi, J. McLaughlin, Anita Neal, Sally Scalera, E. Toro, Joseph Walter

“…The methods recommended in this publication are particularly effective in reducing mosquitoes that transmit diseases. Homeowners who take responsibility for identifying and eliminating sources of mosquito production around their homes and neighborhoods will improve health and quality of life for all Florida residents. …”
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Gallbladder Volvulus in a Patient with Type I Choledochal Cyst: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by George Younan, Max Schumm, Fadwa Ali, Kathleen K. Christians

“…We report a case of gallbladder volvulus in an elderly female who happened to have a concomitant type I choledochal cyst. …”
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Sudden Cardiac Death: The Most Feared but Potentially Preventable Presentation of Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome by Ana Rita Pereira, Alexandra Briosa, Rita Miranda, Sofia Sequeira Almeida, Luís Brandão, Hélder Pereira

“…The reported clinical case recalls fundamental features of the Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and outlines the increasing evidence and importance of the invasive risk stratification and even catheter ablation in asymptomatic patients who suffer from this uncommon disease that may have a dramatic and fatal initial clinical manifestation.…”
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Pengaruh Art Therapy terhadap Kualitas Hidup Anak Kanker yang Menjalani Kemoterapi by Hidayatul Hasni, Mira Andika, Armein Syahid

“…Methods: The design of this study was a quasi-experimental one-group pre-test post-test on 30 children with cancer who underwent chemotherapy. The art therapy in this study was coloring activities. …”
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Knowledge and risk behaviors related with HIV infect in Communitarian General Medicine students. by Luis Manuel Padrón Velázquez, Clara Hilda Vega Blanco

“…<strong><br />Methods:</strong> A cross-sectional, descriptive, epidemiological, observational study was developed from July to December 2006 including 44 Venezuelan Medicine students, from Giradot municipality, Aragua state, who referred having had sexual intercourse in the last semester of 2006. …”
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Benzocaine-Induced Methemoglobinemia in a Postoperative Bariatric Patient following Esophagogastroduodenoscopy by Khuram Khan, Irwin White-Gittens, Saqib Saeed, Leaque Ahmed

“…We report a case of 34-year-old female postoperative Roux-en-Y gastric bypass patient who developed hypoxia and cyanosis after a routine EGD procedure to relieve a food impaction. …”
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Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity and refractory hypotension in Guillain-Barré syndrome with autoimmune encephalitis: a case report and literature review by Jun-Ping Wang, Yan-Bo He

“…We present a 51-year-old man who initially presented with symmetrical numbness and weakness in all limbs, followed by hallucinations, behavioral abnormalities, and consciousness disturbances. …”
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Seizure as Presenting Symptom of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children by Eleonora S. D’Ambrosio, Stefanie Gauguet, Christine Miller, Erin McMahon, Christopher Driscoll, Mugdha Mohanty, Thomas Guggina

“…We describe the case of a 13-year-old girl who presented with a new-onset seizure and fever and subsequently developed severe cardiac dysfunction, coronary artery dilation, and shock due to the surprising diagnosis of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C). …”
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Cancer, Health Literacy, and Happiness: Perspectives from Patients under Chemotherapy by Sara Maria Oliveira Pinto, Sílvia Maria Alves Caldeira Berenguer, José Carlos Amado Martins

“…The sample was composed of 92 cancer patients who were asked to answer a questionnaire during chemotherapy. …”
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« Moments of Vision » : l'écriture de Thomas Hardy by Stéphanie Bernard

“…At the same time, the one who watches often loses himself or herself in the act of watching, by being absorbed into the object of his or her gaze. …”
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Initial Clinical Trial of Robot of Endovascular Treatment with Force Feedback and Cooperating of Catheter and Guidewire by Yuhua Jiang, Keyun Liu, Youxiang Li

“…We evaluated the performance of application of the robot system to clinical practice through using this robotic system to perform the digital subtraction angiography for a patient who was suspected of suffering intracranial aneurysm. …”
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Foreign Body in Paranasal Sinus: A Late Clinical Presentation by Francisco Monteiro, Pedro Oliveira, Artur Condé

“…We present a clinical case of a 64-year-old woman with a paranasal sinus microsurgery history more than 30 years ago, who presented with headache and purulent rhinorrhea. …”
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As políticas públicas e os corpos subalternizados em tempos de pandemia: reflexões a partir da implementação do auxílio emergencial no Brasil by Dyego de Oliveira Arruda, Caroline Oliveira Santos

“…It is important to note that, even with emergency aid payments, the most precarious and vulnerable labor segments (such as self-employed workers and those without a formal contract) were those who suffered the most falls in their usual income levels, which suggests the existence of structural inequalities in the configuration of Brazilian society. …”
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“Spontaneous epidural hematoma in a pediatric patient following pansinusitis: a case report and review of the literature” by Shahin Nazarpour, Farid Qoorchi Moheb Seraj, Seyed Morteza Sharifzadeh Khavari, Mehran Seadghat, Mohammad Ali Abouei Mehrizi

“…Abstract Background Spontaneous epidural hematoma commonly occurs in patients who have coagulopathy, vascular tumors, and vascular malformations. …”
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Comparing State-level policy responses to economic reforms in India by Loraine Kennedy, Kim Robin, Diego Zamuner

“…One of the objectives of this study is to understand how subnational political elites, who now have more ‘policy space’ (if not necessarily more fiscal space), elaborate their economic development strategies in relation to the central state, on one hand, and to social forces in their political jurisdictions, on the other. …”
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Caregivers’ Perspectives on Transitioning Dental Care for Adolescents with Special Healthcare Needs–A Cross-Sectional Study by Glenn Canares, Roxanne Clarke, Erica Caffrey, Sydnee Chavis

“…A 23-question survey was administered to guardians of ASHCN who presented to the pediatric dental clinic at the University of Maryland. …”
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Evaluation of in person learning during the pandemic covid-19 by Mohzana Mohzana, Muh. Fahrurrozi, Hartini Hartini

“…The purpose of this research is to see the availability of sanitation and hygiene facilities, be able to access health service facilities, readiness to apply mandatory areas for cloth masks or transparent masks for those who have deaf disabilities, have a thermogun (a gunshot body temperature gauge), map education unit residents may not carry out activities in the education unit and make an agreement with the education unit committee regarding the readiness to conduct in person learning in the educational unit. …”
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Role of immunotherapy in the overall survival of gastrointestinal cancer patients with liver metastases by Taoyuan M Beninato, Saber A Amin, Michael J Baine, Chi Lin

“…Aim: To investigate the role of immunotherapy in the overall survival (OS) of gastrointestinal cancer patients who have liver metastases at the time of the primary site cancer diagnosis.Materials & methods: Survival outcome was compared between groups with immunotherapy and groups without immunotherapy.Results: Chemoimmunotherapy was associated with improved OS (hazard ratio [HR] 0.768; 95% CI 0.739–0.800; p < 0.001) compared with chemotherapy alone. …”
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Lateral Subtalar Dislocation with Tarsometatarsal Dislocation: A Case Report of a Rare Injury by Samik Banerjee, Mostafa M. Abousayed, Douglas J. Vanderbrook, Kaushik Bagchi

“…In this report, we describe this atypical presentation in a middle aged, otherwise healthy male who sustained a trivial twisting injury to the ankle when he slipped and fell on ice. …”
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