WGAN-GP for Synthetic Retinal Image Generation: Enhancing Sensor-Based Medical Imaging for Classification Models by Héctor Anaya-Sánchez, Leopoldo Altamirano-Robles, Raquel Díaz-Hernández, Saúl Zapotecas-Martínez

“…We evaluated the method across multiple retinal image datasets, including Retinal-Lesions, Fine-Grained Annotated Diabetic Retinopathy (FGADR), Indian Diabetic Retinopathy Image Dataset (IDRiD), and the Kaggle Diabetic Retinopathy dataset. …”
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Incidence of chronic wounds in Singapore, a multiethnic Asian country, between 2000 and 2017: a retrospective cohort study using a nationwide claims database by Nicholas Graves, Kelvin Bryan Tan, Orlanda Q Goh, Ganga Ganesan, Yi Zhen Ng, Keith Harding

“…Compared with the Chinese, Indians had thrice the ASRs of venous and arterial wounds and double the ASR of diabetic wounds. Malays had double the ASRs of arterial and diabetic wounds.Conclusions Chronic wounds are common in the elderly with significant ethnic disparities in this Asian cohort. …”
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HDL proteome and apolipoproteins concentrations in severe ICU COVID-19 patients by Floran Begue, Bryan Veeren, Philippe Rondeau, Aline-Marie Florence, Simon Jamard, Philippe Montravers, Sébastien Tanaka, Olivier Meilhac, on behalf of French COVID Study Group

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Biosynthesis of Lysosomally Escaped Apoptotic Bodies Inhibits Inflammasome Synthesis in Macrophages by Jiayi Mao, Wenzheng Xia, Yanglin Wu, Minxiong Li, Yun Zhao, Peisong Zhai, Yuguang Zhang, Tao Zan, Wenguo Cui, Xiaoming Sun

“…Hyperglycemia and bacterial colonization in diabetic wounds aberrantly activate Nod-like receptor protein 3 (NLRP3) in macrophages, resulting in extensive inflammatory infiltration and impaired wound healing. …”
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Effect of prednisolone acetate eye drops on blood glucose profile in Indian population by Archana Bhat, Prajakta Paritekar, Y. Umesh

“…Results: Forty nondiabetic patients (Group A) and 40 well-controlled diabetic patients (Group B) were included in the study. …”
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Prevalence, risk factors and associated ocular diseases of cerebral stroke: the population-based Beijing Eye Study by Jost B Jonas, Ya Xing Wang, Liang Xu, Wen Bin Wei

“…After adjusting for systemic risk factors of older age, male gender and higher prevalence of arterial hypertension and cardiovascular disease, a higher prevalence of a previous stroke was significantly correlated with a higher prevalence and stage of diabetic retinopathy. The prevalence of a previous stroke increased for each step of an increase in the stage of diabetic retinopathy with an OR of 1.64 (95% CI 1.26 to 2.14), and it increased by the presence of diabetic retinopathy with an OR of 4.41 (95% CI 2.38 to 8.18).…”
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The effects of antioxidants, angioprotective agents, and vitamins on retina in complex retinal diseases by I.V. Vorobyeva, A.A. Dement’eva, A. Dgebuadze

“…This review was performed in the light of social importance of these retinal diseases (i.e., diabetic retinopathy and AMD).</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Keywords</b>: diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, lutein, zeaxanthin, troxerutin, vitamins B, vitamin C, vitamin E, folic acid, zinc.…”
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Association of dietary inflammatory index with ocular diseases: a population-based cross-sectional study by Xue Wang, Can Zhang, Haitao Jiang

“…Abstract Background Our research was designed to investigate the relationship between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and risk of ocular diseases, including glaucoma, cataract, age-related macular degeneration (ARMD), and diabetic retinopathy. Methods We used the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2005 to 2008 to conduct this study. …”
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2 Cases of Bullosis Diabeticorum following Long-Distance Journeys by Road: A Report of 2 Cases by Fatima Bello, O. Modupe Samaila, Yakubu Lawal, U. Kufre Nkoro

“…History and physical examinations were done on 2 diabetics who presented with bilateral feet bullae following a long journey. …”
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OPTIMIZAREA MODELELOR DE PREDICȚIE A HIPOGLICEMIEI PRIN COMBINAREA ALGORITMILOR GENETICI ȘI LEVENBERG-MARQUARDT by USM ADMIN

“… Această lucrare investighează o metodă de anticipare a episoadelor de hipoglicemie la persoanele cu diabet de tip 1, folosind rețele neuronale artificiale (RNA). …”
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Metabolic Syndrome, Chronic Kidney, and Cardiovascular Diseases: Role of Adipokines by Manfredi Tesauro, Maria Paola Canale, Giuseppe Rodia, Nicola Di Daniele, Davide Lauro, Angelo Scuteri, Carmine Cardillo

“…Obesity predisposes to diabetic nephropathy, hypertensive nephrosclerosis, and focal and segmental glomerular sclerosis and represents an independent risk factor for the development and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). …”
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Future of artificial intelligence for the diagnosis and treatment of retinal diseases by E.A. Katalevskaya, D.Yu. Katalevskiy, M.I. Tyurikov, I.A. Velieva, A.V. Bol’shunov

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Keywords</b>: artificial intelligence, computer vision, ophthalmic screening, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, age-related macular degeneration.…”
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Relationship of Serum Uric Acid Level with Demographic Features, Risk Factors, Severity, Prognosis, Serum Levels of Vitamin D, Calcium, and Magnesium in Stroke by Payam Saadat, Alijan Ahmadi Ahangar, Mansor Babaei, Mandana Kalantar, Mohammad Ali Bayani, Hiva Barzegar, Hemmat Gholinia, Farbod Zahedi Tajrishi, Sekineh Faraji, Fatemeh Frajzadeh

“…There was no significant difference in SUA levels in different types of stroke in both genders. Diabetic ischemic embolic patients had higher levels of SUA than diabetic ischemic thrombotic cases. …”
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A Systematic Review of Deep Learning Methods Applied to Ocular Images by Oscar Julian Perdomo Charry, Fabio Augusto González Osorio

“…On the one hand, these methods have achieved an outstanding performance in the detection of ocular diseases such as: diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, diabetic macular degeneration and age-related macular degeneration.  …”
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Adjunctive Sitagliptin Therapy in Postoperative Cardiac Surgery Patients: A Pilot Study by Marcia L. Brackbill, Ateequr Rahman, Jeffrey S. Sandy, M. Denton Stam, Arthur F. Harralson

“…A prospective, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot study was conducted in diabetic cardiac surgery patients. Patients received sitagliptin or placebo after surgery for 4 days. …”
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Endothelial AGGF1 promotes retinal angiogenesis by coordinating TNFSF12/FN14 signalling by Ying Cheng, Man Zhang, Chenguang Li, Long Su, Lingli Fu, Shi Wu, Chaofei Xu, Bei Sun, Liming Chen

“…Abstract Abnormal angiogenesis is a key process associated with ischaemic retinopathies such as diabetic retinopathy, for which the underlying pathological mechanisms are still poorly understood. …”
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Regulation of Posttranscriptional Modification as a Possible Therapeutic Approach for Retinal Neuroprotection by Yoko Ozawa, Toshihide Kurihara, Kazuo Tsubota, Hideyuki Okano

“…Here, we review the molecular mechanisms of visual dysfunction in two common diseases, innate chorioretinal inflammation and diabetic retinopathy, and the role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) in both processes. …”
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Chemical Composition and Sensory Evaluation of Products Made From Oats (Avena Sativa) and Unripe-Plantain (Musa Paradisiaca) by Nkechi G. Onyeke, Nkechi G. Onodugo, Scholastica N. Eze, Linda O. Okoye

“…Unripe plantain and oats composite flours when adopted as part of food varieties or food ingredients for diabetics and obese persons can be used to make foods whether as deserts or main meal components of their diets in form of puddings, dumplings, and swallows.…”
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Blood Glucose Control Using a Novel Continuous Blood Glucose Monitor and Repetitive Intravenous Insulin Boluses: Exploiting Natural Insulin Pulsatility as a Principle for a Future... by Nils K. Skjaervold, Dan Östling, Dag R. Hjelme, Olav Spigset, Oddveig Lyng, Petter Aadahl

“…The animals developed a mildly diabetic state from streptozotocin pretreatment. They were steadily brought within the blood glucose target range of 4.5–6.0 mmol/L in 21 to 121 min and kept within that range for 128 to 238 min (hypoglycemic values varied from 2.9 to 51.1 min). …”
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DEZVOLTAREA UNEI ARHITECTURI DE MODEL BAZAT PE REȚELE NEURONALE PENTRU CALCULUL PERSONALIZAT AL DOZELOR DE INSULINĂ ÎN DIABETUL ZAHARAT DE TIP I by USM ADMIN

“…Cuvinte-cheie: rețea neuronală artificială, învățare automată, management diabet tip 1, model predictive, control glicemic, dozare insulină, analiză timp-real. …”
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