Prevalence and Risk Factors of Urinary Incontinence in Frail Elderly Females by Walaa W. Aly, Hala S. Sweed, Nora A. Mossad, Mohammad F. Tolba

“…Each patient gave oral consent and then was subjected to history taking, full clinical examination, diagnosis of frailty (clinical frailty scale), assessment of UI by the Arabic version of International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire-Urinary Incontinence Short Form (ICIQ-UI SF), assessment of QOL by using the Arabic version of Incontinence Impact Questionnaire Short Form (IIQ-7 SF), and complete urine analysis. …”
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Proteomic Technology “Lens” for Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition Process Identification in Oncology by Monica Neagu, Carolina Constantin, Marinela Bostan, Constantin Caruntu, Simona Rebeca Ignat, Sorina Dinescu, Marieta Costache

“…., cell-cell adhesion proteins and transcription factors) other future potential markers for improving diagnosis, monitoring evolution, and developing new therapy targets. …”
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Rapid Destruction of the Humeral Head Caused by Subchondral Insufficiency Fracture: A Report of Two Cases by Kenichi Goshima, Katsuhiko Kitaoka, Junsuke Nakase, Hiroyuki Tsuchiya

“…Although shoulder RDA is rare, this disease should be included in the differential diagnosis of acute onset shoulder pain in elderly female patients with osteoporosis and persistent joint effusion.…”
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Aspects of improving metrological characteristics of a sensor based on palladium nanoparticles for methionine determination by Eduard V. Gorchakov, Darya O. Perevezentseva, Elena A. Vaitulevich, Oksana V. Dubinina

“…It is also a radioprotector and can be used in cancer diagnosis. Methionine is commonly used as an amino acid supplement in poultry and cattle feed, as well as in sports nutrition and medicine. …”
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A New Method Based on Operational Strategies for Early Detection of Breast Cancers by Samira Khajehkhasan, Soheil Fakheri

“…Therefore, its classification into these two modes is essential for diagnosis and treatment. Methodology: First, mammographic images of patients' breasts were evaluated with the help of doctors, and then the photos were processed. …”
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Association of Hospital Consolidation with Cancer Outcomes by Justin Graff MD, Mahnoor Ayub BS, MS, Prashanth Prabakaran MD, Brendan Keelan BS, John D. Cramer MD

“…We found that increases in hospital consolidation were associated with a higher likelihood of early-stage cancer diagnosis compared to control areas (−1.1%, 95% confidence interval (CI) −2.3 to 0.0%), and improved overall survival (hazard ratio 0.94, CI 0.90-0.98). …”
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Prevalence, Demographics, and Treatment Characteristics of Visual Impairment due to Diabetic Macular Edema in a Representative Canadian Cohort by Robert J. Petrella, Julie Blouin, Brian Davies, Martin Barbeau

“…Data was compared between a cohort of 8,368 diabetic (type 1 or 2) patients, who were ≥18 years old and had a diagnosis of DME with VI (visual acuity <20/40 in Snellen equivalent), and 76,077 age- and gender-matched subjects representing a healthy population. …”
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Music therapy influence in the reduction of moderately high blood pressure figures by Frank Miguel Hernández Velázquez, Belén de la Caridad Santiesteban Rodríguez, Raúl Javier Pizarro Hechevarría

“…<br /><strong>Results</strong>: in both groups, patients aged between 40 and 59 years (41%), female (55%) and with a previous diagnosis of arterial hypertension (58%) predominated. …”
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Cardiac sound classification using a hybrid approach: MFCC-based feature fusion and CNN deep features by Mahbubeh Bahreini, Ramin Barati, Abbas Kamali

“…Abstract The detection of cardiovascular diseases through the analysis of phonocardiograms (PCGs), which are digital recordings of heartbeat sounds, is crucial for early diagnosis. Conventional feature extraction methods often face challenges in distinguishing non-stationary signals like healthy and pathological PCG signals. …”
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Wearable CNT/PAni/fabric piezoresistive sensor for continuous blood pressure monitoring by Milad Barati, Alireza Nikfarjam

“…Wearable pressure sensors with high sensitivity, fast response time, and low detection limit have great potential for blood pressure monitoring and early diagnosis of hypertension. This article introduces a piezoresistive pressure sensor based on carbon nanotubes (CNTs), polyaniline (PAni), and fabric (CNT/PAni/fabric) for health monitoring applications. …”
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A Hybrid Approach Using Oversampling Technique and Cost-Sensitive Learning for Bankruptcy Prediction by Tuong Le, Minh Thanh Vo, Bay Vo, Mi Young Lee, Sung Wook Baik

“…The diagnosis of bankruptcy companies becomes extremely important for business owners, banks, governments, securities investors, and economic stakeholders to optimize the profitability as well as to minimize risks of investments. …”
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BIOSKIN: A Protocol for the Copenhagen Translational Skin Immunology Biobank and Research Programme by Lone Skov, Jeanne Duus Johansen, Marianne Bengtson Løvendorf

“…The clinical examination includes dermatological verification of diagnosis, evaluation of disease severity and detailed information on phenotype. …”
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Evaluation of adrenal tumors and analysis of the metabolic profile of patients with incidentaloma by PEDRO VICTOR GONÇALVES MONTALVÃO, IURI MOURA MANGUEIRA, GABRIEL DA MOTTA ALVES, JOÃO VITOR FAZZIO CORDEIRO, MARCIA HELENA SOARES COSTA, GUILHERME DE ANDRADE GAGHEGGI RAVANINI

“…ABSTRACT Introduction: Advances in imaging methods have led to an increasingly frequent diagnosis of adrenal gland lesions as incidental findings. …”
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Polypharmacy in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes and Arterial Hypertension Treated in a Provincial Hospital by José Ander Asenjo Alarcón

“…This use increases the longer they have been since their diagnosis, a situation that can have a negative impact on the health of patients due to drug interactions. …”
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Theranostic Contact Lens for Ocular Cystinosis Utilizing Gold Nanoparticles by Eunbe Ha, Hwajeong Kang, Hyeran Noh

“…In this study, we propose a theranostic contact lens that simultaneously performs therapy and diagnosis on a single platform utilizing gold nanoparticles (GNPs). …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Management of General Practitioners of the Hospital Districts of Ouagadougou about Migraine (Burkina Faso) by A. A. Dabilgou, A. Dravé, J. M. A. Kyelem, A. Zoma, C. Napon, A. Millogo, K. Karfo, J. Kaboré

“…All participants had previous experience with migraine diagnosis before the survey. Eighty percent of general practitioners had a good level of knowledge of ICDH-3 criteria (knowing 6-7 criteria). …”
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Clinical Anxiety among Saudi Postgraduate Pediatric Dentistry Students in Jeddah City by Manal Almalik, Abeer Alnowaiser, Omar El Meligy, Jamal Sallam, Yusra Balkheyour

“…The questionnaire is composed of 55 questions that investigated demographic data, academic and clinical related situations including investigations, diagnosis, treatment, and complications in treatment. …”
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Atypical Antiglomerular Basement Membrane Disease in a Pregnant Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Areerat Ounhasuttiyanon, Ngoentra Tantranont, Thatsaphan Srithongkul

“…Patients usually present with rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis with or without pulmonary hemorrhage. The diagnosis is based on linear deposits of IgG along the GBM and the presence of anti-GBM antibodies. …”
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Perforated Closed-Loop Obstruction Secondary to Gallstone Ileus of the Transverse Colon: A Rare Entity by S. P. Carr, F. T. MacNamara, K. M. Muhammed, E. Boyle, S. M. McHugh, P. Naughton, A. Leahy

“…Gallstone ileus is a difficult diagnosis both clinically and radiologically with only 50% of cases being diagnosed preoperatively. …”
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Women's Experiences of Preeclampsia: Australian Action on Preeclampsia Survey of Women and Their Confidants by C. East, K. Conway, W. Pollock, N. Frawley, S. Brennecke

“…Many women had no knowledge of PE prior to diagnosis (77%) and, once diagnosed, did not appreciate how serious or life threatening it was (50%). …”
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