Electrocardiographic Changes in Pregnant Patients With Congenital Heart Disease by Maria A. Pabon, Amrit Misra, Kimberlee Gauvreau, Madeline E. Duncan, Ava Conklin, Katherine E. Economy, Fred M. Wu, Thomas Tadros, Anne Marie Valente, For the STORCC Investigators

“…EKG parameters were measured in all available EKGs by two investigators, blinded to diagnosis and time of gestation. Results One hundred and seventy pregnant patients were included. …”
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Improving diagnostic precision in thyroid nodule segmentation from ultrasound images with a self-attention mechanism-based Swin U-Net model by Changan Yang, Muhammad Awais Ashraf, Mudassar Riaz, Pascal Umwanzavugaye, Kavimbi Chipusu, Kavimbi Chipusu, Hongyuan Huang, Yueqin Xu

“…These advancements resulted in significant improvements in segmentation accuracy, highlighting the model’s potential for addressing the inherent challenges of thyroid ultrasound imaging.ConclusionThe enhanced Swin U-Net architecture exhibits notable improvements in the robustness and accuracy of thyroid nodule segmentation, offering considerable potential for clinical applications in thyroid disorder diagnosis. While the study acknowledges dataset size limitations, the findings demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach. …”
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Combination Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV in Rwandan Adults: Clinical Outcomes and Impact on Reproductive Health up to 24 Months by Brenda Asiimwe-Kateera, Nienke Veldhuijzen, Jean Paul Balinda, John Rusine, Sally Eagle, Joseph Vyankandondera, Julie Mugabekazi, Pascale Ondoa, Kimberly Boer, Anita Asiimwe, Joep Lange, Peter Reiss, Janneke van de Wijgert

“…About a third of the pregnancies since HIV diagnosis were unintended. The proportion of women in the pre-cART group using modern contraception other than condoms (50%) was similar to women in the general population, but this proportion was only 25% in women initiating cART. …”
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Systematic analysis of co-expression network and gene expression profile of differentially expressed lncRNA-mRNA one week after spinal cord injury by Yi Kang, Yijie Song, Zhongju Shi, Qiang Li, Yigang Lv, Mengfan Hou, Cui Ding, Jing Xie, Yongfu Lou, Chi Zhang, Huan Jian, Xueying Li, Hengxing Zhou, Shiqing Feng

“…The identified DE lncRNAs and DE mRNAs may potentially be critical targets for the diagnosis and treatment of SCI in the future. Abbreviations: SCI: spinal cord injury; CNS: central nervous system; YLDs: years of life lived with disability; lncRNAs: long noncoding RNAs; mRNAs: messenger RNAs; DE: differentially expressed; GO: Gene Ontology; KEGG: Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes; GSEA: gene set enrichment analysis; RIN: Renewable Identification Number; PCA: principal component analysis; PPI: protein–protein interaction; MF, molecular function; BP: biological process; CC: cellular component; MCODE: molecular complex detection…”
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Targeted generative data augmentation for automatic metastases detection from free-text radiology reports by Maede Ashofteh Barabadi, Xiaodan Zhu, Wai Yip Chan, Amber L. Simpson, Richard K. G. Do

“…Automatic identification of metastatic sites in cancer patients from electronic health records is a challenging yet crucial task with significant implications for diagnosis and treatment. In this study, we demonstrate how advancements in natural language processing, namely the instruction-following capability of recent large language models and extensive model pretraining, made it possible to automate metastases detection from radiology reports texts with a limited amount of gold-labeled data. …”
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The Effect of Age on Clinical and Laboratory Parameters in Reproductive Age Women with Endometrial Polyps by Aytekin Tokmak, Ebru Ersoy, Ali Özgür Ersoy, Esra Yaşar Çelik, Ali İrfan Güzel, Mustafa Uğur

“…STUDY DESIGN: We designed a retrospective study among reproductive age women who were managed at our clinic with the diagnosis of endometrial polyps. Thirty seven women older than 40 years of age (study group), and 113 women younger than 40 years (control group) were compared in terms of various clinical and laboratory parameters including age, body mass index (BMI), gravidity, parity, abortion, basal hormone levels, tumor markers, complete blood count values, smoking status, presence of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), infertility status, co-morbidities, and number and size of endometrial polyps. …”
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Dual-stream disentangled model for microvascular extraction in five datasets from multiple OCTA instruments by Xiaoyang Hu, Xiaoyang Hu, Jinkui Hao, Quanyong Yi, Yitian Zhao, Jiong Zhang

“…Accurate segmentation of retinal vasculature is essential for eye related diseases measurement and diagnosis. However, noise and artifacts from different imaging instruments can interfere with segmentation, and most existing deep learning models struggle with segmenting small vessels and capturing low-dimensional structural information. …”
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A novel approach to skin disease segmentation using a visual selective state spatial model with integrated spatial constraints by Yu Bai, Hai Zhou, Hongjie Zhu, Shimin Wen, Binbin Hu, Haotian Li, Huazhang Wang, Daji Ergu, Fangyao Liu

“…Abstract Accurate segmentation of skin lesions is crucial for reliable clinical diagnosis and effective treatment planning. Automated techniques for skin lesion segmentation assist dermatologists in early detection and ongoing monitoring of various skin diseases, ultimately improving patient outcomes and reducing healthcare costs. …”
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Polypharmacy and anticholinergic burden scales in older adults: a cross-sectional study among psychiatric outpatients in a tertiary care hospital by Manjunath Bidarolli, Biswadeep Das, Vikram Singh Rawat, Sachin Manocha, Hannah Theresa Sony, Akash Agnihotri, Mahima Gupta, Franklin Agera

“…Elderly patients (aged ≥ 60 years) who were on at least one psychotropic medication and had a primary working diagnosis of psychiatric illness were included. All psychotropic medications, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, and hypnotics, were evaluated. …”
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Enhancing antimicrobial resistance strategies: Leveraging artificial intelligence for improved outcomes by Aeshah M. Mohammed, Mohammed Mohammed, Jawad K. Oleiwi, Azlin F. Osman, Tijjani Adam, Bashir O. Betar, Subash C.B. Gopinath, Falah H. Ihmedee

“…Despite concerted efforts to combat AMR, traditional strategies often fall short, necessitating innovative approaches to stewardship, diagnosis, and treatment. This review explores the burgeoning role of artificial intelligence (AI) in revolutionizing AMR strategies, offering a beacon of hope for turning the tide against resistant pathogens. …”
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655Val and 1170Pro ERBB2 SNPs in Familial Breast Cancer Risk and BRCA1 Alterations by Stefania Tommasi, Vita Fedele, Rosanna Lacalamita, Michele Bruno, Francesco Schittulli, David Ginzinger, Gery Scott, Serenella Eppenberger-Castori, Daniele Calistri, Silvia Casadei, Ian Seymour, Salvatore Longo, Gianluigi Giannelli, Brunella Pilato, Giovanni Simone, Christopher C. Benz, Angelo Paradiso

“…A consecutive series of 628 patients with first diagnosis of breast cancer and 169 healthy people had DNA analyzed for both SNPs. …”
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Construction of prokaryotic system for expression of porcine circovirus type 2 ORF-2 gene fragment by A. G. Galeeva, A. R. Akhunova, K. V. Usoltsev, N. I. Khammadov, M. A. Efimova

“…The recombinant rCap protein is suitable for serological diagnosis and is also of interest as a vaccine component, which is the goal of our further studies.…”
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Development of the pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary vascular resistance, six minute walk distance, B-type natriuretic peptide, age (PVD-B65) risk score for patients with chronic lung... by Shameek Gayen, Jay Pescatore, Matthew Bittner, Mario Naranjo, Gerard J. Criner, Sheila Weaver, Temple Lung Center Pulmonary Vascular Disease Working Group

“…We aimed to create a risk assessment tool to stratify patients with chronic lung disease and PH by risk of one-year mortality from time of PH diagnosis. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study of patients with chronic lung disease and PH. …”
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Significantly Elevated Serum Lipase in Pregnancy with Nausea and Vomiting: Acute Pancreatitis or Hyperemesis Gravidarum? by Amanda Johnson, Bethany Cluskey, Nina Hooshvar, Daphne Tice, Courtney Devin, Elaine Kao, Suhalia Nawabi, Steven Jones, Lihua Zhang, Chi Dola

“…Imaging studies are thus necessary to establish the diagnosis of acute pancreatitis.…”
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The Stress and Adversity Inventory for Adults (Adult STRAIN) in Korean: Initial Validation and Associations with Psychiatric Disorders by Eun Soo Kim, Yun Tae Kim, Kang-Seob Oh, Young Chul Shin, Sang-Won Jeon, Dong-Won Shin, Sung Joon Cho, George M. Slavich, Junhyung Kim

“…Each domain of Korean-style stress, based on the timing, type, life domain, and sociopsychological characteristics of stress exposure, showed a different distribution of lifetime psychiatric diagnosis probabilities (odds ratios = 1.20–4.85). …”
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Impact of urbanisation on the gaps of hypertension prevalence, awareness and treatment among older age in China: a cross-sectional study by Qiutong Yu, Genyong Zuo

“…Hypertension awareness was defined as a previous diagnosis of hypertension by a health professional, and hypertension treatment was defined as undergoing BP treatment.Results The prevalence of hypertension was lower among semiurbanised adults than among non-urbanised rural adults (OR=0.94, 95% CI=0.90 to 0.99; p<0.05). …”
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Efficacy and safety of once-weekly semaglutide monotherapy in a young subject with Prader-Willi syndrome, obesity, and type 2 diabetes: a case report by Elisa Dinoi, Giuseppe Daniele, Giuseppe Daniele, Angela Michelucci, Fulvia Baldinotti, Fabrizio Campi, Piero Marchetti, Stefano Del Prato, Angela Dardano, Angela Dardano

“…Based on clinical presentation, PWS was suspected, and diagnosis was confirmed by genetic tests. The patient was discharged on a basal-bolus insulin therapy managed by his parents due to his cognitive impairment. …”
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Post-traumatic patellar tendon ossification in children: a case series by Kirill A. Kartavenko, Vyacheslav I. Zorin, Sergey A. Lukyanov

“…Such a complication is quite rare in pediatric traumatology; it requires differential diagnosis and various surgical tactics. The aim of the study is to present a clinical and radiological picture of post-traumatic patellar tendon ossification in children and its surgical treatment outcomes using a case series as an example. …”
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Tablet-based self assessment memory scale-revised (SAMS-R) evaluates memory functions for older adults by Hisatomo Kowa, Ryoko Kumagai, Yutaro Oki, Miki Imamura, Yuka Suzuki

“…BackgroundThe demand for more accurate and early diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) patients due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) has increased after disease-modifying drugs were launched. …”
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Reasons for Undesirable Pregnancy Outcomes among Women with Appendicitis: The Experience of a Tertiary Center by Baris Mantoglu, Fatih Altintoprak, Necattin Firat, Emre Gonullu, Enis Dikicier, Yesim Akdeniz, Mehmet Aziret, Unal Erkorkmaz

“…Consequently, acute appendicitis may cause serious intra-abdominal infection and inflammation in addition to the complexity of the diagnosis due to the nature of pregnancy, as well as undesired pregnancy outcomes with the surgical technique, or independently with other variables.…”
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