Virtual Gram staining of label-free bacteria using dark-field microscopy and deep learning.

Gram staining has been a frequently used staining protocol in microbiology. It is vulnerable to staining artifacts due to, e.g.

A comparation of three different anti-VEGF drugs in development of persistent avascular retina in premature children.

Our current prospective cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the effect of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) drugs used in the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity on retinal maturation and persistent avascular retina (PAR). Retinal imaging was performed with Optos confocal laser ophthalmoscopy for 100 patients aged 4 to 8 years who were screened and treated for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) during the neonatal period. The ROP examination findings (stage and zone) and treatment history (age in weeks at time of treatment and anti-VEGF drug used) from the neonatal period were reviewed.

Assessment of Internet and Social Media Addiction Levels in Adolescents Aged 12-18 Years by Nurses: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study.

Objective: This was a cross-sectional and descriptive study to determine the social media and Internet addiction levels of adolescents.

Design And Methods: The data were collected between September and December 2023. A sociodemographic data collection form, The Social Media Addiction Scale for Adolescents, and The Internet Addiction Scale for Adolescents were used to collect data.

A privacy-preserving approach for cloud-based protein fold recognition.

The complexity and cost of training machine learning models have made cloud-based machine learning as a service (MLaaS) attractive for businesses and researchers. MLaaS eliminates the need for in-house expertise by providing pre-built models and infrastructure. However, it raises data privacy and model security concerns, especially in medical fields like protein fold recognition.

Evaluation of Smell Function in Patients with Childhood Epilepsy with Centrotemporal Spikes at a Pediatric Neurology Clinic-A Case-Control Study.

Childhood epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (CECTS) is associated with cognitive, behavioral, and language difficulties. These epileptic discharges predominantly occur in the temporal lobe, which is known to be involved in olfactory functions. This study aims to assess olfactory dysfunction in patients with CECTS.