Information Bottleneck Driven Deep Video Compression-IBOpenDVCW.

Video compression remains a challenging task despite significant advancements in end-to-end optimized deep networks for video coding. This study, inspired by information bottleneck (IB) theory, introduces a novel approach that combines IB theory with wavelet transform. We perform a comprehensive analysis of information and mutual information across various mother wavelets and decomposition levels.

The Effect of Maternal Parity on Preterm Birth Risk in Women with Short Mid-Trimester Cervical Length: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

: To evaluate the effect of maternal parity on the association between mid-trimester cervical length and preterm birth to elucidate the potential intricacies of this relationship. : A retrospective cohort study using Electronic Medical Records (EMR) data. The study population included pregnant women with a singleton fetus and a short mid-trimester cervical length, recorded in the EMR system at a large health maintenance organization.

Comparison of SGA and Severe SGA rates using six size standards - Is there a difference?

Background: Small for gestational age (SGA) neonates are known to be at an elevated risk for neonatal morbidity. Despite this, there is a growing array of proposed size standards for identifying SGA fetuses. Given the inherent differences in design, acquisition methods, and the characteristics of the populations they represent, the generalizability of these standards to diverse populations remains uncertain.

Membrane stripping in group B streptococcus carriers does not impede adequate intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis: a retrospective study.

Objective: Membrane stripping in group B streptococcus (GBS) carriers poses an increased risk of inadequate antibiotic prophylaxis, potentially due to accelerated labor, thereby potentially impacting the management of GBS colonization during delivery. We compared the adequacy of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis between pregnant women colonized with GBS, who underwent membrane stripping and those who did not. The study aimed to determine whether the performance of membrane stripping, by potentially shortening labor duration, increases the risk of inadequate antibiotic prophylaxis dispensation.

Impact of full vs empty urinary bladder on external cephalic version success: a randomized controlled trial.

Background: External cephalic version is a procedure used to turn a fetus from a breech position to a cephalic position before delivery. The success rate of the external cephalic version can be affected by various factors; however, the effect of bladder volume on the success rate of the external cephalic version remains controversial.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the effect of urinary bladder status (full or empty) on the success rate of the external cephalic version through a prospective randomized study.

Assessing the Clinical Significance of Third-Trimester Post-Coital Bleeding.

Introduction: This study aimed to evaluate the impact of third-trimester post-coital bleeding (PCB) on pregnancy outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted at two tertiary medical centers, including all pregnant women between 24 and 34 weeks of gestation referred due to vaginal bleeding over an 11-year period. The study population includes all singleton deliveries; within this population, women were further classified into three groups: those admitted due to vaginal bleeding related to PCB, those admitted due to vaginal bleeding not related to PCB, and those who did not report vaginal bleeding.

Differences in EEG Event-Related Potentials during Dual Task in Parkinson's Disease Carriers and Non-Carriers of the G2019S-LRRK2 Mutation.

Background: The G2019S- gene mutation is a common cause of hereditary Parkinson's disease (PD), associated with a higher frequency of the postural instability gait difficulty (PIGD) motor phenotype yet with preserved cognition. This study investigated neurophysiological changes during motor and cognitive tasks in PD patients with and without the mutation.

Methods: 33 iPD patients and 22 patients performed the visual Go/NoGo task (VGNG) during sitting (single-task) and walking (dual-task) while wearing a 64-channel EEG cap.

Comparing the efficacy of vaginal micronized progesterone gel and capsule for prevention of preterm birth in singleton pregnancies with short cervical length at midtrimester: an indirect comparison meta-analysis.

To evaluate the effectiveness of vaginal progesterone in preventing preterm birth in women with a singleton gestation and short cervical length and to determine which of the two formulations, micronized progesterone vaginal capsule versus vaginal gel containing micronized progesterone, is more effective for preventing preterm birth. A systematic search was performed in the following databases: EMBASE, PubMed (MEDLINE), The Cochrane Library, and the Clinical Trials Registry (clinicaltrials.gov).

The role of secure instant messaging applications in medical education: Evaluating student satisfaction in a case-based learning program using Siilo.

Background: Instant messaging applications for mobile phones have recently grown in popularity among medical personnel, including both physicians and medical students. During the COVID-19 pandemic, medical education was largely transferred to virtual platforms, making such applications an increasingly important tool for medical education. "Siilo" is a secure instant messaging application that was designed for medical professionals, and offers several advantages over other instant messaging services that are vital for its use in medical settings, including information security, data encryption, and a built-in blurring tool to maintain patient privacy.

The effectiveness of vaginal progesterone in reducing preterm birth in high-risk patients diagnosed with short cervical length after 24 weeks: A retrospective cohort study.

Objective: To assess the impact of progesterone treatment on maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with a history of preterm birth and short cervical length diagnosed after 24 weeks of gestation.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study included women with a history of preterm birth and a transvaginal sonographic cervical length measurement of ≤ 25 mm, diagnosed between 24 and 33 weeks of gestation. Exclusion criteria included prior progesterone treatment, cervical cerclage, or pessary.

EEG-Based Mapping of Resting-State Functional Brain Networks in Patients with Parkinson's Disease.

(1) Background: Directed functional connectivity (DFC) alterations within brain networks are described using fMRI. EEG has been scarcely used. We aimed to explore changes in DFC in the sensory-motor network (SMN), ventral-attention network (VAN), dorsal-attention network (DAN), and central-executive network (CEN) using an EEG-based mapping between PD patients and healthy controls (HCs).

Long-term gynecological complications after conservative treatment of placenta accreta spectrum.

Objective: To examine the association between conservative treatment for PAS (placenta accreta spectrum) and subsequent gynecological and fertility complications.

Methods: All women who underwent conservative treatment for PAS between January 1990 and December 2000 were included in this retrospective cohort study conducted in a tertiary teaching hospital. Gynecological and fertility complications experienced after the index delivery were collected from the medical records and telephone questionnaires.

Cesarean delivery on maternal request in Israel: Maternity department policies and obstetricians' perspectives.

Objective: This study aimed to describe Israeli maternity departments' policies regarding cesarean delivery on maternal request, and factors associated with obstetricians' support for cesarean delivery on maternal request in specific scenarios.

Methods: This multicenter cross-sectional study included 22 maternity department directors and 222 obstetricians from the majority of Israeli hospitals. Directors were interviewed and completed a questionnaire about their department's cesarean delivery on maternal request policy, and obstetricians responded to a survey presenting case scenarios in which women requested cesarean delivery on maternal request.

The role of vaginal progesterone for preterm birth prevention in women with threatened labor and shortened cervix diagnosed after 24 weeks of pregnancy.

Objective: To determine whether vaginal progesterone treatment for women with a short cervix, diagnosed after 24 weeks of pregnancy, reduces preterm birth rates.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study that included women with a singleton pregnancy, threatened preterm labor, and a short cervix measured between 24 and 33 weeks. Women who received vaginal progesterone were compared with women who did not receive progesterone.

Case report: An unusual presentation of puerperal sepsis.

Group A Streptococcus (GAS; ) is a facultative gram-positive coccus, uncommonly colonizing parturient genitalia, where its presence can potentially lead to a life-threatening invasive infection after delivery. GAS infection typically occurs within the first 4 days post-partum and is characterized by high fever, chills, flashing, abdominal pain, and uterine tenderness. Nonetheless, patients with GAS puerperal sepsis may have an unusual presentation, when fever is absent, and the symptoms and signs can be mild, non-specific, and not indicative of the severity of infection.

Trial of labor after cesarean in primiparous women with fetal macrosomia.

Key Message: Spontaneous labor onset, epidural anesthesia and prior cesarean for non-arrest disorders are strong predictors of successful vaginal birth after cesarean in women delivering a macrosomic fetus.

Purpose: Lower rates of successful vaginal birth after cesarean in association with increasing birthweight were previously reported. We aimed to determine the factors associated with successful trial of labor after cesarean (TOLAC) among primiparous women with fetal macrosomia.

Characteristics and economic burden of frequent attenders with medically unexplained symptoms in primary care in Israel.

Background: Frequent Attenders with Medically Unexplained Symptoms (FA/MUS) are common in primary care, though challenging to identify and treat.

Objectives: This study sought to compare FA/MUS to FA with organic illnesses (FA/OI) and the general clinic population (Non-FA) to understand their demographic characteristics and healthcare utilisation patterns.

Methods: For this retrospective, observational study, Electronic Medical Records (EMR) were obtained from Clalit Health Services, regarding the population of a sizeable primary care clinic in Be'er-Sheva, Israel.

The continuum of a prolonged labor and a second stage cesarean delivery.

Objective: To investigate the association of the timing of primary cesarean delivery with the progress of labor and the operative delivery rate at the subsequent successful trial of labor.

Methods: A retrospective study of women with a primary cesarean and subsequent term cephalic vaginal delivery in two medical centers. Cesarean deliveries were classified as planned, intrapartum first stage or intrapartum second stage.

A model based on routine liver tests can reliably exclude intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.

Objectives: Serum bile acid (BA) levels testing is used for the diagnosis of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP). We aimed to determine the performance of routine liver tests in the evaluation of ICP.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study conducted at a university hospital, including all pregnant women who underwent serum BA levels testing due to suspected ICP during 2007-2019.

Sick of news? Television news exposure, collective stressful events and headache related emergency department visits.

Stress is a well-known trigger for primary headache yet its impact is difficult to demonstrate in large epidemiological studies. Israeli national TV news is often referred to as the "tribal fire", as many Israelis watch national news coverage following terror attacks or military operations. We examined the association between exposure to television news and their content with headache related Emergency Department visits.

Induction of labor in women with a scarred uterus: does grand multiparity affect the risk of uterine rupture?

Background: Previous cesarean delivery is the most important risk factor for subsequent uterine rupture. Data are inconsistent regarding grand multiparity (≥6th delivery) and a risk for uterine rupture. Specifically, no data exist regarding the risk that is associated with labor induction or augmentation in grand multiparous women after cesarean delivery.

The association between low birth weight and outcomes of vacuum assisted vaginal delivery.

Objective: It is often hypothesized that poor neonatal outcomes are more frequently observed in low birth weight (LBW) neonates following vacuum assisted vaginal delivery (VAVD). We sought to assess the association between low birth weight (< 2500 g) and neonatal outcomes, following vacuum extraction.

Study Design: This was a retrospective cohort study, including 1085 deliveries in a tertiary medical center between 2003 and 2015.

Planned induction versus spontaneous delivery among women using prophylactic anticoagulation therapy: a retrospective study.

Objectives: To examine the outcomes of planned induction of labour versus spontaneous onset of labour among women using prophylactic-dose low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH) therapy.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Setting: University hospital.

Transmission of Superoscillations.

It is widely accepted that a signal bandlimited by σ cannot oscillate at higher frequencies. The phenomenon of superoscillation provides a refutation of that quite general belief. Temporal superoscillations have been rarely demonstrated and are mostly treated as a mathematical curiosity.