Publications by authors named "F David Barranco"

Introduction: Cannabis potency and its use during pregnancy have increased in the last decade. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of antenatal cannabis use on fetal growth, preterm birth and other perinatal outcomes.

Material And Methods: A propensity score-matched analysis was performed in women with singleton pregnancies attending a tertiary care site in Barcelona.

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Background And Objectives: Many low- and middle-income countries are experiencing profound health care workforce shortages. Surgical subspecialists generally practice in large urban centers but are in high demand in rural areas. These subspecialists must be trained through sustainable programs to address this disparity.

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Messaging platforms are applications, generally mediated by an app, desktop program or the web, mainly used for synchronous communication among users. As such, they have been widely adopted officially by higher education establishments, after little or no study of their impact and perception by the teachers. We think that the introduction of these new tools and the opportunities and challenges they have needs to be studied carefully in order to adopt the model, as well as the tool, that is the most adequate for all parties involved.

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Event-based cameras are raising interest within the computer vision community. These sensors operate with asynchronous pixels, emitting events, or "spikes", when the luminance change at a given pixel since the last event surpasses a certain threshold. Thanks to their inherent qualities, such as their low power consumption, low latency, and high dynamic range, they seem particularly tailored to applications with challenging temporal constraints and safety requirements.

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Article Synopsis
  • The study looked at how infective endocarditis (IE) affects pregnant women who don’t use drugs and included cases from 14 hospitals over many years.
  • Most women in the study were around 33 years old and had their babies about 30 weeks along; many had no prior heart issues.
  • Most women faced serious problems, like heart failure and complications with their pregnancies, including some that resulted in surgery or even loss of the baby; one woman sadly died from the illness.
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