Early prediction of grape disease attack using a hybrid classifier in association with IoT sensors.

Machine learning with IoT practices in the agriculture sector has the potential to address numerous challenges encountered by farmers, including disease prediction and estimation of soil profile. This paper extensively explores the classification of diseases in grape plants and provides detailed information about the conducted experiments. It is important to keep track of each crop's current environmental conditions because different environmental conditions, such as humidity, temperature, moisture, leaf wetness, light intensity, wind speed, and wind direction, can affect or sustain the quality of a crop.

Grape dataset: A dataset for disease prediction and classification for machine learning applications through environmental parameters.

Grapes are indeed a vital crop for both the fruit and wine industries globally. They are cultivated in numerous regions around the world and contribute significantly to the economy and culinary culture of many countries. By prioritizing disease detection and implementing proactive management strategies, growers can effectively safeguard their grape crops, optimize yields, and sustain the productivity and profitability of the global fruit and wine industry.

A phase III randomized-controlled study of safety and immunogenicity of DTwP-HepB-IPV-Hib vaccine (HEXASIIL) in infants.

A fully liquid hexavalent containing Diphtheria (D), Tetanus (T) toxoids, whole cell Pertussis (wP), Hepatitis B (Hep B), type 1, 2, 3 of inactivated poliovirus (IPV) and Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) conjugate vaccine (DTwP-HepB-IPV-Hib vaccine, HEXASIIL) was tested for lot-to-lot consistency and non-inferiority against licensed DTwP-HepB-Hib + IPV in an open label, randomized Phase II/III study. In Phase III part, healthy infants received DTwP-HepB-IPV-Hib or DTwP-HepB-Hib + IPV vaccines at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age. Blood samples were collected prior to the first dose and 28 days, post dose 3.

Long per-rectal endoscopic myotomy for a case of Hirchsprung's disease.

Video 1The colonoscopy showed a nondilated rectum, distal sigmoid, and a roomy, dilated proximal colon, with the transition zone at 23 cm from the squamo-columnar junction.

Molecular investigation of Feline Panleukopenia in an endangered leopard (Panthera pardus) - a case report.

Background: Feline Panleukopenia is an important disease of cats and has been reported worldwide. The disease is caused by a non-enveloped, single-stranded DNA virus; Feline Panleukopenia Virus (FPLV), belonging to the Parvoviridae family. The disease causes significant mortality in unvaccinated kittens.

Paving the way for universal medical student training in serious illness communication: the Massachusetts Medical Schools' Collaborative.

Background: Patients with serious illness look to their clinicians for discussion and guidance on high-stakes treatment decisions, which are complex, emotional and value-laden. However, required training in serious illness communication is rare in U.S.

Safety Attitude of Operating Room Personnel Associated With Accurate Completion of a Surgical Checklist: A Cross-sectional Observational Study.

Objective: How the checklist is executed in routine practice may reflect the teamwork and safety climate in the operating room (OR). This cross-sectional study aimed to identify whether the presence of a fully completed checklist in medical records was associated with teams' safety attitudes.

Methods: Data from 29 French hospitals, including 5677 operated patients and 834 OR professionals, were prospectively collected.

Increased Body Mass Index is Associated With Lower Risk of Hypocalcemia in Total Thyroidectomy Patients.

Introduction: Hypocalcemia following total thyroidectomy is common due to postoperative parathyroid dysfunction. We sought to identify the impact of obesity on postthyroidectomy hypocalcemia.

Methods: We performed a single-center retrospective study of all total thyroidectomies performed from 2016 to 2019 after implementation of an updated calcium supplementation protocol.

Tribute to Dr. Takuo Aoyagi, inventor of pulse oximetry.

Introduction: Dr. Takuo Aoyagi invented pulse oximetry in 1974. Pulse oximeters are widely used worldwide, most recently making headlines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Implementation of SARS-CoV2 Screening in K-12 Schools Using In-School Pooled Molecular Testing and Deconvolution by Rapid Antigen Test.

Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) testing is one component of a multilayered mitigation strategy to enable safe in-person school attendance for the K-12 school population. However, costs, logistics, and uncertainty about effectiveness are potential barriers to implementation. We assessed early data from the Massachusetts K-12 public school pooled SARS-CoV2 testing program, which incorporates two novel design elements: in-school "pod pooling" for assembling pools of dry anterior nasal swabs from 5 to 10 individuals and positive pool deconvolution using the BinaxNOW antigen rapid diagnostic test (Ag RDT), to assess the operational and analytical feasibility of this approach.

Does adherence to evidence-based practices during childbirth prevent perinatal mortality? A post-hoc analysis of 3,274 births in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Background: Evidence-based practices that reduce childbirth-related morbidity and mortality are core processes to quality of care. In the BetterBirth trial, a matched-pair, cluster-randomised controlled trial of a coaching-based implementation of the WHO Safe Childbirth Checklist (SCC) in Uttar Pradesh, India, we observed a significant increase in adherence to practices, but no reduction in perinatal mortality.

Methods: Within the BetterBirth trial, we observed birth attendants in a subset of study sites providing care to labouring women to assess the adherence to individual and groups of practices.

Surgeons' Coaching Techniques in the Surgical Coaching for Operative Performance Enhancement (SCOPE) Program.

Objective: To evaluate coaching techniques used by practicing surgeons who underwent dedicated coach training in a peer surgical coaching program.

Background: Surgical coaching is a developing strategy for improving surgeons' intraoperative performance. How to cultivate effective coaching skills among practicing surgeons is uncertain.

Completion Thyroidectomy is Less Common Following Updated 2015 American Thyroid Association Guidelines.

Background: The 2015 American Thyroid Association (ATA) guidelines recommended that low-risk, differentiated thyroid cancers (DTC) between 1 and 4 cm may be treated with thyroid lobectomy alone. We sought to determine the effect of these guideline changes on the rate of completion thyroidectomy (CT) for low-risk DTC and factors influencing surgical decision-making.

Methods: All patients from 2014 to 2018 who received an initial thyroid lobectomy at our institution with final pathology demonstrating DTC were included.

A Phase 3, Randomized, Open-label, Noninferiority Trial Evaluating Anti-Rabies Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail (TwinrabTM) Against Human Rabies Immunoglobulin (HRIG).

Background: Limited supply, cost and potential for severe adverse effects observed with the blood derived rabies immunoglobulin products has led to search for alternative therapies. This issue has been addressed by developing an anti-rabies monoclonal antibody cocktail.

Methods: This is a phase 3, randomized, open-label, noninferiority trial conducted in patients with World Health Organization (WHO) category III exposure with suspected rabid animal.

Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: Etiology of Chronic and Acute Precipitating Factors and Their Effect on Mortality.

Background: The present study is planned to assess etiologies, course, and outcome in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF).

Methods: Two hundred and eight (182 males and 26 females) patients of ACLF fulfilling modified Asia Pacific Association For Study Of Liver Consensus criteria 2009 admitted to the gastroenterology department of SMS Medical College and hospital, Jaipur, between October 2015 and December 2017 were included. We evaluated etiology of underlying chronic disease and the acute event precipitating decompensation in ACLF.

Using Smartphones to Capture Novel Recovery Metrics After Cancer Surgery.

Importance: Patient-generated health data captured from smartphone sensors have the potential to better quantify the physical outcomes of surgery. The ability of these data to discriminate between postoperative trends in physical activity remains unknown.

Objective: To assess whether physical activity captured from smartphone accelerometer data can be used to describe postoperative recovery among patients undergoing cancer operations.

Development and Feasibility Testing of a Device Briefing Tool and Training to Improve Patient Safety During Introduction of New Devices in Operating Rooms: Best Practices and Lessons Learned.

Background: Introducing new surgical devices into the operating room (OR) can serve as a critical opportunity to address patient safety. The effectiveness of OR briefings to improve communication, teamwork, and safety has not been evaluated in this setting.

Methods: Ariadne Labs and Johnson and Johnson (J&J) collaborated to develop and assess an intervention including a Device Briefing Tool (DBT) and novel multidisciplinary team training for clinicians (surgeons and nurses) around the introduction of a new device in the OR.