Publications by authors named "H J Venables"

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  • This pilot study assesses the effectiveness of the Koios Decision Support™ AI tool in improving the accuracy of ultrasound evaluations for thyroid nodules, aiming to reduce the need for fine needle aspiration (FNA).
  • Conducted on 29 patients analyzed over a year, the study compared traditional FNA results with AI recommendations, using surgical histology as a standard reference.
  • The findings indicate that while the AI tool has a sensitivity of 85.7% and a positive predictive value of 63.2%, it also suggests that 53% of benign cases may not need FNA, highlighting the potential for AI to enhance diagnostic performance despite the sample size limitations.
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Oceanographic changes adjacent to Antarctica have global climatic and ecological impacts. However, this is the most challenging place in the world to obtain marine data due to its remoteness and inhospitable nature, especially in winter. Here, we present more than 2000 Conductivity-Temperature-Depth (CTD) profiles and associated water sample data collected with (almost uniquely) full year-round coverage from the British Antarctic Survey Rothera Research Station at the west Antarctic Peninsula.

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The Western Antarctic Peninsula (WAP) is a hotspot for environmental change and has a strong environmental gradient from North to South. Here, for the first time we used adult individuals of the bivalve to evaluate large-scale spatial variation in the biochemical composition (measured as lipid, protein and fatty acids) and energy content, as a proxy for nutritional condition, of three populations along the WAP: O'Higgins Research Station in the north (63.3°S), Yelcho Research Station in mid-WAP (64.

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Nursing students rate geriatric nursing poorly in career preferences, but aging populations mean more older people require access to health care. Negative attitudes held by nursing students can lead to ageism affecting the quality of care provided. The purpose of this scoping review is to summarize research findings in the published literature relating to factors associated with nursing students' attitudes toward older people, and the tools used to measure these attitudes.

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The diagnosis of diabetic kidney disease can be delayed by limitations of primary biomarkers, which are microalbuminuria and estimated glomerular filtration rate. A number of Doppler ultrasound studies have associated an increase in intrarenal vascular resistance with the disease, which makes ultrasound a potential adjunct tool for early diagnosis. However, there is inadequate evidence to establish the effectiveness of including Doppler ultrasound in the diagnostic process.

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