The Impact of Iodinated Contrast Media Used in Epidural Steroid Injections on Thyroid Function Tests.

Objective: The use of iodinated contrast media (ICM) inevitably increases in conjunction with the growing number of epidural steroid injection (ESI) administrations. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between thyroid functions and ICM exposure through ESI procedures.

Design: This is a prospective observational study.

Comparative analysis of BERT and FastText representations on crowdfunding campaign success prediction.

Crowdfunding has become a popular financing method, attracting investors, businesses, and entrepreneurs. However, many campaigns fail to secure funding, making it crucial to reduce participation risks using artificial intelligence (AI). This study investigates the effectiveness of advanced AI techniques in predicting the success of crowdfunding campaigns on Kickstarter by analyzing campaign blurbs.

Interventional pain management practices in Pakistan: The role of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PMR).

Chronic pain represents a complex, multifaceted challenge that surpasses the prevalence of commonly encountered disorders such as diabetes mellitus and hypertension. This condition exerts a substantial burden on healthcare systems due to its pervasive impact. While pain interventions and procedures constitute a crucial facet, they alone do not constitute a comprehensive solution.

A case of transient hemiplegia after cervical transforaminal epidural injection with dexamethasone: What actually happened?

Cervical transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TESIs) have technical difficulties and a risk of complications due to the cervical spine anatomy. A 52-year-old female patient was admitted to our outpatient clinic with complaint of neuropathic pain radiating to her right arm. Right C7 TESI was planned for patient who did not respond to conservative treatment.

Malware detection framework based on graph variational autoencoder extracted embeddings from API-call graphs.

Malware harms the confidentiality and integrity of the information that causes material and moral damages to institutions or individuals. This study proposed a malware detection model based on API-call graphs and used Graph Variational Autoencoder (GVAE) to reduce the size of graph node features extracted from Android apk files. GVAE-reduced embeddings were fed to linear-based (SVM) and ensemble-based (LightGBM) models to finalize the malware detection process.

SAPHO syndrome: misdiagnosed and operated.

SAPHO is a rare disorder that results in synovitis, acne, pustulosis, hyperostosis and osteitis. Patients with this syndrome typically present with musculoskeletal complaints, frequently localized to the anterior chest wall. However, diagnosis can be difficult in case of involvement of only one symptomatic bone without skin lesions.