Publications by authors named "K M Monica"

Article Synopsis
  • Significant advancements in neuromodulation, like transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), aim to treat treatment-resistant depression (TRD), with a focus on evaluating the effectiveness of standard rTMS versus accelerated rTMS (arTMS).
  • The study involved 28 TRD patients, comparing outcomes using psychometric assessments at various intervals, and utilized statistical analyses to evaluate the data.
  • Results indicated a notable improvement in depressive symptoms, with arTMS showing a superior clinical response and better cost-effectiveness compared to standard rTMS, though additional research is needed for confirmation.
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Schizophrenia is a severe, chronic mental disorder that profoundly impacts patients' everyday lives. The illness's core features include positive and negative symptoms and cognitive impairments. In particular, deficits in the social cognition domain showed a tighter connection to patients' everyday functioning than the other symptoms.

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Melanoma Skin Cancer (MSC) is a type of cancer in the human body; therefore, early disease diagnosis is essential for reducing the mortality rate. However, dermoscopic image analysis poses challenges due to factors such as color illumination, light reflections, and the varying sizes and shapes of lesions. To overcome these challenges, an automated framework is proposed in this manuscript.

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Herbal plants can enhance immunity and alleviate oxidative stress in fish. Therefore, the present work was performed to evaluate the effects of bay laurel (Laurus nobilis) on growth, immunity, antioxidant activities, disease resistance, and hematology in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). A total of 225 Nile tilapia fingerlings (average weight 15.

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Of the more than 20 studies published on SLE patients with COVID-19, none of the studies focused on lupus nephritis. We report the outcomes of renal biopsy-proven systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) nephritis patients after COVID-19 disease. Our institute has been declared as a state COVID-19 hospital in the last week of March 2020.

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