Stud Health Technol Inform
November 2024
Proximal humeral fractures are among the most common fractures seen in emergency departments. Accurately diagnosing and selecting the most appropriate treatment for these fractures can be challenging, and consultation with a senior orthopedic surgeon can be time-consuming for both the patient and the emergency unit. We developed a machine learning model for predicting the type of treatment based on injury radiographic images.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInt J Surg Case Rep
December 2024
Introduction And Importance: Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is caused by compression of the median nerve, leading to both sensory and motor dysfunction in the hand. Traditional open carpal tunnel release (CTR) is a proven treatment but often results in longer recovery times, visible scarring, and postoperative issues like pillar pain. Endoscopic techniques, while reducing recovery time and limiting incision size, present risks such as incomplete ligament release and possible nerve injury.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis paper presents a novel framework for breast cancer detection using mammogram images. The proposed solution aims to output an explainable classification from a mammogram image. The classification approach uses a Case-Based Reasoning system (CBR).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis paper addresses coverage loss and rapid energy depletion issues for wireless livestock sensor networks by proposing a UAV-based energy-efficient reconfigurable routing (UBER) scheme for smart wireless livestock sensor networking applications. This routing scheme relies on a dynamic residual energy thresholding strategy, robust cluster-to-UAV link formation, and UAV-assisted network coverage and recovery mechanism. The performance of UBER was evaluated using low, normal and high UAV altitude scenarios.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this paper, a new optimization algorithm called motion-encoded electric charged particles optimization (ECPO-ME) is developed to find moving targets using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The algorithm is based on the combination of the ECPO (i.e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHere, templateless electropolymerization is employed to produce nanotubular structures from various thieno[3,4-b]thiophene-based monomers that differ in substituent structure and size, as well as the linker connecting the thieno[3,4-b]thiophene core and substituent. The formation of densely packed vertically aligned are obtained from monomers with a pyrene substituent and when a significant amount of water (CHCl + HO) is included in the solvent. The geometrical parameters of the nanotubes are highly dependent on the electopolymerization method.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys
April 2008
In this paper the formalism of the electromagnetic inverse source theory is used to investigate radiation enhancement due to antenna substrates. Particular attention is given to sources that are confined within a spherical volume and are embedded within two nested spheres of arbitrary materials. Emphasis is given to the special case when the two nested spheres are made up of materials with oppositely signed constitutive parameters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPhys Rev E Stat Nonlin Soft Matter Phys
September 2006
The nonrelativistic Larmor radiation formula, giving the power radiated by an accelerated charged point particle, is generalized for a spatially extended particle in the context of the classical charged harmonic oscillator. The particle is modeled as a spherically symmetric rigid charge distribution that possesses both translational and spinning degrees of freedom. The power spectrum obtained exhibits a structure that depends on the form factor of the particle, but reduces, in the limit of an infinitesimally small particle and for the charge distributions considered, to Larmor's familiar result.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe report the case of a defective Tec 6 vaporizer (Datex-Ohmeda) which delivered higher concentrations of desflurane (end-tidal concentration: 3.5 vol%) than indicated by the vaporizer dial setting (2 vol%), at a fresh gas flow of 1 L.min-1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSubadventitial cyst of the popliteal artery is a well known entity. We report a new case and the diagnostic and therapeutic advantages of noninvasive explorations. Transcutaneous duplex-scan provided diagnosis and showed cystic formations in contact with a segmentary occlusion of the popliteal artery.
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September 1994
To investigate the relationship between HLA class II genotypes and toxic intolerance during treatment with Tiopronin, a slow-acting drug used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we studied 40 patients who were divided into two groups: a group of 22 patients without side effects and a group of 18 patients with intolerance to Tiopronin. The PCR-RFLP method was used to determine the HLA-DR, DQ and DP genotypes. The patients in the two groups had similar genetic backgrounds with an expected high frequency of DRI and DR4 alleles.
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