Multi-Path and Group-Loss-Based Network for Speech Emotion Recognition in Multi-Domain Datasets.

Speech emotion recognition (SER) is a natural method of recognizing individual emotions in everyday life. To distribute SER models to real-world applications, some key challenges must be overcome, such as the lack of datasets tagged with emotion labels and the weak generalization of the SER model for an unseen target domain. This study proposes a multi-path and group-loss-based network (MPGLN) for SER to support multi-domain adaptation.

Sensor Data Acquisition and Multimodal Sensor Fusion for Human Activity Recognition Using Deep Learning.

In this paper, we perform a systematic study about the on-body sensor positioning and data acquisition details for Human Activity Recognition (HAR) systems. We build a testbed that consists of eight body-worn Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) sensors and an Android mobile device for activity data collection. We develop a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) network framework to support training of a deep learning model on human activity data, which is acquired in both real-world and controlled environments.

Factors affecting clinical outcomes in treating patients with grade 1 degenerative spondylolisthesis using interspinous soft stabilization with a tension band system: a minimum 5-year follow-up.

Study Design: Retrospective clinical study.

Objective: To explore the factors influencing the clinical outcomes and motion-preserving stabilization after interspinous soft stabilization (ISS) with a tension band system for grade 1 degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS).

Summary Of Background Data: Despite increasing recognition of the benefits of dynamic stabilization systems for treating lumbar degenerative disorders, the factors affecting the clinical and radiological outcomes of these systems have rarely been identified.

Spinopelvic alignment after interspinous soft stabilization with a tension band system in grade 1 degenerative lumbar spondylolisthesis.

Study Design: Retrospective clinical study.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the changes in spinopelvic alignment after interspinous soft stabilization (ISS) with a tension band system and to identify the lumbosacral parameters related to those changes and to determine their impact on the clinical outcomes compared with posterior lumbar interbody fusion (PLIF) in patients with low-grade degenerative spondylolisthesis (DS).

Summary Of Background Data: The sacropelvic morphometric changes after fusion surgery have received much research attention.

Carotid artery-hypoglossal nerve relationships in the neck: an anatomical work.

Objective: To review the surgical anatomy of the hypoglossal nerve in the neck, analyse its relationship to surrounding structures and offer landmarks to identify the nerve during carotid endarterectomy.

Method: The carotid bifurcation, external carotid artery, internal carotid artery, extracranial part of the hypoglossal nerve, occipital artery, sternocleidomastoid artery and surrounding neurovascular structures were dissected and studied on 15 formalin-fixed adult cadaver heads (30 sides and 15 pairs) via a surgical microscope. Landmarks for the hypoglossal nerve and measurements of its distance from the carotid bifurcation are described.

Pure epidural cavernous hemangioma of the cervical spine that presented with an acute sensory deficit caused by hemorrhage.

Pure epidural cavernous hemangioma of the spine without vertebral involvement is rare. Due to the slow growth of this lesion, the most common symptoms are chronic pain, myelopathy, and radiculopathy. In our case, the patient complained of an acute onset sensory deficit of the C4 dermatome.

Comparative radiologic evaluation of percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy and open microdiscectomy: a matched cohort analysis.

Background: Only a few studies comparing percutaneous endoscopic discectomy and open discectomy have been reported in the literature. The purpose of this study was to compare the radiographic changes in patients treated with percutaneous endoscopic lumbar discectomy (PELD) with those of patients treated with open lumbar microdiscectomy (OLM).

Methods: A total of 30 patients who underwent PELD with a minimum three years of follow-up were randomly selected.

Renal cement embolism during percutaneous vertebroplasty.

Percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP) is an effective treatment for lesions of the vertebral body that involves a percutaneous injection of polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA). Although PVP is considered to be minimally invasive, complications can occur during the procedure. We encountered a renal embolism of PMMA in a 57-year-old man that occurred during PVP.