Resting state EEG assisted imagined vowel phonemes recognition by native and non-native speakers using brain connectivity measures.

Communication is challenging for disabled individuals, but with advancement of brain-computer interface (BCI) systems, alternative communication systems can be developed. Current BCI spellers, such as P300, SSVEP, and MI, have drawbacks like reliance on external stimuli or conversation irrelevant mental tasks. In contrast to these systems, Imagined speech based BCI systems rely on directly decoding the vowels/words user is thinking, making them more intuitive, user friendly and highly popular among Brain-Computer-Interface (BCI) researchers.

Advocating for an open communication culture in perfusion and cardiothoracic community: a call to action.

This article advocates for an open communication culture in the perfusion and cardiothoracic community to enhance patient safety during surgery. All team members, including nurses, anesthesiologists, and perfusionists, should actively contribute their insights. Empowering perfusionists to voice concerns without fear of repercussions is crucial.

A multipurpose Extracorporeal Life Support Circuit: a concept for multiorgan transplant and circulatory support service Healthcare provider.

The demand for efficient and adaptable life support systems in the field of Extracorporeal Life Support (ECLS) is steadily increasing. To meet this growing need, there is a requirement for a versatile extracorporeal life support circuit that can be effectively applied in various medical scenarios, especially in tertiary hospitals where multiple ECLS services are utilized. These services include Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) for addressing respiratory or cardiac problems, Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) as a bridge to recovery or heart transplant, and Venovenous Bypass (VVB) for assisting liver transplantation.

Cytology of Castleman's disease (hyaline-vascular type) masquerading as Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Castleman disease (CD) is a rare benign disorder presents as a lymph nodal mass in mediastinum, cervical, axillary or abdomen. Due to the presence of dysplastic dendritic cell in a background mature lymphocyte and plasma cell, it mimics Hodgkin disease (HD). Synchronous and metachronous occurrence in HD and CD can also occur.

SNOAR: a new regression approach for the removal of ocular artifact from multi-channel electroencephalogram signals.

Electroencephalogram (EEG) signals are often corrupted by undesirable sources like electrooculogram (EOG) artifacts, which have a substantial impact on the performance of EEG-based systems. This study proposes a new singular spectrum analysis (SSA)-non-negative matrix factorization (NMF)-based ocular artifact removal (SNOAR) method to suppress ocular artifacts from multi-channel EEG signals. First, SSA was used to estimate EOG artifacts using a small subset of frontal electrodes.

Endothelial dysfunction assessed by brachial artery flow-mediated dilatation predicts severe COVID-19-related disease.

Background: Endothelial dysfunction, inflammation, and hypercoagulability are hallmarks of severe COVID-19 related disease. Endothelial function can be measured non-invasively by flow-mediated dilatation in the brachial artery. We planned a study to measure it as a marker of the severity of COVID-19 disease.

Life-Threatening Cryptosporidium Diarrhea in a Child on Induction Chemotherapy for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.

Cryptosporidium infection is usually self-limiting but can be life-threatening in immunocompromised patients. It has emerged as an important cause of diarrhea in such patients worldwide. In this report, we describe a case of Cryptosporidium diarrhea in a child on induction therapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL); timely diagnosis using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) led to definitive treatment and a favorable outcome in our patient.

Impact of COVID-19 On Breast Cancer Management: A Radiological Prespective from A Tertiary Centre.

Objective: The coronavirus-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused delaying breast cancer management, increasing time interval in chemotherapy cycles and surgery. This has implications on radiological manifestation of cancer. Further, we evaluated changes observed in mammography.

Meatal-sparing dorsal onlay vaginal graft urethroplasty: widening the surgical horizons of female urethral stricture.

Aim Of The Video: Female urethral stricture is an uncommon but challenging entity in the spectrum of female pelvic dysfunctions. There are various reconstructive techniques but none can be recommended over another. We present a case of meatal-sparing dorsal onlay vaginal graft urethroplasty as a surgical variation of the standard dorsal approach.