Arduino-based devices in healthcare and environmental monitoring by Nkgaphe T. Tsebesebe, Kelvin Mpofu, Sudesh Sivarasu, Patience Mthunzi-Kufa

“…Lastly, this paper extends the investigation of applications of Arduino to general health care and environmental monitoring.…”
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Standardised Neuropsychological Assessment for the Selection of Patients Undergoing DBS for Parkinson’s Disease by Jennifer A. Foley, Tom Foltynie, Patricia Limousin, Lisa Cipolotti

“…Before DBS, patients with PD demonstrated frequent impairments in intellectual functioning, memory, attention, and executive function, as well as high rates of mood disorder. …”
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RDM1 plays an oncogenic role in human ovarian carcinoma cells by Lu Tong, Wenjiao Cao, Jun Sheng, Enhao Zhu, Ying Yu, Tianying Zhong, Yajun Chen, Lihua Wang

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The Tuberculosis Sentinel Research Network (TB-SRN) of the International epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA): protocol for a prospective cohort study in Africa, Southea... by Eugene Messou, Marcel Yotebieng, Lukas Fenner, Helen Byakwaga, Stephany N Duda, Kara Wools-Kaloustian, Marie Ballif, Timothy R Sterling, Denise Evans, Annette H Sohn, Carolyn Bolton-Moore, Armel Poda, Olivier Marcy, Neelima Navuluri, Nathalie De Castro, Leslie A Enane, Thida Chanyachukul, Nana Mbonze, LaQuita R McDade, Marina Cruvinel Figueiredo, Jeremy Ross, Lameck Diero, Robert Akpata, Natalia Zotova, Aimee Freeman, Marie Flore Pierre, Dhanushi Rupasinghe, Martine Tabala, Robin Huebner

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Low-Complexity Gaussian Detection for MIMO Systems by Tianbin Wo, Peter Adam Hoeher

“…In this paper, we carry out a systematic study on the interference structure of MIMO-ISI channels, and sequentially deduce three different Gaussian approximations to simplify the calculation of the global likelihood function. Using factor graphs as a general framework and applying the Gaussian approximation, three low-complexity iterative detection algorithms are derived, and their performances are compared by means of Monte Carlo simulations. …”
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EDUCATIONAL VIDEO AS EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION ON FORMAL AND INFORMAL CAREGIVER TO ELDERLY : A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY by Achmad Fajar Putra Nurdiansyah, Syarif Syamsi Ahyandi, Alvian Wahyu Mahesya, Aryunidya Asmaradianti, Avida Marisa Ilmi, Meutia Putri Aristya, Rani Nurvita, Lady Sherly Nuramalia, Kadek Rama Narottama, Nyilo Purnami, Pudji Lestari

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Validation of a Clinical Scale for Early Detection of Infections at the Exit Site of Central Venous Catheters for Hemodialysis by José Luis Cobo-Sánchez, Ian Blanco-Mavillard, Raquel Pelayo-Alonso, Noelia Mancebo-Salas, Ismael Fernández-Fernández, Irene Larrañeta-Inda, Ana Ulzurrun-García, Isidro Sánchez-Villar, Fernando González-García, Julia Hernando-García, Ma Jesús Rollán-de la Sota, Luís Miguel Vieira-Barbosa Lopes, Ma del Rosario Prieto-Rebollo, Carolina Sesmero-Ramos, Catalina Jaume-Riutort, Rafael Casas-Cuesta, Mateo Alcántara-Crespo, Joan Ernest de Pedro-Gómez

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Study protocol: the ear–nose–throat (ENT) prospective international cohort of patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia (EPIC-PCD) by Andreas Anagiotos, Myrofora Goutaki, André Coste, Nagehan Emiralioglu, Amanda Harris, Andrea Burgess, Mieke Boon, Philipp Latzin, Jean François Papon, Eric G Haarman, Natalie Lorent, Yin Ting Lam, Mihaela Alexandru, Miguel Armengot, Emilie Bequignon, Ela Erdem, Sara-Lynn Hool, Bulent Karadag, Sookyung Kim, Ugur Ozcelik, Ana Reula, Jobst Roehmel, Christine van Gogh, Panayiotis Yiallouros, Soeren Marian Zappe

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Anticholinergic drug exposure is associated with prevalence, worsening and incidence of dysphagia among hospitalized older adults by Lucia Muglia, Alessia Beccacece, Luca Soraci, Ramona Caloiero, Franco Arturi, Paolo Fabbietti, Mirko Di Rosa, Jacopo Sabbatinelli, Giada Ida Greco, Elvira Filicetti, Mara Volpentesta, Alberto Montesanto, Ersilia Paparazzo, Antonio Cherubini, Massimiliano Fedecostante, Chiara Chinigò, Maria Capalbo, Andrea Corsonello, Fabrizia Lattanzio

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Minute Ventilation/Carbon Dioxide Production Slope Could Predict Short- and Long-Term Prognosis of Patients After Acute Decompensated Heart Failure by Sheng-Hui Tuan, I-Ching Huang, Wei-Chun Huang, Guan-Bo Chen, Shu-Fen Sun, Ko-Long Lin

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Anaesthesia Management for Awake Craniotomy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Ana Stevanovic, Rolf Rossaint, Michael Veldeman, Federico Bilotta, Mark Coburn

“…<h4>Background</h4>Awake craniotomy (AC) renders an expanded role in functional neurosurgery. Yet, evidence for optimal anaesthesia management remains limited. …”
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PHYSIOTHERAPY MANAGEMENT IN PATIENTS IN THE EARLY POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD IN THE ORTHOPAEDIC-TRAUMALOGICAL PRACTICE by Denitsa Vasileva

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A qualitative study on the impact of bleeding disorders on the daily life of Dutch women by Tessa C. M. van Gastel, Lorynn Teela, Manon E. L. Degenaar-Dujardin, Vicky Lehmann, Marjolein Peters, Karin Fijnvandraat, Lotte Haverman

“…Objectives: To identify lived experiences and care needs of women with CBDs. Design: A qualitative study, including focus groups and semi-structured interviews. …”
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Long‐term outcomes of children after prenatal exposure to maternal cancer and its treatment by Evangeline A. Huis in ’t Veld, Indra A. Van Assche, Frederic Amant

“…Short‐term outcomes reveal normal growth and cardiac function in the exposed offspring, but caution is advised against first‐trimester chemotherapy. …”
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Fading Analysis for the High Speed Railway Viaduct and Terrain Cutting Scenarios by Jinghui Lu, Gang Zhu, Bo Ai

“…The change tendency of the K factor as a function of distance in the two scenarios is completely different. …”
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Risk factors for thromboembolic and bleeding events in anticoagulated patients with atrial fibrillation: the prospective, multicentre observational PREvention oF thromboembolic eve... by Raffaele De Caterina, Kurt Huber, Richard Schilling, Miklos Rohla, Thomas W Weiss, Ladislav Pecen, Giuseppe Patti, Jolanta M Siller-Matula, Renate B Schnabel, Dipak Kotecha, Markus Lucerna, Paulus Kirchhof

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Abstract 222: Immediate post thrombectomy extubation is associated with improved clinical outcomes by Brian B. Miremadi, Mark Morrison, Ashley Lakey, Rachel Overberg, Aimalohi Esechie, Jordan Scott, Jeroen Coppens, Kara Christopher, Guillermo Linares, Randall Edgell

“…In this study, we investigated outcomes of MT in AIS due to LVO as a function of the timing of extubation and explored variables that could delay extubation. …”
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Quality of life and clinical data in hemodialysis patients with different degrees of pruritus by Sebastián Mas Fontao, Paula Manso, Julia Audije-Gil, David Hernán Gascueña, Fabiola Dapena, Nuria Aresté, Emilio Sánchez-Álvarez, Pablo Molina, Raquel Ojeda, Marian Goicoechea, Vicent Esteve Simó, Guillermo Alcalde Bezhold, Mario Prieto-Velasco, María Jesús Lloret, Ana Blanco Santos, Juan Manuel Buades, Carlos Narváez, Rafael Sánchez-Villanueva, Rosa Elena Pérez-Morales, María Dolores Arenas Jiménez, Fundación Renal Española Working Group, Prurito Working Group

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Microbiota-derived butyrate alleviates asthma via inhibiting Tfh13-mediated IgE production by Baichao Yu, Chong Pei, Wenjun Peng, Yongkun Zheng, Ying Fu, Xueqi Wang, Wenjun Wang, Zhiqiang Wang, Yong Chen, Qi Wang, Kameina Zhuma, Yiyuan Gao, Yun Xing, Mengxia Jiao, Ronghua Liu, Feifei Luo, Dan Zhang, Jingbo Qie, Hui Yang, Meiling Jin, Luman Wang, Yiwei Chu

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Assessment of patient-reported outcomes after polytrauma – instruments and methods: a systematic review by Silke Andrich, Michaela Ritschel, Joachim Windolf, Andrea Icks, Maria-Inti Metzendorf, Irmela Gnass, Silke Kuske, Kai Moschinski, Annegret Herrmann-Frank, Sascha Flohé, Johannes Sturm, Sandra Olivia Borgmann, Charlotte Wittgens

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