Determining the best classifier for predicting the value of a boolean field on a blood donor database using genetic algorithms [PDF]
, 2018 Motivation: Thanks to digitization, we often have access to large databases, consisting of various fields of information, ranging from numbers to texts and even boolean values. Such databases lend themselves especially well to machine learning, classification and big data analysis tasks. We are able to train classifiers, using already existing data and
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Codes of Ethics in Research and Experimentation in Man [PDF]
, 1973 Professor Liley\u27s most notable contribution to medicine was the introduction of intrauterine fetal blood transfusion in the management of Rh sensitization. His work has had worldwide recognition.
Liley, A. W.
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Deep Placental Vessel Segmentation for Fetoscopic Mosaicking [PDF]
, 2020 During fetoscopic laser photocoagulation, a treatment for twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS), the clinician first identifies abnormal placental vascular connections and laser ablates them to regulate blood flow in both fetuses. The procedure is challenging due to the mobility of the environment, poor visibility in amniotic fluid, occasional ...
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Rh Negative Status and Isoimmunization Update: A Case-Based Approach to Care [PDF]
, 2003 Prior to the 1970s and the advent of Rho (D) immune globulin (RIG) for Rh negative women, hemolytic disease of the newborn led to morbidity, long-term disabilities, and mortality.
Hanson, Lisa +3 more
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A Novel Alternating Joint Longitudinal Model for Post-ICU Hemoglobin Prediction [PDF]
arXiv, 2023 Anemia is common in patients post-ICU discharge. However, which patients will develop or recover from anemia remains unclear. Prediction of anemia in this population is complicated by hospital readmissions, which can have substantial impacts on hemoglobin levels due to surgery, blood transfusions, or being a proxy for severe illness.
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The Rhesus Factor and Disease Prevention [PDF]
, 2004 First published by the Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, 2004. ©The Trustee of the Wellcome Trust, London, 2004. All volumes are freely available online at: www.history.qmul.ac.uk/research/modbiomed/wellcome_witnesses/Annotated ...
Christie, DA, Tansey, EM, Zallen, DT
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Human parvovirus B19 and blood product safety. A tale of twenty years of improvements [PDF]
, 2015 Parvovirus B19 (B19V), long known to be the causative agent of erythema infectiosum (fifth disease), is not a newly emerging agent. The aim of this review is to analyse the role played by this virus in compromising safety in transfusion medicine and the ...
Calizzani, Gabriele +7 more
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Iron Deficiency Anemia: An Unexpected Cause of an Acute Occipital Lobe Stroke in an Otherwise Healthy Young Woman [PDF]
, 2020 A 29-year-old caucasian woman who presented to the hospital with an acute onset of right eye visual disturbance and headache was found to have an acute left occipital lobe infarction.
Nace, Travis C +3 more
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Cesarean scar defects and placental abnormalities – a 3 year survey study [PDF]
, 2017 The placenta is an essential organ for embryonic and fetal development, ensuring nutrient uptake, gas exchange (via the mother\u27s blood supply), waste elimination, thermo-regulation, immunological and hormonal factors, etc.
Bacalbașa, Nicolae +2 more
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The GOAL study: a prospective examination of the impact of factor V Leiden and ABO(H) blood groups on haemorrhagic and thrombotic pregnancy outcomes [PDF]
, 2008 Factor V Leiden (FVL) and ABO(H) blood groups are the common influences on haemostasis and retrospective studies have linked FVL with pregnancy complications. However, only one sizeable prospective examination has taken place.
Carstairs V. +17 more
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