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Antipode, EarlyView., 2023 Abstract The perceptions and representations of whiteness around motherhood, family, and black sexuality reproduce the logic of what Hortense Spillers calls “captive flesh”, controlling understandings about femininity, motherhood, and gender. This debate is guided by the politics of the racial neoliberal agenda that works to control the urban ...
Danielle Pereira de Araújo
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On Medical Device Software CE Compliance and Conformity Assessment [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Manufacturing of medical devices is strictly controlled by authorities, and manufacturers must conform to the regulatory requirements of the region in which a medical device is being marketed for use. In general, these requirements make no difference between the physical device, embedded software running inside a physical device, or software that ...
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Incidentally discovered extrauterine migration of a Lippes loop: should we let it stay?
Northwestern Medical JournalIntrauterine devices (IUDs), a form of long-acting reversible fertility control, are often preferred for preventing pregnancy. The Lippes loops, made of plastic, are inserted into the uterus via the cervix, fitting into the uterine cavity.
Ayşenur Buz Yaşar +2 more
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Towards the Trustworthy Development of Active Medical Devices: A Hemodialysis Case Study [PDF]
IEEE Embedded Systems Letters, vol. 8, no. 1, pp. 14-17 (March
2016), 2017 The use of embedded software is advancing in modern medical devices, so does its capabilities and complexity. This paradigm shift brings many challenges such as an increased rate of medical device failures due to software faults. In this letter, we present a rigorous correct by construction approach for the trustworthy development of hemodialysis ...
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American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2023 Intrauterine devices are safe, well-tolerated, and known to reduce the risk of unwanted pregnancies. At medical abortion, intrauterine devices are placed at a follow-up visit. Patients who miss this visit risk being left without contraception.This study aimed to investigate if placement of an intrauterine device within 48 hours of completed medical ...
Sara Hogmark +4 more
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Gazeta MédicaINTRODUCTION: Contraceptive counselling plays a crucial role in Family Planning within Primary Healthcare. While combined hormonal contraceptives (CHC) are widely used, it is essential to consider alternatives for women diagnosed with migraine.
Rita Vasconcelos +6 more
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Cleartext Data Transmissions in Consumer IoT Medical Devices [PDF]
Proceedings of the 2017 Workshop on Internet of Things Security
and Privacy (IoTS&P '17), 2018 This paper introduces a method to capture network traffic from medical IoT devices and automatically detect cleartext information that may reveal sensitive medical conditions and behaviors. The research follows a three-step approach involving traffic collection, cleartext detection, and metadata analysis.
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Knowledge and Training of Intrauterine Devices Among Primary Care Residents: Implications for Graduate Medical Education [PDF]
Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 2015 Nearly half of pregnancies in the United States are unintended, a rate that has increased recently, contrasted with a worldwide decline.1,2 This lack of progress may be due to low adoption of long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs). The United States has the lowest rate of intrauterine device (IUD) use of any industrialized country.3,4 Because ...
Aparna Sridhar +3 more
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International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Objective Researchers are increasingly interested in exploring the role of the menopausal transition in eating disorder risk. We recently embarked on studies of this critical life phase and encountered significant challenges in assessing menopausal status that limited our ability to test study hypotheses.
Kelly L. Klump +2 more
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Risk Management of AI/ML Software as a Medical Device (SaMD): On ISO 14971 and Related Standards and Guidances [PDF]
arXiv, 2021 Safety and efficacy are the paramount objectives of medical device regulation. And in line with the medical ethos of non-maleficence, first do no harm, safety is the primary goal of regulation also. As such, risk management is the underlying principle that governs the regulation of medical devices, whether traditional devices or Software as a Medical ...
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