Evaluation of the association between dental caries status and middle ear effusion in preschool children in Rasht City [PDF]
Background and Aim: Considering the effect of middle ear infection and dental caries on the children’s quality of life and ability to grow and thrive, high prevalence rates of these diseases in children, we conducted this study to evaluate the ...
Mir Mohammad Jalali+2 more
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Acute otitis externa in children: causes, diagnosis, treatment, clinical report
Acute otitis externa is a common disease in the pediatric population, characterized by diffuse inflammation of the external auditory canal. Typical symptoms of acute otitis externa include otology, itching, congestion, and a feeling of fullness in the ...
I. M. Kirichenko+2 more
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minoHealth.ai: A Clinical Evaluation Of Deep Learning Systems For the Diagnosis of Pleural Effusion and Cardiomegaly In Ghana, Vietnam and the United States of America [PDF]
A rapid and accurate diagnosis of cardiomegaly and pleural effusion is of the utmost importance to reduce mortality and medical costs. Artificial Intelligence has shown promise in diagnosing medical conditions. With this study, we seek to evaluate how well Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems, developed my minoHealth AI Labs, will perform at diagnosing
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Dynamic Surface Modification due to Effusion of Na in Na$_2$IrO$_3$ [PDF]
The honeycomb lattice iridate Na$_2$IrO$_3$ shows frustrated magnetism and can potentially display Kitaev-like exchange interactions. Recently, it was shown that the electronic properties of the surface of crystalline Na$_2$IrO$_3$ can be tuned by Ar plasma treatment in a controlled manner leading to various phases of matter ranging from a fully gapped
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Otitis media with effusion: expectant management [PDF]
OBJECTIVE: Despite the fact that chronic otitis media with effusion (OME) is an entity with a high prevalence among children, the real effectiveness of most treatments in use nowadays has not been completely established. Based on its natural course, we defend an expectant management as the initial treatment.
Fernanda Ávila+3 more
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A Semi-automated Method for Domain-Specific Ontology Creation from Medical Guidelines [PDF]
The automated capturing and summarization of medical consultations has the potential to reduce the administrative burden in healthcare. Consultations are structured conversations that broadly follow a guideline with a systematic examination of predefined observations and symptoms to diagnose and treat well-defined medical conditions. A key component in
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The efficacy of the CED of nimustine hydrochloride in pediatric DIPG was evaluated. One‐year survival rate from the start of radiotherapy was 60%. The treatment strategy demonstrated potential efficacy. ABSTRACT Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a very challenging‐to‐treat pediatric malignant tumor, with a median survival time of < 12 months ...
Ryuta Saito+13 more
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Current Concepts in Otitis Media [PDF]
Otitis media continues to be a common and disabling problem which has become, in recent years, a fertile area for research. Based on studies in animals and humans, otitis media is classified into four groups: acute purulent otitis media (POM), serous ...
Paparella, Michael M.
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Does early identification of children with otitis media with effusion prevent difficulties in language development? [PDF]
Otitis media with effusion (OME) is a common condition across the world with a high prevalence in infants and young children, with almost 80–90% of all children experiencing at east a single episode before the age of 1 year.
Baptista, Ana Catarina
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Using survival curves for comparison of ordinal qualitative data in clinical studies [PDF]
Background and Objective: The survival-agreement plot was proposed and improved to assess the reliability of a quantitative measure. We propose the use of survival analysis as an alternative non-parametric approach for comparison of ordinal qualitative data. Study Design and Setting: Two case studies were presented.
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