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Controller design and experimental evaluation of a motorised assistance for a patient transfer floor lift [PDF]

arXiv, 2022
Patient transfer is a challenging, critical task because it exposes caregivers to injury risks. Available transfer devices, like floor lifts, lead to improvements but are far from perfect. They do not eliminate the caregivers risk of musculoskeletal disorders, and they can be burdensome to use due to their poor maneuverability.
arxiv  

Priority Musculoskeletal Health Research Questions for People With Generalized Joint Hypermobility: An International Delphi Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to identify the top 10 international research priorities for musculoskeletal health of people with generalized joint hypermobility. Methods A three‐round Delphi method using an online survey was implemented. Three participant stakeholder groups were eligible for inclusion: (1) people with lived experience of joint ...
Sara Habibian, Verity Pacey, Cliffton Chan, Alan J. Hakim, Cylie M. Williams   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Frontier knowledge and future directions of programmed cell death in clear cell renal cell carcinoma

Cell Death Discovery
Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is one of the most common renal malignancies of the urinary system. Patient outcomes are relatively poor due to the lack of early diagnostic markers and resistance to existing treatment options.
Cao Fei, Xu Zhen, Zhang Shiqiang, Pang Jun   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Augmenting endometriosis analysis from ultrasound data with deep learning [PDF]

arXiv, 2023
Endometriosis is a non-malignant disorder that affects 176 million women globally. Diagnostic delays result in severe dysmenorrhea, dyspareunia, chronic pelvic pain, and infertility. Therefore, there is a significant need to diagnose patients at an early stage.
arxiv  

Association between pelvic floor muscle strength and sexual function based on PISQ-12—an analysis of data from a multicenter cross-sectional study on 735 nulliparae during pregnancy

Frontiers in Medicine, 2023
BackgroundPelvic floor muscle strength is well-known to be associated with female sexual function. However, there were a few studies that reported on the relationship between pelvic floor muscle strength and female sexual function in pregnant women, and ...
Lei Gao, Lei Gao, Bing Xie, Bing Xie, Hongmei Zhu, Hongmei Zhu, Hongmei Zhu, Di Zhang, Di Zhang, Xiuhong Fu, Xiuhong Fu, Hongjuan Li, Min Zhen, Baoling Qin, Weipeng Chen, Xuying Mao, Lingrui Kong, Jianliu Wang, Jianliu Wang, Guizhu Wu, Xiuli Sun, Xiuli Sun   +21 more
doaj   +1 more source

The impact of intrapartum and immediate post‐partum complications and newborn care practices on breastfeeding initiation in Ethiopia: A prospective cohort study

Maternal &Child Nutrition, Volume 19, Issue 1, January 2023., 2023
Malpresentation,intrapartum haemorrhage, convulsions during childbirth, retained placenta for more than 30 mins, post‐ partum haemorrhage, and convulsions after childbirth were associated with a lower likelihood of breastfeeding initiation within the first hour of birth.
Shamsudeen Mohammed, Alhassan S. Abukari, Agani Afaya   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Impact of exercise on sexual health, body image, and therapy‐related symptoms in women with metastatic breast cancer: The randomized controlled PREFERABLE‐EFFECT trial

International Journal of Cancer, EarlyView.
What's New? Women with metastatic breast cancer often experience non‐life‐threatening but unpleasant symptoms, including low sexual enjoyment and vaginal dryness, but these symptoms have not been well‐studied and treatments are lacking. Here, the authors conducted a large, multinational randomized controlled trial of exercise in women with metastatic ...
Martina E. Schmidt, Anouk E. Hiensch, Johanna Depenbusch, Evelyn M. Monninkhof, Jon Belloso, Dorothea Clauss, Nadira Gunasekara, Mark Trevaskis, Helene Rundqvist, Joachim Wiskemann, Jana Müller, Maike G. Sweegers, Andreas Schneweiss, Renske Altena, Joanna Kufel‐Grabwska, Rhodé M. Bijlsma, Lobke van Leeuwen‐Snoeks, Daan ten Bokkel Huinink, Gabe Sonke, Susanne Brandner, Peter Savas, Yoland Antill, Michelle White, Nerea Ancizar, Elsken van der Wall, Neil K. Aaronson, Elzbieta Senkus, Ander Urruticoechea, Eva M. Zopf, Wilhelm Bloch, Martijn M. Stuiver, Yvonne Wengström, Anne M. May, Karen Steindorf   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

Fully Automated Organ Segmentation in Male Pelvic CT Images [PDF]

Balagopal A, Kazemifar S, Nguyen D, Lin M H, Hannan R, Owrangi A and Jiang S 2018 Fully automated organ segmentation in male pelvic CT images Phys. Med. Biol. 63 245015, 2018
Accurate segmentation of prostate and surrounding organs at risk is important for prostate cancer radiotherapy treatment planning. We present a fully automated workflow for male pelvic CT image segmentation using deep learning. The architecture consists of a 2D localization network followed by a 3D segmentation network for volumetric segmentation of ...
arxiv   +1 more source

Novel mRNA adjuvant ImmunER enhances prostate cancer tumor-associated antigen mRNA therapy via augmenting T cell activity

OncoImmunology
Prostate cancer (PCa) is characterized as a “cold tumor” with limited immune responses, rendering the tumor resistant to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI).
Zhen Xu, Ze-Xiu Xiao, Jing Wang, Hao-Wei Qiu, Fei Cao, Shi-Qiang Zhang, Yuan-Dong Xu, Han-Qi Lei, Heng Xia, Yun-Ru He, Gao-Feng Zha, Jun Pang   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Assessing quality, reliability and accuracy of polycystic ovary syndrome‐related content on TikTok: A video‐based cross‐sectional analysis

International Journal of Gynecology &Obstetrics, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective Social networks share medical content with no peer‐review or fact‐checking. In the present study we aimed to assess the quality, reliability, and level of misinformation in TikTok videos about polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Methods We performed a cross‐sectional analysis of TikTok videos retrieved using “PCOS” as the search term ...
Gaetano Riemma, Raffaela Maria Carotenuto, Camilla Casolari, Carlo Ronsini, Luigi Della Corte, Marco La Verde, Vittorio Unfer, Pasquale De Franciscis, Antonio Simone Laganà, Andrea Etrusco   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source