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Utility of dipstick urinalysis in the diagnosis of urinary tract infections among outpatients in Mwanza and Dar es Salaam regions in Tanzania

Bulletin of the National Research Centre
Background Globally, urinary tract infections (UTIs) are the leading cause of hospital visits, especially among women. In many developing countries, especially in lower health facilities, the dipstick urinalysis is the most commonly requested test, as ...
Salim S. Masoud, Mtebe Majigo, Vitus Silago, Peter Kunambi, Helmut Nyawale, Nyambura Moremi, Erick Komba, Fauster X. Mgaya, Emmanuel Magembe, Mariam M. Mirambo, Stephen E. Mshana, Mecky Isaac Matee   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Predicting GPS-based PWV Measurements Using Exponential Smoothing [PDF]

Published in Proc. IEEE AP-S Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI Radio Science Meeting, 2019, 2019
Global Positioning System (GPS) derived precipitable water vapor (PWV) is extensively being used in atmospheric remote sensing for applications like rainfall prediction. Many applications require PWV values with good resolution and without any missing values.
arxiv  

Bayesian Analysis of Target Detection with Enhanced Receiver Operating Characteristic [PDF]

arXiv, 2019
In the present paper we develop a Bayesian analysis of radar target detection that uses the parameters of conventional radar analysis to provide a valid prediction of target presence or absence when received signals cross or fail to cross chosen threshold values.
arxiv  

Validating teachers for Visual Acuity Screening in rural South African schools

African Vision and Eye Health
Background: Early detection of a reduction in visual acuity (VA) in children is crucial for their education, job prospects, and overall well-being. In many regions, this is deficient because of limited access to eye-care services, adversely affecting the
Pirindhavellie Govender-Poonsamy, Khathutshelo P. Mashige, Ashtaleena Bhawanibik, Nokwanda A. Maphanga, Nomfundo Mngadi, Silubone Neno, Nosipho T. Ngcobo, Niniza F. Sangweni, Ving F. Chan   +8 more
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Noninvasive prenatal testing in the general obstetric population: clinical performance and counseling considerations in over 85000 cases

Репродуктивная эндокринология, 2017
The article contains the results of the research, which set two main goals. The first is the determination of the actual indicators of the effectiveness of noninvasive prenatal studies and the development of counseling tools about the predictability of a
P. A. Taneja, H. L. Snyder, E. de Feo, K. M. Kruglyak   +3 more
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The positive predictive value of genetic screening tests

, 2019
As the cost of DNA sequencing continues to fall, more individuals are opting to undergo genomic testing in the absence of a clinical indication. Testing asymptomatic individuals for unsuspected conditions is not new to the medical and public health communities.
Hagenkord, Jill, Funke, Birgit, Qian, Emily, Hegde, Madhuri, Jacobs, Kevin B, Ferber, Matthew, Lebo, Matthew, Buchanan, Adam H, Bick, David   +8 more
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Relationship between preterm labor and the length of the cervical canal

Payesh, 2006
Objective (s): To determine the relationship between cervical length at 16 and 24 weeks of gestation and the occurrence of preterm labor. Methods: A prospective cohort study was performed on 153 pregnant women in two groups (75 and 78 person) after ...
Ghasemi A., Alimohammadian Sh., Davati A.   +2 more
doaj  

Positive Predictive Value of BI-RADS Categorization in an Asian Population

Asian Journal of Surgery, 2004
The Breast Imaging Reporting And Data System (BI-RADS) categorization of mammograms is useful in estimating the risk of malignancy, thereby guiding management decisions.
Yah-Yuen Tan, Siew-Bock Wee, Mona P.C. Tan   +2 more
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Completeness and positive predictive value of registration of upper limb embolectomy in the Danish National Vascular Registry

Clinical Epidemiology, 2009
Ljubica V Andersen1, Leif S Mortensen2, Jes S Lindholt3, Ole Faergeman4, Eskild W Henneberg3, Lars Frost51Department of Pharmacology, Odense University Hospital, Denmark; 2UNI-C, The Danish IT Centre for Education and Research, Aarhus, Denmark; 3Vascular
Ljubica V Andersen, Leif S Mortensen, Jes S Lindholt, Ole Faergeman, Eskild W Henneberg, Lars Frost   +5 more
doaj  

Inter- and intra- patient ECG heartbeat classification for arrhythmia detection: a sequence to sequence deep learning approach [PDF]

arXiv, 2018
Electrocardiogram (ECG) signal is a common and powerful tool to study heart function and diagnose several abnormal arrhythmias. While there have been remarkable improvements in cardiac arrhythmia classification methods, they still cannot offer acceptable performance in detecting different heart conditions, especially when dealing with imbalanced ...
arxiv