To solve the issue of diagnosis accuracy of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and reduce the workload of ophthalmologists, in this paper we propose a prior-guided attention fusion Transformer for mu...
Effective clinical implementation of polygenic risk testing for glaucoma relies on healthcare professionals' attitudes and knowledge of the test. Given the emerging applications of the test,...
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the periprostatic adipose tissue thickness (PPATT) is an independent prognostic factor for prostate cancer patients after laparoscopic radica...
Although direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have been used in the adult population for over a decade, DOACs use has begun to rise in pediatric populations since FDA approval of rivaroxaban a...
Stress urinary incontinence (SUI) is a highly prevalent condition that affects between 20 and 50% of the female population. Pelvic organ prolapse (POP) can coexist with SUI and both can be a...
Susceptibility to diseases and fear of infections might vary intra-individually, depending on life circumstances. The main aims of the current research were to examine whether perceived vuln...
Malignant ascites is commonly produced in advanced epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) and serves as unique microenvironment for tumour cells. Acellular ascites fluid (AAF) is rich in signalling...
Taiwan implemented the Cancer Screening Quality Improvement Program (CAQIP) in 2010. The program sought to enhance mass breast cancer screening accessibility. This study aimed to examine soc...
Background Cholangitis is an uncommon and severe adverse reaction of nivolumab with unclear clinical features. The purpose of this study was to investigate the clinicopathological features, ...
To assess the effectiveness of evidence-based quality improvement (EBQI) as an implementation strategy to expand the use of medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) within nonspecialty set...
Ultraviolet (UV) radiation is the most important risk factor for skin cancer development. Sunlight is the main source of UV radiation in the general population. In addition, tanning beds are...
The outcome of this study was to identify 9-year survivors of intertrochanteric fracture at each stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) and to investigate the risk factors associated with mor...
Brucellosis is a global public health concern and occurs mainly in young adults and the elderly, with children having a lower incidence, thus often leading to delayed treatment. This study a...
Pyriproxyfen is a pesticide used in Brazil to control the Aedes aegypti mosquito, vector of arboviruses like Zika and dengue. However, this pesticide is structurally similar to retinoic acid...
To compare the efficacy and safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and radical surgery for non-metastatic pancreatic cancer (PC).We retrospectively analyzed 89 stage I/II/III PC ...
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with mast cell (MC) differentiation was recently described as an aggressive subgroup of AML cases. The objectives of this study were to assess the flow cytometri...
Incidental parathyroidectomy (IP) is a complication seen at varying rates after thyroid surgery, and its relationship with postoperative hypocalcemia has not been clarified. In this study, o...
In mammalian ovary, the primordial follicle pool serves as the source of developing follicles and fertilizable ova. To maintain the normal length of female reproductive life, the primordial ...
The vocal fold is an architecturally complex organ comprising a heterogeneous mixture of various layers of individual epithelial and mesenchymal cell lineages. Here we performed single-cell ...
Despite national guidelines and use of intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP), Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococci (GBS)) is still a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in ...
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