Kidney Transplantation

Early Projection of Kidney Allograft Rejection Through Deep Learning: A Way Forward.

Prediction modeling-part 2: using machine learning strategies to improve transplantation outcomes.

Kidney transplant recipients and transplant physicians face important clinical questions where machi...

Evaluation of Hemodialysis Arteriovenous Bruit by Deep Learning.

Physical findings of auscultation cannot be quantified at the arteriovenous fistula examination site...

A Single-Center Evaluation of Extended Infusion Piperacillin/Tazobactam for Empiric Treatment in the Intensive Care Unit.

Piperacillin/tazobactam (PTZ) extended infusion (EI) is often used empirically in the intensive car...

Serum total indoxyl sulfate and clinical outcomes in hemodialysis patients: results from the Japan Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study.

BACKGROUND: Uremic toxins are associated with various chronic kidney disease-related comorbidities. ...

Fatal case of hospital-acquired hypernatraemia in a neonate: lessons learned from a tragic error.

A 3-week-old boy with viral gastroenteritis was by error given 200 mL 1 mmol/mL hypertonic saline in...

Improved Active Disturbance Rejection Control for Trajectory Tracking Control of Lower Limb Robotic Rehabilitation Exoskeleton.

Neurological disorders such as cerebral paralysis, spinal cord injuries, and strokes, result in the ...

Deep learning approach to describe and classify fungi microscopic images.

Preliminary diagnosis of fungal infections can rely on microscopic examination. However, in many cas...

Efficacy of enoxaparin in preventing coagulation during high-flux haemodialysis, expanded haemodialysis and haemodiafiltration.

BACKGROUND: Low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWHs) are easily dialysable with high-flow membranes; ho...

Using Artificial Intelligence Resources in Dialysis and Kidney Transplant Patients: A Literature Review.

BACKGROUND: The purpose of this review is to depict current research and impact of artificial intell...

Precise Estimation of NDVI with a Simple NIR Sensitive RGB Camera and Machine Learning Methods for Corn Plants.

The normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI) is widely used in remote sensing to monitor plant ...

Application of explainable ensemble artificial intelligence model to categorization of hemodialysis-patient and treatment using nationwide-real-world data in Japan.

BACKGROUND: Although dialysis patients are at a high risk of death, it is difficult for medical prac...

CHEER: HierarCHical taxonomic classification for viral mEtagEnomic data via deep leaRning.

The fast accumulation of viral metagenomic data has contributed significantly to new RNA virus disco...

Prediction of the Mortality Risk in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients using Machine Learning Models: A Nation-wide Prospective Cohort in Korea.

Herein, we aim to assess mortality risk prediction in peritoneal dialysis patients using machine-lea...

Neurotransmitter networks in mouse prefrontal cortex are reconfigured by isoflurane anesthesia.

This study quantified eight small-molecule neurotransmitters collected simultaneously from prefronta...

Caregiver perspectives on a smart home-based socially assistive robot for individuals with Alzheimer's disease and related dementia.

: Innovative assistive technology can address aging-in-place and caregiving needs of individuals wit...

Characterization of sodium removal to ultrafiltration volume in a peritoneal dialysis outpatient cohort.

BACKGROUND: Failure to control volume is the second most common cause of peritoneal dialysis (PD) te...

Sulodexide modulates the dialysate effect on the peritoneal mesothelium.

Peritoneal membrane damage during chronic peritoneal dialysis is the main cause of that treatment fa...

A Noninvasive Glucose Monitoring SoC Based on Single Wavelength Photoplethysmography.

Conventional glucose monitoring methods for the growing numbers of diabetic patients around the worl...

CFD based parameter tuning for motion control of robotic fish.

After millions of years of evolution, fishes have been endowed with agile swimming ability to accomp...

Control of hyperparathyroidism with the intravenous calcimimetic etelcalcetide in dialysis patients adherent and non-adherent to oral calcimimetics.

BACKGROUND: In dialysis patients, non-adherence to oral cinacalcet adds complexity to the control of...