Pediatrics

Artificial neural network-based model for the prediction of optimal growth and culture conditions for maximum biomass accumulation in multiple shoot cultures of Centella asiatica.

An artificial neural network (ANN)-based modelling approach is used to determine the synergistic effect of five major components of growth medium (Mg, Cu, Zn, nitrate and sucrose) on improved in vitro biomass yield in multiple shoot cultures of Centella asiatica. The back propagation neural network (BPNN) was employed to predict optimal biomass accumulation in terms of growth index over a defined ...

Optimal training dataset composition for SVM-based, age-independent, automated epileptic seizure detection.

Automated seizure detection is a valuable asset to health professionals, which makes adequate treatment possible in order to minimize brain damage. Most research focuses on two separate aspects of automated seizure detection: EEG feature computation and classification methods. Little research has been published regarding optimal training dataset composition for patient-independent seizure detectio...

Optimized Repopulation of Tendon Hydrogel: Synergistic Effects of Growth Factor Combinations and Adipose-Derived Stem Cells.

Tendon-derived extracellular matrix (ECM) hydrogel has been shown to augment tendon healing in vivo. We hypothesized that reseeding of the gel with a...

Vitamin D Deficiency in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Patients with Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal Infections: A Case Control Study.

INTRODUCTION: Previous studies have indicated that vitamin D deficiency is common in psychiatric patients, particularly in those with neuropsychiatric...

Natural Language Processing for Cohort Discovery in a Discharge Prediction Model for the Neonatal ICU.

OBJECTIVES: Discharging patients from the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) can be delayed for non-medical reasons including the procurement of home...

Use of machine learning for behavioral distinction of autism and ADHD.

Although autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to rise in prevalence, together affecting >10% of...

Robots Learn to Recognize Individuals from Imitative Encounters with People and Avatars.

Prior to language, human infants are prolific imitators. Developmental science grounds infant imitation in the neural coding of actions, and highlight...

Rapid identification of slow healing wounds.

Chronic nonhealing wounds have a prevalence of 2% in the United States, and cost an estimated $50 billion annually. Accurate stratification of wounds ...

Isolation and Identification of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria from Cucumber Rhizosphere and Their Effect on Plant Growth Promotion and Disease Suppression.

Plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) are the rhizosphere bacteria that may be utilized to augment plant growth and suppress plant diseases. The...

Multivariate pattern classification of pediatric Tourette syndrome using functional connectivity MRI.

Tourette syndrome (TS) is a developmental neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by motor and vocal tics. Individuals with TS would benefit greatly f...

Learning to Produce Syllabic Speech Sounds via Reward-Modulated Neural Plasticity.

At around 7 months of age, human infants begin to reliably produce well-formed syllables containing both consonants and vowels, a behavior called cano...

Multivariate Analyses Applied to Healthy Neurodevelopment in Fetal, Neonatal, and Pediatric MRI.

Multivariate analysis (MVA) is a class of statistical and pattern recognition techniques that involve the processing of data that contains multiple me...

Decreased Intra- and Inter-Salience Network Functional Connectivity is Related to Trait Anxiety in Adolescents.

OBJECTIVE: Adolescence is a critical period for the vulnerability of anxiety. Imaging studies focusing on adolescents' susceptibility to anxiety sugge...

Recent Developments in the Use of Robotic Technology in Pediatric Urology.

Robotic surgery affords refined surgical movements that exceed the natural range of motion of the human hand, combined with high definition three-dime...

Automated Outcome Classification of Computed Tomography Imaging Reports for Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.

BACKGROUND: The authors have previously demonstrated highly reliable automated classification of free-text computed tomography (CT) imaging reports us...

Wheezing recognition algorithm using recordings of respiratory sounds at the mouth in a pediatric population.

BACKGROUND: Respiratory diseases in children are a common reason for physician visits. A diagnostic difficulty arises when parents hear wheezing that ...

Relation of Aortic Valve Morphologic Characteristics to Aortic Valve Insufficiency and Residual Stenosis in Children With Congenital Aortic Stenosis Undergoing Balloon Valvuloplasty.

Aortic valve morphology has been invoked as intrinsic to outcomes of balloon aortic valvuloplasty (BAV) for congenital aortic valve stenosis. We sough...

Analytical Determination of Vitamin B12 Content in Infant and Toddler Milk Formulas by Liquid Chromatography Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS).

The development of a sample preparation method and optimization of the analytical instrumentation conditions were performed for the determination of t...

Effect of Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 on Equine Synovial Fluid Chondroprogenitor Expansion and Chondrogenesis.

Mesenchymal stem cells have been identified in the synovial fluid of several species. This study was conducted to characterize chondroprogenitor (CP) ...

Seroepidemiology of Rubella in Women Under 25 Years Old Attending Medical Centers in Ahvaz, Iran in 2013.

BACKGROUND: Rubella is a mild viral infection affecting women of reproductive age, and the fetus in early pregnancy, leading to miscarriage, stillbirt...