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Current state of continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis in Egypt.

Saudi journal of kidney diseases and transplantation : an official publication of the Saudi Center for Organ Transplantation, Saudi Arabia Jan 1, 2017
Patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) continue to increase in number worldwide, especially in developing countries. Although continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) has comparable survival advantages as hemodialysis (HD), it is greatl...
Prevalence Treatment Outcome Risk Factors Kidney Failure, Chronic Adult Dialysis Solutions Egypt Cross-Sectional Studies Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory Male Practice Patterns, Physicians' Middle Aged Nephrologists Humans Biomarkers Retrospective Studies Female
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Shoulder motion assistance using a single-joint Hybrid Assistive Limb robot: Evaluation of its safety and validity in healthy adults.

Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) Jan 1, 2017
PURPOSES: To evaluate the feasibility of using the single-joint Hybrid Assistive Limb robot (HAL) to assist with shoulder flexion-extension in healthy adults, and to assess the capacity of the HAL to analyze the bioelectrical signals of muscle activi...
Self-Help Devices Scapula Male Muscle, Skeletal Robotics Humans Electromyography Young Adult Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Feasibility Studies Rotation Arm Range of Motion, Articular Shoulder Joint
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Comparison of machine-learning algorithms to build a predictive model for detecting undiagnosed diabetes - ELSA-Brasil: accuracy study.

Sao Paulo medical journal = Revista paulista de medicina Jan 1, 2017
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE:: Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease associated with a wide range of serious health complications that have a major impact on overall health. The aims here were to develop and validate predictive models for detecting undiagnos...
Bayes Theorem Feasibility Studies Supervised Machine Learning Middle Aged Brazil Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Logistic Models Neural Networks, Computer Algorithms Computer Simulation Female Reproducibility of Results Aged Adult Sensitivity and Specificity Male Humans
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A neural network - based algorithm for predicting stone - free status after ESWL therapy.

International braz j urol : official journal of the Brazilian Society of Urology Jan 1, 2017
OBJECTIVE: The prototype artificial neural network (ANN) model was developed using data from patients with renal stone, in order to predict stone-free status and to help in planning treatment with Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy (ESWL) for kidn...
Algorithms Female Aged Young Adult Adult Humans Neural Networks, Computer Child Regression Analysis Predictive Value of Tests Kidney Calculi Lithotripsy Male Middle Aged Infant Adolescent Child, Preschool
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Prediction of pathologic femoral fractures in patients with lung cancer using machine learning algorithms: Comparison of computed tomography-based radiological features with clinical features versus without clinical features.

Journal of orthopaedic surgery (Hong Kong) Jan 1, 2017
PURPOSE: The purpose of this article is to compare the predictive power of two models trained with computed tomography (CT)-based radiological features and both CT-based radiological and clinical features for pathologic femoral fractures in patients ...
Humans Machine Learning Aged Adult Male Middle Aged ROC Curve Algorithms Tomography, X-Ray Computed Female Risk Factors Femoral Fractures Lung Neoplasms Logistic Models Odds Ratio Fractures, Spontaneous
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Gait features analysis using artificial neural networks - testing the footwear effect.

Acta of bioengineering and biomechanics Jan 1, 2017
PURPOSE: The aim of this paper is to provide the methods for automatic detection of the difference in gait features depending on a footwear.
Adult Sensitivity and Specificity Electromyography Knee Joint Gait Neural Networks, Computer Algorithms Female Reproducibility of Results Shoes Humans Range of Motion, Articular Pattern Recognition, Automated Ankle Joint Adaptation, Physiological
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Clinical feasibility of gait training with a robotic exoskeleton (WPAL) in an individual with both incomplete cervical and complete thoracic spinal cord injury: A case study.

NeuroRehabilitation Jan 1, 2017
BACKGROUND: Patients with tetraplegia can achieve independent gait with lateral-type powered exoskeletons; it is unclear whether medial-type powered exoskeletons allow for this.
Humans Adult Male Muscle, Skeletal Spinal Cord Injuries Robotics Exoskeleton Device Gait Neurological Rehabilitation Exercise Therapy Torso Range of Motion, Articular
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Does assist-as-needed upper limb robotic therapy promote participation in repetitive activity-based motor training in sub-acute stroke patients with severe paresis?

NeuroRehabilitation Jan 1, 2017
BACKGROUND: Repetitive, active movement-based training promotes brain plasticity and motor recovery after stroke. Robotic therapy provides highly repetitive therapy that reduces motor impairment. However, the effect of assist-as-needed algorithms on ...
Retrospective Studies Female Aged Adult Male Middle Aged Robotics Stroke Humans Paresis Exercise Therapy Upper Extremity Stroke Rehabilitation
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Muscle co-contraction patterns in robot-mediated force field learning to guide specific muscle group training.

NeuroRehabilitation Jan 1, 2017
BACKGROUND: Muscle co-contraction is a strategy of increasing movement accuracy and stability employed in dealing with force perturbation of movement. It is often seen in neuropathological populations. The direction of movement influences the pattern...
Muscle, Skeletal Robotics Electromyography Muscle Contraction Movement Learning Adaptation, Physiological Humans Female Adult Biomechanical Phenomena Male
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[The mathematical approaches to differential diagnostics of acute pharyngeal diseases].

Vestnik otorinolaringologii Jan 1, 2017
The objective of the present study was to elaborate the program for differential diagnostics of acute pharyngeal diseases based on the 'ENT-Neuro' artificial neuronal network. The study group was formed by means of sampling patients with acute pharyn...
Acute Disease Patient Selection Disease Management Pharyngeal Diseases Adult Humans Male Neural Networks, Computer Severity of Illness Index Female Diagnosis, Differential
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