INTRODUCTION: "Kidney Stone Calculator" (KSC) helps to plan flexible ureteroscopy, providing the stone volume (SV) and an estimated duration of laser lithotripsy (eLD). eLD is calculated from in vitro ablation rates and SV. KSC's accuracy has been de...
Introduction Assessing male lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) due to Benign outlet obstruction (BOO) remains a challenge in urology due to the limitations of conventional diagnostic methods, which are often invasive, time-consuming, and inefficient...
Bioprinting is a promising family of processes combining 3D printing with life sciences, offering the potential to significantly advance various applications. Despite numerous research efforts aimed at enhancing process modeling, optimizing capabilit...
Speech Imagery (SI) refers to the mental experience of hearing speech and may be the core of verbal thinking for people who undergo internal monologues. It belongs to the set of possible mental imagery states that produce kinesthetic experiences whos...
Accurate localization of the epileptogenic zone (EZ) is crucial for epilepsy surgery, but the class imbalance of epileptogenic vs. non-epileptogenic electrode contacts in intracranial electroencephalography (iEEG) data poses significant challenges fo...
BACKGROUND: Epicardial adipose tissue represents a metabolically active visceral fat depot that is in direct contact with the left ventricular myocardium. While it is associated with coronary artery disease, little is known regarding its role in aort...
Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures caused by abnormal brain activity, which can severely affects people's normal lives. To improve the lives of these patients, it is necessary to develop accurate methods to predic...
In the rapidly changing dynamics of urbanization, urban forests offer numerous benefits to city dwellers. However, the information available on these resources is often outdated or non-existent, leading in part to inequitable access to these benefits...
Around 1.5 million new cases of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) are diagnosed globally each year (World Health Organization, 2023). Consequently, there is a pressing need for early diagnostic methods for HCV. This study investigates the prognostic accuracy o...
BACKGROUND: Brominated flame retardants (BFRs) are classified as important endocrine disruptors and persistent organic pollutants; nevertheless, there is no comprehensive investigation to evaluate the association between BFRs and hyperuricemia, and t...
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