BACKGROUND: Hospital Eye Services (HES) in the UK face an increasing number of optometric referrals driven by progress in retinal imaging. The National Health Service (NHS) published a 10-year strategy (NHS Long-Term Plan) to transform services to me...
Journal of laparoendoscopic & advanced surgical techniques. Part A
Jul 17, 2019
To describe and analyze our experience of robotic-assisted laparoscopic ureteroureterostomy (RALU) and conventional LU for the repair of ureteral stenosis and compare the differences of safety and efficacy between RALU and LU. Patients who underwen...
Although allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) is a curative therapy for high-risk acute leukemia (AL), some patients still relapse. Since patients simultaneously have many prognostic factors, difficulties are associated with...
Journal of the American College of Surgeons
Jul 13, 2019
BACKGROUND: Accurate estimation of operative case-time duration is critical for optimizing operating room use. Current estimates are inaccurate and earlier models include data not available at the time of scheduling. Our objective was to develop stat...
Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association
Jul 13, 2019
PURPOSE: This trial aimed to validate the effectiveness of using the Gait Exercise Assist Robot (GEAR) in patients with hemiplegia after primary stroke.
Changes of directions and cutting maneuvers, including 180-degree turns, are common locomotor actions in team sports, implying high mechanical load. While the mechanics and neurophysiology of turns have been extensively studied in laboratory conditio...
Photoplethysmography (PPG)-based continuous heart rate monitoring is essential in a number of domains, e.g., for healthcare or fitness applications. Recently, methods based on time-frequency spectra emerged to address the challenges of motion artefac...
Recent studies have shown how embodiment induced by multisensory bodily interactions between individuals can positively change social attitudes (closeness, empathy, racial biases). Here we use a simple neuroscience-inspired procedure to beam our huma...
Cataract is the clouding of lens, which affects vision and it is the leading cause of blindness in the world's population. Accurate and convenient cataract detection and cataract severity evaluation will improve the situation. Automatic cataract dete...
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