Author(s): Alberts NM; Stratton KL; Leisenring WM; Pizzo A; Lamoureux É; Alschuler K; Flynn J; Krull KR; Jibb LA; Nathan PC; Olgin JE; Stinson JN; Armstrong GT;

Purpose: Intolerance of uncertainty is central to many psychological disorders and may contribute to pain. Despite the uncertainty inherent in childhood cancer survivorship, little is known about intolerance of uncertainty in this population. This study aimed to characterize intolerance of uncert ...

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Author(s): Md Shike Bin Mazid Anik

Urban flooding has become a growing concern for many cities due to accelerating urbanisation, changing weather, and drainage system aging. Earlier studies of floods have taken primarily the traditional process-based approach to predicting urban floods, offering limited exploration of recent advancements in AI-driven, real-time, and community-integrated ap ...

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Author(s): Begum A; Uddin MA; Ahsan SM; Islam MA;

Background and aims: The rapid development and deployment of COVID-19 vaccines have been pivotal in the global battle against the pandemic. However, vaccine acceptance remains a critical determinant of their effectiveness. While numerous studies have explored factors influencing vaccine acceptance, there is a notable dearth of research regarding preferenc ...

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Author(s): Gilbert ML; Lewis RM; Deroche MLD; Jiam NT; Jiradejvong P; Mo J; Cooke DL; Limb CJ;

Hypothesis: To determine whether chronic use of experimental computed tomography (CT)-based frequency allocations would improve cochlear implant (CI) user performance in the areas of speech and music perception, as compared to the clinical default frequency mapping provided by the CI manufacturer. Background: CIs utilize default frequency maps to distrib ...

Article GUID: 40689899

Author(s): Wu KY; Su ME; Kim Y; Nguyen L; Marchand M; Tran SD;

Wearable biosensors are revolutionizing the landscape of modern healthcare by enabling continuous, non-invasive monitoring and real-time diagnostics across a myriad of medical applications. This chapter provides a comprehensive overview of wearable biosensors, beginning with an exploration of their fundamental components, including biological elements, tr ...

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Author(s): Li Z; Luo Z; Bouguila N; Su W; Fan W;

Multi-view clustering has gained significant attention due to its ability to integrate data from diverse perspectives, frequently outperforming single-view approaches. However, existing methods often assume a Gaussian distribution within the latent embedding space, which can degrade performance when handling high-dimensional data or data with complex, non ...

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Author(s): Memari E; Singh D; Alkins R; Helfield B;

Cellular immunotherapy remains hindered in the context of solid tumors due to the immunosuppressive microenvironment, in which key endothelial cell adhesion molecules (CAM) are suppressed. Microbubble-mediated focused ultrasound is being explored for targeted immunotherapy and can exert local shear stress upon neighboring endothelial cells. However, fluid ...

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Author(s): Neriya Hegade KP; Bhat RB; Packirisamy M;

Cancer diagnosis requires alternative techniques that allow for early, non-invasive, or minimally invasive identification. Traditional methods, like tissue biopsies, are highly invasive and can be traumatic for patients. Liquid biopsy, a less invasive option, detects cancer biomarkers in body fluids such as blood and urine. However, early-stage cancer oft ...

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Author(s): Ferland MC; Wang R; Therrien-Blanchet JM; Remahi S; Côté S; Fréchette AJ; Dang-Vu TT; Liu H; Lepage JF; Théoret H;

Lorazepam is a fast-acting benzodiazepine that is widely used to manage anxiety symptoms through modulation of GABAergic activity. Despite being one of the most prescribed benzodiazepines, the effects of a single dose of lorazepam on brain functional connectivity at rest is not known. In this pla ...

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Author(s): Gharamaleki SK; Helfield B; Rivaz H;

Super-resolution imaging has emerged as a rapidly advancing field in diagnostic ultrasound. Ultrasound Localization Microscopy (ULM) achieves sub-wavelength precision in microvasculature imaging by tracking gas microbubbles (MBs) flowing through blood vessels. However, MB localization faces challenges due to dynamic point spread functions (PSFs) caused by ...

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Author(s): Alves W; Babouras A; Martineau PA; Schutt D; Robbins S; Fevens T;

Concussions present a significant risk to athletes, with females exhibiting higher rates and prolonged recovery times than males. Current sideline concussion detection methods, such as the King-Devick test commonly used as a rapid screening tool designed to evaluate eye movement, attention, language, and cognitive processing abilities suffer from validity ...

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