Analysis of motor performance in individuals with cerebral palsy using a non-immersive virtual reality task – a pilot study by Martins FPA, Massetti T, Crocetta TB, Bianchi Lopes P, da Silva AA, Figueiredo EF, de Abreu LC, da Silva TD, Monteiro CBM

“…The experimental group (CP group) comprised ten individuals with a medical diagnosis of CP, and ten individuals with typical development (sex- and age-matched) composed the control group (TD group). …”
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Microsphere-Based IgM and IgG Avidity Assays for Human Parvovirus B19, Human Cytomegalovirus, and <named-content content-type="genus-species">Toxoplasma gondii</named-content> by Yilin Wang, Lea Hedman, Visa Nurmi, Inga Ziemele, Maria F. Perdomo, Maria Söderlund-Venermo, Klaus Hedman

“…All the new assays appeared to be highly sensitive and specific, providing powerful tools for medical diagnosis.…”
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Printed and Flexible Capacitive Pressure Sensor with Carbon Nanotubes based Composite Dielectric Layer by Zhenxin Guo, Lixin Mo, Yu Ding, Qingqing Zhang, Xiangyou Meng, Zhengtan Wu, Yinjie Chen, Meijuan Cao, Wei Wang, Luhai Li

“…The printed and flexible pressure sensor in this study might be a good candidate for the development of tactile artificial intelligence, intelligent medical diagnosis systems and wearable electronics.…”
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Correlation between Seizure Characteristics and Quality of Life in Epilepsy Patients by Rizaldy Taslim Pinzon, Rosa De Lima Renita Sanyasi, Jesisca Tandora, Andre Dharmawan Wijono, Fransiscus Buwana

“…Epilepsy is both a medical diagnosis and a social label that can negatively impact quality of life (QoL). …”
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Understanding the Security and Privacy Concerns About the Use of Identifiable Health Data in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey Study of Public Attitudes Toward COVID-19... by Charlotte Summers, Frances Griffiths, Jonathan Cave, Arjun Panesar

“…ResultsIn total, 4764 individuals responded to this web-based survey, of whom 4674 (98.1%) reported a medical diagnosis of at least 1 health condition (3 per person on average), with type 2 diabetes (n=2974, 62.7%), hypertension (n=2147, 45.2%), and type 1 diabetes (n=1299, 27.4%) being most prominent in our sample. …”
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Metals and Metallothionein Expression in Relation to Progression of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu) in Sri Lanka by S. H. Nandana P. Gunawickrama, A. Rajith N. Silva, P. G. Chandra L. Nanayakkara, K. B. Suneetha Gunawickrama, J. M. Kithsiri B. Jayasekara, Naduviladath V. Chandrasekharan

“…Subjects with the medical diagnosis were classified into groups by eGFR (SCr, CKD-EPI) and UACR of the study. …”
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Performance of machine learning approaches on prediction of esophageal varices for Egyptian chronic hepatitis C patients by Shimaa M. Abd El-Salam, Mohamed M. Ezz, Somaya Hashem, Wafaa Elakel, Rabab Salama, Hesham ElMakhzangy, Mahmoud ElHefnawi

“…Keywords: Machine learning, Medical diagnosis, Esophageal varices, Hepatitis C virus, Prediction algorithms…”
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‘A glimmer of hope’: perceptions, barriers, and drivers for medicinal cannabis use amongst Australian and New Zealand people with endometriosis – a qualitative study by Justin Sinclair, Jason Abbott, Antonina Mikocka-Walus, Cecilia Ng, Jerome Sarris, Subhadra Evans, Mike Armour

“…This study sought to investigate, via online focus groups, the perceptions, barriers, drivers, and experiences associated with cannabis use, whether legal or illicit, amongst 37 Australians and New Zealanders, aged 18–55, with a medical diagnosis of endometriosis. Previous cannabis usage was not required to participate. …”
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The Internet Knows More Than My Physician: Qualitative Interview Study of People With Rare Diseases and How They Use Online Support Groups by Sadaf Ashtari, Adam Daniel Taylor

“…Eligible participants were those who were aged >18 years, had a medical diagnosis of any type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) with chronic pain, and were members of any support group. …”
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Type 2 diabetes mellitus predicts cognitive decline: Evidence from the Irish longitudinal study on ageing (TILDA) by Marcia Regina Cominetti, Henrique Pott-Junior, Cristiane Cominetti, Raquel Gutiérrez Zúñiga, Roman Romero-Ortuno

“…Measurements: DM was assessed via self-reported medical diagnosis. Cognition was assessed with Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA, baseline and wave 3) and the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE, all waves) total score and error count. …”
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Towards Real-Time Computing of Intraoperative Hyperspectral Imaging for Brain Cancer Detection Using Multi-GPU Platforms by Giordana Florimbi, Himar Fabelo, Emanuele Torti, Samuel Ortega, Margarita Marrero-Martin, Gustavo M. Callico, Giovanni Danese, Francesco Leporati

“…The brain cancer detection system developed as part of the &#x201C;HypErspectraL Imaging Cancer Detection&#x201D; (HELICoiD) European project meets this requirement exploiting a non-invasive technique suitable for medical diagnosis: the hyperspectral imaging (HSI). A crucial constraint that this system has to satisfy is providing a real-time response in order to not prolong the surgery. …”
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Recent Development in X-Ray Imaging Technology: Future and Challenges by Xiangyu Ou, Xue Chen, Xianning Xu, Lili Xie, Xiaofeng Chen, Zhongzhu Hong, Hua Bai, Xiaowang Liu, Qiushui Chen, Lin Li, Huanghao Yang

“…X-ray imaging is a low-cost, powerful technology that has been extensively used in medical diagnosis and industrial nondestructive inspection. …”
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“I don’t want to go anywhere”: A qualitative study with patients with Graves’ Disease and Ophthalmopathy interviewed at a public university specialized outpatient service in Brazil... by E. R. Turato, L. S. Valladão, D. E. Zantut-Wittmann, C. F. Casagrande, F. S. Santos

“…The analysis of data collected so far indicates three designed categories of analysis: 1) “I wasn’t like that before”: impacts on physiognomy - the perception of social stigma and the difficulty of managing the illness. 2) “This disease is a mess”: the symptoms affect all aspects of the patient’s life. 3) Problematic emotions management: double anxiety in hyperthyroidism - hormonally based anxiety and psychological anxiety related to the impact of the medical diagnosis. Conclusions The findings shall aid medical personnel in better grasping patients’ emotional perceptions of their illness and medical care. …”
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Quality and Quantity Assessment of Tomographic Exams That Can Be Performed on Existing Hybrid Equipment at Botucatu Medical School Nuclear Medicine Services by Sérgio Augusto Santana de Souza, Felipe Monteiro Rodrigues, Allan Felipe Fattori Alves, Matheus Alvarez, Daniel Molena Seraphim, Raul Lopes Ruiz Junior, José Carlos Souza Trindade Filho, Sergio Marrone Ribeiro, Diana Rodrigues Pina

“… Computed Tomography (CT) has been one of the greatest innovations for medical diagnosis. Among the main features of CT is its ability to provide high-quality anatomical and functional images. …”
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Preparation and characterization of hydroxyapatite-coated iron oxide particles by spray-drying technique by karina Donadel, Marcos D.V. Felisberto, Mauro C.M. Laranjeira

“…Magnetic particles of iron oxide have been increasingly used in medical diagnosis by magnetic resonance imaging and in cancer therapies involving targeted drug delivery and magnetic hyperthermia. …”
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Expert versus generalist inserters for peripheral intravenous catheter insertion: a pilot randomised controlled trial by Nicole Marsh, Joan Webster, Emily Larsen, Jodie Genzel, Marie Cooke, Gabor Mihala, Sue Cadigan, Claire M Rickard

“…The multivariable model identified medical diagnosis and bed-bound status as being significantly associated with higher PVC failure, and securement with additional non-sterile tape was significantly associated with lower PVC failure. …”
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Hearing loss, depression, and cognition in younger and older adult CI candidates by Maria Huber, Lisa Reuter, Lennart Weitgasser, Belinda Pletzer, Sebastian Rösch, Angelika Illg

“…Individuals with primary affective disorders, psychosis, below-average intelligence, poor German language skills, visual impairment, and a medical diagnosis with potential impact on cognition (e.g., neurodegenerative diseases,) were excluded. …”
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Patterns of symptoms possibly indicative of cancer and associated help-seeking behaviour in a large sample of United Kingdom residents-The USEFUL study. by Philip C Hannaford, Alison J Thornton, Peter Murchie, Katriina L Whitaker, Rosalind Adam, Alison M Elliott

“…Female gender, inability to work because of illness, smoking, a history of a specified medical diagnosis, low social support and lower household income were consistently associated with experiencing at least one symptom possibly indicative of cancer in both the last month and year. …”
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Asma e gravidez: repercussões no recém-nascido Asthma and pregnancy: repercussions for neonates by Maria Luiza Doria Almeida, Priscila Andrade Santana, Alzira Maria d'Ávila Nery Guimarães, Ricardo Queiroz Gurgel, Elcio Oliveira Vianna

“…In the pregnant women, asthma was self-reported, based on previous medical diagnosis. Epidemiological, obstetric and perinatal variables were studied. …”
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In vivo Preclinical Tumor-Specific Imaging of Superparamagnetic Iron Oxide Nanoparticles Using Magnetic Particle Imaging for Cancer Diagnosis by Park SJ, Han SR, Kang YH, Lee EJ, Kim EG, Hong H, Jeong JC, Lee MS, Lee SH, Song DY

“…To verify the applicability of the previously proposed point-of-care testing MPI (PoCT-MPI) in medical diagnosis and therapeutics, we imaged SPIONs in animal tumor models.Methods: CT26 or MC38 mouse colon carcinoma cells (2 × 106 cells) were subcutaneously injected into the right flank of BALB/c mice. …”
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