BACKGROUND The availability of ultra-miniaturized pocket ultrasound devices (PUD) adds diagnostic power to the clinical examination. Information on accuracy of ultrasound with handheld units in immediate differential diagnosis in emergency department (ED) is poor. The aim of this study is to test the usefulness and accuracy of lung ultrasound (LUS) alone or combined with ultrasound of the heart...

This paper provides an overview the current trends and the policy issues for e-learning implementation in Libyan universities LUs.; where is present a sample model to comparative between two questionnaires in 2009& 2013; as a technique to evolution the e-learning policy implementation process in LUs. The paper emphasizes that in spite of the drawbacks faced by most HE institutions, some have ma...

BACKGROUND The rate of cesarean delivery has significantly increased in China in the last decade. Women with prior cesarean history tend to have a higher risk of uterine rupture during termination of the pregnancy in mid-trimester than those without such a history. The aim of our study was to evaluate the influences of the potential risk factors on uterine rupture in women with prior cesarean. ...

Transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN) is one of the most common causes of perinatal dyspnea and is traditionally diagnosed by chest x-ray. This study aimed to explore the diagnostic value of lung ultrasonography (LUS) for TTN as well as differentiate it from respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) by using LUS. From January 2013 to February 2014, 60 infants who were diagnosed with TTN based on m...

Land use (LU) information is of significant value for various urban studies and is needed for a wide variety of decision-making initiatives in the range of global, regional and urban areas. A challenge that researchers and practitioners have been facing in urban modeling/planning is the lack of detailed information regarding how cities are structured and how urban development evolves. This stud...

Many attempts to integrate FrameNet in NLP systems have so far failed because of its limited coverage. In this work, we investigate the applicability of data-driven models on the task of lexical unit (LU) induction. Formally, we define LU induction as the task of assigning a LU not present in the FrameNet database (unknown LU) to its evoked frame(s). As the number of frames is considerably high...

Abstract Background Mechanistic pathways of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) benefits in heart failure (HF) remain unclear. Purpose To investigate the effects SGLT2i and simultaneous diuretic down-titration on pulmonary congestion assessed by lung ultrasound (LUS) HF biomarkers. Methods Prospective observational study outpatients with type diabetes assigned to a SGLT2i. LUS wa...

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent intensive care unit (ICU)-acquired infection that is independently associated with mortality. Accurate diagnosis and timely treatment have been shown to improve the prognosis of VAP. Chest X-ray or computed tomography imaging are used for conventional assessment of VAP, but these methods are impractical for real-time measurement in crit...

This paper provides an overview the current trends and the policy issues for e-learning implementation in Libyan universities LUs.; where is present a sample model to comparative between two questionnaires in 2009& 2013; as a technique to evolution the e-learning policy implementation process in LUs. The paper emphasizes that in spite of the drawbacks faced by most HE institutions, some have ma...