Histopathology, particularly hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) staining, plays a critical role in diagnosing and characterizing pathological conditions by highlighting tissue morphology. However, H&E-stained images ...
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Event Extraction(EE)is a key task in information extraction,which requires high-quality annotated data that are often costly to *** classification-based methods suffer from low-resource scenarios due to the lack of la...
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Event Extraction(EE)is a key task in information extraction,which requires high-quality annotated data that are often costly to *** classification-based methods suffer from low-resource scenarios due to the lack of label semantics and fine-grained *** recent approaches have endeavored to address EE through a more data-efficient generative process,they often overlook event keywords,which are vital for *** tackle these challenges,we introduce KeyEE,a multi-prompt learning strategy that improves low-resource event extraction by Event Keywords Extraction(EKE).We suggest employing an auxiliary EKE sub-prompt and concurrently training both EE and EKE with a shared pre-trained language *** the auxiliary sub-prompt,KeyEE learns event keywords knowledge implicitly,thereby reducing the dependence on annotated ***,we investigate and analyze various EKE sub-prompt strategies to encourage further research in this *** experiments on benchmark datasets ACE2005 and ERE show that KeyEE achieves significant improvement in low-resource settings and sets new state-of-the-art results.
G-protein coupled receptors are critical components in cellular signaling, mediating various physiological responses to external stimuli. Here, we investigate the intricate relationship between cholesterol and the oxy...
Due to the Deep Learning requirement for a large training dataset, Transfer Learning has become a central method in the field of Computer Vision, which heavily used Deep Learning. Since the adoption of transfer learni...
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Introduction: In Uganda, colorectal cancer (CRC) is steadily increasing according to the Kampala Cancer Registry. In the West, microsatellite instability is detected in 90% of hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancers (HN...
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Introduction: In Uganda, colorectal cancer (CRC) is steadily increasing according to the Kampala Cancer Registry. In the West, microsatellite instability is detected in 90% of hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancers (HNPCC) which account for 1–2% of all CRC, and 15% of sporadic CRC. Germline mutations in MLH1 and MSH2 account for 90% of HNPCC in the West, whilst the remainder of cases are due to mutations in MSH6 and PMS2. The aim of this study was to determine the microsatellite instability (MSI) status and determine the proportions of MLH1, MSH2, and MSH6 pathological mutations in Ugandan CRC patients. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional study carried out between 1st January 2008 to 15th September 2021. Patients were recruited prospectively from 16th September 2019 to 16th September 2021, from Masaka Regional Referral Hospital, Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda Martyrs’ Hospital Lubaga and Mengo Hospital. From 1st January 2008 to 15th September 2019, CRC FFPE tissue blocks were obtained from the archives of the Department of Pathology, Makerere University. data was abstracted from the medical case files for demographics, topography and stage. The histopathological subtype and grade of CRC were obtained by two consultant pathologists from the H&E slides. DNA was extracted from CRC formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue blocks. Library preparation was completed using the Qiagen custom design panel. The custom panel represented 56 genes. The MLH-1, MSH2, MSH6, BRAF and KRAS genes were sequenced using the above library preparation and NGS sequencing. The MSI status was obtained if one of the MSI genes, MLH1, MSH2 or MSH6 was pathologically mutated. If none of the genes was pathologically mutated it was considered MSI negative, microsatellite stable (MSS). Immunohistochemistry was carried out to determine whether MLH1 and PMS2 was MMR proficient or deficient. Categorical data was summarized using frequencies and proportions corresponding to each of th
Skin cancer is one of the most prevalent malignant tumors, and early detection is crucial for patient prognosis, leading to the development of mobile applications as screening tools. Recent advances in deep neural net...
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Skin cancer is one of the most prevalent malignant tumors, and early detection is crucial for patient prognosis, leading to the development of mobile applications as screening tools. Recent advances in deep neural networks (DNNs) have accelerated the deployment of DNN-based applications for automated skin cancer detection. While DNNs have demonstrated remarkable capabilities, they are known to be vulnerable to adversarial attacks, where carefully crafted perturbations can manipulate model predictions. The vulnerability of deployed medical mobile applications to such attacks remains largely unexplored under real-world conditions. Here, we investigate the susceptibility of three DNN-based medical mobile applications to physical adversarial attacks using transparent camera stickers under black-box conditions where internal model architectures are inaccessible. Through digital experiments with various DNN architectures trained on a publicly available skin lesion dataset, we first demonstrate that camera-based adversarial patterns can achieve high transferability across different models. Using these findings, we implement physical attacks by attaching optimized transparent stickers to mobile device cameras. Our results show that these attacks successfully manipulate application predictions, particularly for melanoma images, with attack success rates reaching 50-80% across all applications while maintaining visual imperceptibility. Notably, melanoma images showed consistently higher vulnerability compared to nevus images across all tested applications. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of real-world adversarial vulnerabilities in deployed medical mobile applications, revealing significant security concerns where prediction manipulation could affect diagnostic processes. Our study demonstrates the importance of security evaluation in deploying such applications in clinical settings.
Objectives: Patients with a history of incarceration experience bias from health care team members, barriers to privacy, and a multitude of health care disparities. We aimed to assess care processes delivered in emerg...
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Objectives: Patients with a history of incarceration experience bias from health care team members, barriers to privacy, and a multitude of health care disparities. We aimed to assess care processes delivered in emergency departments (EDs) for people with histories of incarceration. Methods: We utilized a fine-tuned large language model to identify patient incarceration status from 480,374 notes from the ED setting. We compared socio-demographic characteristics, comorbidities, and care processes, including disposition, restraint use, and sedation, between individuals with and without a history of incarceration. We then conducted multivariable logistic regression to assess the independent correlation of incarceration history and management in the ED while adjusting for demographic characteristics, health behaviors, presentation, and past medical history. Results: We found 1734 unique patient encounters with a history of incarceration from a total of 177,987 encounters. Patients with history of incarceration were more likely to be male, Black, Hispanic, or other race/ethnicity, currently unemployed or disabled, and had smoking and substance use histories, compared with those without. This cohort demonstrated higher odds of elopement (OR: 3.59 [95% CI: 2.41–5.12]), leaving against medical advice (OR: 2.39 [95% CI: 1.46–3.67]), and being subjected to sedation (OR: 3.89 [95% CI: 3.19–4.70]) and restraint use (OR: 3.76 [95% CI: 3.06–4.57]). After adjusting for covariates, the association between incarceration and elopement remained significant (adjusted odds ratio: 1.65 [95% CI: 1.08–2.43]), while associations with other dispositions, restraint use, and sedation did not persist. Conclusion: This study identified differences in patient characteristics and care processes in the ED for patients with histories of incarceration and demonstrated the potential of using natural language processing in measuring care processes in populations that are largely hidden, but highly prev
The life cycle ofPlasmodiumparasites involves intricate, multistage processes that are tightly regulated by stage-specific transcription factors. These factors bind to regulatory regions within gene promoters, enablin...
The life cycle ofPlasmodiumparasites involves intricate, multistage processes that are tightly regulated by stage-specific transcription factors. These factors bind to regulatory regions within gene promoters, enabling the precise expression of genes required for each developmental stage. Despite the importance of these transcriptional mechanisms, our understanding remains limited, particularly in the rodent model organismP. *** address this, we conducted a genome-wide analysis of RNA-Seq data from different developmental stages ofP. bergheiby initially integrating data from human malaria parasitesP. falciparumandP. vivax. We identified unique transcriptional signatures acrossPlasmodiumspecies. Our analysis ofP. bergheirevealed stage-specific gene sets clustered by expression profiles and predicted regulatory motifs involved in their control. We interpreted these motifs using known binding sites for eukaryotic transcription factors including ApiAP2 proteins. Additionally, we expanded the annotation of the AGGTAA motif which resembles a de novo motif linked to erythrocytic development inP. falciparum, and identified its potential interacting proteins including members of the PfMORC and GCN5 complexes. This study enhances our understanding of gene regulation in P. berghei and provides new insights into the transcriptional dynamics underlyingPlasmodiumdevelopment.
Auxin is the major phytohormone in land plants. A new study finds that auxin triggers proliferation and gene regulation in the streptophyte alga Penium margaritaceum, and importantly, tryptophan elicits a similar resp...
Auxin is the major phytohormone in land plants. A new study finds that auxin triggers proliferation and gene regulation in the streptophyte alga Penium margaritaceum, and importantly, tryptophan elicits a similar response. These findings open the possibility that auxin-like responses evolved before the emergence of auxin-specific regulatory networks.
Isoxazole and oxadiazole derivatives inhibiting 3-hydroxykynurenine transaminase (3HKT) are potential larvicidal candidates. This study aims to identify more suited potential inhibitors of Anopheles gambiae 3HKT (Ag3H...
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