Carlos M. Mery^1,2

Congenital Heart Disease, Vol.12, No.5, pp. 630-632, 2017, DOI:10.1111/chd.12493

Abstract Anomalous aortic origin of a coronary artery (AAOCA) is the second most common cause of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in young athletes in United States. The exact pathophysiological mechanisms of SCD are unknown. There is lack of long-term outcome data on repaired and unrepaired AAOCA and our current risk stratification scheme for these patients is suboptimal. These patients are evaluated in a nonuniform manner across institutions in United States, and even by different providers residing in the same institution. The main objective of this article is to use what is known and unknown about this More >

Rahul Kumar Sharma^*1, V. Sugumaran¹, Hemantha Kumar², Amarnath M³

Structural Durability & Health Monitoring, Vol.11, No.1, pp. 1-16, 2017, DOI:10.3970/sdhm.2017.012.001

Abstract Most of the machineries in small or large scale industry have rotating element supported by bearings for rigid support and accurate movement. For proper functioning of machinery, condition monitoring of the bearing is very important. In present study sound signal is used to continuously monitor bearing health as sound signals of rotating machineries carry dynamic information of components. There are numerous studies in literature that are reporting superiority of vibration signal of bearing fault diagnosis. However, there are very few studies done using sound signal. The cost associated with condition monitoring using sound signal (Microphone)… More >

Jaideep Kaur¹, Kamaljit Kaur²

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.53, No.1, pp. 23-36, 2017, DOI:10.3970/cmc.2017.053.024

Abstract The ubiquitous Internet of Things (IoT) through RFIDs, GPS, NFC and other wireless devices is capable of sensing the activities being carried around Industrial environment so as to automate industrial processes. In almost every industry, employee performance appraisal is done manually which may lead to favoritisms. This paper proposes a framework to perform automatic employee performance appraisal based on data sensed from IoT. The framework classifies raw IoT data into three activities (Positive, Negative, Neutral), co-locates employee and activity in order to calculate employee implication and then performs cognitive decision making using fuzzy logic. From More >

Fernando J. Kim^1,2, Priya N. Werahera³, David E. Sehrt¹, Diedra Gustafson¹, Rodrigo D. Silva¹, Wilson R. Molina¹

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.21, No.3, pp. 7305-7311, 2014

Abstract Introduction: Our safety net hospital offers minimally invasive, traditional open and perineal radical prostatectomies, as well as radiation therapy and medical oncological services when appropriate. Historically, only few African American and Hispanic patients elected surgical procedures due to unknown reasons. Interestingly, after initiation of the prostate cryoablation program (Whole Gland) in 2003 at Denver Health Medical Center (DHMC) we noticed a trend towards cryotherapy in these specific patient populations for the treatment of localized prostate cancer. We analyzed the profile of ethnic minority men evaluated for localized prostate cancer and evaluated the associated factors in the… More >

Deb Feldman-Stewart^1,2, Michael D. Brundage^1,2,3, Christine Tong¹

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.18, No.6, pp. 5998-6006, 2011

Abstract Introduction: We conducted a systematic review of primary evidence to clarify what information influences treatment selection by patients with early stage prostate cancer.
Materials and methods: We conducted a systematic review of the Web of Knowledge, using the ALL DATABASES option. Papers were then triaged out on the basis of the title and/or abstract, leaving 120 papers. Reviewing the full papers resulted in a final corpus of 21 papers.
Results: The data suggest that patients typically balance potential benefits against potential side effects but in a complex way with large variation across patients. For some patients, potential benefits… More >

Daniel Taussky¹, Aihua Liu², Michal Abrahamowicz², Eve Léger-Bélanger¹, Jean-Paul Bahary¹, Marie-Claude Beauchemin¹, Thu Van Nguyen¹, David Donath¹, Fred Saad³

Canadian Journal of Urology, Vol.15, No.6, pp. 4415-4420, 2008

Abstract Objective: The present study aimed to analyze factors influencing treatment decisions in patients diagnosed with low risk prostate cancer who were referred to a brachytherapy clinic and had to choose from four treatment options: expectant management (watchful waiting), radical prostatectomy, external beam radiation therapy, and permanent seed brachytherapy.
Methods: We analyzed factors that influenced the treatment decisions of 110 consecutive patients with low risk prostate cancer who were referred to a brachytherapy clinic in a hospital in Montreal, Canada. These factors included patient age, marital status, and profession, as well as referral source (a urologist or a… More >