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Portable neuroimaging differentiates novices from those with experience for the Fundamentals of Laparoscopic Surgery (FLS) suturing with intracorporeal knot tying task
BackgroundThe goal of this study was to compare the brain activation patterns of experienced and novice individuals when performing the Fundamentals...
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Dual task measures in older adults with and without cognitive impairment: response to simultaneous cognitive-exercise training and minimal clinically important difference estimates
BackgroundResponsiveness and minimal clinically important difference (MCID) are critical indices to understand whether observed improvement...
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Hierarchical task analysis of endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty
BackgroundEndoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a minimally invasive endoscopic weight loss procedure used to treat obesity. The long-term goal of...
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Context-dependent amygdala–prefrontal connectivity during the dot-probe task varies by irritability and attention bias to angry faces
Irritability, defined as proneness to anger, is among the most common reasons youth are seen for psychiatric care. Youth with irritability...
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Defining brain-based OCD patient profiles using task-based fMRI and unsupervised machine learning
While much research has highlighted phenotypic heterogeneity in obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), less work has focused on heterogeneity in neural...
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Machine learning models for abstract screening task - A systematic literature review application for health economics and outcome research
ObjectiveSystematic literature reviews (SLRs) are critical for life-science research. However, the manual selection and retrieval of relevant...
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Summary of the National Cancer Institute 2023 Virtual Workshop on Medical Image De-identification—Part 1: Report of the MIDI Task Group - Best Practices and Recommendations, Tools for Conventional Approaches to De-identification, International Approaches to De-identification, and Industry Panel on Image De-identification
De-identification of medical images intended for research is a core requirement for data-sharing initiatives, particularly as the demand for data for...
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Two-headed UNetEfficientNets for parallel execution of segmentation and classification of brain tumors: incorporating postprocessing techniques with connected component labelling
PurposeThe purpose of this study is to develop accurate and automated detection and segmentation methods for brain tumors, given their significant...
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Platform Trials to Expedite Drug Development in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Report from the EU/US CTAD Task Force
A diverse range of platforms has been established to increase the efficiency and speed of clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease (AD). These...
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Hand dominance and experience improve bimanual performance on arthroscopic simulator task
PurposeThe aim of this study was to identify if experience in arthroscopy confers ambidexterity to the operator and the role of baseline...
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Dual-task performance in old adults: cognitive, functional, psychosocial and socio-demographic variables
BackgroundDual tasking, or the ability to executing two tasks simultaneously, has been used in recent research to predict cognitive impairments,...
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Individual versus task differences in slow potential generators
Average slow potentials (SPs) can be computed from any voluntary task, minimally involving attention to anticipated stimuli. Their topography when...
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Transferability of laparoscopic skills acquired from three-dimensional high-definition and ultra-high definition endovision system to two-dimensional high-definition endovision system: an ex-vivo randomized study
Three-dimensional high-definition (3D HD) and ultra-high-definition (4 K HD) endovision systems are rapidly adopted in academic setting. However,...
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Modelling the Influence of Task Constraints on Goal Kicking Performance in Australian Rules Football
BackgroundThe primary aim of this study was to determine the influence of task constraints, from an ecological perspective, on goal kicking...
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Screening for prostate cancer: protocol for updating multiple systematic reviews to inform a Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care guideline update
PurposeTo inform updated recommendations by the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care on screening for prostate cancer in adults aged 18...
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Task-shifting to optimize outpatient neurological care in Zambia
ObjectiveTo investigate opportunities for task shifting to decongest an outpatient neurology clinic in Zambia by describing current patient flow...
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Aberrant associations between neuronal resting-state fluctuations and working memory-induced activity in major depressive disorder
Previous investigations have revealed performance deficits and altered neural processes during working-memory (WM) tasks in major depressive disorder...
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Effects of a remote-handling-concept–based task-oriented arm training (ReHab-TOAT) on arm-hand skill performance in chronic stroke: a study protocol for a two-armed randomized controlled trial
BackgroundImproving arm-hand skill performance is a major therapeutic target in stroke rehabilitation and needs intensive and varied training....
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Functional capacity and dual-task cost in the institutionalized older adults, both affected and unaffected by mild cognitive impairment
BackgroundMild cognitive impairment (MCI) affects 10–20% of the individuals over the age of 65; this proportion being higher in the institutional...
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A 2D qualitative movement assessment of a deceleration task detects football players with high knee joint loading
PurposeThe deceleration (pressing) is a common situational pattern leading to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury in football. Although mainly...
