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Chapter and Conference Paper
CNN-Based Leaf Wilting Classification Using Modified ResNet152
Plants are prone to climatic changes which is considered to be one of the crucial challenges in agriculture. As a major part of the agricultural industry depends on rainwater for irrigation, climatic changes s...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
OCR for Devanagari Script Using a Deep Hybrid CNN-RNN Network
Optical character recognition (OCR) involves the electronic transcription of handwritten, printed text from either scanned documents or any sort of images. This multiclass classification problem comprising of ...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Automated Design Rule Checker for VLSI Circuits Using Machine Learning
Nowadays in semiconductor industries, the design rule checking (DRC) in the VLSI physical design flow is becoming more challenging. The number of DRC errors are increasing day by day with increase in complexit...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Aspect Ratio Estimation of a Two-Stage Operational Amplifier
Traditional Analog systems are usually designed by hand. With the advent of the increased complexity of semiconductor devices and analog circuits pertaining to their design, their analysis will become increasi...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Deep Learning-Based COVID-19 Detection Using Transfer Learning Through ResNet-50
Catering to the widespread COVID-19 pandemic, the authors aim to develop a system based on machine learning combined with the knowledge of medical science. Considering the prevailing situation, it becomes nece...
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Open AccessCutaneous melanoma, prostate-specific antigen testing and the subsequent risk of prostate cancer diagnosis: a prospective analysis of the 45 and Up Study
The association between cutaneous melanoma and subsequent risk of prostate cancer (PC) was examined in a large population-based cohort study.
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Open AccessFamily history, obesity, urological factors and diabetic medications and their associations with risk of prostate cancer diagnosis in a large prospective study
Prostate cancer (PC) aetiology is unclear. PC risk was examined in relation to several factors in a large population-based prospective study.
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Open AccessThe effect of COVID-19 on prostate cancer testing in Australia
The effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare in Australia have yet to be fully determined. There are well documented decreases in the rates of screening and diagnostic testing for many cancers in 2020, w...
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Preoperative exercise interventions to optimize continence outcomes following radical prostatectomy
Urinary incontinence is a common and predictable consequence among men with localized prostate cancer who have undergone radical prostatectomy. Despite advances in the surgical technique, urinary continence re...
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Patient-reported outcomes in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: a mixed-methods systematic review
Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is a chronic condition requiring repeated treatment and endoscopic examinations that can occur life-long. In this context, patient-reported outcomes (PROs) are import...
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Recent advances in local feature detector and descriptor: a literature survey
The computer vision system is the technology that deals with identifying and detecting the objects of a particular class in digital images and videos. Local feature detection and description play an essential ...
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Open AccessThree novel methods to measure the postoperative displacement of lower urinary tract structures following radical prostatectomy in a sample of Korean patients
There is a change in the position of the remaining anatomical structures of the lower urinary tract system following radical prostatectomy. The aims of this investigation were to describe three novel methods u...
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Update of the International Consultation on Urological Diseases on bladder cancer 2018: non-urothelial cancers of the urinary bladder
To provide a comprehensive update of the joint consultation of the International Consultation on Urological Diseases (ICUD) for the diagnosis and management of non-urothelial cancer of the urinary bladder.
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Assessment of content validity for patient-reported outcome measures used in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: a systematic review
Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is a chronic condition requiring ongoing treatment and endoscopic examinations that are frequent and can be life-long. To ensure the comprehensive assessment of the b...
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A conceptual framework for patient-reported outcomes in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is a chronic condition requiring repeated treatment and endoscopic examinations that can be life-long. In this context, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is impo...
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Safety, efficacy and predictors of local recurrence after percutaneous radiofrequency ablation of biopsy-proven renal cell carcinoma
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of percutaneous radiofrequency ablation (RFA) for localised renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and examine potential associations between age, gender, tumour size, location, chronic...
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Open AccessMen under the age of 55 years with screen detected prostate cancer do not have less significant disease compared to older men in a population of patients in Australia
The American Urological Association (AUA) changed their Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) screening guidelines in 2013 to not recommend testing in men under 55 years of age without significant risk factors (such...
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A comprehensive evaluation of bladder cancer epidemiology and outcomes in Australia
To review bladder cancer statistics and management in Australia and identify gaps for future work here.
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Open AccessRelationships between perioperative physical activity and urinary incontinence after radical prostatectomy: an observational study
Higher physical activity levels are continence-protective in non-prostate cancer populations. Primary aims of this study were to investigate changes in physical activity levels over the perioperative period in...
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Open AccessDiscrepancy between radiological and pathological size of renal masses
Tumor size is a critical variable in staging for renal cell carcinoma. Clinicians rely on radiological estimates of pathological tumor size to guide patient counseling regarding prognosis, choice of treatment ...
