AIM We evaluated the aetiological factors, diagnoses and treatment outcomes of adult cases of invagination of the intestine, or intussusception. We elucidated the role of ultrasonography (USG), computed tomography (CT) and other techniques in the diagnosis of such cases. PATIENTS AND METHODS Six patients with sufficient medical data, all of whom were followed-up and treated for intussusceptio...

Federated learning (FL) has attracted increasing attention as a promising approach to driving vast number of end devices with artificial intelligence. However, it is very challenging guarantee the efficiency FL considering unreliable nature while cost device-server communication cannot be neglected. In this paper, we propose SAFA, semi-asynchronous protocol, address problems in federated such l...

AIM In this prospective study, we aimed at comparing the laparoscopic and conventional open inguinal hernia repair procedures in the population over 75 years of age. MATERIALS AND METHODS The medical data of 108 patients over 75 years of age who presented with inguinal hernia and underwent surgical treatment between July 2008 and December 2012 in Safa Hospital, General Surgery Department were...

Abstract Acne is common and results in significant burden patients with acne frequently receive prolonged oral antibiotics leading to antimicrobial resistance. Oral spironolactone prescribed for acne, although there a paucity of evidence on its effectiveness. The aim this pragmatic parallel, double-blind, superiority trial was assess the effectiveness systemic adult women. Participants were ide...

In this note, new Hajj and Umrah Event Recognition datasets (HUER) are presented. The demonstrated datasets are based on videos and images taken during 2011-2012 Hajj and Umrah seasons. HUER is the first collection of datasets covering the six types of Hajj and Umrah ritual events (rotating in Tawaf around Kabaa, performing Sa’y between Safa and Marwa, standing on the mount of Arafat, staying o...

The proinflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)are thought to impair insulin signaling (1,2), and abnormally high levels of them are associated with insulin resistance (3,4) and type 2 diabetes (3,5). In patients with type 2 diabetes, a meal rich in fat, mainly in the form of sausages and butter, increases postprandial plasma concentrations of IL-6 and TNF, wher...

This article compares two techniques: Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) and Factor Analysis (FA) to aggregate multiple inputs and outputs in the evaluation of decision making units (DMU). Dِata envelopment analysis (DEA), a popular linear programming technique, is useful to rate comparatively operational efficiency of DMUs based on their deterministic or stochastic input–output data. Factor analys...