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In Europe, about 6%–8% of women smoke during pregnancy. Smoking has numerous harmful effects on fetal growth and pregnancy outcomes and is the most preventable cause of pregnancy complications. This dissertation studies ...

Various diagnostic methods are used in infection diagnostics. The key parameters for these tests are specificity and sensitivity, as well as usability and time to results. The general trend in infection testing has been ...

Older adults’ physical activity is often neglected in long-term care despite its importance for health, functioning, and wellbeing. This study aimed to produce a comprehensive understanding of older adults’ physical activity ...

ABSTRACT Uterine fibroids are common benign tumors of the uterus. Treatment options include various medical, surgical, and radiological approaches. Magnetic resonance–guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) ...

Proximal humerus fractures (PHFs), Achilles tendon ruptures (ATRs), and hip fractures are common orthopedic traumas that have been the focus of increasing clinical research in recent decades. Comparative evidence favors ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and its progressive form, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), are liver ...

Detecting head and neck cancer (HNC) from medical images is a challenging problem due to the complex anatomy of the region and the heterogeneity of the disease. Traditional imaging techniques struggle to differentiate ...

Hoitoon liittyvät infektiot ovat merkittävä riski tehohoitopotilaille, vaikka huomattava osa niistä olisi ehkäistävissä seurannan ja torjuntatoimien, erityisesti käsihygienian, avulla. Kattava seuranta ja torjuntatoimien ...

Histological assessment of tissue specimens is the benchmark for disease diagnosis. Chemical staining of the tissue specimen is the process that enables this assessment by effectively applying distinct colors to different ...

Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is a chronic autoimmune disease which often develops during childhood in genetically susceptible individuals and is most likely triggered by some environmental factors. Around 40–50% of the genetic ...