A5101555506- Laser-induced spectroscopy and plasma
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Robot Manipulation and Learning
- Power Transformer Diagnostics and Insulation
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- High voltage insulation and dielectric phenomena
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
- Hemodynamic Monitoring and Therapy
- Reinforcement Learning in Robotics
- Robotic Mechanisms and Dynamics
- Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
- Heart Rate Variability and Autonomic Control
- Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
- Healthcare Operations and Scheduling Optimization
- Non-Invasive Vital Sign Monitoring
- Soft Robotics and Applications
- Orthopedic Infections and Treatments
- Social Sciences and Governance
- Hand Gesture Recognition Systems
- Capital Investment and Risk Analysis
- Smoking Behavior and Cessation
- Vascular Procedures and Complications
- Power Line Communications and Noise
- Ocular and Laser Science Research
Sunnybrook Health Science Centre
2020-2024
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
2023-2024
Sunnybrook Research Institute
2023-2024
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences
2022-2024
University of Southern California
2019-2023
University of Toronto
2015-2023
University Health Network
2015-2023
Toronto General Hospital
2023
Stanford University
2023
Michigan Medicine
2023
<h3>BACKGROUND:</h3> To mitigate the effects of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), jurisdictions worldwide ramped down nonemergent surgeries, creating a global surgical backlog. We sought to estimate size backlog during COVID-19 in Ontario, Canada, and time resources required clear <h3>METHODS:</h3> used 6 Ontario or Canadian population administrative sources obtain data covering part all period between Jan. 1, 2017, June 13, 2020, on historical volumes operating room throughput...
No AccessJournal of UrologyAdult Urology1 May 2020Multi-Institution Evaluation Sequential Gemcitabine and Docetaxel as Rescue Therapy for Nonmuscle Invasive Bladder CancerThis article is commented on by the following:Editorial Comment Ryan L. Steinberg, Lewis J. Thomas, Nathan Brooks, Sarah Mott, Andrew Vitale, Trafford Crump, Mounica Y. Rao, Marcus Daniels, Jonathan Wang, Supriya Nagaraju, William C. DeWolf, Donald Lamm, Max Kates, M. Eric Hyndman, Ashish Kamat, Trinity Bivalacqua, Kenneth...
<h3>Importance</h3> The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted cancer systems worldwide. Quantifying the changes is critical to informing delivery of care while continues, as well for system recovery and future planning. <h3>Objective</h3> To quantify change in services across continuum during pandemic. <h3>Design, Setting, Participants</h3> This population-based cohort study assessed screening, imaging, diagnostic, treatment, psychosocial oncological delivered pediatric adult populations Ontario,...
Abstract Background Measuring vital signs plays a key role in both patient care and wellness, but can be challenging outside of medical settings due to the lack specialized equipment. Methods In this study, we prospectively evaluated smartphone camera-based techniques for measuring heart rate (HR) respiratory (RR) consumer wellness use. HR was measured by placing finger over rear-facing camera, while RR via video participants sitting still front front-facing camera. Results study 95 (with...
This paper introduces the task of Planar Robot Casting (PRC): where one planar motion a robot arm holding end cable causes other to slide across plane toward desired target. PRC allows reach points beyond workspace and has applications for management in homes, warehouses, factories. To efficiently learn policy given cable, we propose Real2Sim2Real, self-supervised framework that automatically collects physical trajectory examples tune parameters dynamics simulator using Differential...
Dynamic pricing is often considered an essential part of demand response programs, particularly when considering the advent new consumer-facing technologies, which will eventually reshape relationship between utility and consumer. This paper presents analyzes case studies several dynamic including different proposed rates, enabling technologies incentives. Program successes are evaluated based on a combination peak load reduction, customer bill impacts satisfaction. An analysis lessons...
Hydroxyapatite-binding micelles show potential as vascular calcification diagnostic probes in atherosclerotic murine models and diseased human arteries<italic>ex vivo</italic>.
The Connectomes Related to Human Diseases (CRHD) initiative was developed with the Connectome Project (HCP) provide high-resolution, open-access, multi-modal MRI data better understand neural correlates of human disease. Here, we present an introduction a CRHD project, Boston Adolescent Neuroimaging Depression and Anxiety (BANDA) study, which is collecting multimodal neuroimaging, clinical, neuropsychological from 225 adolescents (ages 14–17), 150 whom are expected have diagnosis depression...
We explore how high-speed robot arm motions can dynamically manipulate ropes and cables to vault over obstacles, knock objects from pedestals, weave between obstacles. In this paper, we propose a self-supervised learning framework that enables UR5 perform these three tasks. The finds 3D apex point for the arm, which, together with task-specific trajectory function, defines an arcing motion manipulates cable task varying obstacle target locations. function computes minimum-jerk are...
Andrographolide is a natural labdane diterpenoid that functions as an inhibitor of Nuclear factor Kappa B (Nf-kB), and has demonstrated anti-inflammatory, anti-depressant, anti-cancerous properties. In one-step chemical synthesis, the 3,19-diol system andrographolide can be protected with acetonide group, yielding 3,19-isopropylidene (“andrographolide acetonide”). Acetonide protecting groups are known to unstable under mildly acidic conditions, previous literature reported more potent than...
The Ontario PET Registry was established to provide evidence on the clinical impact of 18-FDG-PET/CT (PET) imaging inform Health Insurance Plan funding decisions. melanoma registry assessed use staging by in advanced or high-risk as a useful adjunct and standard radiologic investigation.Between January 2011 July 2013, approximately 319 consecutive patients with potentially resectable localized recurrent disease under consideration for metastasectomy underwent across 9 institutions Ontario....
Demand response services that engage consumers are an important emerging aspect of the smart grid. The advent new consumer-facing technologies communicate with electric utility is enabling this transformation. This paper presents and analyzes case studies different programs, including incentives, on grid demand response. program successes evaluated in terms reduction peak load and/or customer energy usage satisfaction. An analysis lessons learned provided how various incentives can affect...
AimTo assess this risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection among Ontario physicians by specialty and in comparison with non-physician controls during the COVID-19 pandemic.MethodsIn retrospective cohort study, primary outcome was incident confirmed polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Secondary outcomes were hospitalization, use critical care, mortality.ResultsFrom March 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022, 6172/30 617 (20%) active tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. Infection less likely if older (OR 0.78 [0.76-0.81]...
Abstract The zero-divisor graph of a commutative semigroup with zero is the whose vertices are nonzero zero-divisors semigroup, two distinct adjacent if product corresponding elements zero. New criteria to identify graphs derived using both graph-theoretic and algebraic methods. We find lowest bound on number edges necessary guarantee graph. In addition, removal or addition investigated by equivalence relations quotient sets. also prove sufficient conditions for determining when regular...
The total dose and heavy ion radiation responses of 55 nm non-volatile spin transfer torque memory devices from Avalanche Technology are presented, show these to be inherently largely tolerant.