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Now smartphones could diagnose ear infection

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smartLondon : Swedish researchers have developed a new method to diagnose ear infections using smartphones and the cloud.

“Because of lack of health personnel in many developing countries, ear infections are often misdiagnosed or not diagnosed at all. This may lead to hearing impairments, and even to life-threatening complications,” said one of the researchers, Claude Laurent from the Umea University in Sweden.

The researchers focused on diagnosis of otitis media, inflammation of the ear — especially in the middle ear — that annually affects half a billion children worldwide.

Not treating the ear infection can be dangerous, potentially leading to hearing impairments, and in certain extreme cases, can even have life-threatening complication, the researchers said.

To enable rapid and reliable diagnoses of the ear infection, the experts developed an image-processing technique to classify otitis media.

The software-based system consists of a cloud-based analysis of images of the eardrum taken using an otoscope — an instrument used in the medical examination of ears.

The image is then uploaded to the cloud via a smartphone, where it’s automatically analysed and compared with high-resolution archive imagery.

The software looks for predefined visual features, and places the new image in one of five diagnostic groups.

The findings, published in the journal EbioMedicine, showed that the automatically generated diagnoses based on images taken with a commercial video-otoscope had an accuracy of 80.6 percent.

The test could provides rapid access to accurate and low-cost diagnoses in developing countries.

“This method has great potential to ensure accurate diagnoses of ear infections in countries where such opportunities are not available at present,” Laurent maintained.

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Apple is giving a huge discount on its gadgets: Details inside

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If you want to buy an iPhone and were waiting for a nice offer, then we have a piece of good news for you! Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 has begun and they are offering major discounts on various smartphones, laptops, and smart TVs, among others.

The sale is live now on the e-commerce platform with no-cost EMI options and exchange discounts on various products. In addition to this, Amazon has also partnered with several banks including ICICI, Kotak Bank, and RBL so that customers get instant discounts of up to 10% using their cards and EMI transactions.

Customers can easily enjoy this summer sale and get massive discounts on iPhones. They can also compare prices on Flipkart Big Saving Days Sale 2022 before making a purchase.

 

Amazon Summer Sale May 2022: Discount offer on iPhone 13 

Apple’s coveted phone model iPhone 13 in the 128 GB storage model will be available during the Amazon Summer Sale May 2022 for Rs 64,900. The MRP of the phone is Rs 79,900. This means that the customers will be able to enjoy a discount of up to Rs 15,000 on the purchase of the iPhone 13.

If you have an old iPhone in working condition then you will also be eligible to receive another additional discount worth up to Rs 17,000 on the iPhone 13.

Buy at Rs. 64,900 (MRP – Rs. 79,900)

Features of Apple iPhone 13 

The iPhone is powered by an A15 Bionic processor with 6 core CPU. Apart from this, it has 16 core neural engines. With the iPhone 13, up to 512 GB of storage will be available. The iPhone 13 has a 6.1-inch Retina XDR display with 1000 nits brightness.

The iPhone 13 has a 12-megapixel dual rear camera setup. This time a new wide-angle camera has been given, whose aperture is f/1.6. With this, there is support for sensor optical stabilisation. Night mode has been made better than before. The second lens is also 12 megapixels ultra-wide and has an aperture of f/2.4.

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