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BACKGROUND Improved postoperative care for renal transplant recipients has advanced both duration and overall quality of life. However, degenerative spinal pathology is increasingly prevalent after transplant. Outcomes following spinal fusion among the renal transplant population in the United States are rarely addressed. METHODS The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project National Inpatient Sample database was employed. Cases in years 2008-2014 for patients ≥18 years old receiving spinal fusion, exploration/decompression, and/or spinal revision/re-fusion surgeries were included. Cases were divided into kidney transplant recipients (KTR) and non-kidney transplant recipients. Complications, demographics, and socioeconomic outcomes were compared between cohorts. RESULTS Of 579,726 patients who met inclusion criteria, 685 (0.1%) were KTRs. The KTR population was older and included more men compared with the non-kidney transplant recipient population (60.1 years vs. 56.6 years, P less then 0.001; 58% male vs. 4e challenges facing KTRs. OBJECTIVE To perform a comprehensive meta-analysis to systematically assess the value of abnormal muscle response (AMR) in predicting the surgical outcome of patients with hemifacial spasm. METHODS The electronic database PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and ScienceDirect were searched, and relevant articles were identified up to September 30, 2019. PF05221304 These data were extracted for pooled analysis, heterogeneity testing, sensitivity analysis, publication bias analysis, and Fagan plot analysis. RESULTS The disappearance of AMR during microvascular decompression was associated with a favorable short-term surgical outcome (pooled relative risk [RR], 1.42; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.24-1.62; pooled RR adjusted for publication bias, 1.30; 95% CI, 1.08-1.57). The corresponding pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, and diagnostic odds ratio were 0.91 (95% CI, 0.88-0.94), 0.34 (95% CI, 0.27-0.42), 1.4 (95% CI, 1.2-1.6), 0.26 (95% CI, 0.17-0.38), and 5 (95% CI, 3-9), respectively. The disappearance of AMR was almost ineffective in predicting the long-term surgical outcome (pooled RR, 1.09; 95% CI, 1.02-1.17; pooled RR adjusted for publication bias, 1.001; 95% CI, 0.92-1.09). The corresponding pooled sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio, negative likelihood ratio, and diagnostic odds ratio were 0.90 (95% CI, 0.85-0.93), 0.28 (95% CI, 0.20-0.37), 1.2 (95% CI, 1.1-1.4), 0.38 (95% CI, 0.22-0.63), and 3 (95% CI, 2-6), respectively. CONCLUSIONS The disappearance of AMR during microvascular decompression demonstrates limited prognostic value for a favorable short-term outcome, and does not appear effective in predicting the long-term outcome of patients with hemifacial spasm. The paper proposes an improved LANDMARC positioning algorithm to improve the location accuracy of environmental obstacles for medicine care monitoring in neurology. Firstly, the paper proposes a logarithmic path loss correction model, and uses the logarithmic path loss correction model to compensate the positioning signal to improve the positioning accuracy of the algorithm caused by the attenuation of the indoor positioning signal by the wall. The experimental results show that the LANDMARC positioning algorithm based on the log path loss correction model can improve the positioning accuracy of medical monitoring in neurology. Mobile phone distracted driving is a major risk factor for crashes. However, this behaviour has been increasing in recent years. Effective enforcement of mobile phone bans while driving faces several obstacles; as such, it is important to consider additional countermeasures. Applications designed to prevent distracted driving are a promising solution, yet more research is needed that examines their effectiveness in reducing dangerous phone use while driving behaviours. Additionally, these applications are voluntary in nature; therefore, an u