A.: Using Textual and Visual Processing in Scalable Concept Image Annotation Challenge

Abstract. This paper describes UAIC 1 's system built for participating in the Scalable Concept Image Annotation challenge 2015. We submitted runs both for Subtask 1 (Image Concept detection and localisation) and for Subtask 2 (Generation of Textual Descriptions of Images). For the first subtask we created an ontology with relations between concepts and their synonyms, hyponyms and hypernyms and also with relations between concepts and related words. For the second subtask, we created a resource that contains triplets (concept1, verb, concept2), where concepts are from the list of concepts provided by the organizers and verb is a relation between concepts. With this resource we build sentences in which concept1 is subject, verb is predicate and concept2 is complement

SARS-CoV-2 vaccination modelling for safe surgery to save lives: data from an international prospective cohort study

Background: Preoperative SARS-CoV-2 vaccination could support safer elective surgery. Vaccine numbers are limited so this study aimed to inform their prioritization by modelling. Methods: The primary outcome was the number needed to vaccinate (NNV) to prevent one COVID-19-related death in 1 year. NNVs were based on postoperative SARS-CoV-2 rates and mortality in an international cohort study (surgical patients), and community SARS-CoV-2 incidence and case fatality data (general population). NNV estimates were stratified by age (18-49, 50-69, 70 or more years) and type of surgery. Best- and worst-case scenarios were used to describe uncertainty. Results: NNVs were more favourable in surgical patients than the general population. The most favourable NNVs were in patients aged 70 years or more needing cancer surgery (351; best case 196, worst case 816) or non-cancer surgery (733; best case 407, worst case 1664). Both exceeded the NNV in the general population (1840; best case 1196, worst case 3066). NNVs for surgical patients remained favourable at a range of SARS-CoV-2 incidence rates in sensitivity analysis modelling. Globally, prioritizing preoperative vaccination of patients needing elective surgery ahead of the general population could prevent an additional 58 687 (best case 115 007, worst case 20 177) COVID-19-related deaths in 1 year. Conclusion: As global roll out of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination proceeds, patients needing elective surgery should be prioritized ahead of the general population