Evaluation of the Implementation of Low-Low Hospital Beds With Respect to Fall Frequency and Patient Harms: A Retrospective Analysis.

Aim: To identify whether the introduction of low-low hospital beds resulted in changes in the incidence, associated patient harms and event characteristics of bed-related falls where implemented.

Design: This retrospective quality improvement study covered 36 months: 18 months pre-intervention and 18 months post-intervention.

Methods: Our analysis incorporated patient fall data from a hospital in upstate New York.

Crystal Structure and Spectroscopic Characterization of a New Hybrid Compound, (CHN)[CdBr], for Energy Storage Applications.

Organic-inorganic hybrid materials have recently found a vast variety of applications in the fields of energy storage and microelectronics due to their outstanding electric and dielectric characteristics, including high dielectric constant, low conductivity, and low dielectric loss. However, despite the promising properties of these materials, there remains a need to explore novel compounds with improved performance for practical applications. In this research paper, the focus is on addressing this scientific challenge by synthesizing and characterizing the new-centrosymmetric (CHN)[CdBr] crystal.

Glucono-Delta-Lactone-Induced Alginate Gelation: New Insights into the Effect of the Cross-Linker Carrier Type on the Hydrogel Mechanics.

Physical alginate hydrogels commonly rely on "internal gelation" to introduce the cross-linker, e.g., calcium (Ca(II)) ions.

A novel optical temperature sensor and energy transfer properties based on Tb/Sm codoped SrY(MoO) phosphors.

A series of SrY(MoO) phosphors doped and co-doped with Tb/Sm ions was synthesized to develop new optical temperature sensor materials. The structures, morphologies, and luminescent characteristics of these phosphors were thoroughly investigated. Luminescence spectra of mono-doped SrY(MoO) phosphors were measured under the excitation at 375 and 403 nm corresponding to direct excitation of Tb and Sm, respectively.

Finite Element Tissue Strains Computation to Evaluate the Mechanical Protection Provided by a New Bilayer Dressing for Heel Pressure Injuries.

Objective: Pressure injuries (PIs) result in an extended duration of care and increased risks of complications for patients. When treating a PI, the aim is to hinder further PI development and speed up the healing time. Urgo RID recently developed a new bilayer dressing to improve the healing of stages 2 and 3 heel PIs.

Crystal structure and optical characterization of a new hybrid compound, CHNFeCl, with large dielectric constants for field-effect transistors.

Due to remarkable dielectric features, such as a large dielectric constant, strong electrical conductivity, high capacitance, and low dielectric loss, hybrid materials have lately seen a huge number of applications in the field of optoelectronics. These are critical characteristics that qualify the performance of optoelectronic devices, particularly field-effect transistor components (FETs). Here, the hybrid compound 2-amino-5-picoline tetrachloroferrate(iii) (2A5PFeCl) was synthesised by using the slow evaporation solution growth method at room temperature.

Influence of Nd Substitution on the Phase Constitution in (Zr,Ce)FeSi Alloys with the ThMn Structure.

Iron-based compounds with a ThMn-type structure have the potential to bridge the gap between ferrites and high performance NdFeB magnets. From the point of view of possible applications, the main advantage is their composition, with about 10 wt.% less rare earth elements in comparison with the 2:14:1 phase.

Two-step single-reactor synthesis of oleic acid- or undecylenic acid-stabilized magnetic nanoparticles by thermal decomposition.

Different iron oxides (i.e., magnetite, maghemite, goethite, wüstite), particularly nanosized particles, show distinct effects on living organisms.

A cautionary tale for health education initiatives in vulnerable populations: Improving nutrition in Haiti prisons.

Introduction: Prisons in low-income countries have barriers to providing adequate nutrition to the incarcerated. This perspective discusses a quality improvement program with health education to improve nutrition provided to men in two prisons in Haiti.

Methods: Incarcerated men in the National Penitentiary in Port Au Prince and the prison in Mirebalais were the focus of the program.

One-Step Generation of Alginate-Based Hydrogel Foams Using CO for Simultaneous Foaming and Gelation.

The reliable generation of hydrogel foams remains a challenge in a wide range of sectors, including food, cosmetic, agricultural, and medical applications. Using the example of calcium alginate foams, we introduce a novel foam generation method that uses CO for the simultaneous foaming and pH reduction of the alginate solution to trigger gelation. We show that gelled foams of different gas fractions can be generated in a simple one-step process.

Hydrogel foams from liquid foam templates: Properties and optimisation.

Hydrogel foams are an important sub-class of macroporous hydrogels. They are commonly obtained by integrating closely-packed gas bubbles of 10-1000 μm into a continuous hydrogel network, leading to gas volume fractions of more than 70% in the wet state and close to 100% in the dried state. The resulting wet or dried three-dimensional architectures provide hydrogel foams with a wide range of useful properties, including very low densities, excellent absorption properties, a large surface-to-volume ratio or tuneable mechanical properties.

Microstructure-driven self-assembly and rheological properties of multi-responsive soft microgel suspensions.

Hypotheses: The deformation and swelling ability of microgels is influenced by the crosslinking distribution. Varying microgels microstructure is expected to obtain suspensions with different flow behavior and thereby, different rheological properties.

Experiments: Different multi-responsive microgels were synthesized using two different crosslinkers and varying their amounts: N,N-methylene bis-acrylamide (MBA) and oligo(ethylene glycol) diacrylate (OEGDA).

The Effects of Various Parameters of the Microwave-Assisted Solvothermal Synthesis on the Specific Surface Area and Catalytic Performance of MgF Nanoparticles.

High-specific-surface-area MgF was prepared by microwave-assisted solvothermal synthesis. The influences of the solvent and the magnesium precursors, and the calcination atmospheres, on the nanoparticle sizes and specific surface areas, estimated by X-Ray Powder Diffraction, N sorption and TEM analyses, were investigated. Nanocrystallized (~7 nm) magnesium partially hydroxylated fluorides (MgF(OH)) with significant specific surface areas between 290 and 330 m∙g were obtained.

Perinatal deficiency in dietary omega-3 fatty acids potentiates sucrose reward and diet-induced obesity in mice.

Insufficient dietary intake of essential omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (N-3), especially during critical stages of development, is well-associated with negative neurological and metabolic consequences. The increased availability and intake of foods rich in saturated fat coincides with reduced N-3 consumption, yet how N-3 dietary deficiency during perinatal development modulates motivation for palatable food and interacts with a high-fat diet to affect body weight and emotional states is not clear. Pregnant C57Bl6 mice and pups were subjected to diets either deficient or adequate (control) in N-3 until postnatal day 21.

Central Agonism of GPR120 Acutely Inhibits Food Intake and Food Reward and Chronically Suppresses Anxiety-Like Behavior in Mice.

Background: GPR120 (FFAR4) is a G-protein coupled receptor implicated in the development of obesity and the antiinflammatory and insulin-sensitizing effects of omega-3 (ω-3) polyunsaturated fatty acids. Increasing central ω-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid levels has been shown to have both anorectic and anxiolytic actions. Despite the strong clinical interest in GPR120, its role in the brain is largely unknown, and thus we sought to determine the impact of central GPR120 pharmacological activation on energy balance, food reward, and anxiety-like behavior.

Nutritional controls of food reward.

The propensity to select and consume palatable nutrients is strongly influenced by the rewarding effects of food. Neural processes integrating reward, emotional states and decision-making can supersede satiety signals to promote excessive caloric intake and weight gain. While nutritional habits are influenced by reward-based neural mechanisms, nutrition and its impact on energy metabolism, in turn, plays an important role in the control of food reward.