Performance of the Alice PDx Device With the Somnolyzer Automated Scoring Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Obstructive Sleep Apnea.

Objective Automated scoring of respiratory events could allow a swifter obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) identification. We assessed the accuracy of the Alice PDx device with the Somnolyzer automated scoring algorithm, compared to the manually reviewed scoring by a trained sleep technician, for the diagnosis of OSA. Methods A prospective study was conducted between March 2021 and March 2022 in Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, a level 2 hospital in Aveiro, Portugal.

Uncertainty deconstructed: conceptual analysis and state-of-the-art review of the ERP correlates of risk and ambiguity in decision-making.

Risk and uncertainty are central concepts of decision neuroscience. However, a comprehensive review of the literature shows that most studies define risk and uncertainty in an unclear fashion or use both terms interchangeably, which hinders the integration of the existing findings. We suggest uncertainty as an umbrella term that comprises scenarios characterized by outcome variance where relevant information about the type and likelihood of outcomes may be somewhat unavailable (ambiguity) and scenarios where the likelihood of outcomes is known (risk).

Usability Assessment of Moodle by Brazilian and Portuguese Nursing Students.

Distance education has turned into an important tool for nursing education. The virtual learning environments contribute toward an interactive and attractive educational process. In this study, we assess the usability of a virtual learning environment that was developed to teach nursing students how to care for patients with urinary retention.

Development of the e-Baby serious game with regard to the evaluation of oxygenation in preterm babies: contributions of the emotional design.

The present study aimed to describe the development process of a serious game that enables users to evaluate the respiratory process in a preterm infant based on an emotional design model. The e-Baby serious game was built to feature the simulated environment of an incubator, in which the user performs a clinical evaluation of the respiratory process in a virtual preterm infant. The user learns about the preterm baby's history, chooses the tools for the clinical evaluation, evaluates the baby, and determines whether his/her evaluation is appropriate.

[Virtual learning environment: script structure of an online course].

This study describes the steps for developing a course and its structure in the Virtual Learning Environment Moodle. It consisted of an application of nursing content offered in an online course included in an international workshop directed to a group of nursing students from a bachelor and a teaching diploma program in Brazil and Portugal. Distinct stages were identified during the study: planning, construction and transformation of content as well as availability of such content to students.

Development of educational software for teaching nursing management.

In Brazil, the first experiences using informatics in nursing education was in 1985. In spite of the time, this area still continues lacking in relation to initiatives using the computer as a pedagogic instrument. This study aim to demonstrate the development of an educational software for teaching nursing management using interactive multimedia.

[Implantation of a videoconferencing system applied to nursing research and teaching environments].

Describes the trajectory followed by a research group at the Ribeirão Preto College of Nursing-USP to implant a research/teaching/continuous education project based on videoconferencing technology. The technical characteristics of the available systems are discussed, as well as the technological solution that was adopted in this project to attend to the needs of the academic and research environment as well as in the hospital context.