Publications by authors named "F De Soto"

Particle manipulation plays a pivotal role in scientific and technological domains such as materials science, physics, and the life sciences. Here, we present a dynamically reconfigurable acoustofluidic metasurface that enables precise trapping and positioning of microscale particles in fluidic environments. By harnessing acoustic-structure interaction in a passive membrane resonator array, we generate localized standing acoustic waves that can be reconfigured in real-time.

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  • A scoping review conducted between April and May 2022 mapped digital health initiatives aimed at elderly individuals and their caregivers, using established methodologies and various databases.
  • The review analyzed 421 documents, most of which were published from 2013 to 2022, highlighting a trend towards home-based applications primarily tested in high-income countries, with common devices being telephones and computers.
  • Findings indicate a growing role of technology for health monitoring, prevention, and treatment, yet emphasize the need for more research focused on middle- and low-income countries and on the effectiveness of these digital health interventions.
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: Quarantine is one of the most effective strategies to control outbreaks of communicable diseases. Individuals under isolation or quarantine experience both physical and mental effects. Therefore, given its widespread implementation around the world, it is pertinent to analyze this effect on physical and mental health.

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SARS-CoV-2 vaccine uptake variation remains a significant barrier to overcoming the spread of COVID-19. Individual beliefs/attitudes about the SARS-CoV-2 vaccine vary significantly across generations due to personal experiences, access to accurate information, education levels, political beliefs, and trust in healthcare systems. This analysis used data from the baseline visit of , a cohort of Americans of Mexican descent (AoDM) and African American individuals (n = 1052) in San Diego, CA, along the U.

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