Highly Sensitive and Selective Acetylene CuO/ZnO Heterostructure Sensors through Electrospinning at Lean O Concentration for Transformer Diagnosis.

Acetylene (CH) is a gas that can cause explosions in transformers even at low concentrations. Gas chromatography (GC) or photoacoustic spectroscopy (PAS) have been used to detect CH during dissolved gas analysis (DGA), but they are not suitable for monitoring numerous transformers at substations. Even though metal oxide semiconductor (MOS) based CH sensors have drawn much attention as a potential solution, existing MOS-based CH sensors have low sensitivity toward CH in the transformer environment (<2% O concentrations).

Genotyping-by-sequencing-based QTL mapping reveals novel loci for Pepper yellow leaf curl virus (PepYLCV) resistance in Capsicum annuum.

Disease caused by Pepper yellow leaf curl virus (PepYLCV) is one of the greatest threats to pepper (Capsicum spp.) cultivation in the tropics and subtropics. Resistance to PepYLCV was previously identified in a few Capsicum accessions, but no resistance QTLs have been mapped.

Does the use of bedside ultrasonography reduce emergency department length of stay for patients with renal colic?: a pilot study.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of adding bedside ultrasonography to the diagnostic algorithm for nephrolithiasis on emergency department (ED) length of stay.

Methods: A prospective, randomized, controlled pilot study was conducted from October 2014 to December 2014 with patients with acute flank pain. In the non-ultrasonography group (NUSG), non-contrast computed tomography was selected based on clinical features and hematuria in the urinalysis.

Evaluation of a novel simulation method of teaching B-lines: hand ultrasound with a wet foam dressing material.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching A- and B-lines, and lung sliding with a novel simulation methods using hand ultrasound.

Methods: All subjects enrolled were medical school students who were novices in lung ultrasound. All subjects attended a 20-minute lecture about lung ultrasound using simulated video clips of A-lines, B-lines, and lung sliding; and then a 20-minute post-test was administered.

Repetitive TASER X26 discharge resulted in adverse physiologic events with a dose-response relationship related to the duration of discharge in anesthetized swine model.

The objectives of our study were to investigate the dose-response relationship of the TASER X26 discharge duration in an anesthetized swine model. Fourteen swines were anesthetized and then exposed to TASER X26 discharge for 5 sec (n = 5) or for 10 sec (n = 6). The sham control group (n = 3) was anesthetized and studied using the same protocol except TASER X26 discharges during the experiments.

The usefulness of the serum s100b protein for predicting delayed neurological sequelae in acute carbon monoxide poisoning.

Context: Some patients with acute carbon monoxide poisoning will experience delayed neurological sequelae. Several factors associated with delayed neurological sequelae have been reported, but these factors are unsatisfactory for the assessment of unconscious patients.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the usefulness of the serum S100B protein as a biochemical marker for predicting delayed neurological sequelae.

The Effectiveness of Mobile Discharge Instruction Videos (MDIVs) in communicating discharge instructions to patients with lacerations or sprains.

Objective: This study evaluates the effectiveness of mobile discharge instruction videos (MDIVs) in communicating discharge instructions to patients with lacerations or sprains.

Method: A prospective controlled study was performed on patients with lacerations or sprains in a quaternary emergency center from April 1, 2008 to May 31, 2008. Upon discharge, patients were systematically allocated to receive printed discharge instructions (PDIs) or MDIVs.