A novel operational protocol for the establishment of a medical facility for receiving returning hostages: structure, process and outcomes.

Background: On October 7, 2023, Hamas carried out an unprecedented attack on the State of Israel and kidnapped 251 people into captivity to the Gaza Strip. Several months later, as part of a humanitarian exchange deal, 105 hostages were released in five phases and admitted to one of six hospitals throughout the country for treatment. Shamir Medical Center (SMC) was one of these facilities.

Curriculum-reinforcement learning on simulation platform of tendon-driven high-degree of freedom underactuated manipulator.

A high degree of freedom (DOF) benefits manipulators by presenting various postures when reaching a target. Using a tendon-driven system with an underactuated structure can provide flexibility and weight reduction to such manipulators. The design and control of such a composite system are challenging owing to its complicated architecture and modeling difficulties.

The effect of over- and undertreatment of hypothyroidism on hospitalization outcomes of patients with decompensated heart failure.

The effect of over- and undertreatment of hypothyroidism on hospitalization outcomes of patients with acute decompensated heart failure (HF) has not been evaluated yet. We conducted retrospective cohort analyses of outcomes among 231 consecutive patients with treated hypothyroidism who were admitted to internal medicine departments of Shamir Medical Center with HF (2011-2019). Patients were divided into three groups according to their thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels: well treated (TSH: 0.

A 3D printed hydrostatic skeleton for an earthworm-inspired soft burrowing robot.

Moving through soil is challenging for robots, particularly for soft robots. Herein, we propose a support structure, based on the hydrostatic skeleton of earthworms, to overcome this problem. To create extremely flexible, thin-walled, worm-sized deformed segments, a specialized 3D printer for low-hardness rubber was utilized.

Safety evaluations of the processed lateral root of Aconitum carmichaelii Debx. And its hepatotoxicity mechanisms in rats.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: The processed lateral root of Aconitum carmichaelii Debx. is known as Fuzi, an extensively used Traditional Chinese Medicine to treat cardiovascular diseases, rheumatism arthritis, bronchitis, pains, and hypothyroidism, etc. Although Chinese Pharmacopeia regulates the safe clinical dosage of Fuzi at 3-15 g/person/day, such recommendation not only lacks bench evidence but also does not differentiate Fuzi with different processing types, such as Heishunpian and Paofupian.