Publications by authors named "K T Riley"
Cholesteric liquid crystal elastomers (CLCEs) hold great promise for mechanochromic applications in anti-counterfeiting, smart textiles, and soft robotics, thanks to the structural color and elasticity. While CLCEs are printed via direct ink writing (DIW) to fabricate free-standing films, complex 3D structures are not fabricated due to the opposing rheological properties necessary for cholesteric alignment and multilayer stacking. Here, 3D CLCE structures are realized by utilizing coaxial DIW to print a CLC ink within a silicone ink.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFInfluenza vaccine effectiveness and immunogenicity can be compromised with repeated vaccination. We assessed immunological markers in a cohort of healthcare workers (HCW) from six public hospitals around Australia during 2020-2021. Sera were collected pre-vaccination and ~14 and ~180 days post-vaccination and assessed in haemagglutination inhibition assay against egg-grown vaccine and equivalent cell-grown viruses.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffect of Voiding Policy on Post Anesthesia Care Unit Length of Stay for Minimally Invasive Hysterectomy.
J Minim Invasive Gynecol
December 2024
Study Objective: This study aims to evaluate a liberal postoperative voiding policy after minimally invasive hysterectomies to assess the impact of length of stay in the postoperative care unit (PACU).
Design: This is a retrospective interrupted time series study. Patients were identified 3 months before and after the policy change, and a chart review was conducted of medical records.
Article Synopsis
- The paper aims to explore the challenges rural nurses face during resuscitations, highlighting how this contributes to their professional isolation, and to propose strategies to alleviate these issues.
- It emphasizes that professional isolation is prevalent in low-resourced rural healthcare settings, particularly where small emergency departments are located far from major hospitals, and notes a lack of research on effective interventions.
- The findings suggest that professional isolation hinders skill development and career intent among rural nurses, and recommends solutions like leadership training, mentorship, and debriefing sessions to help improve their professional experiences and connections.
The medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) is the first axon tract to develop in the ventral vertebrate brain. It originates in the diencephalon and projects caudally into the spinal cord, pioneering the path for later developing axons. Previous anatomical and expression analyses in the chicken suggested Semaphorin 3 A (Sema3A) as the candidate to repel the amniote MLF from the forebrain.
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