ESG assessment methodology for emerging technologies: plasma conventional technology for ammonia production.

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria demand that enterprises should not be assessed solely on their financial performance, but also on their environmental, social, and governance performance. This numerical assessment of ESG criteria enables them to be evaluated with the consideration of other financial issues of enterprises' performance and thereby guides financial investments into environmentally and socially responsible firms. ESG, however, solidifies the continuance of conventional technologies but can potentially disadvantage emerging technologies.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam: insights from the SEANUTS II study.

Objective: To describe the economic, lifestyle and nutritional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on parents, guardians and children in Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam.

Design: Data from the SEANUTS II cohort were used. Questionnaires, including a COVID-19 questionnaire, were used to study the impact of the pandemic on parents/guardians and their children with respect to work status, household expenditures and children's dietary intake and lifestyle behaviours.

The Elevated Stroke/Death Rates among Asymptomatic Patients Undergoing Carotid Stenting in the Pacific Northwest Are Associated with High-Risk Patient Selection.

Objective: Current guidelines recommend treatment of patients with asymptomatic carotid stenosis when stroke/death rates less than 3% can be achieved. However, in the Pacific Northwest region of the Vascular Quality Initiative (VQI) elevated stroke/death rates have been reported. This study aims to characterize regional and center-specific outcomes for transcarotid artery revascularization (TCAR) and transfemoral carotid artery stenting (TF-CAS) and investigate potential underlying drivers.

Hypnosis for Antineoplastic-Related Taste Disturbance in a Patient With Metastatic Breast Cancer.

Taste disturbances are prominent side effects of antineoplastic medications and contribute to morbidity and quality-of-life impairment. Few treatment options are available for antineoplastic-related taste disorders. Hypnosis has been found to be effective for a variety of symptoms in the cancer setting, including insomnia, pain, mood disorders and anxiety.

Change in Emergency Department Length of Stay Following Routine Adoption of Dual-Energy Computed Tomography to Differentiate Intracranial Hemorrhage from Calcification.

Background And Purpose: Dual energy computed tomography (DECT) is an advanced CT technique which has been shown to improve accuracy in distinguishing between intracranial hemorrhage and calcification, which is often challenging on conventional CT and therefore may warrant repeat imaging in the emergency department (ED) to document stability and exclude enlarging intracranial hemorrhage. We hypothesized that implementation of a DECT head protocol with fully automated post processing in the ED would decrease the need for repeat imaging and therefore reduce overall ED length of stay (LOS).

Materials And Methods: This is a retrospective study comparing ED length of stay over a one-year period before (7/1/2016-6/30/2017) and after (7/1/2018-6/30/2019) implementing a DECT head protocol, for patients scanned for headache, trauma or fall, who were found to have indeterminate intracranial hyperdensities on conventional images, and were subsequently discharged home from the ER (excluding patients who were admitted, taken to the OR, or left against medical advice).