NeuroPAIN app: Usefulness of a mobile pain application evaluation system for children with cerebral palsy.

Objectives: Children with cerebral palsy (CP) can experience a substantial amount of pain. Effective pain management hinges on precise and prompt assessment. We designed a mobile-based application NeuroPAIN app to monitor pain among children with CP.

Carbon Dot Micelles Synthesized from Leek Seeds in Applications for Cobalt (II) Sensing, Metal Ion Removal, and Cancer Therapy.

Popular photoluminescent (PL) nanomaterials, such as carbon dots, have attracted substantial attention from scientists due to their photophysical properties, biocompatibility, low cost, and diverse applicability. Carbon dots have been used in sensors, cell imaging, and cancer therapy. Leek seeds with anticancer, antimicrobial, and antioxidant functions serve as traditional Chinese medicine.

Design and optimization of dynamic reliability-driven order allocation and inventory management decision model.

Efficient order allocation and inventory management are essential for the success of supply chain operations in today's dynamic and competitive business environment. This research introduces an innovative decision-making model incorporating dependability factors into redesigning and optimizing order allocation and inventory management systems. The proposed model aims to enhance the overall reliability of supply chain operations by integrating stochastic factors such as demand fluctuations, lead time uncertainty, and variable supplier performance.

The Western Australian experience of COVID-19 after the borders reopened: evaluation of public health modelling predictions.

Background: Western Australia (WA) serves as a unique global case study on the impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on an isolated, prepared and highly vaccinated population. This study builds upon the study performed by House et al. through an extended data set.

Sports Visualization in the Wild: The Impact of Technical Factors on User Experience in Augmented Reality Sports Spectating.

The maturity of augmented reality (AR) technology allows for expansion into real-world applications, including visualizations for on-site sports spectating. However, it is crucial to understand the factors influencing user experience in AR applications. To optimize user experience, we conducted a user study where participants adjusted parameters to determine noticeable and disruptive values of latency, registration accuracy, and jitter using a mobile indirect AR prototype that simulates a rugby stadium experience.

Low-Level Fluvalinate Treatment in the Larval Stage Induces Impaired Olfactory Associative Behavior of Honey Bee Workers in the Field.

Fluvalinate is a widely used insecticide for varroa mite control in apiculture. While most beekeepers have ignored the effects of low levels of fluvalinate on bees, this study aims to demonstrate its effects at very low concentrations. We first used fluvalinate doses ranging from 0.

Visualization Techniques in Augmented Reality: A Taxonomy, Methods and Patterns.

In recent years, the development of Augmented Reality (AR) frameworks made AR application development widely accessible to developers without AR expert background. With this development, new application fields for AR are on the rise. This comes with an increased need for visualization techniques that are suitable for a wide range of application areas.

Hybrid nano-textured nanogenerator and self-powered sensor for on-skin triggered biomechanical motions.

Researchers have made a lot of effort for the lightweight and high flexibility of wearable electronic devices, which also requires the associated energy harvesting equipment to have ultra-thin thickness and high stretchability. Therefore, a piezoelectric-triboelectric hybrid self-powered sensor (PTHS) has been proposed which can be used as the second layer of the human body. This elastic PTHS can even work on a person's fingers without disturbing the body's movements.

Targeted Biopsy Validation of Peripheral Zone Prostate Cancer Characterization With Magnetic Resonance Fingerprinting and Diffusion Mapping.

Objective: This study aims for targeted biopsy validation of magnetic resonance fingerprinting (MRF) and diffusion mapping for characterizing peripheral zone (PZ) prostate cancer and noncancers.

Materials And Methods: One hundred four PZ lesions in 85 patients who underwent magnetic resonance imaging were retrospectively analyzed with apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) mapping, MRF, and targeted biopsy (cognitive or in-gantry). A radiologist blinded to pathology drew regions of interest on targeted lesions and visually normal peripheral zone on MRF and ADC maps.

Reduction of dioxin emission by a multi-layer reactor with bead-shaped activated carbon in simulated gas stream and real flue gas of a sinter plant.

A laboratory-scale multi-layer system was developed for the adsorption of PCDD/Fs from gas streams at various operating conditions, including gas flow rate, operating temperature and water vapor content. Excellent PCDD/F removal efficiency (>99.99%) was achieved with the multi-layer design with bead-shaped activated carbons (BACs).

Preparation of novel unsymmetrical bisindoles under solvent-free conditions: synthesis, crystal structures, and mechanistic aspects.

Indole aziridines and their hydroxyl derivatives have been used for the preparation of a small library of novel functionalized bisindoles. Diversification of these building blocks by solvent-free C-C-bond formation on solid support yielded annulated Hymenialdisine analogues under mild reaction conditions. Indoles as C-nucleophiles form potentially pharmacologically active bisindoles through an electrophilic aromatic substitution pathway in good to excellent yields.

A general copper-catalyzed sulfonylation of arylboronic acids.

A general copper-catalyzed method for the sulfonylation of arylboronic acids with sulfinate salts is described. A variety of alkyl-aryl, diaryl, and alkyl-heteroaryl sulfones were synthesized in good yield.

New synthetic protocols for the preparation of unsymmetrical bisindoles.

Novel unsymmetrical bisindoles were synthesized by a solvent-free C-C bond-formation reaction under mild conditions. Starting from aziridines or hydroxyl precursors, indoles have been used as C-nucleophiles to form new pharmacologically interesting bisindoles via an electrophilic aromatic substitution pathway in good to excellent yields. [reaction: see text]