Advantage of bedside versus conventional operating room surgery in the management of term and preterm newborn infants: a single center retrospective observational study.

Purpose: To compare postoperative outcomes of bedside surgery (BS) with those of surgery performed in the operating room (ORS) in preterm and full-term neonates.

Methods: Data from neonates undergoing major surgical interventions were retrospectively evaluated. Primary outcome was the incidence of postoperative hypothermia.

Directional vector-based quick evaluation method for protective plate effects in X-ray fluoroscopy (DQPEX).

One radiation protection measure for medical personnel in X-ray fluoroscopy is using radiation protective plates. A real-time interactive tool visualizing radiation-dose distribution varied with the protective plate position will help greatly to train medical personnel to protect themselves from unnecessary radiation exposure. Monte Carlo simulation can calculate the individual interactions between radiations and objects in the X-ray room, and reproduce the complex dose distribution inside the room.

Impact of the Metal-Organic Frameworks Polymorphism on the Electrocatalytic Properties of CeO toward Oxygen Evolution.

Hydrogen (H) is a viable alternative as a sustainable energy source, however, new highly efficient electrocatalysts for water splitting are still a research challenge. In this context, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)-derived nanomaterials are prominent high-performance electrocatalysts for hydrogen production, especially in the oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Here, a new synthesis of two cerium oxide (CeO) electrocatalysts using Ce-succinates MOFs as templates is proposed.

Manipulating ambient pressure superconductivity in metal borocarbides through hole doping.

A Ca2B4C4 ternary compound obtained by using a machine learning (ML) guided structure search is found to be metastable with a formation energy of only 18 meV/atom above the convex hull but exhibits only marginal superconducting transition temperature (Tcc). By replacing Ca with Na, the electronic density of states (DOS) at the Fermi level is significantly enhanced, increasing the predicted Tc to 21.9 K.

Stand(ing)still?! Exploring Motion Affordances in Learning Environments as a Lever for Better Motor Skills in Youngsters.

Designing learning environments is challenging due to the dichotomy of the slow pace in which the discipline of architecture and the built environment evolve, and the fast-changing society in which youngsters are educated. However, the challenge posed by youngsters' exacerbated sedentary life style (i.e.

Trade-offs in Evidence Based Design: 'the Patient Door Debate'.

The door between the semi-public corridor and the single-occupancy patient room of a newly built University Medical Centre in the Netherlands has been heavily debated during its Evidence Based Design (EBD) and experience-informed design. It was also heavily debated since the wards came into use in 2018. It is well known that, regarding door design, a trade-off has to be made between aspects such as privacy, visibility, and safety.

Multimodal Interaction in Collaborative Design of a Healthcare Space: A Social Semiotic Approach.

In professional interactive practices, space, time, human bodies, and material objects as well as written and oral language are dynamically implicated in a multimodal co-construction of meaning. A healthcare space - an operating room - is a typical example of such a social-semiotic, multimodal arrangement of communication modes which impacts the practices that are played out therein. Therefore, in designing healthcare spaces, it is important to allow for proactive inclusion and engagement of the categories of professionals who carry out their daily work in these spaces.

Lessons Learnt from Testing Three Spatial Observation Tools in a Hospital Ward.

Observation tools are increasingly important in healthcare building design research. They enable us to understand how the design of healthcare buildings affects users' health and organisational outcomes. Observations are used in case studies and pre- and post-occupancy evaluations.

Multienzyme-like polyoxometalate for oxygen-independent sonocatalytic enhanced cancer therapy.

Artificially synthesized nanozymes exhibit enzymatic activity similar to that of natural enzymes. However, in the complex tumor microenvironment, their diversity and catalytic activity show significant variations, limiting their effectiveness in catalytic therapy. Developing artificial enzymes with multiple enzymatic activities and spatiotemporal controllable catalytic abilities is of great clinical significance.

Anxiety, depression and access to mental health services among internally displaced persons in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional survey.

Objective: The study aims to evaluate anxiety and depression levels and access to mental health services among internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Mogadishu, Somalia.

Design: A community-based, cross-sectional survey was carried out in IDP camps. Face-to-face interviews were conducted using a modified Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.

Ultrahigh Concentration Hydrogen Doping into TiO.

We investigate ultrahigh concentration doping of hydrogen (H) into rutile-TiO (100) single crystals by low-energy (2.5 keV) hydrogen ion beam irradiation at low temperature (LT). While the hydrogen concentration was limited to HTiO at 300 K, nuclear reaction analysis (NRA) revealed ultrahigh concentration doping of hydrogen up to HTiO by the LT irradiation at 50 K.

Geant4 Monte Carlo simulation of human exposure to indoor Rn from building materials.

The present study aimed to develop a Monte Carlo model to estimate the annual effective dose due to radon exposure sourced by radon gas in the walls and floor of a standard model room. With the purpose of developing a tool for radon level assessment in dwellings and workplaces, Geant4 toolkit was used to simulate the energy deposited by gamma rays emitted by radioactive radon progeny in a water phantom positioned at three different locations within the model room. The energy deposition was then used to estimate the annual effective dose through a deterministic approach.

Surgical Tray Optimization in the Setting of Cleft Lip and Palate Reconstruction: Implications for Operative Cost and Efficiency.

Objectives: To assess surgical instrument usage in cleft lip (CL) and cleft palate (CP) surgery and create an optimized surgical tray with an associated cost-savings analysis.

Design: Prospective, observational study.

Setting: Single institution, 6-month prospective review.

Brazilian kefir fraction mitigates the Alzheimer-like phenotype in Drosophila melanogaster with β-amyloid overexpression model.

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition and the primary form of dementia among elderly people. The amyloidogenic hypothesis is the main theory that explains this phenomenon and describes the extracellular accumulation of amyloid beta (Aβ) peptides. Model organisms such as Drosophila melanogaster have been utilized to improve the understanding of this disease and its treatment.

Comparison between carrier transport property and crystal quality of TlBr semiconductors.

Thallium bromide (TlBr) semiconductor detectors are being developed as promising candidates for high-detection-efficiency, high-energy-resolution, and room-temperature gamma-ray spectrometers. This study presents methods for evaluating TlBr crystal quality and carrier transport characteristics using neutron Bragg-dip imaging and the time-of-flight method for pulsed-laser-induced carriers, respectively. Neutron Bragg-dip imaging effectively determines the crystal orientation distribution, revealing crystal imperfections and grain boundaries.

Exposure of elementary school-aged Brazilian children to bisphenol A: association with demographic, social, and behavioral factors, and a worldwide comparison.

Bisphenol A (BPA) is a plasticizer used to synthesize polycarbonate plastics and epoxy resins and is well-known for its endocrine-disrupting action. BPA occurrence in the environment is widespread, and there is a growing concern regarding exposure to this chemical during childhood, given the findings indicating the long-lasting hazards associated with exposure during early life compared to adulthood. We examined urinary BPA concentrations from 319 elementary school-aged Brazilian children, using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry.

Image-based ECG analyzing deep-learning algorithm to predict biological age and mortality risks: interethnic validation.

Background: Cardiovascular risk assessment is a critical component of healthcare, guiding preventive and therapeutic strategies. In this study, we developed and evaluated an image-based electrocardiogram (ECG) analyzing an artificial intelligence (AI) model that estimates biological age and mortality risk.

Methods: Using a dataset of 978 319 ECGs from 250 145 patients at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, we developed a deep-learning model utilizing printed 12-lead ECG images to estimate patients' age (ECG-Age) and 1- and 5-year mortality risks.

Contextual Hospital Conditions and the Risk of Nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 Infection: A Matched Case-Control Study with Density Sampling in a Large Portuguese Hospital.

Knowledge of the role of hospital conditions in SARS-CoV-2 transmission should inform strategies for the prevention of nosocomial spread of this pathogen and of similarly transmitted viruses. This study aimed to identify risk factors for nosocomial acquisition of SARS-CoV-2. We ran a nested case-control study with incidence density sampling among adult patients hospitalized for >7 days (August-December 2020).