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Advanced Materials in Responsible Electronics: Innovations for Sustainability, Health, and Circularity

open access: yesAdvanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Contemporary electronic devices produce significant waste, harming ecosystems. Innovation in design, consumption, materials, and end‐of‐life management is crucial. This review explores advanced materials for sustainable and responsible electronics, highlighting their potential to reduce environmental and health hazards while improving device ...
Rawan Omar   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of Oral Ondansetron on Vomiting Associated with Intramuscular Ketamine Sedation in Children: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial [PDF]

open access: yesPediatric Emergency Medicine Journal, 2014
Purpose The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of oral ondansetron on the incidence of vomiting in children who receive intramuscular (IM) ketamine for procedural sedation and analgesia in the emergency department (ED).
Jea Yeon Choi   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Soft Robotic Excretory Care Simulator for Nursing Education: Functional and Perceptual Biomimetics Approach

open access: yesAdvanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A soft robotic simulator is developed to replicate the digital removal of feces (DRF), a sensitive yet essential nursing procedure. Integrating soft actuators, sensors, and a realistic rectal model, the simulator balances functional fidelity with perceptual realism. Engineering evaluations and nurse feedback confirm its potential to enhance training in
Shoko Miyagawa   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Unsedated Transnasal Endoscopy: A Canadian Experience in Daily Practice

open access: yesCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology, 2008
BACKGROUND: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is the most frequently performed diagnostic procedure for upper gastrointestinal disorders. The procedure is routinely performed under conscious sedation in North America. A significant proportion of morbidity
Sarah Cho   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Quality of colonoscopy in an organised colorectal cancer screening programme with immunochemical faecal occult blood test. The EQuIPE study (Evaluating Quality Indicators of the Performance of Endoscopy) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
OBJECTIVES: To assess variation in the main colonoscopy quality indicators in organised colorectal cancer (CRC) screening programmes based on faecal immunochemical test (FIT).
Alessandra Barca   +15 more
core   +1 more source

Precision Diagnostics in Sports‐Related Traumatic Brain Injury: Pathophysiology, Biomarker Development and Emerging Technologies

open access: yesAdvanced Sensor Research, EarlyView.
Sports‐related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) remain underdiagnosed, within amateur athletic cohorts. This review critically synthesises recent advancements in AI‐assisted neuroimaging, blood‐based biomarker profiling, wearable biosensing platforms for early detection, injury stratification, and longitudinal surveillance of TBIs.
Daniel Nicol   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Behavioral and cardiopulmonary effects of dexmedetomidine alone and in combination with butorphanol, methadone, morphine or tramadol in conscious sheep [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Objective: To compare cardiopulmonary and sedative effects following administration of dexmedetomidine alone or with butorphanol, methadone, morphine or tramadol in healthy sheep. Study design: Randomized crossover study. Animals: Six Santa Inês
Auckburally, Adam   +5 more
core   +1 more source

Pharmacokinetics, absolute bioavailability and tolerability of ketamine after intranasal administration to dexmedetomidine sedated dogs [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Intranasal ketamine has recently gained interest in human medicine, not only for its sedative, anaesthetic or analgesic properties, but also in the management of treatment resistant depression, where it has been shown to be an effective, fast acting ...
Croubels, Siska   +6 more
core   +1 more source

Polylactic Acid (PLA), Polycaprolactone (PCL), and Chitosan: the Biodegradable Transition in Medical Waste Management

open access: yesAdvanced Sustainable Systems, EarlyView.
The shift to biodegradable materials in healthcare promises reduced plastic pollution, but their production, adoption, and long‐term impacts remain complex. Integrating lifecycle insights with global policy coordination is essential for meaningful environmental gains. Abstract The COVID‐19 pandemic sharply increased medical waste, intensifying concerns
By Haoxuan Yu   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Odyssey of Dental Anxiety: From Prehistory to the Present. A Narrative Review [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Dental anxiety (DA) can be considered as a universal phenomenon with a high prevalence worldwide; DA and pain are also the main causes for medical emergencies in the dental office, so their prevention is an essential part of patient safety and overall ...
Abrahamsson   +231 more
core   +1 more source

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