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Ionic Conductive Textiles for Wearable Technology

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Recent advances in ionic conductive textiles for wearable technology are summarized, with a focus on soft ionic conductors that exhibit skin‐like flexibility and tissue‐like ion dynamics. Their structures, key characteristics, manufacturing methods, and diverse applications are reviewed.
Lingtao Fang, Yunlu Zhou, Qiyao Huang
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The state of emergency medical services and acute health facility care in Uganda: findings from a National Cross-Sectional Survey

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background There is limited information on the state of emergency medical services (EMS) in Uganda. The available evidence is from studies that focused on either assessing EMS capacity and gaps at the national level especially in Kampala or identifying ...
Albert Ningwa, K. Muni, Frederick Oporia, J. Kalanzi, E. Zziwa, Claire Biribawa, Olive C Kobusingye   +6 more
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Fabrication of Organic/Inorganic Nanocomposites: From Traditional Synthesis to Additive Manufacturing

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
It provides an overview of the synthesis of organic/inorganic nanocomposites, spanning from conventional methods to advanced 3D printing techniques. It summarizes key challenges in 3D‐printed nanocomposites and highlights emerging innovations, including 5D printing, AI‐assisted material design, nanoscale additive manufacturing, and sustainable closed ...
Liwen Zhang, Xumin Huang, Liwei Liu, Naufal Kabir Ahamed Nasar, Xinyan Gu, Thomas P. Davis, Xiaoyu (Rayne) Zheng, Lianzhou Wang, Ruirui Qiao   +8 more
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Stimuli‐Responsive Materials for Biomedical Applications

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Stimulus‐responsive materials (SRMs) hold great promise for use in a wide range of biomedical applications. This review covers four stimulus modalities, namely, electrical, optical, magnetic, and ultrasound, and their associated SRMs. It provides a summary of the materials in each modality, their development, and current research perspectives.
Adriana Teixeira do Nascimento, Paul R. Stoddart, Toon Goris, Miriam Kael, Richard Manasseh, Karen Alt, Jurie Tashkandi, Byung Chul Kim, Simon E Moulton   +8 more
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Thermal Annealing Enhances Piezoelectricity and Regenerative Potential of PVDF‐TrFE Nanofiber Scaffolds

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
Thermal annealing improves the structure, stiffness, and piezoelectric properties of poly(vinylidene flouride‐trifluoroethylene) (PVDF‐TrFE) nanofiber scaffolds. These annealed scaffolds promote Schwann cell proliferation and matrix remodeling in vitro and demonstrate in vivo biocompatibility.
Maksym Krutko, Holly M. Poling, Maulee Sheth, Supasek Kongsomros, Andrew E. Bryan, Manju Sharma, Akaljot Singh, Hasan A. Reza, Kathryn A. Wikenheiser‐Brokamp, Takanori Takebe, Michael A. Helmrath, Greg M. Harris, Leyla Esfandiari   +12 more
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Toronto Emergency Medical Services and SARS

Emerging Infectious Diseases, 2004
To the Editor: The first appearance of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in China in November 2002 led to a worldwide epidemic by March 2003. On February 21, 2003, an index case of SARS, which led to 224 cases and 38 deaths, was diagnosed in Toronto.
Alexis Silverman, Andrew E. Simor, Mona R. Loutfy   +2 more
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Use of pre-hospital emergency medical services in urban and rural municipalities over a 10 year period: an observational study based on routinely collected dispatch data

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine, 2019
BackgroundPre-hospital emergency medical services (EMS) are an integral part of emergency medical care. EMS planning can be achieved by analyzing patterns of use. However, long-term time trends of EMS use have rarely been studied.
Kathrin Hegenberg, H. Trentzsch, Stefan Gross, S. Prückner   +3 more
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Transformative 4D Printed SMPs into Soft Electronics and Adaptive Structures: Innovations and Practical Insights

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advancements in 3DP techniques that incorporate emerging multifunctional SMP materials for applications in e‐electronics, soft actuators, biomedical devices, and more. Abstract Shape memory polymers (SMP) have recently gained significant attention as multifunctional materials for flexible and wearable electronics ...
Muhammad Yasir Khalid, Adam Otabil, Omar Samir Mamoun, Khalid Askar, Mahdi Bodaghi   +4 more
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Comparative effectiveness of helicopter emergency medical services compared to ground emergency medical services [PDF]

Critical Care, 2013
The use of helicopter emergency medical services (HEMS) for the transportation and treatment of trauma patients, while commonplace in most developed nations, remains controversial. The purported beneficial effects of HEMS compared to ground emergency medical services is likely to be some combination of speed, crew expertise, and the fact that HEMS is ...
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Enhancing Damage Tolerance of Structures Using 3D/4D Printing Technologies

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review highlights recent advances in damage tolerance for structural design, emphasizing safety, durability, and reliability in fields like aerospace and civil engineering. It covers innovations in materials, 3D/4D printing, predictive design methods, and nature‐inspired strategies.
Morteza Sayah Irani, Sadegh Ranjbar, Mohammad Lakhi, Ali Zolfagharian   +3 more
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