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Continuous quality improvement project to reduce the downtime of medical linear accelerators: A case study at Zhejiang Cancer Hospital

Heliyon
Objective: To analyse and continually improve existing issues in the quality improvement process of medical linear accelerators (LINACs) and enhance the quality control management of LINACs.
Qi-Peng Lu, Yong Wu, Xiao-Dong Mao, Hua-Jun Wan, Jian Shao, Qi-Kai Yu, Wei Zhang, Yue Zhao, Ci-Yong Wang   +8 more
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At Home Detection of Ovarian Health Biomarker in Menstruation Blood

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A lateral flow assay enables the detection of anti‐Müllerian hormone directly in unprocessed menstrual blood using silica‐gold nanoshells and smartphone‐assisted machine learning analysis. The platform supports decentralized, user‐operated testing in wearable and dipstick formats, highlighting the potential of menstrual blood as a non‐invasive matrix ...
Lucas Dosnon, Thomas Rduch, Salma Sherif Azer, Inge K. Herrmann   +3 more
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Testing and Simulation of Multilayer Polyvinylidene Fluoride‐Based Piezoelectric Energy Harvester Devices

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
The study considers the use of polymer/dielectric‐based multilayers piezoelectric Energy Harvesters (EH) to produce an output voltage and current, by exploiting the mechanical energy provided by human organs movements. In particular, the heart motion is considered from the kinematic viewpoint, and a multiphysics theoretical model is developed to assess
Hamdi Ezzin, Silvia Monchetti, Paolo Emilio Puddu, Luciano Teresi, Antonio DeSimone, Roberto Brighenti   +5 more
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Multifunctional Adhesive Hydrogel for Rapid Cardiac Hemostasis and Antibacterial Protection

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
A multifunctional polyacrylamide/gelatin/tannic acid hydrogel (PGT) is presented for rapid cardiac hemostasis under wet, dynamic conditions. Surface tannic acid coating enables instantaneous wet adhesion, accelerates coagulation, and confers antibacterial activity within a single platform.
Seoha Kim, Kaeun Chae, Inseon Kim, Kye Il Joo, Chang Sup Kim, Seunghun S. Lee   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

The vacated space of volume/price of the drugs centralized procurement with quantity in secondary and above public hospitals of China

BMC Health Services Research
Background In 2018, the National Centralized Drug Procurement (NCDP) policy has been implemented in 11 provinces, and promoted across the country in 2019.
Jingliang Wang, Siyu Zhang, Canghong Wang, Jun Li, Rui Wang, Liang Zhu   +5 more
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Medicine procurement in hospital pharmacies of Nepal: A qualitative study based on the Basel Statements.

PLoS ONE, 2018
BackgroundAccessibility and affordability of evidence-based medicines are issues of global concern. For low-income countries like Nepal, it is crucial to have easy and reliable access to affordable, good-quality, evidence-based medicines, especially in ...
Mina Shrestha, Rebekah Moles, Eurek Ranjit, Betty Chaar   +3 more
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Wireless Precise Manipulation of Tumor Spheroids Using a Millirobot Controlled by Permanent Magnetic Traps

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
A magnetic donut‐like millirobot is developed for label‐free pick‐and‐place of a tumor spheroid wirelessly controlled by a magnetic trap. Spheroids are important 3D multicellular culture systems that recapitulate key structural and functional features of native tissues.
Yue Gao, Moonkwang Jeong, Anni G. Muñoz, Ann‐Sophia Müller, Fangchao Long, Shengqiang Zhou, Juntian Qu, Leoni A. Kunz‐Schughart, Tian Qiu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

GPR124 Alleviates Blood–Brain Barrier Disruption by Enhancing Microvascular Endothelial Function after Traumatic Brain Injury

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Our study reveals the protective role of GPR124 in maintaining BBB integrity and promoting neurological recovery following TBI. It makes a significant contribution by uncovering a novel molecular interaction between GPR124 and FGFBP1 and linking this to activation of the Wnt/β‐catenin signaling pathway in vascular repair mechanisms.
Chen Wang, Lin Cai, Qiuyuan Gong, Yang Yang, Yuqing Liang, Xinyu Niu, Lai Wei, Ze Liu, Shengju Wu, Yinghui Men, Yaohui Tang, Jun Ding, Hengli Tian, Hao Chen   +13 more
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Hospital Choice for Cataract Treatments: The Winner Takes Most [PDF]

International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 2018
Background Transparency in quality of care is an increasingly important issue in healthcare. In many international healthcare systems, transparency in quality is crucial for health insurers when purchasing care on behalf of their consumers, for ...
Suzanne Ruwaard, Rudy C M H Douven
doaj  

Stromal‐Derived IL‐8 Promotes M2 Macrophage Polarization via the RhoA/MRTF‐A/SRF Transcriptional Axis to Impair CD8+ T Cell Cytotoxicity in Lung Cancer

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
In the recondite pulmonary neoplastic milieu, DESMIN+ cancer‐associated fibroblasts function as the paramount stromal source of IL‐8, precipitating a deleterious immunological metamorphosis by engaging CXCR2 receptors on the myeloid lineage. This paracrine stimulus triggers a mechanotransduction cascade characterized by RhoA‐dependent actin ...
Xuyu Gu, Qiyu Fang, Jia Yu, Ting Yu, Huashan Shi, Kaiqi Jin, Lei Jiang, Wentian Zhang   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source