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Highly Sensitive Oxidation‐Resistant Degradable Janus Piezoresistive Electronic Skin for Sustainable Wearable Electronics

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This study presents a highly sensitive, oxidation‐resistant, biocompatible, and degradable Janus piezoresistive electronic skin for sustainable wearable electronics. The electronic skin exhibits sensitive and stable response across a broad pressure range, exceptional oxidation resistance, and Janus wettability.
Joon Kim, Mohammad Zarei, Deristisya Zahra, Yuhan Lee, Daegun Kim, Seung Goo Lee   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Workplace‐Based Education Interventions for Managing Metabolic Syndrome in Low‐ and Middle‐Income Countries: A Realist Review

Public Health Challenges
Background Sedentary office work and work‐related stress increase the risk of metabolic syndrome. Workplace‐based education interventions for promoting prevention are gaining popularity due to their positive impact on managing metabolic syndrome.
Sitotaw Kerie Bogale, Haribondhu Sarma, Tilahun Tewabe Alamnia, Matthew Kelly   +3 more
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Laser‐Assisted Processing and Modification of Bioactive Glasses: A Review

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
Laser technologies provide powerful tools to process and transform bioactive glasses for advanced biomedical applications. This review discusses laser‐matter interaction mechanisms, laser surface engineering, and laser‐assisted fabrication of scaffolds and nanofibers.
Antonio Riveiro, Mario González‐Quintas, Mónica Fernández‐Arias, Jesús del Val, Félix Quintero, Rafael Comesaña, Fernando Lusquiños, Julian R. Jones, Juan Pou   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

How to Implement Digital Clinical Consultations in UK Maternity Care: the ARM@DA Realist Review

Health and Social Care Delivery Research
Background Digital transformation is a key component within the National Health Service Maternity Transformation Programme. The COVID-19 pandemic led to an acceleration of digital innovation, in particular, the use of digital clinical consultations ...
Catrin Evans, Georgia Clancy, Kerry Evans, Andrew Booth, Benash Nazmeen, Candice Sunney, Mark Clowes, Nia Wyn Jones, Stephen Timmons, Helen Spiby   +9 more
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Bone Healing Around Implants in Normal and Medically Compromised Conditions: Osteoporosis and Diabetes

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
xx xx. ABSTRACT Osseointegration of orthopedic and dental implants is influenced by local and systemic factors, including their physicochemical surface properties and the patient's overall health status. Titanium and its alloys have been a longstanding standard for bone implants due to their innate biocompatibility and mechanical properties.
Dainelys Guadarrama Bello, Fabio Variola, Antonio Nanci   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Practices of falls risk assessment and prevention in acute hospital settings: a realist investigation

Health and Social Care Delivery Research
Background Falls are the most common safety incident reported by acute hospitals. The National Institute of Health and Care Excellence recommends multifactorial falls risk assessment and tailored interventions, but implementation is variable.
Rebecca Randell, Lynn McVey, Judy Wright, Hadar Zaman, V-Lin Cheong, David M Woodcock, Frances Healey, Dawn Dowding, Peter Gardner, Nicholas R Hardiker, Alison Lynch, Chris Todd, Christopher Davey, Natasha Alvarado   +13 more
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Medical Fabrics with Non‐Antibiotic, Supramolecular Antimicrobial Coatings: A Preventive Approach to Combat Biofilm Formation and Bacterial Dissemination

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
The study presents an antibiotic‐free strategy using medical fabrics coated with supramolecular assemblies of polyarginine and hyaluronic acid. These coatings showed strong antimicrobial and anti‐biofilm activity in vitro and in vivo, achieving major bacterial load reductions, including against MRSA.
Adjara Diarrassouba, Abdessalem Rekiki, Cécile Loubière, Sabine Kuchler‐Bopp, Lauriane Petit, Cynthia Calligaro, Derry Mercer, Aurore Gaudin, Naomi Canourgues, Emilie Adicéam, Benoit Beitz, Jeremy Welsch, Annabelle Vigué, Markus j. Kettel, Michael Karl, Chloé Guilbaud‐Chéreau, Philippe Lavalle, Nihal Engin Vrana, Skander Hathroubi   +18 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of the Dual Impact of Nanotechnologies on Health and Environment Through Alternative Bridging Models

Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.
This review explores how alternative invertebrate and small‐vertebrate models advance the evaluation of nanomaterials across medicine and environmental science. By bridging cellular and organismal levels, these models enable integrated assessment of toxicity, biodistribution, and therapeutic performance.
Marie Celine Lefevre, Margherita Bernardeschi, Matteo Battaglini, Gianni Ciofani   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Contextually appropriate nurse staffing models: a realist review protocol

BMJ Open
Introduction Decisions about nurse staffing models are a concern for health systems globally due to workforce retention and well-being challenges. Nurse staffing models range from all Registered Nurse workforce to a mix of differentially educated nurses ...
Andrew Booth, Angela Tod, Lisette Schoonhoven, Matthias Hoben, Carole Estabrooks, Alison Kitson, Pieterbas Lalleman, Gillian Harvey, Candice Oster, Dewi Stalpers, Katherine Jones, Carole A Estabrooks, Steve Robertson, Tony Ryan, Greta G Cummings, Greta Cummings, Alison Hutchinson, Tim Schultz, Kaitlyn Tate, Malcolm Doupe, Rachel Flynn, Tatiana Penconek, Inge Wolbers, Christy Raymond, Catharina Jvan Oostveen, Sean Chilton, Deb Gordon, Mike Villeneuve, Wilma Jackson, Sam Debbage, Sadie Deschenes, Patrick Chiu, Lemma Bulto   +32 more
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Editor's Introduction: Realist Methodology

, 2010
Critical realists offer a set of philosophical underpinnings for social research. Critical realists also engage constructively with social theory, but they are more than just theorists. In this chapter I list and describe various innovative methodological contributions made in recent years by realists.
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