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Abdominal POCUS Education for Clinicians: A Systematic Review of Teaching Methods for Point‐of‐Care Abdominal Ultrasonography

Journal of Clinical Ultrasound, Volume 53, Issue 3, Page 547-561, March/April 2025.
For patients to benefit from abdominal point‐of‐care ultrasound, the ultrasound examinator must be sufficiently trained. In this systematic review, we identified advantages and disadvantages of different training methods and approaches. We conclude that thoughtful integration of the various educational methods is crucial for stakeholders and educators.
Birkir Örn Sveinsson, Olof Kristin Thorsteinsdottir, Alexander G. P. Browne, Benjamin S. B. Rasmussen, Anders Bo Nielsen, Pia Iben Pietersen   +5 more
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Emotion and Engagement Across the Idol Spectrum: Comparing Virtual and Human Idols

Psychology &Marketing, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The increasing adoption of virtual idols in entertainment platforms raises critical questions about how viewers respond to their emotional performances compared to human idols. Despite their growing presence, little is known about whether and how emotional expressivity differs across performer modalities and content formats, or how these ...
Lin Kim, Inyoung Chae, Taeho Kim, Jaepil Heo, Yogesh Kumar Dwivedi   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effectiveness of Over‐the‐Counter Hearing Aids Versus Professionally Fitted Devices: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis

Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, EarlyView.
Abstract Objective To systematically review and meta‐analyze the clinical effectiveness of self‐fitting over‐the‐counter (OTC) hearing aids compared with professionally fitted devices. Data Sources PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) and De Novo databases, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched in March 2025 and ...
Karina C. De Sousa, Ibrahim Almufarrij, Megan Kruger, Vinaya Manchaiah, Kevin J. Munro, De Wet Swanepoel   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Public Evaluation of Notre-Dame Whispers, a Geolocated Outdoor Audio-Guided Tour of Notre-Dame’s Sonic History

Heritage
This study presents the on-site public evaluation of Notre-Dame Whispers, a geolocated audio-guided tour that explores the sonic history of the Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Paris.
Julien De Muynke, Stéphanie Peichert, Brian F. G. Katz   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Using a social‐ecological macrosystems framework to understand how human activities alter ecological synchrony

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Different aspects of ecological systems, biotic or abiotic, often fluctuate in coordinated patterns over space and time. Such high concordance between ecological processes is often referred to as ecological synchrony. Human activities, including and beyond climate change, have the potential to alter ecological synchrony by disrupting or ...
Yiluan Song, Mallory Barnes, K. Ann Bybee‐Finley, Kyla M. Dahlin, Travis McDevitt‐Galles, Stephan B. Munch, Guillermo E. Ponce‐Campos, Casey Youngflesh, Benjamin Zuckerberg, Kai Zhu   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Digital surveillance of animals and nature recovery

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Digital surveillance technologies (DSTs) are widely applied in nature recovery for their potential to generate novel data on species and ecosystems through digital tracking, automation (e.g. from hazardous locations) and from newly recruited citizen scientists.
William M. Adams
wiley   +1 more source

Virtual acoustics of the Cathedral of Cadiz

, 2020
Among heritage buildings, cathedrals best reflect European cultural identity. In addition to litur-gical activities, with the concurrence of the faithful, cathedrals, in spite of their long reverbera-tion times, develop other cultural activities, with a large audience, and have become spaces of the utmost interest for tourism, with a massive influx of ...
Escobar Cabello, Alejandro, Zamarreño García, Teófilo, Girón Borrero, Sara   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources

A Review of Advances in Composite Materials, Structural Optimization, and Machine Learning for Wind Turbine Blades: Challenges and Future Perspectives

Polymer Composites, EarlyView.
Overview of the holistic engineering lifecycle and core research pillars for wind turbine blades. ABSTRACT This paper reviews recent advancements across the lifecycle of wind turbine blades, focusing on three interconnected areas: advanced composites, structural optimization, and machine learning (ML) diagnostics. In materials, we highlight progress in
Kemal Hasirci, Denizhan Yavas, Alaeddin Burak Irez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Comparison of 2D and 3D multichannel audio rendering methods for hearing research applications using technical and perceptual measures

Acta Acustica
Virtual reality with multichannel audio playback is increasingly used in hearing aid research. The purpose of this study is to compare horizontal (2D) and periphonic (3D) rendering methods in terms of localization, minimum audible angle, and perceptual ...
Gerken Merle, Hohmann Volker, Grimm Giso
doaj   +1 more source

Effect of a virtual walking and therapeutic exercise‐based intervention on gait and balance in people with incomplete spinal cord injury

PM&R, EarlyView.
Abstract Background People with spinal cord injury (SCI) experience sensory and motor impairments that often require exercise‐based treatments. However, these interventions are challenging due to limited active mobility. Novel rehabilitation approaches, such as those targeting the mirror neuron system, could offer additional benefits.
Sara Mollà‐Casanova, Elena Muñoz‐Gómez, Núria Sempere‐Rubio, Noemí Moreno‐Segura, Marta Inglés, Luis‐Millán González, Pilar Serra‐Añó   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source