Enabling reliable usability assessment and comparative analysis of medical software: a comprehensive framework for multimodal biomedical imaging platforms
ConclusionsThe proposed usability testing framework enables reliable usability assessment and comparative analysis of medical software. Furthermore, the obtained results can serve as a reference for assessing other biomedical imaging platforms under development or ready for release. (Source: Health and Technology)
Source: Health and Technology - May 1, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
Carbon ion radiotherapy in gynaecological oncology: where we are and where we are headed
ConclusionsMore and more growing preclinical and clinical evidence supports the use of carbon ion radiotherapy in gynaecological oncology. Strong and multidisciplinary collaborations at national and international levels are desirable to better understand the therapeutic and organizational benefits of this new technology. (Source: Health and Technology)
Source: Health and Technology - May 1, 2024 Category: Information Technology Source Type: research
A decision-making algorithm for remote digital assessments of Alzheimer's Disease
DISCUSSION: We suggest that the use of screening questionnaires in the context of Memory clinics may help accelerating the adoption of remote digital assessment in everyday clinical practice.PMID:38688254 | DOI:10.1159/000539129 (Source: Neuro-Degenerative Diseases)
Source: Neuro-Degenerative Diseases - April 30, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Valeria Manera Clair Vandersteen Alexandra Plonka Constance Lafontaine Kevin Galery Alexandre Derreumaux Nouha Ben Gaied Aur élie Mouton Guillaume Sacco Cyrille Launay Olivier Gu érin Philippe Robert Gilles Allali Kim Sawchuk Olivier Beauchet Auriane Gr Source Type: research
Measures of angularity in digital images
Behav Res Methods. 2024 Apr 30. doi: 10.3758/s13428-024-02412-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn light of the growing interest in studying the affective and aesthetic attributes of curvature, the present paper describes four digital image processing techniques that can be used to objectively discriminate between angular and curvilinear stimuli. MATLAB scripts for each of the techniques accompany the paper. Three studies are then reported that evaluate the efficacy of five metrics, derived from the four techniques, at quantifying the degree of angularity depicted in an image. Images of simple polygons (Study 1), artistic d...
Source: Behavior Research Methods - April 30, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nicholas Watier Source Type: research
The future of psychological treatments: The Marburg Declaration
The objective of the Marburg Declaration is to stimulate a significant change regarding our understanding of mental disorders and their treatments, with the aim to trigger a new era of evidence-based psychological interventions.PMID:38688158 | DOI:10.1016/j.cpr.2024.102417 (Source: Clinical Psychology Review)
Source: Clinical Psychology Review - April 30, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Winfried Rief Gordon J G Asmundson Richard A Bryant David M Clark Anke Ehlers Emily A Holmes Richard J McNally Carmem B Neufeld Sabine Wilhelm Adam C Jaroszewski Max Berg Anke Haberkamp Stefan G Hofmann PsyChange consortium Source Type: research
Designing digital patient experiences: The digital health design framework
CONCLUSIONS: We propose a Digital Health Design (DHD) framework to improve the digital PEx. It provides an overview of design deliverables, activities, stakeholders, challenges, and corresponding strategies for each design stage.PMID:38688183 | DOI:10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104289 (Source: Applied Ergonomics)
Source: Applied Ergonomics - April 30, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Tingting Wang Haiou Zhu Shuxian Qian Guido Giunti Richard Goossens Marijke Melles Source Type: research
Efficacy of a Single Day Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Training Course for Critical Care Air Transport Team Eligible Personnel
CONCLUSIONS: An abbreviated 1-day lecture and hands-on task-trainer-based ECMO course resulted in a high rate of successful skill demonstration and improvement of physicians' and nurses' knowledge assessments and confidence levels, similar to our previous live-tissue training program. When compared to our previous studies, the addition of telemedicine and patient transportation to this study did not affect the duration or performance of procedures.PMID:38687647 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usae138 (Source: Military Medicine)
Source: Military Medicine - April 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: R Madelaine Paredes Brannon Inman William T Davis Maria Castaneda Allyson A Mireles Darren S Baldwin Dylan C Rodriguez Kimberly L Medellin Patrick C Ng Joseph K Maddry Source Type: research
Operating Principles From the Digital Battle Space That Could Benefit the Digital Care Space
Mil Med. 2024 Apr 30:usae140. doi: 10.1093/milmed/usae140. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTThe promise of digital tools to dramatically improve health care remains largely unfullfilled, creating frustration for both patients and providers. Additionally, these tools are increasingly vulnerable to cyber attack and deep fakes. The digital battle space has progressed rapidly to adress similar challenges and offers valuable lessons for health care. In this article we explore how six principles from the digital battle space can be applied to the digital care space.PMID:38687581 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usae140 (Source: Military Medicine)
Source: Military Medicine - April 30, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Kevin Vigilante Kenneth W Kizer Steven Escaravage Source Type: research
Mechanical ventilation in older adults with dementia: opportunities to promote goal-concordant care
CONCLUSION: Future efforts to promote goal-concordant care surrounding mechanical ventilation use for people living with dementia should involve identifying barriers to goal-concordant care in pre-hospital settings, assessing the timeliness of in-hospital GOCD, and developing strategies for in-the-moment crisis communication across settings.PMID:38685288 | DOI:10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.04.021 (Source: Pain Physician)
Source: Pain Physician - April 30, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Lauren R Pollack Jamie T Nomitch Lois Downey Sudiptho R Paul May J Reed Alison M Uyeda Whitney A Kiker Danae G Dotolo Elizabeth Dzeng Robert Y Lee Ruth A Engelberg Erin K Kross Source Type: research
Enhanced CRISPR/Cas12a-based quantitative detection of nucleic acids using double emulsion droplets
Biosens Bioelectron. 2024 Apr 26;257:116339. doi: 10.1016/j.bios.2024.116339. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPairing droplet microfluidics and CRISPR/Cas12a techniques creates a powerful solution for the detection and quantification of nucleic acids at the single-molecule level, due to its specificity, sensitivity, and simplicity. However, traditional water-in-oil (W/O) single emulsion (SE) droplets often present stability issues, affecting the accuracy and reproducibility of assay results. As an alternative, water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) double emulsion (DE) droplets offer superior stability and uniformity for droplet digi...
Source: Biosensors and Bioelectronics - April 30, 2024 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Yang Zhang Hangrui Liu Yuta Nakagawa Yuzuki Nagasaka Tianben Ding Shi-Yang Tang Yaxiaer Yalikun Keisuke Goda Ming Li Source Type: research
Remote sensing estimation of regional PM < sub > 2.5 < /sub > Based on GTWR Model -A case study of southwest China
This study used remote sensing (RS) and geographical information system (GIS) technologies and aerosol optical depth (AOD), a digital elevation model (DEM), normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI), population density, and meteorological data from January to December 2018 for southwest China. PM2.5 concentrations were estimated using ordinary least squares regression (OLS), geographic weighted regression (GWR) and geographically and temporally weighted regression (GTWR). The results showed that: (1) Eight influencing factors showed different correlations to PM2.5 concentrations. However, the R2 values of the correlati...
Source: Environmental Pollution - April 30, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Lanfang Liu Yan Liu Feng Cheng Yuanhe Yu Jinliang Wang Cheng Wang Lanping Nong Huan Deng Source Type: research
Hyperkalemia Recurrence Following Medical Nutrition Therapy in Patients with Stage 3-4 Chronic Kidney Disease: The REVOLUTIONIZE I Real-World Study
CONCLUSION: Most patients with stage 3-4 CKD had hyperkalemia recurrence, and MNT alone was inadequate to prevent recurrence. These patients may require additional long-term treatment, such as novel potassium binders, to maintain normokalemia and prevent hyperkalemia recurrence following MNT. Infographic available for this article. INFOGRAPHIC.PMID:38687454 | DOI:10.1007/s12325-024-02835-8 (Source: Adv Data)
Source: Adv Data - April 30, 2024 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Christopher G Rowan Abiy Agiro K Arnold Chan Ellen Colman Katie White Pooja Desai Jamie P Dwyer Source Type: research
Designing digital patient experiences: The digital health design framework
CONCLUSIONS: We propose a Digital Health Design (DHD) framework to improve the digital PEx. It provides an overview of design deliverables, activities, stakeholders, challenges, and corresponding strategies for each design stage.PMID:38688183 | DOI:10.1016/j.apergo.2024.104289 (Source: Applied Ergonomics)
Source: Applied Ergonomics - April 30, 2024 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Tingting Wang Haiou Zhu Shuxian Qian Guido Giunti Richard Goossens Marijke Melles Source Type: research
Psychosocial Support in Pulmonary Rehabilitation
Respir Care. 2024 Apr 30:respcare.11850. doi: 10.4187/respcare.11850. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPulmonary rehabilitation (PR) improves exercise capacity and quality of life (QOL) while reducing dyspnea in patients with COPD. However, little is known about the efficacy of PR, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), or antidepressant drug therapy on psychosocial factors in patients with COPD. Knowledge gaps include which therapy is most efficacious, what barriers exist for each treatment, and the optimal duration of each intervention. Potential barriers to antidepressant therapy include patient fears of potential adverse eff...
Source: Respiratory Care - April 30, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Abebaw Mengistu Yohannes Source Type: research
Measures of angularity in digital images
Behav Res Methods. 2024 Apr 30. doi: 10.3758/s13428-024-02412-5. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTIn light of the growing interest in studying the affective and aesthetic attributes of curvature, the present paper describes four digital image processing techniques that can be used to objectively discriminate between angular and curvilinear stimuli. MATLAB scripts for each of the techniques accompany the paper. Three studies are then reported that evaluate the efficacy of five metrics, derived from the four techniques, at quantifying the degree of angularity depicted in an image. Images of simple polygons (Study 1), artistic d...
Source: Behavior Research Methods - April 30, 2024 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Nicholas Watier Source Type: research
