Virologist debunks age-old wisdom on treating fever
As winter rages on, the cold and flu season is in full swing. And with a runny nose and a pounding head, even the most skeptical among us may be tempted to turn to old wives' tales and folk remedies. However, not only are these often ineffective, but scientists have warned that some can be harmful…#pedropiedra #piedra (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 25, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ethical and legal challenges of automated driving: the prioritization of socio-political values - Diaz-Piedra C, Liedo B, de Prado-Gordillo MN, Caurcel MJ, Stasi LLD.
Much research on the ethics of automated driving (AD) focusses on moral decision-making processes in extreme traffic situations. However, more likely scenarios involving daily trade-offs among different values in the design and implementation of AD are als... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 17, 2024 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
Trabajadores de mostrador de California murieron de silicosis a pesar de a ños de advertencias
El pulido y lijado de piedra sintética expone a los trabajadores a altos niveles de sílice, que daña los pulmones. Los expertos dicen que el riesgo para la salud debería haber sido claro mucho antes de que los trabajadores comenzaran a enfermarse. (Source: Los Angeles Times - Science)
Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - December 4, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Emily Alpert Reyes, Cindy Carcamo Source Type: news
Training to improve spatial hearing and situation awareness when wearing hearing protection - Golob EJ, Nelson JT, Walasek JA, Piedra ET, Mock JR, Adams MJK, Esquivel CCR, Spear CSA.
INTRODUCTION: Hearing protection devices (HPDs) are standard personal protective equipment in military settings, but many service members may choose to not use HPDs because they impair spatial hearing and situation awareness. In an effort to reduce barrier... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
The effect of traffic light spacing and signal congruency on drivers' responses at urban intersections - Di Stasi LL, Angioi F, Bassani M, Diaz-Piedra C, Meg ías-Robles A.
Traffic lights are critical in regulating traffic flow and modulate the level of service and road user safety. As suggested by studies conducted with pedestrians, traffic light spacing and signal congruency could also impact a driver's decision-making proc... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - August 31, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Engineering, Physics, Structural Soundness and Failure Source Type: news
En el Reino Unido hay monedas para celebrar los 25 a ños de Harry Potter y están hermosas
La casa de moneda británica celebra a lo grande al mago creado por Joanne Kathleen Rowling. Este 2023 se cumple 25 años de la publicación del libro Harry Potter y la Piedra Filosofal (Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone) de J.K. Rowling. Para celebrar al pequeño mago que terminó por…#almagocreado #harrypotter #piedrafilosofal #philosopherstone #alplanetaentero #royalmint #casademonedadel #motivosdela #jimkay #ffiongwillim (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Re-examining the pioneering studies on eye movements in aviation: connecting the past to the present - Di Stasi LL, Diaz-Piedra C.
We present two emblematic cases: the misattributed origin of the use of eye-tracking tech... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 31, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Roche announces U.S. FDA approval of Xofluza to treat influenza in children aged five years and older
Xofluza is the first and only single-dose oral medicine for the treatment of influenza to be approved in the US for children as young as five years of ageThe FDA also approved Xofluza to prevent influenza in children aged five years and older following contact with an infected personBasel, 12 August 2022 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Xofluza ® (baloxavir marboxil) for the treatment of acute uncomplicated influenza in otherwise healthy children aged five to less than 12 years o...
Source: Roche Investor Update - August 12, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Roche announces U.S. FDA approval of Xofluza to treat influenza in children aged five years and older
Xofluza is the first and only single-dose oral medicine for the treatment of influenza to be approved in the US for children as young as five years of ageThe FDA also approved Xofluza to prevent influenza in children aged five years and older following contact with an infected personBasel, 12 August 2022 - Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Xofluza ® (baloxavir marboxil) for the treatment of acute uncomplicated influenza in otherwise healthy children aged five to less than 12 years o...
Source: Roche Media News - August 12, 2022 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
What is in the Differential Diagnosis for Black and White Skin Conditions?
Discussion
This is the third in a short case series of differential diagnoses of colored skin conditions.
An introduction to dermatological terminologies and information about colors can be can be found here.
A differential diagnosis by distribution and common pattern can be found here.
For red, orange and yellow conditions, a review can be found here.
For green, blue and purple conditions, a review can be found here.
For brown and grey conditions, a review can be found here.
Note that any color can be a normal variant for an individual or is physiologic for a given state. When lesions of the opposite color of the normal s...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - May 9, 2022 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Pediatric Education Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Electrophysiological correlates of the reverse Stroop effect: results from a simulated handgun task - Diaz-Piedra C, Gianfranchi E, Catena A, Di Stasi LL.
The color-word reverse Stroop (RS) effect still represents an interesting puzzle for cognitive researchers as an interference between incongruent ink colors and the meaning of the words is not always found. Here, we examined whether an unfamiliar and compl... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - March 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Sensing and Response Issues Source Type: news
Monitoring army drivers' workload during off-road missions: an experimental controlled field study - Diaz-Piedra C, Rieiro H, Di Stasi LL.
We studied the validity of electroencephalographic (EEG) and gaze indices to discriminate task load variations in professional Army drivers while performing real training exercises with a Light Multirole Vehicle in non-combat scenarios. Twenty-two non-comm... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - January 4, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
A cross-cultural comparison of visual search strategies and response times in road hazard perception testing - Di Stasi LL, Diaz-Piedra C, Morales JM, Kurapov A, Tagliabue M, Bj ärtå A, Megías A, Bernhardsson J, Paschenko S, Romero S, Candido A, Catena A.
Road hazard perception is considered the most prominent higher-order cognitive skill related to traffic-accident involvement. Regional cultures and social rules that govern acceptable behavior may influence drivers' interpretation of a traffic situation an... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Receta de ajo al horno para dos
Pruebe este pan con ajo, ligero y crujiente. ... Cer ámica para hornear ajo (u otro tipo de utensilio de piedra/cerámica para hornear) ... 2- Utiliza un cuchillo afilado para cortar cada una de las ... (Source: AARP.org News)
Source: AARP.org News - August 14, 2020 Category: American Health Source Type: news
EEG theta power activity reflects workload among army combat drivers: an experimental study - Diaz-Piedra C, Sebasti án MV, Di Stasi LL.
We aimed to evaluate the effects of mental workload variations, as a function of the road environment, on the brain activity of army drivers performing combat and non-combat scenarios in a light multirole vehicle dynamic simulator. Forty-one non-commission... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - April 4, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
