University dormitories, as crucial living spaces for students, significantly influence their physical and mental health based on the quality of spatial design. However, whether the use of an upper bunk (UB) or lower bunk (LB) induces differential phy...
Background/Objectives: Interventional radiology (IR) utilizing X-rays can lead to occupational radiation exposure, posing health risks for medical personnel in the field. We previously conducted a survey on the occupational radiation exposure of IR n...
A key best practice to prevent and treat pressure injuries (PIs) is to ensure at-risk individuals are repositioned regularly. Our team designed a non-contact position detection system that predicts an individual’s position in bed using data fro...
The co-existence of high-speed railways and buried pipelines may lead to stray current interference, posing a serious threat to pipeline safety. Existing protection design usually focuses only on the most severe interference case and does not adequat...
The use of air cleaners indoors has increased with the increase in indoor activities driven by the COVID-19 outbreak. In this study, the indoor air quality was determined at the location of each patient’s respirator in a four-bed hospital ward...
We developed a proprietary anion exchange membrane (AEM) for wastewater treatment as an alternative to commercial products. Following the successful development of a hydrogel cation exchange membrane on a porous ceramic support, we used the same appr...
The objective of this study was to characterize the dependence and spatial distribution of bedding attributes in an open compost-bedded pack barn (CBP) system with positive pressure ventilation during the winter period in Brazil. The study was conduc...
A collaborative control strategy combining the hyperbolic sine-cosine optimization (SCHO) algorithm with fuzzy adaptive linear active disturbance rejection control is proposed to address the nonlinearity and uncertainties in the hydraulic position se...
In hospitals, timely interventions can prevent avoidable clinical deterioration. Early recognition of deterioration is vital to stopping further decline. Measuring the way patients position themselves in bed and change their positions may signal when...
Purpose: Evaluate the effectiveness of the head-of-bed elevation position (HOBE) with a 30° elevation of the head and trunk, in improving obstruction of the upper airways in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) patients. A prospective trial simultaneous...
The objective of this study was to evaluate and characterize the dependence and the spatial and temporal distribution of variables and indices of the thermal environment in an open compost-bedded pack barn system with positive-pressure ventilation (C...
The quality of additively produced parts and the achievable mechanical response may be affected by several factors, such as build orientation, heat treatment, or machining. A further rarely investigated factor is the position of the built part in the...
Excessive daytime sleepiness in obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is often measured differently by patients and their partners. This study investigated the association between patient- and partner-completed Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) scores and a po...
Background/Objectives: The aim of this study was a video-based observational assessment of movement strategies during supine position transfers in patients with hemiparesis following a first-ever ischemic stroke. Methods: The study included 51 partic...
(1) Background: In the context of nursing challenges and workforce shortages, nurses experience significant physical and psychological strain due to manual patient handling. (2) Methods: This study investigates differences in nurses’ upper body...
A new direction of the 4th industrial revolution in manufacturing and IT industries is presented in this study, wherein the manufacturing sector will be able to survive in this period by achieving rapid and flexible change through effective convergen...
Precise 3D positioning in GPS-denied environments is a critical enabler of autonomous robotics, industrial automation, and smart logistics within the emerging cyber-physical landscape. This paper presents a distributed and reconfigurable architecture...
In this paper, a horn-shaped strip antenna exponentially tapered carved on a multilayer dielectric substrate for an indoor body position tracking system is proposed. The performance of the proposed antenna was verified by testing it as a tracking sta...
Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) commonly have dependent atelectasis and heterogeneous lung disease. Due to the heterogenous lung volumes seen, the application of positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) can have both beneficia...
With the aging of society, the number of fall accidents has increased in hospitals and care facilities, and some accidents have happened around beds. To help prevent accidents, mats and clip sensors have been used in these facilities but they can be...
Background/Objectives: Positive margins are associated with locoregional recurrence in early laryngeal cancer. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impacts of specimen-driven (ex vivo) positive margins on patients with early-stage laryngeal canc...
Cylindrical packed beds of spheres are found in many industrial and practical applications where heat and mass transfer and fluid flow occur. A proper understanding of the porous structure is imperative for the analysis and design of the performance...
This article establishes a thermodynamic model of a dual-fluidized bed biomass gasification process based on the Aspen Plus software platform and studies the operational control characteristics of the dual-fluidized bed. Firstly, the reliability of t...
Compost-bedded pack barns (CB) are receiving increasing attention as a housing system that can potentially improve the welfare of dairy cows. This study characterized the frequency and profile of pathogens isolated from clinical (CM) and subclinical...
Indoor positioning technologies has boomed recently because of the growing commercial interest in indoor location-based service (ILBS). Due to the absence of satellite signal in Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), various technologies have bee...
To address the issues of large temperature fluctuations, poor spatial perception, and low control robustness in traditional residential air conditioners, this paper proposes an adaptive temperature control algorithm based on millimeter-wave radar and...
In the present experimental study, the effect of vegetation on flow structure and scour profile around a bridge abutment has been investigated. The vegetation in the channel bed significantly impacted the turbulent statistics and turbulence anisotrop...
Background: After ischemic stroke, there is no general consensus on the optimal position for the head of patients in the acute phase. This observational study aimed to measure the variations in cortical oxygenation using noninvasive functional near-i...
Reward mechanisms are likely implicated in the pathophysiology of binge-eating behaviour, which is a key symptom of binge-eating disorder (BED). Since endocannabinoids modulate food-related reward, we aimed to investigate the responses of anandamide...
This paper provides the practical implementation of the single blow technique as an effective approach of average convective heat transfer coefficient measurement for a packed bed of horticultural products. The measurement approach was positively val...
Microwave treatment is an emerging technique for biomass tar elimination. The electric and thermal fields of the microwave reactor are the key to high elimination efficiency and energy utilization. In this work, we simulated the electric and thermal...
A material density separator utilizes a high velocity channel of air with a ballistic trajectory to separate materials based on their different densities and sizes. Light materials are carried with the airflow, leaving behind the separated heavy mate...
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The aim of this work was to evaluate the performance of vertical subsurface flow treatment wetlands (VSSF TWs) for treating rural domestic wastewater when strategies such as bed depth reduction and media change are used in combination with bottom sat...
Gravity flow deposits are important hydrocarbon reservoirs in deep lacustrine deposits. Previous studies have paid much attention to the hydrocarbon reservoirs in those intrabasinal classic turbidite deposits. However, relatively little is known abou...
The aim of this study was to compare an improved bedding composition with conventional straw bedding under farm conditions, regarding its effects on the influence of indicator microorganisms on the hygiene levels of cubicle floors and the occurrence...
The economic exploitation of unconventional gas and oil in deep shale relies closely on effective hydraulic fracturing stimulations. However, the fracturing operations of deep shale reservoirs face challenges of insufficient fracture growth and a rap...
Patient manual handling during positioning is widely recognised to have a sparse evidence base, exposing healthcare practitioners (HCPs) to a high risk of work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs). This study aimed to provide in-depth insight i...
Studies indicate an attentional bias towards food in binge-eating disorder (BED); however, more evidence on attentional engagement and disengagement and processing of multiple attention-competing stimuli is needed. This study aimed to examine visual...
Groundwater systems are considered major freshwater sources for many coastal aquifers worldwide. Seawater intrusion (SWI) inland into freshwater coastal aquifers is a common environmental problem that causes deterioration of the groundwater quality....
Milk is an excellent source of vitamin B12 (B12) for humans. Therefore, being able to guarantee a high and consistent concentration of this vitamin would enhance consumer perception of milk as a health food. The aim of the paper was to gather additio...
A dual fluidized bed (DFB) reactor is the main operating system of various energy-efficient and clean utilization technologies. The gas-solid flow characteristics of the DFB reactor greatly affect the efficiency of various technologies. A large-scale...
Different beddings result in alterations in barn environments and are responsible for changes in heifer behaviors and welfare. In this experiment, twenty-four Holstein heifers were randomly divided into four pens with various beddings, including sawd...
Barrier walls are considered one of the most effective methods for facilitating the retreat of saltwater intrusion (SWI). This research plans to examine the effect of using barrier walls for controlling of SWI in sloped unconfined aquifers. The slopi...
The fracturing performance of shale directly influences the effectiveness of shale gas development. To investigate the impact of bedding on the anisotropic mechanical properties and failure modes of shale under different stress paths, a shale model w...
Variable sediment supply and widely graded bed materials modify boulder–bar development, sediment transport and bar evolution in mountain mixed-size reaches. To elucidate the evolution characteristics of bars in boulder-strewn mountain river se...
The common bed bug, Cimex lectularius L., is a pervasive pest of humans throughout the world. Insecticide resistance, cryptic habits, and proclivity for harborage on human belongings have contributed to its global status as a difficult pest to contro...
Compost-bedded pack barns (CBP) are of increasing interest in dairy farming due to their positive effect on animal welfare. The temperature and the moisture content of the bedding material characterising the composting process can promote the growth...
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Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorders which is associated with an increased risk of metabolic dysregulation. The elevated prevalence of obesity has been observed in women with PCOS. Since obesity i...
Bridges positioned near riverbeds experience complex interactions between flow dynamics and structural geometry, significantly affecting hydrodynamic loading and stability. This study analyzes the effect of deck proximity to the bed on pressure distr...
This study presents numerical results on 2D local scour around subsea pipelines positioned on sand wave seabeds under steady flow conditions, utilizing Flow-3D (v11.2) software. In the computational model, the flow dynamics surrounding the pipeline a...
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