Establishing fresh cow monitoring procedures is considered beneficial for cow health, welfare, and productivity. However, they are time consuming and require the cows to be locked up, which restricts their natural behavior. In this study, different f...
This paper presents an overview and description of the approach to be used to investigate the behavior and the defect sensitivity of various ultrasonic guided wave (UGW) modes propagating specifically in composite cylindrical vessels in the framework...
Background and Objectives: Conventional EEG-derived sedation targets for Entropy monitoring (State Entropy SE 40–60) were established in the context of general anaesthesia and may not be directly applicable to procedural sedation for endoscopic...
Sinus floor elevation (SFE) is a standard surgical technique used to compensate for alveolar bone resorption in the posterior maxilla. Such a surgical procedure requires radiographic imaging pre- and postoperatively for diagnosis, treatment planning,...
Sedation and anesthesia are integral components of modern gastrointestinal endoscopy, enhancing patient comfort and procedural success while adding risks such as respiratory and cardiovascular complications. Accurate monitoring of sedation depth is e...
Background and Aims: Accurate recognition of endoscopic instruments facilitates quantitative evaluation and quality control of endoscopic procedures. However, no relevant research has been reported. In this study, we aimed to develop a computer-assis...
Monitoring instrumentation plays a major role in the study of natural phenomena and analysis for risk prevention purposes, especially when facing the management of critical events. Within the geotechnical field, data collection has traditionally been...
A harmonized and integrated approach for monitoring and assessment of contamination, including hydrocarbon exploitation one, is required both by Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) at EU level and by the Ecosystem Approach (EcAp) program of th...
This paper analyzes the key defining features of modern electric power distribution networks of industrial enterprises. It is shown that the requirements set by industrial enterprises with respect to power quality parameters (PQPs) at the points of t...
Neuromuscular blocking agents are a crucial pharmacological element of general anesthesia. Decades of observations and scientific studies have resulted in the identification of many risks associated with the uncontrolled use of neuromuscular blocking...
Surgical wound complications, particularly surgical site infection (SSI), remain common despite advances in perioperative care, and modern dressings—including emerging smart systems—are intended to optimize moisture balance, reduce biobur...
On-site partial discharge (PD) measurements have turned out to be a very efficient technique for determining the insulation condition in high-voltage electrical grids (AIS, cable systems, GIS, HVDC converters, etc.); however, there is not any standar...
Palladium (Pd) is increasingly mobilised in urban environments through vehicle catalytic converters, traffic-derived particulate emissions, technological applications and industrial activities, yet it remains poorly integrated into routine soil-monit...
Background: The availability of a number of agents that are efficacious in patients with metastatic prostate cancer (mPC) has led to them being used sequentially, and this has prolonged patient survival. However, in order to maximize their efficacy,...
Although mobile hemodialysis treatments have been found to be an effective alternative to current in-center and home-based hemodialysis treatments, many barriers to its successful implementation remain. These barriers include the lack of considering...
In this paper, an approach for the monitoring of biotechnological process kinetics is proposed. The kinetics of each process state variable is presented as a function of two time-varying unknown parameters. For their estimation, a general software se...
In this paper, we consider a sequential monitoring procedure for detecting changes in copula function. We propose a cusum type of monitoring test based on the empirical copula function and apply it to the detection of the distributional changes in co...
Background: Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) and Electrical Cardiometry (EC) are promising non-invasive techniques for monitoring tissue oxygenation and hemodynamics, particularly in surgically ill infants who struggle to maintain cerebral oxygenati...
Background/Objectives: Precise assessment of hypnotic depth in children during procedural sedation with preserved spontaneous breathing is challenging. The Narcotrendindex (NI) offers uninterrupted information by continuous electrocortical monitoring...
The semi-enclosed estuary is very susceptible to changes in the physical and environmental characteristics of the inflow from the land. Therefore, continuous and comprehensive monitoring of such changes is necessary for managing the estuary. Neverthe...
Background/Objectives: Continuous ventilation monitoring during pediatric sedation is essential, as respiratory depression may occur silently and may not be detected promptly by conventional methods such as pulse oximetry. Non-invasive capnography ha...
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has emerged as a viable alternative to surgical aortic valve replacement, as accumulating clinical evidence has demonstrated its safety and efficacy. TAVR indications have expanded beyond high-risk or ino...
Remimazolam is a benzodiazepine with rapid onset and recovery time. Ketamine provides analgesia and sedation without compromising hemodynamics. Combining both agents may provide good anesthesia and analgesia with fewer complications. We report four c...
For scenarios where the type of structural break in a time series is unknown, this paper proposes a modified ratio-type test statistic to enable effective online monitoring of structural breaks, while circumventing the estimation of long-term varianc...
A sustainable downscaled procedure using smartphone-based colorimetric determination of manganese (Mn(II)) was developed. This novel Mn(II) determination procedure is proposed using a simple, available microwell-plate platform and a smartphone as a d...
The present contribution aims to analyze and highlight the potential of piezoelectric materials in actuation and sensing duties, obtaining reliable high-precision outcomes in cutting-edge applications including medical interventions. This involves hi...
Line-field confocal optical coherence tomography (LC-OCT) is a non-invasive optical imaging technique that combines cellular resolution with vertical, horizontal, and three-dimensional visualization of living skin. These features are attractive in ae...
Background and Objectives: Percutaneous liver radiofrequency ablation (RFA) under monitored anesthesia care (MAC) carries a risk of hypoxia due to respiratory depression. Ensuring adequate oxygenation during such procedures is essential for patient s...
Echocardiographic assessment is essential for evaluating patients with cardiogenic shock (CS) and determining their potential need for mechanical circulatory support (MCS) implantation. The use of Impella devices has increased significantly in recent...
The concept of intensive care units (ICU) has existed for almost 70 years, with outstanding development progress in the last decades. Multidisciplinary care of critically ill patients has become an integral part of every modern health care system, en...
Background: Neuromuscular blocking agents play an important role in modern anesthesia by facilitating optimal surgical conditions through deep muscle relaxation. Additionally, neuromuscular monitoring and reversal ensure swift and reliable recovery f...
Background/Objectives: Radial artery spasm (RAS) is the most common periprocedural complication of transradial coronary angiography (TRA) and is identified clinically, from patient-reported forearm pain and operator-perceived catheter resistance, rat...
Background and Objectives: Hypoxia is the most common adverse event in patients undergoing procedural sedation. Burn-related pain is severe and often requires high doses of opioids and anxiolytics, increasing the risk of respiratory depression. This...
The rapid expansion of photovoltaic (PV) installations necessitates advanced monitoring solutions to ensure optimal performance, early fault detection, and long-term reliability. This study presents a hybrid methodology for real-time PV module monito...
Background/Objectives: Well-leg compartment syndrome is a rare but potentially life-threatening complication associated with the lithotomy position during pelvic or lower abdominal surgery. While previous studies have examined this condition in speci...
Effective waste management is of paramount importance as it contributes significantly to environmental preservation, mitigates health hazards, and aids in the preservation of precious resources. Conversely, mishandling waste not only presents severe...
The Zero-inflated Poisson (ZIP) model has been widely adopted in quality control for near-zero-defect processes with sporadic nonconformities, while prior research predominantly focused on univariate ZIP processes for single defect types, modern high...
The Black Sea is a semi-enclosed basin subject to intense anthropogenic pressures and transboundary pollution, making reliable and comparable monitoring data essential for large-scale environmental assessments. However, national practices differ cons...
Structural health monitoring (SHM) is vital to ensuring the integrity of people and structures during earthquakes, especially considering the catastrophic consequences that could be registered in countries within the Pacific ring of fire, such as Ecu...
Introduction: The increasing use of fluoroscopy-guided procedures raises concerns about occupational radiation exposure, underscoring the need for effective radiation protection (RP) practices among healthcare professionals. The primary objective was...
Background: Two million transfusions are performed in Spain every year. These come at a high economic price for the health system, increasing the morbidity and mortality rates. The way of obtaining the hemoglobin concentration value is via invasive a...
Today, introducing useful and practical solutions to residential load disaggregation as subsets of energy management has created numerous challenges. In this study, an intelligence hybrid solution based on manifold learning and deep learning applicat...
Physical activity is an important determinant of health and well-being in older persons and contributes to their social participation and quality of life. Hence, assessment tools are needed to study this physical activity in free-living conditions. W...
An indirect procedure for real-time monitoring the neutral conductor condition in three-phase distribution networks, based on watching over the growth of a novel parameter (∆τ), has been described in this paper. The parameter ∆τ h...
Background: Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a valuable tool for monitoring the patient during transvenous lead extraction (TLE), but the direct impact of TEE on the effectiveness and safety of TLE has not yet been documented. Methods: The e...
NarrowBand IoT (NB-IoT) is emerging as a promising communication technology offering a reliable wireless connection to a large number of devices employed in pervasive monitoring scenarios, such as Smart City, Precision Agriculture, and Industry 4.0....
Background—Several methods to reduce radiation exposure in the setting of coronary procedures are available on the market, and we previously showed that additional radiation shields reduce operator exposure during radial interventions. We set out to...
The electrical properties of many biological tissues are freely available from the INRC and the IT’IS databases. However, particularly in lower frequency ranges, few studies have investigated the optimal measurement protocol or the key confound...
Computer vision in the structural health monitoring (SHM) field has become popular, especially for processing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) data, but still has limitations both in experimental testing and in practical applications. Prior works have f...
The negative impacts of catastrophic fire and explosion accidents due to copper corrosion problems of oil-filled electrical transformers are still in the spotlight due to a lack of effective methods for early fault detection. To address this gap, a c...
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