This study aimed to investigate the effect of the Korean Advanced Life Support (KALS) education program on the non-technical skills and technical skills of nursing students. This one-group pretest–posttest experimental study included 46 participants...
With the increased detection of early-stage lung cancer and the technical advancement of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in the field of thoracic surgery, lung segmentectomy using MIS, including video- and robot-assisted thoracic surgery, has been w...
This article reviews recent advances and existing challenges for the application of wearable bioelectronics for patient monitoring and domiciliary hospitalization. More specifically, we focus on technical challenges and solutions for the implementati...
Circulating cell-free DNA (cfDNA) refers to small fragments of DNA molecules released after programmed cell death and necrosis in several body fluids such as blood, saliva, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid. The discovery of cfDNA has revolutionized the...
Technical advances in the last decade have made it possible to investigate influenza virus infection from the cellular and subcellular level to intact animals and humans. As a result, we have gained a new understanding of the virus and disease.
This paper presents a thorough examination of the technical requirements for a new Distribution System Operation (DSO) scheme in Colombia. This study contextualizes these requirements to consider local particularities by looking at national and inter...
This article reviews recent developments in flow cytometry that have a significant impact on both scientific research and clinical applications in the field of single-cell analysis, from the perspective of instrumentation and technical advances. As a...
The cataloguing and revision of reactor pressure vessels (RPV) manufacturing and in-service inspection codes and their standardized material specifications—as a technical heritage—are essential for understanding the historical evolution of criteria a...
The growth of green energy technologies within the frame of the 7th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) along with the concern about climatic changes make nuclear energy an attractive choice for many countries to ensure energy security and sustainable...
Fractional flow reserve derived from coronary computed tomography angiography (FFR-CT) has emerged as a non-invasive modality for the functional assessment of coronary artery disease. By using computational fluid dynamics, particularly in its most ex...
As regional industrial hubs face structural decline, the “Regional industrial resurrection (RIR)” model emerges as a critical solution to bridge systemic deficits in capital, talent, and infrastructure via public Open Labs. This study eva...
Non-technical losses are difficult to identify from Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) data because fraud has different physical signatures, communication failures can resemble manipulation, and field-confirmed labels are scarce. This paper propo...
Background: Recent advancements in enabling technologies, including artificial intelligence and telemedicine, alongside robust clinical study outcomes, have led to significant progress in upper limb and hand exoskeletons utilised for post-stroke reha...
The increasing demand for lightweight and corrosion-resistant structures has accelerated the use of AA5083 aluminium alloy in automotive, aerospace, marine and transportation industries owing to its excellent corrosion resistance, weldability and fav...
Outcomes for those diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) remain poor. It has been widely established that persistent residual leukemic burden, often referred to as measurable or minimal residual disease (MRD), after induction therapy or at the...
Electricity theft remains a critical threat to power distribution infrastructure globally, with annual losses exceeding USD 89 billion and non-technical loss rates reaching 40% in developing economies. While machine learning has emerged as the domina...
We review the current status of large ring laser gyroscopes having the potential to contribute to terrestrial measurements of general relativistic precessions. At this point in time, although these devices possess the raw sensitivity for such a measu...
Magnetoencephalography (MEG) is known for its temporal precision and good spatial resolution in cognitive brain research. Nonetheless, it is still rarely used in developmental research, and its role in developmental cognitive neuroscience is not adeq...
This paper examines the advances and challenges of Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems in Brazil, considering their potential in promoting sustainable urban mobility. Rapid urbanization and the predominance of private motorized transport have intensified...
Energy efficiency is a significant characteristic of battery-run devices such as sensors, RFID and mobile phones. In the present scenario, this is the most prominent requirement that must be served while introducing a communication protocol for an Io...
Laundry-derived microplastic fibers are major source of environmental microplastic pollution. Because conventional wastewater treatment processes cannot completely remove fibrous microplastics, washing machine-mounted filters have been developed as a...
Development of an advanced electromechanical system requires a blend of technical expertise and knowledge, from electrical and mechanical engineering to software and system engineering. Engineers working in this field must be able to understand and a...
(1) Background: Tumors of the peritoneal serosa are called peritoneal carcinosis. Their origin may be primary by primitive involvement of the peritoneum (peritoneal pseudomyxoma, peritoneal mesothelioma, etc.). This damage to the peritoneum can also...
Uranium is a resource with exceptionally high energy density, releasing substantially more energy per unit mass than conventional fossil fuels. In uranium mining, in situ leaching offers significant advantages over open-pit and underground mining, in...
Computational decision-making in “real world” environmental and sustainability contexts frequently requires the need to contrast numerous uncertain factors and difficult-to-capture dimensions. Monte Carlo simulation modelling has frequently been empl...
Mounting interest in ambitious clean energy goals is exposing critical gaps in our understanding of onshore wind power potential. Conventional approaches to evaluating wind power technical potential at the national scale rely on coarse geographic rep...
Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins are widely used in modern society due to their acid and alkali resistance, low cost, and strong insulation properties. However, the high chlorine (Cl) content in PVC poses significant challenges for its recycling. This...
This review explores the technological advancements in, engineering considerations regarding, and quality standards of veterinary patellar groove replacement implants. Veterinary-specific regulations for these implants are currently lacking. Therefor...
Cancer remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide, with metastasis significantly contributing to its lethality. The metastatic spread of tumor cells, primarily through the bloodstream, underscores the importance of circulating tumor cells (CTCs)...
Background/Objectives: The expansion of direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing has generated civilian genomic databases containing tens of millions of profiles, some of which may be available, under specific conditions, for criminal investigations....
Background/Objectives: Plastination with polyester resin is a consolidated technique for anatomical preservation, particularly valuable in neuroanatomy education and radiological correlation. This review synthesizes the principles, technical evolutio...
Proton therapy is a promising therapeutic modality with unique physical properties that allow for abrupt dose fall-off distal to the target of interest, thereby sparing nearby organs at risk. A number of studies have identified the utility of proton...
Protected agriculture increasingly requires solutions that reduce energy consumption and environmental impacts while maintaining stable microclimatic conditions. The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and Deep Learnin...
The predominant reliance on fossil fuel combustion for energy production continues to release significant amounts of CO2, causing global temperatures to approach the critical threshold of 1.5 °C. This has led to an increasing frequency of extreme...
The actin cytoskeleton is involved in regulating stomatal movement, which forms distinct actin arrays within guard cells of stomata with different apertures. How those actin arrays are formed and maintained remains largely unexplored. Elucidation of...
Energy consumption is increasing exponentially with the increase in electronic gadgets. Losses occur during generation, transmission, and distribution. The energy demand leads to increase in electricity theft (ET) in distribution side. Data analysis...
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) represents an aggressive tumor of the digestive system with still low five-year survival of less than 10%. Although there are improvements for multimodal therapy of PDAC, surgery still remains the effective way...
Due to the trend of global warming, individuals from all walks of life have paid close attention to how climate change affects food security. China is a sizable nation with a rich climate and a diverse range of food crops that are of interest to rese...
The production of microalgal biomass on a commercial scale remains a significant challenge. Despite the positive results obtained in the laboratory, there are difficulties in obtaining similar results in industrial photobioreactors. Changing the cult...
Surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) is an emerging technology that combines Raman spectroscopy and nanotechnology with great potential. This technology can accurately characterize molecular adsorption behavior and molecular structure. Moreover...
Background: Transorbital approaches (TOAs) provide minimally invasive access to anterior and middle cranial fossa lesions. However, orbital retraction remains a challenge, as narrow corridors limit maneuverability and excessive retraction increase co...
Plant-Derived Vesicles (PDVs) are natural bioactive nanostructures and potential carriers that hold significant promise for applications in biotherapy and drug delivery. However, their isolation and purification technologies face numerous challenges,...
The development of green ports is still limited, especially in developing nations, despite the fact that they are viewed as a significant answer to the problems of environmental pollution and climate change. The purpose of this study is to investigat...
Technical writing is a crucial skill for engineering students’ effective written communication, which shapes and affects their professional careers. This study designs team-based learning (TBL) instructional modules that are integrated into an...
We introduce a similarity-based ensemble framework for assessing the AI-readiness of topic-based technical content in Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) contexts. Rather than evaluating RAG performance through query-and-answer measurements, the pro...
Over the past decades, neurosurgery has undergone a profound transformation driven by technological innovation and a paradigm shift toward patient-centered outcomes. Historically evaluated through mortality rates and extent of resection, modern neuro...
The focus on emerging contaminants (ECs) in wastewater has intensified due to the considerable risks they present to human health and wildlife. This paper presents the results of the technical–economic assessment of the Clean Up solution, carri...
The Single-cell Assay for Transposase-Accessible Chromatin with high throughput sequencing (scATAC-seq) has gained increasing popularity in recent years, allowing for chromatin accessibility to be deciphered and gene regulatory networks (GRNs) to be...
In recent decades, wireless power transfer (WPT) has gained significant interest from both academic and industrial experts. It possesses natural electrical isolation between transmitter and receiver components, ensuring a secure charging mechanism in...
Single-cell omics technology has advanced rapidly since its inception, offering increasing precision, resolution, and technical diversity to explore cell-specific molecular features in the human brain and neuropsychiatric disorders. While traditional...
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