Background/Objectives: High dose rate brachytherapy (HDR-BT) is resource-intensive. Workflow efficiency and inter-user variability remain prevalent issues in HDR-BT. To improve workflow efficiency and reduce inter-user variability, we introduced arti...
Background: Anesthesia Information Management Systems (AIMSs) support perioperative documentation and clinical decision-making, but their real-world adoption remains heterogeneous and incompletely understood. Methods: This study combined a cross-sect...
We assessed the effects of structured reporting (SR) of lower extremity CT angiography (CTA) on report quality and workflow efficiency compared with conventional reports (CR). Surveys were conducted at an academic radiology department before and afte...
Digital ceramic printing enables visually versatile, coloured building-integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) for architecturally sensitive contexts. However, printed frontglass patterns attenuate incident light and introduce local shading, increasing hotsp...
Background/Objectives: Ancient DNA (aDNA) research workflows heavily depend on efficient aDNA extraction and NGS library preparation. In this study, we compared some of the commonly used laboratory protocols and compared the source of the bone materi...
China’s urban housing demand has directly influenced urbanization development. To stabilize the level of urbanization, it is urgent to optimize the whole life-cycle efficiency of construction and the preliminary design as the first step is even...
This randomized controlled clinical trial compared a conventional combined screw- and cement-retained prosthesis (CSCRP) workflow (control group) with a fully digital cementless screw-retained prosthesis (CL-SRP) system (test group) for single poster...
Electronic Navigational Chart (ENC) data are essential for safe maritime navigation and have multiple other uses in a wide range of enterprises. Charts are relied upon to be as accurate and as up-to-date as possible by the vessels moving vast amounts...
The purpose of the study was to compare conventional to digital workflows of occlusal splint production regarding time efficiency, overall fit, and wear. Fifteen Michigan splints were fabricated with a conventional and digital method. The duration fo...
Due to the high power bills and the negative environmental impacts, workflow scheduling with energy consciousness has been an emerging need for modern heterogeneous computing systems. A number of approaches have been developed to find suboptimal sche...
In situ marine particle-field observation by parallel phase-shifting digital holography (PPSDH) produces long image sequences under real deployment conditions, but exhaustive full-frame reconstruction and segmentation are computationally expensive wh...
The widespread adoption of camera trap surveys for wildlife monitoring has generated a substantial volume of ecological data, yet processing constraints persist due to the time-consuming process of manual image classification and the reliability of a...
Interior design requires designer creativity and significant workforce investments. Meanwhile, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is crucial for enhancing the creativity and efficiency of interior design. Therefore, this study proposes an innovative method...
Large Language Model (LLM) agents depend heavily on multiple external tools such as APIs, databases and computational services to perform complex tasks. However, these tool executions create latency and introduce costs, particularly when agents handl...
Background/Objectives: This study aimed to compare the cost and time implications for implant-supported prosthesis comparing three digital impression techniques: digitization with an intraoral scanner, digitization of the conventional impression (wit...
Artificial intelligence (AI) shows promise in streamlining MRI workflows by reducing radiologists’ workload and improving diagnostic accuracy. Despite MRI’s extensive clinical use, systematic evaluation of AI-driven productivity gains in MRI remains...
Background: To determine whether there is a significant saving of time when using a digital cataract workflow for digital data transfer compared to a manual approach of biometry assessment, data export, intraocular lens calculation, and surgery time....
This research focuses on improving construction project workflow efficiency using a hybrid scheme of Lean Six Sigma and monitoring sensors. Real-time data and automated monitoring improve project timeframes by detecting waste and eliminating ineffici...
Background/Objectives: Urine culture processing is labor-intensive and prone to operator-dependent variability. This study compared total laboratory automation (TLA; BD Kiestra™) with manual urine culture processing in terms of workflow efficie...
Background: Modern hematology analyzers integrate multiparametric technologies and adaptive flagging algorithms to support rapid detection of abnormal leukocyte populations. The Sysmex XN-9100 employs the White Blood Cell Differential (WDF) channel f...
Background: Epidermal cysts are common benign lesions encountered in primary care, especially in minor surgery clinics. The management of large epidermal cysts (>5 cm in diameter) poses significant challenges, including surgical intervention requi...
Background/Objectives: The digital transformation of dental practice is positioning artificial intelligence (AI) as a key tool for both clinical support and administrative optimization. While clinical uses of AI are well documented, there is limited...
Dental implant placement has evolved from conventional freehand techniques toward digitally guided workflows integrating cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT), computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM), and dynamic navigation system...
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into digital histopathology has the potential to improve the accuracy and efficiency of metastatic cancer diagnosis. We evaluated LYDIA (LYmph noDe assIstAnt), an AI-based decision-support system, for b...
Medium-throughput forensic toxicology laboratories are increasingly expected to detect highly polar metabolites while working under tight resource and time constraints. To meet these requirements, a workflow is proposed that includes two stages: The...
Background/Objectives: Digital prosthodontics increasingly utilize both additive (3D printing) and subtractive Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM), yet comprehensive comparisons remain limited. This scoping review evaluates t...
This study explores the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the efficiency of 3D animation production through Network Data Envelopment Analysis (NDEA). While AI’s adoption in content creation is on the rise, its actual effect on different...
Background/Objectives: Robotic Process Automation (RPA) offers a potential solution for reducing the manual burden of clinical data abstraction, yet empirical evidence of its effectiveness in real-world electronic health record (EHR)-integrated cance...
Background: Three-dimensional (3D) mapping of the left atrium (LA) using multipolar high-density (HD) catheters plays a central role in contemporary LA ablation procedures, as accurate and efficient acquisition of anatomical and electrophysiological...
The introduction of robotic-assisted total hip arthroplasty (THA) has had significant effects over and above the more accurate component position it delivers. Diagnosis and templating are improved as a result of the planning CT scan. Complex cases in...
Automated segmentation of carotid lumen-intima boundary (LIB) and media-adventitia boundary (MAB) by deep convolutional neural networks (CNN) from three-dimensional ultrasound (3DUS) images has made assessment and monitoring of carotid atherosclerosi...
Different approaches for digital workflows have already been presented for their use in palatal plates for newborns and infants. However, there is no evidence on the accuracy of CAD/CAM manufactured orthodontic appliances for this kind of application...
Lung cancer remains a leading cause of cancer-related mortality, with diagnostic delays significantly impacting patient outcomes. Despite advancements in diagnostic strategies, inefficiencies persist, particularly in geographically complex regions wi...
Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are widely used in biomedical research due to their genetic similarity to humans and rapid development. Efficient management of large embryo populations is essential for experimental reproducibility and high-throughput screeni...
Background/Objectives: Accurate and reproducible patient positioning is essential in breast cancer radiotherapy to ensure target coverage while minimizing exposure to surrounding healthy tissues. Conventional tattoo-based alignment remains widely use...
Serverless computing has introduced scalable event-driven processing in Cloud infrastructures. However, it is not trivial for multimedia processing to benefit from the elastic capabilities featured by serverless applications. To this aim, this paper...
Accurate quantification of Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats (CRISPR)/Cas9-induced insertions and deletions (indels) is essential in chicken genome-editing studies, where low editing efficiencies and mosaicism can complicate t...
Background: Although compressed sensing (CS) accelerated cine holds immense potential to replace conventional cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) cine, how to use CS-based cine appropriately during clinical CMR examinations still needs exploring....
The concept of a representative elementary volume (REV) is key for connecting results of pore-scale simulations with continuum properties of microstructures. Current approaches define REVs only based on their size as the smallest volume in a heteroge...
Enzymatic degradation is a promising green approach to bioremediation and recycling of the polymer poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET). In the past few years, several PET-hydrolysing enzymes (PHEs) have been discovered, and new variants have been evol...
The design of a desirable, sustainable energy system needs to consider a broad range of technologies, the market landscape, and the preferences of the population. In order to elicit these preferences, both toward lifestyle factors and energy system d...
This study presents a Warehouse Robot Localization and Communication System prototype to optimize battery management and workflow in warehouses. Autonomous mobile robots equipped with advanced localization and wireless communication technologies coor...
Large molecule protein therapeutics have steadily grown and now represent a significant portion of the overall pharmaceutical market. These complex therapies are commonly manufactured using cell culture technology. Sequence variants (SVs) are undesir...
Enhancing the efficiency of windows is important for improving the energy efficiency of buildings. The Korean government has performed numerous building renovation projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and mitigate energy poverty. To reduce the...
The domestic silkworm Bombyx mori is extensively studied as a model organism for lepidopteran genetics and has an economic value in silk production. Silkworms also have applications in biomedical and cosmetic industries, and the production of mutant...
LC-MS is widely utilized in identifying and tracing plant-derived food varieties but quality control markers screening and accurate identification remain challenging. The adulteration and confusion of Chrysanthemum flowers highlight the need for robu...
Despite the growing efficiency of the map-design process in general, tactile mapping has remained peripheral to mainstream cartography. For a specific group of people with visual impairment, however, tactile maps are the only effective way to obtain...
The United States is facing outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in birds and dairy cattle, along with threats of African swine fever, classical swine fever, and foot-and-mouth disease. While the National Animal Health Laboratory Netwo...
Decision support tools exist for oncologic follow up. Their main interest is to help physicians improve their oncologic readings but this theoretical benefit has to be quantified by concrete evidence. The purpose of the study was to evaluate and quan...
The variances in operating room (OR) cancellation rates between different service lines and operators within these service lines were assessed by reviewing the electronic medical record (EMR) covering 34,561 cases performed by 199 OR operators in 201...
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