("Cast" OR "Splint") AND "Application" AND "Emergency"

BACKGROUND: During closed reduction of displaced distal radius fractures, physical examination is used to determine the need for further manipulation before radiographic confirmation and cast application. Manipulation performed under ultrasound guidance has the potential to decrease the number of reduction attempts. METHODS: This multicentre randomised controlled trial was undertaken between December 2018 and July 2020 in the ED of four hospitals in the Netherlands...

Ferroelectric perovskites, where ferroelectricity is embedded in the structure, are being considered for different device applications. In this study, we introduce Cs2 PbI2 Cl2 , an all-inorganic 2D Ruddlesden-Popper (RP) halide perovskite, as a ferroelectric material suitable for pyro-phototronic applications. Thin-films of the all-inorganic perovskite are successfully cast, and they demonstrate ferroelectric properties. Unlike hybrid materials, the ferroelectricity in Cs2 PbI2 Cl2 does not rely on the organic moiety possessing an electric dipole moment...

OBJECTIVE: To assess the congruity of Moyers' dental analysis in Pakistani individuals and to make tables foreseeing the size of non-erupted permanent premolars and canines in children. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Orthodontics Department of Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry (AFID) Rawalpindi, Pakistan. This was conducted from January 2020 to December 2021 and included mixed dentition subjects' casts. Mesiodistal widths (MDW) of the permanent dentition were estimated and contrasted with the anticipated values that emerged from the Moyer's mixed dentition examination...

Zinc has currently emerged as a promising biodegradable metal due to its good biocompatible property and promising degradation behaviour. Additionally, inadequate mechanical strength and a lower cell viability value fall short of what is needed for biodegradable implants. In this work, we used the stir-casting process to create a biodegradable Zn-1Mg-1Cu-1HA (ZHA) and Zn-1Mg-1Cu-1ZrO2 (ZZR) composite onto which ceramics composite coating is done by electrodeposition technique to enhance the biocompatibility...

Technology innovations present an opportunity for the agricultural sector to leverage in-field data and inform resource-demanding operations to ultimately promote Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The need for data-driven innovations in farming is particularly pertinent to resource-scarce regions, such as the Indian Punjab, where an amalgam of obscure policies and lack of real-time visibility of crops typically leads to the excessive use of farming inputs like freshwater. To this end, this research investigates the use of Internet of Things (IoT) implementations to cultivate Kinnow (a high-value citrus fruit) for assessing the impact of data-informed irrigation practices on the appropriation of natural sources, farming operations efficiency, and the well-being of smallholder farmers...

The purpose of this quality improvement project is to assess and improve the quality of splint application in the emergency department (ED), as well as the splint application confidence level of the ED staff. Consistent and high-quality splint application is critical in fracture stabilization and prevention of further injury. Significantly high turnover and a lack of formal training of ED staff has led to poor splint application, and in some cases, patient injuries related to the splints themselves. These injuries include pain, edema, and skin complications (A...

OBJECTIVE: To explore the effect of the overall nursing mode of responsibility system on the psychological state of elderly patients with limb fractures fixed by splints. METHODS: This study selected 150 elderly patients who received emergency treatment of a limb fracture fixed by a traditional Chinese medicine splint in our hospital from May 2018 to June 2021 as the research subjects. They were divided into a control group and an observation group, with 75 cases in each group...

One of the main limitations in the creation of bioplastics is their large-scale development, referred to as the industrial-scale processing of plastics. For this reason, bioplastic engineering emerges as one of the main objectives of researchers, who are attempting to create not only more environmentally friendly but also sustainable, low-cost, and less polluting materials. This review presents the advances in the development of biodegradable and compostable films/containers using eco-friendly components of by-products of the coffee industry, such as coffee flour (CF), coffee mucilage (CM), coffee husks (CH), coffee silverskin (CS), and spent coffee grounds (SCGs), and a brief review of the common industrial processing techniques for the production of food packaging, including extrusion, compression molding, injection molding, and laboratory-scale techniques such as solvent casting...

Autophagy maintains cellular homeostasis and plays a crucial role in managing pathological conditions including ischemic myocardial injury leading to heart failure (HF). Despite treatments, no intervention can replace lost cardiomyocytes. Stem cell therapy offers potential for post-myocardial infarction repair but struggles with poor cell retention due to immune rejection. In the search for effective therapies, stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs), especially exosomes, have emerged as promising tools...

The application of space manufacturing technology holds tremendous potential for the advancement of space exploration. With significant investment from respected research institutions such as NASA, ESA, and CAST, along with private companies such as Made In Space, OHB System, Incus, and Lithoz, this sector has recently experienced a notable surge in development. Among the available manufacturing technologies, 3D printing has been successfully tested in the microgravity environment onboard the International Space Station (ISS), emerging as a versatile and promising solution for the future of space manufacturing...

MOTIVATION: Being able to artificially design novel proteins of desired function is pivotal in many biological and biomedical applications. Generative statistical modeling has recently emerged as a new paradigm for designing amino acid sequences, including in particular models and embedding methods borrowed from Natural Language Processing (NLP). However, most approaches target single proteins or protein domains, and do not take into account any functional specificity or interaction with the context...

Steel slags, the main waste product from the steel industry, may have several reuse possibilities. Among others, building applications represent a crucial field. However, the potential impact of harmful substances on the environment should be assessed. The aim of this study was to assess the phytotoxicity of steel slags (SS) and concrete mixtures cast with a partial replacement of SS (CSS). Leaching tests were carried out on four SS and four CSS according to EN 12457-2 and UNI EN 15863, respectively. Each leachate was assayed using root elongation tests on 30 seeds of Allium cepa, Cucumis sativus, and Lepidium sativum, respectively, and on 12 bulbs of A...

Graphs can model complicated interactions between entities, which naturally emerge in many important applications. These applications can often be cast into standard graph learning tasks, in which a crucial step is to learn low-dimensional graph representations. Graph neural networks (GNNs) are currently the most popular model in graph embedding approaches. However, standard GNNs in the neighborhood aggregation paradigm suffer from limited discriminative power in distinguishing high-order graph structures as opposed to low-order structures...

Cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) have emerged as a potential alternative to synthetic polymers in packaging applications owing to their oxygen and grease barrier performance and mechanical properties. However, the performance of CNF films is dependent on the intrinsic characteristics of fibers, which are changed during CNF isolation. Understanding the variations in these characteristics during CNF isolation is crucial for tailoring CNF film properties to achieve optimum performance in packaging applications. In this study, CNFs were isolated by endoglucanase-assisted mechanical ultra-refining...

Significant attention has been drawn in recent years to develop porous scaffolds for tissue engineering. In general, porous scaffolds are used for non-load bearing applications. However, various metallic scaffolds have been investigated extensively for hard tissue repair due to their favorable mechanical and biological properties. Stainless steel (316L) and titanium (Ti) alloys are the most commonly used material for metallic scaffolds. Although stainless steel and Ti alloys are employed as scaffold materials, it might result in complications such as stress shielding, local irritation, interference with radiography, etc...

Tissue-engineered in vitro models are an essential tool in biomedical research. Tissue geometry is a key determinant of function, but controlling the geometry of microscale tissues remains challenging. Additive manufacturing approaches have emerged as a promising means for rapid and iterative changes in the geometry of microdevices. However, it has been shown that poly(dimethylsiloxane) (PDMS) cross-linking is often inhibited at the interface of materials printed with stereolithography. While approaches to replica mold stereolithographic three-dimensional (3D) prints have been described, these methods are inconsistent and often lead to print destruction when unsuccessful...

A growing interest in alternative cements has emerged with the sole purpose of reducing the environmental footprint associated with cement production. One of the promising alternatives is to use non-carbonate materials such as alkali-activated materials. They have demonstrated to have a similar performance as traditional Portland cement and have the potential to significantly reduce CO2 emissions. This paper reviews the main relevant technologies that are already available in the construction industry and explains how to consider them for alkali-activated cement and concrete production...

Microplastics (MPs) are a major emerging contaminant in agroecosystems, due to their significant resistance to degradation in terrestrial environments. Although previous investigations have reported the harmful effects of MPs contamination on soil biological properties, still little is known about the characteristics and fate of MPs in biosolid-amended soils and their risks to soil biota, particularly earthworms. We determined microplastics' concentration, size distribution, and chemical composition in 3 sewage sludge biosolids and 6 biosolid-amended agricultural soils...

System identification learns mathematical models of dynamic systems starting from input-output data. Despite its long history, such research area is still extremely active. New challenges are posed by identification of complex physical processes given by the interconnection of dynamic systems. Examples arise in biology and industry, e.g., in the study of brain dynamics or sensor networks. In the last years, regularized kernel-based identification, with inspiration from machine learning, has emerged as an interesting alternative to the classical approach commonly adopted in the literature...

Biocompatible polymer microneedles (MNs) are emerging as a promising platform for transdermal drug delivery, especially for facial treatments. Therefore, the MN patch in this study used hydrolyzed collagen (HC) contained in skin cells as the main raw material and adopted a two-step cast method to develop a rapidly dissolving microneedle (DMN) patch to deliver collagen in a simple and minimally invasive way, allowing the release of the encapsulated drug in the skin. By optimizing the formulation and proportion of HC and auxiliary support materials, the mechanical strength required to pierce the skin was obtained, while the soft pedestal allowed for flexibility in application...