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Mathematics, Interdisciplinary Applications
Hongzhi Lin
Summary: The importance of traffic safety in transportation planning is underestimated, and it needs to be considered more thoroughly during the design of transportation networks. By proposing a bilevel programming model system, it is possible to effectively reduce the number of traffic accidents. Experimental studies show that these methods are valuable in designing a safer transportation network, although some sacrifice in total travel time may occur.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Ho-Man Yeung, Abraham Ifrah, Michael E. Rockman
Summary: This study aims to identify trends and factors associated with patient-directed discharge (PDD), representation, and readmission. The study found that factors such as male sex, younger age, insurance type, substance use, homelessness, and primary diagnosis of abscess were associated with PDD. Homelessness, substance use disorders, mental health disorders, and prior history of PDD were associated with representation and readmission. Further research is needed to develop a risk stratification tool.
JOURNAL OF GENERAL INTERNAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Chemistry, Physical
Hai-Zu Jin, Wan-Jing Li, Nadia Batool, Jing-Hua Tian, Jian-Feng Li
Summary: The double-layer structured cathode, consisting of a layer of lithium iron phosphate (LFP) coated on top of a layer of LiNixCoyMn1-x-yO2 (NCM), significantly improves the thermal stability and safety performance of NCM lithium-ion batteries. The double-layer structure reduces heat generation, increases decomposition temperature, and suppresses internal short circuits during nail penetration tests.
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY C
(2021)
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Anesthesiology
Mark A. Warner, Daniel Arnal, Daniel J. Cole, Rola Hammoud, Carolina Haylock-Loor, Pedro Ibarra, Muralidhar Joshi, Fauzia A. Khan, Konstantin M. Lebedinskii, Jannicke Mellin-Olsen, Katsuyuki Miyasaka, Wayne W. Morriss, Bisola Onajin-Obembe, Robinson Toukoune, Patricia Yazbeck
Summary: Patient safety is a fundamental principle in anesthesia care worldwide. Anesthesiology has been a leader in patient safety research and implementing standards of care to reduce patient harm. However, there are variations in patient safety outcomes across countries and regions, which can be attributed to factors such as healthcare resources, trained personnel, data collection efforts, cultural and teamwork practices. This article provides insights from anesthesia society leaders in 13 countries, presenting their current and future initiatives in patient safety. Ten common patient safety issues are identified, emphasizing the need to extend initiatives throughout the perioperative and intraoperative environments for improved safety in surgery and anesthesia.
ANESTHESIA AND ANALGESIA
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Khaled Al-Surimi, Ali Mohammed Alwabel, Amen Bawazir, Naila A. Shaheen
Summary: This study aimed to assess the perception and determinants of patient safety culture of pharmacists in hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Results showed that governmental hospitals scored highest in all patient safety domains, indicating room for improvement in patient safety culture among pharmacists.
Article
Pediatrics
Jennifer Hansen, Amy Terreros, Ashley Sherman, Andrew Donaldson, James Anderst
Summary: This study characterized a hospital-system child maltreatment safety program, showing that over a 30-month period, interventions were required in 26.8% of cases, with physical abuse being the most common reason for concern. Cases in emergency departments or urgent care were more likely to require intervention, with potential diagnostic errors and safe discharge concerns being common issues in immediate callbacks. Immediate follow-up in the child abuse pediatrician clinic resulted in new or changed diagnoses in 57% of cases.
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Liselotte M. van Dijk, Meggie D. Meulman, Linda van Eikenhorst, Hanneke Merten, Bernadette C. F. M. Schutijser, Cordula Wagner
Summary: The study aims to investigate discrepancies between hospital protocols and daily practice, assess if using FRAM can improve compliance with safety indicators and employee resilience, and determine if these insights will lead to behavioral and organizational change.
BMC HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Stephanie Burrus, Matthew Hall, Emily Tooley, Kate Conrad, Jessica L. Bettenhausen, Carol Kemper
Summary: Hospitals sharing SSE data through CHILDPSO have seen a decrease in SSEs, with patient care management being the most common type of SSE. Lack of situational awareness was identified as one of the most common contributing factors.
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Nursing
Loai M. Zabin, Rasha S. Abu Zaitoun, Abdullah A. Abdullah
Summary: This study provides a comprehensive assessment of perceived safety among nurses in a hospital. However, it was found that nurses have a negative perception of a nonpunitive response to error. Therefore, efforts are required by hospital management to improve the culture of incident reporting.
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Automation & Control Systems
Qianyi Zhang, Shichao Wu, Yuhang Jia, Yuang Xu, Jingtai Liu
Summary: The paper proposes a Graphic-and Timed-Elastic-Band-based approach (GraphicTEB) for robot motion planning, which achieves spatial completeness and high computing efficiency. The environment is analyzed using computer graphics, where obstacles are represented as nodes and their relationships as edges. The proposed method efficiently derives various normal paths and introduces an obstacle gradient to guide optimization and a trajectory evaluation strategy to reflect motion tendency and uncertainty.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AUTOMATION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2023)
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Engineering, Industrial
Gultekin Coskun, Salaheddine Bendak
Summary: Adequate characteristics of floor coverings are crucial for the safety of pedestrians. Slippery floor coverings in hospitals pose safety risks to pedestrians and do not comply with standards. This study investigates the slipperiness of hospital floors in Turkiye and explores potential improvements based on international standards. The findings highlight the need for safer floor coverings in hospitals.
Review
Health Care Sciences & Services
David W. Bates, David Levine, Ania Syrowatka, Masha Kuznetsova, Kelly Jean Thomas Craig, Angela Rui, Gretchen Purcell Jackson, Kyu Rhee
Summary: Artificial intelligence (AI) is a valuable tool that can be utilized to improve patient safety by predicting, preventing, and detecting adverse events in healthcare. The literature reviewed in this study highlights numerous examples of AI applications in various harm domains, emphasizing the potential for AI to reduce harm occurrence across all areas, especially in cases where current strategies are not effective.
NPJ DIGITAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Huicong Hu, Ying Liu, Wen Feng Lu, Xin Guo
Summary: Product appearance is a crucial factor in influencing consumers' purchase decisions. This study aims to introduce a method that assists designers in applying aesthetic design principles to improve product appearance attractiveness. The study also develops formulas for aesthetic measurement based on aesthetic design principles, providing quantified measurements of design aesthetics. A case study on camera design is conducted to demonstrate the merits of the proposed method.
ADVANCED ENGINEERING INFORMATICS
(2022)
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Engineering, Aerospace
Daiwu Zhu, Zehui Chen, Xiaofan Xie, Jiuhao Chen
Summary: With increased airspace flow, the complexity of the airspace operation environment has also increased. The discrete division of controlled airspace improves operational efficiency, optimizes decision-making operations, and avoids airspace congestion. The research results demonstrate that the application of the discrete division methodology significantly improves overall operational efficiency.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Jorge Pamias-Romero, Joan Masnou-Pratdesaba, Manel Saez-Barba, Alba de-Pablo-Garcia-Cuenca, Sahyly Siurana-Montilva, Anna Sala-Cunill, Victoria Valls-Comamala, Rosa Pujol-Pina, Coro Bescos-Atin
Summary: Personalized surgery (PS) is widely used in surgery, but lacks standardization. This study aims to address this issue by creating a personalized surgery service to improve the efficiency and quality of the PS process. This research is innovative and has the potential to promote the creation of personalized surgery services in other hospitals.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Scott C. Brown, Joanna Lombard, Kefeng Wang, Margaret M. Byrne, Matthew Toro, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Daniel J. Feaster, Jack Kardys, Maria I. Nardi, Gianna Perez-Gomez, Hilda M. Pantin, Jose Szapocznik
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2016)
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Environmental Sciences
Scott C. Brown, Tatiana Perrino, Joanna Lombard, Kefeng Wang, Matthew Toro, Tatjana Rundek, Carolina Marinovic Gutierrez, Chuanhui Dong, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Maria I. Nardi, Jack Kardys, Jose Szapocznik
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2018)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Scott C. Brown, Hilda Pantin, Joanna Lombard, Matthew Toro, Shi Huang, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Tatiana Perrino, Gianna Perez-Gomez, Lloyd Barrera-Allen, Jose Szapocznik
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2013)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Scott C. Brown, Joanna Lombard, Matthew Toro, Shi Huang, Tatiana Perrino, Gianna Perez-Gomez, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Hilda Pantin, Olivia Affuso, Naresh Kumar, Kefeng Wang, Jose Szapocznik
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PREVENTIVE MEDICINE
(2014)
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Environmental Sciences
Scott C. Brown, Craig A. Mason, Tatiana Perrino, Joanna L. Lombard, Frank Martinez, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Arnold R. Spokane, Jose Szapocznik
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES
(2008)
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Geriatrics & Gerontology
Scott C. Brown, Craig A. Mason, Joanna L. Lombard, Frank Martinez, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Arnold R. Spokane, Frederick L. Newman, Hilda Pantin, Jose Szapocznik
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES B-PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND SOCIAL SCIENCES
(2009)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Jose Szapocznik, Joanna Lombard, Frank Martinez, Craig A. Mason, Deborah Gorman-Smith, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, Scott C. Brown, Arnold Spokane
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY PSYCHOLOGY
(2006)