Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
John F. McConville, James N. Woodruff
Summary: The debate over changing the scoring system for the USMLE Step 1 exam highlights dysfunction in the medical education pathway and presents an opportunity for addressing this issue.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Shabbir Syed Abdul, Umashankar Upadhyay, Daniel Salcedo, Che-Wei Lin
Summary: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the globalization and digitization of educational institutions, including medical education. Virtual reality (VR) technology has the potential to revolutionize medical training, but there are challenges that need to be addressed. Collaboration between medical institutes and technology industries is necessary for the development of education-related VR content and simulations.
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Chemistry, Physical
Trinidad Mendez-Morales, Hadrian Montes-Campos, Martin Perez-Rodriguez, Manuel M. Pineiro
Summary: This study uses molecular simulations to estimate the hydrogen storage ability of hydroquinone clathrates. The results show that hydrogen diffusion is limited by interfacial phenomena, and the distribution of multiple guest molecules can be computed.
JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR LIQUIDS
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Xu Deng, Sarah E. Perkins-Kirkpatrick, Sophie C. Lewis, Elizabeth A. Ritchie
Summary: The historical simulations of models in the sixth phase of CMIP6 were evaluated for their performance in simulating extreme temperatures across 10 regions in Australia. The study found that the CMIP6 models showed modest improvements compared to CMIP5, but still exhibited deficiencies in simulating temperature extremes in certain regions. Internal variability was identified to affect trends of extremes and there was uncertainty in representing irreducible variability among different LEs in CMIP6.
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Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology
Giacomo Talevi, Luigi Pannone, Cinzia Monaco, Edoardo Bori, Ida Anna Cappello, Mara Candelari, Manon Wyns, Robbert Ramak, Mark La Meir, Ali Gharaviri, Gian Battista Chierchia, Bernardo Innocenti, Carlo de Asmundis
Summary: In this study, photogrammetry was compared with computed tomography (CT) for the reconstruction of the heart. The results showed that photogrammetry is feasible for ventricle reconstruction and the measurements were comparable to CT scan. There was a high correlation between photogrammetry reconstructions and CT scan. In conclusion, digital objects can be reproduced by photogrammetry if the process described in this study is followed.
FRONTIERS IN BIOENGINEERING AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Yan Yan, Guihua Wang, Nergui Nanding, Weitian Chen
Summary: The quality of four satellite-based precipitation products is evaluated and compared with gauge observations in Hunan province of China. The hydrological applications of these products are analyzed by comparing them with streamflow observations. The results indicate that IMERG-final performs the best among the satellite-based products, while gauge-based precipitation provides the most accurate results for streamflow estimation.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Thomas N. Vilches, Ellen Rafferty, Chad R. Wells, Alison P. Galvani, Seyed M. Moghadas
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of implementing frequent and rapid antigen testing in the workplace. The findings suggest that starting frequent antigen testing early in a surge, without confirmatory testing, is the preferred screening program for detecting asymptomatic infections in workplaces.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Kvetoslav Cerveny, Karla Janouskova, Kristyna Vaneckova, Sarka Zavazalova, David Funda, Jaromir Astl, Richard Holy
Summary: This article discusses the often neglected issue of olfactory testing in clinical practice and highlights the significant limitations that loss of smell can have on everyday life. The authors summarize relevant studies and experiences, providing an overview of the possible causes of olfactory impairment and the methods used to test and diagnose the condition. The article also explores the link between nasal polyposis, chronic rhinitis, and olfactory impairment.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Filip Segmanovic, Gerald Meinhardt, Frederic Roger, Ingrid Jonak-Auer, Tomislav Suligoj
Summary: This study investigates radiation-hard photodiode structures designed in 180-nm CMOS technology for medical applications. Results show high stability of the designed photodiodes under different total ionizing doses, with only a 15% increase in dark current after exposure to 400 Gy(Si). TCAD simulations and experimental data suggest that radiation-induced defects impact the photodiode performance.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON NUCLEAR SCIENCE
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Summary: The American Diabetes Association's Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes provides components of diabetes care, treatment goals, guidelines, and tools to evaluate quality of care. The ADA Professional Practice Committee updates the Standards of Care annually to offer authoritative clinical practice recommendations for healthcare professionals.
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Summary: The American Diabetes Association's Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes provide clinical practice recommendations, treatment goals, and tools for evaluating quality of care for diabetes patients. The standards are regularly updated by a multidisciplinary expert committee and feedback from readers is welcome.
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Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Ruijie D. Teo, D. Peter Tieleman
Summary: The past century has seen waves of viral pandemics, increasing the importance of molecular simulation research. In this study, all-atom molecular dynamics were used to simulate an enterovirus-D68 capsid and its dependency on AMBER and CHARMM force fields was examined. Results showed that CHARMM36m and CHARMM36 produced secondary structures most consistent with protein structural data and sampled the largest conformational space.
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Physics, Applied
Marcel P. Georgin, Michael S. McDonald
Summary: By combining a generalized Ohm's law with experimentally measured plasma properties, electron streamlines in a hollow cathode plume are inferred. The analysis shows the presence of large radial electric fields in the plume, resulting in highly divergent electron flow fields.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSICS
(2021)
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Immunology
Cristiana Ferrari, Marco Trabucco Aurilio, Andrea Mazza, Antonio Pietroiusti, Andrea Magrini, Ottavia Balbi, Matteo Bolcato, Luca Coppeta
Summary: Healthcare workers are at higher risk for mumps infection, and Italy does not follow ACIP recommendations to offer a third dose of MMR vaccine to unprotected individuals. A substantial percentage of childhood vaccine recipients lack protective mumps titers, with females having higher serological protection.
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Chemistry, Physical
Yu Hu, Shuai Wang, Yurong He, Liang An
Summary: This study investigates the chemical degradation of Nafion membranes on proton transport and solvation effect using the MS-EVB method. The results show that membrane degradation alters the connectivity and coordination number of the hydrophilic domain, hindering proton transport along the membrane side chain.
PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS
(2022)