Review
Food Science & Technology
Dongle Niu, Min Zhang, Arun S. Mujumdar, Ping Cao
Summary: This paper focuses on the development and evolution, quality improvement, and research progress in new detection technologies of special foods for use in space and aviation. It covers various aspects including special food processing technology, sterilization treatment, product packaging, and new detection technologies for quality assurance based on DNA microarray technology, sensors, imaging technology, carbon nanotubes, and novel probe technology.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Kathrine Carstensen, Anne Mette Kjeldsen, Stina Lou, Camilla Palmhoj Nielsen
Summary: This article presents the organizational set up and anticipated effects of using Quality Improvement Collaboratives (QICs) within the Danish Health Care Quality Programme (DHCQP). The Danish set up is related to the common international use of QICs and the existing evidence for their effectiveness and implementation. The main trends in the DHCQP are the centralization of quality improvement strategies and integration of quality improvement work in clinical practices.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Karen E. Joynt Maddox, E. John Orav, Jie Zheng, Arnold M. Epstein
Summary: The Bundled Payments for Care Improvement-Advanced program led to small reductions in Medicare payments among participating hospitals compared to control hospitals in its first year. There were no significant differences in other outcomes such as readmission, mortality, volume, or case mix.
NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE
(2021)
Article
Environmental Studies
Chen Feng, John Peponis
Summary: Measuring the amount of syntactic differentiation can better distinguish between types of street networks, and repeated local transformations of a regular street grid lead to predictable trajectories of differentiation. Different paths to differentiation entail different costs in terms of undesirable properties.
ENVIRONMENT AND PLANNING B-URBAN ANALYTICS AND CITY SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Computer Science, Interdisciplinary Applications
Patrick Knupp
Summary: This paper introduces a general method for target construction in the target matrix optimization paradigm (TMOP). The method is based on independent geometric parameters and establishes correspondences between primary and secondary data, as well as a numerical testing process. The systematic approach to target construction is illustrated with examples, demonstrating its applicability to various mesh optimization problems.
ENGINEERING WITH COMPUTERS
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Yibo Teng, Mengke Su, Lulu Liu, Sheng Chen, Xunyan Liu
Summary: The development of climate change resilient crops is important for supporting the growing world population. Polyploidy plays a key role in plant evolution, shaping biodiversity, growth vigor, environmental adaptation, and chemical compounds. Creating new allopolyploids through sexual and asexual reproduction methods have potential benefits but may also lead to undesirable traits. Recent advancements in genome editing offer a route to improve newly synthesized allopolyploids and meet agricultural demands.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN PLANT SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Nursing
Scott Lamont, Andrew Murray, Emine Tetik, Jiaming Yeo, Bianca Blair
Summary: This study aimed to explore the rigor of nurse-led quality improvement projects involving education, training, or continuing professional development and examine the evaluation frameworks used. The findings revealed that most projects did not meet the internationally recognized standards for quality improvement reporting, highlighting the need to follow the SQUIRE international consensus guidelines in designing and reporting such projects.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NURSING
(2023)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Xiaojun Zhang, Xiaomeng Jin, Yuxin Li
Summary: In this study, an anionic and coordination-saturated lanthanide complex with a nanosheet-like structure was prepared, showing excellent photophysical properties in both solid state and aqueous suspension. The water-induced luminescence improvement and extended sensing behavior demonstrated in this work provide a new platform for developing highly performant and practical luminescent materials in the water system.
CHINESE CHEMICAL LETTERS
(2022)
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Fan Wu
Summary: This paper focuses on the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations in the entire three-dimensional space, considering additional regularity on the vector field components or velocity direction. Two regularity results in the mixed-norm Lebesgue sum spaces are presented, which improve previous findings by Miller, Vasseur, and Montgomery-Smith.
NONLINEAR ANALYSIS-REAL WORLD APPLICATIONS
(2022)
Article
Medical Informatics
Jack Gallifant, Emmett Alexander Kistler, Luis Filipe Nakayama, Chloe Zera, Sunil Kripalani, Adelline Ntatin, Leonor Fernandez, David Bates, Irene Dankwa-Mullan, Leo Anthony Celi
Summary: The recognition of disparities in health outcomes has led to increased focus on transparent reporting. Dashboards can visualize data, highlight disparities in clinical outcomes, guide quality improvement efforts, and improve health equity.
LANCET DIGITAL HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Surgery
James J. Drinane, James Desemone, Ash Patel
Summary: It is the responsibility of healthcare workers to improve the quality of care and patient outcomes. Quality improvement is an essential part of health policy and medical education. Plastic surgeons need to develop skills in quality improvement to ensure that patients receive safe, equitable, effective, efficient, timely, and patient-centered care. This article discusses techniques and tools for quality improvement and provides recommendations for handling challenges. It is important for plastic surgeons and their staff to use this guidance to guide their quality improvement efforts.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2022)
Review
Plant Sciences
Kaining Jin, Guoxin Chen, Yirong Yang, Zhiguo Zhang, Tiegang Lu
Summary: This review summarizes the strategies for improving C-3 photosynthesis, including enhancing Rubisco properties and reducing photorespiratory limitations. It also discusses the potential of synthetic biology approaches in constructing photorespiratory bypasses. These strategies have the potential to enhance C-3 photosynthesis and boost crop production.
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
(2023)
Article
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Jonathan A. Flug, Jessica A. Stellmaker, Richard E. Sharpe, Clinton E. Jokerst, Chris D. Tollefson, Andrew W. Bowman, Michelle Nordland, Cathy L. Hannafin, Adam T. Froemming
Summary: Kaizen process improvement is a key element of lean production, focusing on continuous improvement through small incremental changes and waste elimination. In the healthcare setting, this approach has been proven successful with the guidance of trained facilitators and coaches, emphasizing the development of a learning organization and respecting individuals.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Chia-Ying Ho, Yu-Chien Wang, Shy-Chyi Chin, Shih-Lung Chen
Summary: A higher blood sugar level and the involvement of at least four neck spaces were independent risk factors for repeat surgical incision and drainage (I&D). Patients who required repeat I&D had significant differences in hospital stay length and tracheostomy rate compared to other patients. Pathogen non-growth from blood cultures was less common in the group with a need for repeat surgical I&D.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Patrique Fiedler, Jens Haueisen, Ana M. Cebolla Alvarez, Guy Cheron, Pablo Cuesta, Fernando Maestu, Michael Funke
Summary: The cognitive performance of the crew is crucial for the safety and success of space flights. Monitoring cognitive performance during space missions is important and can be done using compact mobile EEG devices. However, the signal quality of EEG may be affected by nearby electronic devices and movements. This study compares the noise characteristics of EEG recordings in space and on the ground, and finds that in-flight recordings have significantly lower noise levels. Actively shielded mobile dry EEG systems can be used for neuroscientific research and cognitive monitoring during long-duration space missions.