Published in Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
The Smartphone Video Guidance Sensor (SVGS) is a vision-based sensor that computes the six-state position and orientation vector of a target relative to a coordinate system attached to a smartphone. This paper presents accuracy-characterization measurements of the Smartphone Video Guidance Sensor (SVGS) to assess its performance as a position and a...
Given the purpose of their degree, vocational secondary education graduates do not generally seem to belong to the preparatory class leading to “Grandes Écoles” (CPGE). Stigmatised by a vocational track, they appear weak, because their social and school profile does not match with the content of the long programmes of higher education. However some...
Published in The Medico-legal journal
A consideration of the concept, law and practice of surrogacy, and the merits and demerits of the concept. A discussion of payments, foreign surrogacies, delay in finality, and the need for control and regulation.
In Japan, the first case of COVID-19 in dialysis patients was reported on March 1, 2020. A total of 31 cases were reported by April 10, and it increased to 95 by May 15. Thereafter, with the rapid increase in the number of COVID-19 cases in the general population since late March, there was a not surprising increase in the number of COVID-19 cases ...
Published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
The development of neural circuits is a complex process that relies on the proper navigation of axons through their environment to their appropriate targets. While axon–environment and axon–target interactions have long been known as essential for circuit formation, communication between axons themselves has only more recently emerged as another cr...
Published in The Journal of Nutrition, Health & Aging
Background Guidance aiming at limiting the entry and spread of the COVID-19 have been widely communicated to Long-term Care Facilities (LTCFs). However, no clinical research has investigated their relevance. Objective Our objective was to compare the guidance applied for the prevention of the COVID-19 epidemic between the LTCFs having been contamin...
Published in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology
As the novel coronavirus severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 caused coronavirus disease 2019 cases in the United States, the initial test was developed and performed at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As the number of cases increased, the demand for tests multiplied, leading the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
Published in Health Research Policy and Systems
BackgroundIncreasingly, WHO recommendations are defined by context-specific factors and WHO is developing strategies to ensure that recommendations are successfully adapted and implemented at country level. This manuscript describes the development of a toolkit to support governments to adapt the WHO recommendations on antenatal care (ANC) for a po...
Published in Irish journal of psychological medicine
As the COVID-19 pandemic escalates worldwide, it is apparent that many patients with more severe illness will also experience delirium. These patients pose a particular challenge in the application of optimal care due to issues with infectious risk, respiratory compromise and potential interactions between medications that can be used to manage del...
Published in Pharmaceutical Technology in Hospital Pharmacy
All dosage forms prepared in hospital pharmacies should be labelled with an appropriate shelf-life. This shelf-life should be validated taking chemical, physical and microbiological data into consideration. This guidance focuses on parenteral aseptically prepared products, as they are high-risk preparations. The risk is exacerbated by a requirement...
