With the increasing use of sensor technology, it has become common practice to use collected data to reduce uncertainty and ensure safety. This paper presents the concept of an information-based strategy for accident prevention that puts more weight on hazard detection and monitoring and makes use of data obtained. The information-based strategy can be considered as a new barrier for safety management. ...

En 1691, camino hacia la metrópoli, murió en Portobelo Melchor de Navarra y Rocafull, duque de la Palata, luego de dejar el cargo de virrey del Perú. Las noticias de su muerte fueron recibidas con algunas composiciones en su contra escritas por Juan del Valle y Caviedes. En ellas utilizando, principalmente, el modelo de la poesía fúnebre se hace una serie de acusaciones contra el Duque en las que ...

Dry eye disease is a common and potentially debilitating medical condition. Meibum secreted from the meibomian glands is the largest contributor to the outermost, protective lipid layer of the tear film. Dysfunction of the meibomian glands is the most common cause of dry eye disease. As meibomian gland dysfunction progresses, gradual atrophy of the glands is observed. The meibomian glands are ...

Background - Patients with venous thromboembolism (VTE) are commonly classified by the presence or absence of provoking factors at the time of VTE to guide treatment decisions. This approach may not capture the heterogeneity of the disease and its prognosis.<p> <p>Objectives - To evaluate clinically important novel phenotypic clusters among patients with VTE without cancer and to explore their ...

Developing a Learning Analytics Dashboard (LAD) to evaluate maritime simulation training performance based on key performance indicators (KPIs) of maritime navigational competence can improve learning efficiency and effectiveness. Relevant data needs to be fed from simulation training logs and other sources, analysed using appropriate visualization and artificial intelligence approaches, and reported ...

Context: Longitudinal data regarding vitamin D status in adolescence is scarce. This study presents population-based data from an Arctic adolescent population (n = 589) at 16 and 18 years. Objective: The aims of this study were to investigate changes in vitamin D status during 2 years in adolescence, and whether lifestyle changes were associated with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (s-25(OH)D) at follow-up. ...

The liver is a major organ in the body's defense against blood-borne pathogens. It acts as a filter for the blood and is a central site for immune responses, and a central hub for various metabolic processes. Within the liver, an extensive network of small blood vessels, the hepatic sinusoids, are key sites for the exchange of nutrients and waste products between the blood circulation and the liver ...

Most musical instrument augmentations aim to only fit one specific instrument and depend on an external sound system to work as intended. In a more acoustic concert setting this often alienates the electronic sound component. The FLAPIBox is an integrated solution that fits most acoustic instruments and use its own resonance for playing electronic sound in a more organic way—through the instrument ...

In recent years, the Food and Drug Administration approved two drugs for the treatment of hypoactive sexual desire disorder in premenopausal women which have been tested in preclinical tests with positive effects on some appetitive sexual behavior in female rats. Some years after their commercial release, the effectiveness of both drugs in women is not clear. In the present chapter, we present some ...

Background - Retrospective studies have shown promising results using artificial intelligence (AI) to improve mammography screening accuracy and reduce screen-reading workload; however, to our knowledge, a randomised trial has not yet been conducted. We aimed to assess the clinical safety of an AI-supported screen-reading protocol compared with standard screen reading by radiologists following ...