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View article: Navigating NHS commissioning for digital mental health: a perspective on learning through collaboration
Navigating NHS commissioning for digital mental health: a perspective on learning through collaboration Open
Digital mental health interventions (DMHIs) offer promising solutions to address unmet mental health needs among children and young people, yet how to get DMHIs commissioned into the NHS can seem mystifying for innovators . This perspectiv…
View article: Correction: Ethics, orthodoxies and defensive practice: a cross-sectional survey of nurse’s decision-making surrounding CPR in deceased inpatients without Do Not Resuscitate orders
Correction: Ethics, orthodoxies and defensive practice: a cross-sectional survey of nurse’s decision-making surrounding CPR in deceased inpatients without Do Not Resuscitate orders Open
View article: Ethics, orthodoxies and defensive practice: a cross-sectional survey of nurse’s decision-making surrounding CPR in deceased inpatients without Do Not Resuscitate orders
Ethics, orthodoxies and defensive practice: a cross-sectional survey of nurse’s decision-making surrounding CPR in deceased inpatients without Do Not Resuscitate orders Open
View article: TU Tau B: The Peculiar “Eclipse” of a Possible Proto-barium Giant
TU Tau B: The Peculiar “Eclipse” of a Possible Proto-barium Giant Open
TU Tau (=HD 38218 = HIP 27135) is a binary system consisting of a C-N carbon star primary and an A-type secondary. We report on new photometry and spectroscopy which tracked the recent disappearance of the A-star secondary. The dimming of …
View article: TU Tau B: The Peculiar 'Eclipse' of a possible proto-Barium Giant
TU Tau B: The Peculiar 'Eclipse' of a possible proto-Barium Giant Open
TU Tau (= HD 38218 = HIP 27135) is a binary system consisting of a C-N carbon star primary and an A-type secondary. We report on new photometry and spectroscopy which tracked the recent disappearance of the A-star secondary. The dimming of…
View article: P1641: RECURRENT VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISMS AND ANTICOAGULATION COMPLICATIONS; A PROSPECTIVE STUDY.
P1641: RECURRENT VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISMS AND ANTICOAGULATION COMPLICATIONS; A PROSPECTIVE STUDY. Open
Topic: 34. Thrombosis and vascular biology - Biology & Translational Research Background: Recurrence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is associated with high mortality and morbidity but anticoagulation also confers high risks. Cancer, Antip…
View article: Thermal microphotonic sensor and sensor array
Thermal microphotonic sensor and sensor array Open
A thermal microphotonic sensor is disclosed for detecting infrared radiation using heat generated by the infrared radiation to shift the resonant frequency of an optical resonator (e.g. a ring resonator) to which the heat is coupled. The s…
View article: Silicon photonic heater-modulator
Silicon photonic heater-modulator Open
Photonic modulators, methods of forming photonic modulators and methods of modulating an input optical signal are provided. A photonic modulator includes a disk resonator having a central axis extending along a thickness direction of the d…
View article: Passive thermo-optic feedback for robust athermal photonic systems
Passive thermo-optic feedback for robust athermal photonic systems Open
Thermal control devices, photonic systems and methods of stabilizing a temperature of a photonic system are provided. A thermal control device thermally coupled to a substrate includes a waveguide for receiving light, an absorption element…
View article: Method and apparatus of highly linear optical modulation
Method and apparatus of highly linear optical modulation Open
In a new optical intensity modulator, a nonlinear change in refractive index is used to balance the nonlinearities in the optical transfer function in a way that leads to highly linear optical intensity modulation.
View article: Low-voltage differentially-signaled modulators
Low-voltage differentially-signaled modulators Open
Photonic modulators and methods of modulating an input optical signal are provided. A photonic modulator includes at least one modulator section and differential drive circuitry. The at least one modulator section includes a P-type layer a…
View article: Fabrication of thermal microphotonic sensors and sensor arrays
Fabrication of thermal microphotonic sensors and sensor arrays Open
A thermal microphotonic sensor is fabricated on a silicon substrate by etching an opening and a trench into the substrate, and then filling in the opening and trench with silicon oxide which can be deposited or formed by thermally oxidizin…
View article: Optical waveguide device with an adiabatically-varying width
Optical waveguide device with an adiabatically-varying width Open
Optical waveguide devices are disclosed which utilize an optical waveguide having a waveguide bend therein with a width that varies adiabatically between a minimum value and a maximum value of the width. One or more connecting members can …
View article: Silicon photonics thermal phase shifter with reduced temperature range
Silicon photonics thermal phase shifter with reduced temperature range Open
Optical devices, phased array systems and methods of phase-shifting an input signal are provided. An optical device includes a microresonator and a waveguide for receiving an input optical signal. The waveguide includes a segment coupled t…
View article: Integrated optic vector-matrix multiplier
Integrated optic vector-matrix multiplier Open
A vector-matrix multiplier is disclosed which uses N different wavelengths of light that are modulated with amplitudes representing elements of an N.times.1 vector and combined to form an input wavelength-division multiplexed (WDM) light s…
View article: Wavelength-tunable optical ring resonators
Wavelength-tunable optical ring resonators Open
Optical ring resonator devices are disclosed that can be used for optical filtering, modulation or switching, or for use as photodetectors or sensors. These devices can be formed as microdisk ring resonators, or as open-ring resonators wit…
View article: Electro-refractive photonic device
Electro-refractive photonic device Open
The various technologies presented herein relate to phase shifting light to facilitate any of light switching, modulation, amplification, etc. Structures are presented where a second layer is juxtaposed between a first layer and a third la…
View article: Optical phased arrays with evanescently-coupled antennas
Optical phased arrays with evanescently-coupled antennas Open
An optical phased array formed of a large number of nanophotonic antenna elements can be used to project complex images into the far field. These nanophotonic phased arrays, including the nanophotonic antenna elements and waveguides, can b…
View article: Acknowledgments
Acknowledgments Open
It should go without saying that a book is always a collective effort, rather than a singularly individual one.At the time of writing, this proj ect has been with me for over a quarter of my life; as a result, it has been profoundly shaped…
View article: Emergency department care-related causal factors of in-patient deterioration
Emergency department care-related causal factors of in-patient deterioration Open
Objective The aim of this study was to determine factors related to emergency department (ED) care causing in-patient deterioration. Methods This retrospective cohort study examined in-patient records using the human factors classification…
View article: Implementation strategy fidelity evaluation for a multidisciplinary Chest Injury Protocol (ChIP)
Implementation strategy fidelity evaluation for a multidisciplinary Chest Injury Protocol (ChIP) Open
View article: Point source localization with a planar optical phased array compressive sensor
Point source localization with a planar optical phased array compressive sensor Open
Compressive sensing has been used to demonstrate scene reconstruction and source localization in a wide variety of devices. To date, optical compressive sensors have not been able to achieve significant volume reduction relative to convent…
View article: Point Source Localization with a Planar Optical Phased Array Compressive\n Sensor
Point Source Localization with a Planar Optical Phased Array Compressive\n Sensor Open
Compressive sensing has been used to demonstrate scene reconstruction and\nsource localization in a wide variety of devices. To date, optical compressive\nsensors have not been able to achieve significant volume reduction relative to\nconv…
View article: Research in Economic Education: Five New Initiatives
Research in Economic Education: Five New Initiatives Open
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View article: What Students Remember and Say about College Economics Years Later
What Students Remember and Say about College Economics Years Later Open
offered the provocative hypothesis that students would retain very little knowledge from principles courses in economics five years or more after taking the courses. The few empirical studies that have been published on this topic generall…
View article: Insights from an early-stage development mixed methods study on arts-based interventions for older adults following hospitalisation
Insights from an early-stage development mixed methods study on arts-based interventions for older adults following hospitalisation Open
View article: The implementation of an emergency nursing framework (HIRAID) reduces patient deterioration: A multi-centre quasi-experimental study
The implementation of an emergency nursing framework (HIRAID) reduces patient deterioration: A multi-centre quasi-experimental study Open
View article: Implementation strategy fidelity evaluation for a multidisciplinary Chest Injury Protocol (ChIP)
Implementation strategy fidelity evaluation for a multidisciplinary Chest Injury Protocol (ChIP) Open
BackgroundBlunt chest wall injuries can lead to complications, especially without early intervention. A blunt ch est i njury p rotocol (ChIP) was developed to help improve consistency of evidence-based care following admission to emergency…
View article: The (T) thrombosis (I) in patients with (L) lower (L) limb (I) injuries (R)requiring (I) immobilisation (TILLIRI) study: A prospective observational multicentre study
The (T) thrombosis (I) in patients with (L) lower (L) limb (I) injuries (R)requiring (I) immobilisation (TILLIRI) study: A prospective observational multicentre study Open
Introduction: Temporarily immobilising an injured lower limb is a recognised predisposing factor for the development of venous thromboembolism (VTE). We aim to conduct a prospective study to measure the incidence of VTE after temporary low…
View article: Does the Implementation of an Emergency Nursing Framework (HIRAID) Reduce patient Deterioration? A Multi-Centre Quasi-Experimental Study
Does the Implementation of an Emergency Nursing Framework (HIRAID) Reduce patient Deterioration? A Multi-Centre Quasi-Experimental Study Open
Background : Recognition and response of deteriorating patients is fundamental to safe, high quality healthcare. Failure to recognise and respond to deteriorating patients is associated with serious adverse events, both during and after em…