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Development of Computed Echo Tomography—An Imaging Breakthrough Addressing the Limitations of Conventional Ultrasound: A Baseline Imaging Analysis for Traumatic Injuries
(Elsevier, 2025-08-01) Cheronis, John; Cronan, Michael; Nwaka, Dare; Bradley, Matthew; Carlton, Paul K.; Kozar, Rosemary; McGahan, John; Myers, Melissa; Powell, Elizabeth; Specht, David
Objectives: The diagnosis and triage of trauma in austere environments using ultrasound can be severely limited by bone and other obstructions, particularly when dealing with intracranial, spinal, thoracic, and long bone injuries. A novel form of ultrasound, computed echo tomography (CET), may provide for more complete “whole body” imaging capability, thereby significantly improving patient management. Methods: To document and assess the imaging capabilities of the recently Food and Drug Administration-cleared CET system (MAUI Imaging K3900), we conducted 3 whole-body imaging sessions using 6 normal volunteers. Sixty-five predefined views of 4 different anatomic regions were obtained at each session. Images were scored by 5 clinicians experienced in trauma/general surgery, emergency medicine, and/or interventional radiology using the American College of Emergency Physicians diagnostic image quality scoring system. Imaging scores ?3 were deemed adequate for inclusion in a “head-to-toe” imaging protocol being developed for the US military. Results: Overall, 59 views (90.8%) were deemed adequate for clinical decision making. Eleven (16.9%) had average scores between 3 and 4; and 48 (73.8%) had average scores ?4. Imaging the cranial vault demonstrated numerous anatomic details. Extremity imaging revealed detailed views of both the boney cortex and the medullary cavity. Abdominal imaging showed clear views of the liver, spleen, and kidneys without any rib artifacts. Conclusion: CET-based imaging eliminates bone-related artifacts thereby allowing access to critical brain and extremity imaging and removes rib shadows from thoracic and abdominal organ imaging. CET imaging deserves further investigation for field-based trauma diagnosis and general imaging in other resource-limited environments.
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A Participatory Design Approach to Improving Dancer Well-Being
(2025-06-20) Wesley, Rachel E.; Walsh, Greg; Blodgett, Bridget; The University of Baltimore. Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences; The University of Baltimore. Master of Science in Interaction Design and Information Architecture
This study explores the development of a low-fidelity mobile application designed to support dancers’ well-being by addressing the unique physical, mental, and emotional challenges they face. Drawing from a literature review, qualitative data from interviews, and participatory design methods, the research identifies key themes and needs rooted in autonomy, competency, and relatedness. These insights informed the creation of a prototype grounded in the CALO-RE taxonomy of behavior change, featuring tools for goal setting, personalization, gamification, and community engagement. Findings from user testing revealed both the app’s potential to streamline wellness practices and key areas for refinement, such as user flow and teacher integration. This paper highlights the untapped role of UI design in dancer well-being and demonstrates how a user-centered, participatory approach can lead to more effective, multifaceted tools that support dancers’ health beyond performance alone
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Correlated Modes of Spatiotemporal Variations between Light-Absorbing Aerosols and Tropospheric Temperature over the Indian Region
(2025-04-28) Chutia, Lakhima; Wang, Jun; Chen, Xi; Lu, Zhendong; Zhou, Meng; Wilcox, Eric M.
Light-absorbing aerosols influence atmospheric temperatures by absorbing solar radiation, thereby altering the contrast between day and night temperatures. This study investigates the correlation between these aerosols and day-night (D-N) temperature
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On Sierpiński and Riesel Repdigits and Repintegers
(2025-05-01) Bispels, Chris; Cohen, Matthew; Harrington, Joshua; Pontes, Kaelyn; Schaumann, Leif; Wong, Tony W. H.
For positive integers b≥2 , k
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Roadmap on Quantum Thermodynamics
(2025-04-28) Campbell, Steve; D'Amico, Irene; Ciampini, Mario A.; Anders, Janet; Ares, Natalia; Artini, Simone; Auffèves, Alexia; Oftelie, Lindsay Bassman; Bettmann, Laetitia P.; Bonança, Marcus V. S.; Busch, Thomas; Campisi, Michele; Cavalcante, M. F.; Correa, Luis A.; Cuestas, Eloisa; Dag, Ceren B.; Dago, Salambô; Deffner, Sebastian; Campo, Adolfo Del; Deutschmann-Olek, Andreas; Donadi, Sandro; Doucet, Emery; Elouard, Cyril; Ensslin, Klaus; Erker, Paul; Fabbri, Nicole; Fedele, Federico; Fiusa, Guilherme; Fogarty, Thomás; Folk, Joshua; Guarnieri, Giacomo; Hegde, Abhaya S.; Hernández-Gómez, Santiago; Hu, Chang-Kang; Iemini, Fernando; Karimi, Bayan; Kiesel, Nikolai; Landi, Gabriel T.; Lasek, Aleksander; Lemziakov, Sergei; Monaco, Gabriele Lo; Lutz, Eric; Lvov, Dmitrii; Maillet, Olivier; Mehboudi, Mohammad; Mendonça, Taysa M.; Miller, Harry J. D.; Mitchell, Andrew K.; Mitchison, Mark T.; Mukherjee, Victor; Paternostro, Mauro; Pekola, Jukka; Perarnau-Llobet, Martí; Poschinger, Ulrich; Rolandi, Alberto; Rosa, Dario; Sánchez, Rafael; Santos, Alan C.; Sarthour, Roberto S.; Sela, Eran; Solfanelli, Andrea; Souza, Alexandre M.; Splettstoesser, Janine; Tan, Dian; Tesser, Ludovico; Vu, Tan Van; Widera, Artur; Halpern, Nicole Yunger; Zawadzki, Krissia
The last two decades has seen quantum thermodynamics become a well established field of research in its own right. In that time, it has demonstrated a remarkably broad applicability, ranging from providing foundational advances in the understanding of how thermodynamic principles apply at the nano-scale and in the presence of quantum coherence, to providing a guiding framework for the development of efficient quantum devices. Exquisite levels of control have allowed state-of-the-art experimental platforms to explore energetics and thermodynamics at the smallest scales which has in turn helped to drive theoretical advances. This Roadmap provides an overview of the recent developments across many of the field's sub-disciplines, assessing the key challenges and future prospects, providing a guide for its near term progress.