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Exploring diverse education data applications through blockchain technology can offer innovative methods for smart education. Among them, storing multi-platform and multi-dimensional education data on the blockchain can enhance the system’s ability to integrate and manage the data effectively. However, the system involves a large number of stakeholders. Furthermore, because the data are stored chronologically, relevant information may be distributed across multiple blocks. They will lead to security issues related to access and inefficient queries. We innovatively design an education data management system that combines access-control views with a consensus algorithm, effectively addressing the issue of low query performance for security data. Additionally, we propose a method that integrates main chain blocks and side blocks within a chained storage structure to recycle view blocks, effectively addressing the issue of block redundancy caused by non-periodic changes in the utilization of education data. For the proposed method, experiments are conducted on two education datasets to validate the efficiency of the proposed access-control view in query performance and the effectiveness of the view maintenance consensus algorithm.

Wrong-side block is an uncommon yet potentially preventable complication of regional anaesthesia. One strategy for reducing the incidence of wrong-side block is to introduce an additional check into the pre-block workflow in the form of a block 'time out' or 'stop before you block'. In the aftermath of a wrong-side block incident at our institution, the mandatory use of a preblock safety checklist was successfully introduced into the workflow of the block room. Compliance with the checklist rose from 31% in the six-month pre-intervention phase to over 90% in the six-month post-intervention phase. This was achieved without any negative effect on block efficacy, theatre efficiency, complication rates or patient satisfaction. The high rate of checklist utilisation was associated with an increased rate of ultrasound video documentation. This suggests that there may be collateral benefit to using a pre-block safety checklist in addition to merely reducing the risk of wrong-side block.

To determine the psychometric outcomes of patients participating in an extensive patient-centered verification process before receiving sedation for regional anesthesia. Survey. Perioperative areas of university-affiliated hospital. Two hundred eligible patients scheduled for elective orthopedic surgery undergoing peripheral nerve blockade. Postoperative survey evaluating patient perception, experience, and satisfaction with the anesthetic timeout before regional anesthesia. Measures using numeric rating scales were obtained on patient perceptions of safety, confidence in anesthesia provider, anxiety, and positive sentiments during participation in block timeout. These variables were analyzed using logistic regression models to correlate with reported pain and satisfaction perioperatively. One hundred seventy-five patients (93% enrollment) completed the study. More than 90% of patients reported agreeing strongly to feeling safe, confident, relaxed, and positive about their participation in the block timeout. These sentiments are associated with less reported perioperative pain and higher overall satisfaction. Patient perceptions of confidence and safety in regional anesthesia providers were enhanced by a preprocedural timeout process. These positive attitudes are associated with a superior perioperative experience and patient satisfaction. •An evaluation of psychometric outcomes of patients participating in regional anesthesia timeout.•Patients were asked about their perceptions and experience regarding a safety protocol.•A cross-sectional survey demonstrates enhanced patient perceptions of confidence and safety.•Positive attitudes are associated with superior patient experience and satisfaction.•An elaborate patient-centered verification process does not seem to increase patient anxiety.

In current architectural practice projects, the external visual image presented by many buildings ignores the interpretation of the environment and the local context, as well as the emotional feeling of people in visual cognition. At present, some indicators in the field of architectural design can be analyzed quantitatively, but the evaluation criteria related to vision remain in the stage of relying on experience and feeling so that the design result cannot be controlled accurately. This article reports the study of the influence of building distribution form and the ratio of the shorter side to longer side of building blocks (the S/L ratio) on the visual integration relationship between buildings and the natural environment, based on eye-tracker experiments. Six actual completed projects were chosen for evaluation in two experiments. This study uses eye-tracking recorded data to investigate the influence of two elements (the distribution of building blocks and the S/L ratio of building blocks) on the visual integration relationship of buildings and environment. It provides a theoretical approach that helps to improve architects’ building-design practices when working in different natural environments.

A sampling and characterisation plan for residential solid waste (SW) produced in the city of Cali in Colombia was developed between January and September 2006; this required designing an undisclosed strategy in the country and the results showed the need for an adjustment to the current SW Colombian classification scheme. The available sampling frame made a two-stage sampling plan necessary, block side (BS) being the first stage and household BS the second. A 0.39 kg/(person-day) solid waste per-capita production (PCP) was found, which increased with socioeconomic status. Food waste was produced most, a large part consisting of cooked food. Waste from personal hygiene items was a third category, although this is not currently a category which is included in Colombian Technical Standard –RAS 2000. Although characterisation techniques are used worldwide, the results showed the relevance of available sampling frame-based local characterisation, using local data for sampling methods and associated sample size selection.

Entre enero y septiembre de 2006 se desarrolló un programa de muestreo y caracterización de los residuos sólidos (RS) residenciales en Santiago de Cali que requirió del diseño de una estrategia aún no reportada para el país y cuyos resultados evidencian la necesidad de ajustar el esquema de clasificación de los RS propuesto a nivel nacional. El marco muestral disponible hizo necesaria la ejecución de un muestreo bietápico por conglomerados, siendo la primera etapa el lado de manzana (LDM) y la segunda la vivienda. La producción per cápita de residuos -PPC- estimada fue de 0,39 kg/hab.día, aumentando con el estrato socioeconómico. Los residuos de comida constituyeron la categoría de mayor generación, con significativas cantidades de alimentos preparados. Los residuos provenientes de la higiene personal, aunque no aparecen en la clasificación de la Norma Técnica Nacional (RAS, 2000), fueron la tercera categoría por las cantidades generadas. Aunque las técnicas de caracterización tienen cierto grado de universalidad, los resultados muestran la pertinencia de la caracterización local, basada en los marcos muestrales disponibles, utilizando información propia para la escogencia de los métodos de muestreo y los tamaños de muestra asociados.

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To provide a review of local anesthetic (LA) agents and adjuncts, opioids and muscle relaxants, and their intraoperative effects and postoperative outcomes in intravenous regional anesthesia (IVRA). A search for prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled trials evaluating LA agents, opioids and muscle relaxants as adjuvants for IVRA, was conducted (MEDLINE(®), Embase). Intraoperative benefits (onset/recovery of sensory and motor block, intraoperative analgesia, tourniquet pain), postoperative benefits (pain score, analgesic consumption, time to first analgesia), and side effects were recorded. A conclusion for overall benefit was made based on statistical significance and clinical relevance. Thirty-one studies were evaluated, with data collected on 1523 subjects. LA agents evaluated were lidocaine, ropivacaine, and prilocaine. Adjuncts evaluated were opioids ( morphine, fentanyl, meperidine, sufentanil, tramadol) and muscle relaxants (pancuronium, atracurium, mivacurium, cisatacurium). There was good evidence that ropivacaine provided effective IVRA and improved postoperative analgesia. Lidocaine and prilocaine were effective LA agents, however they lacked postoperative benefits. Morphine, fentanyl, and meperidine as sole adjuncts did not demonstrate clinically significant benefits or result in an increased risk of side effects. Sufentanil data was limited, but appeared to provide faster onset of sensory block. Tramadol provided faster onset of sensory block and tourniquet tolerance, however postoperative benefits were not consistent and the risk of minor side effects increased. Muscle relaxants improved the quality of motor block, but at the expense of delayed motor recovery. The combination of fentanyl and muscle relaxants can achieve an equivalent quality of IVRA with 50% reduction in LA dose, but at the expense of a potentially slower onset of sensory block. Ropivacaine is effective for IVRA and improves postoperative analgesia. Muscle relaxants enhance the motor block and when combined with fentanyl allow for an equivalent quality of IVRA with 50% reduction in LA dose.

Abstract Objective The utility of single-injection and continuous peripheral nerve blocks is limited by short duration of analgesia and catheter-related complications, respectively. This double-blind, multicenter trial evaluated the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of single-injection, ultrasound-guided brachial plexus block (BPB) with liposomal bupivacaine (LB) added to a standardized pain management protocol for shoulder surgery. Methods Adults undergoing total shoulder arthroplasty or rotator cuff repair were randomized to receive LB 133 mg, LB 266 mg (pharmacokinetic and safety analyses only), or placebo, added to a standardized analgesia protocol. The primary end point was area under the curve (AUC) of visual analog scale pain intensity scores through 48 hours postsurgery. Secondary end points were total opioid consumption, percentage of opioid-free patients, and time to first opioid rescue through 48 hours. Pharmacokinetic samples were collected through 120 hours and on days 7 and 10. Adverse events were documented. Results One hundred fifty-five patients received treatment (LB 133 mg, N = 69; LB 266 mg, N = 15; placebo, N = 71). BPB with LB 133 mg was associated with significantly improved AUC of pain scores (least squares mean [SE] = 136.4 [12.09] vs 254.1 [11.77], P < 0.0001), opioid consumption (least squares mean [SE] = 12.0 [2.27] vs 54.3 [10.05] mg, P < 0.0001), median time to opioid rescue (4.2 vs 0.6 h, P < 0.0001), and percentage of opioid-free patients (treatment difference = 0.166, 95% confidence interval = 0.032–0.200, P = 0.008) through 48 hours vs placebo. Adverse event incidence was comparable between groups. Conclusions Single-injection BPB with LB 133 mg provided analgesia through 48 hours postsurgery with reduced opioid use compared with placebo after shoulder surgery.