Is point-of-care ultrasound disruptive innovation? Formulating why POCUS is different from conventional comprehensive ultrasound

Abstract Background Point-of-care ultrasound (PoCUS) is spreading throughout Emergency Medicine, Critical Care and Pre-hospital Care.However, there is an underlying inherited conflict with the established specialties performing comprehensive examinations.It has been stated that PoCUS is disruptive innovation.If this is true the definition might ope

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The Comparative Study on Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Compressed Biomethane Gas (CBG) Fueled in a Spark Ignition Engine

Compressed biomethane gas (CBG) is an interesting alternative fuel that can be used to solve fossil fuel crisis problems.Nevertheless, it is concerned about engine performance and exhaust gas emission.In additions, CBG can be produced from agricultural harvesting residues and the food industry that is a good opportunity for utilizing biogas as a ve

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Enhanced Checkerboard Detection Using Gaussian Processes

Accurate checkerboard detection is of vital importance for computer vision applications, and a variety of checkerboard detectors have been developed in the past decades.While some Lithium Ion Camera Battery detectors are able to handle partially occluded checkerboards, they fail when a large occlusion completely divides the checkerboard.We propose

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The Impact of ICT Training Through Wikis on In-Service EFL Teachers: Changes in Beliefs, Attitudes, and Competencies

The development of information and communication technology (ICT) invites teachers to abandon traditional knob roles and act more as mentors, exploring the new media themselves as learners and thus acting as role models for their students (Fitzpatrick & Davies, 2003).For turning students into producers of online content and creating a collaborative

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