Ceribell EEG shortens seizure diagnosis and workforce time and is useful for COVID isolation.

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the portable Ceribell® electroencephalograph (EEG) (Mountain View, CA) used for suspected status epilepticus (SE) can reduce time to diagnosis and on-call workforce demands and whether it can be applied to patients in respiratory isolation. METHODS: A multidisciplinary team developed a protocol for the use of the Ceribell EEG. The staff deploying the device, the attending physician, and the interpreting neurologist completed evaluation tools for each patient. Data maintained for quality and resource planning of 18-channel electroencephalography ordered for suspected SE were used as controls. Times to diagnosis were compared by application of Welch-Satterthwaite tests and workforce call-in demands by Fisher's exact t test. We evaluated qualitative data related to the use of the EEG in COVID-19 isolation rooms and on its technical aspects and acceptance by staff members. RESULTS: The Ceribell EEG reduced diagnosis time (P = .0000006) and on-call workforce demand (P = .02). The device can be used at any time of day in any hospital care area and has advantages in respiratory isolation rooms. SIGNIFICANCE: Compared with a standard 18-channel EEG, the Ceribell device allowed earlier diagnosis of SE and non-SE conditions and reduced workforce demands. Due to the ease of its use and its simple components, which can be readily disinfected, it is advantageous for COVID-19 patients in isolation.

Nota informativa nº 03 /2020-GST/DVAST/SVS/SES: nota informativa- recomendações para trabalhos em postos de revenda de combustível-prevenção ao Covid-19 / Informative note nº 03/2020-GST / DVAST / SVS / SES: informative note- recommendations for work in fuel-prevention stations at Covid-19

Recomenda os procedimentos necessários para garantir a segurança de forma que não haja contaminação de trabalhadores e clientes dos postos de revenda de combustíveis no Estado do Tocantins. Ações de enfrentamento ao Corvid-19.

Recommends the necessary procedures to ensure safety so that there is no contamination of workers and customers at fuel resale stations in the State of Tocantins. Actions to confront Corvid-19.

Recomienda los procedimientos necesarios para garantizar la seguridad para que no haya contaminación de trabajadores y clientes en las estaciones de reventa de combustible en el estado de Tocantins. Acciones para enfrentar a Corvid-19.

Smart query answering for marine sensor data.

We review existing query answering systems for sensor data. We then propose an extended query answering approach termed smart query, specifically for marine sensor data. The smart query answering system integrates pattern queries and continuous queries. The proposed smart query system considers both streaming data and historical data from marine sensor networks. The smart query also uses query relaxation technique and semantics from domain knowledge as a recommender system. The proposed smart query benefits in building data and information systems for marine sensor networks.

Development of short message service application for patient-provider communication in clinical psychiatry.

This prospective study is the first one of its kind carried out in Finland, in which a simple technological platform was developed to merge traditional text messaging with an electronic patient information database. The technology has been tested for relaying two-way treatment messages in psychiatry provided by a central hospital offering secondary healthcare. Text messaging was found to be particularly well suited for young people who have to travel to the outpatient clinic over long distances or who face the risk of social exclusion. According to clinicians, the text message reminders sent between the visits, which take place every 1-2 months, can encourage the young people in question to stay in touch more frequently, which will help to improve their relationship with the hospital staff. The project is still in the pilot stage, and so far the most important results concern the development of the operating culture and, surprisingly enough, legal aspects. From the legal point of view, the hospital had to equate text messages with phone communications. For this reason, it was not possible to put the text messages into a separate register and they have not been archived either. The success or failure of the new innovative healthcare solution may, therefore, depend on both technological aspects and legal factors.

The emotional quality of speech in voice services.

The emotional quality of speech is defined as the global qualitative and hedonic impressions experienced by listeners. This research investigated the emotional quality of speech samples used in voice services. In a first experiment listening tests were conducted using 200 messages generated by 20 female speakers who pronounced two sentences in five elocution styles. Listeners grouped the messages according to similarities in terms of the impression of the messages. Verbal comments regarding hedonic effect on the listener and acoustic parameters of the voices' timbre and intonation were analysed. In a second experiment, the 200 messages were evaluated according to 20 criteria extracted from the first experiment. The results produced a precise perceptive portrait for each sequence, giving a full picture of the listeners' impressions of what they heard. The results can be applied to the design of voice services, as was done for the voicemail of France Telecom Orange.