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Background: Augmented reality (AR) has a wide range of potential applications to enhance health care. Understanding how the introduction of a new technology may impact employees is essential for overall health care system success. Methods: Survey responses were obtained before and after a health care-focused interactive AR demonstration at a US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) medical center. Data were assessed with descriptive statistics, Wilcoxon signed rank matched pairs test, pooled t test, and analysis of variance. Results: A total of 166 individuals participated in the demonstration and survey. Statistically significant improvements were seen after the use of the new AR technology in each of the categories assessed using a 5-point Likert scale. Scores for perceptions of institutional innovativeness increased from 3.4 to 4.5 (a 22% increase; P < .001); employee excitement about the VA increased from 3.7 to 4.3 (a 12% increase; P < .001); and employee likelihood to continue working at VA increased from 4.2 to 4.5 (a 6% increase; P < .001). Subgroup analysis demonstrated statistically significant differences by employee veteran status, VA tenure, and sex. Respondents felt strongly that this type of work will positively impact health care and that the VA should continue these efforts. Conclusions: An AR demonstration significantly increased employee excitement and intention to continue employment at the VA and provided valuable insights about the most impactful uses of AR in health care.
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Photoelectrocatalysis (PEC) oxidation is an efficient and eco-friendly advanced oxidation process (AOP), which is a hot research topic in the treatment of organic wastewater. The selection of superior photoelectrode materials is the critical factor affecting PEC efficiency and the main challenge in practical application. In this work, novel NiMoO4@Co3O4 hierarchical core-shell heterogeneous photoanodes were prepared through a two-step hydrothermal method and exhibited superior catalytic performance in the degradation of reactive brilliant blue KN-R. The wrapping of NiMoO4 nanosheets on Co3O4 nanowires electrode can enlarge its contact area with electrolyte, enable fast redox reaction and improve the long-term durability. The unique Z-scheme heterojunction structure between the two components ensured the effective separation of photo-generated carriers, facilitating the generation of OH and O2- during the PEC degradation process. The optimal NiMoO4@Co3O4-1.25 hierarchical architecture anode catalyst exhibited the highest removal rate of 83.65% of reactive brilliant blue KN-R in 120 min with long-term stability (â¼12000 s) in 1.0 mol·L-1 H2SO4 solution. This report may inspire the design and fabrication of heterostructure photoanode in water purification.
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Theoretical calculations on the structure of Th(IV) complex containing N, N'- bis(3-allyl salicylidene)-o-phenylenediamine (BASPDA) were performed using density functional theory (DFT) at the B3LYP/6-311G** level. The geometrical structural parameters and infrared spectra results of the Th(BASPDA)2 from the calculation were compared with the parallel dislocated structure (PDS) obtained in laboratory. The calculated structural parameters were in good agreement with the experimental results. In addition, based on the calculations, a stereoisomer SFS (staggered finger " + " structure) of the Th(BASPDA)2 complex was forecasted by the analysis of a comprehensive method. The charge distribution, structural parameters, bond order indices, spectral properties and thermodynamic properties as well as the molecular orbitals of the two possible crystal structures of Th(BASPDA)2 were also systematically studied. It was expected that this work could provide insightful information for understanding the properties of Th (BASPDA)2 complex at the molecular level.
