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Recent technological strides, including high-frequency probes and lung ultrasound, have become a crucial non-invasive diagnostic tool in neonatal care, revolutionizing how respiratory conditions are assessed in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). High-frequency probes and portable devices significantly enhance the effectiveness of lung ultrasound in identifying respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), pneumonia, and pneumothorax, and underscore its growing significance. This comprehensive review explores the historical journey of lung ultrasonography, technological advancements, contemporary applications in neonatal care, emerging trends, and collaborative initiatives, and foresees a future where personalized healthcare optimizes outcomes for neonates.
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A great deal of effort has been put into developing a novel and cost-effective molecular probe for selective and sensitive recognition of trace amounts of water in organic solvents due to their tremendous advantages in industrial, pharmaceutical, and laboratory-scale chemistry. Herein, a cost-effective chemosensor L has been designed and studied for the detection of trace amounts of water. The addition of water to the DMSO solution of L exhibited an enhancement of fluorescence emission at 460 nm along with a color change from green to colorless. The spectral and color changes occurred due to the self-aggregation of L. The interaction between water and L was performed by dynamic light scattering (DLS), scanning electron microscope (SEM) and finally complemented by quantum mechanical calculation. The detection limit was found to be 0.0093 wt% in DMSO. The L also exhibits a fast visual response and is effectively applied to detect trace amounts of moisture in various food materials (salt, sugar, wheat and honey) and building materials (cement, fly ash, limestone and sand).
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A thiourea functionalised fluorescent probe 1-phenyl-3-(pyridin-4-yl)thiourea was synthesized and utilised as a fluorescent turn-on chemosensor for the selective recognition of Hg2+ ion over competitive metal ions including Na+, Mn2+, Li+, Cr2+, Ni2+, Ca2+, Cd2+, Mg2+, K+, Co2+, Cu2+, Zn2+, Al3+ and Fe2+ ions based on the inter-molecular charge transfer (ICT). Intriguingly, the receptor demonstrated unique sensing capabilities for Hg2+ in DMSO: H2O (10:90, v/v). The addition of Hg2+ ions to the sensor resulted in a blue shift in the absorption intensity and also enhancement in fluorescence intensity at 435 nm. Fluorescence emission intensity increased linearly with Hg2+ concentration ranging from 0 to 80 µL. The detection limit and binding constant were determined as 0.134 × 10-6 M and 1.733 × 107 M-1, respectively. The sensing behavior of Hg2+ was further examined using DLS, SEM and FTIR. The probe could detect Hg2+ ions across a wide pH range. Furthermore, the receptor L demonstrated good sensing performance for Hg2+ in bovine serum albumin and actual water samples.
