Which magnetic resonance imaging criteria suit the diagnosis of multiple sclerosis in Sri Lanka. McDonald 2010 or MAGNISMs 2016

Recently, digital technology has made its way into the property market, but the applications of new interactive technologies such as Virtual and augmented realities are yet to be explored in real estate sector. The literature in this area is scarce and thus provides an impetus for thorough exploration. This paper systematically reviews the state of the art technologies in the real estate websites of the US and Australia. It presents a SWOT score matrix including the advantages and functionalities of the Real Estate Technology (RET) such as Virtual and Augmented reality, 3D laser scanners, 360 cameras and walk-throughs along with technology adoption capacity of the websites. Based on the scored matrix, the paper discusses future trend in real estate industry taking user’s perspectives into account and highlights the need of Technology Adoption Model (TAM) for real estate property management. A total of 10 websites: Top 5 visited websites each from Australia and the US were selected for a systematic analysis based on the SWOT based Rubric of focused disruptive RET use, neighbourhood insights, nearby facilities, virtual tours, total results and minimum price. These assessments are made by comparing search results of Mascot Sydney and Laurel Maryland. The results, based on comparative analyses and novel SWOT scores matrix, are expected to pave the way for developing TAMs in real estate management that so far, is non-existent considering available literature. In future, the matrix can be expanded to include customers and websites from both developed and developing countries and a holistic TAM can be proposed to add both theoretical and practical value to real estate body of knowledge

First Aid and pre-hospital practices in snakebite victims: The persistent use of harmful interventions

First aid intervention and pre-hospital (FAPH) practices are common in patients suffering from snakebite envenomation (SBE). In this study, we have reviewed the literature concerning the use of these practices in various regions of the world in the period 1947-2023 based on published prospective studies. A total of 71 publications fulfilled the inclusion criteria. In terms of the total number of patients in all studies that used each FAPH intervention, the most common practice was the application of tourniquets (45.8%). Other FAPH practices described include cuts/incisions (6.7%), the application of a variety of natural or synthetic substances at the bite site (5.6%), and ingestion of natural, usually herbal, remedies (2.9%). Washing the site of the bite was described in 9.1% of patients. There were other less frequent FAPH practices, including suction, splinting-immobilization, pressure-bandage, ice packs, application of a snake/black stone, and administration of alcoholic beverages. There were differences in the extent of application of FAPH interventions in different continents. Tourniquets were highest (55.7%) in Asia. Topical application of various products was common in South America, while pressure-bandage was only reported in Australia. We did not find any statistically significant variations in the frequency of the most frequent FAPH interventions at three-time intervals (before 2006, between 2006 and 2015, and after 2015). Our findings highlight the use of FAPH interventions in patients suffering SBE, some of which are known to be harmful. It is necessary to study these practices to a higher level of geographic granularity, using community-based surveys. Programs tailored to local contexts should be promoted, aimed at avoiding the use of harmful FAPH practices. It is also necessary to assess the efficacy and safety of some interventions through robust preclinical and clinical studies