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The Effective Ropivacaine Concentration for Transversus Thoracic Muscle Plane Block in Adult Cardiac Surgery: A Dose-Finding Trial Protocol. [PDF]

Cureus
Onishi M, Tachi K, Maruo K, Mathis B, Nakadate Y.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Associations between body mass index categories and geriatric assessment tests among older adults with chronic kidney disease: A prospective study

Nutrition in Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background The optimal body mass index (BMI) among older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD) in geriatric assessment tests has not been studied. This study investigates the relationship between BMI and Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) parameters among older adults with CKD.
Yelda Deligöz Bildaci, Cihan Heybeli, Lee Smith, Masoud Rahmati, Dong Keon Yon, Pinar Soysal   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shaping Decision Models for Stochastic Dynamic Optimization Problems via Reinforcement Learning

Networks, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT With rising customer expectations and increasing computational potential, many transport, manufacturing, and production operations face real‐time decision making in stochastic dynamic environments. Decision makers must find and adapt complex plans that are effective now but also flexible with respect to future developments.
Florentin D. Hildebrandt, Alexander Bode, Marlin W. Ulmer, Dirk C. Mattfeld   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review of Bioarcheological Investigations in Iron Age Cambodia

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Archeological research within Cambodia is quite extensive, with significant projects led by both Cambodian archeologists and international researchers alike. Many of these projects have uncovered human skeletal remains. This article reviews archeological human skeletal studies in Cambodia, synthesizing published and unpublished data, primarily
Sophorn Nhoem, Kate Domett, Nigel Chang, Louise Shewan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Bone Anvils and New Types of Osseous Tools at Walīla (Volubilis, Morocco): Use of Animal Byproducts in the Industries of a Medieval Town

International Journal of Osteoarchaeology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Bone anvils used to sharpen metal sickle blades are frequently documented in the archaeological record of the Roman and medieval Mediterranean and beyond, with new finds reported each year. This article reports anvils from the early medieval town of Walīla (Roman Volubilis) in northern Morocco and presents two other types of bone tools (bone ...
Lisa Yeomans, Davit Naskidashvili, Asmae El Kacimi, Hassan Limane, Corisande Fenwick   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Road mortality alters the body size and age structure of amphibians

Oikos, EarlyView.
Road mortality affects a wide range of animal species, including amphibians. Worldwide, many amphibian species, including the Asiatic toad Bufo gargarizans, are impacted by road mortality, but the ecological consequences remain poorly understood. This study aimed to evaluate how road mortality influences population traits by comparing body sizes and ...
Seung‐Min Park, Choong‐Ho Ham, Seung‐Ju Cheon, Sojin Jeong, Su‐Wan Park, Hee‐Jin Kang, Hacheol Sung   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Toward a Framework for Understanding Localization in Its Institutional Context: A Systems Perspective for Incorporating Local Values

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper explores how we might integrate local traditional values into a systems approach for analyzing and maximizing localization in the context of foreign aid. The paper situates localization and its operationalization in the older and broader literature on the political economy of foreign aid.
Jennifer M. Brinkerhoff
wiley   +1 more source

Mitigating Health Disparities Through Empathetic Policymaking During Times of Crisis

Public Administration and Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The COVID‐19 pandemic greatly exacerbated the existing disparities and inequities in health and healthcare among historically marginalized populations. Today, these impacts still echo. These persistent structured inequities erode the public's trust in government, lead to failure in public policies, and result in worse health consequences ...
Yali Pang, Brittany Keegan, Robyn D. McDougle   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Quantifying Epistemic Uncertainty in Multimodal Long-Tailed Classification: A Belief Entropy-Based Evidential Fusion Framework. [PDF]

Entropy (Basel)
Zhu G.
europepmc   +1 more source

Using participatory scenario planning to explore the synergies and trade‐offs from upland treescape expansion

People and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The future of land use in the UK uplands is highly debated, with growing interest in increasing tree cover and other land use changes, alongside a desire to maintain traditional land use patterns and practices. Treescape expansion is likely to result in synergies and trade‐offs between different outcomes, so integrating stakeholder preferences
Melissa Minter, Susan Baker, Euan Bowditch, Sheena Carlisle, Natasha Constant, Alix Syder, Tom Finch   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source