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Streamlining governmental processes by putting citizens in control of their personal data [PDF]

, 2020
Governments typically store large amounts of personal information on their citizens, such as a home address, marital status, and occupation, to offer public services.
Berners-Lee, Tim, Buyle, Raf, Joris, Geroen, Mannens, Erik, Mostaert, Katrien, Taelman, Ruben, Verborgh, Ruben   +6 more
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Do Politically Motivated Import Bans Leave Lasting Scars? Evidence From Australian–Chinese Beef Trade

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In May 2020, China abruptly suspended imports from several major Australian beef processors, escalating a diplomatic dispute between the two countries. This trade measure disrupted one of the largest beef export relationships in the world almost overnight.
K. Aleks Schaefer, Youngjune Kim
wiley   +1 more source

Successful Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Abdominal Wall Necrosis Caused by a Perforated Ascending Colon Using the ABThera System

Case Reports in Surgery, 2020
Background. The practice of leaving the abdomen open after an emergency laparotomy has gained increasing popularity recently. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) is known as an effective technique in the management of an open abdomen (OA).
Kouki Imaoka, Takuya Yano, Yasuhiro Choda, Ko Oshita, Yuma Tani, Tetsushi Kubota, Michihiro Ishida, Daisuke Satoh, Masanori Yoshimitsu, Kanyu Nakano, Masao Harano, Hiroyoshi Matsukawa, Hitoshi Idani, Shigehiro Shiozaki, Masazumi Okajima   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparison Between Upfront Surgery and Preoperative Chemotherapy for CY1P0 Gastric Cancer: A Japanese Sub‐Analysis of CONVO‐GC‐1

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Radical gastrectomy, followed by adjuvant chemotherapy has been a common practice in Japan for peritoneal lavage cytology‐positive (CY1) but peritoneal dissemination‐negative (P0) stage IV gastric cancer. This study aimed to clarify the differences in treatment outcomes between upfront surgery and preoperative chemotherapy, followed
Kenichiro Furukawa, Itaru Yasufuku, Hironori Ishigami, Masahiro Yura, Takanobu Yamada, Shigeaki Baba, Takeshi Kubota, Erina Nagai, Seito Fujibayashi, Mitsumasa Yoshida, Takahiro Kinoshita, Nobuhisa Matsuhashi, Masanori Terashima   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Important Notes for Preventing Entrapment of Distal Filter-based Embolic Protection Device in Carotid Artery Stenting

Neurologia Medico-Chirurgica
Failure to retrieve a distal filter-based embolic protection device (EPD) is a potential complication of carotid artery stenting. This may be caused by trapping of the proximal marker of the EPD within the stent tip marker.
Juntaro FUJITA, Nobuyuki HIROTSUNE, Yuki MATSUDA, Osamu HAMASAKI, Shoichi FUKUDA, Yoshihiro OKADA, Aiko KOBASHI, Shohei NISHIGAKI, Keigo MAKINO, Yusuke TOMITA, Naoya KIDANI, Kenichiro MURAOKA, Shigeki NISHINO   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Charge for Less: An Analysis of Hourly Electricity Pricing for Electric Vehicles

World Electric Vehicle Journal, 2019
By motivating Electric Vehicle (EV) owners to charge their vehicles when power supply exceeds demand, dynamic pricing can improve system load shape and capacity utilization, reduce consumer costs, and cut pollution.
Jeff Zethmayr, David Kolata
doaj   +1 more source

Citizens of the world

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2002
Since the events of last September, we have heard many questions about where our concerns and our responsibilities must lie in this new world transformed so dramatically early one autumn morning. The questions are many and the answers difficult. But one answer, particularly for us as physicians,
openaire   +2 more sources

Inserting Migrants into the Global Social Protection Floor [PDF]

, 2013
The social protection floor (SPF) is a global initiative led by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to provide social security to vulnerable groups.
Ratel, Marie-Hélène, Williams, Gabriel, Williams, Keegan   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Deep Learning‐Assisted Design of Mechanical Metamaterials

Advanced Intelligent Discovery, EarlyView.
This review examines the role of data‐driven deep learning methodologies in advancing mechanical metamaterial design, focusing on the specific methodologies, applications, challenges, and outlooks of this field. Mechanical metamaterials (MMs), characterized by their extraordinary mechanical behaviors derived from architected microstructures, have ...
Zisheng Zong, Pu Wen, Zhiping Chai, Dunxuan Wu, Han Ding, Zhigang Wu   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Refractoriness to subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator after frequent therapies for ventricular fibrillation storms in a Brugada syndrome case

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2020
Background The subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator (S-ICD) is an alternative to the transvenous implantable cardioverter defibrillator for the prevention of sudden cardiac death.
Yasuhisa Nakao, Kazuyoshi Suenari, Kohei Yamashiro, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Nobuo Shiode   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source