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Impact of Intraoperative Fluid Volume on Complications After Minimally Invasive Esophagectomy: Analysis of 8782 Patients From the Japanese National Clinical Database

Annals of Gastroenterological Surgery, EarlyView.
This multicenter cohort study of 8782 esophagectomies in Japan found that higher intraoperative fluid volume significantly increased the risk of pneumonia after minimally invasive esophagectomy. Avoiding fluid overload may help reduce postoperative pneumonia.
Akihiko Okamura, Hideki Endo, Masayuki Watanabe, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hirotoshi Kikuchi, Naoki Yoshimura, Hideki Ueno, Masayuki Chida, Ken Shirabe   +8 more
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Test, Control and Monitor System maintenance plan [PDF]

The maintenance requirements for Test, Control, and Monitor System (TCMS) and the method for satisfying these requirements prior to First Need Date (FND) of the last TCMS set are described. The method for satisfying maintenance requirements following FND
Buehler, David P., Lougheed, M. J.
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Functional Starch‐Based Conductive Hydrogel for Flexible Electronics: Design, Construction, and Applications

Aggregate, EarlyView.
The natural biomass‐based hydrogel is critical to sustainable development of bioelectronic device. Our review introduces design, construction, and applications involved in fabricating starch‐based conductive materials. We also elucidate their synthesis mechanisms, and elaborate on the methods for imparting conductivity to starch and their application ...
Xugang Dang, Songyu Han, Jiajia Tang, Xuechuan Wang   +3 more
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Eğitim bürokrasisinde yeni bir uygulama: Doküman yönetim sistemi (DYS)

, 2018
Schools under Ministry of National Education have beenperforming their works related to official correspondence over DocumentManagement System (DMS) since 2017. In this study, it is searched thathow DMS affected training administration, school administration,directors and bureaucratic structure from the view point of schooldirectors and how DMS is seen
Yıldırım, Rüştü, Yilmaz, Ercan, Balıkçı, Abdullah   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

A study of concept options for the evolution of Space Station Freedom [PDF]

Two conceptual evolution configurations for Space Station Freedom, a research and development configuration, and a transportation node configuration are described and analyzed.
Brender, Karen D., Cirillo, William M., Collier, Lisa, Ganoe, George G., Gould, Marston J., Kaszubowski, Martin, Kowitz, Herbert R., Lawrence, George F., Llewellyn, Charles P., Reaux, Ray   +9 more
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Investigating Social Immunity in Swarming Locusts via a Triple Animal–Robot–Pathogen Hybrid Interaction

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
This study explores social immunity in gregarious locusts using a groundbreaking animal–robot–pathogen interaction model. By comparing locust responses to biomimetic agents mimicking healthy and infected individuals, significant behavioral changes are revealed.
Donato Romano, Cesare Stefanini
wiley   +1 more source

DePerio: Deep Learning‐Based Oral Inflammatory Load Quantification for Periodontal Applications

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
a) Inflammation and oral polymorphonuclear neutrophil (oPMN) Migration: Dental plaque accumulation leads to inflammation, prompting white blood cells (WBCs), particularly oPMNs, to migrate from blood vessels through the gingival epithelium into the oral cavity.
Fatemeh Soheili, Negin Masoudifar, Shahin Ebrahimi, Navid Mohaghegh, Mahdi S. M. H. Daneshvar, Mahdi Amrollahi Biouki, Yasaman Tahernezhad, Chunxiang Sun, Michael Glogauer, Ebrahim Ghafar‐Zadeh   +9 more
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Shape‐Memory Alloy Torsion Strips for Soft Robotic Manipulation and Morphing

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
In this research, a dedicated configuration of SMA strip is proposed for soft robotic manipulation and morphing. This configuration has broad application prospects and demonstrates remarkable advantages in soft body joint operations. Mimicking invertebrates, soft robots tend to control each of their body joints to achieve the desired shape changes and ...
Changchun Wu, Hao Liu, Senyuan Lin, Yunquan Li, James Lam, Ning Xi, Yonghua Chen   +6 more
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Strategic management, competitive advantage and the balanced scorecard in the New Zealand kiwifruit industry : a co-operative group case study : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Applied Science in Agribusiness at Massey University [PDF]

, 2003
Kiwifruit is New Zealand's biggest horticultural industry. The industry, which is lead by Zespri Group Limited, the statutory monopoly for the country's kiwifruit export, is the second most important producer of kiwifruit in the world.
Cardemil Katunaric, Gustavo Marcos
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Patient‐Specific Coculture of S. aureus and P. aeruginosa Enhances Epithelial Barrier Disruption and Virulence in CRS

International Forum of Allergy &Rhinology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that is associated with polymicrobial infections, often involving S. aureus and P. aeruginosa. It is unclear whether the polymicrobial context plays a role in exacerbating epithelial damage, inflammation, and resistance to therapy. Methods S. aureus and P. aeruginosa (n =
Xiaohan Sun MMed, Mahnaz Ramezanpour, Jordan Hall, Emma Barry, Alkis J. Psaltis, Peter‐John Wormald, Sarah Vreugde   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source