Modelling very large complex systems using distributed simulation: A pilot study in a healthcare setting [PDF]
, 2006 Modern manufacturing supply chains are hugely complex and like all stochastic systems, can benefit from simulation. Unfortunately supply chain systems often result in massively large and complicated models, which even today’s powerful computers cannot ...
Brailsford, S +3 more
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Genome-wide diversity and gene expression profiling of Babesia microti isolates identify polymorphic genes that mediate host-pathogen interactions [PDF]
, 2016 Babesia microti, a tick-transmitted, intraerythrocytic protozoan parasite circulating mainly among small mammals, is the primary cause of human babesiosis.
Ben Mamoun, Choukri +31 more
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American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Acute chest syndrome (ACS) is one of the most common severe complications of sickle cell disease (SCD). In recent years, a major role of inflammation and innate immunity has been evidenced, but ACS pathophysiology remains incompletely understood, and therapeutic options are limited.
Slimane Allali +14 more
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Replacing the Transfusion of 1-2 Units of Blood with Plasma Expanders that Increase Oxygen Delivery Capacity: Evidence from Experimental Studies. [PDF]
, 2014 At least a third of the blood supply in the world is used to transfuse 1-2 units of packed red blood cells for each intervention and most clinical trials of blood substitutes have been carried out at this level of oxygen carrying capacity (OCC ...
Acharya, Seetharama A +7 more
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Exchange transfusions in severe Rh‐mediated alloimmune haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn: a 20‐year overview on the incidence, associated risks and outcome [PDF]
, 2021 Isabelle M. C. Ree +6 more
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American Journal of Hematology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a chronic inflammatory state, characterized by increased plasma values of inflammatory and angiogenic proteins. Although red blood cell (RBC) transfusion is known to have immunomodulatory effects in other conditions, its potential effects on the inflammatory state in SCD remain largely unknown.
Lydian A. de Ligt +9 more
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Management of late-preterm and term infants with hyperbilirubinaemia in resource-constrained settings. [PDF]
, 2015 Hyperbilirubinaemia is a ubiquitous transitional morbidity in the vast majority of newborns and a leading cause of hospitalisation in the first week of life worldwide.
Boo, Nem-Yun +7 more
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On the Prospects for African Philosophy in Australia
Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This paper grapples with the situation of people of African descent in Australia by working through the constitution of the body of academic philosophy in the country. It contends with the parochialism of the Australian philosophical community and the prospects for the cultivation of greater pluralism. Taking African philosophy as one possible
Bryan Mukandi
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Inhibitors in Patients with Congenital Bleeding Disorders Other Than Hemophilia [PDF]
, 2017 The most worrying complication of replacement therapy for severe hemophilia A and B is currently the occurrence of inhibitory alloantibodies against infused factor VIII and factor IX, respectively.
Franchini, Massimo +6 more
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Annals of Neurology, EarlyView.Objective To evaluate the real‐world safety and efficacy for standard surgical risk patients with extracranial internal carotid artery disease undergoing transcarotid artery revascularization. Methods ROADSTER 3 is a prospective, multicenter, single‐arm post‐approval study.
Jeffrey Jim +15 more
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