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A Novel Polymer-Encapsulated Multi-Imaging Modality Fiducial Marker with Positive Signal Contrast for Image-Guided Radiation Therapy. [PDF]

Cancers (Basel)
Wang L, Sanders J, Ward JF, Lee SR, Poenisch F, Swanson DM, Sahoo N, Zhu XR, Ma J, Kudchadker RJ, Choi SL, Nguyen QN, Mayo LL, Shah SJ, Frank SJ.   +14 more
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Prospective evaluation of fiducial marker placement quality and toxicity in liver CyberKnife stereotactic body radiotherapy. [PDF]

Radiat Oncol J, 2020
Dutta D, Kataki KJ, George S, Reddy SK, Sashidharan A, Kannan R, Madhavan R, Nair H, Tatineni T, Holla R.   +9 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Application of Three‐Dimensionally Printed Surgical Guides in Precise Sacral Tumor Excision and Defect Reconstruction

Orthopaedic Surgery, EarlyView.
Patient‐specific 3D‐printed guiding templates significantly improve surgical precision and efficiency in complex sacral tumor resection and reconstruction compared to conventional freehand techniques. This computer‐assisted workflow reduces operative time, intraoperative blood loss, and fluoroscopy frequency, providing a safer, highly reproducible ...
Yansong Liu, Yinghua He, Huanwen Ding, Hu Chen, Zhongbiao Liang, Ningling Xie, Renxuan Tu, Qiang Tu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Social Equity Practices in Public Financial Management: A Conceptual Review and Proposed Reforms

Public Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Equity has been at the core of public finance going at least as far back as 1776 when Adam Smith included it as one of four canons of a good tax in his classic An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (Tax Project Institute 2025).
John R. Bartle, Philip G. Joyce, Marilyn M. Rubin   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Other People's Money: Political Embeddedness on Pension Boards, Alternative Assets and Investment Fees

Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract State‐administered pension plans report paying roughly $20 billion each year in fees to external asset managers, much of it for high‐cost, high‐risk “alternative” assets such as private equity and hedge funds. These outcomes involve trillions in pension investments that affect the retirement security of millions of public sector workers and ...
Jeffrey C. Diebold, Cody R. Taylor
wiley   +1 more source

Endoscopic ultrasound-guided fiducial marker placement in pancreatic cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. [PDF]

World J Gastrointest Endosc, 2020
Patel JB, Revanur V, Forcione DG, Bechtold ML, Puli SR.   +4 more
europepmc   +1 more source

From Opportunity to Constraint: Structural Inequities in Public Pension Fund Investing

Public Budgeting &Finance, EarlyView.
Abstract This study examines how structural features shape participation in private equity across U.S. state and local public pension systems. Using panel data from the Boston College Public Plans Database the analysis introduces the concept of structural asymmetries to explain persistent differences in access to illiquid investment strategies ...
Odd J. Stalebrink
wiley   +1 more source

Putting Democratic Theory and Principles of Justice in the Right Place: Ethical Pluralism in Collaborative and Participatory Governance

Public Administration Review, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Participatory and collaborative governance (P&CG) is widely celebrated as an institutional vehicle for democratizing public decision‐making by inviting affected stakeholders into inclusive and deliberative policy processes. This essay argues that underlying appeals to democratic legitimacy in P&CG are tacit commitments to specific (and often ...
Alexander L. Q. Chen‐Florea
wiley   +1 more source

Governance Structures, Political Change and Executive Turnover in State‐Owned Enterprises: Evidence From Chile

Regulation &Governance, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT To address the shortcomings associated with state ownership, countries have implemented various legal strategies to curb political influence in state‐owned enterprises. This research studies whether these strategies constrain the government's ability to use their appointment powers for political considerations.
Pablo Torres
wiley   +1 more source

Deep learning-based obstacle-avoiding autonomous UAVs with fiducial marker-based localization for structural health monitoring. [PDF]

Struct Health Monit
Waqas A, Kang D, Cha YJ.
europepmc   +1 more source