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Implant geometry and detection rates of prostate fiducial markers after transrectal ultrasound-guided perineal implantation for image-guided 6D-tracking in robotic stereotactic body radiotherapy. [PDF]

Strahlenther Onkol
Grün A, Heil K, Zips D, Kalinauskaite G, Böhmer D.   +4 more
europepmc   +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

A Simple Method to Improve Intraoperative Localization of Fiducial Markers during Lung Resections.

Thorac Cardiovasc Surg Rep, 2022
He S, Beamer S, Jaroszewski D, D'Cunha J, Ravanbakhsh S.   +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

Co‐ingesting whey protein with dual‐source carbohydrate enhances amino acid availability without compromising post‐exercise liver glycogen resynthesis

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstract figure legend Graphical overview of the experimental study. The upper‐left panel presents the research question, and the bottom‐left panel provides a schematic overview of the experimental design. The right‐hand panel depicts repetitive spectral data obtained by magnetic resonance spectroscopy, liver glycogen content during the 5 h post ...
Sophie C. Hannon, James McStravick, Libby Henthorn, Stephen J. Bawden, Jonathan C. Y. Tang, Rachel Dunn, Ryosuke Makino, Kenneth Smith, Javier T. Gonzalez, Nathan Hodson, James P. Morton, Aneurin J. Kennerley, Mark A. Hearris   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Panoramic voltage‐sensitive optical mapping of contracting hearts using cooperative multiview motion tracking with 12 cameras

The Journal of Physiology, EarlyView.
Abstact figure legend A panoramic 3D optical mapping system was developed, enabling imaging of action potential waves across the entire strongly deforming ventricular surface of beating isolated hearts. The system comprises 12 high‐speed cameras and a soccerball‐shaped imaging chamber with 48 light‐emitting diodes (LEDs).
Shrey Chowdhary, Jan Lebert, Shai Dickman, Mason Manetta, Charles Gordon, Jan Christoph   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Volumetric analysis of artifacts from fiducial markers under cone beam computed tomography. [PDF]

J Dent Sci
Kuo HY, Lin KL, Hsu CY, Fu PS, Hung CC, Song SJ.   +5 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Comparison of CT artifacts and image recognition of various fiducial markers including two types of thinner fiducial markers for CyberKnife treatment. [PDF]

Rep Pract Oncol Radiother, 2020
Suzuki T, Saito M, Onishi H, Mochizuki K, Satani K, Yamazaki A, Miura K, Taka S, Sano N, Komiyama T, Takahashi H.   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source