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A Farewell to Arms… Manufacturing: Learning From a Landmine Producer Who Became a Deminer

Business Ethics, the Environment &Responsibility, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Certain industries—labeled “dirty,” “sinful,” “stigmatized,” or “controversial”—are under public scrutiny because of the ethical, social, and environmental concerns that they raise. Previous research has typically focused on the industry or organizational level of analysis, examining how companies in controversial industries can enhance their ...
Marco Guerci, Luca Carollo
wiley   +1 more source

A guide to the ecological limitations of phage therapy of bacterial biofilms: Is what's best for the phage best for the physician?

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Bacteriophages—viruses that kill bacteria—are promising weapons against bacterial biofilms: sessile communities notoriously resistant to antibiotics. Yet phages evolved not so much to eradicate bacteria as to obtain new bacteria to infect. That goal, however, may conflict with the physician's objective of complete bacterial clearance.
Stephen T. Abedon
wiley   +1 more source

Antithrombotic therapy in patients with prosthetic heart valves

Revista Cubana de Cardiología y Cirugía Cardiovascular, 2014
The thromboembolic events are still an important complication in patients with substitution of any of the heart valves in spite of the advances obtained in the design of prostheses.
Fidel Manuel Cáceres Lóriga, Horacio Pérez López, Karel Morlans Hernández   +2 more
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Comparative analysis of ovine and human aortic valve tissue for bioprosthetic valve development using relaxation tests and numerical simulation

Scientific Reports
As the demand for aortic valve prostheses grows, optimizing their mechanical performance and durability is essential. While mechanical valves offer longevity, their need for lifelong anticoagulation limits their use, making bioprosthetic valves a ...
Seyedeh Fatemeh Masoumi, Aisa Rassoli, Shirin Changizi, Saba Ravaghi, Nasser Fatouraee   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current developments in the tissue engineering of autologous heart valves: moving towards clinical use

, 2011
The use of tissue-engineering methods to create autologous heart valve constructs has the potential to overcome the fundamental drawbacks of more traditional valve prostheses.
Dominique Shum-Tim, Satya Prakash, Arghya Paul, Sameer S Apte   +3 more
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Development and implementation of a computerised clinical decision support system for hospital‐in‐the‐home patient identification

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Identification of appropriate patients for hospital‐in‐the‐home (HITH) remains a significant challenge. We hypothesise that a human‐centred design (HCD) approach can assist in developing a computerised clinical decision support system (CDSS) to address this issue via leveraging data within the electronic medical record (EMR).
Seok Ming Lim, Thomas Kitt‐Thompson, Douglas Forsyth Johnson, Michael Turner, Adam Boulton, Samantha Plumb, Daniel Capurro, Wen‐Kwang Lim   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A guide to the radiographic identification of prosthetic heart valves: an addendum.

, 1984
Several years ago "A Guide to the Radiographic Identification of Prosthetic Heart Valves" (Circulation 57:613, 1978) described the radiographic silhouettes of 40 different cardiac prosthesis in clinical use.
D J Mehlman
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Comparing clinical manifestations, treatment strategies and outcomes of Staphylococcus lugdunensis bacteraemia versus Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia – a retrospective cohort study

Internal Medicine Journal, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Staphylococcus lugdunensis is a coagulase‐negative Staphylococcus that has been increasingly recognised as a significant pathogen capable of causing invasive infections similar to Staphylococcus aureus. Data comparing the clinical manifestations and outcomes of S. lugdunensis bacteraemia to S. aureus bacteraemia remain limited. This
Gemma Webb, Jasmine Choi, Angela Younes, Emily Schembri, Roy Chean, Stephen Guy   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Echocardiographic evaluation of prosthetic heart valves

, 2015
The specific flow pattern and imaging features of prosthetic heart valves poses major challenges for the Doppler echocardiographic assessment of prosthetic valve structure and function.
Mahjoub, Haïfa, Dumesnil, Jean G., Pibarot, Philippe   +2 more
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Influence of nanohydroxyapatite mouthwash on the growth of Candida albicans biofilm on milled denture surfaces: An in vitro study

Journal of Prosthodontics, EarlyView.
Abstract Purpose There is a need for effective solutions for the persistent prevalence of denture stomatitis (DS) in denture‐wearing populations. This study assessed the impact of nanohydroxyapatite (nanoHAP) nanoparticles on Candida albicans biofilm formation on milled polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) denture bases.
Cynthia U. Udeh, Bennett T. Amaechi, Parveez A. Abdul‐Azees, Amos C. Obiefuna, Chun‐Yen Lin, Nahid IftiKhar, Sunil Mankar, Temitope O. Omosebi, Tejal Gohil   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source