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Optimal Fleet Policy of Rental Vehicles with Relocation: A Simulation Study

Journal of Advanced Transportation
Popularity of one-way car rentals poses a challenge to rental car fleet management and brings to focus the importance of a strategic decision for rental car operators: whether to implement a single-fleet or a multifleet model.
John-Carlo Favier, Subhamoy Ganguly, Timofey Shalpegin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Five‐Year Outcomes of Laparoscopic Sphincter‐Preserving Surgery for Rectal Cancer: A Prospective Study in Elderly Vietnamese Patients

Aging and Cancer, EarlyView.
This prospective study demonstrates that laparoscopic sphincter‐preserving surgery is feasible for elderly patients. While overall survival reaches 70% at 5 years, advanced T‐stage and the omission of neoadjuvant therapy significantly drive recurrence, highlighting the need for personalized geriatric protocols despite logistical challenges.
Huu Duc Ho, Quang Le, Ngoc Thach Tran, Van Viet Ung, Loc Vu   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Combinatorial Optimization of Shunting Operations for Industrial Sidings Adjacent to Railway Stations

Vehicles
The main objective of this study was to reduce the dwell time of wagons at stations and to improve the efficiency of shunting locomotive utilization. This is a combinatorial problem, since an increase in the number of loading and unloading fronts leads ...
Alisher Baqoyev, Azizjon Yusupov, Sakijan Khudayberganov, Bauyrzhan Sarsembekov, Utkir Khusenov, Aleksandr Svetashev, Shokhrukh Kayumov, Muslima Akhmedova, Mafratkhon Tokhtakhodjayeva   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Guidelines for e-Startup Promotion Strategy

Journal of Technology Management & Innovation, 2015
Startup businesses have always played an important role in the global economy, but recently their importance has grown significantly. For this reason, governments around the world have amended regulation and created incentives to encourage their ...
Valerio De Simone, Marco D'Avino, Massimiliano Maria Schiraldi, Marco Iannucci   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Onasemnogene Abeparvovec in Patients With SMA: Interim Results of the RESTORE Registry in Japan

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective There are limited real‐world data regarding the safety and effectiveness of onasemnogene abeparvovec (OA; Zolgensma) infusion, a one‐time gene replacement therapy, for Japanese patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). We aimed to improve understanding of the real‐world outcomes for OA in Japan.
Kayoko Saito, Kamal Benguerba, Ken Tsuchida, Kazushige Yazawa, Isao Tsumiyama, Hiromitsu Kayama, Sandra P. Reyna, Farid Khan, Richard S. Finkel   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Integration of Serum Neurofilament Light Chain and Cortical Dysfunction Improves Diagnostic Accuracy in ALS

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To determine whether integration of serum neurofilament light chain (NfL) and cortical dysfunction improves diagnostic accuracy in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) when applied alongside the Gold Coast criteria (GCC). Methods In this prospective study, 148 participants with suspected ALS were recruited (101 ALS and 47 with ALS ...
Aicee Dawn Calma, Nathan Pavey, Yukiko Tsuji, Amirul Ab Ghapar, Mehdi A.J. van den Bos, Bronwen Orden, Grace Lee, Linda Mekhael, Julie Ryder, Cláudia Santos Silva, David McDonald, Fakhria Kakar, Con Yiannikas, Matthew C. Kiernan, David A. Brown, Parvathi Menon, Steve Vucic   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

Supply chain integration in the South African conveyancing environment

Journal of Transport and Supply Chain Management, 2016
Background: Although conveyancing is a legal term, business management and specifically operations management principles also apply to the processes involved in conveyancing.
Anthea P. Amadi-Echendu, Louis P. Krüger   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Price of Precision: A Critical Review of Molecular Diagnostics in Glioma, From Guidelines to Global Disparities

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Gliomas have undergone a profound redefinition over the past decade, transitioning from morphology‐based entities to biologically coherent diseases defined by molecular alterations. The 2021 WHO Classification of Tumors of the Central Nervous System and its 2022 update formalize this shift, establishing integrated diagnosis as the global ...
Maria Guarnaccia, Sebastiano Cavallaro
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding Young Consumers’ E-Waste Recycling Behaviour in Bangladesh: A Developing Country Perspective

Recycling
The rising amount of electronic waste (e-waste) presents serious threats to the environment and public health. Addressing this challenge necessitates a focus on improving the e-waste recycling rate, which is facilitated by consumers’ spontaneous ...
Md Hasibul Islam, Md. Tamzidul Islam, Mohammad Rashedul Hoque, Shahnaz Zarin Haque, Bikash Barua, M. M. Obaidul Islam, Md. Faruque Hossain   +6 more
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New Onset of Fibromyalgia After Exposure to a Combat Environment: A Longitudinal Cohort Study

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Traumatic life events are hypothesized to be triggers for the onset of fibromyalgia. Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common comorbidity of fibromyalgia. However, limited prospective data are available on the development of fibromyalgia after exposure to high‐magnitude stress.
Jay B. Higgs, Willie J. Hale, Casey L. Straud, Jim Mintz, Stacey Young‐McCaughan, Kimberly D. Gomes, Chelsea J. Sterne, Katrina M. Lawrence‐Wolff, Alan J. Bartholomew, Kevin M. Kelly, Douglas M. Maurer, Catherine Vriend, Brett T. Litz, Douglas E. Williamson, Alan L. Peterson, for the STRONG STAR Consortium   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source