Readability of Patient Education Materials in Plastic Surgery: Assessing 14 Years of Progress
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Global OpenBackground:. Current recommendations suggest that patient education materials (PEMs) be written at or below the sixth-grade reading level. In a 2010 study, the average readability of PEMs on the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) and The ...
Peter J. Wirth, MD +4 more
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Fusing Loop and GPS Probe Measurements to Estimate Freeway Density
, 2016 In an age of ever-increasing penetration of GPS-enabled mobile devices, the potential of real-time "probe" location information for estimating the state of transportation networks is receiving increasing attention.
Horowitz, Roberto, Wright, Matthew
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Materials Science for Energy Technologies, 2022 As the degradation of polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) shows catastrophic failures with pinholes and cracks, studies on PEM degradation are essential to improve the reliability and lifetime of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) membrane ...
Sung Ryul Choi +6 more
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Detection of BCR-ABL kinase domain mutations in CD34+ cells from newly diagnosed chronic phase CML patients and their association with imatinib resistance [PDF]
, 2011 BCR-ABL kinase domain (KD) mutations, the most common cause of imatinib resistance, are infrequently detected in newly diagnosed chronic-phase chronic myeloid leukemia (CP-CML) patients.
Aamer Aleem +19 more
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Exploration of a Polarized Surface Bidirectional Reflectance Model Using the Ground-Based Multiangle Spectropolarimetric Imager [PDF]
, 2012 Accurate characterization of surface reflection is essential for retrieval of aerosols using downward-looking remote sensors. In this paper, observations from the Ground-based Multiangle SpectroPolarimetric Imager (GroundMSPI) are used to evaluate a ...
Chipman, Russell A. +8 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Operando hard X‐ray absorption spectroscopy is applied to track the dynamic and interactive metal oxidation changes in iron group bimetallic hydroxides under different chemical and electrochemical conditions. It shows that Co and Fe oxidation are relatively equal and synchronized in CoFeOxHy.
Jinzhen Huang +6 more
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Single step spray-dried polyelectrolyte microparticles enhance the antigen cross-presentation capacity of porcine dendritic cells [PDF]
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Baert, Kim +6 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.The combination of formamidinium thiocyanate and 1,3‐propane diammonium iodide for bulk and top‐surface passivation, and a ternary fullerene blend to improve energy band alignment, suppresses energy losses in wide‐bandgap FAPbBr3 perovskite solar cells.
Laura Bellini +9 more
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RESPUESTA DE TEJIDOS EMBRIOGENICOS DE ÑAME (Dioscorea alata var. “Pico de botella”) A Colletotrichum gloeosporioides [PDF]
Temas Agrarios, 2012 Yam tuber production has been affected for anthracnose, decreasing farmers´ incomes. Genetic resistance has been attempted; however, the species narrow genetic base favors fungal re-infection.
José A. Salgado, Isidro E. Suárez1
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PEMS BASED IN-SERVICE TESTING: PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS FOR HEAVY-DUTY ENGINES/VEHICLES [PDF]
, 2015 This guidance document is a JRC technical support document, contributing to the development of best practices with PEMS. It shall be used primarily for the preparation, the execution and the follow-up of the emissions tests with PEMS on road heavy-duty ...
BONNEL Pierre +2 more
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