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The effect of real-time EF automatic tool on cardiac ultrasound performance among medical students.

PLoS ONE
PurposePoint-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) is a sensitive, safe, and efficient tool used in many clinical settings and is an essential part of medical education in the United States.
Noam Aronovitz, Itai Hazan, Roni Jedwab, Itamar Ben Shitrit, Anna Quinn, Oren Wacht, Lior Fuchs   +6 more
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Therapeutic Apheresis for Intravenous Methylprednisolone‐Refractory Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder: Clinical and Radiological Outcomes in a Single‐Center Case Series

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD) is a relapsing autoimmune disease of the central nervous system. High‐dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) is the standard first‐line therapy for acute attacks, although some patients remain refractory.
Wataru Horiguchi, Daisuke Katagiri, Takeyuki Watadani, Shunichi Matsuda, Hiroshi Kaneko, Noritoshi Arai   +5 more
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Establishment and application of an infection prevention and control system for patients undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy

Frontiers in Medicine
BackgroundContinuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) is essential for critically ill patients but carries a high risk of hospital-acquired infections.
Zhongjing Zhao, Huijie Zhao, Yang Yang, Yuncong Wang, Xia Zhao   +4 more
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DEVICE FOR CONTINUOUS MONITORING OF AVIATION FUEL PURITY IN THE TECHNOLOGICAL SCHEME OF AIRCRAFT FUEL SUPPLY

Научный вестник МГТУ ГА, 2018
Currently, special attention is paid to the aircraft fuel quality as a component of safety to ensure trouble-free operation of the fuel system. The existing system of quality control involves periodic sampling of the fuel in the container and their ...
A. A. Brailko, N. A. Druzhinin, V. M. Samoilenko   +2 more
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Long-Term Care Quality Assurance Policies in the European Union. ENEPRI Research Report No. 111, March 2012 [PDF]

, 2012
This report analyses the quality assurance policies for long-term care (LTC) in the following countries: Austria, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands, and the United ...
Pelone, Ferruccio, Avolio, Maria, Casanova, Georgia, Dandi, Roberto, De Belvis, Antonio Giulio, Volpe, Massimo   +5 more
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Control strategy for a multiple hearth furnace in kaolin production

, 2018
In the face of strong competition, the kaolin calcination industry is aiming at higher profitability through increased productivity and reduction of costs. Specifically, the industry is facing market demands to maintain product quality with the depletion
Jämsä-Jounela, Sirkka-Liisa, Hearle, Jonathan, Moseley, David, Gomez Fuentes, Jose, Smirnov, Alexander, Jämsä-Jounela, Sirkka Liisa, Gomez Fuentes, Jose Valentin   +6 more
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Modeling the cost effectiveness of malaria control interventions in the highlands of western Kenya [PDF]

, 2014
Tools that allow for in silico optimization of available malaria control strategies can assist the decision-making process for prioritizing interventions.
Katya Galactionova, Bousema, Teun, Chitnis, Nakul, Jennifer Stevenson, Nakul Chitnis (187823), Cox, Jonathan, Nakul Chitnis, Wycliffe Odongo, Chris Drakeley (79962), Odongo, W., Erin M Stuckey, Stuckey, E.M., Baidjoe, Amrish Y, Stuckey, Erin M, Drakeley, Chris, Amrish Y Baidjoe, Smith, Thomas A., Teun Bousema, Chris Drakeley, Thomas A. Smith (95630), Jennifer Stevenson (640762), Stevenson, Jennifer, Odongo, Wycliffe, Cox, J., Stuckey, Erin M., Bousema, T., Kariuki, S., Jonathan Cox (207677), Kariuki, Simon, Galactionova, K., Baidjoe, A.Y., Stevenson, J., Teun Bousema (79969), Galactionova, Katya, Simon Kariuki (250853), Baidjoe, Amrish Y., Wycliffe Odongo (470912), Chitnis, N., Jonathan Cox, Smith, T.A., Simon Kariuki, Erin M. Stuckey (625700), Drakeley, C., Smith, Thomas A, Thomas A Smith, Amrish Y. Baidjoe (640764), Katya Galactionova (640763)   +46 more
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Effects of the Fluid Replacement Method During Online Hemodiafiltration on the Solute Removal Performance and Biocompatibility Using the Asymmetric Cellulose Triacetate Membrane

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Pre‐dilution online hemodiafiltration (Pre‐HDF) is predominantly used in Japan, whereas post‐dilution online HDF (Post‐HDF) is more common in Europe. An asymmetric cellulose triacetate (ATA) membrane may improve biocompatibility.
Kenji Sakurai, Yoshitaka Kurihara, Fumi Yamauchi, Hiromi Hosoya, Takeshi Saito   +4 more
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Evaluation of the Quality Indicators in Laboratories at National AIDS Research Institute, Pune, India

National Journal of Community Medicine, 2017
Introduction: Quality indicators in a clinical laboratory are considered as useful tools for continual improvement of the laboratory services. Aim: The aim of this study was to assess timely performance of the NARI service laboratories in three ...
Sangeeta Kulkarni, Sachin Kale, Urmila Ghodke, Arun Risbud, Smita Kulkarni   +4 more
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Performance evaluation method of the service quality dimensions using Six Sigma metrics, the main components’ quality indicator and the geometric capacity indicator

Engineering Management in Production and Services
This research aims to propose an evaluation and monitoring method with the Six Sigma performance metrics, the main component quality indicator, and the geometric capacity indicator to control service quality dimensions.
Herrera Tomás José Fontalvo, Acosta Roberto Herrera, Maturana Ana Gabriela Banquez   +2 more
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