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Integrating FMEA and WASPAS in a fuzzy environment to risk assessment and ranking: A Real-life Case Study

open access: yesJournal of Applied Science and Engineering
This study evaluated a hydraulic pump house in Iran by identifying and assessing potential failures. The research team used fuzzy Shannon entropy to determine the weight of risk priority number (RPN) criteria. A combination of WASPAS and FMEA methods was
Jian Xiao
doaj   +1 more source

Radiofrequency Ablation-Assisted Zero-Ischemia Robotic Laparoscopic Partial Nephrectomy: Oncologic and Functional Outcomes in 49 Patients

open access: yesAdvances in Urology, 2016
Introduction and Objectives. Robotic partial nephrectomy with peritumoral radiofrequency ablation (RFA-RPN) is a novel clampless technique. We describe oncologic and functional outcomes in a prospective cohort. Methods. From May, 2007, to December, 2009,
Kalen Rimar   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Nicotinamide benefited amino acid metabolism and rumen fermentation pattern to improve growth performance of growing lambs [PDF]

open access: yesAnimal Bioscience
Objective Nicotinamide (NAM) is easily degraded in the rumen, but the rumen-protected NAM (RPN) supplementation might enable the use of NAM in ruminants.
YuAng Wang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

MAINTENANCE OPTIMIZATION BY RPN (case study)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Engineering Science and Humanities, 2013
Maintenance optimization is the problem of determining cost-optimal maintenance decisions for a system or structure to ensure a safe and economic operation. An important concept in maintenance optimization is that of life-cycle costing, where the total costs of design, building, maintenance, and demolition are considered over the entire life span of ...
Omprakash Shukla   +3 more
openaire   +1 more source

Development and Evaluation of an RN/RPN Utilization Toolkit

open access: yesNursing Leadership, 2010
To develop and evaluate a toolkit for Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse (RN/RPN) staff mix decision-making based on the College of Nurses of Ontario's practice standard for utilization of RNs and RPNs.Descriptive exploratory. The toolkit was tested in a sample of 2,069 inpatients on 36 medical/surgical units in five academic and two community
Margaret, Blastorah   +5 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Predetermination and Identification of Failure Modes Related to a Welded Car Chassis Component

open access: yesRomanian Journal of Transport Infrastructure
Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) is a method commonly used in activities with the main objective of finding measures to improve manufacturing processes or products, by identifying actual and potential ways in which components fail or processes ...
Ana-Maria Bogatu   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

A propensity-score matched comparison of perioperative and early renal functional outcomes of robotic versus open partial nephrectomy.

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2014
ObjectivesTo compare the perioperative and early renal functional outcomes of RPN with OPN for kidney tumors.Materials and methodsA total of 209 RPN or OPN patients with availability of preoperative cross-sectional imaging since 2009 at our center were ...
Zhenjie Wu   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Risk identification of a hospital laboratory pre-analytics through failure mode and effect analysis

open access: yesAsian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021
Background: Implementing an active system to identify, monitor and manage risk from laboratory errors can enhance patient safety and quality of care.
Debdatta Das   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Longitudinal Swallowing and Salivary Changes With CLR 131 and Re‐Irradiation in Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer

open access: yesHead &Neck, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Patients with recurrent head and neck cancer (HNC) often present with severe, persistent dysphagia and xerostomia following prior chemoradiation. Although swallowing impairments and salivary dysfunction have been reported in this population, prior longitudinal studies have not examined changes in salivary composition or how these ...
Jenni Wu   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Deep‐Learning Algorithm Diagnostic Support for Usual Interstitial Pneumonia Pattern Recognition in Fibrotic Interstitial Lung Disease

open access: yesRespirology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background and Objective High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) scan diagnostic classification for usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) plays a critical role in therapeutic decision‐making and clinical trial eligibility for interstitial lung disease (ILD) patients, but is subject to variability.
Caitlin C. Fermoyle   +313 more
wiley   +1 more source

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