bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Assessing the Impact of the Anesthesia Medication Template on Medication Errors During Anesthesia: A Prospective Study
Authors: Grigg Eliot B. , Martin Lizabeth D. , Ross Faith J. , Roesler Axel , Rampersad Sally E. , Haberkern Charles , Low Daniel K.W. , Carlin Kristen , Martin Lynn D. 
Published: January 2017

BACKGROUND:
Medication errors continue to be a significant source of patient harm in the operating room with few concrete countermeasures. The organization and identification of medication syringes may have an impact on the commission of medication errors in anesthesia, so a team of physicians and designers at the University of Washington created the Anesthesia Medication Template (AMT) to define a formal way of organizing the anesthesia workspace. The purpose of this study is to assess the ability of the AMT to reduce perioperative medication errors by anesthesia providers.

METHODS:
This study evaluated the AMT in 2 phases: (1) 41 anesthesia providers administered medications in 2 prospective, randomized operating room simulations with or without the AMT, while medication errors were directly observed; and (2) around 200 providers prospectively self-reported medication errors from all anesthetizing locations during a 2-year period at Seattle Children’s Hospital, an academic, pediatric medical center.

RESULTS:
In simulated emergencies, the odds of medication dosing errors using the AMT were 0.21 times the odds of medication dosing errors without AMT (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.07, 0.66), controlling for scenario, session, training level, and years at training level. During the year after implementation of the AMT, the mean monthly error rate for all reported medication errors that reached patients decreased from 1.24 (95% CI, 0.85–1.79) to 0.65 (95% CI, 0.39–1.09) errors per 1000 anesthetics. The mean monthly error rate of reported swap, preparation, miscalculation, and timing errors decreased from 0.97 (95% CI, 0.64–1.48) to 0.35 (95% CI, 0.17–0.70) errors per 1000 anesthetics. Medication errors that resulted in patient harm did not change after implementation of the AMT.

CONCLUSIONS:
Standardizing medication organization with the AMT is an intuitive, low-cost strategy with the potential to improve patient safety through reducing medication errors by anesthesia providers.
What Have We Learned from the Imaging in Carotid Angioplasty and Risk of Stroke (ICAROS) Study?
Authors: Biasi Giorgio M. , Froio Alberto , Deleo Gaetano , Piazzoni Claudia , Camesasca Valter 
Published: January 2017

Carotid artery stenting (CAS) is used widely to treat carotid lesions. Indication to CAS is mostly based, both in trial and in clinical practice, on the percentage of stenosis and the presence or absence of preprocedural neurologic symptoms, whereas the features of the plaque are somehow disregarded and ignored. The most severe complication of CAS is stroke, related to cerebral embolization from carotid plaque. Several studies showed that echolucent plaques generate a higher number of embolic particles following carotid stenting. Echolucency can be measured using the gray scale median, which is an objective and quantitative computer-assisted grading of the echogenicity of carotid plaques. As previously demonstrated in the ICAROS study, carotid plaque echolucency is an independent risk factor for stroke in carotid stenting. Carotid plaque echolucency is one of the parameters that should be mandatory to be considered for indication to treatment.
Spontaneous Regression of a Large Iatrogenic Dissection of the Ascending Aorta
Authors: Roumy Aurélien , Kirsch Matthias , Prêtre René , Niclauss Lars 
Published: January 2017

AbstractA 74-year-old woman was admitted for right coronary angioplasty. During the procedure, she complained about chest pain, and contrast injection showed an iatrogenic dissection of the ascending aorta. A contrast computed tomography (CT) scan confirmed the diagnosis via visualization of a large non-circulating false lumen, which involved nearly the entire ascending aorta. The patient remained hemodynamically stable and asymptomatic while receiving medical therapy alone. Another CT scan performed 3 days later showed complete regression of the false lumen. This case suggests that uncomplicated iatrogenic dissection of the ascending aorta, even when large, may be managed successfully by medical therapy.
Rediscovering Aldo Leopold’s Big Woods
Authors: Druckenbrod Daniel L. 
Published: January 2017

While much of Aldo Leopold’s life is associated with Wisconsin, where he wrote A Sand County Almanac, his observations and letters as a high school student in Lawrenceville, New Jersey document his maturing insights into natural history and his eventual land ethic. This article frames Leopold’s experiences at the Lawrenceville School within the context of its surrounding environment in 1904-1905 by rediscovering the locations of forests he drew on a map in a letter to his mother. Notably, Leopold referred to the forest west of Rider University today as the Big Woods. Tree-ring data recently collected by Rider University students and other historical evidence (including an oral interview, photographs, 1899 state government report, and 1849 herbarium sample) confirm the location of this forest and reveal that it has been present since at least the mid-nineteenth century. Knowing the locations of these forests, like Leopold’s Big Woods, not only enables a greater appreciation for the landscape that he wrote extensively about in letters home, but also provides an opportunity to document the long-term environmental changes that have occurred over the past 110 years in central New Jersey.
Experimental Study Regarding of Bending Behaviour of Stabilizator Link
Authors: Cofaru Nicolae , Roman Lucian , Pascu Adrian , Oleksik Valentin 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
This paper presents an experimental study of the behavior of anti-roll power link subjected to bending, power link coming from an Opel Astra G. The power link is made of PA66 GF30 polyamide. For this study, there were used a universal testing machine (Instron 5587) and a real-time strain measurement optical system (Aramis). The results showed are those obtained in the case of a compression force of 1,000 [N] namely: major Strain ε1, minor strain ε2, equivalent von Mises strain, displacement on X axis, displacement on Y axis (compression force direction), displacement on Z axis.
About the Smart Weather Station
Authors: Bogdan Mihai 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
Until recently, the Romanian weather stations utilized ordinary transducers that acquire useful information related to the desired physical inputs. These inputs will be converted into electrical signals easy to be processed by analog to digital converters.
This paper proposed a new approach based on smart sensors system that change the interior behavior in order to optimize data acquirements from the environment. The smart sensor characteristics are stored into himself in a transducer electronic data sheet form (TEDS). The intelligent transducer generat together with the measured analogic signal also a digital interface. Through this interface the transducer’s catalog data can be read from the transducer.
Some Numerical Results of Multipoints Bomndary Value Problems Arise in Environmental Protection
Authors: Pop Daniel N. 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
In this paper, we investigate two problems arise in pollutant transport in rivers, and we give some numerical results to approximate this solutions. We determined the approximate solutions using two numerical methods: 1. B-splines combined with Runge-Kutta methods, 2. BVP4C solver of MATLAB and then we compare the run-times.
Cohomology and torsion cycles over the maximal cyclotomic extension
Authors: Rössler Damian , Szamuely Tamás 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
A classical theorem by K. Ribet asserts that an abelian variety defined over the maximal cyclotomic extension K of a number field has only finitely many torsion points. We show that this statement can be viewed as a particular case of a much more general one, namely that the absolute Galois group of K acts with finitely many fixed points on the étale cohomology with

𝐐
/
𝐙

{\mathbf{Q}/\mathbf{Z}}

-coefficients of a smooth proper

K
¯

{\overline{K}}

-variety defined over K. We also present a conjectural generalization of Ribet’s theorem to torsion cycles of higher codimension. We offer supporting evidence for the conjecture in codimension 2, as well as an analogue in positive characteristic.
CFD Analysis and Design Optimization in a Curved Blade Impeller
Authors: Sutudehnezhad Nazila , Zadghaffari Ramin 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
Mixing efficiency in stirred tank reactors is an important challenge in the design of many industrial processes. The effect of blade shape on mixing efficiency has been studied in the present work. The computational method has been used to investigate the flow field, power consumption, pumping capacity, hydraulic efficiency, and mixing time in a fully baffled tank stirred by a Rushton turbine and different curved blade impellers. Flow in a stirred tank reactor involves interactions between flow around rotating blades and stationary baffles. The flow field was developed using the sliding mesh (SM) approach in computational fluid dynamics (CFD). The realizable k-ε was used to model the turbulence. A reasonable agreement between the experimental reported data and simulation results indicated the validity of CFD model. It has been revealed that increasing the blade curvature, at approximately the same mixing time would enhance the mixing efficiency up to 61.3 % in comparison with the Rushton turbine. This mixing efficiency would favor the employment of curved blade impellers due to the cost-benefits of stirred tank operations.
Sialoendoscopy, sialography, and ultrasound: a comparison of diagnostic methods
Authors: Pniak Tomáš , Štrympl Pavel , Staníková Lucia , Zeleník Karol , Matoušek Petr , Komínek Pavel 
Published: January 2017

Abstract

Objective
To compare the accuracy of ultrasound, sialography, and sialendoscopy for examining benign salivary gland obstructions.

Methods
In this prospective study, patients with symptoms of obstruction of the major salivary gland duct system presenting at the ENT Clinic University Hospital, Ostrava, from June 2010 to December 2013 were included. All patients (n=76) underwent ultrasound, sialography, and sialoendoscopy. The signs of sialolithiasis, ductal stenosis, or normal findings were recorded after the examinations. Statistical analysis of the sensitivity and specificity of all the methods was performed, as well as a comparison of the accuracy of each method for different kinds of pathology (sialolithiasis or stenosis).

Results
The sensitivity of ultrasound, sialography, and sialoendoscopy for sialolithiasis findings were 71.9%, 86.7 %, and 100%, respectively. The sensitivity of sialography and sialoendoscopy for stenosis of the duct was 69.0%, and 100%, respectively. The study showed impossibility of ultrasonic diagnostics of ductal stenosis. The sensitivity of sialoendoscopy for both pathologies was significantly higher than that from ultrasound or sialography (p<0.05). The specificity of sialoendoscopy was significantly higher than that from by ultrasound or sialography (p<0.05).

Conclusion
Sialoendoscopy was the most accurate method for examination ductal pathology, with significantly higher sensitivity and specificity than by ultrasound or sialography.
Use of a simplified consent form to facilitate patient understanding of informed consent for laparoscopic cholecystectomy
Authors: Borello Alessandro , Ferrarese Alessia , Passera Roberto , Surace Alessandra , Marola Silvia , Buccelli Claudio , Niola Massimo , Di Lorenzo Pierpaolo , Amato Maurizio , Di Domenico Lorenza , Solej Mario , Martino Valter 
Published: January 2017

Abstract

Background
Surgical informed consent forms can be complicated for patients to read and understand. We created a consent form with key information presented in bulleted texts and diagrams combined in a graphical format to facilitate the understanding of information during the verbal consent discussion.

Methods
This prospective, randomized study involved 70 adult patients awaiting cholecystectomy for gallstones. Consent was obtained after standard verbal explanation using either a graphically formatted (study group, n=33) or a standard text document (control group, n=37). Comprehension was evaluated with a 9-item multiple-choice questionnaire administered before surgery and factors affecting comprehension were analyzed.

Results
Comparison of questionnaire scores showed no effect of age, sex, time between consent and surgery, or document format on understanding of informed consent. Educational level was the only predictor of comprehension.

Conclusions
Simplified surgical consent documents meet the goals of health literacy and informed consent. Educational level appears to be a strong predictor of understanding.
The potential of hybrid potato for East-Africa
Authors: de Vries Michiel , ter Maat Menno , Lindhout Pim 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
Potato is an important staple crop in East Africa.
Most of the seed tubers are propagated in informal systems,
whereby the tubers become deteriorated and contaminated,
resulting in low crop yields. Potato breeding has not
resulted in significantly improved varieties that overcome
these constraints. Recently, true potato hybrid breeding
technology has been developed, whereby diploid hybrids
are generated by crossing between homozygous inbred
parent lines. The first series of experimental hybrids were
pre-screened in The Netherlands and ten representative
hybrids were tested in East-Africa, whereby the yield of the
best hybrid was 29 ton/ha. These results show the great
potential of hybrid potato for East Africa.
Modeling and optimization of Quality of Service routing in Mobile Ad hoc Networks
Authors: Rafsanjani Marjan Kuchaki , Fatemidokht Hamideh , Balas Valentina Emilia 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
Mobile ad hoc networks (MANETs) are a group of mobile nodes that are connected without using a fixed infrastructure. In these networks, nodes communicate with each other by forming a single-hop or multi-hop network. To design effective mobile ad hoc networks, it is important to evaluate the performance of multi-hop paths. In this paper, we present a mathematical model for a routing protocol under energy consumption and packet delivery ratio of multi-hop paths. In this model, we use geometric random graphs rather than random graphs. Our proposed model finds effective paths that minimize the energy consumption and maximizes the packet delivery ratio of the network. Validation of the mathematical model is performed through simulation.
Non-local Integrals and Derivatives on Fractal Sets with Applications
Authors: Golmankhaneh Alireza K. , Baleanu D. 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
In this paper, we discuss non-local derivatives on fractal Cantor sets. The scaling properties are given for both local and non-local fractal derivatives. The local and non-local fractal differential equations are solved and compared. Related physical models are also suggested.
MODY – calculation of ordered structures by symmetry-adapted functions
Authors: Białas Franciszek , Pytlik Lucjan , Sikora Wiesława 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
In this paper we focus on the new version of computer program MODY for calculations of symmetryadapted functions based on the theory of groups and representations. The choice of such a functional frame of coordinates for description of ordered structures leads to a minimal number of parameters which must be used for presentation of such structures and investigations of their properties. The aim of this work is to find those parameters, which are coefficients of a linear combination of calculated functions, leading to construction of different types of structure ordering with a given symmetry. A spreadsheet script for simplification of this work has been created and attached to the program.
Sensorik und Messtechnik für die Industrie 4.0
Authors: Schütze Andreas , Helwig Nikolai 
Published: January 2017

Zusammenfassung
Dieser Beitrag
betrachtet zunächst allgemein die Bedeutung von Sensorik und Messtechnik
für die Industrie 4.0 und
versucht, den nach wie vor schwammigen Begriff Industrie
4.0 für den Bereich Sensorik und Messtechnik als
Sensor 4.0 zu konkretisieren.
Anschließend wird kurz die Erwartungshaltung aus Sicht der Industrie
4.0 an moderne Sensorik und Messtechnik
reflektiert, bevor der heutige Stand der Technik und die
weitere Entwicklung skizziert werden. Konkrete Beispiele
smarter Sensor- und Messsysteme für die Industrie
4.0 aus dem Bereich hochintegrierter magnetischer
Sensoren sowie Anwendungen wie dem Condition Monitoring komplexer Anlagen
auf Basis verteilter Sensoren verdeutlichen das Potential und die noch
anstehenden Herausforderungen. Gerade das Condition
Monitoring als Voraussetzung für eine zustandsbasierte Wartung von
Systemen, aber auch für ein autonomes Aushandeln von
Fertigungsprozessen muss neben dem Zustand von Prozess und Maschine auch
mögliche Sensorausfälle bzw. die aktuelle
Fertigungsgenauigkeit berücksichtigen. Hierzu
zählt auch eine erweiterte Betrachtung der Messunsicherheit für
statistische bzw. allgemein datenbasierte
Auswertemodelle, da bei diesen
u. a. gezielt Korrelationen in
komplexen Systemen ausgenutzt werden, um den Zustand
einzelner Komponenten bewerten zu können.
Diskussion der Messunsicherheitsbeiträge am Beispiel aktueller Druckmesstechnik
Authors: Schiering Nadine , Schnelle-Werner Olaf 
Published: January 2017

Zusammenfassung
Druckmessgeräte werden von akkreditierten Kalibrierlaboratorien nach der Richtlinie DKD-R 6-1
DKD-R
6-1:2014. Kalibrierung von Druckmessgeräten. Deutscher Kalibrierdienst (DKD) unter Schirmherrschaft der
Physikalisch-Technischen Bundesanstalt (PTB), Ausgabe 03/2014.
kalibriert. Diese Richtlinie legt Mindestanforderungen an
das Kalibrierverfahren und an die Messunsicherheitsbetrachtung bei der Kalibrierung von Druckmessgeräten fest. Die
Bestimmung der Messunsicherheit erfolgt dabei grundsätzlich nach dem in der Schrift DAkkS-DKD-3 beschriebenen
Verfahren. Der vorliegende Beitrag stellt die Herangehensweise vor, wie die Messunsicherheit bei der Kalibrierung von
Druckmessgeräten berechnet werden kann. Des Weiteren wird auf die einzelnen Unsicherheitsbeiträge und deren Ermittlung
bzw. Herkunft eingegangen. Abschließend wird als Ergebnis eine Beispiel-Messunsicherheitsbilanz aufgezeigt, welche ein
wichtiges Tool bei der Messunsicherheitsberechnung darstellt.
Synthesis and characterization of a macrocyclic copper complex containing the 14-membered 1,3,5,8,10,12-hexaazacyclotetradecane unit
Authors: Hakimi Mohammad , Mardani Zahra , Moeini Keyvan , Mohr Fabian 
Published: January 2017

Abstract
In this work, a new macrocyclic copper complex, [Cu(ACE)(SCN)2]; ACE: 1,3,6,10,12,15-hexaazatricyclo[13.3.1.16,10]eicosane, was prepared and characterized by elemental analysis, FT-IR, Raman spectroscopy and single-crystal X-ray diffraction. X-ray analysis of [Cu(ACE)(SCN)2] reveals an elongated octahedral geometry around the copper atom in a centrosymmetric CuN6 environment.
Characteristics of Patients With Satisfactory Functional Gain Following Total Joint Arthroplasty in a Postacute Rehabilitation Setting
Authors: Hershkovitz Avital , Vesilkov Marina , Beloosesky Yichayaou , Brill Shai 
Published: January 2017

Background and Purpose:
Total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is an effective and successful treatment of osteoarthritis of the hip and knee as quantified by several measures, such as pain relief, improved walking, improved self-care, functions, and increased quality of life. Data are lacking as to the definition of a satisfactory functional gain in a postacute setting and identifying the characteristics of older patients with TJA who may achieve that gain. Our aim was to characterize patients who may achieve a satisfactory functional gain in a postacute rehabilitation setting following TJA.

Methods:
This was a retrospective study of 180 patients with TJA admitted during 2010-2013. The main outcome measures were the Functional Independence Measure (FIM), the Montebello Rehabilitation Factor Score (MRFS) on the motor FIM, and the Timed Get Up and Go Test. Satisfactory functional gain was defined as an mFIM MRFS score above median score. Comparisons of clinical and demographic characteristics between patients who achieved a satisfactory functional gain versus those who did not were performed by the Mann-Whitney U test and the χ2 test.

Results:
The proportion of patients who achieved a satisfactory functional gain was similar in the total knee arthroplasty and total hip arthroplasty (THA) groups. The most significant characteristic of patients who achieved a satisfactory functional gain was their admission functional ability. Age negatively impacted the ability to achieve a satisfactory functional gain in patients with THA.

Conclusion:
Functional level on admission is the best predictive factor for a better rehabilitation outcome for patients with TJA. Age negatively affects functional gain in patients with THA.
Calcium‐permeable AMPA receptors and silent synapses in cocaine‐conditioned place preference
Authors: Shukla Avani , Beroun Anna , Panopoulou Myrto , Neumann Peter A , Grant Seth GN , Olive M Foster , Dong Yan , Schlüter Oliver M 
Published: January 2017

AbstractExposure to cocaine generates silent synapses in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), whose eventual unsilencing/maturation by recruitment of calcium‐permeable AMPA‐type glutamate receptors (CP‐AMPARs) after drug withdrawal results in profound remodeling of NAc neuro‐circuits. Silent synapse‐based NAc remodeling was shown to be critical for several drug‐induced behaviors, but its role in acquisition and retention of the association between drug rewarding effects and drug‐associated contexts has remained unclear. Here, we find that the postsynaptic proteins PSD‐93, PSD‐95, and SAP102 differentially regulate excitatory synapse properties in the NAc. Mice deficient for either of these scaffold proteins exhibit distinct maturation patterns of silent synapses and thus provided instructive animal models to examine the role of NAc silent synapse maturation in cocaine‐conditioned place preference (CPP). Wild‐type and knockout mice alike all acquired cocaine‐CPP and exhibited increased levels of silent synapses after drug‐context conditioning. However, the mice differed in CPP retention and CP‐AMPAR incorporation. Collectively, our results indicate that CP‐AMPAR‐mediated maturation of silent synapses in the NAc is a signature of drug–context association, but this maturation is not required for establishing or retaining cocaine‐CPP.