applications of surgical robotics in pediatric general surgery

... cardiac operation using CPB during the study period in whom RBCs were used in the priming solution of the CPB circuit were included in the bloodprime group The use of RBCs in the priming solution is ... obtained and maintained using antegrade intermittent blood cardioplegia After completion of the CPB and removal of the cannulas, heparin was reversed using protamine sulfate at a 1:1 ratio During ... blood lactate levels during the ICU stay are initially higher in pediatric patients receiving a bloodless priming solution than in those receiving a blood-containing priming solution [11] However,...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 20:21

... time and scope, we have introduced some features of English morpheme system as well as its importance in learning English in general and spelling, developing vocabulary in particular It’s also ... single phonemic distinction /ʌ/ and /ɔ/, which is of course true on the phonemic level of analysis, but it is probable also true that the meaning distinction is carried by only a single distinctive ... Dependence -ful -ly Naming an act, state, condition full of, abounding in characteristic of -ize Denoting action Organize, nationalize -fy Naming action (make, form Beautify, Signify into) Prefixes Hopeful,...

Ngày tải lên: 08/04/2013, 09:31

... distribution of c|d| should be related to that described in (70) 5.4 Frequency of vanishing of L-functions I now turn to the question of the frequency of vanishing of L-functions at the central point In ... Mkl (9) pairings P (ij),(kl)∈P where the sum extends over all pairings saturating the (pairs of) indices of M by pairs 38 APPLICATIONS OF RANDOM MATRICES IN PHYSICS We see that in general, due ... combined diagonal and off-diagonal terms add up to give the expression in (16), bearing in mind that when k = the total is just N , the number of terms in the sum over j and l 6 APPLICATIONS OF...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 09:20

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Ngày tải lên: 03/04/2014, 12:15

... type of electromagnetic spectroscopy which analyzes fluorescence from a sample The sample is excited by using a beam of light which results in emission of light of a lower energy resulting in an ... present in both viruses and host bacterial protein Indole group of tryptophan residues are major source of UV absorbance and emission in proteins Tryptophan in pure water emits at 353 nm [8] Tryptophan ... Page of (page number not for citation purposes) Journal of Translational Medicine 2009, 7:99 http://www.translational-medicine.com/content/7/1/99 Figure FCS instrumentation for use in living cells...

Ngày tải lên: 18/06/2014, 15:20

... species In general, these cations have been combined with weakly coordinating anions, although not all weakly coordinating anions result in RTILs (for example, the very weakly coordinating polyhedral ... and Wisniewski) Beyond these main areas of interest though, RTILs are finding their way into many other fields One of timely international interest is utilization of biomass as nonpetroleum-based ... such as microwaves and Applications of Ionic Liquids in Science and Technology Fig (a) Most common cations of ILs (b) Choline cations of ILs obtained by mixing of choline chloride based IL with...

Ngày tải lên: 29/06/2014, 09:20

... substantially in the planning of the study and the collection of data as well as in the interpretation of the data OSS contributed substantially in the analysis and interpretation of the data All ... within 30 days of surgery and serious complications were also very rare In primary sarcomas, resection of adjacent organs was necessary in 48%, which is in the same order of magnitude as in other ... advances in understanding of their biology Hum Pathol 1999, 30(10):1213-1220 Kindblom LG, Remotti HE, Aldenborg F, Meis-Kindblom JM: Gastrointestinal pacemaker cell tumor (GIPACT): gastrointestinal...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 03:22

... planning The placement of surgical clips at the cardinal points of the lumpectomy cavity strongly improved the accuracy of target contouring Therefore, the use of surgical clips in the delineation ... systematically placing surgical clips within the lumpectomy cavity, in order to locate the LC in the ongoing APBI trial [5] In the IGR APBI trial, target delineation consists in outlining the surgical clips ... lumpectomy cavity using surgical clips within the lumpectomy cavity still seems insufficient for adequately defining the GTV in 3Dconformal APBI Indeed, some issues regarding LC contouring still need...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:20

... directed at reducing the drying effect of radiation on the skin and involves instructing patients to avoid irritating the irradiated region Dryness due to RT leads to desquamation and loss of the superficial ... Application of the cream was accomplished with the ventral surface of the fingers using a rotary motion of the fingers with light pressure to the skin The cream was massaged into the skin until ... then a third level of care was indicated This level included a cleansing spray with the addition of alternating hydrocortisone-containing cream (1%) and hydrocortisone (1%)/ Clioquinol (3%) cream...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 10:21

... for each of the two tests in baseline period Dissemination of guidelines alone rarely brings about improvements in clinical practice [2], and even an multifaceted implementation of guidelines may ... on INR Due to the seriousness of producing a wrong INR analysis result, it was demanded that both arms should have an intervention involving prompting, because any prompting most likely would increase ... postal reminder letters during each four-month followup round The contents of the reminder are presented in Figure Page of Power calculation We used an estimate of a mean number of 1.5 INR split...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 11:20

... prevalence Information relating to the presence of symptomatic versus asymptomatic HV would also be of great benefit in determining the impact of HV on the general population Clear reporting of all ... definition of HV in the majority of studies reviewed Even in those studies where HV was observed on clinical examination, very few described a quantifiable method of measuring HV Only 16% of studies in ... relying on self-report data Our findings should be considered in light of several limitations in the available literature concerning HV One major concern is the lack of a clearly stated definition...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 21:24

... rich in serine, lysine and glutamine residues Serine residues account for over 50% of the CotB C-terminal half The lysine residues in the CotB repeats have been suggested to represent sites of intra- ... (380 amino acids) or CotB∆105 (275 amino acids) or CotC (66 amino acids) as carrier proteins (all in blue) The three 27-amino-acids repeats of full lenght CotB and the part of them remaining in CotB∆105 ... t12) of storage at room temperature were examined by dot blotting of extracted spore coat proteins Concentrations of purified TTFC (in nanograms) and of coat proteins (in micrograms) are indicated...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 00:22

... frequency of administration of diazepam, and the rate of midazolam infusion were adjusted by the bedside nurse with the aim of achieving and maintaining the level of sedation within the target range of ... Change of target range: patients in whom a change in clinical condition made maintenance of sedation in the target range inappropriate This included patients for whom sedation was no longer indicated ... recording of hourly sedation scores, the amount of sedation and morphine administered during the study period was recorded Cost of drug use was calculated on the basis of the amount of drug administered...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 18:20

... fistula or injury to a nerve, artery, or vein during the postoperative period Finally, no incidence of tracheal stenosis was observed during the length of hospitalization in either group Page of (page ... leading respiratory arrest or to severe hypoxemia requiring reintubation Severe stoma infection Systemic infection requiring treatment for sepsis or surgical debridements Major bleeding Hemoglobin ... remain inflated at recommended pressure Minor bleeding Requiring dressing change, direct pressure, or suture placement Minor barotrauma Subcutaneous emphysema Minor stoma infection Localized infection...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... Mono-aspertyl chlorin e6 N Number of species n Number of binding sites per PVP monomer N0 Number of Ce6 binding sites per PVP molecule NIR Near infrared OSC Oral Squamous carcinoma P Number of PVP monomers ... agencies of other countries [22] However, Photofrin® posed several deficiencies, including poor tumour selectivity, weak absorption in the near infrared region and induction of long-lasting retinal ... thereby diminishing the fluorescence intensity [56] Fluorescence quenching has been utilized mainly for the determination of protein folding sequence, conformational changes of amino acid residues...

Ngày tải lên: 08/09/2015, 19:22

... List of publications xii List of tables xiv List of schemes xvii List of figures xix Chapter Introduction 1.1 General Introduction 1.2 Solid base catalysts in fine chemical synthesis 1.2.1 Alkaline ... Yield of amine products with recovered NH4OAc 214 xxv Chapter I Introduction 1.1 General introduction According to Sheldon’s definition [1], green chemistry involves efficiently utilizing (preferably ... the surface species indicating that anionic intermediates are involved in the reactions 1.2.1 Alkaline earth metal oxides Alkaline earth metal oxide is one of major types of solid base catalysts...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 10:17

... result of the amino group of one amino acid reacting with the carboxyl group of a second amino acid to form an amide bond (Figure 1.5) Amino acid polymers can be composed of any number of amino ... compared Miniaturization is playing an increasing role in the development of CE It may change the pattern of conventional CE and bring about a new appreciation of simple and low-cost technique As introduced ... possibilities of applying hydrophobic compounds as terminating ions Since the miniaturization has received considerable attention in the recent development of CE The use of microfabrication techniques...

Ngày tải lên: 11/09/2015, 14:27

... Organic Coatings 20 2.9.1 Primers 22 2.9.2 Driving Forces behind the Development of Conducting Polymers Coatings 22 2.10 Conducting Polymer Coatings 23 2.10.1 Conducting Polymer Coatings on Metal ... doping by protonic acid or electrochemically Non-redox doping by protonic acids, in which the number of electrons in the polymer chain remains unchanged, involves protonating all heteroatoms in ... and integrity A new class of coating has been investigated intensively, namely conducting polymers Conducting polymers of various forms will be electrodeposited onto oxidisable metals and using...

Ngày tải lên: 16/09/2015, 15:55

... Quantity One software BioRad, Hercules, CA) Cytokine determination Serum cytokines [Interleukin-2 (IL-2), Interferon gamma (IFN-γ), Interleukin-4 (IL-4), Interluekin-10 (IL-10)] were determined by ... persistence of IgE anti-Influenza virus antibodies in serum of IgE positive and negative vaccinated pediatric and adult subjects, approaching two years post vaccination The exact role of IgE in Influenza ... subject, no history of infection or vaccination Cytokines in serum Similar levels of IL-2, IFN-γ, IL-4, and IL-10 cytokines were detected in serum of vaccinated compared with non vaccinated subjects...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:10

... and engineering communities It is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine The National Academy of Engineering and the Institute of Medicine were established in 1964 ... Therefore, instead of attempting to develop quantitative measures that strain credibility, the committee offers general guidelines against which to measure the worthiness of proposed applications of robotics ... TECHNOLOGY There are already a number of successful applications of robotics in use in industry Such applications as spot welding, arc welding, palletizing, and spray painting are not exotic and are proven...

Ngày tải lên: 13/12/2013, 01:15