Search
Now showing items 441-450 of 554
The P-ART framework for placement of virtual network services in a multi-cloud environment
(
Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
Carriers network services are distributed, dynamic, and investment intensive. Deploying them as virtual network services (VNS) brings the promise of low-cost agile deployments, which reduce time to market new services. If ...
Lorcaserin vs. Phentermine among non-surgical and surgical obese patients: Anthropometric, glycemic, lipid, safety and cost outcomes
(
Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Background
To evaluate effectiveness, safety, and costs of Lorcaserin vs. phentermine among obese non–surgical and surgical patients (post bariatric surgery).
Methods
This retrospective study retrieved charts of all ...
Minimum transmission power loss in multi-terminal HVDC systems: A general methodology for radial and mesh networks
(
Elsevier B.V.
, 2019 , Article)
The significant increase of high-power renewable energy sources (e.g., off-shore wind energy systems) in the power networks, has introduced Multi-Terminal High-Voltage DC (MTDC) grids as a prominent approach for transmitting ...
Gallbladder cancer: 7-Year experience from Qatar
(
Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Thirty-five patients presented with GC during the study period, 10 females (28.6%) and 25 males (71.4%). Fourteen patients (40%) were diagnosed incidentally after laparoscopic cholecystectomy, 16 (48.6%) were diagnosed ...
Microdeletion in a FAAH pseudogene identified in a patient with high anandamide concentrations and pain insensitivity
(
Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
The study of rare families with inherited pain insensitivity can identify new human-validated analgesic drug targets. Here, a 66-yr-old female presented with nil requirement for postoperative analgesia after a normally ...
Assessment of PULP score in predicting 30-day perforated duodenal ulcer morbidity, and comparison of its performance with Boey and ASA, a retrospective study
(
Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Background: /aim: Scores commonly employed to risk stratify perforated peptic ulcer patients include ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists), Boey and peptic ulcer perforation score (PULP). However, few studies assessed ...
Electronic signature of DNA bases via Z-shaped graphene nanoribbon with a nanopore
(
Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
DNA sequencing witnessed significant research efforts to improve its efficiency and to reduce the production cost. Successful DNA sequencing of quick and low cost techniques associate with the personalized medicine as well ...
Rare presentation of primary varicella zoster as fatal fulminant hepatitis in adult on low-dose,short-term steroid: Case report
(
Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article)
Background
Varicella zoster virus presents clinically as primary (chickenpox) or secondary (herpes zoster) infection. Cutaneous and extracutaneous dissemination may occur, usually in immunocompromised patients. VZV ...
Nociceptor subtypes and their incidence in rat lumbar dorsal root ganglia (DRGs): focussing on C-polymodal nociceptors, A?-nociceptors, moderate pressure receptors and their receptive field depths
(
Elsevier Ltd
, 2019 , Article Review)
A recent study with Ca++-sensitive-dyes in neurons in whole DRGs (Table 5) found that much lower percentages of nociceptors were polymodal-nociceptors (PMNs) (Emery et al., 2016), than the 50–80% values in many ...
Data for benchmarking low-cost, 3D printed prosthetic hands
(
Elsevier Inc.
, 2019 , Article)
In this article, three different data sets are presented to evaluate a representative of openly accessible 3D printed prosthetic hand. The first data set includes grasping force measurements of human hand and low-cost 3D ...