Compared with cubic Continuously Variable Crown (CVC), quintic CVC presents integrated control capability of quadratic and quartic crown. In order to take full advantage of quintic CVC and have better comprehensive control of the edge wave, center wa...
The back-up rolls of hot strip mills wear considerably under the conditions of high temperature and heavy load, which affects the roll service period and the stability of strip profile control. Serious uneven wear, short service periods, and spalling...
China’s corporate venture capital (CVC) overseas investment began in the late 20th century and has expanded significantly over the years. By 2021, more than 265 Chinese institutions and companies had engaged in cross-border investments, contrib...
The outbreak of COVID-19 has already generated a huge societal, economic and political losses worldwide. The present study aims to investigate the antiviral activity of Poly(hexamethylene biguanide) hydrochloride (PHMB) treated fabric against COVID-1...
21 September 2022
Virtual reality (VR) represents a promising digital intervention for managing distress and anxiety in children with tumors undergoing painful medical procedures. In an experimental cross-over study, we administered a VR intervention consisting of rel...
Background: Central Venous Catheter (CVC)-related infections cannot always be solved by replacement, due to some vascular anomalies or an emergency status. This comprehensive, evidence-based review aimed to define the efficacy of antibacterial lock t...
Monocytes (Mos) are believed to play important roles during the generation of immune response. In our previous study, CVC1302, a complex of PRRs agonists, was demonstrated to recruit Mo into lymph nodes (LNs) in order to present antigen and secret ch...
In recent years, some volcanic eruptions have focused scientists’ attention on the detection and monitoring of volcanic clouds, as their impact on the air traffic control system has been unprecedented. In 2010, the Eyjafjallajökull eruptio...
Background: The necessity of using central venous catheters (CVCs) in hemodialysis, coupled with their associated complications, remains a critical concern in nephrology. This study aims to compare the short-term prognosis of tunneled (T-CVC) and non...
Hypovolemia is a systemic state characterized by severe reduction in the effective blood volume with subsequent tissue hypoperfusion. It may be due to fluid loss, decreased water intake, fluid redistribution, or systemic disease. The present study ai...
18 November 2020
Corporations are confronted with challenges adjusting to changing technologies and markets. Seeking innovations externally through open innovation is a possible approach to go beyond the internal development of innovations. One practice of open innov...
This study examines the impact of corporate venture capital (CVC) on the labor income share of science and innovation enterprises, focusing on data from China’s Science and Technology Innovation Board (STIB) and Growth Enterprise Market (GEM) b...
Background: This study presents a systematic approach using a natural language processing (NLP) algorithm to assess the necessity of routine imaging after central venous catheter (CVC) placement and removal. With pneumothorax being a key complication...
Background and Objectives: Thrombosis is a serious complication experienced by some hospitalized patients. While concurrent placement of two catheters (CVCs) in the same central vein offers several benefits in clinical settings, we aimed to investiga...
Background: Healthcare systems worldwide are increasingly burdened by rising costs, growing patient demand, and limited resources. In this context, cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) plays a vital role in evaluating the clinical value of medical inter...
Nitinol is a group of nearly equiatomic alloys composed of nickel and titanium, which was developed in the 1970s. Its properties, such as superelasticity and Shape Memory Effect, have enabled its use, especially for biomedical purposes. Due to the fa...
Slow continuous ultrafiltration (SCUF) is an extracorporeal therapy able to reduce fluid overload in chronic or acute heart failure resistant to diuretics. An in-vitro study demonstrated the SCUF feasibility using a standard fluid infusion central ve...
Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are reportedly responsible for 50–60% of bloodstream infections in very preterm (<1500 g) infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Staphylococcus capitis is an increasingly prevalent pathogen...
Vegetation in parks is regarded as a valuable way to reduce particulate pollution in urban environments but there is little quantitative information on its effectiveness. The aim of this study was to conduct on-site measurements and computational flu...
Cemented Sand, Gravel, and Rock (CSGR) dams have traditionally used either Conventional Vibrated Concrete (CVC) or Grout-Enriched Roller Compacted Concrete (GERCC) for protective and seepage control layers in low- to medium-height dams. However, thes...
Background: Centrally inserted central catheters (CICCs) are increasingly used in neonatal care. CICCs have garnered attention and adoption owing to their advantageous features. Therefore, achieving clinical competence in ultrasound-guided CICC inser...
Background: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) pose a significant risk, especially for very low birth weight infants due to their immature immune systems and the need for invasive procedu...
This study found a higher percentage of CD8+ T cells in piglets immunized with a CVC1302-adjuvanted inactivated foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV) vaccine. We wondered whether the CVC1302-adjuvanted inactivated FMDV vaccine promoted cellular immunit...
We investigate how state-owned corporate venture capital differs from privately owned corporate venture capital in fostering innovation among startups. Based on the data of Chinese A-share listed companies and the startups in their portfolios that th...
An acknowledgment of feedback is extremely helpful in medical training, as it may improve student skill development and provide accurate, unbiased feedback. Data are generated by hundreds of complicated and variable processes within healthcare includ...
Colorectal polyps in the colon or rectum are precancerous growths that can lead to a more severe disease called colorectal cancer. Accurate segmentation of polyps using medical imaging data is essential for effective diagnosis. However, manual segmen...
Background: Digital polymerase chain reaction (dPCR) is a highly sensitive molecular method that allows rapid detection of bacterial DNA and resistance genes, requiring only a small blood volume. Although not a new technology, its application in pedi...
The structure and phenomena arising from charge transfer in cold field emission mode in a single closed carbon nanotube (CNT) under cold field emission conditions are studied. Inhomogeneities of the structure of CNT in the form of two types of superl...
Rapid urbanisation and population growth call for more Industrialised Construction (IC) as a swifter, safer, higher-quality and affordable means of delivering housing and infrastructure. Meanwhile, rising global temperatures and extreme weather patte...
Catheter related blood stream infection is an ever present hazard for those patients requiring venous access and particularly for those requiring long term medication. The implementation of more rigorous care bundles and greater adherence to aseptic...
Central venous catheterization is, now, one of the most routinely used procedures in the NICUs, helping during the care of very sick infants. Pericardial effusion is a very rare but severe complication, with a high mortality. The cases described are...
Background: Daily clinical practice requires repeated and prolonged venous access for delivering chemotherapy, antibiotics, antivirals, parenteral nutrition, or blood transfusions. This study aimed to investigate the performance and the safety of tot...
This short review has the aim of helping the radiologist to identify medical devices when interpreting a chest X-ray, as well as looking for their most commonly detectable complications. Nowadays, many different medical devices are used, often togeth...
This article discusses the concept and applications of cognitive dynamic systems (CDS), which are a type of intelligent system inspired by the brain. There are two branches of CDS, one for linear and Gaussian environments (LGEs), such as cognitive ra...
The effect of exogenous mixed-enzyme supplementation (xylanase, β-glucanase, and pectinase) and coccidia vaccine challenge (CVC, Coccivac B-52™) on broilers fed a corn–SBM (CS) and a wheat–CS (WCS)-based diet was examined in th...
(1) Background: Ultrasonography of major vessels helps evaluate fluid status and responsiveness in critical human and canine patients. Aims: transrectal and inguinal ultrasonography of caudal vena cava (CVC), aorta (Ao), and femoral artery (FA) and v...
13 March 2019
The role of venture capital as mediator and gatekeeper is well acknowledged and geographical barriers for open innovation have been questioned, but venture capital firms’ distant investments have been investigated only rarely. The strategic ben...
Recent studies utilizing deep convolutional neural networks (CNN) have described the central venous catheter (CVC) on chest radiography images. However, there have been no studies for the classification of the CVC tip position with a definite criteri...
Background: Central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are critical infectious complications among pediatric hematology-oncology patients, and the management of central venous catheters (CVCs) by healthcare personnel can significantly i...
Background: Whether patients commence haemodialysis with a central venous catheter (CVC), or an arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is used to audit the quality of a vascular access service. However, this crude metric of measurement can miss the increasing n...
This article is dedicated to the construction of neural networks for the prediction of the current–voltage characteristic (CVC). CVC is the most important characteristic of the mass transfer process in electro-membrane systems (EMS). CVC is use...
Ultrasonographic measurements of the caudal vena cava (CVC) and aorta (Ao) are known as reliable tools to assess intravascular volume status in humans. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of obtaining ultrasonographical measurements...
Background: Central Venous Catheter (CVC) is a necessary and important tool in managing acutely ill children and those needing complex care. CVC enables infusing venous medication, fluids, blood products, chemotherapy, total parental nutrition, and p...
Niosomes are multilamellar vesicles that effectively transfer active ingredients into the skin’s layers. To improve the active substance’s penetration across the skin, these carriers are frequently utilized as topical drug delivery system...
Background/Objectives: The autologous arteriovenous fistula (AVF) is the primary vascular access (VA) method for hemodialysis (HD), with superior patency and a lower complication rate than arteriovenous graft (AVG) or central venous catheter (CVC). T...
The burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is increasing, posing a serious threat to human health. Cardiovascular calcification (CVC) is one of the most common manifestations of CKD, which significantly influences the morbidity and mortality of patie...
Background: Chest radiography remains central to post-procedural assessment of central venous catheter (CVC) placement in intensive care units. Multimodal large language models (MLLMs) can process medical images, but their reliability for practical r...
The arteriovenous fistula (AVF) has long been considered the optimal vascular access. However, the evolving characteristics of the ageing dialysis population limit the creation of an AVF in all patients. Thus, more patients start hemodialysis (HD) wi...
We investigate the reliability of the conservation of the vector current (CVC) hypothesis in the neutron beta decay (n
Objectives: The choice of vascular access continues to be a critical component in the management of hemodialysis patients. Despite the international consensus favoring arteriovenous (AV) fistulas, the use of central venous catheters (CVCs) remains pr...
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