Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) occurring after renal transplantation is a complex biochemical process that can be monitored by specific biomarkers. The roles of those are not yet fully elucidated. The aim of this study was to analyze the concentra...
Ischemia-reperfusion injury (IRI) after renal transplantation is a complex biochemical process. The first component is an ischemic phase during kidney storage. The second is reperfusion, the main source of oxidative stress. This study aimed to analyz...
Port operations play a strategic role in global trade but are associated with significant environmental impacts due to intensive energy use, equipment operation, and cargo handling activities. In this context, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) emerges as a...
12 October 2020
One of the most important consequences caused by the constant development of human activity is the uncontrolled generation of greenhouse gases (GHG). The main gases (CO2, CH4, and N2O) are illustrated by the carbon footprint. To determine the impact...
Port decarbonization strategies often prioritize emissions under direct port authority control while overlooking dominant indirect sources. This study proposes an approach that combines Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) and expert elicitation. While existi...
The increase in maritime trade and its global economic importance have forced port management actors to carry out the periodic dredging of their sediments to maintain an adequate depth for the passage of large ships to maintain their operation and co...
Introduction: Venous access is a crucial element in chemotherapy delivery. It remains unclear whether cancer patients prefer a port to a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC). Our study aimed to assess cancer patients’ satisfaction with their...
The maritime sector, responsible for approximately 3% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, is under growing pressure to transition toward climate-neutral operations. Significant progress has been made in developing sustainable fuels and propulsi...
The decarbonization of multimodal transport systems requires assessment approaches that simultaneously address environmental impacts and economic performance at dynamic operational conditions. Conventional Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Life Cycle C...
Container terminals are simultaneously advancing automation and digitalization while facing increasingly stringent greenhouse-gas (GHG) reduction requirements. However, product-level life-cycle evidence for large cargo-handling equipment remains scar...
Prostate cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignancies worldwide and is a major cause of cancer-associated morbidity in men. Radical prostatectomy (RP) is a cornerstone of intervention for organ-confined diseases and offers a potentially...
This article examines how the Ecuadorian national digital press has represented the relationship between criminal violence, declining mobility, tourism contraction, and the erosion of intangible cultural access in Machala, Puerto Bolívar, and...
Current organ shortages have led centers to extend the acceptance criteria for organs, increasing the risk for adverse outcomes. Current preservation protocols have not been adapted so as to efficiently protect these organs. Herein, we target oxidati...
Despite improvements in kidney transplantation rates, the shortage of donor kidneys remains a critical issue, exacerbated by non-utilization of recovered kidneys due to quality concerns, necessitating advancements in perfusion methods to enhance graf...
Background and Objectives: Kidney transplantation remains the gold-standard treatment for end-stage renal disease (ESRD). For deceased donor transplantation, optimal allograft preservation represents a critical determinant of success. While static co...
Sedimentation is the natural process of sediment transportation and deposition in quiescent water conditions. Sedimentation can affect the functionality of ports, harbours and navigation channels by reducing water depth, making navigation difficult,...
Recently, second-life battery systems have received a growing interest as one of the most promising alternatives for decreasing the overall cost of the battery storage systems in stationary applications. The high-cost of batteries represents a promin...
Maritime decarbonization has shifted from a long-term aspiration to an engineering and systems-integrated problem under near-term compliance pressure. International regulatory bodies, governments, and a wide array of private-sector coalitions will ti...
As a prerequisite for pollution control, monitoring air pollutants is crucial. In recent years, all walks of life are developing toward intelligence, and the concept of intelligent ports is also the development direction of current port planning. A l...
Ports are drivers of economic development, but at the same time, they create significant environmental pressures for port cities. Sustainable port development is an important aspect of urban and logistical planning in European coastal cities, helping...
Port cities represent an interdependent system in which port and urban activities overlap and develop. While ports serve as the gateway for the city, expanding market reach and attracting investments, cities provide the necessary labor and services r...
Container terminals are the main hubs of the global supply chain but, conversely, they play an important role in energy consumption, environmental pollution and even climate change due to carbon emissions. Assessing the environmental impact of this t...
A hazard zoning map is the most essential tool during the crisis management cycle’s prevention and risk reduction phase. In this study, a geographic information system (GIS) is applied to the crisis management of ports through the preparation o...
With the adoption of the sustainable development goals (SDGs), the world has recognized the need to move to responsible governance in many areas of life, including seaports, which are at the forefront of economic activity and environmental safety. Th...
Non-spine bone metastases (NSBMs) can cause significant morbidity and deterioration in the quality of life of cancer patients. This paper reviews the role of post-operative radiotherapy (PORT) in the management of NSBMs and provides suggestions for c...
Aiming at the problem of valve port erosion caused by contaminated particles, a three-dimensional prediction model of valve orifice erosion was established based on computational fluid dynamics (CFD) and erosion theory, considering the influence of t...
During the integrated circuit (IC) packaging process, acid or alkaline chemical ingredients in the packaging material and in the mold cleaning cake are the major contributor to the corrosion of mold ports and plungers. To prolong the service life of...
Urban renovation projects, which have led to the conversion of port areas through a new vision of waterfronts as elements of the potential development of the urban system in its entirety, have spread since the early 1950s and now some port cities are...
Background: There is no consensus regarding the indication for postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) for T1- and T2-classified squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the external auditory canal (EAC) even with negative surgical margins. This study aimed to eva...
The high-penetration integration of renewable energy into port power systems is challenged by the stochastic volatility of wind–solar generation and dynamic load demands. To address this, this study proposes a data-driven bi-level coordinated p...
Most port cities have a long history of investment in the waterfront, adapting these spaces to improve the quality of life of its inhabitants and increase the tourist interest of the city, in a 50-year process of waterfront regeneration that started...
Ports serve as key nodes in eco-friendly and digital logistics networks, and the volume of cargo handled continues to increase in response to growing international trade. However, the increased workload within limited spaces heightens the risk of saf...
In the AECO field, there have been many efforts to transform the design, construction, and maintenance methods that have been carried out in the traditional way based on document-based data into digital ones. BIM makes it possible for the information...
The maintenance of port infrastructures presents difficulties due to their location: an aggressive environment or the variability of the waves can cause progressive deterioration. Maritime conditions make inspections difficult and, added to the lack...
2 September 2022
Airborne port noise has historically suffered from a lack of regulatory assessment compared to other transport infrastructures. This has led to several complaints from citizens living in the urban areas surrounding ports, which is a very common situa...
A port is an intermodal system in which many logistics activities requiring properly constructed areas occur. The large extension of these areas poses a major problem in choosing materials with technical and economic implications. Choice and design o...
Electrifying port horizontal transportation is constrained by downtime and deadheading from fixed charging/swapping systems, large battery sizes, and the lack of integrated decision tools for life-cycle emissions. This study develops a carbon-efficie...
Background: Single-port laparoscopic hepatectomy is a minimally invasive modality for the treatment of benign and malignant liver lesions. Due to the method’s technical challenges, it is suitable for experienced hepatobiliary surgeons and selec...
Ecuador is one of the largest banana exporters in the world. This sector generates wealth and employment in the country. Life cycle method tools support finding critical points and improvement measures in systems. In this study, the Ecuadorian banana...
The objective of the ITER test blanket module (TBM) program is to provide experimental data on the performance of the breeding blankets in the integrated fusion nuclear environment. The ITER test blanket modules are installed and operated inside the...
Despite ongoing advances in maritime safety research, ship accidents persist, with significant consequences for human life, marine ecosystems, and port operations. Because many accidents occur in or near ports, assessing a vessel’s ability to e...
Background: Cerliponase alfa is currently the only approved disease-modifying therapy for neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis type 2 (CLN2) disease and requires lifelong intracerebroventricular (ICV) infusion, traditionally via a scalp-sited ventricular a...
The concept of sustainable development is one of the few ideas that require the integration of all areas of human life on earth in order to maintain further development without major disruptions. One such area is maritime transport, including maritim...
Emissions from port operation and shipping have a significant impact on climate risk, affecting the environment and human health in coastal regions (UNEP). The port of Heraklion, located on the island of Crete over the eastern Mediterranean, plays a...
The city-port context involves a decisive reality for the economic development of territories and nations, capable of significantly influencing the conditions of well-being and quality of life, and of making the Circular City Model (CCM) operational,...
Marine accidents in ports can cause loss of human life and property and have negative material and environmental impacts. In South Korea, due to a pier collision accident of a large container ship in Busan New Port of South Korea, the need for safe s...
The competitiveness of seaports is predominantly affected by factors external to the ports themselves, connected mainly with the quality of the hinterland and foreland infrastructure. Measures taken in these areas are reflected in the main objectives...
Air pollution is a major problem in the everyday life of citizens, especially air pollution in the transport domain. Ships play a significant role in coastal air pollution, in conjunction with transport mobility in the broader area of ports. As such,...
It is indisputable that a great deal of brand new technologies such as the internet of things, (IoT) big data, and cloud computing are conquering every aspect of our life. So, in the branch of marine technology, the mentioned technologies are also be...
Codling moth Cydia pomonella is well established nearly everywhere apples are grown. Due to this almost global distribution, larvae are often intercepted at U.S. ports of entry where immature specimens cannot be identified accurately to species leadi...
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