This research focuses on applying Game Theory to teach the PERT scheduling method to civil engineering students. The work was carried out with students from the Construction Planning and Scheduling course, who were given face-to-face classes on Game...
In the Atacama Desert, the spectral distribution of solar radiation differs from the global standard, showing very high levels of irradiation with a particularly high ultraviolet content. Additionally, the response of photovoltaic (PV) technologies i...
High-throughput screening systems are robotic cells that automatically scan and analyze thousands of biochemical samples and reagents in real time. The problem under consideration is to find an optimal cyclic schedule of robot moves that ensures maxi...
4-month-old twins were diagnosed with X-pert MTB/RIF® confirmed tuberculosis (TB)[...]
These days, seamless moving about a city is a determinant of the city’s competitiveness, and is decisive for the life quality in the city. Hence, taking care of appropriate traffic organisation is one of the major tasks of the city authorities. Devel...
Aircraft turnaround efficiency is a key determinant of the sustainability of air transport systems. Each stage of ground handling—passenger disembarkation, baggage handling, refuelling, and ancillary services—contributes to the total turn...
Construction projects are complexity, multidisciplinary, have thousands of activities and details, and involve many participants. This intricate and fragmented nature of construction projects coupled with tight budgets and limited resources makes the...
Polyethylene of Raised Temperature resistance (PE-RT) is a versatile polymer with an enhanced ability to withstand higher temperatures than other standard polyethylene-derived materials. The application scope of PE-RT pipes extends across a broad ran...
This paper applies a new Breast Coordinate System to measure three-dimensional breast movements, relative to the thorax by eliminating the effects of body rotation, translation, bending and tilting during activities. Two-dimensional and three-dimensio...
Bifacial solar cells are the leading technology, and the number of steps in the manufacturing process influences the processing time and production cost. The goal of this paper is to optimize the boron back surface field (B-BSF) produced with reduced...
Background: Venous thromboembolisms constitute a major cause of morbidity and mortality with 60,000 to 100,000 deaths attributed to pulmonary embolism in the US annually. Both clinical presentations and treatment strategies can vary greatly, and the...
Nutritional supplements for patients with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI) typically utilize pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) which is associated with gastrointestinal side effects. We evaluated serum triglyceride levels in patient...
Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a significant cause of cardiovascular mortality, with varying presentations and management challenges. Traditional treatment approaches often differ, particularly for submassive/intermediate-risk PEs, because of the lack of...
(1) Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the third most frequent acute cardiovascular condition worldwide. PE response teams (PERTs) have been created to facilitate treatment implementation in PE patients. Here, we report on the 5-year experience o...
While typically considered a pulmonary disease, cystic fibrosis patients develop significant nutritional complications and comorbidities, especially those who are pancreatic insufficient. Clinicians must have a high suspicion for cystic fibrosis amon...
Objectives: Pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT) is essential for treating exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI), a condition where the pancreas does not produce adequate enzymes for digestion. This study delves into the real-world experien...
It is very difficult for manufacturing enterprises to achieve automatic coordination of multiproject and multilevel planning when they are unable to make large-scale resource adjustments. In addition, planning and coordination work mostly relies on h...
Various factors affecting the construction progress are regarded as bottlenecks giving rise to the project duration overrun. The contractor should combine the project schedule with the plan in order to reduce the uncertainty of the project activities...
Public-sector organisations must often commit to AI adoption decisions before longitudinal performance data are available to inform them. This study introduces and preliminarily demonstrates a Delphi–PERT–Monte Carlo framework for probabi...
Earned value management (EVM) is widely used when monitoring and estimating operations related to construction projects. As the scope and complexity of construction projects expand, traditional EVM is sometimes ineffective and even results in conclus...
The Chinese hamster ovary K1 cell line (CHO-K1) constitutively produces retroviral-like particles (RVLPs) containing reverse transcriptase (RT) activity, which, thus far, have not been shown to be infectious. Since infectious retroviruses have been r...
The Spodoptera frugiperda Sf9 insect cell line is used in the baculovirus expression vector system for the development of various viral vaccines and some gene therapy products. Early studies indicated that Sf9 cells produced a reverse transcriptase (...
Background: Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI or PEI) may be prevalent in as many as 3 of 10 people with diabetes due to exocrine pancreatic function being reduced as early as the time of diagnosis. EPI can be treated with pancreatic enzyme repl...
Most construction managers use deterministic scheduling techniques to plan construction projects and estimate their duration. However, deterministic techniques are known to underestimate the project duration. Alternative methods, such as Stochastic N...
Meeting the demand of energy is a challenge for many countries these days, and generating electricity from renewable resources has become a main trend for future economic development. The construction of a renewable energy plant is costly and timely;...
Due to the reduction in diesel propulsion on railway networks across the world, it is essential to consider the introduction of an alternative propulsion where electrification would not be feasible. The introduction of alternative propulsions may inf...
In this paper, we use numerical simulations to investigate ultrathin Cu (In1−xGax) Se2 solar cells. In the first part, we focus on the cell configuration in which the PV parameters fit and match the fabricated cell characteristics. Our goal is...
To date, Korea has built four 1000 MW gross-power ultra-critical coal-fired power plants. With the introduction of this new power plant type, there is a need for the development of best practices and lessons learned associated with its construction....
The Swiss Ticino regional pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) features direct access to various pharmacomechanical PE management options within a hub/spoke system, by integrating evidence, guidelines’ recommendations and personal experience...
The marble extractive industry heavily depends on diesel-powered equipment, particularly wheel loaders and excavators used for block handling, resulting in high energy consumption and operating costs. In this study, the potential for fuel reduction t...
In order to integrate fragmented text data of crop disease knowledge to solve the current problems of disordered knowledge management, weak correlation and difficulty in knowledge sharing, a Chinese named-entity–relation-extraction model for cr...
Physics-based models are useful for the analysis and optimization of crystalline-silicon solar cells when many device designs must be evaluated. This paper presents a compact transfer-matrix framework for one-dimensional carrier transport and physics...
Background: Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a time-sensitive condition with variable clinical presentations and outcomes. Rapid risk stratification and appropriate triage are essential for optimizing treatment and patient outcomes. Artificial intelligence...
Introduction: Chronic pancreatitis (CP) can lead to malnutrition, an established risk factor for low bone mineral density (BMD) and fractures. This study aims to determine the prevalence of low BMD, assess fracture incidence and explore risk factors...
Background: Severe (FIGO grade 3b & c) placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) is potentially a life-threatening condition due to catastrophic haemorrhage at delivery. Consequently, interventional radiology (IR) techniques are often employed to prevent m...
A two-trough parabolic-shaped concentrating photovoltaic solar collector with a vertical half-size ‘phosphorus-passivated emitter rear totally diffused’ bifacial cell string receiver was designed and built for household applications, with...
Most people with cystic fibrosis (pwCF) develop pancreatic insufficiency and are treated with pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT). We aimed to describe the use of PERT and assess the correlates of PERT dose in adult pwCF. In a cross-sectiona...
Background: The primary role of a pulmonary embolism response team (PERT) is to support decision-making processes regarding acute pulmonary embolism (PE) patients and provide advanced rescue therapies when needed. Despite a great need for its availab...
In patients with pancreatic exocrine insufficiency (PEI), focus is primarily placed on fat digestion. Using high-caloric drinks (HCD) is often recommended to avoid malnutrition, but knowledge is limited whether pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (...
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Studies on the prognostic significance of preoperative radiotherapy (PERT) and postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) in patients with advanced gastric cancer (GC) remain elusive. The aim of the study was to evaluate the survival advantage of preoperative...
Intermediate-high-risk (IHR) pulmonary embolism (PE) remains one of the most challenging clinical phenotypes in contemporary PE management. Although haemodynamically stable at presentation, these patients remain at significant risk of clinical deteri...
Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) of oil and gas megaprojects often experience cost overruns due to substantial schedule delays. One of the greatest causes of these overruns is the mismanagement of the project schedule, with the piping...
The outdoor performance of n-type bifacial Si photovoltaic (PV) modules and string systems was evaluated for two different albedo (ground reflection) conditions, i.e., 21% and 79%. Both monofacial and bifacial silicon PV modules were prepared using n...
There is a need to understand the permeation flux behavior of polymers exposed to high-pressure and -temperature fluids continuously for long time intervals. This study investigates evidence of structural alterations in polymer specimens as indicator...
Acute pulmonary embolism (PE) is increasingly managed as a dynamic risk continuum in which imaging findings guide therapeutic escalation rather than merely confirm diagnosis. The principal challenge still remains normotensive patients with intermedia...
Background/Objectives: Pancreatic cancer-associated cachexia (CAC) is a complex, multifactorial and multi-organ metabolic syndrome affecting approximately 80% of patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Recent epidemiological data show...
Mortality rates from pulmonary embolism (PE) remain significant, highlighting the need for alternative treatment strategies beyond traditional anticoagulation. Percutaneous interventions, including mechanical thrombectomy and catheter-directed thromb...
Background: Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI or PEI) often goes undiagnosed or misdiagnosed due to nonspecific symptomatology. Clinicians may focus primarily on symptoms like diarrhea and steatorrhea, potentially overlooking more prevalent symp...
We aimed to highlight the roles of the pancreatic enzymes, with special reference to amylase, on glucose homeostasis in healthy pigs and in pigs with exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (EPI). Healthy pigs fed a high-fat diet (HFD) were subjected to mi...
Malnutrition prevails in considerable proportions of children with Cystic Fibrosis (CF), and is often associated with adverse outcomes. For this, routine screening for malnutrition is pivotal. In the present cross-sectional study, we aimed to assess...
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