This study conducts a comparison of two ecosystem service models: the Water Supply Stress Index (WaSSI) and the Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs (InVEST). It focuses on each model’s capability to estimate annual water yi...
Nepal is known for its complex terrain, climate, and vegetation dynamics, resulting in tremendous hydrologic variability and complexity. Accurately quantifying the water balances at the national level in Nepal is extremely challenging and is currentl...
Climate change, socioeconomic development, and irrigation management are exacerbating water scarcity in many regions worldwide. However, current global-scale modeling approaches used to evaluate the impact of these factors on water resources are limi...
Hurricanes are one of the most significant threats to coastal plain forest ecosystems and urban communities of the southeastern U.S., but their implications for watershed hydrology are unclear. Hurricanes have the potential to alter water balances, c...
Coastal forests are highly sensitive to both climate change and land use change, which can strongly affect hydrological processes and long-term water yield. This study quantifies the individual and combined impacts of climate change and land use/land...
The work is based on a collaboration between Hiroshima University and Kure KOSEN College. This paper presents the design concept, hardware, and applications of a single-phase synchronous inverter (SSI), a specially designed grid-forming inverter (GFM...
Surface solar irradiance (SSI) is a crucial component in climatological and agricultural applications. Because the use of renewable energy is crucial, the importance of SSI has increased. In situ measurements are often used to investigate SSI; howeve...
Background: The role of oral antibiotic prophylaxis (OAP) and mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) in the prevention of surgical site infection (SSI) after colorectal surgery is still controversial. The aim of this study was to analyze the effect of a...
This study investigates how structural dynamic characteristics affect the response to high-frequency dominant seismic excitations, using a 3D numerical analysis considering soil–structure interaction (SSI). For this purpose, an SSI analysis was...
An identity management including authentication and authorization in a network environment is a critical security factor. Various models for identity management have been developed continually, from the silo model to the federated model and to the re...
Recent studies have shown that body composition is an important factor that affects surgical site infection (SSI). However, each study has utilized different body composition criteria. Therefore, in this study, we aim to determine the most predictabl...
Soil structure interaction (SSI) effects have been extensively studied with advanced numerical simulations even if these approaches are time consuming and require much effort to perform. In particular, when SSI models are compared with fixed based on...
Background/Objectives: Surgical site infection (SSI) remains a major complication after colorectal surgery. Comparative evidence for commonly used perioperative intravenous antibiotic regimens is limited, and risk prediction models require external e...
As consensus towards teaching science for citizenship grows, so grows the need to prepare science teachers to pursue this goal. Implementation of socioscientific issues (SSI) is one of the most prominent theoretical and practical frameworks developed...
Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most frequent complications of surgical interventions. Several factors have been identified as major determinants of occurrence of SSIs. The present study determined the occurrence and possible risk factors...
Standard surgical antimicrobial prophylaxis (SAP) regimens are less effective in preventing surgical site infections (SSIs) due to rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR) rates, particularly for patients undergoing colorectal surgery. This study aimed...
Background and Objectives: Surgical site infections (SSIs) remain common after elective colorectal surgery. This systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated whether adding oral antibiotic bowel preparation (OAB) to mechanical bowel preparation (MBP...
Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) is a common complication after colorectal cancer (CRC) surgery. We evaluated routinely available perioperative biomarkers for early prediction of superficial SSI after curative CRC surgery. Methods: This retr...
Incoming surface solar irradiance (SSI) is essential for calculating Earth’s surface radiation budget and is a key parameter for terrestrial ecological modeling and climate change research. Remote sensing images from geostationary and polar-orbiting...
Background: The incidence of surgical site infections (SSIs) is well documented in orthopedic surgery. Benchmarking is necessary for elective foot and ankle surgery due to the limited data on this topic. The economic burden of SSI management is high....
This paper analyzes the seismic performance and damage characteristics of high-rise frame-core-tube structures on soft soil, explicitly incorporating dynamic soil–pile–structure interaction (SSI). A refined 3D finite element model of a 52...
Background/Objectives: Surgical site infection (SSI) remains a common complication after ileostomy closure. Mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) and oral antibiotic preparation are often bundled together, so their independent contributions to SSI risk...
25 May 2022
School sports activity (SSA) is beneficial to gaining and maintaining optimal health among elementary and middle school students but might increase risks for school sports injury (SSI). This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the incidence an...
Soil–structure interaction (SSI) refers to the dynamic interaction between a structure and the surrounding soil on which it rests. The behavior of the soil can significantly affect the response of the building structure. In the context of civil...
Background: SSIs (surgical site infections) are associated with increased rates of morbidity and mortality. The traditional quality improvement strategies focusing on individual performance did not achieve sustainable improvement. This study aimed to...
This paper proposes a method for forecasting surface solar irradiance (SSI), the most critical factor in solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation. The proposed method uses 16-channel data obtained by the GEO-KOMPSAT-2A (GK2A) satellite of South Korea...
Background: Numerous studies have identified typical risk factors for surgical site infections (SSI) and fascial dehiscence (FD), but patients with gynecological cancer are often excluded. This study aimed to assess the key risk factors for SSI and F...
14 August 2022
Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) have a major role in the evolution of medical care. Despite centuries of medical progress, the management of surgical infection remains a pressing concern. Nowadays, the SSIs continue to be an important fac...
Background/Objectives: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to investigate the prevalence of surgical site infections (SSIs) following coronectomy of mandibular third molars. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted in Medli...
Background and Objectives: Recent findings suggest that combining mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) and preoperative oral antibiotics (OAs) decreases the risk of incisional surgical site infections (iSSIs) in colorectal surgery; however, this findin...
(1) Background: Surgical site skin preparation is an important approach to prevent postoperative wound infections. International guidelines recommend that alcohol-based combinations be used, however, the optimal combination remains uncertain. This st...
The response of the structure subjected to an earthquake load is greatly affected by the properties of the structure and soil so it is very important to accurately determine the characteristics of the structure and soil for analysis. However, studies...
Background/Objectives: Sagittal split ramus osteotomy (SSRO) is a commonly performed procedure in orthognathic surgery. Despite its effectiveness, surgical site infections (SSI) represent a significant postoperative complication, often necessitating...
Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) lead to higher hospital readmission rates and healthcare costs, representing a significant global healthcare burden. Machine learning (ML) has demonstrated potential in predicting SSIs; however, the challen...
Background: Despite ongoing efforts to improve the pancreaticoduodenectomy technique and perioperative care, surgical site infection (SSI) remains a contributor to morbidity. Efforts to reduce SSI include the use of negative pressure wound therapy (N...
Background/Objectives: Common femoral endarterectomy (CFE) is one of the most frequent open arterial surgical procedures. The ideal material to close the arteriotomy is equivocal. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of bovine pericard...
The Advanced Model for the Estimation of Surface Solar Irradiance (AMESIS) was developed at the Institute of Methodologies for Environmental Analysis of the National Research Council of Italy (IMAA-CNR) to derive surface solar irradiance from SEVIRI...
Background and Objectives: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a frequent complication after lower extremity fracture surgery, yet tools for individualized risk prediction remain limited. This study aimed to develop and internally validate a nomogram...
Background/Objectives: Surgical site infection (SSI) remains a clinically important complication after spinal surgery. This study developed and assessed machine learning approaches for predicting postoperative SSI using routinely collected preoperati...
Generally, the action recognition task requires a vast amount of labeled data, which represents a time-consuming human annotation effort. To mitigate the dependency on labeled data, this study proposes Semi-Supervised and Iterative Reinforcement Lear...
The Soil–Structure Interaction (SSI) effect has been widely evidenced during several earthquakes around the world. In the Venezuelan context, the seismic event in Caracas in 1967 showed the significant consequences of designing buildings withou...
To estimate the potential risks of plant diversity reduction and soil salinization in the Bosten Lake Basin, the dynamic changes in the plant community and species diversity affected by soil moisture and salinity were analyzed from 2000 to 2020 based...
Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) represent a noteworthy contributor to both morbidity and mortality in the context of patients who undergo colorectal surgery. Several risk factors have been identified; however, their relative significance...
The purpose of this study is mainly to investigate, through fragility curves, the effect of soil–structure interaction (when it is neglected during design) on damage probability. It also examines how realistic it is to conduct a performance est...
Surface solar irradiance (SSI) is influenced by important factors such as total cloud cover and aerosols. However, the influence of vegetation-runoff coupled system on SSI has not been investigated yet. The present study aims to study this issue in t...
One of the key issues in structural and geotechnical engineering is that most parts of buildings are usually analysed separately and then the outputs are used in foundation designs. In this process, some effects are neglected. In this study, the soil...
This article examines the seismic assessment and strengthening of a traditional load-bearing masonry structure subjected to strong motion data, with particular emphasis on the effects of soil–structure interaction (SSI). The case study is the A...
Remote sensing technologies are suitable for detecting marine oil-gas leakages on a large scale. It is important to structure an accurate method for detecting marine oil-gas leakages in varied remote sensing images. However, traditional spectral inde...
In long-distance subsea pipelines, pipeline inspection gauge (PIG) speed fluctuations under complex operating conditions can cause a mismatch between the sampling frequency and the operating state. This mismatch may compromise the integrity of defect...
Background/Objectives: Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) rank among the most common complications following stoma takedown and lead to increased morbidity, increased Length of Hospital Stay (LOS), and higher healthcare costs. Negative Pressure Wound Th...
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