United we stand, divided we fall.

Epilepsy power: ‘United we stand—Divided we fall’

This paper is divided into two distinct sections: the first identifies ‘epilepsy power’ and ‘client power’ and the potential obstacles that may prevent its implementation. The section also aims to encourage health-care professionals and advocacy specialists to reflect on their current methods of practice within the specialist field of epilepsy. The second section utilizes a case history pertain...

Adult Degenerative Scoliosis with Spinal Stenosis Treated with Stand-Alone Cage via an Extreme Lateral Transpsoas Approach; a Case Report and Literature Review

We report the case of a 73-year-old female with severe degenerative scoliosis and back and leg pain that wassuccessfully treated with stand- alone cages via an extreme lateral transpsoas approach. This patient had declinedopen surgery and instrumentation due to her advanced age concerns about potential side effects.

INTRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT OF SURROGATE MANAGEMENT FRAMEWORK FOR SOLVING OPTIMIZATION PROBLEMS

In this paper, we have outlined the surrogate management framework for optimization of expensive functions. An initial simple iterative method which we call the “Strawman” method illustrates how surrogates can be incorporated into optimization to stand in for the most expensive function. These ideas are made rigorous by incorporating them into the framework of pattern search methods. The SMF al...

The Battle Against COVID-19: Where Do We Stand Now?

Divided we stand.

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