UNLABELLED Ethical confusion regarding withdraw of therapy led to the aim of the study in which the knowledge and attitude of the Macedonian Intensive Care Unit (ICU) doctors and their impact on decision making process were assessed. METHODS Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) study has been conducted on a national sample of 217 ICU doctors (response rate 83.87%), applying restructured EUR...

in recent years, the hydroforming due to reduction in weight and increase in strength of automotive parts has attracted attention of the automotive industry. thus, the knowledge of the process to produce parts with desired quality and accuracy has been growing. one of the effective methods in improving the formability in the hydroforming is known as pulsating hydroforming. however, the reason o...

in this paper, the deep drawing process of tailor welded blanks is simulated using the finite element modelling and verified using the experimental results available in the literature. then the effect of die and material properties on the welding line movement is investigated. it is seen that the most effective material parameters on weld line movement are different between sheet metal thicknes...

The addition of wood to polymers results in wood-polymer composites (WPC), whereby the content can be up 80 %. This composite is mainly processed extruded deckings. extrusion die an essential part process, which determines both process parameters and final product. A characteristic WPC dies a partial solidification melt before leaving die. necessary ensure dimensionally stable extrusion. For de...

James White lehnte 1846 die Lehre von der Dreieinigkeit als „das alte unbiblische trinitarische Dogma“ ab. Ein Jahrhundert später stimmte die Gemeinde, die er neben anderen gegründet hatte, für eine offizielle Erklärung von „Glaubenspunkten“, die den Glauben an eine Dreieinigkeit einschloss. Das eine große theologische Veränderung stattfand, ist kein Diskussionspunkt mehr. Das die meisten der f...

Statement of the Problem: Understanding about impression materials, their properties, uses and manipulation can guide operators towards having more successful restorations. Purpose: The aim of this in vitro study was to compare the accuracy of a condensation silicone impression material, Optosil, and an addition poly siloxane impression material, Elite-HD. Materials and Method: A laboratory mod...

Two novel adaptive nonlinear filter structures are proposed which are based on linear combinations of order statistics. These adaptive schemes are modifications of the standard LMS algorithm and have the ability to incorporate constraints imposed on coefficients in order to permit location-invariant and unbiased estimation of a constant signal in the presence of additive white noise. The conver...

Since tubes have numerous industrial applications, different attempts are focused on the Severe Plastic Deformation (SPD) processes of tubes. As an illustration, Tube Channel Pressing (TCP) is an attractive process for this purpose since it can be used for processing of different sizes of tubes. However, more attempts are needed to improve the outcomes of TCP. For example, imposing of greater s...