During the past 5 years, 30 cases of thoracic aortic aneurysm were treated. Selective cerebral perfusion (SCP) and retrograde cerebral perfusion (RCP) were conducted for cerebral protection during aortic cross clamping. SCP was carried out in 5 cases of dissecting aneurysm (all Stanford type A, including a case of AAE) and 3 cases of arch aneurysm. RCP was conducted in 5 cases of dissecting ane...

Psychopathic individuals are characterized by impaired affective processing, impulsivity, sensation-seeking, poor planning skills and heightened aggressiveness with poor self-regulation. Based on brain self-regulation studies using neurofeedback of Slow Cortical Potentials (SCPs) in disorders associated with a dysregulation of cortical activity thresholds and evidence of deficient cortical func...

BACKGROUND Selective cerebral perfusion (SCP) is used for extending the period during which surgical procedures can be safely performed. We sought to determine the direct effects of pH management on cerebral microcirculation and metabolism during SCP. METHODS An experimental SCP porcine model was created by selectively allowing cold perfusate only into the bicarotid brachiocephalic trunk duri...

The work presented in this paper focuses on the improvement of corporate knowledge management systems. For the implementation of such systems, companies deploy can important means for small gains. Indeed, management services often notice very limited use compared to what they actually expect. We present a five-step re-designing approach which takes into account different factors to increase the...

We consider a production planning problem under uncertainty in which companies have to make product allocation decisions such that the risk of failing regulatory inspections of sites and consequently losing revenue is minimized. In the proposed decision model the regulatory authority is an adversary. The outcome of an inspection is a Bernoulli-distributed random variable whose parameter is a fu...

The effects sterol carrier protein-2 (SCP-2) expression on L-cell phospholipid levels and fatty acyl composition was assessed using L-cells transfected with the murine cDNA encoding for either the 15 kDa proSCP-2 or 13.2 kDa SCP-2. Expression of these proteins reduced total phospholipid mass (nmol/mg protein) by 24% and reduced the cholesterol to phospholipid ratio 60 and 28%, respectively. In ...

Scopolamine (SCP) is an anticholinergic drug used clinically for decades to treat motion sickness, as a surgical preanesthetic, and as a smooth muscle antispasmodic. It has also been used experimentally as a pretreatment and/or treatment adjunct to mitigate the toxic sequelae of organophosphorus (OP) nerve agent intoxication. SCP has been reported to increase survival, prevent or terminate seiz...

This work is focused on the understanding of second harmonic generation (SHG) behavior metal halogenides–saccharide-based compounds. Three new compounds were added to a list such that previously analyzed by our group in order deepen relationship between SHG these materials and their structural and/or chemical properties. These object theoretical calculations with two different computational app...

Single cell protein (SCP) intended for animal feed purposes was produced in a pilot plant. The SCP consisted of Methylomonas methanolica, a pseudomonas species which is an obligate methanol user. The SCP was cultured in fermenters and later dewatered and dried in a spray-drier. Seven of eight research workers had febrile reactions 6-12 hours after exposure to SCP dust. All workers had high titr...

This study examined the impact of digital transformation (DT) on supply chain procurement (SCP) for creation competitive advantage (CAD). adopted a quantitative approach using survey administered to 221 (SC) professionals through professional networking website LinkedIn. The conceptual model was evaluated with partial least squares-based structural equation (PLS-SEM) SmartPLS. findings showed t...