A 44-year-old man presented with progressive dyspnea and a previous pneumothorax. Chest CT scan showed a mediastinal shift due to giant bullae containing soft tissue and fatty components in the left lower lung lobe, and a right upper lung lobe partially collapsed. The pulmonary function tests revealed forced vital capacity (FVC) 53% (of the predicted) and forced vital capacity in 1s (FEV1) 52%....

Finding the optimum structure in porous transport electrodes (PTEs) for proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer anodes is one of central current technological challenges. Both layer (PTL) and its interaction with catalyst are crucial finding this structure. In regard, manufacturing on top a PTL as structure-building process must be understood to find improved electrode structures. This work...

Optimised mass transport is crucial for high current density operations in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Water Electrolysers (PEMWEs). This study investigates the effect and interactions of parameters on performance a PEMWE using 2 3 full-factorial Design-of-Experiments (DoE) approach with replication. The effects anode flow-field design, porous layer (PTL) water flow rate cell were studied. At ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the cost-effectiveness of telemedicine services in patients diagnosed with preterm labor (PTL). DESIGN Women hospitalized with a diagnosis of PTL during a 3-year study period were identified within a health maintenance organization. INCLUSION CRITERIA singleton gestation, stabilized after tocolysis and discharged from the hospital, and participation in the HMO's preterm-...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to analyze the patterns of care and treatment outcomes in patients with primary thyroid lymphoma (PTL) in a single institution. MATERIALS AND METHODS Medical records of 29 patients with PTL treated between April 1994 and February 2012 were retrospectively reviewed. Diagnosis was confirmed by biopsy (n = 17) or thyroidectomy (n = 12). Treatment modality and ou...

BACKGROUND There is a paucity of data regarding prognosis of primary thyroid lymphoma (PTL), with only case reports and institutional series reported. This is the first population-based study of PTL in the United States. METHODS PTL patients were identified in the SEER database. Bivariate (chi(2), Kaplan-Meier, and log rank) and multivariate (Cox proportional hazards) analyses were used to as...

Use of continuous transtracheal oxygen delivery systems combined with rhythmic chest compressions can provide excellent oxygenation and ventilation during cardiopulmonary resuscitation. However, occasional displacement of the transtracheal catheter results in life-threatening pneumomediastinal complications. We investigated using the pharyngeal lumen of a pharyngeal-tracheal lumened airway (PtL...

Cellular organelles and proteins are degraded and recycled through autophagy, a process during which vesicles known as autophagosomes fuse with lysosomes. Altered autophagy occurs in various diseases, but its role in preterm labor (PTL) is unknown. We investigated the role of autophagic flux in two mouse models of PTL compared to controls: 1) inflammation-induced PTL (IPTL), induced by toll-lik...

We are pleased to publish a Special Issue of the IEEE Photonics Technology Letters (PTL) by selecting papers that were presented at Asia Communications and Conference (ACP) 2021 during October 24-27, 2021. The invited papers, best student innovation poster post-deadline ACP submit extended version this Issue. articles collected in provide additional technical results further discussions insight...

In this paper, we extend the temporal rule language introduced in 1] to support pro-and retroactive updates. Such updates may cause the time when a condition is satissed to diier from the time when it is detected. We enrich the rule language by providing a set of alternative actions in each rule; this allows execution of one of the alternative actions depending on the diierence between conditio...