Biliary endoscopic sphincterotomy (ES) followed by biliary orifice dilation (BOD) with large-diameter balloons (> 12 mm) is a relative new technique for extraction of large biliary stones. However, the safety and the potential complications of this combined technique are not known yet. We present a patient who developed benign retroperitoneum after ES plus BOD with large-diameter balloon for re...

We present a simulation approach for assessment of quality of service and bandwidth utilization for a meshed broadband VSAT system over a geostationary (GEO) satellite. The model includes a bent-pipe satellite with a number of broadband VSATs carrying multimedia traffic. A multi-frequency time division multiple access (MF-TDMA) is used with an integrated call admission control (CAC) and bandwid...

Constructed wetlands are gaining increased attention for treatment of nonpoint sources of water pollution. Although constructed wetlands have been utilized for wastewater treatment in warm climates, their performance in cold climates has been questioned. A surface-flow wetland, designed to treat 2.65 m super(3) d super(-1) of milkhouse wastewater, was constructed on the University of Connecticu...

This study aimed at monitoring the changes of fluorescent components in wastewater samples from 22 Korean biological wastewater treatment plants and exploring their prediction capabilities for total organic carbon (TOC), dissolved organic carbon (DOC), biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), chemical oxygen demand (COD), and the biodegradability of the wastewater using an optical sensing technique bas...

We tested the validity and reliability of the BioSpace InBody 320, Omron and Bod-eComm body composition devices in men and women (n 254; 21-80 years) and boys and girls (n 117; 10-17 years). We analysed percentage body fat (%BF) and compared the results with dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) in adults and compared the results of the InBody with underwater weighing (UW) in children. All bo...

This study aims to examine the impact of gender diversity in Board Directors (BOD) on firm performance—return assets (ROA) and return equity (ROE)—using a sample Palestinian non-financial companies for period 2008–2015. Gender was measured as percentage women BOD, dummy variable existence at least one woman BOD. The employed method two-stage squares (2SLS) address endogeneity issues relationshi...

The Industrial and Municipal Waste Management component of the Lake Victoria Environmental Management project carried out an assessment to determine pollutant loads from point sources, which included industrial and municipal effluents and urban run-off from the Uganda catchment of Lake Victoria. Identification of pollution hotspots that pose threats to Lake Victoria was done, and the fishing vi...