OBJECTIVES Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a risk factor for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, for which the treatment of choice is pulmonary endarterectomy. The increased risk of postoperative thrombotic complications in patients with APS may complicate the perioperative management. The primary objective of this study was to investigate the impact of APS on mortality and morbid...

The Experimental Biology 2012 meeting in San Diego, CA, included events to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the founding of the American Physiological Society (APS) and reflect on the recent accomplishments of the society. Most of the APS activities in the past quarter century were guided by a series of strategic plans. Membership in the APS increased by 76% since 1987, and there are now 8,34...

In this work, a unified model, based on a thorough analysis of experimental data, is developed for the overall Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) estimation for CMOS image sensors. The model covers the physical diffusion effect together with the impact of the pixel active area geometrical shape. Comparison of both, our predicted results and the MTF calculated from the Point Spread Function (PSF...

37 It is with an immense sense of pride and professional accomplishment, as well as some definite trepidation, that I sit contemplating my upcoming term as the 86th President of APS as the fifth woman to hold that office in the Society’s 125-year history. Like my immediate predecessors, Joey Granger and Sue Barman, I am extraordinarily grateful to the APS membership for their confidence in elec...

Abstract--In this work, a unified model, based on a thorough analysis of experimental data, is developed for the overall Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) estimation for CMOS image sensors. The model covers the physical diffusion effect together with the influence of the pixel active area geometrical shape. Comparison of both, our predicted results and the MTF calculated from the Point Spread ...