BACKGROUND Pleural or peritoneal effusions (ascites) are frequent in terminal stage malignancies. Medical management may be hazardous. METHODS A 60-year-old man with metastatic malignant melanoma presented refractory ascites as well as bilateral pleural effusions. After failure of the medical treatment, bilateral pleural aspiration and paracentesis became necessary two to three times a week. ...

The continuing growth of marine container transport, as well as, the complexity in the analysis of terminal port operations has created an ideal area for applying computer simulation. Simulators are able to generate considerable benefits and added value for the operational training. The traditional formal and on-the-job training of operational personnel is becoming inadequate, not only for prov...

Normally off devices like Metal Oxide Semiconductor Transistors (MOSFET) are sensitive to light and can be controlled optically. These devices have high package density, low power consumption and dynamic operating range. In this paper modelling and simulation of MOSFET devices is carried out in 1GHz to 10GHz frequency band. Devices are controlled optically by varying optical power of incident r...

We present a novel integer programming model for analyzing inter-terminal transportation (ITT) in new and expanding sea ports. ITT is the movement of containers between terminals (sea, rail or otherwise) within a port. ITT represents a significant source of delay for containers being transshipped, which costs ports money and affects a port’s reputation. Our model assists ports in analyzing the ...

The occurrence of accidents at container ports results in damages and economic losses the terminal operation. Therefore, it is necessary to accurately predict ports. Several machine learning models have been applied a port under various time intervals, optimal model was selected by comparing different terms their accuracy, precision, recall, F1 score. show that deep neural network gradient boos...

Asian container ports suffer from a number of problems including insufficient port and/or terminal capacity, inefficient management and bureaucratic administration. This may be due in part to the fact that the majority of the region’s ports are controlled and/or operated by public entities. To deal with these problems, port authorities of a number of countries in the region have launched progra...

A variety of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) are commonly used to measure the performance in a container terminal. The assessment proposed this article, and also possible compare different assets under same conditions, driven by reliable data available publicly. Therefore, benchmark KPIs outlined article refer total teu handled year major physical resources terminal, i.e., quay length, gantry...