Finding an appropriate end-to-end congestion control scheme for each type of flow, such as real-time or multicast flows, may be difficult. But it becomes even more complex to have these schemes be friendly among themselves and with TCP. The assistance of routers within the network for fair bandwidth sharing among the flows is therefore helpful. However, most of the existing mechanisms that prov...

Description: This conference features presentations and breakout sessions with experts from many different areas of Running Medicine. Sport medicine physicians, orthopaedic surgeons, physical therapists, athletic trainers and other healthcare team members are invited to Gainesville for an informative and engaging conference that provides opportunities to network with colleagues, and to have spe...

Description: This course is specifically designed for healthcare professionals who have an interest in sports medicine. The course will encompass presentations on diagnosis, treatment, research, education and prevention of athletic injuries presented by experts from many different areas of Running Medicine. The format consists of lectures and breakout sessions, and will include ample time for p...

Description: This course is specifically designed for healthcare professionals who have an interest in sports medicine. The course will encompass presentations on diagnosis, treatment, research, education and prevention of athletic injuries presented by experts from many different areas of Running Medicine. The format consists of lectures and breakout sessions, and will include ample time for p...

BACKGROUND Uterine fibroids (UFs, also known as leiomyoma) affect 70% of reproductive-age women. Imposing a major burden on health-related quality-of-life (HRQL) of premenopausal women, UF is a public health concern. There are no effective medicinal treatment options currently available for women with symptomatic UF. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the efficacy and safety of green tea extract (epigall...

BACKGROUND In this prospective study, we aimed to assess the haemodynamic changes before and after haemodialysis (HD) in cardiac healthy subjects on chronic HD by imaging methods and endocrine markers of fluid balance. METHODS Mid-regional pro-atrial natriuretic peptide (MR-proANP), N-terminal prohormone of brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), vasopressin (AVP) and copeptin (CT-proAVP), met...

PURPOSE The clinical behavior and outcome of multifocal (MF) and multicentric (MC) breast tumors are not well characterized. The purpose of this study was to compare the prognosis of MF/MC tumors with unifocal (UF)tumors and its correlation with other pathological characteristics and patient outcomes. METHODS Eighty-three patients with MC/MF breast cancer and 501 with UF breast cancer treated...

BACKGROUND Volume management during renal replacement therapy (RRT) in septic shock is always in the conflict between aggravating hypovolemia by undue ultrafiltration (UF) and insufficient reduction of fluid overload which is associated with adverse outcome. Relative blood volume (RBV) monitoring could be helpful for timely transition from fluid resuscitation to fluid removal. METHODS Data of...

INTRODUCTION Unfractionated (UF) heparin is the most common anticoagulant used during hemodialysis. Failure of the kidneys to excrete potassium as well as heparin-induced reduction of aldosterone synthesis put hemodialysis patients at risk of hyperkalemia. It has not yet been clearly known whether hyperkalemia is also induced by low-molecular-weight (LMW) heparins. This study aimed to evaluate ...

A process, which does not require the addition of large amounts of chemicals, for the removal of arsenic (V) utilizing amphiphilic aggregates (i.e. cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) micelles) and ultrafiltration (UF) membranes has been studied. The suitability of UF process was evaluated with semi-equilibrium dialysis (SED) cell since the UF process incorporated with amphiphilic aggregates is an e...