27 In MultiContext systems, these compatibility relations are formalized as a special kind of inference rules, called bridge rules 11. The form of a bridge rule is the following: (12) where c i and c j are contexts and 1 ; : : :; n are formulae belonging to the language of c i and n+1 is a formula belonging to the language of c j. Semantically, the eeect of a rule like this is to put a constrai...

Central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are a serious cause of morbidity and mortality induced by the use of central venous catheters (CVCs). Nobel metal alloy (NMA) coating is an advanced surface modification that prevents microbial adhesion and growth on catheters and thereby reduces the risk of infection. In vitro microbiological analyses have shown up to 90% reduction in mi...

Kaneko and Sessa defined the concept of compatibility for multivalued mappings with Hausdorff metric and proved a coincidence point theorem. After then, Pathak defined the concept of weak compatibility and proved a coincidence theorem. In the present work, we define a new type compatibility for multivalued mappings with Hausdorff metric. This new type compatibility is different from compatibili...

The endothelialization of the metal surface of vascular stents came into focus as a new method for improving the biocompatibility of intravascular stents. This article has its focus on building a biofunctional layer on the activated titanium surface with anti-CD34 antibody, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), and heparin by a layer-by-layer (LBL) self-assembly technique, to promote the e...

Extracorporeal filter cartridges, filled with an activated carbon bead (ACB) adsorbent, have been used for removal of overdosed cancer drugs from the blood. Coatings on adsorbent matrices, poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA)/activated carbon bead and PMMA/chitosan/heparin/ACB composites, were tested to improve their biocompatibility and blood compatibility. PMMA coating on ACBs was accomplished in...

Internal quality control (IQC) is a critical component of laboratory quality management, and IQC products can determine the reliability of testing results. In China, given the fact that most blood transfusion compatibility laboratories do not employ IQC products or do so minimally, there is a lack of uniform and standardized IQC methods. To explore the reliability of IQC products and methods, w...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy, safety and pump compatibility of insulin aspart (a rapid-acting insulin analog) and buffered regular human insulin in patients with type 1 diabetes undergoing continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) therapy. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This was a single-center randomized open-label study Patients received CSII therapy wi...

The stability of polymeric nanoparticles in serum is critical to their use in drug delivery where dilution after intravenous injection often results in nanoparticle disassembly and drug unloading; however, few investigate this in biologically relevant media. To gain greater insight into nanoparticle stability in blood, the stability of self-assembled polymeric micelles of poly(d,l-lactide-co-2-...