A study by Burkle et al. in BMC Anesthesiology examined attitudes around perioperative do-not-resuscitate orders. Questionnaires were given to patients, as well as to anesthesiologists, internists and surgeons. The study has limitations and is open to interpretation. However, the findings are important. There appear to be attitudinal differences between patients and doctors, and between special...

Formal methods tools can be used to detect and prevent errors so researchers assume that industry will use them. We are often frustrated when we see industrial projects where tools could have been used to detect or prevent errors in the final product. Researchers often fail to realize that there is a significant gap between aa potentially useful tool and its use in a standards compliant, commer...

Alterations in methane concentration in the water column of aquatic systems is closely linked to the processes of production and consumption of this gas, i.e., methanogenesis and methanotrophy respectively. The aim of this research is to evaluate methane dynamics through diurnal variation in the concentration of this gas in the water column of two lakes differing in trophic status at the campus...

Justificativa e Objetivos Portadores de doença arterial coronária (DAC) apresentam maior morbi-mortal idade per i -operatór ia em cirurg ias não-cardíacas. Exames laboratoriais específicos são aliados importantes do exame clínico e devem ser incluídos no arsenal propedêutico para avaliação e preparo desses pacientes. O objetivo da presente revisão é estabelecer condutas pré-operatórias para min...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of an intervention on the understanding and use of DNR orders by physicians; to assess the impact of understanding the importance of involving competent patients in DNR decisions. DESIGN Prospective clinical interventional study. SETTING Internal medicine department (70 beds) of the hospital of La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. PARTICIPANTS Nine junior physi...

Online trackers compile profiles on users for targeting ads, customizing websites, and selling users’ information. In this paper, we report on the first detailed study of the perceived benefits and risks of tracking—and the reasons behind them—conducted in the context of users’ own browsing histories. Prior work has studied this in the abstract; in contrast, we collected browsing histories from...

The potential for using airborne electromagnetic (AEM) methods for measuring water depth has been demonstrated from data acquired from several surveys over shallow coastal waters in Australia. These AEM surveys were undertaken using both fixed-wing time-domain and helicopter (time and frequency domain) commercial systems. Some survey data was also interpreted to delineate the bedrocksediment bo...

The application of DO-178B for the verification and validation of the safety-critical aspects of a steer-by-wire sub-system of a vehicle by using a spiral development model is discussed. The project was performed within a capstone design course at Kettering University. Issues including lessons learned regarding requirements, specifications, testing, verification, and validation activities as re...

www.icjournal.org Vaccination guideline for Immigrant in Korea by Korean Society of Infectious Diseases Joon-Sup Yeom, Ki Tae Kwon, Jacob Lee, Yoo Bin Suh, Hae Suk Cheong, Hyun Hee Kwon, and Hee Jin Cheong; The Committee of Adult Immunization, The Korean Society of Infectious Diseases Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul; D...

L. R. da Silva1, A. A. Tateishi2, M. K. Lenzi3, E. K. Lenzi2, and P. C. da Silva1,4 1Departamento de Fı́sica and National Institute of Science and Technology for Complex Systems, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, 59072-970, Natal, RN, Brazil 2Departamento de Fı́sica and National Institute of Science and Technology for Complex Systems, Universidade Estadual de Maringá, Avenida Colombo, ...