Dieser Beitrag beschreibt die Virtual Team Spaces (VTS), eine Kollaborationslösung der BMW Group zur Unterstützung von verteilten Entwicklungsprojekten. Nach Erläuterung der Motivation zur VTS Implementierung, werden die VTS Technologien und Funktionalitäten beschrieben, sowie deren Einsatz in BMW Kooperationsprojekten mit Zulieferern und Original Equipement Manufacturers (OEM).

The liverwort Conocephalum conicum with anion channels blocked by anthracene-9-carboxylic acid (A-9-C) and potassium channels blocked by tetraethylammonium (TEA) generates dose-dependent responses to illumination further called voltage transients (VTs). Unlike the action potentials in untreated Conocephalum thalli, VTs do not propagate and cannot be evoked by electrical stimuli. Except A-9-C, t...

INTRODUCTION Multiple forms of ventricular tachycardia (VT) after myocardial infarction may result from multiple reentrant circuits that share an isthmus or from separate reentrant circuits. The prevalence of a shared isthmus in patients with multiple hemodynamically tolerated VTs has not been determined. METHODS AND RESULTS Criteria for a shared isthmus consisted of (1) concealed entrainment...

BACKGROUND Landiolol effectively controls rapid heart rate in atrial fibrillation or flutter (AF/AFL) patients with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction. However, predicting landiolol Responders and Non-Responders and patients who will experience adverse effects remains a challenge. The aim of this study was to clarify the potential applicability of landiolol for rapid AF/AFL and refractory ventri...

Having set up reusable core assets for a Software Product Line (SPL), it is a common practice to apply Variation Techniques (VTs) to manage variant features. As each VT can handle only certain types of variability, multiple VTs are often employed, such as conditional compilation, configuration parameters or build tools. Our earlier study of an SPL at Fudan Wingsoft Ltd revealed potential scalab...

BACKGROUND Spontaneous sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) occurring 16-24 hours after left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery occlusion in the canine heart is most likely based on abnormal automaticity. In vitro, it has been demonstrated that the rate of the arrhythmia and the effect of overdrive pacing depends on the maximal diastolic potential (MDP). The MDP is also of importance i...

STUDY QUESTION Among babies born by ART, do singleton survivors of a vanishing twin have lower birth weight than other singletons? SUMMARY ANSWER Vanishing twin syndrome (VTS) was associated with lower birth weight among ART singletons; a sibship analysis indicated that the association was not confounded by maternal characteristics that remain stable between deliveries. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREAD...

BACKGROUND The surgical insertion of Ventilation Tubes (VTs) for the management of persistent bilateral Otitis Media with Effusion (OME) in children remains a contentious issue due to the varying opinions regarding the risks and benefits of this procedure. The aim of this study was to evaluate the economic impact of VTs insertion for the management of persistent bilateral OME in children, provi...

BACKGROUND The tachycardia detection interval (TDI) in implantable cardioverter/defibrillators (ICDs) is conventionally programmed according to the slowest documented ventricular tachycardia (VT), with a safety margin of 30 to 60 ms. With this margin, VTs above the TDI may occur. However, longer TDIs are associated with an increased risk of inappropriate therapy. We hypothesized that patients w...

INTRODUCTION Body surface mapping (BSM) can be used to identify the site of earliest endocardial activation of ventricular tachycardias (VTs). The multielectrode QRS morphology during VT is determined by both the site of earliest activation and the subsequent spread of electrical activation through the ventricles. This study investigated the relationship between the site of earliest endocardial...