To demonstrate the superiority of dam concrete, a systematic study was conducted to examine durability low-heat cementitious composite (LHCC) that is composed Portland cement (PC), fly ash (FA), and MgO expansive additive (MEA) with PC as reference group. Through GEMS software, XRD, SEM, EDS, difference mechanism in between two materials revealed from perspectives phase evolution microstructura...

Freestanding emergency departments (EDs), which offer emergency medical care at sites separate from hospitals, are a rapidly growing alternative to traditional hospital-based EDs. We evaluated state regulations of freestanding EDs and describe their effect on the EDs' location, staffing, and services. As of December 2015, thirty-two states collectively had 400 freestanding EDs. Twenty-one state...

OBJECTIVES All patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) should be given discharge instructions (DIs). This study aimed to describe the DI practices of EDs in Australasia and to examine the differences between public and private EDs. METHODS A voluntary, questionnaire-based survey of public and private EDs throughout Australia and New Zealand. RESULTS 58 of 74 (78.4%) EDs provi...

STUDY OBJECTIVE We determine the number and location of freestanding emergency departments (EDs) across the United States and determine the population characteristics of areas where freestanding EDs are located. METHODS We conducted a systematic inventory of US freestanding EDs. For the 3 states with the highest number of freestanding EDs, we linked demographic, insurance, and health services...

The Ehlers Danlos syndromes (EDS) comprise a group of connective tissue disorders characterized by tissue fragility of the skin, ligaments, blood vessels and internal organs. Variable degrees of clinical severity and organ involvement are due to the molecular and biochemical heterogeneity of this group of disorders and have led to classification into well-characterized subtypes that are extendi...

EDSs are an important part of patient care and medical communication. The GWH has a financially motivated target stating that 95% of EDS are to be completed within 24 hours of patient discharge. On review of a six-week pre-intervention period, the medical ward mean weekly EDS completion rate within 24 hours was 74.3%. EDSs form a significant part of junior doctor workload. We found that on a me...