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Smart inter‐operable vehicular communication using hybrid IEEE 802.11p, IEEE 802.16d/e technology.

Authors: Kandar, Debdatta Dhilip Kumar, V. Nandi, Sukumar

Source: International Journal of Communication Systems; 7/25/2021, Vol. 34 Issue 11, p1-15, 15p

Subject Terms: IEEE 802.16 (Standard), ORTHOGONAL frequency division multiplexing, MOBILE communication systems, TELECOMMUNICATION systems, MACHINE-to-machine communications, SIMULATION software

A User Study Evaluation of Predictive Formal Modelling at Runtime in Human-Swarm Interaction.

Authors: Abioye, Ayodeji O. Hunt, William Gu, Yue et al.

Source: ACM Transactions on Human-Robot Interaction; Dec2025, Vol. 14 Issue 4, p1-24, 24p

Subject Terms: PREDICTION models, HUMAN-robot interaction, SIMULATION software, USER-centered system design, DRONE aircraft pilots, TASK analysis

A Middleware Based Network Hot Swapping Solution for SCA Compliant Radio.

Authors: Hasan, Kamrul Mehedy, Lenin Zabir, Muhammad Salim et al.

Source: IEEE Transactions on Consumer Electronics; Aug2009, Vol. 55 Issue 3, p1315-1321, 7p

Subject Terms: WIRELESS communications, COMPUTER software, SOFTWARE architecture, ANTENNAS (Electronics), COMMUNICATION, COMPUTER systems

So what really is user experience? An experimental study of user needs and emotional responses as underlying constructs.

Authors: Jung, Tirza Kaß, Christina Schramm, Thomas et al.

Source: Ergonomics; Dec2017, Vol. 60 Issue 12, p1601-1620, 20p

Subject Terms: COMPUTER simulation, CONSUMER attitudes, EMOTIONS, INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems, NEEDS assessment, REGRESSION analysis, TASK performance, DISTRACTED driving

Geographic Terms: GERMANY

Exploring the Heterogeneous Design Space for both Performance and Reliability.

Authors: Ubal, Rafael Schaa, Dana Mistry, Perhaad et al.

Source: DAC: Annual ACM/IEEE Design Automation Conference; 2014, p1055-1060, 6p

Subject Terms: COMPUTER systems, MULTICORE processors, EMBEDDED computer systems, GRAPHICS processing units, CENTRAL processing units

Reusing a Simulation Facility Software Architecture for Embedded Simulation.

Authors: Frank A. Cioch Scott Lohrer

Source: Simulation; Apr2003, Vol. 79 Issue 4, p183-196, 14p

Subject Terms: COMPUTER software, EMBEDDINGS (Mathematics), SIMULATION methods & models, SYSTEMS theory

Service-oriented simulation framework: An overview and unifying methodology.

Authors: Wenguang Wang Weiping Wang Yifan Zhu et al.

Source: Simulation; 03/01/2011, Vol. 87 Issue 3, p221-252, 32p

Subject Terms: SERVICE-oriented architecture (Computer science), SIMULATION methods & models, COMPUTER simulation, SOFTWARE engineering, WEB services, SYSTEMS design

The Influence of an Integrated Driving on the Performance of Different Passive Heating and Cooling Methods for Buildings.

Authors: Oropeza-Perez, Ivan

Source: Buildings (2075-5309); Nov2019, Vol. 9 Issue 11, p224, 1p

Subject Terms: PASSIVHAUS, BUILDING performance, SIMULATION software, CIVIL engineering, PERFORMANCES, AUTOMOBILE driving

Enhanced Beacon-Enabled Mode for improved IEEE 802.15.4 low data rate performance.

Authors: Li, Xiaoyun Bleakley, Chris Bober, Wojciech

Source: Wireless Networks (10220038); Jan2012, Vol. 18 Issue 1, p59-74, 16p

Subject Terms: WIRELESS LAN standards, RADIO beacons, NETWORK performance, ENERGY conservation, END-to-end delay, DATA packeting, SIMULATION methods & models

Quantitative assessment models for software safety/reliability.

Authors: Yamada, Shigeru Tokuno, Koichi Kasano, Yu

Source: Electronics & Communications in Japan, Part 2: Electronics; May98, Vol. 81 Issue 5, p33-43, 11p

Subject Terms: COMPUTER software development, COMPUTER programming management, COMPUTER systems, QUALITY control, RELIABILITY in engineering, STOCHASTIC processes, SIMULATION methods & models, SOFTWARE failures

HIT Poster session 3P915Direct access to transthoracic echocardiography in a district general hospital: are referrals appropriate?P916Surveillance echocardiography for valve disease; have the AHA valve guidelines translated in clinical practice? A retrospective study from a large general hospital in the United KingdomP917Effects of immediate echo guided AV and VV CRT optimization on left ventricular function and hemodynamicsP9183D echocardiography estimation of ventricular performance : correlation between 3D strain and elastancesP919 Right ventricular reverse remodeling after balloon pulmonary angioplasty in patients with non operable chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertensionP920Pseudonormal and restrictive left ventricular filling patterns are associated with lower effectiveness of pulmonary vein isolation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillationP921Impact of new guidelines on diastolic dysfunction classification of HFrEF patients and correlation with cardiopulmonary exercise test functional parametersP922Prevalence of proximal DVT on compression ultrasound in patients with acute pulmonary embolism and it's diagnostic utility as a rule-in point-of-care testP923Preoperative aortic annulus size assessment by transthoracic echocardiography compared to the size of surgically implanted aortic prosthesesP924New insights into the mechanics of left ventricular systolic and diastolic function in severe aortic stenosisP925Comparison of cardiac magnetic resonance and echocardiography for evaluation of mitral regurgitation severity in patients with rheumatic heart diseaseP926Tricuspid annulus remodeling in patients with permanent atrial fibrillation and functional tricuspid regurgitationP927Assessment of ventricular electromechanical dyssynchrony in CRT candidatesP928Native aortic valve infective endocarditis due to streptococcus sanguinis in a patient with possible behcets disease, patent foramen ovale and thymomaP929GLS is associated with conduction abnormalities in patients with type 1-myotonic dystrophyP930Descending aortic mechanics and stroke: a two-dimensional echocardiographic speckle tracking studyP931Correlation between prognostic markers of stress echocardiography and angiographic severity of coronary artery disease in patients after primary PCIP932A novel method for calculating the mitral valve area in patients with rheumatic mitral stenosisP933Three dimensional printing of cardiac anatomical structures from three dimensional echocardiograpfic images: preliminary experienceP934Reliability of fully automated calculation of global longitudinal strain by commercially available software: implications for daily practiceP935Global longitudinal strain is a suitable tool to unmask the subclinical left ventricular dysfunction in patients with systemic sclerosisP936Concomitant use of echocardiographic strain analysis and treadmill stress testing to predict coronary artery diseaseP937Cardiac-CT and transoesophageal echocardiography comparison for left atrial appendage clots detection in patients referred for left atrial interventional procedures

Authors: R. Padron-Encalada H. Kozan V. Vertes et al.

Source: European Heart Journal – Cardiovascular Imaging. 17:ii171-ii178

Subject Terms: 03 medical and health sciences, 0302 clinical medicine

Access URL: https://academic.oup.com/ehjcimaging/article-pdf/17/suppl_2/ii171/9988257/jew258.pdf

Preliminary Design and Simulation of a Thermal Management System with Integrated Secondary Power Generation Capability for a Mach 8 Aircraft Concept Exploiting Liquid Hydrogen.

Authors: Ferretto, Davide Viola, Nicole

Source: Aerospace (MDPI Publishing); Feb2023, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p180, 27p

Subject Terms: LIQUID hydrogen, HYPERSONIC planes, THERMODYNAMIC cycles, PROPELLANTS, GEOTHERMAL ecology

Program Locality Analysis Using Reuse Distance.

Authors: YUTAO ZHONG XIPENG SHEN CHEN DING

Source: ACM Transactions on Programming Languages & Systems; Aug2009, Vol. 31 Issue 6, p20-20:39, 39p, 1 Diagram, 8 Charts, 6 Graphs

Subject Terms: COMPUTER systems, APPLICATION software, COMPUTER science, ELECTRONIC data processing, CACHE memory, COMPUTER programming

ALSTIS - Airport Landside Simulation Model NTIS Version with Eleven (11) Internal Files, Operable on IBM Systems with IBM Version of GPSS-V.

Contributors: FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION TECHNICAL CENTER ATLANTIC CITY NJ

Source: DTIC AND NTIS

Subject Terms: Terminal Flight Facilities, Computer Programming and Software, Airports, Ground traffic, Passengers, Ground vehicles, Flow, Capacity(Quantity), Mathematical models, Computerized simulation, Computer programs, Magnetic tape, ALSIM computer program, manag, geo

Relation: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA119454

Availability: http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA119454

Advancing automotive high-performance computing: integrating direction API with LORA technology in unified machine vision for future smart cars.

Authors: Chaudhary, Kapil

Source: Multimedia Tools & Applications; May2025, Vol. 84 Issue 18, p19315-19342, 28p

Subject Terms: DRIVER assistance systems, HIGH performance computing, IMAGE processing software, COMPUTER vision, AUTOMATIC systems in automobiles

Canadian Surgery Forum 201901. The future of general surgery training: a Canadian resident nationwide Delphi consensus statement02. Traumatized: Can mindfulness lead to improved mental health outcomes after multisystem trauma?03. Operating room availability for general surgery in 2007 versus 2017 at a regional hospital in BC04. Perceptions and barriers to Gastrografin protocol implementation05. Resident opinions and educational experience of a mixed night-float system for general surgery resident call06. A scoping review of best management for hepato-pancreatobiliary trauma07. Simultaneous versus staged resection for synchronous colorectal liver metastases: a population-based cohort study08. Weight loss following hepatopancreatobiliary surgery. How much is too much?09. Uptake and patient outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection for colon cancer liver metastases: a population-based analysis10. Simultaneous resection of colorectal cancer with synchronous liver metastases: a survey-based analysis11. When is it safe to start VTE prophylaxis after blunt solid organ injury? A prospective study from a level I trauma centre12. Undertriaged trauma patients: Who are we missing?13. Trauma team activation at a level I trauma centre: time of day matters14. The diagnostic dilemma of shotgun injuries15. Evaluating the efficacy of self-study videos for the surgery clerkship rotation: an innovative project in undergraduate surgical education16. Systematic review and meta-analysis: preoperative anti-TNF therapy does not increase the risk of postoperative complications in patients with inflammatory bowel disease undergoing elective surgery17. Simulation platforms to assess laparoscopic suturing skills: a scoping review18. Cost analysis of simultaneous versus staged resection of colorectal cancer liver metastases: a population-based study19. Complementary and alternative medicine use among general surgery patients in Nova Scotia20. General surgery in Canada: current scope of practice and future needs21. Impact of dedicated operating time on access to surgical care in an acute care surgery model22. Adolescent appendicitis management and outcomes: comparison study between adult and pediatric institutions23. A systematic review of behavioural interventions to improve opioid prescribing after surgery24. Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) in trauma: a gap analysis of the Edmonton Zone Trauma Registry25. Learning by holographic anatomic models for surgical education26. The nature of learning from trauma team simulation27. Comparing reversing half-hitch alternating postsurgical knots and square knots for closure of enterotomy in a simulated deep body cavity: a randomized controlled trial28. Propagating the 'SEAD': exploring the value of an overnight call shift in the Surgical Exploration and Discovery Program29. Comparing 2 approaches to residency application file review30. A Canadian experience with posterior retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy31. A cost-efficient, realistic breast phantom for oncoplastic breast surgery training32. Impact of patient frailty on morbidity and mortality after common emergency general surgery operations33. Preventing opioid prescription after major surgery: a scoping review of the literature on opioid-free analgesia34. Correct usage of propensity score methodology in contemporary high-impact surgical literature35. Responsible blood compatibility testing for appendectomy: practice assessment at a single Canadian academic centre36. What patient factors are associated with participation in a provincial colorectal cancer screening program?37. Missed appendix tumours owing to nonoperative management for appendicitis38. Operative delay increases morbidity and mortality in emergency general surgery patients: a study of multiple EGS services within a single city39. Withdrawn40. Improved disease-free survival after prehabilitation for colorectal cancer surgery41. Development of a conceptual framework of recovery after abdominal surgery42. Comparison of Dor and Nissen fundoplication following laparoscopic paraesophageal hernia repair43. A systematic review and summary of clinical practice guidelines on the periprocedural management of patients on antithrombotic medications undergoing gastroenterological endoscopy44. Impact of socioeconomic status on postoperative complications following Whipple procedure for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma45. Clinical outcomes of high-risk breast lesions and breast cancer patients treated with total mastectomy and immediate reconstruction46. My On Call (MOC) Pager App: practising and assessing safe clinical decision-making47. Comprehensive complication index for major abdominal surgeries: an external validation using the American College of Surgeons’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP)48. The impact of surgeon experience on script concordance test scoring49. Decay of competence with extended research absences during postgraduate residency training: a scoping review50. Long-term outcomes of elderly patients managed nonoperatively for choledocholithiasis51. Predictors of mortality and cost among surgical patients admitted to hospital and requiring rapid response team activation52. Sex-based disparities in the hourly earnings of surgeons in Ontario’s fee-for-service system53. Outcomes of intestinal ischemia among patients undergoing cardiac surgery54. Factors influencing resident teaching evaluations: the relationship between resident interest in teaching, career plan, training level and their performance in teaching junior learners55. Validating a uniform system for measuring disease severity in acute colonic diverticulitis56. Active negative pressure peritoneal therapy and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels after abbreviated laparotomy for abdominal trauma or intraabdominal sepsis: the validity of serum and peritoneal CRP in measuring outcomes in critically ill patients57. Intraoperative use of indocyanine green fluorescence in emergency general surgery: a systematic review58. Is it safe? Nonoperaive management of blunt splenic injuries in geriatric trauma patients59. Bladder injury from laparoscopic appendicectomy: a multicentre experience over 5 years60. Perioperative cardiac investigations for chest pain after parathyroidectomy rarely yield a cardiac diagnosis61. Entero-hepatic axis injury following hemorrhagic shock: a role for uric acid62. Loss of functional independence after emergency abdominal surgery in older patients: a prospective cohort study63. Association between use of nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs, diuretics or angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor/receptor blockers after major surgery and acute kidney injury: a nested, population-based case–control study64. Timing of CT for adhesive small bowel obstructions (SBO)65. The ABDO (Acute Biliary Disease Optimization) Study: improving the management of biliary diseases in emergency general surgery66. Rates and predictors of advanced biliary imaging and interventions in acute care surgery: a quality improvement study67. The use of early warning scores in patients undergoing emergency general surgery: a systematic review68. Does primary closure versus resection and anastomosis in patients with hollow viscus injury affect 30-day mortality?69. Impact of sarcopenia on morbidity and mortality after Whipple procedure for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma70. Mind the speaker gap: a cross-specialty analysis of the representation of women at surgical meetings in 5 different geographic regions71. Immediate breast reconstruction in locally advanced breast cancer: Is it safe?72. An administrative review of the incidence of adverse events involving electrocautery73. If you don’t document it, did it really happen? A review of the documentation of informed consent in laparoscopic cholecystectomy74. Can an online module help medical students gain confidence and proficiency in writing orders?75. The influence of undergraduate medical education anatomy exposure on choice of surgical specialty: a national survey76. Association between patient engagement and surgical outcomes: a pilot study77. Guidelines on the intraoperative transfusion of red blood cells: a systematic review78. Cancer is common in missed appendicitis: a retrospective cohort study79. Everyone is awesome: analyzing letters of reference in a general surgery residency selection process80. Evaluating the true additional costs of general surgery complications using a propensity score weighted model81. Deriving literature-based benchmarks for surgical complications from national databases in high-income countries: a systematic review on pancreatectomy outcomes82. The impact of distance on postoperative follow-up in pediatric general surgery patients: a retrospective review83. Water-soluble contrast in adhesive small bowel obstruction management: a Canadian centre’s experience84. Recognizing predatory journals in general surgery and their common violations85. Prophylactic negative pressure wound therapy for closed laparotomy incisions: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials86. Choosing Wisely Canada: 2019 general surgery recommendations87. Content-specific resident teaching can improve medical student learning outcomes on certifying examinations88. Transition to practice: preparedness for independent practice in general surgery graduates89. CAGS Exam 2.0: maximizing the potential for teaching and learning90. Resident attitudes toward the introduction of synoptic operative reporting for appendectomy and cholecystectomy91. Determining the individual, hospital and environmental cost of unnecessary laboratory investigations for patients admitted to general surgery services at an academic centre92. Gender-based compensation disparity among general surgeons in British Columbia93. Transgastric robotic resection for gastrointestinal stromal tumours of the stomach94. Recurrent gallstone ileus after laparoscopic-assisted enterolithotomy treated with totally laparoscopic enterolithotomy01. Predictors and outcomes among patients requiring salvage APR for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the anus: a population-based study02. Short-course radiotherapy with perioperative systemic chemotherapy for patients with rectal cancer and synchronous resectable liver metastases: a single-centre Canadian experience03. Compliance with preoperative elements of the American Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons rectal cancer surgery checklist improves pathologic and postoperative outcomes04. Clinical predictors of pathologic complete response following neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy for rectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis05. Rejected06. The impact of laparoscopic technique on the rate of perineal hernia after abdominoperineal resection of the rectum07. An assessment of the current perioperative practice, barriers and predictors for utilization of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols: a provincial survey08. Regional variation in the utilization of laparoscopy for the treatment of rectal cancer: the importance of fellowship training sites09. Local versus radical surgery for early rectal cancer with or without neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy: a systematic review and meta-analysis10. The relation between the gut microbiota and anastomotic leak in patients with colorectal cancer: a preliminary feasibility study11. Optimizing discharge decision-making in colorectal surgery: an audit of discharge practices in a newly implemented enhanced recovery pathway12. Trends in colectomy for colorectal neoplasms in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients over 2 decades: a National Inpatient Sample database analysis13. Spin in minimally invasive transanal total mesorectal excision articles (TaTME): an assessment of the current literature14. Venous thromboembolism (VTE) in colon cancer: a population-based cohort study of VTE rates following surgery and during adjuvant chemotherapy15. Robotic-assisted lateral lymph node dissection for rectal neuroendocrine tumor16. Loop ileostomy and colonic lavage as an alternative to colectomy for fulminant Clostridium difficile colitis17. Recurrent diverticulitis: Is it all in the family?18. Le traitement des fistules entérocutanées complexes : expérience du Centre hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal (CHUM)19. A North American single-blinded pilot randomized controlled trial for outpatient nonantibiotic management of acute uncomplicated diverticulitis (MUD TRIAL): feasibility and lessons learned20. Treatment failure after conservative management of acute diverticulitis: a nationwide readmission database analysis21. Impact of immunosuppression on mortality and major morbidity following sigmoid colectomy for diverticulitis: a propensity-score weighted analysis of the National Inpatient Sample22. Presentation and survival in colorectal cancer under 50 years of age: a systematic review and meta-analysis23. Genetics of postoperative recurrence of Crohn’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis24. Improving the identification and treatment of preoperative anemia in patients undergoing elective bowel resection25. Impact of postoperative complications on quality of life after colorectal surgery26. Colon cancer survival by subsite: a retrospective analysis of the National Cancer Database27. A second opinion for T1 colorectal cancer pathology reports results in frequent changes to clinical management28. Effects of the quadratus lumborum block regional anesthesia on postoperative pain after colorectal resection: a double-blind randomized clinical trial29. Safety of a short-stay postoperative unit for the early discharge of patients undergoing a laparosocpic right hemicolectomy30. What is the optimal bowel preparation to reduce surgical site infection in Crohn disease?31. TaTME surgery and the learning curve: our early experience32. Watch-and-wait experience in patients with rectal cancer: results in selected patients at a high-volume centre01. Automatic referral of suspicious findings detected on thoracic CT scan decreases delays in care without compromising referral quality02. Variation in receipt of therapy and survival with provider volume in noncurative esophagogastric cancer: a population-based analysis03. What makes patients high risk for lobectomy in the era of minimally invasive lobectomy?04. The value proposition of minimally invasive esophagectomy: a community hospital perspective05. Deviation from treatment plan in patients with potentially curable esophageal carcinoma06. Implementation of a standardized minimal opioid prescription for post-thoracic surgery patients is feasible and provides adequate pain control07. Sentinel node navigation surgery using indocyanine green in lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis08. Surgical outcomes with trimodality neoadjuvant versus adjuvant therapy for esophageal cancer: results of the QUINTETT randomized trial09. Enhanced invasive mediastinal staging in an academic thoracic surgical unit by employing a shared accountability model for quality improvement10. Evaluation and harmonization of international database elements for adverse events monitoring following thoracic surgery: the pursuit of a common language11. Endobronchial ultrasound staging of operable non–small cell lung carcinoma: triple-negative lymph nodes may not require routine biopsy12. Wait times in the management of non-small cell lung cancer before, during and after regionalization of lung cancer care: a high-resolution analysis13. Wearable technology for preconditioning before thoracic surgery: a feasibility study14. Impact of carbohydrate-loading enhanced recovery after surgery protocol on adverse cardiopulmonary events in a thoracic surgery population15. Heat production during pulmonary artery sealing with energy vessel-sealing devices in a porcine model16. Who can afford to wait? The effect of wait times on survival in lung cancer patients: clinical predictors of poor outcomes17. Impact of the Integrated Comprehensive Care Program after thoracic surgery: a propensity score matched study18. Incidence, severity and risk of postoperative pulmonary complications in patients undergoing pulmonary resection for cancer19. Evaluation of the limits of use of a thoracoscopic lung palpation device to identify artificial tumour nodules in ex-vivo tissue20. Personalized surgical management of esophagogastric junction cancers21. Validity of a model to predict the risk of atrial fibrillation after thoracic surgery22. Severe symptoms persist for up to 1 year after diagnosis of stage I–III lung cancer: an analysis of province-wide patient-reported outcomes23. Do postoperative infectious adverse events influence cancer recurrence and survival after surgical resection of esophagogastric cancers? Experience from a Canadian university centre24. Utilization, safety and efficacy of hybrid esophagectomy on a population level25. Endoscopic submucosal dissection for upper gastrointestinal neoplasia: lessons learned from a high-volume North American centre26. Long-term quality of life after esophagectomy27. Early and late outcomes after surgery for pT4 NSCLC reclassified by AJCC 8th edition criteria28. Early results on the learning curve for subxiphoid video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy29. Should adjuvant therapy be offered for patients undergoing esophagectomy after neoadjuvant CROSS protocol for esophageal cancer? A multicentre cohort study30. Outcomes of patients discharged home with a chest tube following anatomic lung resection: a multicentre cohort study01. Management of cancer-associated intestinal obstruction in the final year of life02. Evaluating the prognostic significance of lymphovascular invasion in stage II and III colon cancer03. A matched case–control study on real-time electromagnetic navigation for breast-conserving surgery using NaviKnife04. Gaps in the management of depression symptom screening following cancer diagnosis: a population-based analysis of prospective symptom screening05. Patterns of symptom burden in neuroendocrine tumours: a population-based analysis of patient-reported outcomes06. Outcomes of salvage surgery for anal canal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis07. Expression of the Plk4 inhibitor FAM46C predicts better survival following resection of gastric adenocarcinoma08. Current treatment strategies and patterns of recurrence in locally advanced colon cancer09. A 5-year retrospective review of outcomes after cytoreductive surgery (CRS) and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in a provincial peritoneal malignancy program10. Withdrawn11. Geographic disparities in care and outcomes for noncurative pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a population-based study12. How often is implant-based breast reconstruction following postmastectomy radiation unsuccessful?13. Comparison of partial mastectomy specimen volume and tumour volume following neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer14. Two-year experience with hookwire localized clipped node and sentinel node as alternative to targeted axillary dissection in a regional centre15. Opioid use among cancer patients undergoing surgery and their associated risk of readmissions and emergency department visits in the 1-year postsurgical period16. Preliminary results of a pilot randomized controlled trial comparing axillary reverse mapping with standard axillary surgery in women with operable breast cancer17. Complementary and alternative medicine among general surgery patients in Nova Scotia18. Improving wait times and patient experience through implementation of a provincial expedited diagnostic pathway for BI-RADS 5 breast lesions19. Population-based regional recurrence patterns in Merkel cell carcinoma: a 15-year review20. Survival and health care cost benefits of high-volume care in the noncurative management of pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a population-based analysis21. Trends in the use of sentinel node biopsy after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the United States22. Predictors of grossly incomplete resection in primary retroperitoneal sarcoma (RPS)23. Mastectomy versus breast conservation therapy: an examination of how individual, clinicopathologic and physician factors influence decision making24. Immunophenotyping postoperative myeloid-derived suppressor cells in cancer surgery patients25. Adherence to sentinel lymph node biopsy guidelines in the management of cutaneous melanoma in the province of British Columbia26. Breast cancer with supraclavicular and internal mammary node metastases: therapeutic options27. Textbook outcomes and survival in patients with gastric cancer: an analysis of the population registry of esophageal and stomach tumours of Ontario (PRESTO)28. Withdrawn29. Symptomatic bowel complications in patients with metastatic cancer: comparison of surgical versus medical outcomes and development of a prediction model for successful surgical palliation30. Rejected31. Gastric cancer biopsies show distinct biomarker profiles compared with normal gastric mucosa in Canadian patients32. Withdrawn01. Management of high patient-reported pain scores in noncurative pancreatic adenocarcinoma: a population-based analysis02. Outcomes of liver donors with a future liver remnant less than or equal to 30%: a matched-cohort study03. The applicability of intraoperative fluorescent imaging with indocyanine green in hepatic resection for malignancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis04. Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy completion on outcomes following pancreaticoduodenectomy for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma05. Primary hepatic acinar cell carcinoma06. Laparoscopic distal pancreatectomy provides equivalent oncologic outcomes for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma07. Passive versus active intraabdominal drainage following pancreatic resection: Does a superior drainage system exist? A systematic review and meta-analysis08. Low yield of preoperative MRCP and ERCP in the management of low-intermediate suspicion choledocholithiasis09. Pancreatic cancer resection rates and survival in the United States and Canada10. Prognostic value of immune heterogeneity in colorectal cancer liver metastases11. Impact of intraoperative hypovolemic phlebotomy on blood loss and perioperative transfusion in patients undergoing hepatectomy for cancer12. Prediction of postoperative pancreatic fistula following pancreatectomy: a systematic review of clinical tools13. The impact of preoperative frailty in liver resection: an analysis of the American College of Surgeons’ National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP)14. Topical agents as adjuncts in pancreatic surgery for prevention of postoperative pancreatic fistula: a systematic review and meta-analysis15. Phlebotomy resulting in controlled hypovolemia to prevent blood loss in major hepatic resections (PRICE-1): a feasibility randomized controlled trial16. Pylorus-preserving versus classic pancreaticoduodenectomy: a single-centre retrospective review of total lymph node yield17. An audit and evaluation of appropriateness of intraoperative allogenic red blood cell transfusion in liver surgery: application of 3 decision rules18. A comparison of lymph node ratio with AJCC lymph node status for survival after Whipple resection for pancreatic adenocarcinoma19. Duodenopancréatectomie céphalique (intervention de Whipple) par voie laparoscopique pure20. Use of the Molecular Adsorbent Recirculating System (MARS) in acute liver failure: a multicentre experience21. Barriers to adjuvant chemotherapy after resection for pancreatic cancer22. Comparison of primary and metastatic pancreatic cancer by clinical and genomic features23. Factors associated with invasion and postoperative overall survival in resected IPMN01. Incisional hernia repair surgery improves patient-reported outcomes02. Prospective study of single-stage repair of contaminated hernias with the novel use of calcium sulfate antibiotic beads in conjunction with biologic porcine submucosa tissue matrix03. e-TEP transversus abdominus release04. Umbilical hernias05. Review of 1061 femoral hernias done at the Shouldice Hospital over a period of 6 years01. Metabolic outcomes after bariatric surgery for a provincial Indigenous population02. Outcomes of sleeve gastrectomy performed in a regional hospital03. A longitudinal analysis of wait times in a publicly funded, regionalized bariatric care system04. Concurrent laparoscopic ventral hernia repair with bariatric surgery: a propensity-matched analysis05. Outcomes from explantation of laparoscopic adjustable gastric band: experience from a Canadian bariatric centre of excellence06. Development of consensus-derived quality indicators for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy07. Conversion of sleeve gastrectomy to laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in intestinal nonrotation08. The utility of routine preoperative upper gastrointestinal series for laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy09. Body image concerns, depression, suicidality and psychopharmacological changes in postoperative bariatric surgery patients: a mixed-methods study10. Technical factors associated with early sleeve stenosis after sleeve gastrectomy: an analysis of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP) database11. Analysis of complication and readmission rates after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy at a single bariatric surgery centre: a retrospective NSQIP study12. Management of common bile duct stones in patients after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass: a systematic review13. Improvement and resolution of urinary incontinence after bariatric surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis14. Bridging interventions for weight loss prior to bariatric surgery in patients with superobesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis15. Secondary and tertiary learning curves in bariatric surgery16. Achalasia following laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a case report17. Multidisciplinary approach to halving length of stay after bariatric surgery18. Prospective analysis of staple line haemostatic materials in stapled bariatric surgery19. Barriers and facilitators to managing patients with class II and III obesity in primary care: a qualitative study20. The Edmonton Obesity Staging System predicts risk of postoperative complications and mortality following bariatric surgery21. The impact of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder on bariatric surgery outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis22. The effect of bariatric surgery on migraines: a systematic review and meta-analysis23. A population-based matched cohort study of mortality after bariatric surgery24. Safety and outcomes of bariatric surgery performed at an ambulatory site associated with a tertiary care hospital in Canada25. Race and sex predict adverse outcomes following bariatric surgery: a propensity-matched MBSAQIP analysis26. A survey of primary care physician referral to bariatric surgery: access, perceptions and barriers: Montreal, Que. Sept. 5–7, 2019

Authors: M. El-Beheiry V. Mocanu S. Deghan Manshadi et al.

Source: Canadian Journal of Surgery. 62:S89-S169

Testing MapReduce programs: A systematic mapping study.

Authors: Morán, Jesús Riva, Claudio Tuya, Javier

Source: Journal of Software: Evolution & Process; Mar2019, Vol. 31 Issue 3, pN.PAG-N.PAG, 1p

Subject Terms: DATA mapping, COMPUTER software, BIG data, DISTRIBUTED computing, PERFORMANCE evaluation

CMSAS: A Concept of Middleware Architecture to Integrate Heterogeneous Sensor Networks and Actuators.

Authors: Yugo Nakamura Fujiwara, Takahiro

Source: MobiCom: International Conference on Mobile Computing & Networking; 2014, p25-27, 3p

Subject Terms: SENSOR networks, SENSOR networks management, WIRELESS communications, COMPUTER software management, COMPUTER software development, MIDDLEWARE

HOMAN, a learning based negotiation method for holonic multi-agent systems.

Authors: Beheshti, Rahmatollah Mozayani, Nasser

Source: Journal of Intelligent & Fuzzy Systems; 2014, Vol. 26 Issue 2, p655-666, 12p

Subject Terms: MACHINE learning, MULTIAGENT systems, COMPUTATIONAL complexity, APPLICATION software, COMPUTER systems, INFORMATION storage & retrieval systems, REGRESSION analysis

Simulative performance analysis of gossip failure detection for scalable distributed systems.

Authors: Mark W. Burns Alan D. George Bradley A. Wallace

Source: Cluster Computing; 1999, Vol. 2 Issue 3, p207-217, 11p

Subject Terms: COMPUTER-aided design, ELECTRIC network topology, SYSTEMS design, MATHEMATICS in electrical engineering