Background The aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of two device
combinations used in parenchymal division during hepatic resections in non-cirrhotic patients and …

We propose a methodology for synthetic generation of solar irradiance (shortwave flux) and
air temperature time series using copula functions. The use of copulas for the simulation …

The recent shortage of the University of Wisconsin (UW) solution prompted increased
utilization of histidine-tryptophan-ketoglutarate (HTK) solution for liver graft preservation. This …

Introduction. Hepatitis A infection (HAV) is generally characterized by an acute icteric illness
or may have a subclinical self-limited course, although rarely, can result in fulminant …

BACKGROUND Liver re-transplantation (re-OLT) in hepatitis C-infected (HCV+) recipients
remains a controversial life-saving procedure, as the process of allograft HCV reinfection is …

Objective The risk of transmitting hepatitis B virus from donors who are positive for hepatitis B
core antibody but negative for hepatitis B surface antigen has been a major concern in liver …

Hearts from type 2 diabetic (T2DM) subjects are chronically subjected to hyperglycemia and
hyperlipidemia, both thought to contribute to oxidizing conditions and contractile dysfunction…

We present a semi-empirical spectral classification scheme for normal B-type stars using
near-infrared (NIR) spectra (1.5–1.7 μm) from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey Apache Point …

Methods Standard Transplant Analysis and Research (STAR) files from the Organ
Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) were used to identify HCV+ patients who …

… Maurizio Iaria,1 Veli K Topkara,1 Cataldo Doria,1 Carlo G Ramirez,1 Kumar Sharma,2
George C Francos,2 Ignazio R Marino,1 Adam …