Synthesis, Optical Performance Characterization, and Durability of Electrospun PTFE-PEO Materials for Space Applications.

Passive heat management is crucial in space, especially for extended missions involving protection from sunlight. Thermal coatings with desirable optical properties can drastically reduce the power consumed by active cooling systems, thereby reserving more resources for other critical systems onboard. Specifically, materials with wavelength-dependent reflectance and emittance are desirable for managing incident sunlight and self-cooling by thermal emission.

Oxygen storage module with physisorption technology for closed-circuit respirators.

The new Cryogenic Flux Capacitor (CFC) technology employs nano-porous aerogel composites to store large quantities of fluid molecules in a physisorbed solid-state condition at moderate pressures and cryogenic temperatures. By its design architecture, a CFC device can be "charged" and "discharged" quickly and on demand according to standby/usage requirements. One of three main application areas is the CFC-Life for breathing air or oxygen supply to meet new demands in life support systems.

Readmissions With Dehydration After Ileostomy Creation: Rethinking Risk Factors.

Background: Twenty-nine percent of postileostomy discharges are readmitted, most commonly because of dehydration. However, there is a lack of detailed data specifically evaluating factors associated with readmission with dehydration. In addition, patients with a history of an ileostomy have often been excluded from previous studies and therefore represent a group of understudied ileostomates.

Nationwide Heterogeneity in Hospital-Specific Probabilities of Rectal Cancer Understaging and Its Effects on Outcomes.

Background: Rectal cancer patients who are understaged may not be offered the highest quality treatment modalities, which are based on an accurate assessment of preoperative staging. The objective of this study was to evaluate heterogeneity in the probability of being understaged at Commission on Cancer hospitals in the United States and to assess how this variation affects outcomes.

Methods: The 2006-2013 National Cancer Data Base was queried for clinical stage I-III rectal cancer patients who underwent resection.

Postoperative Mortality After Nonelective Surgery for Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients in the Era of Biologics.

Objective: The aim of the study was to analyze recent trends in the rate of nonelective surgery and corresponding mortality for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients since the rise of biologic use.

Background: Modern biologic therapy has improved outcomes for IBD, but little is known about the impact on mortality rates after nonelective surgery.

Methods: New York's Statewide Planning & Research Cooperative System was queried for hospital admissions for ulcerative colitis (UC) with concurrent colectomy and Crohn disease (CD) with concurrent small bowel resection or colectomy from 2000 to 2013.