Publications by authors named "Biney B"
A Call for Diversity: Underrepresented Minorities and Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology Professional Development.
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth
November 2024
Article Synopsis
- The representation of underrepresented minorities (URMs) in cardiothoracic anesthesiology is significantly lacking, with slow progress towards diversity.
- Despite strides in gender representation in medical schools, women and URMs remain underrepresented in this subspecialty.
- This article emphasizes the need for increased efforts to improve diversity in cardiac anesthesiology and highlights the unique challenges faced by URM physicians that require tailored solutions.
Heteroatom-doped carbon has been widely investigated as anode materials for sodium-ion batteries (SIBs). However, simplifying the preparation process and precisely controlling their microstructure to achieve excellent Na storage performance remain significant challenges. Therefore, in this study, high-performance N, P co-doped Na storage carbon anode electrode materials were prepared by one-step carbonization using N, P-rich Eichhornia crassipes (EC) as raw materials and systematically tested for their Na storage performance.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To determine the trends in gastrostomy tube (GT) placement and resource utilization in neonates ≥35 weeks' gestational age with Down syndrome (DS) in the United States from 2006 to 2017.
Methods: This was a serial cross-sectional analysis of neonatal hospitalizations of ≥35 weeks' gestational age with International Classification of Diseases diagnostic codes for DS within the National Inpatient Sample. International Classification of Diseases procedure codes were used to identify those who had GT.
Article Synopsis
- Optimizing the adsorption capacity of metal-loaded desulfurization adsorbents is crucial for enhancing their efficiency.
- Pistia stratiotes effectively absorbs and disperses Cu, leading to the creation of a stable Cu(I) adsorbent, PSAC-Cu(I), which we modified hydrophobically to improve its resistance to oxidation.
- The modified adsorbent, PSAC-Cu(I)-P(200), demonstrated enhanced stability and a significantly higher dibenzothiophene adsorption capacity compared to the original, showing promising performance in desulfurization applications.
Adsorptive desulfurization (ADS) using activated carbon (AC) as adsorbent presents competitive potential in separating thiophenic sulfur from liquid fuels with high selectivity under mild operation conditions. It is also a highly economic remedy in ultra-low sulfur content situations. Most importantly, a suitable feedstock for macroscopic quantity preparation of AC adsorbents with good adsorptive desulfurization performance and low-cost is required to satisfy the requirements of this field.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFImportance: Health care workers (HCWs) caring for patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are at risk of exposure to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Currently, to our knowledge, there is no effective pharmacologic prophylaxis for individuals at risk.
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of hydroxychloroquine to prevent transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in hospital-based HCWs with exposure to patients with COVID-19 using a pre-exposure prophylaxis strategy.