Publications by authors named "D C Gilley"

Incident reporting and learning systems provide an opportunity to identify systemic vulnerabilities that contribute to incidents and potentially degrade quality. The narrative of an incident is intended to provide a clear, easy to understand description of an incident. Unclear, incomplete or poorly organized narratives compromise the ability to learn from them.

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Macromolecules bearing open-shell entities offer unique transport properties for both electronic and spintronic devices. This work demonstrates that, unlike their conjugated polymer counterparts, the charge carriers in radical polymers (i.e.

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This preliminary study aims towards the establishment of regional diagnostic reference levels (DRLs) for routine adult computed tomography (CT) examinations. The study was performed on 54 CT facilities from four African countries (Ghana, Kenya, Namibia and Senegal) and the results compared with international DRLs. Data were collected from facilities using a structured questionnaire provided by the International Atomic Energy Agency.

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Objective: To report a very rare case of incidentally discovered Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma after total thyroidectomy in a patient with Graves' disease, review available literature, and present readers with management information.

Results: Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma in the setting of Graves' disease is a rare scenario. Only fifteen total cases besides ours has been described in literature, and only six other cases were incidentally discovered.

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