Enhanced Communication of Tumor Margins Using 3D Scanning and Mapping.

After oncologic resection of malignant tumors, specimens are sent to pathology for processing to determine the surgical margin status. These results are communicated in the form of a written pathology report. The current standard-of-care pathology report provides a written description of the specimen and the sites of margin sampling without any visual representation of the resected tissue.

Reducing COPD Readmission Rates: Using a COPD Care Service During Care Transitions.

A chronic obstructive pulmonary disease care service improves timely access to follow-up care and patient education at the time of transition from hospital to home.

Design and Management of Proper Handling Systems for Dairy Cows.

The design and management of proper handling systems for dairy cows begin with a cow handling management plan that considers the cow and the stock person's behavior. The safety of the cow and stock person is important to the plan and design decisions. Cow welfare can be addressed in a proper cow handling system design.

Effective in vivo treatment of acute lung injury with helical, amphipathic peptoid mimics of pulmonary surfactant proteins.

Acute lung injury (ALI) leads to progressive loss of breathing capacity and hypoxemia, as well as pulmonary surfactant dysfunction. ALI's pathogenesis and management are complex, and it is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Exogenous surfactant therapy, even for research purposes, is impractical for adults because of the high cost of current surfactant preparations.

Systems Modelling of the Socio-Technical Aspects of Residential Electricity Use and Network Peak Demand.

Provision of network infrastructure to meet rising network peak demand is increasing the cost of electricity. Addressing this demand is a major imperative for Australian electricity agencies. The network peak demand model reported in this paper provides a quantified decision support tool and a means of understanding the key influences and impacts on network peak demand.

A framework for understanding and generating integrated solutions for residential peak energy demand.

Supplying peak energy demand in a cost effective, reliable manner is a critical focus for utilities internationally. Successfully addressing peak energy concerns requires understanding of all the factors that affect electricity demand especially at peak times. This paper is based on past attempts of proposing models designed to aid our understanding of the influences on residential peak energy demand in a systematic and comprehensive way.

A versatile LabVIEW and field-programmable gate array-based scanning probe microscope for in operando electronic device characterization.

Understanding the complex properties of electronic and spintronic devices at the micro- and nano-scale is a topic of intense current interest as it becomes increasingly important for scientific progress and technological applications. In operando characterization of such devices by scanning probe techniques is particularly well-suited for the microscopic study of these properties. We have developed a scanning probe microscope (SPM) which is capable of both standard force imaging (atomic, magnetic, electrostatic) and simultaneous electrical transport measurements.

Apolipoprotein E-deficient mice are susceptible to the development of acute lung injury.

Background: Apolipoprotein E (apoE) has been shown to play a pivotal role in the development of cardiovascular disease, attributable to its function in lipid trafficking and immune modulating properties; however, its role in modulating inflammation in the setting of acute lung injury (ALI) is unknown.

Objective: To determine whether apoE-deficient mice (apoE-/-) are more susceptible to ALI compared to wild-type (WT) animals.

Methods: Two independent models of ALI were employed.

Know your audience: analysis of chief complaints at clinica esperanza, a student-run free clinic in memphis, tennessee.

Purpose: To identify the chief complaints and demographics at Clinica Esperanza, a student-run free clinic for an underserved Hispanic population.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of patient files from 2005 through 2010 was undertaken, as approved by the University of Tennessee Health Science Center's Institutional Review Board.

Results: From 2005 through 2010, Clinica Esperanza fielded 2551 patient visits, consisting of 951 unique patients, 609 females and 342 males.

Clinical characteristics of women with menstrual-linked asthma.

Background: Menstrual-linked asthma (MLA) is described in pre-menopausal women who experience a deterioration of asthma control peri-menstrually. The clinical characteristics of MLA remain incompletely defined. Our objective was to define the characteristics of MLA in a large female asthma cohort.

Exogenous surfactant therapy for ARDS.

Regardless of the cause, a common pathophysiological feature of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome is a dysfunction of the endogenous surfactant system. Although exogenous surfactant therapy has proven to be an effective treatment for neonatal respiratory distress syndrome, no similar current effective therapy exists for patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome. This is mainly due to the complexity of the lung injury that is involved with this disorder.

Hyperoxia exposure impairs surfactant function and metabolism.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of hyperoxia exposure on lung function and the endogenous surfactant system in spontaneously breathing adult rats.

Design: Analysis of the pulmonary surfactant system isolated from adult rats following exposure to > 90% oxygen or room air for 48 or 72 hrs.

Setting: A basic science research laboratory in a university setting.