Abstract During a period of 5 years, we monthly monitor the phenology and the stem diameter increment of 12 of Schinus terebinthifolius trees. Dendrometer bands were used for it. This study was aimed to answer the following questions: (i) Are there conflicting demands for resource allocation in different phenophases? (ii) In which period does the s...
Published in Insights into Imaging
BackgroundThe Value-Based Healthcare (VBH) concept is designed to improve individual healthcare outcomes without increasing expenditure, and is increasingly being used to determine resourcing of and reimbursement for medical services. Radiology is a major contributor to patient and societal healthcare at many levels. Despite this, some VBH models d...
Optimizing supply chain management in hospitals can lead to a significant reduction in costs. One of the supply chain processes that can be optimized is the sterilization of reusable instruments used during surgical procedures. This process takes place at the Central Sterile Supply Department (CSSD) and consists of two main steps, `washing and disi...
Dans le cœur des Basses Terres mayas, plusieurs verrous scientifiques et techniques constituent des obsta-cles à la connaissance des dynamiques socio-environnementales, survenues aux échelles des territoires des cités sur la longue durée. L’étude du socio-écosystème de Naachtun, cité maya de la période Classique, n’échappe pas à ces contraintes. Qu...
Published in Malaria Journal
The global COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting the maintenance of various disease control programmes, including malaria. In some malaria-endemic countries, funding and personnel reallocations were executed from malaria control programmes to support COVID-19 response efforts, resulting mainly in interruptions of disease control activities and reduc...
12 Activation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) is associated with the stopping of ongoing 13 behavior via the basal ganglia. However, we recently observed that optogenetic STN 14 excitation induced a strong jumping/escaping behavior. We hypothesized that STN activation 15 is aversive. To test this, place preference was assessed. Optogenetic excitat...
Published in Journal of bioethical inquiry
The global COVID-19 pandemic has brought the issue of rationing finite healthcare resources to the fore. There has been much academic debate, media attention, and conversation in the homes of everyday individuals about the allocation of medical resources, diagnostic testing kits, ventilators, and personal protective equipment. Yet decisions to prio...
Published in Zdm
In this survey paper, we describe the state of the field of research on teaching mathematics with technology with an emphasis on the secondary school phase. We synthesize themes, questions, results and perspectives emphasized in the articles that appear in this issue alongside the relevant foundations of these ideas within the key journal articles,...
Published in Environmental science & policy
The idea of decoupling "environmental bads" from "economic goods" has been proposed as a path towards sustainability by organizations such as the OECD and UN. Scientific consensus reports on environmental impacts (e.g., greenhouse gas emissions) and resource use give an indication of the kind of decoupling needed for ecological sustainability: glob...
Published in Therapeutic innovation & regulatory science
Clinical research sites conduct trials with diverse complexities, timelines, and ever-changing workloads. Though the principal investigator (PI) is ultimately responsible for the content and conduct of trials, they rely heavily on site staff to successfully enroll and complete studies following good clinical practice (GCP) Guidelines. The mainstays...
