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Standardization of radiograph readings during bowel management week

During “bowel management week,” abdominal radiographs are used to monitor the amount and location of stool. A radiologist familiar with the treatment plan can provide an improved interpretation. The goal of th...

A. Bischoff, K. Hayes, C. Guimaraes, A. Merritt… in Pediatric Surgery International (2023)

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Incidence of medullary thyroid carcinoma and Hirschsprung disease based on the cosmos database

Multiple endocrine neoplasia Type 2A (MEN2A) can occur with Hirschsprung disease (HD) due to mutation in the RET proto-oncogene, with the majority develo** medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). Given the comorb...

L. A. Wehrli, M. L. Reppucci, J. Ketzer… in Pediatric Surgery International (2023)

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Do adult patients with congenital colorectal conditions know their diagnosis?

Limited research exists about the knowledge that adult patients have about their congenital colorectal diagnosis.

M. C. Vargas, L. A. Wehrli, A. Louiselle, J. Ketzer… in Pediatric Surgery International (2022)

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Influence of Belbin’s Role Theory on Database Design: Experimenting with Software Engineering Students

Software process has been studied from various perspectives, among them, the human factor is one of the most important due to the intrinsic social aspect of the discipline. This study aims to explore the benef...

R. Aguilar, A. Peña, J. Díaz, J. Ucán in Programming and Computer Software (2022)

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Anal duplication: is surgery indicated? A report of three cases and review of the literature

Anal canal duplications (ACDs) are extremely rare with only approximately 90 cases described in the literature. We report on three additional patients.

A. C. Trecartin, A. Peña, M. Lovell, J. Bruny… in Pediatric Surgery International (2019)

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Application of the STOPP criteria in hospitalised elderly patients to detect and optimise inappropriate psychopharmaceutical prescriptions

Psychotropic drugs are frequently used in the elderly population, but their inappropriate prescription can cause numerous adverse effects and interactions.

Claudio Garay-Bravo, A. Peña, M. Molina, J. Sanfeliu… in European Geriatric Medicine (2018)

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Critical analysis of fecal incontinence scores

Objectively evaluating the lack of bowel control (fecal incontinence) continues to be a challenge. Many have attempted to measure the severity of fecal incontinence and to evaluate its impact on the quality of...

Andrea Bischoff, J. Bealer, A. Peña in Pediatric Surgery International (2016)

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The Wind Profile in the Coastal Boundary Layer: Wind Lidar Measurements and Numerical Modelling

Traditionally it has been difficult to verify mesoscale model wind predictions against observations in the planetary boundary layer (PBL). Here we used measurements from a wind lidar to study the PBL up to 800...

R. Floors, C. L. Vincent, S. -E. Gryning, A. Peña… in Boundary-Layer Meteorology (2013)

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Ultrasound-assisted extraction of pesticides from olive branches: a multifactorial approach to method development

A rapid and simple method has been developed for the analysis in olive branches of two insecticides currently used in olive pest control, dimethoate and α-cypermethrin. The effects of analytical conditions on pes...

A. Peña, F. Ruano, M. D. Mingorance in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2006)

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Comparative analysis of trehalose production by Debaryomyces hansenii and Saccharomyces cerevisiae under saline stress

The comparative analysis of growth, intracellular content of Na⁺ and K⁺, and the production of trehalose in the halophilic Debaryomyces hansenii and Saccharomyces cerevisiae were determined under saline stress. T...

J. C. González-Hernández, M. Jiménez-Estrada, A. Peña in Extremophiles (2005)

Chapter and Conference Paper

Brain tissue biomechanics in cortical contusion injury: a finite element analysis

The controlled cortical impact model has been used extensively to study focal traumatic brain injury. Although the impact variables can be well defined, little is known about the biomechanical trauma as delive...

A. Peña, J. D. Pickard, D. Stiller… in Intracranial Pressure and Brain Monitoring… (2005)

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Comments on anterior ectopic anus

A. Peña in Pediatric Surgery International (2004)

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Chemical and physical factors affecting the extractability of methidathion from soil samples.

Determination of methidathion in soil samples using Soxhlet extraction has been studied. Several factors were investigated for their effect on methidathion recovery. Some were related to the extraction procedu...

L. Sánchez, M. D. Mingorance, A. Peña in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry (2004)

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The posterior sagittal trans-sphincteric and trans-rectal approaches

Background: The posterior sagittal, transphincteric approach to treat different pelvic problems has been known since the last century. Although some surgeons have embraced it and have enthusiastically advocated ...

A. Peña, A. Hong in Techniques in Coloproctology (2003)

Chapter and Conference Paper

Communicating Hydrocephalus: The Biomechanics of Progressive Ventricular Enlargement Revisited

This article investigates the physical mechanisms involved in the chronic ventricular enlargement that accompanies communicating hydrocephalus (CH) — including its normal and low-pressure forms. In particular,...

A. Peña, N. G. Harris, M. D. Bolton… in Intracranial Pressure and Brain Biochemica… (2002)

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On the Shape of p-Convex Hulls, 0 < p < 1

J. Bernués, A. Peña in Acta Mathematica Hungarica (1997)

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A. Peña in Pediatric Radiology (1996)