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Open AccessA user study for evaluation of formal verification results and their explanation at Bosch
Ensuring safety for any sophisticated system is getting more complex due to the rising number of features and functionalities. This calls for formal methods to entrust confidence in such systems. Nevertheless,...
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Open AccessThe impact of prior endoscopic or surgical therapy on open Zenker’s diverticulum surgery: analysis on a large single center cohort
Endoscopic treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum is an attractive minimally invasive alternative compared to the classic open approach. However, increased recurrence rate were reported. In case of relapse, endosc...
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Open AccessEx situ arterial reconstruction prior normothermic machine perfusion of liver grafts
Atypical variants of the hepatic artery are common and pose a technical challenge for normothermic machine perfusion (NMP). The transplant surgeon has three options when confronted with hepatic arterial variat...
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Open AccessSerum albumin at resection predicts in-hospital death, while serum lactate and aPTT on the first postoperative day anticipate anastomotic leakage after Ivor-Lewis-esophagectomy
Anastomotic leakage (AL) is a major complication after esophagectomy, potentiating morbidity and mortality. There are several patient risk factors associated with AL, but high-fidelity postoperative predictors...
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Humoral immune response after COVID-19 infection or BNT162b2 vaccine among older adults: evolution over time and protective thresholds
The objectives of this study were to assess the dynamics of the SARS-CoV-2 anti-RBD-IgG response over time among older people after COVID-19 infection or vaccination and its comparison with indicative levels o...
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Therapeutic prevention of COVID-19 in elderly: a case–control study
COVID-19 is a particularly aggressive disease for the elderly as 86% of deaths related to COVID-19 occur in people over 65 years of age. Despite the urgent need for a preventive treatment, there are currently...
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Open AccessEffective operating room (OR) utilization by performing low-complex surgical procedures during the 2020 corona pandemic
The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has almost stopped all elective surgical treatment throughout the world. As operating room (OR) capacities are reduced everywhere to ensure availability of intensive care capacities, es...
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Open AccessComplete mesocolic excision in minimally invasive surgery of colonic cancer: do we need the robot?
Robotic surgery offers favorable prerequisites for complex minimally invasive surgeries which are delivered by higher degrees of freedom, improved instrument stability, and a perfect visualization in 3D which ...
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Open AccessEffect of 9 weeks continuous vs. interval aerobic training on plasma BDNF levels, aerobic fitness, cognitive capacity and quality of life among seniors with mild to moderate Alzheimer’s disease: a randomized controlled trial
Evidence suggests that aerobic-type training confers physical benefits and appears to contribute positively to brain health. This study aims to compare the effect of 9-weeks continuous (CAT) to interval aerobi...
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Open AccessIdiosyncratic Drug-Induced Severe Neutropenia and Agranulocytosis in Elderly Patients (≥75 years): A Monocentric Cohort Study of 61 Cases
Little data is currently available in the literature on neutropenia and agranulocytosis in the elderly, and, to our knowledge, idiosyncratic drug-induced agranulocytosis is particularly poorly covered, or not ...
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Load-bearing behavior of spliced glass beams under bending action
The load-bearing behavior of spliced structural glass beams under bending action is investigated using FE simulations. Since geometric singularities occur in spliced structural glass beams, stress concentratio...
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Open AccessPartnerships in global health and collaborative governance: lessons learnt from the Division of Tropical and Humanitarian Medicine at the Geneva University Hospitals
In 2007 the “Crisp Report” on international partnerships increased interest in Northern countries on the way their links with Southern partners operated. Since its establishment in 2007 the Division of Tropica...
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Open AccessHealth benefits of cycle ergometer training for older adults over 70: a review
As the number of older adults continues to increase worldwide, more attention is being paid to geriatric health care needs, and successful ageing is becoming an important topic in the medical literature. A pre...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Towards Smart Systems of Systems
Systems of Systems (SoS) have started to emerge as a consequence of the general trend toward the integration of beforehand isolated systems. To unleash the full potential, the contained systems must be able to...
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Chapter and Conference Paper
Quantifying Progression of Multiple Sclerosis via Classification of Depth Videos
This paper presents new learning-based techniques for measuring disease progression in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) patients. Our system aims to augment conventional neurological examinations by adding quantitative...
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Open AccessExtended pancreas donor program – the EXPAND study rationale and study protocol
Simultaneous pancreas kidney transplantation (SPK), pancreas transplantation alone (PTA) or pancreas transplantation after kidney (PAK) are the only curative treatment options for patients with type 1 (juvenil...
