The “Open Door” System

Platform—Open Door Dilemma

How are hospitals supposed to cater for patients who are a security risk and still pursue a progressive, 'open door' policy with the majority of their patients? Dr. Norman Imlah, medical director of All Saints Hospital, Birmingham, puts the case for closed special units. advances in the treatment and management of the mentally ill in Britain have brought problems for the legislators, but none m...

Open Door Controversy

Open Door: Encouraging Welcome Ca

Brandon Burr & Andy Stanford University, Department of Computer Science 353 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305 {bburr, andyszy}@stanford.edu ABSTRACT Past forays into mobile context applications have focused on preventing unwanted communications in a work environment. Open Door is a system for sharing status on mobile phones that encourages welcome calls and lowers barriers to communication in a so...

Gluconeogenesis in cancer: door wide open.

Zhang et al. (1) make a valuable contribution to the field of cancer metabolism, showing that the tumor suppressor p53 down-regulates the gluconeogenic key enzyme phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (PEPCK, PCK1) via histone deacetylase sirtuin 6. The authors conclude that inhibition of gluconeogenesis may contribute to the tumor-suppressive function of p53. Gluconeogenesis, a reverse glycolysis ...

A new method of stabilising the elevated laminae in open-door laminoplasty using an anchor system.

We treated 12 patients with multilevel stenosis of the cervical canal after spondylosis or ossification of the posterior longitudinal ligament by an expansive open-door laminoplasty, stabilised by using an anchor system. The preoperative sagittal diameter of the canal was 9.8 mm(+/-2.2) which was increased to 16.1 mm(+/-2.9) after surgery. The mean expansion ratio of the canal was 64% (42 to 10...