OBJECTIVE To evaluate the change in respiratory function and functional capacity according to the type of preoperative fasting. METHODS Randomized prospective clinical trial, with 92 female patients undergoing cholecystectomy by laparotomy with conventional or 2 hours shortened fasting. The variables measured were the peak expiratory flow, forced expiratory volume in the first second, forced ...

This paper describes a robust approach for the single machine scheduling problem 1|ri|Lmax. The method is said robust since it characterizes a large set of optimal solutions allowing to switch from one solution to another, without any performance loss, in order to face the potential disruptions which occur during the schedule execution. It is based on a dominance theorem that characterizes a se...

This paper presents the lessons learned from a case study about the integration of information systems in the health care sector. The company Triamun developed an ASP software solution for the seamless integration of a variety of different partners. The discussion of the integration project comprises four perspectives: business, processes, application, and technology. The case study contains a ...

We use the concept of the Filippov solution to study the dynamics of a class of delayed dynamical systems with discontinuous right-hand side, which contains the widely studied delayed neural network models with almost periodic self-inhibitions, interconnection weights, and external inputs. We prove that diagonal-dominant conditions can guarantee the existence and uniqueness of an almost periodi...

Adsorption of benzimidazole, 2-methylbenzimidazole and 2-aminobenzimidazole on mild steel in 3.5 NaCl solution was studied using density function theory DFT calculations. In this regard, charge transfer resistance Rct and double layer capacitance Cdl obtained by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy EIS were used to calculate surface coverage and to build prediction models. When prediction mod...

sustainable development would be a key solution for climate change and renewable energy plays an important role in this policy. recently, according to increase of co2 emission and other relevant impacts, solar energy has been gaining more attentions from policy makers. thus, compound parabolic concentrators collectors are considered as one of the promising applications from solar thermal advant...

the purpose of this research was to study the relationship between conflict management strategies and emotional intelligence (ei) of sport coaches in east azerbaijan province. according to the statistical population of this research that consisted of all sport coaches in east azerbaijan province (n=750), 257 coaches were evaluated according to morgan table with two questionnaires including robb...