Catheter infections are a significant problem in pediatric hemodialysis. To reduce infection rates, the use of closed luer-lock access connectors, which create a mechanically and microbiogically closed system while allowing unobstructed blood flow, was implemented Infection rates fell from 7.8 infections per 1000 patient days to 3.65 infections per 1000 patient days after the switch to the clos...

The Taurus has a MacPherson strut type of suspension in the front and rear of the car, as shown in Figure 1. The various types of joints in the suspension are modeled with connector elements. These specialized elements provide an easy and versatile way to model physical mechanisms with point-to-point connections that can exhibit complex kinematic and kinetic relationships. A list of model joint...

who required only oxygen for a brief period, and the same facemask had been used. None of them had developed any signs ofinfection. On the initial screening S pneumoniae type 6 was isolated from the T piece connector of the face mask (figure). Repeat examination ofthe same facemask and connector seven days later yielded S pneumoniae type 6 from the thread of the T piece, which was contaminated ...

A software connector is an abstraction capturing interactions among components. Apart from middleware independence, connectors provide additional services (e.g. adaptation, synchronization, etc.). They play a major role in heterogeneous deployment (i.e. building applications from components implemented in different component models) where they are invaluable for solving distribution and overcom...

Orthogonal connectors are used in drawings of many types of network diagrams, especially those representing electrical circuits. One approach for routing such connectors has been to compute an orthogonal visibility graph formed by intersecting vertical and horizontal lines projected from the corners of all obstacles and then use an A* search over this graph. However the search can be slow since...

AIM To compare the flow rates of readily available intravenous infusion devices and to compare the effect of the addition of pressure or a needle-free intravenous connector device. METHODS Several intravenous devices with different characteristics had their flow rates determined under a standard set of conditions. The flow rates were then measured with the addition of a pressure bag to the sy...

Reo is a language for coordinating autonomous components in distributed environments. Coordination in Reo is performed by circuit-like connectors, which are constructed from primitive, mobile channels with well-defined behaviour. While the structure of a connector can be modeled as a graph, its behaviour is compositionally defined using that of its primitive constituents. In previous work, we s...

Traditional process calculi usually abstract away from network details, modeling only communication over shared channels. They, however, seem inadequate to describe new network architectures, such as Software Defined Networks [1], where programs are allowed to manipulate the infrastructure. In this paper we present a network conscious, proper extension of the π-calculus: we add connector names ...

This study investigates the shear capacity of aluminum alloy honeycomb sandwich plates connected by high-strength, ordinary, or self-tapping bolts. For that purpose, experimental tests and finite elements are carried out. The failure of a high-strength bolt connector is driven by bending deformations developed in the bolt that deform connection plate and pad openings. In the case of ordinary bo...

The head-tail connector of bacteriophage phi29, an oligomer of gene product 10 (gp10), was crystallized into various forms. The most useful of these were an orthorhombic P22(1)2(1) form (unit-cell parameters a = 143.0, b = 157.0, c = 245.2 A), a monoclinic C2 form (a = 160.7, b = 143.6, c = 221.0 A, beta = 97.8 degrees ) and another monoclinic C2 form (a = 177.0, b = 169.1, c = 185.2 A, beta = ...