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...

This was a multicenter, quasiexperimental, 140-month, acute care study comparing central line-associated bloodstream infection rates associated with positive or negative intravenous connectors to a zero fluid displacement connector. A decrease in central line-associated bloodstream infections was found after changing from either negative or positive intravenous connectors to the zero fluid disp...

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...