Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is a minimally invasive method of treating early-stage tumors of the digestive tract. However, duodenal ESD is technically difficult, with high complication rates resulting from poor control of the endoscope, the thin duodenal wall, and the potential for exposure to pancreatic juices [1–2]. This study evaluated the safety of ESD using the short-type Clutch...

Background and Purpose—Early supported discharge (ESD) seems to be a promising alternative to conventional follow-up care after acute stroke. We have previously shown that stroke unit care combined with ESD has beneficial effects on functional outcome and the use of resources for up to 1 year. The aim of this trial was to evaluate outcome after 5 years. Methods—We performed a randomized control...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Early supported discharge (ESD) seems to be a promising alternative to conventional follow-up care after acute stroke. We have previously shown that stroke unit care combined with ESD has beneficial effects on functional outcome and the use of resources for up to 1 year. The aim of this trial was to evaluate outcome after 5 years. METHODS We performed a randomized contr...

1. In environmental sex determination (ESD) gender is decided after conception, depending on the environment, rather than being genetically fixed. ESD in plants has been mainly studied in angiosperms, where the dominant form of ESD is sexual lability. Surprisingly, ESD has rarely been studied in homosporous ferns, the only plants in which ESD is the rule, rather than the exception. 2. Here, we ...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this work was to determine the radiation dose received by infants from radiographic exposure and the contribution from scatter radiation due to radiographic exposure of other infants in the same room. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated the entrance skin doses (ESDs) and effective doses of 23 infants with a gestational age as low as 28 weeks. ESDs were dete...

In just a few decades there will be insufficient energy to meet increased worldwide demand. The obvious solutions include scavenging remaining resources while seeking new energy sources. Determining the true potential and effects of new and unknown energy resources will take some time. Moreover, use of existing resources and discovery of new ones bring high economic and environmental costs that...

An experiment was conducted by means of a digital computer in which 5^ human Ss were faced with the task of sampling from a hypothetical binomial universe in which a proportion, p, of all observations were "top quality." Ss sampled the universe sequentially, stopping after some number of observations had been made to make a terminal decision by selecting the one of the S's mutually exclusive an...

Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) was developed to make possible the en bloc removal of large, flat, superficial lesions of the gastrointestinal tract, and reports on its efficiency were first published more than 25 years ago [1,2]. In Eastern countries, this technique became the gold standard for the treatment of early gastric cancer. Since then, indications for the method have been expan...

The electronics industry has recognized the significance of Electrostatic Discharge (ESD) as a potential source of damage, especially to semiconductor devices, for some time. During that time, there has been an ongoing effort to develop a meaningful human body ESD pulse and equipment which is capable of repeatedly applying that pulse at various voltage levels to a semiconductor device. The inte...

This article presents and extracts lessons from experiences implementing the Norwegian national strategy for education for sustainable development (ESD) over a period of more than 15 years. After an introduction to central ideas of sustainable development and ESD, the authors discuss appropriate strategies and instruments. Key factors are collaboration to allow pupils and schools to actively co...