A variety of surgical methods have been developed to reduce the volume of the inferior turbinates, in order to create a more patent nasal airway. We describe a technique used in our department since February 2002 for all patients undergoing inferior turbinectomy. We resect with endoscopic assistance the lateral mucosa and bony inferior turbinate. This technique can reduce a large volume of the ...

This paper introduces volume leases as a mechanism for providing cache consistency for large-scale, geographically distributed networks. Volume leases are a variation of leases, which were originally designed for distributed file systems. Using trace-driven simulation, we compare two new algorithms against four existing cache consistency algorithms and show that our new algorithms provide stron...

The occurrence of postoperative pulmonary complications is strongly associated with increased hospital mortality and prolonged postoperative hospital stays. Although protective lung ventilation is commonly used in the intensive care unit, low tidal volume ventilation in the operating room is not a routine strategy. Low tidal volume ventilation, moderate positive end-expiratory pressure, and rep...

In order to save resources and prevent global warming, there has been a present need in recent years to reduce the volume of CO2 emission and it improves the fuel consumption of automobiles. The trend in the automotive applications is to improve efficiency and to reduce volume and weight. Under these circumstances, the mechanical parts in the automobile industry are being replaced by electronic...

Since the advent of CT, imaging of the posterior fossa has posed problems. The proximity and density of the temporal bones have created artifacts at the interfaces with brain [1]. Nevertheless, thinner sections through the posterior fossa reduce the partial volume artifacts [2], and the use of a method we call the composite addition technique (CAT) together with higher tube voltage further redu...

The double sampling method for measuring gastric volumes is analysed mathematically. It is shown to cause magnification of randomly occurring analytical errors in dye concentration. The errors which arise in calculated gastric volume depend on extent of analytical error, concentration of dye initially placed in the stomach, repetition of analysis cycle, and ratio of volume of added dye to gastr...

Abstract The use of ceramic waste in concrete/mortar production as aggregate replacement or cement has been under consideration the last decade to find an effective way tackle growing hazard disposal. In this study, authors reutilize polishing (CPW) a filler replace equal volume paste mortar while keeping mixture proportions unchanged, i.e., new replacement. This design strategy allows larger a...

In this paper, a novel compact and wideband fylfot-shaped planar monopole antenna is proposed. The fylfot-shaped is suggested to reduce the volume of a general crossed planar monopole antenna. The volume of the proposed antenna is about 1/4 of a general crossed planar monopole antenna under the conditions where the wideband characteristics are maintained. This technique is suitable for the desi...

tumour volume and clinical target volume among various radiation oncologists, which can potentially lead to variation in tumor control or adverse effects. Interobserver variation can reduce with experience or by utilizing additional facilities such as CT–MRI fusion or CT–PET fusion. Several publications have reported that MRI and PET scans [Figures 1 and 2] can significantly change the tumor vo...