BACKGROUND In liver transplantation, the donor and recipient are in different locations most of the time, and longer preservation periods are inevitable. Hence, the choice of the preservation solution and the duration of the preservation period are critical for the success of the transplant surgery. OBJECTIVE In this study, we examine the mechanical and histological properties of the bovine l...

Granulocyte concentrates collected from normal donors are necessarily stored for varying intervals up to the time of transfusion. However, information regarding the fate of collected cells and the optimal mode of storage in vitro in the interval between collection and transfusion is far from complete. We studied granulocyte function during preservation of granulocyte concentrates for up to 72 h...

Rules provide an expressive means for implementing database behavior: They cope withchanges and their ramifications. Rules are commonly used for integrity enforcement, i.e., forrepairing database actions in a way that integrity constraints are kept. Yet, Rule TriggeringSystems fall short in enforcing effect preservation, i.e., guaranteeing that repairing events donot undo ea...

background: alveolar ridge preservation could be performed immediately following tooth extraction to limit dimensional changes of alveolar process due to bone resorption. the aim of this study was to compare the clinical and histologic outcomes of socket preservation using two different graft materials; deproteinized bovine bone mineral (dbbm) and demineralized freeze‑dried bone allograft (dfdb...