The conference banquet provided a rare opportunity for Brian’s colleagues, collaborators, and students, as well as friends and family members to get together, and to share stories about Brian. The guests were delightfully entertained by the “Brian Alspach Quiz” prepared for the occasion by Brooks Reid, who served as the Master of Ceremonies. Brooks has graciously allowed us to include some of h...

BACKGROUND Informed consent (IC) has been an international standard for decades for the ethical conduct of clinical trials. Yet frequently study participants have incomplete understanding of key issues, a problem exacerbated by language barriers or lack of familiarity with research concepts. Few investigators measure participant comprehension of IC, while even fewer conduct interim assessments ...

You may refer to the textbook, lecture notes, Matlab ® tutorials, and other class materials as well as your own notes and scripts. You may use a calculator (for simple arithmetic operations and function evaluations). However, laptops, tablets, and smartphones are not permitted. You have 30 minutes of recitation to complete the mini quiz. When you are finished, you can hand in your quiz and star...

You may refer to the textbook, lecture notes, Matlab tutorials, and other class materials as well as your own notes and scripts. You may use a calculator (for simple arithmetic operations and function evaluations). However, laptops, tablets, and smartphones are not permitted. You have 30 minutes of recitation to complete the mini quiz. When you are finished, you can hand in your quiz and start ...

Omentectomy is usually indicated for an oncological viewpoint, but in case of signs omental ischemia, necrosis and infection acute omentectomy can be a lifesaving procedure.