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2017 update of the WSES guidelines for emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias
Emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias may be associated with worsen outcome and a significant rate of postoperative complications. There is no consensus on management of complicated abdominal hernias. The main matter of debate is about the use of mesh in case of intestinal resection and the type of mesh to be used. Wound infection is the most common complication encountered and represents an immense burden especially in the presence of a mesh. The recurrence rate is an important topic that influences the final outcome. A World Society of Emergency Surgery (WSES) Consensus Conference was held in Bergamo in July 2013 with the aim to define recommendations for emergency repair of abdominal wall hernias in adults. This document represents the executive summary of the consensus conference approved by a WSES expert panel. In 2016, the guidelines have been revised and updated according to the most recent available literature.Peer reviewe
2017 update of the WSES guidelines for emergency repair of complicated abdominal wall hernias
Solvent extraction of cottonseed and peanut oils. VII. Effect of drying flaked prime cottonseed on color of oil and meal properties
Template-derived high surface area lambda-MnO2 for supercapacitor applications
The synthesis of lambda-manganese oxide (λ-MnO2) with a developed porosity and an ordered and interconnected pore structure used as supercapacitor electrode is reported for the first time in the present study. A spinel-type LiMn2O4 material was first prepared by hard-templating pathway using KIT-6 mesoporous silica as a template and metal nitrates as precursors, which was subsequently acid treated leading to λ-MnO2 material. The materials exhibit high surface area (up to 150 m2 gâ1), defined pore size distribution with three-dimensional interconnected pores, and crystalline pore walls. The material textural properties as well as the morphologies vary considerably with the synthetic conditions. The as-synthesized porous λ-MnO2 materials exhibit a noticeably better performance (120 F gâ1) at high constant currents (1 A gâ1) than commercial derived λ-MnO2 (11 F gâ1). The extended surface area and the porous and three-dimensional interconnected structures along with the specific morphology significantly enhance the lithium diffusion through the particles and allow for a more effective use of this pseudocapacitive material as an electrode in supercapacitor
Crossover between Dewetting and Stabilization of Ultrathin Liquid Crystalline Polymer Films
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