Two Years after the Fourth External Review: TDR Moves Forward with a New Vision and Strategy

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Differences in duration of anticoagulation after pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis: Findings from the SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER).

BACKGROUND Although the two manifestations of venous thromboembolism (VTE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), vary considerably, the consensus guidelines recommend similar algorithms for therapeutic anticoagulation in both conditions. Real-world data assessing contemporary management strategies in PE and DVT alone may help tailoring future recommendations towards more individualized patient care. METHODS In the present analysis, we compared demographics, comorbidities, treatment patterns, and clinical outcomes of PE versus DVT only among 2062 consecutive patients with confirmed VTE enrolled by 11 acute care hospitals between November 2012 and February 2015 in the SWIss Venous ThromboEmbolism Registry (SWIVTER). RESULTS Overall, 1246 (60 %) patients were diagnosed with PE. In comparison to DVT alone, PE patients were older (66 vs. 59 years; p < 0.001), more frequently had acute and chronic comorbidities, less frequently had prior VTE and hormone replacement, and were less often pregnant. VTE was considered similarly often provoked in patients with PE and DVT alone (33.8 % vs. 33.5 %; p = 0.88). Anticoagulation for an indefinite duration was more often prescribed to patients with PE than those with DVT alone (45.7 vs. 19.6 %; p < 0.001), and PE diagnosis was the strongest independent predictor of indefinite anticoagulation (OR 3.21; 95 % CI 2.55-4.06; p < 0.001). Diagnosis of PE was associated with both increased risk of 90-day mortality (HR 2.31, 95 % CI 1.44-3.71; p = 0.001) and major bleeding (HR 3.88, 95 % CI 1.63-9.22; p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS Our analysis affirms differences in demographics, risk factors, and clinical outcomes of PE versus DVT alone. In routine clinical practice, duration of anticoagulation is being managed differently between the two manifestations of VTE, in contrast to recommendations of the current consensus guidelines

Evidence of plasmonic effects in random orientation silver nanowire meshes on silicon

In this work silver nanowires were used as the transparent conductive electrode on a crystalline silicon solar cell in place of the commonly used screen printed grid. Light transmission and surface characterisation of the cells displays an average of 22% more light transmission than the physical non-AgNW shaded area of the cell surface. Further to this it is observed that plasmonic effects result in an increased scattering of incoming light into the cell, which also reduced the amount of light reflected from the cell’s front plane. The cells with silver nanowire electrodes did not, however, show improved current–voltage characteristics compared to cells without a front electrode. This is attributed to the overall low light transmission as a result of silver nanoparticles present in the electrodes and poor electrical connection between silicon cell and electrode. Finally, a large reduction in the mass of silver used for the nanowire electrodes was observed when compared to standard screen printed grid fingers

Demonstration of Feeding Vehicle-Integrated Photovoltaic-Converted Energy into the High-Voltage On-Board Network of Practical Light Commercial Vehicles for Range Extension

The setting up of a practical electrically driven light commercial demonstration vehicle with integrated photovoltaics (PV) is reported. The demonstrator vehicle is equipped with 15 modules based on the crystalline Si/amorphous Si heterojunction technology. The nominal total peak power under standard testing conditions is 2180 Wp. Specifically, the PV-converted energy is fed into the high-voltage (HV; 400 V) board-net for a utilization of the large capacity of the HV battery and thus for direct range extension. The demonstrator vehicle is equipped with irradiation, wind, temperature, magnetic, and global positioning system sensors. Irradiation and temperature as well as the energy flows from modules, maximum power point trackers (MPPTs), low-voltage buffer battery to HV battery via DC/DC, and from the HV battery to the loads during an exemplarily test drive day (May 31, 2021) are monitored. The range extension obtained at this day on our test route (51° 59′ N, 9° 31′ E) was 36 km, the corresponding CO2 savings account for ≈2.3 kg. The chain efficiency of the electronic components from the input side of the MPPTs to the HV output side of the DC/DC was 68.6%, whereas the DC/DC itself has an average efficiency of 90%. © 2021 The Authors. Solar RRL published by Wiley-VCH Gmb

Health financing reform in Kenya- assessing the social health insurance proposal

Kenya has had a history of health financing policy changes since its   independence in 1963. Recently, significant preparatory work was done on a new Social Health Insurance Law that, if accepted, would lead to universal health coverage in Kenya after a tr&amp;nsition period. Questions of economic  feasibility and political acceptability continue to be discussed, with   stakeholders voicing concerns on design features of the new proposal   submitted to the  Kenyan parliament in 2004. For economic, social, political and organisational reasons a transition period will be  necessary, which is likely to last more than a decade. However, important objectives such as access to health care  and avoiding impoverishment due to direct health care payments should be recognised from the start so that  steady progress towards effective universal coverage can be planned and achieved

Multiomics in the central Arctic Ocean for benchmarking biodiversity change

Multiomics approaches need to be applied in the central Arctic Ocean to benchmark biodiversity change and to identify novel species and their genes. As part of MOSAiC, EcoOmics will therefore be essential for conservation and sustainable bioprospecting in one of the least explored ecosystems on Earth

Ausgewaehlte Controllingansaetze in einem Sozialleistungsunternehmen

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Führen von Sozialleistungsunternehmen | Konfessionelle Sozialarbeit und unternehmerisches Handeln im Einklang. Mit einem Geleitwort von Karl Albrecht Schachtschneider

Unsere Gesellschaft ist einem tiefgreifenden Wandlungsprozeß unterworfen, der alle Lebensbereiche betrifft und unmittelbare Auswirkungen auf das gemeinschaftliche Leben in der Zukunft hat: es werden weniger Kinder geboren, die Bevölkerung altert und schrumpft, strukturelle Veränderungen vollziehen sich. Sozialleistungsunternehmen erlangen eine immer größer werdende Bedeutung und sind zunehmend ein notwendiger Teil der Daseinsvorsorge des Gemeinwesens.Mit diesem Handbuch legen Rolf-Jürgen Korte und Hartwig Drude das erste umfassende Werk zur Führung von Sozialleistungsunternehmen vor.Im Teil I entwickeln sie die theologisch-ethischen Grundlagen für konfessionelle Sozialleistungen, die sich auf die biblische Überlieferung beider Testamente berufen (Diakonie, Caritas, jüdische Wohlfahrt). Ihr Leitgedanke ist die Nächstenliebe als im biblischen Gottesbegriff verankerte Ausformung der Goldenen Regel, das Ethos von Menschen, die für die Würde und Befreiung gerade des jeweils Schwächeren eintreten und arbeiten.Auch Sozialleistungsunternehmen handeln am Markt und befinden sich im Wettbewerb. Sie müssen den Notwendigkeiten jedes Unternehmens genügen und erprobte betriebswirtschaftliche Steuerungsmöglichkeiten zu nutzen wissen. Dies wird in Teil II entfaltet. Er zeigt, in welcher Weise konfessionelle Sozialleistungsunternehmen modernste und effizienteste Ansätze der Unternehmensführung, des Unternehmensmarketings und des Unternehmenscontrollings einsetzen können. Dabei erweist sich, daß diese Ansätze entgegen landläufiger Meinung nicht im Gegensatz zur biblisch-ethischen Grundlage stehen.Sozialleistungsunternehmen sind ebenso wichtige wie schwierige Unternehmen, deren Gestaltung und Führung von entscheidender Bedeutung für das Gelingen ihres Dienstes für das gemeine Wohl sind. Die Autoren schließen ihr Werk mit der Vision "einer bürgerrechtlich orientierten, für die Mündigkeit ihrer Glieder eintretenden, ethisch fundierten Gesellschaft", "in welcher auch und gerade die Zukunft konfessioneller Sozialleistungsunternehmen überzeugend begründet und gesichert ist"

A simple linear-time algorithm to recognize interval graphs

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