Acute Thrombotic Occlusion of Right Coronary and Left Circumflex Coronary Arteries in a Patient with Antiphospholipid Syndrome: Successful Stent Implantation

Antiphospholipid syndrome is a rare disorder. Acute myocardial infarction is uncommon among these patients. Here we report a case of a 44-year-old man with antiphospholipid syndrome admitted for acute inferior myocardial infarction. Performed coronary angiography revealed that both the right coronary and the left circumflex coronary arteries were occluded by thrombi. We successfully performed primary angioplasty and stent implantation for both of the occluded coronary arteries. In the literature, this is the first case with antiphospholipid syndrome in which primary coronary angioplasty with stent implantation was successfully performed for two coronary arteries with acute thrombotic occlusion

Route Optimization for DASH over Software Defined Networks

23nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU) -- MAY 16-19, 2015 -- Inonu Univ, Malatya, TURKEYWOS: 000380500900597In this paper, a method for the selection of the paths between the server and the clients for Dynamic Adaptive HTTP Streaming (DASH) over Software Defined Networks (SDN). In the proposed method, an optimization model is presented for increasing the Quality of Experience (QoE) in the clients by increasing the average received bitrates and for providing fairness by decreasing the difference between the bitrates received by the clients. Simulation results show that, thanks to the SDN technology, the QoE achieved by the DASH clients is improved by assigning streaming paths according to the proposed model.Dept Comp Engn & Elect & Elect Engn, Elect & Elect Engn, Bilkent Uni

An SDN-assisted System Design for Improving Performance of SVC-DASH

3rd International Conference on Innovative Network Systems and Applications (iNetSApp) held in conjunction with Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (FedCSIS) -- SEP 13-16, 2015 -- Technical Univ Lodz, Lodz, POLANDWOS: 000376494300098Today, the most of the video streaming system provides quality adaptation and prefers to send their packets over HTTP. MPEG group has standardized Dynamic Adaptive HTTP Streaming (DASH) regarding this tendency on the adaptive HTTP streaming. Besides providing quality adaptation with a non-scalable codec, DASH standard also allows Scalable Video Coding (SVC) to adapt quality. Software Defined Networks (SDN) is a recently emerged networking paradigm. SDN enables to separate control and data plane of computer networks and hence provides flexibility to network operators to implement their own routing approaches. In this paper, we propose a system for increasing Quality of Experience (QoE) of SVC-DASH clients by utilizing SDN. Our experimental results show that the proposed system provides an increase in received video quality and decrease in outage duration and startup delay when compared to the performance of the client running over todays Internet implementing shortest path routing.IEEE Comp Soc, Polish Informat Proc Soc, IEEE Reg 8, IEEE Poland Sect Comp Soc Chapter, IEEE Poland Gdansk Sect Comp Soc Chapter, IEEE CIS Poland Sect Chapter, ACM Special Interest Grp Applied Comp, ACM Lodz Chapter, European Alliance Innovat, Polish Acad Sci, Comm Comp Sci, Polish Operat & Syst Res Soc, Eastern Cluster ICT Poland, Mazovia Cluster IC

Performance Evaluation of DASH Rate Adaptation Algorithms

23nd Signal Processing and Communications Applications Conference (SIU) -- MAY 16-19, 2015 -- Inonu Univ, Malatya, TURKEYWOS: 000380500900409MPEG group has recently proposed Dynamic Adaptive HTTP Streaming (DASH) standard. Various rate adaptation algorithms were proposed in the literature in order to maximize the Quality of Experience (QoE) in DASH clients. In this paper, the performances of pioneer DASH clients, which implement rate adaptation algorithm by taking the bandwidth measurements, buffer level, and both parameters into account, are examined. For this purpose, QoE parameters according to the different buffer sizes are observed under variable network conditions in a simulation environment. The results enlighten that which type of approach in which circumstances can be used in order to obtain best performance in terms of QoE.Dept Comp Engn & Elect & Elect Engn, Elect & Elect Engn, Bilkent Uni

Smoking Cessation Rates among Pregnant Women and Their Relapse Rates in the Postpartum Period in Samsun

Objective: This research aimed to determine the smoking frequency and smoking-related gestational and postpartum health problems in our study population. We investigated the quit rate during pregnancy and relapse after giving birth. The study was conducted in two university family health centers. A total of 270 women aged 18–45 with children were included in the study. Following receipt of verbal consent, the cases’ demographic data, previous obstetric information, smoking status, and gestational weight gain (GWG) were collected through face-to-face interviews and electronic records. The participants’ mean age was 35.75 ± 6.9 years and 28.1% were current smokers. Forty-one participants (16%) smoked during pregnancy, while the secondhand smoking rate was 30%. Ex-smokers experienced greater GWG (17.5 ± 1.7 kg (p = 0.003)) than current smokers and non-smokers. Small gestational age (SGA) and health problems in the first year of life were more frequent in the babies of smoker mothers (p p = 0.035) and high GWG (0.98 Exp(B), p = 0.01) were identified as independent risk factors for relapse. Our results indicate that many of the smoker women quit during pregnancy. Special interventions may increase the quitting rate in pregnancy and reduce the subsequent relapse rate

Intraluminal fluid infusion in a rat jejunum ischemia/reperfusion model is associated with improved tissue perfusion and less mucosal damage

Objective: This study used an experimental model mimicking early postoperative enteral feeding after the transfer of free jejunal flap and tested the hypothesis that jejunal infusion with dextrose or saline is associated with improved tissue perfusion and/or less mucosal damage after ischemia/reperfusion (IR) injury

Comparison of sub-Tenon's anaesthesia in phacoemulsification with 3 and 5 mL lidocaine

AIM: To compare the outcomes of combined phacoemulsification and non-penetrating deep sclerectomy(P-DS)with combined phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy(P-T)in patients who have cataract and moderate-to-severe primary open angle glaucoma(POAG)or pseudoexfoliative glaucoma(PXG).<p>METHODS: In this prospective randomized study 40 eyes of 40 patients with cataract and POAG or PXG were evaluated. Complete eye examination and glaucoma tests were performed in all patients. Combined P-DS and P-T were performed under local anesthesia in 20 eyes in each group. Visual acuity(VA), intraocular pressure(IOP)and number of glaucoma medications were all recorded preoperatively and postoperative on 10d, 1, 3, 6 and 12mo. Complications, laser goniopuncture in P-DS group and needling in P-T group were also recorded.<p>RESULTS: The age(P-DS, 66.3±11.0 and P-T, 70.2±9.3y)and sex distribution(P-DS, 7 female and 13 male, P-T, 9 female and 11 male)were similar in both groups(<i>P</i>>0.05). Number of POAG and PXG patients were 12 and 8, and 13 and 7 in P-DS and P-T groups, respectively(<i>P</i>>0.05). There was no difference between groups in terms of preoperative VA(P-DS, 0.69±0.22 and P-T, 0.76±0.22 logMAR), IOP(P-DS, 17.9±1.6 and P-T, 18.1±1.9 mm Hg)and number of medications(P-DS: 2.7±0.7 and P-T: 2.9±0.8),(<i>P</i>>0.05). VA increased, IOP and number of medications decreased in both groups postoperatively(<i>P</i><0.01). Postoperative IOPs were 15.0±1.7 and 14.5±1.6 mm Hg in P-DS and P-T groups respectively(<i>P</i>=0.472). Postoperative number of medications were slightly better in P-T group(0.5±0.7)than in P-DS group(0.8±0.9)(<i>P</i>=0.307). There were no complications in both groups. Laser goniopuncture was applied in 7 eyes(once in 5 eyes and twice in 2 eyes)in P-DS group. Needling was performed in 1 eye in P-T group. <p>CONCLUSION: In patients with coexisting cataract and glaucoma, both combined P-DS and P-T may be performed safely. Reliability and efficacy were similar in both groups. Follow-up of P-DS should be done cautiously and when necessary laser goniopuncture should be performed

μDACS platform: A hybrid microfluidic platform using magnetic levitation technique and integrating magnetic, gravitational, and drag forces for density-based rare cancer cell sorting

Circulating tumor cells (CTCs) are crucial indicators of cancer metastasis. However, their rarity in the bloodstream and the heterogeneity of their surface biomarkers present challenges for their isolation. Here, we developed a hybrid microfluidic platform (microfluidic-based density-associated cell sorting (µDACS) platform) that utilizes density as a biophysical marker to sort cancer cells from the population of white blood cells (WBCs). The platform utilizes the magnetic levitation technique on a microfluidic chip to sort cells based on their specific density ranges, operating under a continuous flow condition. By harnessing magnetic, gravitational, and drag forces, the platform efficiently separates cells. This approach involves a microfluidic chip equipped with a microseparator, which directs cells into top and bottom outlets depending on their levitation heights, which are inversely proportional to their densities. Hence, low-density cancer cells are collected from the top outlet, while high-density WBCs are collected from the bottom outlet. We optimized the sorting efficiency by varying the flow rates, and concentrations of the sorting medium's paramagnetic properties using standard densities of polymeric microspheres. To demonstrate the platform's applicability, we performed hybrid microfluidic sorting on MDA-MB-231 human breast cancer cells and U-937 human monocytes. The results showed efficient sorting of rare cancer cells (≥100 cells/mL) from serum samples, achieving a sorting efficiency of ∼70% at a fast-processing speed of 1 mL h−1. This label-free approach holds promise for rapid and cost-effective CTC sorting, facilitating in-vitro diagnosis and prognosis of cancer