This discussion paper aims to set out the key challenges and opportunities emerging from
distributed manufacturing (DM). We begin by describing the concept, available definitions and …

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… Ravi had full access to all of the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of …

BACKGROUND: The rates of total joint arthroplasty (TJA) of the hip and knee have increased
in North America over the last decade. While initially designed for elderly patients (>70 …

Importance Although wait times for hip fracture surgery have been linked to mortality and are
being used as quality-of-care indicators worldwide, controversy exists about the duration of …

Importance Surgeon sex is associated with differential postoperative outcomes, though the
mechanism remains unclear. Sex concordance of surgeons and patients may represent a …

Cancer immunoediting 1 is a hallmark of cancer 2 that predicts that lymphocytes kill more
immunogenic cancer cells to cause less immunogenic clones to dominate a population. …

Manufacturing companies are increasingly dependent on outsourcing to improve their
competitive position. At the same time, the approach to supplier selection has dramatically …

Objectives : We sought to determine the predictors of short-term morbidity and mortality (<30
days) after noncardiac surgery in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH). Background : …

Objective To examine the effect of surgeon sex on postoperative outcomes of patients
undergoing common surgical procedures. Design Population based, retrospective, matched …

In recent years, various rna-based technologies have been under evaluation as potential
next-generation cancer therapeutics. MicroRNAS (miRNAS), known to regulate the cell cycle …