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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsApplications of Conditional Value at Risk to Full Truckload Pricing Under Demand and Service Time UncertaintiesThitima Wonginta, Sompong SirisoponsilpProblem statement: Pricing is one of the fundamental management decisions required by a truckload carrier. Traditional pricing based on an average all relevant costs including fixed and variable costs is not capable of providing adequate margins that prevent losses during operation uncertainties inherent in truckload operation including demand variability and variation in service times. Approach: This study utilizes Conditional Value … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 1 · 28 Jan 2011 · 8,333 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsBrain Abscess Complicating an Intracranial HemorrhageM.D. Vikramjit Mukherjee, M.D. Maria Elena RuizProblem statement: A brain abscess presenting after an Intracranial Hemorrhage (ICH) is an extremely rare occurrence. Diagnosis in this setting is difficult, given the absence of key clinical features, such as neurologic deficit and headaches. Since a delay in the diagnosis of a brain abscess leads to poor outcomes, there should be a high index of suspicion for abscess in … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 6, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,548 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRandomized Clinical Stroke Trials in 2009Meheroz H. RabadiProblem statement: Stroke ranks as the leading cause of serious, long-term disability and death world-wide. It is estimated direct and indirect cost of stroke for 2009 was $68.9 billion. Approach: The objective of this review was to examine the effectiveness of emerging pharmacotherapy’s in patients with acute (≤2 weeks), sub-acute (2-12 weeks) and chronic (≥12 weeks) stroke studied in Randomized … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,243 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRandomized Clinical Stroke Trials In 2008Meheroz H. RabadiProblem statement: Stroke ranks as the third leading cause of death and the leading cause of serious, long-term disability; estimated direct and indirect cost of stroke for 2009 was $68.9 billion. Approach: The objective of this review was to examine the effectiveness of emerging pharmacotherapies in patients with acute (≤2 weeks), sub-acute (2-12 weeks) and chronic (≥12 weeks) stroke studied … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,003 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractBioconversion of Carotenoids in Five Fruits and Vegetables to Vitamin A Measured by Retinol Accumulation in Rat LiversArmando Carrillo-Lopez, Elhadi M. Yahia, Gabriela K. Ramirez-PadillaProblem statement: Vitamin A deficiency is one of the most prevalent and major nutritional problems in developing countries, especially in young children. In many countries, a substantial proportion of dietary vitamin A is commonly derived from pro-vitamin A carotenoids obtained from colored fruits and orange or green vegetables. However, the bioavailability of retinol derived from carotenoids from these plant sources … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,926 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPOSTERIOR CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENTS AFTER PERCUTANEOUS CORONARY INTERVENTIONCarlo Cosimo Quattrocchi, Andrea Maria Alexandre, Laura Scarciolla et al.Percutaneous Coronary Interventional procedures (PCIs) are recognised as gold standard treatment for high risks patients with diffuse coronary atherosclerosis. Neurologic complications are one of the most dreaded procedural outcomes, stroke after PCI affects mainly elderly and high-risk patients (age more than 80 years and use of intra-aortic balloon pump), with longer times of the procedure and angiographic complications, such as … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 14 Apr 2014 · 7,274 accessesView PDF Cite