20 research outputs found
Multifactorial fuzzy approach to the sawability classification of building stones
No full textThe performances of circular sawing with diamond impregnated tools were evaluated in stone processing plants located in some areas of Turkey. Samples were collected from these factories for the laboratory tests. Uniaxial compressive strength, tensile strength, Schmidt hammer value, point load strength, impact strength, Los Angeles abrasion loss and P-wave velocity were determined in the laboratory. Performance measurements and stone properties were evaluated by using the multifactorial fuzzy approach which is a special case of multiple objective multifactorial decision making for the sawability classification of building stones. Using three different decision functions, the sawing performances of diamond saws were classified into three categories: excellent, good and poor. It is possible to evaluate the sawability and select a suitable diamond saw for a new building stone by only some stone properties testing using the developed fuzzy classification system. © 2006 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Fundamental Research Fund of Shandong UniversityAuthors are deeply grateful to Nigde University Research Fund for the financial support. This work was partly conducted when the first author was a visiting research fellow at Erasmus University Rotterdam Department of Computer Science, supported by the Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey (Tubitak)
Managing Crisis in the Tourism Industry: How Pessimism Has Changed To Optimism?
No full textThis study aims to investigate how the coronavirus has resulted in harmful effects on the tourism industry and how it has most likely shaken the common traditional practices that the industry had followed for years. With a chronological order, this is a case study focusing on personal observations and also personal communication with hoteliers and retailers commencing from the early weeks to the end of 2020 in Turkey. The study has resulted in the categorization of risks, challenges and responses under 10 parts. The study also provides implications for the literature and the industry at the business and destination level altogether. © 2022 The Author(s
Anti-Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Aptamer and Antibody Conjugated SPIONs Targeted to Breast Cancer Cells: A Comparative Approach
No full textCancer is still one of the major reasons of illness and death throughout the world. Wide range of cancer types occur in many organs like breast, liver, lung, colon etc. The surface characteristics of these cells change, when normal cells transform into cancerous cells. Then, they display unique expression and/or over expression of certain receptors and antigens. Overexpression of these cells compare to normal cells makes them attractive for targeted therapy. Conjugation of monoclonal antibodies and/or small molecules like aptamers to the magnetic nanoparticles is a beneficial method for cancer diagnosis and treatment in terms of targeted therapy. Nanoparticles have a high surface area to volume ratio. Several types of nanoparticles including quantum dots, magnetic iron oxide, gold and polymer based nanoparticles have been developed for cancer applications in the last few years. In this study, developing of an early diagnosis nanoparticular system in order to detect and image human breast cancer cell line of MDA MB 231 was aimed. In this reason, it has been thought to target cell surface receptors of epidermal growth factor which expressed by breast tumor cells of MDA MB 231. To this end, gold coated magnetic nanoparticles were designed and characterized. Average size of synthesized SPIONs and gold-coated SPIONs which were determined by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) were detected as 5.62 +/- 1.49 nm and 57.04 +/- 8.58 nm, respectively. Fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)-labelled aptamer and antibody molecules were immobilized onto gold-coated superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles (SPIONs) and then developed carrier system was applied to MDA MB 231 breast cancer cells in the cell culture medium. The estrogen positive human fibroblast cells were chosen as control cells. Proliferation and differentiation of cells were investigated and cytotoxicity of nanoparticular carrier system was examined. The results indicated that various forms and concentrations of SPION were influenced the cytotoxicity results. Moreover, SPIONs were almost nontoxic to both cell lines without any modifications. Apoptosis and necrosis rates were quantified by double-staining of cells. The different forms of SPION formulations applied to MDA MB 231 breast cancer cells resulted in high incidence of apoptosis rather than necrosis. Additionally, the apoptotic and necrotic effects were found to be concentration dependent. Cancer cell selectivity and cell surface receptor based targeting was imaged by the Fluorescent Microscopy imaging technique and quantified by flow cytometry assay. Real time cell analyser (RTCA) was utilized to determine the dynamic cell proliferation on a periodic time intervals. In conclusion, cancer cell surface receptor based targeting by aptamer and monoclonal antibody conjugated SPIONs was successfully achieved.Scientific Research Agency of University of Hacettepe [013 D06 60 001]This work is partially supported in part by the Scientific Research Agency of University of Hacettepe (013 D06 60 001). The author wish to thank Professor Heinrich Hofmann (EPFL, Ecole Polytechnique Federale De Lausanne) for teaching the synthesis of SPIONs at EPFL
The application of UHF passive RFID technology for the effectiveness of retail/consumer goods supply chain management
No full textEkinci, Yeliz (Dogus Author) -- Conference full title: 1st annual RFID Eurasia 2007 Conference: September 5-6, 2007, Istanbul, Turkey.In this research, the application of radio frequency identification (RFID) technology, which is the technology used for tracking objects using radio waves with the help of a reader, an antenna and a chip, is investigated on the retail/consumer goods supply chain. Consumer goods probably take the biggest pie by quantity among the goods produced in the world, therefore the supply chain of this industry has to be robust. Tracking this large amount of products is a critical subject all over the world, in this study ultra-high frequency (UHF) passive RFIDs, which operate without battery and a very small-sized antenna and which are advantageous for their size and cost, are particularly examined for global supply chain of retail/consumer goods. The benefits of the technology are summarized and a work flow is also represented for the supply chain operations among manufacturers, distribution centers and retailers applying RFID, barcode and GPS technologies together
Consistent reductions of IIB*-M* theory and de Sitter supergravity
No full textWe construct consistent non-linear Kaluza Klein reduction ansatze for a subset of fields arising from the reduction of IIB* and M* theory on dS5 × H5 and dS4 × AdS 7, respectively. These reductions yield four and five-dimensional de Sitter supergravities, albeit with wrong sign kinetic terms. We also demonstrate that the ansatze may be used to lift multi-centered de Sitter black hole solutions to ten and eleven dimensions. The lifted dS5 black holes correspond to rotating E4-branes of IIB* theory. © SISSA-ISAS 2004.BATRACHENKO A, HEPTH0212186; BERNDDT K, 2003, CLASSICAL QUANT GRAV, V20, P4177; Cvetic M, 2000, PHYS REV D, V62, part. no., DOI 10.1103-PhysRevD.62.046005; Cvetic M, 2000, NUCL PHYS B, V590, P233, DOI 10.1016-S0550-3213(00)00466-1; Cvetic M, 2000, PHYS REV D, V62, DOI 10.1103-PhysRevD.62.086003; Cvetic M, 2000, PHYS REV D, V62, DOI 10.1103-PhysRevD.62.064028; Cvetic M, 1999, NUCL PHYS B, V558, P96, DOI 10.1016-S0550-3213(99)00419-8; Cvetic M, 2000, NUCL PHYS B, V574, P761, DOI 10.1016-S0550-3213(99)00828-7; Cvetic M, 2000, NUCL PHYS B, V586, P275, DOI 10.1016-S0550-3213(00)00372-2; DAURIA R, 2002, J HIGH ENERGY PHYS; DEWIT B, 1987, NUCL PHYS B, V281, P211, DOI 10.1016-0550-3213(87)90253-7; Duff MJ, 1999, NUCL PHYS B, V554, P237, DOI 10.1016-S0550-3213(99)00299-0; GIBBONS GW, HEPTH0111072, P81301; GUNAYDIN M, 1986, NUCL PHYS B, V272, P598, DOI 10.1016-0550-3213(86)90237-3; GUNAYDIN M, 1985, PHYS LETT B, V154, P268, DOI 10.1016-0370-2693(85)90361-2; Hull CM, 2001, J HIGH ENERGY PHYS; HULL CM, 1988, CLASSICAL QUANT GRAV, V5, P1517, DOI 10.1088-0264-9381-5-12-005; Hull CM, 1998, NUCL PHYS B, V536, P219, DOI 10.1016-S0550-3213(98)00691-9; Hull CM, 1998, J HIGH ENERGY PHYS; Hull CM, 1998, J HIGH ENERGY PHYS; Hull CM, 2000, NUCL PHYS B, V575, P231, DOI 10.1016-S0550-3213(00)00057-2; KASTOR D, 1993, PHYS REV D, V47, P5370, DOI 10.1103-PhysRevD.47.5370; Liu JT, 2001, PHYS LETT B, V498, P123, DOI 10.1016-S0370-2693(00)01350-2; LONDON LAJ, 1995, NUCL PHYS B, V434, P709, DOI 10.1016-0550-3213(94)00511-C; Lu H, 1999, PHYS LETT B, V467, P67, DOI 10.1016-S0370-2693(99)01170-3; Lu H, 2000, PHYS LETT B, V475, P261, DOI 10.1016-S0370-2693(00)00073-3; LUKIERSKI J, 1985, PHYS LETT B, V151, P382, DOI 10.1016-0370-2693(85)91659-4; Nastase H, 1999, PHYS LETT B, V469, P96, DOI 10.1016-S0370-2693(99)01266-6; Nastase H, 2000, NUCL PHYS B, V581, P179, DOI 10.1016-S0550-3213(00)00193-0; PERNICI M, 1985, NUCL PHYS B, V259, P460, DOI 10.1016-0550-3213(85)90645-5; PILCH K, 1985, COMMUN MATH PHYS, V98, P105, DOI 10.1007-BF01211046; VAULA S, 2002, J HIGH ENERGY PHYS10363
Nondestructive Experimental Measurement, Model Updating, and Fatigue Life Assessment of carsamba Suspension Bridge
No full textThis paper includes the structural condition assessment of a 164-m suspension bridge in accordance with numerical and experimental methods. A finite-element model was developed using SAP2000 software so that the assessment of the bridge could be calculated numerically. The operational modal analysis method was also used to obtain experimental dynamic characteristics. In this context: (i) numerical dynamic characteristics of the bridge were obtained and compared with the experimental dynamic characteristics, (ii) a model updating procedure was carried out to minimize the differences between the numerical and experimental natural frequencies, (iii) static and dynamic analyses of the bridge were carried out by using the initial and updated finite-element models, (iv) fatigue life assessment of the bridge was investigated, and (v) the utility of the bridge for pedestrians and vehicles was checked according to various regulations. The results showed that updating the finite-element model had a significant role to play in the static and dynamic behavior of the bridge. The results also demonstrated that the bridge was designed to be extremely safe against static, dynamic, and fatigue loads. Finally, it was concluded that the bridge investigated behaves as a girder bridge rather than a suspension bridge.Karadeniz Technical University [106M038, 2005.112.001.1, 2006.112.001.1]; TUBITAK [106M038, 2005.112.001.1, 2006.112.001.1]This study was performed by using the measurement system provided by the projects from TUBITAK and Karadeniz Technical University under Research Grant Nos. 106M038, 2005.112.001.1, and 2006.112.001.1, respectively. The author also would like to thank Bunyamin Bekta and Seyfullah Gundodu for the assistance throughout the course of the experimental study and supply of project data
General supersymmetric solutions of five-dimensional supergravity
No full textThe classification of 1-4-supersymmetric solutions of five dimensional gauged supergravity coupled to arbitrary many abelian vector multiplets, which was initiated in [15], is completed. The structure of all solutions for which the Killing vector constructed from the Killing spinor is null is investigated in both the gauged and the ungauged theories and some new solutions are constructed. © SISSA 2005.Aharony O, 2000, PHYS REP, V323, P183, DOI 10.1016-S0370-1573(99)00083-6; Behrndt K, 1998, PHYS LETT B, V442, P97, DOI 10.1016-S0370-2693(98)01208-8; BENA I, HEPTH0408106; Cacciatori SL, 2003, J HIGH ENERGY PHYS; Cacciatori SL, 2004, J HIGH ENERGY PHYS; Chamseddine AH, 2000, PHYS LETT B, V477, P329, DOI 10.1016-S0370-2693(00)00178-7; Chamseddine AH, 1999, PHYS LETT B, V460, P63, DOI 10.1016-S0370-2693(99)00761-3; CHONG ZW, HEPTH0505112, P9; CHONG ZW, HEPTH0506029; de Boer J, 2000, J HIGH ENERGY PHYS; Elvang H, 2005, PHYS REV D, V71, DOI 10.1103-PhysRevD.71.024033; Elvang H, 2004, PHYS REV LETT, V93, DOI 10.1103-PhysRevLett.93.211302; Gauntlett JP, 2003, CLASSICAL QUANT GRAV, V20, P4587, DOI 10.1088-0264-9381-20-21-005; Gauntlett JP, 2003, PHYS REV D, V68, DOI 10.1103-PhysRevD.68.105009; Gauntlett JP, 2003, J HIGH ENERGY PHYS; Gauntlett JP, 2004, COMMUN MATH PHYS, V247, P421, DOI 10.1007-s00220-004-1066-y; Gauntlett JP, 2005, PHYS REV D, V71, DOI 10.1103-PhysRevD.71.025013; Gauntlett JP, 2005, PHYS REV D, V71, DOI 10.1103-PhysRevD.71.045002; Gauntlett JP, 2003, J HIGH ENERGY PHYS; Gillard J, 2005, CLASSICAL QUANT GRAV, V22, P1033, DOI 10.1088-0264-9381-22-6-009; Gran U, 2005, CLASSICAL QUANT GRAV, V22, P2701, DOI 10.1088-0264-9381-22-13-013; GUNAYDIN M, 1985, NUCL PHYS B, V253, P573, DOI 10.1016-0550-3213(85)90547-4; Gutowski JB, 2004, J HIGH ENERGY PHYS; Gutowski JB, 2004, J HIGH ENERGY PHYS; HAWKING SW, 1983, COMMUN MATH PHYS, V87, P577, DOI 10.1007-BF01208266; Klemm D, 2000, PHYS REV D, V62, DOI 10.1103-PhysRevD.62.024003; Klemm D, 2001, J HIGH ENERGY PHYS; MACCONAMHNA OAP, HEPTH0505230; Mac Conamhna OAP, 2004, PHYS REV D, V70, DOI 10.1103-PhysRevD.70.105024; Maldacena J M, 1998, ADV THEOR MATH PHYS, V2, P231, DOI DOI 10.1023-A:1026654312961; POPE CN, 1982, J PHYS A-MATH GEN, V15, P2455, DOI 10.1088-0305-4470-15-8-025; Reall HS, 2003, PHYS REV D, V68, DOI 10.1103-PhysRevD.68.024024; TOD KP, 1983, PHYS LETT B, V121, P241, DOI 10.1016-0370-2693(83)90797-9; Witten E., 1998, ADV THEOR MATH PHYS, V2, P253, DOI DOI 10.1016-S0370-1573(99)00083-6; Witten E., 1998, ADV THEORY MATH PHYS, V2, P50528343
Nerve stimulator-guided occipital nerve blockade for postdural puncture headache
No full textPostdural puncture headache (PDPH) is one of the most common complications of spinal anesthesia, where adequate hydration with bed rest in the horizontal position is the initial recommendation. Epidural blood patch is to date the most effective treatment, but it is an invasive procedure that may result in serious complications. The aim of the current study was to conduct a prospective, randomized, single-blinded comparison between bilateral occipital blockade and conventional expectant therapy in adults suffering from PDPH. A primary hypothesis was that occipital blockade would result in better pain management and quicker return to normal activity. Fifty adult patients diagnosed with PDPH were randomly divided into two equal groups of 25 each. All patients in the block group received greater and lesser occipital nerve blocks, whereas the control group received adequate hydration, complete bed rest, and analgesics. Forty-seven patients entered into the final analysis as three patients withdrew from study. Complete pain relief was achieved in 68.4percent of block patients after 1 to 2 blocks, with 31.6percent ultimately receiving up to 4 blocks. Visual analog scales were significantly lower in the block group (P 0.01), and the block group consumed significantly less analgesics in the follow-up period (P 0.05) compared with control group. Block patients had significantly shorter hospital stays and sick leave periods (P 0.001). The studied method is superior to expectant conservative therapy in the treatment of patients suffering from PDPH. © Journal compilation © 2009 World Institute of Pain.Ahmed SV, 2006, POSTGRAD MED J, V82, P713, DOI 10.1136-pgmj.2006.044792; ANTHONY M, 1992, CLIN NEUROL NEUROSUR, V94, P297, DOI 10.1016-0303-8467(92)90177-5; Ashkenazi A, 2008, J NEUROL NEUROSUR PS, V79, P415, DOI 10.1136-jnnp.2007.124420; Ashkenazi Avi, 2007, Curr Pain Headache Rep, V11, P231, DOI 10.1007-s11916-007-0195-3; Bartsch T, 2003, Curr Pain Headache Rep, V7, P371, DOI 10.1007-s11916-003-0036-y; Bogduk N, 2001, Curr Pain Headache Rep, V5, P382, DOI 10.1007-s11916-001-0029-7; BREDFELDT RC, 1989, J FAM PRACTICE, V29, P153; Chanimov M, 2006, EUR J ANAESTH, V23, P776, DOI 10.1017-S0265021506001037; Evans RW, 2000, NEUROLOGY, V55, P909; FEARON W, 1994, P S MED REV, V1; Gaiser Robert, 2006, Curr Opin Anaesthesiol, V19, P249, DOI 10.1097-01.aco.0000192809.71408.ba; Gunaydin B, 2006, Acta Anaesthesiol Belg, V57, P163; Harrington BE, 2004, REGION ANESTH PAIN M, V29, P136, DOI 10.1016-j.rapm.2003.12.023; Kehlet H, 2005, ANESTHESIOLOGY, V102, P1083, DOI 10.1097-00000542-200506000-00004; Kuczkowski K M, 2004, Minerva Anestesiol, V70, P823; Landau R, 2001, INT J OBSTET ANESTH, V10, P168, DOI 10.1054-ijoa.2000.0834; Lavand'homme PM, 2002, ANESTHESIOLOGY, V97, P972, DOI 10.1097-00000542-200210000-00033; Lavand'homme PM, 2003, PAIN, V105, P247, DOI 10.1016-S0304-3959(03)00221-5; MAYS KS, 1987, ANESTH ANALG, V66, P417; Nafiu OO, 2007, INT J OBSTET ANESTH, V16, P4, DOI 10.1016-j.ijoa.2006.05.001; Naja MZ, 2006, EUR J ANAESTH, V23, P442, DOI 10.1017-S026502150623028X; Naja Zoher M, 2006, Pain Pract, V6, P89; Naja Zoher M, 2006, Pain Pract, V6, P278, DOI 10.1111-j.1533-2500.2006.00096.x; Oh J, 1998, ANESTH ANALG, V87, P1139, DOI 10.1097-00000539-199811000-00030; Romero-Sandoval A, 2006, ANESTHESIOLOGY, V104, P351, DOI 10.1097-00000542-200602000-00022; Romero-Sandoval A, 2007, NEUROREPORT, V18, P67, DOI 10.1097-WNR.0b013e328010a8a9; SANCHEZ R, 1984, ANAESTHESIA, V39, P788, DOI 10.1111-j.1365-2044.1984.tb06525.x; Sandesc D, 2005, Acta Anaesthesiol Belg, V56, P265; SCHNEIDER MC, 2000, TXB OBSTET ANESTHESI, P487; SHAH A, 2002, INDIAN J ANAESTH, V46, P373; Shear T, 2008, PAIN PHYSICIAN, V11, P77; Singelyn FJ, 1996, ANESTH ANALG, V83, P1046, DOI 10.1097-00000539-199611000-00025; Vasdev G M, 2001, Curr Pain Headache Rep, V5, P281, DOI 10.1007-s11916-001-0044-8; WALLING AD, 1990, AM FAM PHYSICIAN, V42, P42515161
12th WINFOCUS world congress on ultrasound in emergency and critical care
No full textTable of contents A1 Point-of-care ultrasound examination of cervical spine in emergency department Yahya Acar, Onur Tezel, Necati Salman A2 A new technique in verifying the placement of a nasogastric tube: obtaining the longitudinal view of nasogastric tube in addition to transverse view with ultrasound Yahya Acar, Necati Salman, Onur Tezel, Erdem Cevik A3 Pseudoaneurysm of the femoral artery after cannulation of a central venous line. Should we always use ultrasound in these procedures? Margarita Algaba-Montes, Alberto Oviedo-García, Mayra Patricio-Bordomás A4 Ultrasound-guided supraclavicular subclavian vein catheterization. A novel approach in emergency department Margarita Algaba-Montes, Alberto Oviedo-García, Mayra Patricio-Bordomás A5 Clinical ultrasound in a septic and jaundice patient in the emergency department Margarita Algaba-Montes, Alberto Oviedo-García, Mayra Patricio-Bordomás A6 Characterization of the eyes in preoperative cataract Saudi patients by using medical diagnostic ultrasound Mustafa Z. Mahmoud, Abdelmoneim Sulieman A7 High-frequency ultrasound in determining the causes of acute shoulder joint pain Mustafa Z. Mahmoud A8 Teaching WINFOCUS Ultrasound Life Support Basic Level 1 for Providers in resource-limited countries Abbas Ali, Alrayah Mustafa, Ihab Abdelrahman, Mustafa Bahar, Osama Ali, H. Lester Kirchner, Gregor Prosen A9 Changes of arterial stiffness and endothelial function during uncomplicated pregnancy Ajda Anzic, Paul Leeson A10 Cardiovascular haemodynamic properties before, during and after pregnancy Ajda Anzic, Paul Leeson A11 An old man with generalized weakness Maryam Bahreini, Fatemeh Rasooli A12 Ultrasonography for non-specific presentations of abdominal pain Maryam Bahreini, Houman Hosseinnejad A13 Introduction of a new imaging guideline for suspected renal colic in the emergency department: effect on CT Urogram utilisation Gabriel Blecher, Robert Meek, Diana Egerton-Warburton A14 Transabdominal ultrasound screening for pancreatic cancer in Croatian military veterans: a retrospective analysis from the first Croatian veteran’s hospital Edina Ćatić Ćuti, Stanko Belina, Tihomir Vančina, Idriz Kovačević A15 The challenge of AAA: unusual case of obstructive jaundice Edina Ćatić Ćuti, Nadan Rustemović A16 Educational effectiveness of easy-made new simulator model for ultrasound-guided procedures in pediatric patients: vascular access and foreign body management Ikwan Chang, Jin Hee Lee, Young Ho Kwak, Do Kyun Kim A17 Detection of uterine rupture by point-of-care ultrasound at emergency department: a case report Chi-Yung Cheng, Hsiu-Yung Pan, Chia-Te Kung A18 Abdominal probe in the hands of interns as a relevant diagnostic tool in revealing the cause of heart failure Ela Ćurčić, Ena Pritišanac, Ivo Planinc, Marijana Grgić Medić, Radovan Radonić A19 Needs assessment of the potential utility of point-of-care ultrasound within the Zanzibar health system Abiola Fasina, Anthony J. Dean, Nova L. Panebianco, Patricia S. Henwood A20 Ultrasonographic diagnosis of tracheal compression Oliviero Fochi, Moreno Favarato, Ezio Bonanomi A21 The role of ultrasound in the detection of lung infiltrates in critically ill patients: a pilot study Marijana Grgić Medić, Ivan Tomić, Radovan Radonić A22 The SAFER Lasso; a novel approach using point-of-care ultrasound to evaluate patients with abdominal complaints in the emergency department Youngrock Ha, Hongchuen Toh A23 Awareness and use of clinician-performed ultrasound among clinical clerkship faculty Elizabeth Harmon, Wilma Chan, Cameron Baston, Gail Morrison, Frances Shofer, Nova Panebianco, Anthony J. Dean A24 Clinical outcomes in the use of lung ultrasound for the diagnosis of pediatric pneumonias Angela Hua, Sharon Kim, James Tsung A25 Effectiveness of ultrasound in hypotensive patients Isa Gunaydin, Zeynep Kekec, Mehmet Oguzhan Ay A26 Moderate-to-severe left ventricular ejection fraction related to short-term mortality of patients with post-cardiac arrest syndrome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest Jinjoo Kim, Jinhyun Kim, Gyoosung Choi, Dowon Shim A27 Usefulness of abdominal ultrasound for acute pyelonephritis diagnosis after kidney transplantation Ji-Han Lee A28 Lung ultrasound for assessing fluid tolerance in severe preeclampsia Jana Ambrozic, Katja Prokselj, Miha Lucovnik A29 Optic nerve sheath ultrasound in severe preeclampsia Gabrijela Brzan Simenc, Jana Ambrozic, Miha Lucovnik A30 Focused echocardiography monitoring in the postoperative period for non-cardiac patients Asta Mačiulienė, Almantas Maleckas, Algimantas Kriščiukaitis, Vytautas Mačiulis, Andrius Macas A31 POCUS-guided paediatric upper limb fracture reduction: algorithm, tricks, and tips Sharad Mohite A32 Point-of-care lung ultrasound: a good diagnostic tool for pneumonia in a septic patient Zoltan Narancsik, Hugon Možina A33 A case of undergraduate POCUS (r)evolution Sara Nikolić, Jan Hansel, Rok Petrovčič, Una Mršić, Gregor Prosen A34 The Graz Summer School for ultrasound: from first contact to bedside application: three-and-a-half-day undergraduate ultrasound training: résumé after two years of continuous development Simon Orlob, Markus Lerchbaumer, Niklas Schönegger, Reinhard Kaufmann A35 Usefulness of point-of-care ultrasound in the emergency room in a patient with acute abdominal pain Alberto Oviedo-García, Margarita Algaba-Montes, Mayra Patricio-Bordomás A36 Use of bedside ultrasound in a critically ill patient. A case report Alberto Oviedo-García, Margarita Algaba-Montes, Mayra Patricio-Bordomás A37 Diagnostic yield of clinical echocardiography for the emergency physician Alberto Oviedo-García, Margarita Algaba-Montes, Mayra Patricio-Bordomás A38 Focused cardiac ultrasound in early diagnosis of type A aortic dissection with atypical presentation Chun-I Pan, Hsiu-Yung Pan, Chien-Hung Wu A39 Detection of imperforated hymen by point-of-care ultrasound Hsiu-yung Pan, Chia-Te Kung A40 Developing a point-of-care ultrasound curriculum for pediatric nurse practitioners practicing in the pediatric emergency department Sarah Pasquale, Stephanie J. Doniger, Sharon Yellin, Gerardo Chiricolo A41 Use of transthoracic echocardiography in emergency setting: patient with mitral valve abscess Maja Potisek, Borut Drnovšek, Boštjan Leskovar A42 A young man with syncope Fatemeh Rasooli, Maryam Bahreini A43 Work-related repetitive use injuries in ultrasound fellows Kristine Robinson, Clara Kraft, Benjamin Moser, Stephen Davis, Shelley Layman, Yusef Sayeed, Joseph Minardi A44 Lung ultrasonography in the evaluation of pneumonia in children Irmina Sefic Pasic, Amra Dzananovic, Anes Pasic, Sandra Vegar Zubovic A45 Central venous catheter placement with the ultrasound aid: two years’ experience of the Interventional unit, Division of Intensive Care Medicine, KBC Zagreb Ana Godan Hauptman, Marijana Grgic Medic, Ivan Tomic, Ana Vujaklija Brajkovic, Jaksa Babel, Marina Peklic, Radovan Radonic A46 Duplicitas casui: two patients admitted due to acute liver failure Vedran Radonic, Ivan Tomic, Luka Bielen, Marijana Grgic Medic A47 A pilot survey on an understanding of Bedside Point-of-Care Ultrasound (POCUS) among medical doctors in internal medicine: exposure, perceptions, interest, and barriers to training Peh Wee Ming A48 Unusual case of defecation syncope Nur hafiza Yezid, Fatahul Laham Mohammed A49 A case report of massive pulmonary embolism; a multidisciplinary approach Zainal Abidin Huda, Wan Nasarudin Wan Ismail, W.Yus Haniff W.Isa, Hashairi Fauzi, Praveena Seeva, Mohd Zulfakar Mazla
