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McMaster University
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About: McMaster University is a education organization based out in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Health care. The organization has 41361 authors who have published 101269 publications receiving 4251422 citations.
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TL;DR: Next-generation versions of Stage-Gate are introduced, notably a scalable system (to handle many different types and sizes of projects), as well as even more flexible and adaptable versions ofstage-Gate achieved via spiral development and simultaneous execution.
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TL;DR: Intra-arterial local rpro-UK infusion was associated with superior recanalization in acute thrombotic/ thromboembolic stroke compared with placebo, and this study suggests that recenalization is enhanced with r Pro-UK and heparin.
Abstract: Background and Purpose—To test the safety and recanalization efficacy of intra-arterial local delivery of plasminogen activators in acute ischemic stroke, a randomized trial of recombinant pro-urok...
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TL;DR: A questionnaire suitable for all adults with asthma and designed to be responsive to within subject change and therefore may be used as a measure of outcome in clinical trials in asthma is developed.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: In the past only physiological and clinical outcomes have been used to assess the effect of asthma interventions and the effect of the intervention on the lives of the patients has not been determined. The objective of this study was to assess health related impairment of quality of life in adult asthmatic patients and to develop a questionnaire for measuring quality of life in clinical trials in asthma. METHODS: Impairment of quality of life in adults with asthma was evaluated from structured interviews in which patients were asked to identify the parts of their daily lives affected by asthma. On the basis of these results, an asthma quality of life questionnaire was developed in an interviewer and self administered form and tested for comprehension and acceptability. A total of 150 adults with asthma and with a wide range of airway hyperresponsiveness were enrolled from previous clinical trials, local asthma clinics, and notices in the media. RESULTS: Areas of quality of life impairment included symptoms classically associated with asthma, responses to environmental stimuli, the need to avoid these stimuli, limitation of activities, and emotional dysfunction. Areas of impairment were similar across strata of airway hyperresponsiveness, age, and treatment requirements and between sexes, thus allowing a single questionnaire suitable for all adults with asthma to be developed. The questionnaire contains 32 items and takes 5-10 minutes to administer; in the pretesting it was shown to be acceptable to a wide range of patients. CONCLUSIONS: The questionnaire includes areas of quality of life impairment that are important to adult asthmatic patients. It has been designed to be responsive to within subject change and therefore may be used as a measure of outcome in clinical trials in asthma.
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TL;DR: A statistical model for the optical intensity fluctuation at the receiver due to the combined effects of atmospheric turbulence and pointing errors is derived and the effect of beam width, detector size, and jitter variance explicitly is considered.
Abstract: We investigate the performance and design of free-space optical (FSO) communication links over slow fading channels from an information theory perspective. A statistical model for the optical intensity fluctuation at the receiver due to the combined effects of atmospheric turbulence and pointing errors is derived. Unlike earlier work, our model considers the effect of beam width, detector size, and jitter variance explicitly. Expressions for the outage probability are derived for a variety of atmospheric conditions. For given weather and misalignment conditions, the beam width is optimized to maximize the channel capacity subject to outage. Large gains in achievable rate are realized versus using a nominal beam width. In light fog, by optimizing the beam width, the achievable rate is increased by 80% over the nominal beam width at an outage probability of 10-5. Well-known error control codes are then applied to the channel and shown to realize much of the achievable gains.
1,205 citations
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Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center1, University of Washington2, American Society of Clinical Oncology3, Cleveland Clinic4, University of British Columbia5, Pennsylvania State University6, Duke University7, Emory University8, University of Rochester9, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill10, McMaster University11, University of Southern California12, University of California, San Francisco13, University of Michigan14
TL;DR: Current recommendations about the prophylaxis and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with cancer and oncology professionals should educate patients about the signs and symptoms of VTE.
Abstract: Purpose To provide current recommendations about the prophylaxis and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with cancer.
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Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
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Salim Yusuf | 231 | 1439 | 252912 |
Gordon H. Guyatt | 231 | 1620 | 228631 |
Simon D. M. White | 189 | 795 | 231645 |
George Efstathiou | 187 | 637 | 156228 |
Stuart H. Orkin | 186 | 715 | 112182 |
Terrie E. Moffitt | 182 | 594 | 150609 |
John J.V. McMurray | 178 | 1389 | 184502 |
Jasvinder A. Singh | 176 | 2382 | 223370 |
Deborah J. Cook | 173 | 907 | 148928 |
Andrew P. McMahon | 162 | 415 | 90650 |
Jack Hirsh | 146 | 734 | 86332 |
Holger J. Schünemann | 141 | 810 | 113169 |
John A. Peacock | 140 | 565 | 125416 |
David Price | 138 | 1687 | 93535 |
Graeme J. Hankey | 137 | 844 | 143373 |