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University of Malaya
Education•Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia•
About: University of Malaya is a education organization based out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Fiber laser. The organization has 25087 authors who have published 51491 publications receiving 1036791 citations. The organization is also known as: UM & Universiti Malaya.
Topics: Population, Fiber laser, Laser, Ring (chemistry), Electrolyte
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TL;DR: In this article, a review on the image and environmental disclosure, together with the challenges in environmental information management and a short case study are presented, which explores some of the strategic implications of environmental reporting as an important tool for improved environmental management.
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TL;DR: In this article, the power law exponent for chitosan-NH 4 I system was obtained from dielectric loss variation with frequency, and the conduction mechanism of the plasticized system was represented by the small polaron hopping (SPH) model.
Abstract: Chitosan–NH 4 I and chitosan–NH 4 I–EC films have been prepared by solution cast technique. The sample containing 45 wt% ammonium iodide (NH 4 I) exhibited the highest room temperature conductivity of 3.7×10 −7 S cm −1 . The conductivity of the sample increased to 7.6×10 −6 S cm −1 when 40 wt% ethylene carbonate (EC) was added to the 55 wt% chitosan-45 wt% NH 4 I sample. The conductivity–temperature relationship is Arrhenian. From dielectric loss variation with frequency, the power law exponent was obtained. The temperature dependence of the power law exponent for chitosan–NH 4 I system follows the correlated barrier hopping (CBH) model while conduction mechanism of the plasticized system can be represented by the small polaron hopping (SPH) model.
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TL;DR: A hybrid model is proposed to identify the most sustainable supplier with respect to the determined attributes using an Iranian textile manufacturing company as case study and the results show that economic aspect is still the most essential aspect, followed by environmental aspect and finally social aspect.
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TL;DR: In this study microcrystalline cellulose was oxidized by 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical (TEMPO)-mediated oxidation and the improved properties due to the reinforcement of TOCNs can be highly beneficial in numerous applications.
Abstract: In this study microcrystalline cellulose (MCC) was oxidized by 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical (TEMPO)-mediated oxidation. The treated cellulose slurry was mechanically homogenized to form a transparent dispersion which consisted of individual cellulose nanofibers with uniform widths of 3-4 nm. Bio-nanocomposite films were then prepared from a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)-chitosan (CS) polymeric blend with different TEMPO-oxidized cellulose nanofiber (TOCN) contents (0, 0.5, 1.0 and 1.5 wt %) via the solution casting method. The characterizations of pure PVA/CS and PVA/CS/TOCN films were performed in terms of field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), tensile tests, thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), and X-ray diffraction (XRD). The results from FESEM analysis justified that low loading levels of TOCNs were dispersed uniformly and homogeneously in the PVA-CS blend matrix. The tensile strength and thermal stability of the films were increased with the increased loading levels of TOCNs to a maximum level. The thermal study indicated a slight improvement of the thermal stability upon the reinforcement of TOCNs. As evidenced by the FTIR and XRD, PVA and CS were considered miscible and compatible owing to hydrogen bonding interaction. These analyses also revealed the good dispersion of TOCNs within the PVA/CS polymer matrix. The improved properties due to the reinforcement of TOCNs can be highly beneficial in numerous applications.
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TL;DR: Early postoperative nutrition is associated with significant reductions in total complications compared with traditional postoperative feeding practices and does not negatively affect outcomes such as mortality, anastomotic dehiscence, resumption of bowel function, or hospital length of stay.
Abstract: Background: A meta-analysis evaluating surgical outcomes following nutritional provision provided proximal to the anastomosis within 24 hours of gastrointestinal surgery compared with traditional postoperative management was conducted. Methods: Databases were searched to identify randomized controlled trials comparing the outcomes of early and traditional postoperative feeding. Trials involving gastrointestinal tract resection followed by patients receiving nutritionally significant oral or enteral intake within 24 hours after surgery were included for analysis. Results: Fifteen studies involving a total of 1240 patients were analyzed. A statistically significant reduction (45%) in relative odds of total postoperative complications was seen in patients receiving early postoperative feeding (odds ratio [OR] 0.55; confidence interval [CI], 0.35 -0.87, P = .01). No effect of early feeding was seen with relation to anastomotic dehiscence (OR 0.75; CI, 0.39-1.4, P = .39), mortality (OR 0.71; CI, 0.32-1.56, P = .39), days to passage of flatus (weighted mean difference [WMD] -0.42; CI, -1.12 to 0.28, P = .23), first bowel motion (WMD -0.28; CI, -1.20 to 0.64, P = .55), or reduced length of stay (WMD -1.28; CI, -2.94 to 0.38, P = .13); however, the direction of clinical outcomes favored early feeding. Nasogastric tube reinsertion was less common in traditional feeding interventions (OR 1.48; CI, 0.93-2.35, P = .10). Conclusions: Early postoperative nutrition is associated with significant reductions in total complications compared with traditional postoperative feeding practices and does not negatively affect outcomes such as mortality, anastomotic dehiscence, resumption of bowel function, or hospital length of stay.
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Diederick E. Grobbee | 155 | 1051 | 122748 |
Intae Yu | 134 | 1372 | 89870 |
Ovsat Abdinov | 129 | 864 | 78489 |
Jyothsna Rani Komaragiri | 129 | 1097 | 82258 |
Odette Benary | 128 | 844 | 74238 |
Paul M. Vanhoutte | 127 | 868 | 62177 |
Irene Vichou | 126 | 762 | 72520 |
Ian O. Ellis | 126 | 1051 | 75435 |
Louisa Degenhardt | 126 | 798 | 139683 |
Matthew Jones | 125 | 1161 | 96909 |
Andrius Juodagalvis | 118 | 1069 | 67138 |
Martin Ravallion | 115 | 570 | 55380 |
R. St. Denis | 112 | 921 | 65326 |
Xiao-Ming Chen | 108 | 596 | 42229 |
A. Yurkewicz | 106 | 514 | 51537 |