PurposeWe present a case of transmuscular migration of a solid encircling silicone band through all four rectus muscles.ObservationsA 33-year-old male with high myopia presented with a progressively worsening subclinical peripheral rhegmatogenous retinal detachment in his left eye.An encircling silicone band (#240) was placed anterior to the equato
We present an update of BQCD, our Hybrid Monte Carlo program for simulating lattice QCD.BQCD is one of the main production codes of the QCDSF collaboration and is GIFT WRAP used by CSSM and in some Japanese finite temperature and finite density projects.Since the first publication of the code at Lattice 2010 the program has been extended in various
The liquefaction of biomass Cage is an important technology to converse the biomass into valuable biofuel.The common technologies for liquefaction of biomass are indirect liquefaction and direct liquefaction.The indirect liquefaction refers to the Fischer−Tropsch (F−T) process using the syngas of biomass as the raw material to produce t
Multi-site and multi-organizational teams are increasingly common in epidemiologic research; however, there is a lack of standards or best practices for achieving success in collaborative research networks in epidemiology.We summarize our experiences and lessons learned from the Diabetes Location, Environmental Attributes, and Disparities (LEAD) Ne
Abstract Background Person-centred palliative care poses high demands on professionals and patients regarding appropriate and effective communication and informed decision-making.This is even more so for patients with limited health literacy, as they lack the necessary skills to find, understand and apply information about their health and healthca