scholarly journals Pressurized intraperitoneal aerosol chemotherapy: a review of the introduction of a new surgical technology using the IDEAL framework

BJS Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. J. Tate ◽  
J. Torkington
2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 469-491 ◽  
Author(s):  
YVES PEIRSMAN ◽  
DIRK GEERAERTS ◽  
DIRK SPEELMAN

AbstractLanguages are not uniform. Speakers of different language varieties use certain words differently – more or less frequently, or with different meanings. We argue that distributional semantics is the ideal framework for the investigation of such lexical variation. We address two research questions and present our analysis of the lexical variation between Belgian Dutch and Netherlandic Dutch. The first question involves a classic application of distributional models: the automatic retrieval of synonyms. We use corpora of two different language varieties to identify the Netherlandic Dutch synonyms for a set of typically Belgian words. Second, we address the problem of automatically identifying words that are typical of a given lect, either because of their high frequency or because of their divergent meaning. Overall, we show that distributional models are able to identify more lectal markers than traditional keyword methods. Distributional models also have a bias towards a different type of variation. In summary, our results demonstrate how distributional semantics can help research in variational linguistics, with possible future applications in lexicography or terminology extraction.


2018 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. S4
Author(s):  
J. Crocker ◽  
N. Farrar ◽  
S. Treweek ◽  
S. Petit-Zeman ◽  
A. Chant ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 123 (6) ◽  
pp. 1078-1085 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael B. Tradewell ◽  
Jacob Albersheim ◽  
Philipp Dahm
Keyword(s):  

2015 ◽  
Vol 744-746 ◽  
pp. 1566-1569
Author(s):  
Xian Zhong Chen

Magnetorheological rubber material is a kind of composite material of magneto elastic coupling with multi functions, which is composed of magnetic particles and the mixed rubber films with the magnetic properties of the material, but because of its mechanical properties has limited practical use, and nylon cloth which has the advantages of high strength, dimensional stability, can be the ideal framework of magnetorheological rubber. The results show that for the magnetorheological rubber made from the NR/SBR blend, the tensile strength of the magnetorheological rubber with the cord fabric can greatly improve, the tensile strength can reach 17.8MPa, but also can improve the shear modulus of magnetorheological rubber and zero field storage shear modulus.


1998 ◽  
Vol 24 ◽  
pp. 253-272
Author(s):  
Judith Baker

Democracy is committed to procedures of decision-making which express the values of both political equality and truth. One current program, that of strong or deliberative democracy, explicitly defends institutions which reflect the dual commitments to truth and equality. Like many other political theorists, however, deliberative democrats do not address the issue of a minority group which always loses the vote. The presumption is that free and equal deliberation by agents who think in terms of the common good is sufficient for political equality. I will argue, however, that the proposed deliberative procedures do not preclude persistent failure for a minority, and that this problem should lead us to acknowledge that power relations can underpin decision-making arrangements even within the ideal framework of deliberative democracy. Political equality and effective political equality seem to come apart.In order to come closer to the idea of effective political equality, this paper will look at the notion of equality of influence. It may seem tautological, and so redundant, to argue that political egalitarians and particularly deliberative democrats need to recognize equality of influence.


2020 ◽  
Vol 162 (12) ◽  
pp. 2939-2947
Author(s):  
Helen C. U. Ota ◽  
Brandon G. Smith ◽  
Alexander Alamri ◽  
Faith C. Robertson ◽  
Hani Marcus ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The Idea, Development, Exploration, Assessment and Long-term study (IDEAL) framework was created to provide a structured way for assessing and evaluating novel surgical techniques and devices. Objectives The aim of this paper was to investigate the utilization of the IDEAL framework within neurosurgery, and to identify factors influencing implementation. Methods A bibliometric analysis of the 7 key IDEAL papers on Scopus, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Google Scholar databases (2009–2019) was performed. A second journal-specific search then identified additional papers citing the IDEAL framework. Publications identified were screened by two independent reviewers to select neurosurgery-specific articles. Results The citation search identified 1336 articles. The journal search identified another 16 articles. Following deduplication and review, 51 relevant articles remained; 14 primary papers (27%) and 37 secondary papers (73%). Of the primary papers, 5 (36%) papers applied the IDEAL framework to their research correctly; two were aligned to the pre-IDEAL stage, one to the Idea and Development stages, and two to the Exploration stage. Of the secondary papers, 21 (57%) explicitly discussed the IDEAL framework. Eighteen (86%) of these were supportive of implementing the framework, while one was not, and two were neutral. Conclusion The adoption of the IDEAL framework in neurosurgery has been slow, particularly for early-stage neurosurgical techniques and inventions. However, the largely positive reviews in secondary literature suggest potential for increased use that may be achieved with education and publicity.


2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (3) ◽  
pp. 406-415 ◽  
Author(s):  
Raúl López-López ◽  
Mariano Sánchez

Abstract Background and Objectives The paradigm of active aging has been slowly gaining ground in Europe as the ideal framework for public policy and for responding to the population’s aging. Taking the work by Rune Ervik as its point of departure, this article updates his conclusions on conceptualizations and policies of active aging by performing a study of the institutional discourses in the matter produced by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the European Union (EU). Methods A corpus of 15 WHO, OECD, and EU documents published in the period 2002–2015 and tackling active aging were analyzed qualitatively through a combination of content and thematic analysis, based on a scheme integrated by deductive and inductive iterative manual and computerized codification. Results The institutional discourses on active aging analyzed have not changed dramatically in the period considered. However, a divergent path has emerged regarding the accent placed on participation and contribution in the construction of the paradigm: the more socially productive and health-oriented WHO discourse is slowly separating from the more economically productive and labor-oriented discourses of the EU and OECD. Discussion and Implications The institutional paradigm on active aging is evolving into a reductive treatment of a phenomenon that is multidimensional. International institutions and researchers should pay closer attention and forge a path toward an honest and critical examination of the real conditions and expectations of older people concerning the discursive and practical proposals of active aging, in all its different forms.


Sign in / Sign up

Export Citation Format

Share Document