Study objective To review our experience in treatment of complicated parapneumonic
effusion and pleural empyema by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) Design …

The concept of chaining, or in more general terms, sparse process structure, has been
extremely influential in the process flexibility area, with many large automakers already making …

Background The objectives of this study were to assess the accuracy of cause-of-death
coding, determine the extent to which coders follow the selection rules of coding set out in the …

This study aimed to investigate the psychopathology, marital relationship, and family function
in parents of children with autistic disorder (autism) as compared to parents of typically …

COVID-19 is a highly infectious respiratory virus that has posed a great threat to the general
public. In order to prevent its spread, many governments have enacted stringent measures. …

This study examines causal relationships between tourism spending and economic growth
in 10 transition countries for the period 1988–2011. Panel causality analysis, which accounts …

We examine how to design a flexible process structure for a production system to match
supply with demand more effectively. We argue that good flexible process structures are …

We develop practical operations research models to support decision making in the design
and management of public bicycle-sharing systems. We develop a network flow model with …

Hibiscus sabdariffa Linne (Malvaceae), a plant long used as a soft drink and medical herb
in Taiwan, has been found to reduce blood lipids in animals. To investigate the cholesterol-…

One of the most effective ways of minimizing supply/demand mismatch costs, with little
increase in operational costs, is to deploy valuable resources in a flexible and timely manner to …