OBJECTIVES: In patients with compensated liver cirrhosis the clinical repercussions of
detecting subclinical hepatic encephalopathy (SHE) are unclear. We present a long-term follow-…

Background and Purpose Carotid endarterectomy reduces stroke risk in patients with >70%
symptomatic stenosis. We present our results of percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA…

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: To assess by diffusion-weighted MR imaging (DWI) the
efficacy of cerebral protection devices in avoiding embolization and new ischemic lesions in …

… f Recovery of normal flow to anterior and middle cerebral branches. LCCA = Left ICA; RCCA
… f Recovery of normal flow to anterior and middle cerebral branches. LCCA = Left ICA; RCCA …

Intraluminal thrombus in the internal carotid artery (ICA) is usually found in patients with
severe atheromatous stenosis. Having reviewed 300 carotid angioplasties for symptomatic >70…

Background: Despite advances in the surgical treatment of patients with severe internal carotid
stenosis (ICA), there are selective groups of patients who, due to several reasons, are not …

We consider the problem of scheduling small cloud functions on serverless computing
platforms. Fast deployment and execution of these functions is critical, for example, for …

Cloud computing providers offer a variety of pricing models, complicating the client decision,
as no single model is the cheapest in all scenarios. In addition, small to medium-sized …

… ; (e) absence of other types of neurological manifestations and previous epilepsy, psychiatric
or metabolic disorders, drug or alcohol consumption or exposure to toxic substances, and (f…

A catalytic-fluorimetric method for the determination of copper(II) at the nanograms per millilitre
level is proposed, based on the catalytic action of the copper(II) cation on the oxidation of …