Cosmetic outcomes of simple facial laceration suturing in the pediatric emergency department

Eyal Reiss,Yoav Gronovich,Eyal Heiman,Elad Sela,Giora Weiser 대한소아응급의학회 2024 대한소아응급의학회지 Vol.11 No.2

Purpose: The long-term cosmetic outcomes of simple facial lacerations have not been well addressed, specifically regarding those of suturing by pediatric emergency physicians (PEPs) and plastic surgery (PS) residents. Methods: A retrospective study was performed at the pediatric emergency department of Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel. Cosmetic outcomes of simple facial lacerations sutured within 1 year of the study were reviewed using digital photographs taken by legal guardians of children sutured in the department. The photographs were reviewed and rated blindly using the Stony Brook scar score as measures of cosmetic outcomes by 2 plastic surgeons and 1 PEP, as well as the general numeric score (GNS) rated by the guardians and the 3 doctors. The scores were compared between children sutured by PEPs (PEP group) and those sutured by PS residents (PS group). A sample size of 50 children in each study group was calculated to have enough power to show a difference. Results: Among a total of 108 children who participated in the study (median age, 4.0 years [interquartile range, 3.0-7.0]), 57 and 51 were sutured by PEPs and PS residents, respectively. Guardian-rated median GNS showed no difference between the 2 groups (PEP, 90.0 [70.0-95.0] vs. PS, 90.0 [60.0-90.0]; P = 0.310). In contrast, doctor-rated median GNS was higher in the PEP group (PEP, 75.0 [63.3-86.7] vs. PS, 70.0 [53.3-83.3]; P = 0.046). A Stony Brook scar score of 3 or higher was similarly frequent in both groups (PEP, 87.7% vs. PS, 74.5%; P = 0.173) with a low interrater agreement (Kappa = 0.36). Conclusion: Cosmetic outcomes of simple facial lacerations in the pediatric emergency department were favorable regardless of the specialty or expertise of doctors. The guardians were more satisfied with the outcomes, compared to the doctors.

Arab-Israel Peace Process: Challengers and Prospects

Eyal Zisser 한국중동학회 1998 韓國 中東 學會 論叢 Vol.19 No.2

Occupy Publishing: A Postcard to the Peer-Review Imaginary

( Eyal Amiran ) 한국영어영문학회 2013 영어 영문학 Vol.59 No.3

Peer-reviewed publishing is the gold standard of academic integrity, but it is not itself an integral process. Different kinds of practices and procedures in the publishing world pass for peer-review and so serve legitimizing functions for scholarship. On the one hand, this has led to a kleptocracy in which established scholars cash in on their (often deserved) establishmentarianism. On the other, it has allowed the proliferation of new kinds of publication that operate outside established cultural institutions like university presses, yet also serve legitimizing functions. These new forms of publication deconstruct the authority of institutional publishing and enable new ways of defining and occupying the interstices of public culture. More recently, even as traditional print journals have been slow to move to born-digital publishing (making do with PDF versions of their print pages, posted on the web), many new journals have formed on the web, often without regular press sponsorship. These journals, such as N+1, Southern Spaces and nonsite.org, offer the opportunity of publishing shorter and less scholarly pieces, like travel essays and commentary, in a context that offers the legitimacy of peer review. They have large editorial boards and list their credentials prominently. In so doing, they help heretofore minor forms of writing get credit, and also help conventional academic work move away from past institutional boundaries.

Effect of a Gluten Free Diet on Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Concentration in Previously Immunized Pediatric Celiac Patients

Eyal Zifman,Noam Zevit,Merav Heshin-Bekenstein,Dan Turner,Raanan Shamir,Ari Silbermintz 대한소아소화기영양학회 2020 Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition Vol.23 No.2

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of gluten-free diet (GFD) on hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) concentrations among previously immunized pediatric celiac disease (CD) subjects. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated pediatric CD subjects in serological remission who were previously immunized for hepatitis B virus as infants. The temporal relationship between HBsAb concentration, the amount of time on a GFD, and age were evaluated. Results: Overall, 373 CD subjects were analyzed: 156 with HBsAb sampled prior to GFD initiation and 217 after initiation of a GFD and in serological remission. Median age at HBsAb concentration measurement for those before and after GFD initiation was 5.3 years (interquartile range [IQR], 3.1–9.2 years) and 7.6 years (IQR, 5.4–10.9 years), respectively (p<0.001). There was no sex difference between the groups. The median time of HBsAb measurement was 2 months (IQR, 0–5.7 months) before and 12.8 months (IQR, 5.3–30.3 months) after initiation of GFD. The HBsAb concentration was low in 79 (50.6%) and 121 (55.7%) subjects before and after GFD initiation, respectively (p=0.350). Age was inversely associated with low HBsAb concentrations. Neither being on a GFD nor sex was associated with low HBsAb concentrations. Conclusion: Adherence to a GFD does not affect HBsAb concentration in children with CD. Age is inversely associated with HBsAb concentration.

The Battle against the Global Financial Crisis

Eyal Eckhaus,Frank Bates 인하대학교 정석물류통상연구원 2009 인하대학교 정석물류통상연구원 학술대회 Vol.2009 No.10

With the advent of the current financial crisis, the economy has been flooded with uncertainty, leaving businesses with a realistic threat for their existence. The globalization process, with its many benefits and opportunities for lower costs and more efficient sourcing, has enabled the crisis to spread worldwide, infecting markets and businesses, turning growth into recession, increasing job loss and unemployment. Organizations are looking for ways to reduce costs, trying to achieve cost savings by any means possible. Fortunately, the globalization process has been accompanied by rapid technological development, providing solutions that aim to answer the growing need of the logistical functions that are now struggling to succeed in the intense global competition. One of the most popular tools emerging is that of the e-reverse auction (e-RA), providing many benefits including huge cost savings - a highly desirable achievement today. However, as cooperation has been identified as a major factor in the battle against the global economic downturn, the influence of the e-RA on the supplier-buyer relationship becomes an important question and a major concern. Recent studies have addressed this concern, however, this study will try to provide substantiation from a completely new perspective, i.e., that of demonstrating the existence of a common supplier-buyer understanding in the electronic process. Thus the research suggests that such an understanding of such as a tool or strategy does not eliminate cooperation and, with its many advantages, may serve as one of the most valuable tools to survive the current financial crisis.

The Battle Against the Global Financial Crisis: The Case for the e-Reverse Auction

Eyal Eckhaus,Frank Bates 인하대학교 산업경제연구소 2009 경상논집 Vol.23 No.1

With the advent of the current financial crisis, the economy has been flooded with uncertainty, leaving business with a realistic threat to their existence. The globalization process, with its many benefits and opportunities for lower costs and more efficient sourcing, has enabled the crisis to spread worldwide, infecting markets and business, turning growth into recession, increasing job loss and unemployment. Organizations are looking for ways to reduce costs, trying to achieve cost savings by any means possible. Fortunately, the globalization process has been accompanied by rapid technological development, providing solutions that aim to answer the growing need of the logistical functions that are now struggling to succeed in the intense global competition. One of the most popular tools emerging is that of the e-reverse auction (e-RA), providing many benefits including huge cost savings - a highly desirable achievement today. However, as cooperation has been identified as a major factor in the battle against the global economic downturn, the influence of the e-RA on the supplier buyer relationship becomes an important question and a major concern. Recent studies have addressed this concern; however, this study will try to provide substantiation from a completely new perspective, i.e., that of demonstrating the existence of a common supplier buyer understanding in the eliminate cooperation and, With its many advantages, may serve as one of the most valuable tools to survive the current financial crisis.

Effect of a Gluten Free Diet on Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Concentration in Previously Immunized Pediatric Celiac Patients

Zifman, Eyal,Zevit, Noam,Heshin-Bekenstein, Merav,Turner, Dan,Shamir, Raanan,Silbermintz, Ari The Korean Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology 2020 Pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology & nutrition Vol.23 No.2

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of gluten-free diet (GFD) on hepatitis B surface antibody (HBsAb) concentrations among previously immunized pediatric celiac disease (CD) subjects. Methods: We retrospectively evaluated pediatric CD subjects in serological remission who were previously immunized for hepatitis B virus as infants. The temporal relationship between HBsAb concentration, the amount of time on a GFD, and age were evaluated. Results: Overall, 373 CD subjects were analyzed: 156 with HBsAb sampled prior to GFD initiation and 217 after initiation of a GFD and in serological remission. Median age at HBsAb concentration measurement for those before and after GFD initiation was 5.3 years (interquartile range [IQR], 3.1-9.2 years) and 7.6 years (IQR, 5.4-10.9 years), respectively (p<0.001). There was no sex difference between the groups. The median time of HBsAb measurement was 2 months (IQR, 0-5.7 months) before and 12.8 months (IQR, 5.3-30.3 months) after initiation of GFD. The HBsAb concentration was low in 79 (50.6%) and 121 (55.7%) subjects before and after GFD initiation, respectively (p=0.350). Age was inversely associated with low HBsAb concentrations. Neither being on a GFD nor sex was associated with low HBsAb concentrations. Conclusion: Adherence to a GFD does not affect HBsAb concentration in children with CD. Age is inversely associated with HBsAb concentration.

Planning for the Future Broadband Mobile Satellite Service (MSS)

Trachtman, Eyal,Kawai, Nobuyuki,Kashiki, Kanshiro,Chiba, Eiji 통신위성우주산업연구회 2001 Joint Conference on Satellite Communications Vol.2001 No.-

This paper provides an overview of development plans and activity aiming to deliver Broadband mobile multimedia satellite services globally in the medium and longer terms. The BGAN (Broadband Global Area Network) service, which is mobile satellite service (MSS) to be offered by Inmarsat, is planned to start in 2004 and will utilize the next generation satellite at L-Band. The service will provide the user data rates of up to 432 kb/s. This paper also provides an overview of the Skycast service developed by KDDI, which uses the VSAT with Ku-band to enable broadband and two-way IP transmission. Combining of the MSS and VSAT technologies is finally discussed for a complementary, longer term broadband MSS at higher frequency bands and at higher user data rates.

A Priori Determination of Track Modulus Based on Elastic Solutions

Tulika Bose,Eyal Levenberg 대한토목학회 2020 KSCE JOURNAL OF CIVIL ENGINEERING Vol.24 No.10

The standard approach for modeling railway tracks idealizes the rails as two infinite beams, each supported over a separate continuous spring foundation. The foundation is characterized by a track modulus that embodies all components and materials underlying each rail as well as any cross-rail interaction. Track modulus is considered a basic parameter governing the field performance of tracks. Therefore, a priori determination of track modulus is needed in design of traditional railways, as well as in evaluating the performance-potential of non-traditional track solutions. In this study, a new method was suggested for a priori track modulus determination based on elastic solutions. Specifically sought were closed-form analytical formulations that could be representative and tractable. In this connection, a 3-D track model was developed, wherein: rail-pads were considered as linear springs, sleepers as finite beams, and all underlying soil-like materials as a homogenous half-space. Ultimately, track modulus was determined by linking calculations in the 3-D model and the standard model. This was done by requiring equal maximal displacement as well as identical load distribution along the rail under the weight of a single railcar axle. The method was illustrated considering a wide set of values for the different model parameters. The calculated results are comparable in magnitudes and exhibit similar sensitivities to the input parameters as reported in field studies or as derived from elaborate numerical schemes.

High Resolution Digitally Controlled Frequency Multiplier with Very Large Programmable Multiplication Factor

Fried,Rafael,Rosin,Eyal 대한전자공학회 1995 ICVC : International Conference on VLSI and CAD Vol.4 No.1

This paper presents a high resolution Frequency Multiplier (FMUL) with the ability to multiply frequency with a high multiplication factor. It was designed for chip-sets that use a real time clock (32,768Hz) for power-save operation. and an additional high-frequency oscillator, in the range of 40MHz, for regular operation. Using the FMUL enables to spare the need for the additional high-frequency oscillator. The chip will be driven by a single clocking source - the low frequency oscillator. The FMLTL is almost fully digital, its output frequency resolution is 100ppm, and the multiplication factor is a programmable ratio of the form N/M, that can vary between 1 and 16,383. The high-frequency at the FMUL's output may be up to 200MHz. The circuit is designed to work with 2.5-5.5v supply voltage. It is implemented in a standard 0.8um N-well CMOS process, and its area is 750mil².