Purpose. To classify the spectrum and antibiotic susceptibility of bacteria isolated from
infected hip and knee arthroplasty specimens, and to recommend appropriate empiric peri-…

This paper considers the problem of target handoff between Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
in a GPS denied environment, and focuses on the design and evaluation of an …

Background The aim of this research paper was to determine the incidence, risk factors, and
clinical outcome of solid organ transplant ( SOT ) recipients diagnosed and treated for …

… Joel Douglas and Michael Athans … Douglas, “Linear quadratic control for systems with
structured uncertainty,” SM thesis, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, …

Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa Roth), a winter-hardy annual legume, is a promising cover crop. To
fully leverage its potential, seed production and field performance of V. villosa must be …

Background Needleless connectors (NCs) were introduced to reduce health care work
needlestick injuries (NSIs). If not decontaminated prior to use, NCs can be a portal for patient …

Cryptococcosis is an invasive fungal infection caused primarily by Cryptococcus neoformans
and Cryptococcus gattii species, presenting predominantly as meningoencephalitis. The …

Cell-free hemoglobin is a pathophysiological driver of endothelial injury during sepsis and
acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), but the precise mechanisms are not fully …

The aim of this study was to quantify culturable microorganisms on needleless connectors (NCs)
attached to peripheral intravenous catheters in hospitalized adult medical patients. Half …

This paper describes a new approach to the numerical implementation of the Bayesian
update step of the homotopy-based particle filter, by adaptively computing the step size for …