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Modeling the uncertainty of surgical procedure times: Comparison of log-normal and normal models by STRUM, D. P, MAY, J. H, VARGAS, L. G

“…Medical institutions are under increased economic pressure to schedule elective surgeries efficiently to contain the costs of surgical services. Surgical…”
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Gas−Liquid Mass Transfer in High-Pressure Bubble Columns by Lau, R, Peng, W, Velazquez-Vargas, L. G, Yang, G. Q, Fan, L.-S

“…Volumetric gas−liquid mass-transfer coefficients are investigated in bubble columns under high-pressure and moderate-temperature conditions by utilizing an…”
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Estimating the importance of consumer purchasing criteria in digital ecosystems by Peláez, Jose Ignacio, Cabrera, Francisco E., Vargas, L.G.

“…The purchasing process consists of multiple, non-isolated phases that describe the interactions between consumers and products. One of these phases is the…”
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Surgical subspecialty block utilization and capacity planning : A minimal cost analysis model by STRUM, D. P, VARGAS, L. G, MAY, J. H

“…Operational inefficiencies in the use of operating rooms (ORs) are hidden by traditional measures of OR utilization. To better detect these inefficiencies, the…”
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Surgeon and type of anesthesia predict variability in surgical procedure times by STRUM, D. P, SAMPSON, A. R, MAY, J. H, VARGAS, L. G

“…Variability in surgical procedure times increases the cost of healthcare delivery by increasing both the underutilization and overutilization of expensive…”
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Products and services valuation through unsolicited information from social media by Peláez, J. I., Martínez, E. A., Vargas, L. G.

“…Technological advances and the Internet have changed the way consumers approach the market for assets and services. Increasingly, consumers use the opinions of…”
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Ultrasound-assisted hydrolysis of waste cooking oil catalyzed by homemade lipases by Mulinari, J., Venturin, B., Sbardelotto, M., Dall Agnol, A., Scapini, T., Camargo, A.F., Baldissarelli, D.P., Modkovski, T.A., Rossetto, V., Dalla Rosa, C., Reichert, F.W., Golunski, S.M., Vieitez, I., Vargas, G.D.L.P., Mossi, A.J., Treichel, H.

“…•Hydrolysis reaction even without the addition of emulsifiers.•Methodology can be of great interest for future application in industry.•Use of home made…”
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Diagnosis with Dependent Symptoms: Bayes Theorem and the Analytic Hierarchy Process by Saaty, Thomas L, Vargas, Luis G

“…Judgments are needed in medical diagnosis to determine what tests to perform given certain symptoms. For many diseases, what information to gather on symptoms…”
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Posterior capsule opacification by Schmidbauer, J M, Vargas, L G, Peng, Q, Escobar-Gomez, M, Werner, L, Arthur, S N, Apple, D J

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Design of RCSS: Resource Coordination Systems for Surgical Services using distributed communications by Strum, D P, Vargas, L G, May, J H

“…The plans for Resource Coordination for Surgical Services system (RCSS) incorporate a distributed objectbase with a coordinating server. User-centered…”
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Implementing neural firing: Towards a new technology by Saaty, T.L., Vargas, L.G.

“…Following earlier work on neural firing and synthesis, we use the expressions we derived elsewhere in the literature for that purpose, to show how we can…”
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Overview of modern foldable intraocular lenses and clinically relevant anatomy and histology of the crystalline lens by Vargas, L G, Peng, Q, Escobar-Gomez, M, Schmidbauer, J M, Apple, D J

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Evolution of surgical techniques and intraocular lens designs for the developing world by Escobar-Gomez, M, Arthur, S N, Apple, D J, Vargas, L G, Pandey, S K, Schmidbauer, J

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Effect of fasting on Trypanosoma cruzi infection in Triatoma dimidiata (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) by Vargas, L G, Zeledón, R

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Comparison matrix geometric index: A qualitative online reputation metric by Vaccaro, Gustavo, Cabrera, Francisco E., Pelaez, Jose Ignacio, Vargas, L.G.

“…Previous scientific studies as well as consulting firms have developed numerous Online Reputation Indices (ORIs), i.e. custom-tailored metrics intended to…”
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The role of dirt floors and of firewood in rural dwellings in the epidemiology of Chagas' disease in Costa Rica by Zeledón, R, Vargas, L G

“…In an endemic area of Chagas' disease in Costa Rica, 50 houses infested with Triatoma dimidiata were re-examined after a period of 14-17 years. Criteria used…”
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C34 MECHANISMS OF HOST DEFENSE IN BACTERIAL AND FUNGAL INFECTIONS: The Airway Surface Liquid Of Large And Small Airways Have Different Antimicrobial Activity by Noriega, J, Buonfiglio, L G Vargas, Li, X, Zabner, J, Comellas, A P

“…The native airways have a variety of host defense mechanisms against respiratory tract infections. National Institutes of Health Grant Number: UL1RR024979, NIH…”
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A surgical services management system--toward improved communications and operational efficiency by Strum, D P, Vargas, L G, May, J H, Palmer, J S, Gunnerson, H B, Watkins, W D

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C65 EXPLORING STEMNESS AND REGENERATION: Protein Kinase C Zeta Inhibition Promotes Lung Repair Via Progenitor Cell Proliferation by Reger, A D, Buonfiglio, L G Vargas, Li, X, Zabner, J, Comellas, A P

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C68 IMMUNE CELL INTERACTIONS IN COPD: Smoking Increases Bacterial Growth And Biofilm Formation by Buonfiglio, L G Vargas, Borcherding, J A, Fernandez-Ruiz, R, Cano, M, Powers, L, Gerke, A K, Comellas, A P

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