Journal articles: 'Delivery date'

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Luke, B. "Date of delivery in multifetal pregnancies." JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 276, no. 6 (August 14, 1996): 452. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.276.6.452.

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Luke, Barbara. "Date of Delivery in Multifetal Pregnancies." JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 276, no. 6 (August 14, 1996): 452. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1996.03540060028028.

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Minakami, Hisanori, and Ikuo Sato. "Reestimating Date of Delivery in Multifetal Pregnancies." Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 51, no. 11 (November 1996): 648–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006254-199611000-00006.

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Minakami, H. "Reestimating date of delivery in multifetal pregnancies." JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 275, no. 18 (May 8, 1996): 1432–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.275.18.1432.

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Minakami, Hisanori. "Reestimating Date of Delivery in Multifetal Pregnancies." JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 275, no. 18 (May 8, 1996): 1432. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1996.03530420060037.

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Minakami, Hisanori. "Date of Delivery in Multifetal Pregnancies-Reply." JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association 276, no. 6 (August 14, 1996): 452. http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1996.03540060028029.

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Xie, Xing Zi, and Xiu Li Wang. "Single-Machine Batch Delivery Scheduling and Common due Date Assignment with Identical Processing Times." Applied Mechanics and Materials 635-637 (September 2014): 1884–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.635-637.1884.

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This paper considers the problem of single-machine batch delivery scheduling with an assignable common due date where all jobs have identical processing times. Finished jobs are delivered in batches and the cost per batch delivery is fixed and independent of the number of jobs in the batch. For our problem, the penalties of earliness-tardiness are assumed to be arbitrarily weighted but the holding costs are equally weighted. The objective is to determine the common due date and find an optimal schedule to minimize the sum of total weighted earliness, tardiness, holding, due date, and delivery costs. We present some basic properties of the structure of the optimal schedule for the problem, and provide a polynomial dynamic programming algorithm.

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Morales Roselló, José, David Hervás Marín, and Alfredo Perales Marín. "Can we predict delivery date with obstetric ultrasound?" Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 26, no. 18 (June 13, 2013): 1807–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/14767058.2013.804049.

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STANTON, CYNTHIA, ANN K. BLANC, TREVOR CROFT, and YOONJOUNG CHOI. "SKILLED CARE AT BIRTH IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD: PROGRESS TO DATE AND STRATEGIES FOR EXPANDING COVERAGE." Journal of Biosocial Science 39, no. 1 (March 8, 2006): 109–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0021932006001271.

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Skilled attendance at delivery is one of the key indicators to reflect progress toward the Millennium Development Goal of improving maternal health. This paper assesses global progress in the use of skilled attendants at delivery and identifies factors that could assist in achieving Millennium Development Goals for maternal health. National data covering a substantial proportion of all developing country births were used for the estimation of trends and key differentials in skilled assistance at delivery. Between 1990 and 2000, the percentage of births with a skilled attendant increased from 45% to 54% in developing countries, primarily as a result of an increasing use of doctors. A substantial proportion of antenatal care users do not deliver with a skilled attendant. Delivery care use among antenatal care users is highly correlated with wealth. Women aged 35 and above, who are at greatest risk of maternal death, are the least likely to receive professional delivery care. Births in mid-level facilities appear to be a strategy that has been overlooked. More effective strategies are needed to promote skilled attendance at birth during antenatal care, particularly among poor women. Specific interventions are also needed to encourage older and high parity mothers to seek professional care at delivery.

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Gong, Hua, Biao Zhang, and Wuliang Peng. "Scheduling and Common Due Date Assignment on a Single Parallel-Batching Machine with Batch Delivery." Discrete Dynamics in Nature and Society 2015 (2015): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/464390.

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We consider a single parallel-batching machine scheduling problem with delivery involving both batching scheduling and common due date assignment. The orders are first processed on the single parallel-batching machine and then delivered in batches to the customers. The batching machine can process several orders at the same time. The processing time of a production batch on the machine is equal to the longest processing time of the orders assigned into this batch. A common due date for all the orders in the same delivery batch and a delivery date for each order need to be determined in order to minimize total weighted flow time. We first prove that this problem is NP hard in the strong sense. Two optimal algorithms by using dynamic programming are derived for the two special cases with a given sequence of orders on the machine and a given batching in the production part, respectively.

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Kawakatsu, Hidefumi, and Hiroaki Sandoh. "A mathematical model for an optimal appointed delivery date on a home delivery market." RAIRO - Operations Research 39, no. 1 (January 2005): 3–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/ro:2005004.

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Stenhouse, Elizabeth, David Wright, Andrew Hattersley, and Ann Millward. "How well do midwives estimate the date of delivery?" Midwifery 19, no. 2 (June 2003): 125–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0266-6138(02)00108-0.

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ELHAFSI, MOHSEN, and ERIK ROLLAND. "Negotiating price/delivery date in a stochastic manufacturing environment." IIE Transactions 31, no. 3 (March 1999): 255–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07408179908969825.

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Carvalho, Laio Souza Pontes de, José Fábio de Lima Nascimento, and Daniel Nascimento-e-Silva. "Tracking in product delivery using portable RFID with arduine." Research, Society and Development 9, no. 10 (October 17, 2020): e7529109298. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v9i10.9298.

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This study aimed to develop a device for traceability of the goods delivery process, using radio frequency technology (RFID), which will inform the date, time and location where the goods are being delivered to the end customer. The methodology used consisted of three stages: 1) data collection through a portable collector along with RFID tags, 2) data processing by the microcontroller and 3) carrying out the consultation of the information contained in the tag through the communication between the RFID and the Arduino, whose product traceability was carried out through radio frequency sending information via GSM; while the materials used were 1 mega arduino board, 1 6m Neo GPS shield, 1 Sim 900 module, 1 RC522 RFID reader, 1 16x2 graphic LCD display and 1 keychain RFID tag. For testing the sending of date, time, product specifications and location information via SMS to the registered cell phone at the time of product delivery, operations were carried out in different locations with different dates and times and the messages were sent without fail. The results confirmed the display of the information “Data Collected Successfully” on the LCD display, after the reading of the LCD label by the collector. The proposed prototype proved to be effective, managing to control the delivery of low-cost goods through passive tag on a portable RFID reader.

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Kircher, Sheetal Mehta, Sofia M. Garcia, Megan Rae Oden, Aubri Veneruso, June M. Mckoy, and Frank J. Penedo. "Establishing survivorship care planning in a comprehensive cancer center to meet clinic needs and accreditation standards." Journal of Clinical Oncology 34, no. 3_suppl (January 20, 2016): 59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2016.34.3_suppl.59.

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59 Background: Standard 3.3 of the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer (CoC) patient-centered care guidelines requires that accredited institutions deliver SCPs to all patients completing cancer treatment with curative intent (10% of eligible patients in 2015 and increasing incrementally to 100% in 2019). Implementation of SCP delivery has been challenging and limited to date. We describe our implementation process at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center. Methods: We established a multidisciplinary working group that developed and administered a survey of providers’ attitudes towards SCPs and preferences for delivery, assessed clinical workflows, then developed and vetted customized SCP templates within the electronic health record (EHR) and two complimentary SCP delivery models. Results: Twelve providers completed the survey (6 physicians, 5 advanced practice providers [APPs], 1 nurse). 67% viewed SCPs as feasible within workflows, 75% felt designated survivorship clinicians were best equipped to deliver SCPs; All reported SCPs were beneficial to patients; and 92% felt SCPs were beneficial to inter-provider communication. Cited barriers were: time and staff required and non-optimal billing. To harmonize with existing workflows, we established two delivery models: (1) clinical groups with a low volume of survivors relative to available nursing staff complete and deliver SCPs themselves; (2) clinical groups with high volumes of survivors relative to available nursing staff refer patients to a centralized survivorship clinic where SCPs are delivered by designated survivorship APPs. All elements of the ASCO templates were incorporated into our EHR templates. We reduced free-text data entry by designing templates where 20% of the fields are auto-populated from existing EHR data and another 65% use drop-down menus. Mean completion time is 12 minutes (range 10-30 minutes; n= 30). Conclusions: CoC-accredited institutions across the nation are working to meet Standard 3.3. We present our experiences developing and implementing SCP delivery models, including lessons learned to inform models of survivorship care under development at other institutions.

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Erkoc, Murat, S. David Wu, and Haresh Gurnani. "Delivery‐date and capacity management in a decentralized internal market." Naval Research Logistics 55, no. 5 (August 2008): 390–405. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/nav.20290.

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Sridharan, V., and Xiaoming Li. "Improving delivery reliability by a new due-date setting rule." European Journal of Operational Research 186, no. 3 (May 2008): 1201–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2007.03.037.

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Zhao, Yu Fang. "Single Machine Scheduling and Due Date Assignment with Past-Sequence-Dependent Delivery Times and Position-Dependent Processing Times." Advanced Materials Research 1006-1007 (August 2014): 498–503. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.1006-1007.498.

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This paper considers single machine scheduling and due date assignment problems in which the jobs need to be delivered to customers after processing. It is assumed that the delivery times are proportional to the length of the already processed jobs, and a job's processing time depends on its position in a sequence. The objective functions include total earliness, the weighted number of tardy jobs and the cost of due date assignment. We analyze the problems with two different due date assignment methods and conclude that the problems are polynomial time solvable. We provide a dynamic programming algorithm with O(n3) times for the problems.

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Brewer, Erik, Jason Coleman, and Anthony Lowman. "Emerging Technologies of Polymeric Nanoparticles in Cancer Drug Delivery." Journal of Nanomaterials 2011 (2011): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/408675.

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Polymeric nanomaterials have the potential to improve upon present chemotherapy delivery methods. They successfully reduce side effects while increasing dosage, increase residence time in the body, offer a sustained and tunable release, and have the ability to deliver multiple drugs in one carrier. However, traditional nanomaterial formulations have not produced highly therapeutic formulations to date due to their passive delivery methods and lack of rapid drug release at their intended site. In this paper, we have focused on a few “smart” technologies that further enhance the benefits of typical nanomaterials. Temperature and pH-responsive drug delivery devices were reviewed as methods for triggering release of encapsulating drugs, while aptamer and ligand conjugation were discussed as methods for targeted and intracellular delivery, with emphases onin vitroandin vivoworks for each method.

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Zhao, Yu Fang. "Single Machine Scheduling and due Date Assignment with Past-Sequence-Dependent Delivery Times and General Position-Dependent Processing Times." Applied Mechanics and Materials 624 (August 2014): 675–80. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.624.675.

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We studied single machine scheduling problems in which the jobs need to be delivered to customers after processing. It is assumed that the delivery times are proportional to the length of the already processed jobs, and a job's processing time depended on its position in a sequence. The objective functions include total earliness, the weighted number of tardy jobs and the cost of due date assignment. We analyzed these problems with two different due date assignment methods and conclude that the problems are polynomial time solvable.

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Golait, Dr Shakti, and Dr Sona Soni. "Maternal and perinatal outcome in pregnancy beyond expected date of delivery." Obsgyne Review: Journal of Obstetric and Gynecology 5, no. 3 (August 31, 2019): 161–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.17511/joog.2019.i03.06.

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Chalouhi, G. E., J. P. Bernard, G. Benoist, B. Nasr, Y. Ville, and Laurent J. Salomon. "A comparison of first trimester measurements for prediction of delivery date." Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine 24, no. 1 (March 30, 2010): 51–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/14767051003728229.

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Parikh, Rakesh, and Kirti Pandia. "Erroneous calculation of the expected date of delivery by medical professionals." Chronicles of Young Scientists 2, no. 3 (2011): 171. http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/2229-5186.90896.

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Parikh, Rakesh M. "Parikh’s formula to minimize errors in calculating expected date of delivery." Medical Hypotheses 68, no. 4 (January 2007): 928. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mehy.2006.10.004.

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Kim, G. J., E. S. Lee, and S. H. Lee. "P11.04: Factors affecting the actual delivery date in term singleton pregnancy." Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 26, no. 4 (September 2005): 451. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.2510.

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Vastag, Gyula, and D. Clay Whybark. "Global relations between inventory, manufacturing lead time and delivery date promises." International Journal of Production Economics 30-31 (July 1993): 563–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0925-5273(93)90121-z.

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Al Taani, M. "Pregnancies past the estimated date of confinement: labour and delivery outcome." Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal 9, no. 5-6 (March 31, 2003): 955–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.26719/2003.9.5-6.955.

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To compare labour and delivery outcomes in women undergoing induction and those having spontaneous onset for pregnancies past the estimated date of delivery, a prospective study of 395 singleton, uncomplicated pregnancies was performed. Labour was induced in 175 women. Overall caesarean section rate was 9.4%, with no significant difference between the 2 groups. Overall rate of assisted vaginal deliveries was 7%, higher in the induction group than the spontaneous onset group but the difference was not significant. There was no significant difference in occurrence of intrapartum meconium, nor for maternal morbidity. No neonate needed intubation. No perinatal deaths occurred. Perinatal mortality and morbidity are preventable, and induction of labour before 42 weeks is justifiable to prevent adverse outcomes

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Shabtay, Dvir. "Scheduling and due date assignment to minimize earliness, tardiness, holding, due date assignment and batch delivery costs." International Journal of Production Economics 123, no. 1 (January 2010): 235–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpe.2009.08.012.

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Brehmer, Lovisa, Kristina Alexanderson, and Erica Schytt. "Days of sick leave and inpatient care at the time of pregnancy and childbirth in relation to maternal age." Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 45, no. 3 (March 8, 2017): 222–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494817693456.

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Aims: To explore whether older women differ from younger women with respect to sick leave and inpatient care at the time around their first pregnancy and delivery. Methods: This was a descriptive population-based cohort study. The study population included all 236,176 nulliparous women registered as living in Sweden who gave birth to their first singleton infant in 2006–2010. Data from nationwide Swedish registers were used. Maternal age was categorized in five-year intervals. Time was calculated in years with the delivery date as the starting point, from two years before and up to three years after delivery. Descriptive statistics were used to calculate mean values and ANOVA tables were used to obtain the 95% confidence intervals of the means. Restriction was used to reduce potential confounding. Results: Women aged ⩾35 years had a higher annual mean number of sick leave days from two years before to one year after their delivery date compared with younger women. The range for all age categories in the year before the delivery date, including pregnancy, was 15.3–37.4 mean sick leave days. The mean number of inpatient days increased with each age category during the year after the date of delivery in the range 1.4–4.3 days. Conclusions: This first explorative study indicates the need for more knowledge on morbidity among older primiparous women. They had a higher number of days with sick leave and hospitalization in the year before and after their delivery date. This might reflect higher health risks during pregnancy and childbirth among older women; however, social factors and reverse causation might also be influential.

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Ngo, Nealie, Khalil Choucair, Justin F. Creeden, Hanan Qaqish, Krupa Bhavsar, Chantal Murphy, Kendra Lian, et al. "Bifidobacterium spp: the promising Trojan Horse in the era of precision oncology." Future Oncology 15, no. 33 (November 2019): 3861–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.2217/fon-2019-0374.

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Selective delivery of therapeutic agents into solid tumors has been a major challenge impeding the achievement of long-term disease remission and cure. The need to develop alternative drug delivery routes to achieve higher drug concentration in tumor tissue, reduce unwanted off-target side effects and thus achieve greater therapeutic efficacy, has resulted in an explosive body of research. Bifidobacterium spp. are anaerobic, nonpathogenic, Gram-positive bacteria, commensal to the human gut that are a possible anticancer drug-delivery vehicle. In this review, we describe Bifidobacterium's microbiology, current clinical applications, overview of the preclinical work investigating Bifidobacterium's potential to deliver anticancer therapy, and review the different strategies used up to date. Finally, we discuss both current challenges and future prospects.

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Sholapurkar, Amar, Dileep Sharma, Beverley Glass, Catherine Miller, Alan Nimmo, and Ernest Jennings. "Professionally Delivered Local Antimicrobials in the Treatment of Patients with Periodontitis—A Narrative Review." Dentistry Journal 9, no. 1 (December 22, 2020): 2. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/dj9010002.

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This review sheds light on the recent published scientific evidence relating to the use of professionally delivered local antimicrobial agents (LA’s). The review also analyses drug delivery systems available to date and provides an update on the latest scientific evidence about the benefits, limitations, and clinical results obtained by use of local drugs in the treatment of periodontal disease. The search strategy revealed randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that compared the efficacy of adjunctive LA’s to mechanical therapy alone. Based on the available evidence gathered from this review, we can infer that the use of local antimicrobial agents in conjunction to scaling and root debridement (SRD) delivers significant benefits in periodontal therapy and it is a useful aid, avoiding many of the side effects that systemic antibiotic therapy may involve. Local drug delivery (LDD) is an efficient and effective means of delivering drugs based on the evidence presented in the review. The authors of this review would suggest the use of local antimicrobials in cases of localized periodontitis or individual areas that do not respond to the usual mechanical therapy alone. This review summarizes the current use of local drug delivery in periodontal management ensuring that the general practitioners are able to choose an appropriate local antimicrobial.

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O’Sullivan, Grace, Clare Hocking, and Kathryn McPherson. "Translating knowledge into practice: An exploratory study of dementia-specific training for community-based service providers." Dementia 16, no. 6 (December 6, 2015): 780–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1471301215617867.

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Objective To develop, deliver, and evaluate dementia-specific training designed to inform service delivery by enhancing the knowledge of community-based service providers. Methods This exploratory qualitative study used an interdisciplinary, interuniversity team approach to develop and deliver dementia-specific training. Participants included management, care staff, and clients from three organizations funded to provide services in the community. Data on the acceptability, applicability, and perceived outcomes of the training were gathered through focus group discussions and individual interviews. Transcripts were analyzed to generate open codes which were clustered into themes and sub-themes addressing the content, delivery, and value of the training. Findings Staff valued up-to-date knowledge and “real stories” grounded in practice. Clients welcomed the strengths-based approach. Contractual obligations impact on the application of knowledge in practice. Implications The capacity to implement new knowledge may be limited by the legislative policies which frame service provision, to the detriment of service users.

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AL-MASRI, RAFIC. "Market Price of Salam on the Date of Delivery : Is it Permissible ?" Journal of King Abdulaziz University-Islamic Economics 16, no. 2 (2003): 29–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.4197/islec.16-2.3.

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AL-MASRI, RAFIC. "Market Price of Salam on the Date of Delivery : Is it Permissible ?" Journal of King Abdulaziz University-Islamic Economics 16, no. 2 (2003): 67–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.4197/islec.16-2.8.

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Taipale, P. "Predicting delivery date by ultrasound and last menstrual period in early gestation." Obstetrics & Gynecology 97, no. 2 (February 2001): 189–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0029-7844(00)01131-5.

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Patel, J., M. Patel, L. Tucker, R. Kalikkot, and J. Desai. "Do most premature babies get discharged by the expected date of delivery?" Journal of Perinatology 40, no. 5 (March 23, 2020): 798–805. http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41372-020-0653-x.

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Moodie, D. R. "Due date demand management: Negotiating the trade-off between price and delivery." International Journal of Production Research 37, no. 5 (March 1999): 997–1021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/002075499191373.

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Poulsen, Gry, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Dieter Wolke, Elaine M. Boyle, David Field, Zarko Alfirevic, and Maria A. Quigley. "Accurate Reporting of Expected Delivery Date by Mothers 9 Months After Birth." Obstetrical & Gynecological Survey 67, no. 4 (April 2012): 217–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/ogx.0b013e31825022ed.

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TAIPALE, PEKKA, and VILHO HIILESMAA. "Predicting Delivery Date by Ultrasound and Last Menstrual Period in Early Gestation." Obstetrics & Gynecology 97, no. 2 (February 2001): 189–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00006250-200102000-00006.

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Olesen, A. W., and S. G. Thomsen. "Prediction of delivery date by sonography in the first and second trimesters." Ultrasound in Obstetrics and Gynecology 28, no. 3 (2006): 292–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/uog.2793.

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Teleanu, Daniel Mihai, Cristina Chircov, Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu, Adrian Volceanov, and Raluca Ioana Teleanu. "Contrast Agents Delivery: An Up-to-Date Review of Nanodiagnostics in Neuroimaging." Nanomaterials 9, no. 4 (April 3, 2019): 542. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nano9040542.

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Neuroimaging is a highly important field of neuroscience, with direct implications for the early diagnosis and progression monitoring of brain-associated diseases. Neuroimaging techniques are categorized into structural, functional and molecular neuroimaging, each possessing advantages and disadvantages in terms of resolution, invasiveness, toxicity of contrast agents and costs. Nanotechnology-based approaches for neuroimaging mostly involve the development of nanocarriers for incorporating contrast agents or the use of nanomaterials as imaging agents. Inorganic and organic nanoparticles, liposomes, micelles, nanobodies and quantum dots are some of the most studied candidates for the delivery of contrast agents for neuroimaging. This paper focuses on describing the conventional modalities used for imaging and the applications of nanotechnology for developing novel strategies for neuroimaging. The aim is to highlight the roles of nanocarriers for enhancing and/or overcome the limitations associated with the most commonly utilized neuroimaging modalities. For future directions, several techniques that could benefit from the increased contrast induced by using imaging probes are presented.

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Poulsen, Gry, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Dieter Wolke, Elaine M. Boyle, David Field, Zarko Alfirevic, and Maria A. Quigley. "Accurate reporting of expected delivery date by mothers 9 months after birth." Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 64, no. 12 (December 2011): 1444–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2011.03.007.

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Nordstrom, Kimberly, and Michael H. Allen. "Alternative Delivery Systems for Agents to Treat Acute Agitation: Progress to Date." Drugs 73, no. 16 (October 23, 2013): 1783–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40265-013-0130-3.

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Inder, Warrick J., Timothy C. R. Prickett, M. Jane Ellis, Louise Hull, Rosemary Reid, Peter S. Benny, John H. Livesey, and Richard A. Donald. "The Utility of Plasma CRH as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery." Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism 86, no. 12 (December 1, 2001): 5706–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/jcem.86.12.8080.

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It has been suggested that CRH is a placental clock that controls the duration of pregnancy and that the timing of the rise in CRH may permit prediction of the onset of labor. We have performed a prospective longitudinal study, in 297 women, to examine the utility of a single second-trimester plasma CRH measurement to predict preterm delivery. Venous blood samples were taken at 4-weekly intervals, beginning at 16–20 wk gestation, until delivery for CRH and its binding protein. A time point at which a single plasma CRH test might give optimal data to predict preterm delivery was determined. Thirty-one subjects delivered prematurely (10.4%). Sampling for plasma CRH at 26 wk gestation seemed the optimal time point to maximize sensitivity and specificity of the test. The mean (± sd) plasma CRH in women at this gestation who eventually delivered after spontaneous labor within 1 wk of their due date (39–41 wk, n = 127) was 34.7 ± 27.0 pm. A plasma CRH of more than 90 pm at 26 wk gestation had a sensitivity of 45% and a specificity of 94% for prediction of preterm delivery. The positive predictive value was 46.7%. Calculation of free CRH did not improve these figures. In conclusion, a single measurement of plasma CRH, toward the end of the second trimester, may identify a group at risk for preterm delivery, but over 50% of such deliveries will be unpredicted. These data do not support the routine clinical use of plasma CRH as a predictor of preterm labor.

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Hao, Juan, Jian Jun Yu, and Mian Can Wu. "Dynamic Joint Decision on Price and Delivery Date in MTO Manufacturer Based on Agent." Advanced Materials Research 860-863 (December 2013): 2812–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.860-863.2812.

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In order to maximize the total profit and improve the service level, based on the perspective of queuing theory, a new approach for dynamic joint decision on price and delivery date in Make-to-order (MTO) manufacturing firms using Q-learning algorithm was proposed. Compared with static price and delivery date policy, the simulation results show that the proposed algorithm performs better in total profit and service level. The total profit does not increase with the growing number of accepted orders and the number of accepted orders must match the production capacity.

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Poxson, David J., Michal Karady, Roger Gabrielsson, Aziz Y. Alkattan, Anna Gustavsson, Siamsa M. Doyle, Stéphanie Robert, et al. "Regulating plant physiology with organic electronics." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 114, no. 18 (April 18, 2017): 4597–602. http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1617758114.

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The organic electronic ion pump (OEIP) provides flow-free and accurate delivery of small signaling compounds at high spatiotemporal resolution. To date, the application of OEIPs has been limited to delivery of nonaromatic molecules to mammalian systems, particularly for neuroscience applications. However, many long-standing questions in plant biology remain unanswered due to a lack of technology that precisely delivers plant hormones, based on cyclic alkanes or aromatic structures, to regulate plant physiology. Here, we report the employment of OEIPs for the delivery of the plant hormone auxin to induce differential concentration gradients and modulate plant physiology. We fabricated OEIP devices based on a synthesized dendritic polyelectrolyte that enables electrophoretic transport of aromatic substances. Delivery of auxin to transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings in vivo was monitored in real time via dynamic fluorescent auxin-response reporters and induced physiological responses in roots. Our results provide a starting point for technologies enabling direct, rapid, and dynamic electronic interaction with the biochemical regulation systems of plants.

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Penceliah, Yogi. "Performance management in the public service with particular reference to the senior management service cadre in South Africa: A perspective." Corporate Ownership and Control 9, no. 2 (2012): 197–205. http://dx.doi.org/10.22495/cocv9i2c1art4.

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The Performance Management and Development System (PDMS) for the South African Public Service was introduced in 2001,and driven by the transformative agenda to achieve both acceptable levels of service delivery and measurable results. Accordingly, there has been a shift from bureaucratic rules-driven approaches in public service management to a results-oriented approach to government performance. Although the main concern that should underpin the implementation of the PMDS is service delivery; the level of service delivery to date falls grossly short of being delivered at an acceptable level or quality. In this regard, the role of the Senior Management Service (SMS) cadre is critical as it is accountable for service provision and to demonstrate to the public that its needs are being addressed.

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Zhou, Dezhong, Lara Cutlar, Yongsheng Gao, Wei Wang, Jonathan O’Keeffe-Ahern, Sean McMahon, Blanca Duarte, et al. "The transition from linear to highly branched poly(β-amino ester)s: Branching matters for gene delivery." Science Advances 2, no. 6 (June 2016): e1600102. http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1600102.

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Nonviral gene therapy holds great promise but has not delivered treatments for clinical application to date. Lack of safe and efficient gene delivery vectors is the major hurdle. Among nonviral gene delivery vectors, poly(β-amino ester)s are one of the most versatile candidates because of their wide monomer availability, high polymer flexibility, and superior gene transfection performance both in vitro and in vivo. However, to date, all research has been focused on vectors with a linear structure. A well-accepted view is that dendritic or branched polymers have greater potential as gene delivery vectors because of their three-dimensional structure and multiple terminal groups. Nevertheless, to date, the synthesis of dendritic or branched polymers has been proven to be a well-known challenge. We report the design and synthesis of highly branched poly(β-amino ester)s (HPAEs) via a one-pot “A2 + B3 + C2”–type Michael addition approach and evaluate their potential as gene delivery vectors. We find that the branched structure can significantly enhance the transfection efficiency of poly(β-amino ester)s: Up to an 8521-fold enhancement in transfection efficiency was observed across 12 cell types ranging from cell lines, primary cells, to stem cells, over their corresponding linear poly(β-amino ester)s (LPAEs) and the commercial transfection reagents polyethyleneimine, SuperFect, and Lipofectamine 2000. Moreover, we further demonstrate that HPAEs can correct genetic defects in vivo using a recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa graft mouse model. Our findings prove that the A2 + B3 + C2 approach is highly generalizable and flexible for the design and synthesis of HPAEs, which cannot be achieved by the conventional polymerization approach; HPAEs are more efficient vectors in gene transfection than the corresponding LPAEs. This provides valuable insight into the development and applications of nonviral gene delivery and demonstrates great prospect for their translation to a clinical environment.

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MacDonald, Heather. "“Just-in-Time” Unmediated Document Delivery Service Provides Fast Delivery, Helps Identify Collection Gaps, but Incurs Extra Costs." Evidence Based Library and Information Practice 12, no. 2 (June 29, 2017): 175. http://dx.doi.org/10.18438/b8p07m.

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A Review of: Chan, E. K., Mune, C., Wang, Y., & Kendall, S. L. (2016). Three years of unmediated document delivery: An analysis and consideration of collection development priorities. Medical Reference Services Quarterly, 35(1), 42-51. Retrieved from: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02763869.2016.1117288 Abstract Objective – Examine the collection development opportunities and challenges of an unmediated document delivery service. Design – Case study. Setting – Large comprehensive public university in the United States of America. Subjects – 11,981 document delivery requests. Methods – This library implemented Copyright Clearance Center’s Get It Now (CCC-GiN) service in November 2011 to supplement existing holdings, provide access to embargoed content and help support two new programs. The CCC-GiN service was offered in addition to regular ILL service. Statistical analysis was done using usage data collected for the academic years 2012-2013, 2013-2014, and 2014-2015 (excluding June and July). Usage data included: order date and time, fulfillment date and time, publication name, publication date, article name, article author, publisher name, cost, delivery e-mail address. Taylor and Francis publications were added to the CCC-GiN service in November of 2014. Main Results – The average yearly cost of titles with the largest number of CCC-GiN requests was compared to the annual subscription cost of the same titles. If the annual subscription cost was less than the average yearly cost of CCC-GiN requests, the library purchased a subscription. Patrons ordered older journal content through CCC-GiN requests. This suggested that backfile subscriptions could be cost effective means of providing content. The authors are in the process of analyzing what historical journal content should be purchased. The addition of Taylor and Francis publications resulted in an increase in the average cost per article. Taylor and Francis publications were popular with patrons, helping boost the total number of requests. The date of the Taylor and Francis materials ordered through CCC-GiN tended to be more recent compared to other publishers. The authors suggest CCC-GiN is a possible solution for acquiring embargoed material. Average fulfillment time increased during the three year time period from 1:34 (hr:min) to 3:52. The percentage of requests outside of ILL working hours was consistent across all three years (62% each academic year). The authors note CCC-GiN service provided the most expedient way for patrons to receive requested material. A number of the most requested CCC-GiN publications were also available in print format. The quality of print serials data was uncertain hence the decision was made to not upload this data to the CCC-GiN service. This resulted in some overlap in requests with the library’s print holdings. Older content was requested through CCC-GiN rather than through traditional ILL. This resulted in increased costs from copyright fees that would have been avoided using traditional ILL services. Conclusion – The authors reference the impact of e-commerce on library patron expectations about ease of access and just-in-time delivery. They found that the CCC-GiN service meets these expectations as patrons were able to access a broad selection of materials in a timely and easy to use manner. From the analysis come suggestions to help reduce costs associated with the service. They include adjusting system settings to cap spending limits, limiting who can use the service, selecting only titles that cover a gap in the collection, and including quality print serials holdings data to prevent purchase of already owned material. The authors also discuss using a mediated rather than unmediated service to help lower costs but they note this would slow down turnaround time. The authors close by saying each library will have to consider its own needs and those of its patrons with respect to ease of use, delivery time, and cost.

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Tsivtsivadze, Ekaterina B., Vasiliy A. Petrukhin, Svetlana V. Novikova, Pavel N. Vlasov, Elena V. Ryazantseva, and Inna V. Klimova. "Pregnancy in epilepsy: management and delivery." Journal of obstetrics and women's diseases 66, no. 5 (September 15, 2017): 69–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.17816/jowd66569-79.

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We evaluated 129 epileptic pregnant women between 2014 and 2016. Demographic features of the patients, along with type and duration of epileptic seizure, time of diagnosis, date of last seizure prior to pregnancy, number and duration of seizures during pregnancy, type of antiepileptic drugs, result and week of termination of pregnancy, and birth weight were registered, and also, we evaluated perinatal complications and fetal malformations.

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