Safety margins versus profit maximization
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DOI: 10.1002/mde.2914
Abstract: Under uncertainty, firms risk bankruptcy. We ask, in symmetric duopoly with stochastic demand, what happens when one firm minimizes the probability of negative profits while the other maximizes expected profits. When fixed costs are small,… read more here.
Keywords: profit; safety margins; safety; versus profit ... See more keywords
Spinal Cord Medial Safe Zone for C2 Pedicle Instrumentation
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DOI: 10.1097/brs.0000000000004137
Abstract: We investigate the safety margins of the spinal cord during C2 pedicle screw insertion. Results showed that 21% of the patients had a C2 pedicle-dura distance under 4 mm, however, no one had a pedicle-spinal… read more here.
Keywords: safety margins; distance; pedicle; cord ... See more keywords
Local Adaptation Drives Leaf Thermoregulation in Tropical Rainforest Trees
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DOI: 10.1111/gcb.70461
Abstract: Tropical forests play a critical role in biodiversity, carbon sequestration, and climate regulation, but are increasingly affected by heatwaves and droughts. Vulnerability to warming may vary within and between species because of phenotypic divergence. Leaf… read more here.
Keywords: temperature; adaptation; heat tolerance; safety margins ... See more keywords
Assessing vulnerability to embolism and hydraulic safety margins in reed‐like Restionaceae
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DOI: 10.1111/plb.13644
Abstract: The African Restionaceae (Poales), the dominant graminoid layer in the megadiverse Cape Floristic Region of South Africa, are distributed across a wide range of moisture availability, yet currently there is very little known about the… read more here.
Keywords: embolism; vulnerability embolism; safety margins; hydraulic safety ... See more keywords
Percutaneous pericardial catheter drainage for symptomatic uremic pericardial effusions with narrow safety margins
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276498
Abstract: Background Percutaneous pericardial catheter drainage (PCD) for pericardial effusion is generally known to be limited by the high risk associated with effusions that are less than 10 mm thick. The objective was to report cases… read more here.
Keywords: pericardial effusions; catheter; safety margins; symptomatic uremic ... See more keywords
Building blocks of the viral safety margins of industrial plasma products
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DOI: 10.21037/aob.2018.02.01
Abstract: The development and large scale production of human plasma-derived medicinal products has been amongst the earliest successes of industrial scale biotechnology, and has enabled significant progress in the treatment of several at the time unmet… read more here.
Keywords: building blocks; safety margins; treatment; safety ... See more keywords
Navigating Head and Neck Porocarcinoma: Systematic Review with Special Emphasis on Surgical Safety Margins
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DOI: 10.3390/cancers16071264
Abstract: Simple Summary Eccrine porocarcinoma poses challenges in diagnosis, as biopsy results can be misleading. Even if it is essential to surgically remove the suspected lesions, there is a lack of consensus regarding the appropriate surgical… read more here.
Keywords: porocarcinoma; head neck; systematic review; safety ... See more keywords