DEVELOPMENT OF A HUB-AND-SPOKE DURABLE LEFT VENTRICULAR ASSIST DEVICE PROGRAM IN BRAZIL, A MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY

Development of a hub-and-spoke durable left ventricular assist device program in Brazil, a middle-income country

Background: In middle-income countries, costs limit widespred use of left ventricular assist device (LVAD) as a strategy for end-stage heart failure.We aim to describe the experience of a LVAD program in a middle-income country in a hub-and-spoke model.Methods: Patients fulfilling strict inclusion and exclusion criteria were referred from different

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State-of-the-Art Seismic Studies of Loess Tunnels in China

Large earthquakes occur frequently around the world.Due to the fragility of loess, the effects of seismic events on loess tunnel projects have received considerable in-depth research attention.In this paper, we systematically review recent seismic research on loess tunnels and highlight deficiencies that require further study with a focus on the fo

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Inhumanity and sexbots: on incestuous relations with sexbots

British multimedia artist K.Davis has joined the campaign against sexbots initiated in 2015 by K.Richardson and E.Billing in the project Logging on to Love.Using photography, video, and sound design, she draws attention to how sexbots Flea rearticulate the widespread treatment of humans as objects and underlines the commodification of sex.For Davis

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