1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910639989103321

Titolo

Shedding Light to the Dark Sides of the Universe: Cosmology from Strong Interactions

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2022

ISBN

3-0365-5870-5

Descrizione fisica

1 electronic resource (234 pages)

Soggetti

Research

Physics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

The theory of quantum chromo dynamics (QCD), an organic part of the standard model (SM) of particle physics, has been validated by many theoretical and experimental studies. The strongly coupled QCD dynamics controls colored particles’ (quarks and gluons) collective motion at large spacetime separations and the formation of colorless composite states (hadrons). While QCD theory and the related phenomenology aspects are being intensively studied in laboratory measurements, the possible connections of this important layer of knowledge to cosmology remain rather vague and largely unexplored. No doubt, the physical vacuum has been transformed many times throughout the lifetime of the universe and has affected its history through a sequence of events, such as the cosmic inflation, phase transitions, and the dark-energy-dominated expansion. Strong interactions could play an important role in some of these cosmological events. In particular, the emergence of a new state of matter called the quark-gluon plasma at the LHC is often suggested to provide an important source of empirical knowledge to what the universe looked like in the first few moments after the Big Bang. This Special Issue aims at creating an overview of the recent progress in these directions by focusing on the novel implications of quantum chromo, or more generally, Yang–Mills (YM) dynamics, to the physics of the early



universe and critical phenomena in cosmology.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910484957203321

Titolo

Emergency General Surgery in Geriatrics / / edited by Rifat Latifi, Fausto Catena, Federico Coccolini

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-62215-0

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (490 pages)

Collana

Hot Topics in Acute Care Surgery and Trauma, , 2520-8292

Disciplina

617.97

Soggetti

Surgery

Emergency medicine

Critical care medicine

Geriatrics

Medical care

Emergency Medicine

Intensive Care Medicine

Health Care

Medicina d'urgència

Geriatria

Cirurgia

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

General consideration in elderly surgical patients -- 1 Introduction to emergency surgery geriatrics -- 2 Evaulation of geriatric surgical patients in emergency medicine department: surgeons view -- 3 Radiologic evaluation of elederly surgical patients -- 4 The effect of medical comorbidities of geriatric patients undergoing major surgeries -- 5 Practical approaches to perioperative management of anticoagulation -- 6 Anesthetic concerns in advanced age -- 7



Perioperative nutritional support in eldelry -- 8 Antibiotic management in elderly -- 9 Post-operative rehabilitation -- ii: Specialized surgical care in eledrly -- 10 Trauma care for the elderly -- 11 Abdominal catastrophes in the elderly -- 12 Esophageal cancer and hiatal hernia in elderly -- 13 Gastric and duodenal perforation -- 14 Gastro-intestinal bleeding in elderly -- 15 Small bowel obstruction -- 16 Diverting stomas in elderly -- 17 Acute large bowel obstruction -- 18 Damage control and open abdomen in elderly -- 19 Ventralhernia in elderly -- 20 Abdominal wall reconstruction in the elderly -- 21 Hepato-biliary surgery in elderly -- 22 Pancreatic surgery in the elderly -- 23 Necrotizing soft tissue infection in elderley -- 24 Inguinal hernia in elderly -- 25 Renal replacement therapy in elderly -- 26 Intensive care of the elderly -- 27 Palliative and end of life care for the elderly -- 28 Focus on elderly surgical emergency management in low resource setting.

Sommario/riassunto

There is a growing need for a book on emergency general surgery in the elderly, as adults age 65 and older are the fastest growing segment of the population worldwide, and their number is expected to double to 89 million between now and 2050. Based on these changing demographics, it is expected that there will be a concurrent rise in the demand for a variety of surgical services, including vascular surgery (with a projected growth of 31%) and general surgery (with a projected growth of 18%), as well as in all sub-disciplines of surgery (thoracic, cardiac, oncology, hepatobiliary, transplant, plastic colorectal, orthopedic, gynecologic, urology and neurosurgery). In addition, older surgical patients often require a different level of care than younger patients during the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases. Many of our geriatric population have multiple chronic illnesses beyond the one for which surgery is required, and therefore are prone to developing postoperative complications, functional decline, loss of independence, and other undesirable outcomes. In response, this book offers surgeons, geriatrists and nurses state-of-the-art surgical approaches and essential information on the complex perioperative care of the elderly. .