Small Bowel Ischemia from Spontaneous Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Knot Formation in a Pediatric Patient: A Case Report

Introduction: Small bowel ischemia caused by spontaneous ventriculoperitoneal (VP) shunt knot formation is a rare complication in the pediatric population.Clinical presentation may range from symptoms of malformation to bowel obstruction with and without gangrene.We report the surgical management of spontaneous VP shunt knot formation with preserva

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Residential Electricity Load Model Construction in District Scale

Faced with the energy development situation in the new epoch, it is key measures for promoting the development of power energy Internet to effectively integrate the information of power users, grid companies and suppliers, and to comprehensively analyze the source network load and storage characteristics.Therefore, it is crucial to simulate the typ

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Discrete Element Method Simulations of an Innovative Magnetic Stirred Device for the Top-down Production of Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles

Nanoparticles (NPs) are relevant in several industrial applications due to their peculiar properties with respect to their bulk precursor material.Hence, there is a growing need to develop novel technical solutions to Vacuum Pipe synthetize such NPs by simple, eco-friendly, and cost-effective processes.In this regard, the authors have recently prop

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