Background Tight perioperative control of blood glucose improves the outcome of diabetic
patients undergoing cardiac surgery. Because stress response and cardiopulmonary bypass …

Introduction Acute renal failure after cardiac surgery increases in-hospital mortality. We
evaluated the effect of intra- and postoperative tight control of blood glucose levels on renal …

This paper employs a new scoring framework designed by the Asia Pacific Real Estate
Association (APREA) to examine the link between corporate performance and quality of …

Background To assess intrinsic vascular effects of remifentanil, increased concentrations
were infused in critically ill patients with a total artificial heart. Methods In the early …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to fill a gap in the real estate academic literature by
defining the essence of real estate in smart urban environments. Space has traditionally been a …

BACKGROUND: Tight blood glucose control reduces mortality and morbidity in critically ill
patients, but intraoperative glucose control during cardiac surgery is often difficult, and risks …

This article introduces the concepts of smart cities and smart buildings from the viewpoint of
commercial real estate. It summarizes the current academic thinking on how the widespread …

Background Terlipressin, a synthetic analog of arginine-vasopressin (AVP), has been
proposed as an effective vasopressive therapy in catecholamine-resistant vasodilatory shock. …

Purpose The aim of this study is to shed light on the relative importance of Chinese (Mainland
China and Hong Kong: CH-HK) foreign direct investments (FDIs) in real estate (FDIRE) on …

The implementation of smart technologies in the built environment presents unprecedented
opportunities and challenges for the real estate sector. Among the challenges is building …