Thomas J. Hoffman
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Nurse Practitioner Care Delivery Models: Meeting the Rapidly Expanding Needs of Cancer Patients Open
Half of all Canadians will develop cancer at some point in their lifetimes. These rates have increased substantially over the last decade alongside increasing effectiveness and complexity of treatment options. Therefore, the need for patie…
Skeletal effects of sleeve gastrectomy, by sex and menopausal status and in comparison to Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery Open
Context Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) has deleterious effects on bone mass, microarchitecture, and strength. Data are lacking on the skeletal effects of sleeve gastrectomy (SG), now the most commonly performed bariatric surgical procedur…
Automated-Biasing Approach to Monte Carlo Shipping-Cask Calculations Open
Computer Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, under a contract with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has developed the SCALE system for performing standardized criticality, shielding, and heat transfer analyses of nuclear systems. …
Monte Carlo Shipping Cask Calculations Using an Automated Biasing Procedure Open
This paper describes an automated biasing procedure for Monte Carlo shipping cask calculations within the SCALE system - a modular code system for Standardized Computer Analysis for Licensing Evaluation. The SCALE system was conceived and …
ADGRG6 promotes adipogenesis and is involved in sex-specific fat distribution Open
Fat distribution differences between males and females are a major risk factor for metabolic disease, but their genetic etiology remains largely unknown. Here, we establish ADGRG6 as a major factor in adipogenesis and gender fat distributi…