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  1. Article: On two letters from Caspar Neumann to John Woodward revealing the secret method for preparation of Prussian blue.

    Kraft, Alexander

    Bulletin for the history of chemistry

    2009  Volume 34, Issue 2, Page(s) 134–140

    MeSH term(s) Alkalies/history ; Chemistry/education ; Chemistry/history ; Correspondence as Topic/history ; Germany/ethnology ; History, 18th Century ; Indicators and Reagents/history ; Manufactured Materials/history ; Paint/history ; Prussian Blue Reaction/history ; Research Personnel/education ; Research Personnel/history
    Chemical Substances Alkalies ; Indicators and Reagents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2009
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Historical Article ; Journal Article
    ISSN 1053-4385
    ISSN 1053-4385
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  2. Article ; Online: Timing of Intubation in COVID-19: When It Is Too Early and When It Is Too Late.

    Grotberg, John C / Kraft, Bryan D

    Critical care explorations

    2023  Volume 5, Issue 2, Page(s) e0863

    Abstract: The timing of initiating mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19 remains controversial. At the outset of the pandemic, "very early" intubation was recommended in patients requiring oxygen flows above 6 ... ...

    Abstract The timing of initiating mechanical ventilation in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome due to COVID-19 remains controversial. At the outset of the pandemic, "very early" intubation was recommended in patients requiring oxygen flows above 6 L per minute but was followed closely thereafter by avoidance of invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) due to a perceived (yet over-estimated) risk of mortality after intubation. While the use of noninvasive methods of oxygen delivery, such as high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO) or noninvasive positive pressure ventilation (NIV), can avert the need for mechanical ventilation in some, accumulating evidence suggests delayed intubation is also associated with an increased mortality in a subset of COVID-19 patients. Close monitoring is necessary in COVID-19 patients on HFNO or NIV to identify signs of noninvasive failure and ensure appropriate provision of IMV.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-02-13
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 2639-8028
    ISSN (online) 2639-8028
    DOI 10.1097/CCE.0000000000000863
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  3. Article ; Online: 75-Year-Old Woman With Deranged Liver Enzymes.

    Vincent, Matthew L / Kraft, Robert M / Ratelle, John T

    Mayo Clinic proceedings

    2023  Volume 98, Issue 5, Page(s) 784–788

    MeSH term(s) Female ; Humans ; Liver Function Tests ; Liver/diagnostic imaging
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-04-05
    Publishing country England
    Document type Case Reports ; Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 124027-4
    ISSN 1942-5546 ; 0025-6196
    ISSN (online) 1942-5546
    ISSN 0025-6196
    DOI 10.1016/j.mayocp.2022.09.021
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  4. Article ; Online: Management of severe acute respiratory distress syndrome: a primer.

    Grotberg, John C / Reynolds, Daniel / Kraft, Bryan D

    Critical care (London, England)

    2023  Volume 27, Issue 1, Page(s) 289

    Abstract: This narrative review explores the physiology and evidence-based management of patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and refractory hypoxemia, with a focus on mechanical ventilation, adjunctive therapies, and veno-venous ... ...

    Abstract This narrative review explores the physiology and evidence-based management of patients with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and refractory hypoxemia, with a focus on mechanical ventilation, adjunctive therapies, and veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO). Severe ARDS cases increased dramatically worldwide during the Covid-19 pandemic and carry a high mortality. The mainstay of treatment to improve survival and ventilator-free days is proning, conservative fluid management, and lung protective ventilation. Ventilator settings should be individualized when possible to improve patient-ventilator synchrony and reduce ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI). Positive end-expiratory pressure can be individualized by titrating to best respiratory system compliance, or by using advanced methods, such as electrical impedance tomography or esophageal manometry. Adjustments to mitigate high driving pressure and mechanical power, two possible drivers of VILI, may be further beneficial. In patients with refractory hypoxemia, salvage modes of ventilation such as high frequency oscillatory ventilation and airway pressure release ventilation are additional options that may be appropriate in select patients. Adjunctive therapies also may be applied judiciously, such as recruitment maneuvers, inhaled pulmonary vasodilators, neuromuscular blockers, or glucocorticoids, and may improve oxygenation, but do not clearly reduce mortality. In select, refractory cases, the addition of V-V ECMO improves gas exchange and modestly improves survival by allowing for lung rest. In addition to VILI, patients with severe ARDS are at risk for complications including acute cor pulmonale, physical debility, and neurocognitive deficits. Even among the most severe cases, ARDS is a heterogeneous disease, and future studies are needed to identify ARDS subgroups to individualize therapies and advance care.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Pandemics ; COVID-19/complications ; COVID-19/therapy ; Respiration, Artificial/methods ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome ; Continuous Positive Airway Pressure ; Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury/etiology ; Hypoxia/complications
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-07-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 2041406-7
    ISSN 1466-609X ; 1364-8535
    ISSN (online) 1466-609X
    ISSN 1364-8535
    DOI 10.1186/s13054-023-04572-w
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  5. Article: [Besprechung von:] Askin, A. Bradley and John Kraft: Econometric wage and price models. Assessing the impact of the economic stabilization program. Lexington/Mass. 1974

    Pencavel, John H / Askin, A. Bradley / Kraft, John

    Journal of economic literature Vol. 13, No. 3 , p. 914-915

    1975  Volume 13, Issue 3, Page(s) 914–915

    Author's details John H. Pencavel
    Publisher Assoc.
    Publishing place Nashville, Tenn.
    Document type Article
    ZDB-ID 3076-4
    Database ECONomics Information System

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  6. Article: Root Characteristics in Pea in Relation to Compaction and Fusarium Root Rot.

    Kraft, John M / Boge, W

    Plant disease

    2019  Volume 85, Issue 9, Page(s) 936–940

    Abstract: Differences in pea root length, root surface area, and diameter were rapidly determined using the WinRhizo computer program. Repeatable differences were measured both in the laboratory and in the field. Large-rooted lines, as measured in the laboratory, ... ...

    Abstract Differences in pea root length, root surface area, and diameter were rapidly determined using the WinRhizo computer program. Repeatable differences were measured both in the laboratory and in the field. Large-rooted lines, as measured in the laboratory, also were the largest-rooted lines in the field. Large-rooted lines produced more roots and had more root surface area when exposed to a 1.6 g cm
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-03-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 754182-x
    ISSN 0191-2917
    ISSN 0191-2917
    DOI 10.1094/PDIS.2001.85.9.936
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  7. Article ; Online: Advanced Respiratory Support Days as a Novel Marker of Mortality in COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Requiring Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation.

    Grotberg, John C / Kraft, Bryan D / Sullivan, Mary / Pawale, Amit A / Kotkar, Kunal D / Masood, Muhammad F

    ASAIO journal (American Society for Artificial Internal Organs : 1992)

    2024  Volume 70, Issue 5, Page(s) 427–435

    Abstract: Emerging evidence suggests prolonged use of noninvasive respiratory support may increase mortality of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome who require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). ...

    Abstract Emerging evidence suggests prolonged use of noninvasive respiratory support may increase mortality of patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated acute respiratory distress syndrome who require extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO). Using a database of adults receiving ECMO for COVID-19, we calculated survival curves and multivariable Cox regression to determine the risk of death associated with pre-ECMO use of high-flow nasal oxygen (HFNO), noninvasive ventilation (NIV), and invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV) days. We investigated the performance of a novel variable, advanced respiratory support days (composite of HFNO, NIV, and IMV days), on Respiratory ECMO Survival Prediction (RESP) score. Subjects (N = 146) with increasing advanced respiratory support days (<5, 5-9, and ≥10) had a stepwise increase in 90 day mortality (32.2%, 57.7%, and 75.4%, respectively; p = 0.002). Ninety-day mortality was significantly higher in subjects (N = 121) receiving NIV >4 days (81.8% vs. 52.4%, p < 0.001). Each additional pre-ECMO advanced respiratory support day increased the odds of right ventricular failure (odds ratio [OR]: 1.066, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.002-1.135) and in-hospital mortality (1.17, 95% CI: 1.08-1.27). Substituting advanced respiratory support days for IMV days improved RESP score mortality prediction (area under the curve (AUC) or: 0.64 vs. 0.71). Pre-ECMO advanced respiratory support days were associated with increased 90 day mortality compared with IMV days alone. Adjusting the RESP score for advanced respiratory support days improved mortality prediction.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation/methods ; COVID-19/mortality ; COVID-19/therapy ; COVID-19/complications ; Male ; Female ; Middle Aged ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/therapy ; Respiratory Distress Syndrome/mortality ; Aged ; Adult ; Retrospective Studies ; Respiration, Artificial ; Noninvasive Ventilation/methods ; SARS-CoV-2 ; Hospital Mortality
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-31
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 759982-1
    ISSN 1538-943X ; 0162-1432 ; 1058-2916
    ISSN (online) 1538-943X
    ISSN 0162-1432 ; 1058-2916
    DOI 10.1097/MAT.0000000000002119
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  8. Article ; Online: Acute chest syndrome from sickle cell disease successfully supported with veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.

    Grotberg, John C / Sullivan, Mary / McDonald, Rachel K / Despotovic, Vladimir / Witt, Chad A / Reynolds, Daniel / Lee, Janet S / Kotkar, Kunal / Masood, Muhammad F / Kraft, Bryan D / Pawale, Amit

    Artificial organs

    2024  

    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-22
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 441812-8
    ISSN 1525-1594 ; 0160-564X
    ISSN (online) 1525-1594
    ISSN 0160-564X
    DOI 10.1111/aor.14761
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  9. Article ; Online: CPA toxicity screening of cryoprotective solutions in rat hearts.

    Kraft, Casey J / Namsrai, Bat-Erdene / Tobolt, Diane / Etheridge, Michael L / Finger, Erik B / Bischof, John C

    Cryobiology

    2023  Volume 114, Page(s) 104842

    Abstract: In clinical practice, donor hearts are transported on ice prior to transplant and discarded if cold ischemia time exceeds ∼5 h. Methods to extend these preservation times are critically needed, and ideally, this storage time would extend indefinitely, ... ...

    Abstract In clinical practice, donor hearts are transported on ice prior to transplant and discarded if cold ischemia time exceeds ∼5 h. Methods to extend these preservation times are critically needed, and ideally, this storage time would extend indefinitely, enabling improved donor-to-patient matching, organ utilization, and immune tolerance induction protocols. Previously, we demonstrated successful vitrification and rewarming of whole rat hearts without ice formation by perfusion-loading a cryoprotective agent (CPA) solution prior to vitrification. However, these hearts did not recover any beating even in controls with CPA loading/unloading alone, which points to the chemical toxicity of the cryoprotective solution (VS55 in Euro-Collins carrier solution) as the likely culprit. To address this, we compared the toxicity of another established CPA cocktail (VEG) to VS55 using ex situ rat heart perfusion. The CPA exposure time was 150 min, and the normothermic assessment time was 60 min. Using Celsior as the carrier, we observed partial recovery of function (atria-only beating) for both VS55 and VEG. Upon further analysis, we found that the VEG CPA cocktail resulted in 50 % lower LDH release than VS55 (N = 4, p = 0.017), suggesting VEG has lower toxicity than VS55. Celsior was a better carrier solution than alternatives such as UW, as CPA + Celsior-treated hearts spent less time in cardiac arrest (N = 4, p = 0.029). While we showed substantial improvement in cardiac function after exposure to vitrifiable concentrations of CPA by improving both the CPA and carrier solution formulation, further improvements will be required before we achieve healthy cryopreserved organs for transplant.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Rats ; Cryopreservation/methods ; Cryoprotective Agents/toxicity ; Heart Transplantation/methods ; Ice ; Organ Preservation Solutions/pharmacology ; Tissue Donors
    Chemical Substances Cryoprotective Agents ; Ice ; Organ Preservation Solutions
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-27
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 80098-3
    ISSN 1090-2392 ; 0011-2240
    ISSN (online) 1090-2392
    ISSN 0011-2240
    DOI 10.1016/j.cryobiol.2023.104842
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  10. Article ; Online: Air Quality Dispersion Modelling to Evaluate CIPP Installation Styrene Emissions.

    Matthews, Elizabeth / Kraft, John / Hossain, Gazi / Bednar, Anthony / Laber, Charles / Alam, Shaurav / Manzur, Tanvir / Matthews, John / Howell, Jason / Eklund, Sven

    International journal of environmental research and public health

    2022  Volume 19, Issue 21

    Abstract: Cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) is one of the most popular in situ rehabilitation techniques to repair sewer and water pipes. While there are multiple approaches to curing CIPP, steam-curing of styrene-based resins has been found to be associated with air- ... ...

    Abstract Cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) is one of the most popular in situ rehabilitation techniques to repair sewer and water pipes. While there are multiple approaches to curing CIPP, steam-curing of styrene-based resins has been found to be associated with air-borne chemical emissions. Health officials, utilities and industry representatives have recognized the need to know more about these emissions, especially styrene. Such concern has led to multiple studies investigating the concentrations of volatile organic compounds on CIPP installation sites. This study expands upon previous effort by modeling worst-case, steam-cured CIPP emissions over a 5-year weather record. The effort also includes calibration of the model to emissions averages over the work day rather than instantaneous field measurements. Dispersion modelling software, AERMOD, was utilized to model the styrene component of CIPP emissions on two CIPP installation sites in the US. Based on the analysis results, it was found that the styrene emitted from stacks dissipates rapidly with styrene concentrations only exceeding minimum health and safety threshold levels at distances close to the stack (2 m or less). The values predicted by the model analysis are comparable with the field measured styrene concentrations from other studies. Current safety guidelines in the US recommend a 4.6-m (15-ft) safety perimeter for stack emission points. The results of this study indicate that significant and lasting health impacts are unlikely outside recommended safety perimeter. The results also validate the importance of enforcing recommended safety guidance on steam-cured CIPP sites.
    MeSH term(s) Styrene/analysis ; Environmental Monitoring/methods ; Steam/analysis ; Air Pollution/analysis ; Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis ; Air Pollutants/analysis
    Chemical Substances Styrene (44LJ2U959V) ; Steam ; Volatile Organic Compounds ; Air Pollutants
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-10-24
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2175195-X
    ISSN 1660-4601 ; 1661-7827
    ISSN (online) 1660-4601
    ISSN 1661-7827
    DOI 10.3390/ijerph192113800
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