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Roles & Responsibilities of a Successful Analytics Team
Michelle Wetzler wrote this post on November 24, 2015
After years of working with hundreds of companies, I've learned a thing or two about what makes analytics projects successful. I've also watched many projects fail.
The most common reason for failure might surprise you. It's not a lack of data expertise or an integration mistake. It's simply that the organization forgot to make it anyone's responsibility to make use of their data. Far too many companies collect months and months of interesting data only to have it sitting in the corner collecting dust. That's what compelled me to write this guide and hopefully inspire you to add a little bit of structure to your next project. Your analytics implementation should be a wellspring of business value that you tap again and again.
If you can find at least one person who is excited to take on each of the roles I've outlined below, I promise your project will be 1000x* more likely to succeed. Not all of these roles need to be fulltime, and one person could certainly play more than one part (or even all parts)! More detailed role descriptions & tips following.
*not scientifically proven!
Photo credit to the wonderful folks #WOCinTechChat
Roles & Their Outputs
|Project Lead
|Project plan with scope & timeline
|Data Architect
|Data model and queries
|Product Developer
|Implementation of tracking
|Generation of new business questions
|Reporting Developer
|Reports for your business
Project Lead
A single individual should be responsible for the delivery of your initial analytics implementation. You probably already know what an effective project manager does:
- Identifies the project's stakeholders and figures out what they need. They ask, "What are the specific business questions we want to answer?"
- Sets & communicates the goals, scope, and timeline for the project to everyone involved.
- Manages dependencies and identifies roadblocks to delivery.
- Ensures that the project is actually delivered and achieves its goals (e.g. that the data answers the questions that are important to your business).
- Makes sure everyone involved, from the engineers to the product managers, is in sync and understands what will (and won't) be delivered as a part of the project. This part is important as it's also very common for people to under and over-estimate what your data will be able to do.
Tips for the Project Lead:
- You'll get the most immediate payback on your analytics project if you focus on questions whose answers will lead to a direct change in your product or business strategy. An example question might be: are customers from our new campaigns converting to paid (should we keep investing in this channel)? -or- We're thinking about nixing this feature - can you find out if any paying customers use it?
- Keep the scope of your project as small as possible. Start with tracking only a few key actions that are important to your business so you can quickly answer the most pressing business questions (e.g. what is our retention like for customers who use this feature?). Your immediate, helpful results will get your organization hooked and they'll soon come up with more questions that you can tackle in the next sprint. In other words: analytics work should be done in an agile fashion, becoming a little bit more in-depth with each iteration. If the scope of your analytics project gets too big (e.g. taking two weeks of engineer time), you risk the entire thing getting put on hold in favor of a pressing product feature or some other business priority.
Data Architect
This is a fancy title but it just means that your team needs someone somewhat technical to create your data model and understand how querying the data works. The data model can be as simple as an email that lists what key actions you'll track and what properties you'll include on them. The model helps define and communicate the scope of your project. The data architect helps the team assess what business questions are possible to answer vs versus those that are not. This person is typically not a data science PhD. This role is most commonly filled by one of your app developers or someone adept at modeling things in spreadsheets.
Tips for the Data Architect:
- Take the time to have your data model reviewed by someone who has built one before using the same toolset. For example, if you are using Keen, talk to a developer who has used Keen before. You can also ask your analytics provider to review your data model with you. No matter what toolset you are using, there will be tradeoffs and parts of the solution that don't work quite like you'd expect. Save yourself some time and talk through your plans with someone who has enough experience to see around corners for you.
- When modeling the data, use the vocabulary of the users and the business instead of the language of the application architecture. For example, you wouldn't track an event like "state change" since this doesn't have any meaning to the user of the product, and won't have any meaning to other people in your company. If you keep the language of your data business-oriented, it helps other people in the organization understand how to query and make use of it.
- Have at least one other person in your organization review your data model and confirm it makes sense to them too. You might find that some labels that make sense to you are unclear to others. For example, something like "uuid" might mean something different to different folks in your organization.
- Don't reinvent the wheel. If you're building on Keen, please check out our Data Modeling Guide and Best Practices to learn some tricks and avoid the common pitfalls. If you're starting a business-critical implementation, pair with one of our data architects.
Product Developer
At least one of your product developers has some pretty straightforward responsibilities at the beginning of your project: get tracking set up. They will add bits of code here and there so that every time a login, purchase, upload, or other action happens that you are able to collect data. If you have many sources of events, say your mobile app and your website, then this work might be done by multiple developers (e.g. a web dev and a mobile dev). In a small organization, the developer who sets up tracking often also plays the role of Data Architect. In larger groups, your developers should work closely with a Data Architect to make sure they model data optimally and that things are tracked and labeled in a consistent format (e.g. "user.id" = "23cv42343jk88" not "user.id" = "firstname.lastname@example.com"). Setting up tracking is a relatively straightforward process as most analytics services provide drop-in client libraries to greatly simplify the effort, but your team still has to do the work of deciding what to track and how to name things.
Tips for the developer implementing tracking:
- Make sure you're implementing tracking according to a data model that makes sense to your organization. If your team doesn't have a data architect, take on that role yourself and sketch out a model before you get started. This will clarify your thinking and make it easier to communicate your plan with others.
- Implement separate repositories, with separate keys, for dev, test, and prod, so that you don't get testing and production data mixed up.
- Once you have tracking set up in development, get someone to peer review the incoming data before you go live with it. Your analytics implementation should go through a QA process just like any other feature of your product. It's easy to make mistakes like sending numbers as strings, naming something in a confusing way, improperly formatting your JSON, or having typos in your labels.
- Here is an inventory of tracking SDKs that work with Keen IO.
You're going to be collecting lots of interesting data, but it won't be very valuable unless someone uses it! You'll need at least one person on your team who is very curious about what that data might reveal. I call these people analysts. Very often the analyst is a developer, product manager, or someone on the product or marketing team. Not only will these folks be dying to see the results of the business questions they set out to answer, they will be continuously thinking up new questions. Analysts love digging into the data you collected in the first phase of the project and will have a lot of ideas of what new things you can collect in the next phase. In other words, you need people on your team who enjoy the practice of analytics. Don't worry, there are lots of people out there who do :). Having a technical background will be a huge asset for this person as they will quickly learn how to build queries to get the results they need. This role is absolutely critical for your success because if you don't have people who want to learn from your data, you won't be able to extract any value from it.
Tips for the Analyst:
- The results of your analysis may be super meaningful and obvious to you, but they won't be to anyone else. That's because you know what questions you were looking to answer when you set out to do the analysis in the first place. You know exactly what data the dataset includes and excludes. Plus you wrote the queries that ultimately produced the visualization or report you're looking at. That's a lot of context that you need to share in order for other people to understand what the numbers mean.
- When sharing results of your analysis, write out the conclusions you are drawing from the data and what business actions you think should be taken as a result of the analysis (e.g. our conversion decreased with this latest release and we should roll back). Not only do other folks perhaps not have the context to interpret the data correctly, they probably don't find it as fascinating as you do and may not have the time to derive meaning from the data.
- Not to hammer on it too much, but communication skills are so important for this role. Around half of the analyst's time needs to be spent on communications. It takes quite a bit of time to explain and summarize the results and conclusions you'll draw from your data. If the results of your analysis are sleeping in people's inboxes, you're not doing it right. Sometimes you may be the only person in the organization who knows about a problem or opportunity, and it's your responsibility to make sure the organization is responding appropriately to what you've learned. Sometimes you gotta be the squeaky wheel. Don't underestimate the value of your work.
- If analysis work is something you repeatedly run out of time to do, try getting it added to your official job description and dedicating a certain number of hours per week or per month to it. Block it off on your calendar.
Reporting Developer
This role is optional, but you may want to build out some reports that can be easily accessed across the team or by other stakeholders. You can greatly increase the utility of your data by incorporating it more closely into your business workflows, rather than leaving it trapped in a database where people have to remember to login to check it. A front-end developer will be able to turn queries into a reports for product managers and others across the business. As an example, you may find your results are most useful:
- emailed weekly in a summary report (example)
- on a page on your internal website (example)
- in a customer-facing app (example)
- published to a google sheet
- pushed to a slack channel (example)
- displayed on a dashboard (examples)
- pushed to salesforce (example)
Tips for the developer creating reports:
- Get the most value out of your work by making sure the consumers of your reports understand the data. One way to do this is to ask them "When you see that conversion is 5.2%, what does that mean to you? How would you guess it is calculated?".
- Another way to increase report literacy is to put a guide (e.g. tooltip or footnote) that explains where the data comes from and how it is calculated. For example, does the data include users from the website and your mobile app, or just one of those? Does it include test users and internal users from your company, or have those been filtered out?
- Have fun! Watching someone's eyes light up when they discover something new is the best part of the whole analytics project, and you're often the one helping bring that realization to life.
Starting an important new implementation and need some help? Our team of data architects has done this lots of times and can answer any questions you have! Just drop us a note using Keen's support channels.
Michelle Wetzler wrote this post on November 24, 2015
High Fives at API Strategy & Practice
Taylor Barnett wrote this post on November 10, 2015
Greetings from Austin, Texas
Next week, I'm super excited that the API Strategy & Practice Conference is coming to Austin. I could write a novel-sized blog post about how much I love Austin, but I'll just settle with saying: It's pretty great city, but I might be slightly biased since I'm a local and Austin is home.
Austin has a spectacular developer community. I started participating in the Austin developer community while studying Computer Science at The University of Texas at Austin. It has a small town feel for such a large and growing city. I would not be where I am today without it. I'm glad we can share a bit of it with the APIStrat community.
The API Strategy & Practice Conference and its organizers have a long history in the space and they have become one of the leaders in the field of APIs. From business models to API design and evangelism, there's a wealth of knowledge being shared and collaborated on throughout the conference. Before I joined Keen IO, I remember watching a fireside chat from APIStrat 2014 of one of Keen's founders, Kyle Wild. For me, the stage at APIStrat had a strong sense of authenticity.
A few of my favorites
I'd love to be a resource to those visiting for the conference, so here's a few of my favorites:
- Grab some tacos from Tacodeli - you can find their breakfast tacos downtown at Caffe Medici, Houndstooth Coffee, and Royal Blue Grocery
- If you are trying to avoid the nearby Starbucks, grab an excellent cup of coffee from Houndstooth Coffee, Patika Coffee, or Caffe Medici
- Collaborate or relax over a beer, cider, or root beer at Easy Tiger, Wright Bros. Brew and Brew, or Craft Pride (if you are a bit closer to Town Lake aka the Colorado River and want nothing but Texas craft beers/ciders)
- You can never go wrong with Austin Beerworks, Austin Eastciders, Live Oak Brewing Company, Real Ale Brewing Company, or Hops & Grain
- Royal Blue Grocery is a great local neighborhood grocery that has pretty much everything and is open from 7am until midnight
Please let me know if you need anything else or other local favorites on Twitter or via here.
How to find me
If you'll be around the conference and want to meet up, feel free to reach out to me if you want to chat about Keen IO, event data, analytics, community building, hackathons, or anything else. I will also have some sweet limited edition Keen IO Field Notes and stickers to share. I'd love to meet up!
You can also find me talking about "Developer Love" during the Developer Experience breakout at 2:45pm on Thursday, 19th and on the API Consumption Panel with a bunch of other great people at 10:00am on Friday, 20th. A bunch of developer evangelists and advocates, including myself, will also be meeting up on Thursday from 6:30-9pm at Waller Creek Pub House for a meetup organized by the Austin Developer Evangelists group. You can RSVP and get more info here. Feel free to join!
I hope to see y'all in Austin soon! 😃
Taylor Barnett wrote this post on November 10, 2015
Analytics in 60 Seconds
Justin Johnson wrote this post on November 03, 2015
I was talking with a co-worker, Eric, about how quickly we might be able to get totally custom analytics onto a page.
He told me he thought we could do it in under a minute. I know that I can't type fast enough to actually get it done in that amount of time, but Eric was pretty confident… Challenge accepted!
Anyone else up for the challenge? Get a metric on a page in less than 60 seconds or challenge yourself by trying this with another API. We used Screeny for the screen capture and Nice Timer for the countdown, but there are plenty of tools out there if you don't like those.
Definitely send us your videos on Slack or share on Twitter! #analyticsin60seconds
Justin Johnson wrote this post on November 03, 2015
Introducing Saved and Cached Queries
Joanne Cheng wrote this post on November 03, 2015
We've been working hard to bring you some new features in the Data Explorer. We're super excited to announce TWO exciting new features today, Saved Queries and Cached Queries.
Check out these new features!
Saved Queries
Saved queries are a super user-friendly way to revisit your favorite metrics. Rather than entering the same query parameters over and over again, queries can be easily saved, edited, and shared with your teammates using the Data Explorer or Keen's API, so everyone can keep up to date with the most important metrics.
Saved queries are fully supported by the Keen API, meaning you can access your saved queries programmatically from anything you build on top of Keen's platform. We've also streamlined our UI to make it easier for you to customize and revisit your queries again and again.
If you need to access a query's results instantly, you can choose to cache up to three saved queries right from the Data Explorer. This means that the query is automatically run on our side at a specific interval that you configure so you can get your results much faster whenever you need them.
This is really useful for important dashboard queries that need to be run often or for really large queries that take a long time to run. It's also a great way to make sure your customer-facing dashboards load ultra-fast every time. We did the math, and cached queries load 100x faster than uncached queries. See for yourself! To cache your important queries just click the "Enable Caching" checkbox and set your refresh rate.
The Explorer will also let you know when the query was last updated:
To start playing with Saved and Cached queries, log in to your Keen account or sign up to try it out for free! Need more than three cached queries? Just reach out to us to learn more about our Keen Pro Plan.
We hope these features improve your experience using Keen! If you have any questions or feedback, please reach out to us anytime or join us on Slack!
Happy Exploring!
Joanne Cheng wrote this post on November 03, 2015
Announcing a Particle Integration
Justin Johnson wrote this post on October 29, 2015
Today we're excited to announce that we have an integration with Particle!
We're big fans (and users) of Particle's IoT platform. Just like Keen IO replaces your analytics backend, or Stripe facilitates your billing, Particle does all the heavy lifting for your connected devices infrastructure.
Don't you love how APIs are making it easier than ever to build all the things? Us too =)
So what does this integration mean to you?
Simply put, it allows developers to more easily and quickly send data from any Particle device to Keen IO. Once we have it, as always, you can run analysis and visualize the results via API or our Explorer.
We believe that analytics is an integral 'part' of every business and want to make sure that every builder has access to scalable and easy-to-implement tools. Collaborating with the fine people and products at Particle takes us one step closer to accomplishing just that.
Join us on Hackster and tell us what you build!
Justin Johnson wrote this post on October 29, 2015
Introducing the Community Projects Page
Taylor Barnett wrote this post on October 28, 2015
A few weeks ago one of my teammates asked if I had any examples of projects using a specific piece of hardware. Between hanging out on Keen Community Slack and Twitter, I had seen a project using it and sent my teammate a link. Although a lot of the Keen team is heavily involved in our own community, some of us see a lot more than others, so I decided to start a page of all the projects I see using Keen or assist in using Keen, like a helper library, to help out the rest of the team.
While making it, I realized how awesome all these projects were. I wanted to share it with everyone as a helpful resource, not just the Keen team.
So I made this file in our Community team repository: Community Projects
Currently, there's 20+ projects on the page. I hope you find something interesting, helpful, or cool. I know I missed some projects. This is where I need your help.
Please send pull requests to add your projects, your coworkers' projects, your friends' projects, and any other projects you've seen using Keen. Blog posts are great but so is just sharing the source code in a repository. Even the smallest projects can help other community members, so don't let the coolness or size of the project deter you from pull requesting it.
We will be sharing the page with new and current users, so it is a great way to get some exposure to your projects.
A couple of the projects I thought were especially helpful were:
Making a dashboard with Keen IO and SendGrid's Event Webhook data by Heitor Tashiro Sergent
Cohort Visualization Tool built with Meteor and Keen IO by Ry Walker
Also, I would like to give a shout out to everyone who has worked on these projects. Thanks for making the Keen IO community awesome!
Can't wait for your pull request! 😃
Taylor Barnett wrote this post on October 28, 2015
No Dogma Podcast: A Different Way of Doing Business
Tim Falls wrote this post on October 27, 2015
A very nice person named Bryan recently interviewed a few Keenies for his podcast, and the ensuing conversation turned out to be pretty darn interesting. So, we thought we'd share it here on the blog for your listening pleasure.
Bryan spoke with Lisa and Dan on a variety of topics, providing a glimpse into Keen as a company, a culture, and a collection of humans – e.g., the experiment that is our organizational/operational model (is it holacracy? who knows!), our "less traditional" business strategies, and some triumphs, trials, and tribulations from along the way.
Bryan's podcast lives alongside the No Dogma Blog, which collectively showcase "discussions [and] ideas on software development." You can follow him on Github or listen to other podcasts about indie game development, machine learning, and the like.
If you have any questions or comments about the conversation within the interview, we'd love to hear 'em - fire away!
We're totally open to discussing how we run our company and the unique challenges/opportunities that accompany a "different" approach to building a business.
And we love to learn from others, too! So, if you're doing the self-organized, management-free, quasi-holocracy thing, and all of this sounds eerily familiar, let's compare notes… =)
Leave a comment below, Tweet at us, visit our FB page, chat us up on Slack, or swing by our SF HQ for a high-five and a sparkling water.
Tim Falls wrote this post on October 27, 2015
Data-Driven Product Design
Maggie Jan wrote this post on October 26, 2015
Hi, I'm Maggie, a Data Engineer at Keen IO. I presented this talk on "Data-Driven Product Design" at The Industry Product Conference back in September. It was a great event that brought together product leaders from around the world.
The talk provides a breakdown of the type of data and knowledge you can collect about your users, some sample analyses, and information on what makes a good metric.
To really drive those points home, I've included real-world examples of how companies have used data to drive product decisions and pointers on common pitfalls to avoid. Hope you enjoy! Feel free to reach out to me with questions on twitter or ping us on Slack!
Maggie Jan wrote this post on October 26, 2015
ALL THE (internet of) THINGS!
Tim Falls wrote this post on October 20, 2015
Keen IO was born in 2012. From my perspective (call me a youngster), it seems as though we've kinda grown up with the Internet of Things (IoT), maturing through our toddler years and into mutual adolescence – I think that's what four real-life years equates to in "startup years" …?
But did you know that "IoT" has been a thing since 1999? Yep, back when RFID was an emerging technology considered to be a prerequisite for the Internet of Things as we know it today…
Keen IO + SMARTRAC
All this fun and interesting history has led us to exciting times in 2015. And it has us especially stoked for our new partnership with SMARTRAC - the leading, global company in the (still emerging) field of RFID technology - as part of their SMART COSMOS program. This platform aims to bring together "system integrators, app developers and, users of RFID and NFC technologies" in a tight-knit, collaborative ecosystem.
But wait, there's more!
The fine folks at SMARTRAC have also launched a few other bits of fun, by which we think our community may be intrigued:
- Lessons - "an educational training portal" for those interested in learning the technical aspects of a connected RFID-centric IoT ecosystem
- A coding competition for software developers - read all about it! They are awarding various prizes that add up to lots of $$. And, in case our fellow data dorks were wondering, yes, there is a prize category ($5k USD) for the Best Analytics Integration =)
IoTo the MAX
If this kinda stuff floats your boat, puts wind in your sails, greases your gears, etc, then we (you and Keen, that is) should be besties (if we're not already) - cus who doesn't LOVE hacking hardware and building IoT analytics TOGETHER?!
To be continued…
- Join our Slack Team and tune into the #hardware channel. (Pro-tip: we have a fancy, new URL: keen.chat!)
- Follow us on Hackster.io, see IoT projects others have built with Keen, and/or add your own
- Make LASER BEAMS do laser things!
- Get data from your smart watch
- Check out our SDKs and code libraries for:
And if you find yourself on the fence, wondering if your curiosity in IoT could amount to fame and glory, just ask one of your fellow community members, Alex Swan, how it felt to be featured in the WSJ thanks to his work building an analytics/fitness tracker for his pet hamster, Jessica.
If you're as excited as we are about being part of the promising future of IoT, grab a free Keen IO account today and start hacking. And never hesitate to reach out to us for help and/or to share your amazing creations!
Tim Falls wrote this post on October 20, 2015
Visualize activity at your next event, with lasers. Lasers!
Justin Johnson wrote this post on October 08, 2015
A little while back we sat down with the good people over at Particle and figured out a way we could show off how to use Keen IO and Particle at an inperson event called DevGuild. Particle has some seriously cool hardware and software tools for prototyping, scaling, and manage IoT products.
We ended up deciding to put some trip wires around the room that were connected to WiFi via a Particle board. When it was tripped it sent an event to Keen with a unique id for the laser that was tripped.
We got some hardware to attach to our particle. It included this laser, with this mount, and this photoresistor.
Here was the code we wrote to get the laser working with Particle:
int laser = 0;
unsigned int lastPublish = 0;
bool lastState = false;
void setup() {
pinMode(A0, INPUT_PULLDOWN);
pinMode(D7, OUTPUT);
void loop() {
int val = analogRead(A0);
unsigned int now = millis();
unsigned int elapsed = now - lastPublish;
bool broken = val < 4000;
if (broken == lastState) {
digitalWrite(D7, (broken) ? HIGH : LOW);
if (elapsed >= 1000) {
String topic = ((broken) ? "laser/alarm" : "laser/reset");
String message = String(val);
Particle.publish(topic, message);
lastState = broken;
lastPublish = millis();
Once we had the laser working we configured a Particle webhook to post to a Keen IO endpoint.
The webhook code looks a little something like this!
"eventName": "laser",
"url": "http://api.keen.io/3.0/projects/YOUR_PROJECT_ID/events lasers",
"requestType": "POST",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "YOUR_AUTH_KEY"
"json": {
"lasers": {
"test": "1"
Then events started rolling in!
The next thing we had to do was make some sense out of the data, so we made a real time interactive visualization. We used SVG to make a very rough view of the rooms layout, which happened to just be a rectangle, and then popped two dot's connected by a line on the page when a new new laser ID showed up in Keen. Once the dots are on the page you can move them around and place them where they phycicall are in the room.
The last step was to have the line blink to represent the laser getting tripped, in real time. We also added a fun little feature where, if a trip laser is getting a ton of activity, the line gets bigger to represent heavy traffic in that area of the venue.
We used Firebase for persistence, Node + ReactJS for the interface, and Keen IO for the rest. Here's the app code:
var React = require('react'),
Keen = require('keen-js');
var config = require('../config');
// Configure Firebase
var firebaseRef = new Firebase(config['firebase']);
// Configure Keen
// https://keen.io/project/KEEN_PROJECT_ID/workbench
var client = new Keen(config['keen']);
var gates = new Keen.Query('count', {
eventCollection: 'lasers',
groupBy: 'coreid',
timeframe: 'this_1_minute'
var totals = new Keen.Query('count', {
eventCollection: 'lasers',
groupBy: 'coreid'
var Gate = React.createClass({
getInitialState: function(){
var rando = Math.round(Math.random()*300) + 50;
return {
a: {
active: false,
radius: 15,
x: rando,
y: rando - 50
b: {
active: false,
radius: 15,
x: rando,
y: rando + 50
stroke: '#808080',
strokeWidth: 5
handleMove: function(i, e){
var state = this.state[i];
if (!state.active) return;
state.x = this.props.trace[0];
state.y = this.props.trace[1];
firebaseRef.child('/gates/' + this.props.id).update(this.state);
handleDown: function(i,e){
var state = this.state[i];
state.active = true;
state.radius = 25;
firebaseRef.child('/gates/' + this.props.id).update(this.state);
handleUp: function(i,e){
var state = this.state[i];
state.active = false;
state.radius = 15;
firebaseRef.child('/gates/' + this.props.id).update(this.state);
tick: function(){
var self = this;
var diff = self.props.weight - self.state.weight;
console.log(diff > 0, self.props.total);
var interval = setInterval(function(){
if (diff > 0) {
weight: self.state.weight ? 0 : self.props.weight,
total: self.props.total
else {
if (!self.state.weight) {
weight: self.props.weight
}, 500);
componentDidMount: function(){
setInterval(this.tick, 1000);
render: function(){
{'ID: ' + this.props.id}
{'Total: ' + this.state.total}
var Stage = React.createClass({
getDefaultProps: function(){
return {
gates: []
getInitialState: function() {
return {
ix: 100,
iy: 100,
height: window.innerHeight,
width: window.innerWidth,
position: {
x: window.innerWidth / 2,
y: window.innerHeight / 2
getKeenResults: function(){
client.run([gates, totals], function(err, res){
res[0].result.forEach(function(record, i){
var id = record.coreid;
if (id) {
firebaseRef.child('/gates/' + id).update({
id: id,
weight: record.result,
total: res[1].result[i].result
componentDidMount: function() {
var self = this;
setInterval(this.getKeenResults, 1000 * 5);
firebaseRef.child('/gates').on('child_added', function(data){
firebaseRef.child('/gates').on('child_changed', function(data){
self.props.gates.forEach(function(gate, i){
if (gate.id === data.key()) {
self.props.gates[i] = data.val();
firebaseRef.child('/gates').on('child_removed', function(data){
self.props.gates.forEach(function(gate, i){
if (gate.id === data.key()) {
self.props.gates.splice(i, 1);
window.addEventListener('resize', this.handleResize);
document.addEventListener('touchmove', this.preventBehavior, false);
handleResize: function(){
'height': window.innerHeight,
'width': window.innerWidth
preventBehavior: function(e){
handleMove: function(e){
var touch = (e.touches) ? e.touches[0] : false;
ix: touch ? touch.pageX : e.clientX,
iy: touch ? touch.pageY : e.clientY
render: function(){
var gates = this.props.gates.map(function(gate, index){
// console.log(gate);
}, this);
React.render( , document.getElementById('stage') );
module.exports = Stage;
config.json file has the Keen API keys and the address of our Firebase app.
The index file puts our page on the internet and has is a div placeholder with an id of 'stage' and all the things are injected:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<style scoped="scoped">
body { margin: 0; }
svg circle { cursor: move; }
</style><div id="stage"></div>
<script src="https://cdn.firebase.com/js/client/2.0.1/firebase.js"></script><script src="./app/index.js"></script>
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Check it out and hookup your next event and/or let us know what you come up with! Big ups to Dustin and Zach for coloborating on this with me. High-Five
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LAS CRUCES >> Miguel Gomez said, since taking over as Mayfield High School head baseball coach, his team's had a healthy rivalry with Rio Rancho High School.
Gomez cited past playoff matchups between the two programs, including the State Championship game in 2007 which Rio Rancho won 4-1.
He's expecting nothing less Thursday, when the two teams meet in the Class 5A State Championship quarterfinals round at 2 p.m. at Lobo Field in Albuquerque.
"It seems like every year we battle it out with Rio," Gomez said. "This time, it should be a battle too."
The Trojans, seeded No. 6 in the state tournament bracket, have in fact been playing strong baseball the second half of the season, holding a 10-2 District 3-5A record and sweeping No. 11 Rio Grande in the opening round of the playoffs.
Rio Rancho, on the other hand, is a program with a strong recent history, winners of three State Championships over the past seven years including the 2013 New Mexico title.
While the Rams didn't look particularly strong during the early-season New Mexico Baseball Invitational played in Las Cruces, the team came on during the second half of the year, finishing with a 20-8 overall record and a 6-3 mark in District 1-5A play.
"We've got a ton of respect for Rio Rancho," Gomez said. "They've got a great coaching staff, great kids. We're no strangers to them, that's for sure."
Gomez said the Trojans will start Eric Lucero on the mound, the team's ace pitcher who does a nice job of mixing speeds and locating pitches.
"We did a good job in district play and we played some tough teams along the way," Lucero said. "It should be a challenging game. But I'm sure we can handle it."
The state tournament shifts to a single-elimination format, with quarterfinals Thursday, semifinals Friday and the championship to be played Saturday evening.
"I think both teams will play good defense, both will hit the ball a little bit as well. We could even see a pitchers' duel," Gomez said of Thursday's game. "At the end of the day, though, it'll be about which team makes the fewest mistakes."
Gomez said mindset and approach do in fact change for a team in a single-elimination affair. While he stated he's liked his team's play of late, he also said he was hopeful the Trojans could get some bounces, perhaps the fortune of a favorable officiating call, or capitalize on a Rio Rancho mistake if it happens to arise.
"Any time you're playing a single game like this, you obviously need a good team which we believe we have," he said. "But you know, you also need some luck. In a single game, the best team doesn't always win in these types of situations."
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Pair of boots or "High Button Shoes" of brown leather. The shoes, designed with pointed toes rounded at the tips, lace closed along center front with laces 16 holes high. The medium height, stacked heels are rounded at sides and back, and are curved at front, tapering slightly to ground. The sole is of tan leather. The shoes are lined in off-white cloth. The base of the heel is of brown rubber(?) with molded marks. Maker's mark in sole: "Hamilton-Brown / Makers / [illeg] Molded into heel: "Cushion Comfort Heel 2" Stamped in lining: "450 24512H"
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Jim Lovell will forever be remembered for being a part of the Apollo 13 mission, but now, he's doing work to help a new set of pioneers in the field of science.
The retired astronaut was at Texas A&M Friday to talk about his space exploits, along with his latest mission on Earth. He's a member of the board of the Astronaut Scholarship Program.
Texas A&M aerospace engineering student Emily Boster earned a $10,000 scholarship from the group. Since 1984, the ASP has rewarded the next generation of science and technology experts in the nation.
"This is sort of a heritage left over from the astronauts," Lovell said. "We think that we've gotten so much -- what we done, seen things and been places and participated in a great project -- that we want to give something back."
Boster plans on graduating from A&M in the fall of 2013 and then heading to the aerospace industry, and then back to school for a masters. With a lot of options out there in that field, she wants to figure out her best fit before taking a path, but she says she wants to be a project manager.
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'My name is David James Forrester. I'm a solicitor. Tonight, at 6.10, I killed my wife. This is my statement.'
In Melbourne's inner west, David sits in his car, dictaphone in hand. He's sick to his stomach but determined to record his version of events. His wife Elle hovers over her own lifeless body as it lies in the laundry of the house they shared. David thinks back on their relationship – intimate, passionate, intense – and what led to this terrible night.
From her eerie vantage point, Elle traces the sweep of their shared past too. Before David, she'd enjoyed a contented life – as a successful filmmaker, a much-loved aunt and friend. But in the course of two years, she was captivated and then undone by him. Not once in those turbulent times did she imagine that her alluring, complex husband was capable of this.
Dark, atmospheric and gripping, What Came Before is a stunning literary thriller about the risks you take when you fall in love.
About the Author
Initially trained as a lawyer, Anna has worked in the legal world as well as the film and television industries. She studied Professional Writing and Editing at RMIT, and has written feature film scripts. She is currently working on her second novel, which is set on Victoria's Mornington Peninsula. She lives in Melbourne with her husband and two children.
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A thrilling read with something important to say.
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 272
Published: 25th June 2014
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The man was homeless and sleeping in his car, so a friend let him stay at his Wauwatosa home on May 3. He was distraught because he had struck a vehicle and fled, and the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office was looking for him.
Rather than face the legal consequences, he drank heavily and made comments about committing suicide. He told his friends that he planned to pretend to have a gun to get police to shoot him so he could end his life.
The friend reported the man to police and they stopped him as he pulled out of a driveway in the 2500 block of Wauwatosa Avenue at 5:10 p.m. He quickly jumped out of the car with his hands up. He was arrested for drunken driving, second offense, and driving with suspended plates. He was also on probation for resisting arrest.
Officers noticed the broken headlights, dents and paint transfer on his vehicle. But he insisted he had driven into a ditch.
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He was taken for a blood test at a Wauwatosa hospital to determine his level of intoxication. He got agitated and yelled profanities in the emergency room.
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Article: A Comparative Investigation of the Bowel Wall in Gastroschisis and OmphaloceleRelation to Postoperative Complications[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: In gastroschisis the protruding bowel is generally covered by a fibrous coating as a result of prolonged exposure to amniotic fluid but no such coating is found on the exposed bowel loops in a ruptured omphalocele. In patients with gastroschisis, the postoperative course is often complicated by periods of hypoperistalsis. Based on studies of animal models of gastroschisis, various authors have suggested that the postoperative complications might be due to structural defects of the bowel wall. In our own experimental investigation of gastroschisis using chick embryos, we found no evidence of a structural defect of the bowel wall. With a view to clinical substantiation of our experimental findings, we conducted a comparative investigation of patient material, involving 10 cases of gastroschisis, 5 cases of ruptured omphalocele, and 9 cases of intact omphalocele. The investigation revealed an entirely normal structure of the bowel wall in all 10 cases of gastroschisis. On the serosa we noted an inflammation infiltrate rich in collagen fibers, frequently containing squamous cells (vernix) and lanugo. In the cases of ruptured omphalocele, the bowel wall specimens revealed a subacute inflammatory reaction. No major abnormalities were found in the bowel wall of patients with an intact omphalocele. Normal development of the autonomic nervous system was found in all patient material. Severe ischemic changes of the bowel wall were found in 4 of the gastroschisis cases and these were the 4 patients who suffered from postoperative hypoperistalsis. Thus the complications occurring during the post-opertive phase of gastroschisis are most probably due to ischemic bowel damage.
- Archives of Sexual Behavior 03/2000; 29(1):119-21. · 3.53 Impact Factor
Article: Letter to the EditorArchives of Sexual Behavior 01/2000; 29(1):119-121. DOI:10.1023/A:1001842706428 · 3.53 Impact Factor
Article: de Jonge, J. et al. Directing portal flow is essential for graft survival in auxiliary partial heterotopic liver transplantation in the dog. J. Pediatr. Surg. 34, 1265-1268[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Auxiliary liver transplantation is an attractive alternative for orthotopic liver transplantation in patients with certain inborn errors of metabolism of the liver in which complete resection of the liver is unnecessary or even contraindicated. Because in these diseases portal hypertension is mostly absent, finding a balance in portal blood distribution between native liver and graft is complicated. The objective of this study was to investigate requirements for long-term (180 days) graft survival in auxiliary partial heterotopic liver transplantation (APHLT) in a dog model. A metabolic defect was corrected in 26 dalmation dogs with a 60% beagle heterotopic auxiliary liver graft. Four groups of different portal inflow were studied. In the ligation group the portal vein to the host liver was ligated. In the split-flow group graft and host liver received separate portal inflow. In the banding group the distribution of the portal flow was regulated with an adjustable strapband and in the free-flow group the portal blood was allowed to flow randomly to host or graft liver. Metabolic correction increased in all groups after transplantation from 0.19 +/- 0.02 to 0.70 +/- 0.05 (P< .0001) but remained significantly better in the ligation and split-flow groups (graft survival, 135 +/- 27 and 144 +/- 31 days). In the banding group metabolic correction decreased significantly after 70 days, and although the grafts kept some function for 155 +/- 14 days, in 4 of 6 dogs portal thrombosis was found. In the free-flow group, competition for the portal blood led to reduced correction within 12 days and total loss of function in 96 +/- 14 days. Graft function also was assessed with technetium (Tc) 99m dimethyl-iminodiacetic acid uptake. A good linear association between HIDA uptake and metabolic correction was observed (r = 0.74; P < .0005). Grafts that contributed more than 15% to the total uptake of HIDA showed biochemical correction. This indicates a critical graft mass of about 15% to 20% of the hepatocyte volume to correct this metabolic defect. Auxiliary partial heterotopic liver transplantation can be a valuable alternative treatment for inborn errors of hepatic metabolism if the native liver and the graft receive separate portal blood inflow.Journal of Pediatric Surgery 08/1999; 34(8):1265-8. DOI:10.1016/S0022-3468(99)90165-3 · 1.39 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Treatment of psychological problems of 59 children with a physical intersex condition is described. The group consisted of 18 female pseudohermaphrodites with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), 20 male pseudohermaphrodites and 2 true hermaphrodites born with ambiguous external genitalia assigned the female sex (ambiguous girls), 14 male pseudohermaphrodites born with completely female external genitalia and assigned the female sex (completely female group), and 5 male pseudohermaphrodites born with ambiguous external genitalia and assigned the male sex. Despite the sex assignment, genital organ correction soon after birth, psychological counseling of parents and intensive psychotherapy of the children, general psychopathology developed equally in all 4 groups (39% of total group). Although 87% of the girls with a physical intersex condition developed in line with the assigned sex, 13% developed a gender identity disorder though only 1 girl (2%) failed to accept the assigned sex. Gender identity disorder and deviant gender role were in evidence only in girls with CAH and girls of the ambiguous group. Biological and social factors seem responsible for the development of gender identity disorder, such as pre- and postnatal hormonal influences on the brain enabling deviant gender role behavior to develop, and an inability on the part of parents to accept the sex assignment. A reconsideration of the sex assignment in male pseudohermaphrodites and true hermaphrodites born with ambiguous external genitalia is discussed.Archives of Sexual Behavior 05/1998; 27(2):125-44. DOI:10.1023/A:1018670129611 · 3.53 Impact Factor
Article: P.106 Prospective longitudinal evaluation of intestinalpermeability changes in newborns with necrotizing enterocolitis and controlsClinical Nutrition 08/1997; 16:51-51. DOI:10.1016/S0261-5614(97)80230-0 · 4.48 Impact Factor
Article: Function of pediatric Nissen-Rossetti fundoplication followed up into adolescence and adulthood.[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: We analyzed the very long-term results of the Nissen-Rossetti fundoplication performed in young children. Little has been reported about follow-up longer than 5 years in homogeneous populations. This study concerns a homogeneous group with a minimum follow-up of 10 years; these former patients, therefore, are now adolescents or adults. In 24 consecutive patients without other congenital or acquired anomalies of the esophagus or stomach, we evaluated the primary postoperative diagnoses, symptoms of recurrent reflux, and their state of health in 1994. After a median follow-up of 16 years, the result was excellent in 18 patients, good in 5, and poor in I (graded according to Visick). Patients with recurring reflux symptoms had evidence of failure of the fundoplication. All but 1 had been given a diagnosis of recurrent reflux within 2 years after the operation. The situation after 2 years seems predictive for the later outcome. In almost all cases, the Nissen-Rossetti fundoplication is a long-lasting, effective treatment for young children with symptomatic gastroesophageal reflux.Journal of the American College of Surgeons 04/1997; 184(3):259-61. DOI:10.1016/S0022-3468(98)90115-4 · 5.12 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Neonates with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) often suffer from respiratory insufficiency due to lung hypoplasia and pulmonary hypertension. Artificial ventilation is frequently required, and this leads to a high incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Long-term follow-up studies have shown persisting airway obstruction. To evaluate the long-term pulmonary sequelae in CDH, we studied 40 CDH patients of age 7 to 18 yr (median 11.7 yr) and 65 age-matched controls without CDH and lung hypoplasia who underwent similar neonatal treatment. Mild airway obstruction was found in both groups with more peripheral airway obstruction in CDH patients than in control subjects. Both groups had normal TLC and single-breath carbon monoxide diffusion capacity (DLCO). CDH patients had increased residual volume (RV) and RV/TLC compared with controls. Increased airway responsiveness to methacholine (MCH) was common but bronchoconstriction to inhaled metabisulfite (MBS) was rare both in CDH and control subjects. We conclude that this group of CDH patients has minor residual lung function impairment. Mild airway obstruction and increased airway responsiveness to inhaled MCH but not to MBS suggest that structural changes in distal airways are involved and not autonomic nerve dysfunction. Both artificial ventilation in the neonatal period and residual lung hypoplasia seem important determinants of persistent lung function abnormalities in CDH patients.American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 02/1997; 155(1):174-80. DOI:10.1164/ajrccm.155.1.9001308 · 13.00 Impact Factor
Article: Staff attitudes towards continuation of life-support in newborns with major congenital anomalies[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This study was conducted to gain insight into the attitudes of medical staff towards life-support of newborns with life-threatening problems, seen against the background of these children's expected morbidity and quality of life. The opinions about the mode of life-support were determined by questionnaires and the demographic characteristics of the respondents were noted. Each patient's risk of mortality was scored by means of the standardized Paediatric Risk of Mortality Score (PRISM). Attitudes towards support were unanimous for 39 of the 46 patients. For the other 7 patients at least one of the respondents preferred a different support mode than that given at the time. The attitudes were influenced by the patient's risk of mortality. Conclusion: Decisions about life-support of newborns with life-threatening problems should include all the disciplines involved in patient care and should be made at an early stage.European Journal of Pediatrics 10/1996; 155(9):783-6. DOI:10.1007/s004310050487 · 1.89 Impact Factor
Article: Ethics in Pediatric Surgery*,**European Journal of Pediatric Surgery 07/1996; 6(3):132-5. DOI:10.1055/s-2008-1066489 · 0.99 Impact Factor
Article: Nursing ProgrammeIntensive Care Medicine 06/1996; 22(2). DOI:10.1007/BF03216410 · 7.21 Impact Factor
Article: Transplantation/Digestive tractIntensive Care Medicine 06/1996; 22(2). DOI:10.1007/BF03216398 · 7.21 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: Short bowel syndrome (SBS) in the newborn results in limited intestinal absorptive capacity, leading especially to fatty acid (FA) malabsorption. It is unknown whether adaptation occurs in time in FA absorption, and whether this adaptation is chain-length dependent. The aid of the present study was to prospectively evaluate FA absorption and excretion during SBS in the newborn. Twenty-one neonates who underwent small bowel resection (of variable length) for various reasons (necrotizing enterocolitis, intestinal atresia, meconium peritonitis, cloacal extrophy, etc) were studied. Eight neonates had SBS, defined as a small bowel remnant of less than 50% of the original small bowel length related to gestational age. The mean remaining small bowel length in the SBS group was 34% (24% to 42%). The non-SBS control group consisted of 13 neonates who had only minor small bowel resections. The mean remaining bowel length for the non-SBS group was 95% (70% to 100%). The results show that the total fractional excretion of FA (FE-FA) at 2 weeks and 1, 2, 3, and 4 months postsurgery was 51% +/- 37%, 33% +/- 24%, 51% +/- 65%, 53% +/- 27%, and 7% +/- 2% in patients with SBS, versus 12% +/- 8%, 24% +/- 10%, 9% +/- 3%, 8% +/- 3% and 17% +/- 14% in the non-SBS controls, respectively (P < .05 by ANOVA). There appeared to be an amelioration in time in FA absorption, especially in the SBS group, after 3 months. FE-FA was chain-length related, being considerably less for C10 and C12 than for C14 and longer amounts. An amelioration of absorption occurred in the SBS patients, especially with the longer-chain FA. On the basis of the study data, the authors conclude that in the initial adaptation phase shorter chain lengths are better absorbed than longer chain lengths; however, in the latter FA group, substantial adaptation occurs with time.Journal of Pediatric Surgery 05/1996; 31(4):520-5. DOI:10.1016/S0022-3468(96)90487-X · 1.39 Impact Factor
Article: Hepatic artery ligation for hepatic vascular tumors with arteriovenous and arterioportal venous shunts in the newborn: Successful management of two cases and review of the literature[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The authors report their experience with hepatic artery ligation in two newborns, as well as relevant findings from a literature review. A 2-day-old boy had progressive cardiac and respiratory difficulty. A firm liver was palpable, with an overlying thrill. Sonography and arteriography showed diffuse arteriovenous shunting in both liver lobes. Hepatic artery ligation provided remarkable hemodynamic and clinical improvement. Another boy was admitted 3 weeks after birth because of bilious vomiting with abdominal distension and bloody stools. Abdominal examination showed a large liver with a systolic bruit and thrill. X-rays showed cardiac enlargement and dilated bowel loops with air-fluid levels. Arteriography and sonography showed arteriovenous and arterioportal venous shunting. Laparotomy was performed, and a large vascular malformation was palpated in both liver lobes. The entire bowel was congested and cyanotic, but there were no signs of obstruction. This patient had acute portal hypertension imitating intestinal obstruction. Ligation of the hepatic artery improved the color of the bowel, and the thrill disappeared. Five and nearly 4 years after the operation, both boys are growing normally without medication or diet. Sonography showed almost complete resolution of the hemangiomas.Journal of Pediatric Surgery 09/1995; 30(8):1127-30. DOI:10.1016/0022-3468(95)90003-9 · 1.39 Impact Factor
Article: Prospective evaluation of the absorptive capacity of the bowel after major and minor resections in the neonate[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: The outcome after major bowel resection in the neonatal period depends primarily on the time needed for bowel adaptation. A prospective study was begun in neonates after small bowel resection to evaluate the absorptive capacity of the bowel and growth parameters as a result of adaptation of the bowel. Twenty-four neonates who underwent bowel resection were included. The underlying diagnoses were necrotising enterocolitis (12), jejunal atresia (3), meconium peritonitis (3), and other (6). During the study, a standardized treatment with respect to nutrition was followed. At predetermined times, enterostomy fluid or faeces were collected for analysis of carbohydrate content, fat content, and fatty acids, together with a xylose test and a hydrogen breath test. Growth parameters included weight and height. The 24 patients were divided into two groups. Group A consisted of eight patients with short bowel syndrome (defined as loss of more than 50% of the original small bowel length related to gestational age). The mean remaining small bowel length in this group was 34.0% (24% to 42%). Group B consisted of 16 patients who had only minor bowel resections. Retarded growth was observed in four group A patients. Low levels of carbohydrate absorption were found 2 and 4 weeks after the initial operation in group A, and 2 weeks after the initial operation in group B. Low levels of fat absorption were found 4 and 8 weeks after the initial operation in group A. The coefficient of absorption of the different fatty acids showed complete absorption of caprylic acid.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)Journal of Pediatric Surgery 04/1995; 30(3):388-91. DOI:10.1016/0022-3468(95)90038-1 · 1.39 Impact Factor
Article: Segmental intestinal transplantation can be an adequate therapy for short bowel syndrome in growing dogs[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: This study was undertaken to investigate whether two-stage segmental small bowel allotransplantation can maintain growth and development of young dogs (16 weeks, 5 to 6 kg) with surgically created short bowel syndrome (SBS). After near-total small bowel resection (group 1; n = 3), irreversible weight loss was noted. After a sham operation (group 2; n = 3), no growth disturbances were found. Major histocompatibility matched small bowel transplantation (SBT) with cyclosporine A as immunosuppressant, was performed in two stages (group 3; n = 7). During the first stage, one meter of jejunoileum from an adult donor was placed as a Roux loop. Four weeks later, the native small bowel was removed and replaced by the graft. Only one dog survived long-term; the dogs died from infectious complications. The addition of selective decontamination of the digestive tract and early gastrostomy feeding (group 4; n = 10) resulted in long-term survival in 60%. Follow-up at 4 months showed that their growth was about 20% compromised compared with that of the sham-operated animals. Functional analysis showed that electrolytes, urea, and D-xylose were normal, but there was an increase in the lactulose:mannitol ratio, fecal fat excretion, and postheparin diamine oxidase release. These results show that under the conditions described, segmental SBT functions sufficiently to treat SBS but does not maintain normal growth.Journal of Pediatric Surgery 04/1995; 30(3):396-401. DOI:10.1016/0022-3468(95)90040-3 · 1.39 Impact Factor
- Transplantation 10/1994; 58(5):623-5. DOI:10.1097/00007890-199409150-00017 · 3.83 Impact Factor
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ABSTRACT: The management of short bowel syndrome requires long-term nutritional support and monitoring, medication, and occasionally additional surgical procedures. Constant attention is required to ensure adequate adaptation of the gut. This article reviews the normal function of the small bowel, adaptation following resection, total parenteral and enteral nutrition, and the role of adjunctive surgical procedures in the management of short bowel syndrome.British Journal of Surgery 10/1994; 81(4):486-99. DOI:10.1002/bjs.1800810404 · 5.54 Impact Factor
Article: Gas exchange across native lungs and extracorporeal membrane in neonates and pigs during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is a commonly used treatment modality for severe neonatal respiratory failure. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the relationship between ECMO blood flow and gas exchange across the native lungs and the extracorporeal membrane. In three healthy pigs, the ECMO flow correlated significantly with oxygen transfer (VO2) across the membrane (n = 12, r = .90, P < .001) and inversely with VO2 across the lungs (n = 12, r = -.75, p < .005). In three pigs with acute respiratory distress syndrome induced by repeated bronchoalveolar lavage, flow also significantly correlated with VO2 across the membrane (n = 9, r = .93, P < .001) and inversely with VO2 across the lungs (n = 9, r = -.97, P < .001). Eight neonates had measurements taken at different time intervals and different flow rates during ECMO. The ECMO flow correlated significantly with VO2 across the membrane (n = 45, r = .61, P < .001) and inversely with VO2 across the lungs (n = 15, r = -.54, P < .05). The relationship between carbon dioxide transfer (VCO2) and ECMO flow rates had the same trend as VO2 on all occasions. It is concluded that the ECMO flow rate is one of the main determinants of gas exchange across the lungs and the membrane.Journal of Pediatric Surgery 08/1994; 29(8):1016-9. DOI:10.1016/0022-3468(94)90270-4 · 1.39 Impact Factor
Article: Evaluation of lung function changes before and after surfactant application during artificial ventilation in newborn rats with congenital diaphragmatic hernia[Show abstract] [Hide abstract]
ABSTRACT: Patients with congenital diaphragmatic hernia (CDH) have unilateral or bilateral hypoplasia of the lungs including delayed maturation of the terminal air sacs. Because these lungs are highly susceptible to barotrauma and oxygen toxicity, even in full-term newborns, continued research into optimal ventilatory regimen is essential to improve survival rate and to prevent ongoing lung damage. Against this background, the effect of exogenous surfactant application is evaluated. In newborn rats, CDH was induced after a single dose of 2,4 dichloro-4'-nitrophenyl (Nitrofen) (400 mg/kg) on day 10 of gestation. The newborn rats were intubated immediately after hysterotomy, transferred to a heated multichambered body plethysmograph, and artificially ventilated. Inspiratory peak pressures were initially set at 17 cm H2O, with positive end-expiratory pressure at 0 cm H2O and FIO2 at 1.0. The pressure was raised in steps of 5 cm H2O, from 5 to 30 cm H2O, to obtain pressure-volume diagrams at 0, 1, and 6 hours of artificial ventilation. These measurements were obtained in controls and in CDH rats with and without endotracheal installation of bovine surfactant (n = 4 to 10 in each group). Significant differences in lung volume between CDH and control rats were observed at all time-points. Surfactant application had a positive effect on lung volume, especially in control rats at t = 1 hour. No significant differences were observed between the CDH groups at t = 1 or t = 6 hours. In this animal model, the effect of artificial ventilation as well as the beneficial short-term effect of exogenous surfactant application have been evaluated. A continued positive effect on lung volume in CDH lungs could not be determined. Routine administration of exogenous surfactant in human CDH patients is not supported by these experimental results.Journal of Pediatric Surgery 07/1994; 29(6):820-4. DOI:10.1016/0022-3468(94)90379-4 · 1.39 Impact Factor
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I too was asked to comment (about 1 year ago) on the Institutional Limited Partners Association guidelines, a document in which Limited Partners attempt to standardize on their interactions with GPs.
I categorized the plan as "dining room etiquette", who actually pays attention to it anymore, even though arguably many should.
The real issue between LPs and GPs is that the relationship allows for 10 levels of bottom heavy diversification to which no etiquette can produce sustainable returns. What the ILPA members need is a plan that stops laissez-faire investing from turning the underlying assets systemically subprime.[Links: ILPA]