by Mrudula Munagala  and Anita Phancao

Received: 31 August 2017;  Published: 11 January 2018;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.1801007

Heart transplant remains the gold standard therapy for patients with end stage heart disease and offers improved survival and quality of life. Significant progress has been achieved in improving one-year mortality after heart transplantation. Nonetheless, long-term graft survival has not changed significantly over the past few decades. Long term survival of heart transplant recipients is limited by chronic rejection, cardiac allograft vasculopathy (CAV), and malignancy. CAV is a major contributor for graft failure [...]

by Pål-Dag Line

Received: 20 December 2017;  Published: 24 December 2017;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.1704006

by Rama Bindu Manchikalapudi

Received: 31 May 2017;  Published: 28 September 2017;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.1703005

Cardiac allograft vasculopathy is one of the leading causes of death following the first 5 years after orthotopic heart transplantation along with late graft failure, likely secondary to undiagnosed CAV. Currently there is no single medical treatment available for this condition except modification of risk factors and immunosuppression. Retrasplantation remains the hope for this entity with some limitations.

by Sheri Tran  and Mark M Fuster

Received: 16 July 2017;  Published: 12 September 2017;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.1703004

The risk for developing a variety of malignancies is significantly elevated in the setting of lung transplantation. Malignancy remains among the three major causes of death in post-transplant recipients, and the relatively high risk of cancer development as well as metastatic aggression pose special threats to this population due to the need for continued immunosuppression. A variety of risks such as tobacco use and inflammatory lung diseases that led to the lung pathology prompting lung transplantation, in additio [...]

by In Lam  , Irina Gutman  , Ashley Feist  and Mark Mariski

Received: 10 March 2017;  Published: 22 June 2017;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.1701003

After lung transplant, infection is a leading contributor to morbidity and mortality, and hypogammaglobulinemia (HGG) may be an important risk factor for many of these infections. Some reports suggest that HGG not only increases the risk of various infections, but also worsens survival. The incidence of HGG has been shown to increase after lung transplant, and may be as high as 70%. In order to mitigate this risk, intravenous immunoglobulin G (IVIG) replacement for the treatment of HGG has been utilized. However, t [...]

by Gerald P. Morris

Received: 22 February 2019;  Published: 11 April 2017;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.1701002

(1) Background: Lung transplantation is an increasingly utilized treatment for end-stage lung disease. Scarcity of organ donors limiting transplantation underscores the importance of optimal histocompatibility testing approaches to facilitate organ allocation and avoid immunologic rejection. Significant data has emerged over the past decade to define the role of alloantibodies against HLA in the pathogenesis of post-lung transplant complications. (2) Methods: Medical literature from 1996–2016 related to search term [...]

by Pål Dag Line

Received: 07 April 2017;  Published: 11 April 2017;  doi: 10.21926/obm.transplant.1701001

by Aleksandar Anastasovski

Received: 01 August 2026;  Published: 30 September 2026;  doi: 10.21926/rpse.2603021

Creating industrial symbiosis can improve resource efficiency by creating technically feasible and economically viable exchanges of energy, water, materials, by-products, and services among firms. Pinch technology, originally developed for process integration, systematically optimizes heat, material, water, by-product, and supply-chain exchanges, as well as emissions minimization. It is also suitable for inter-firm industrial symbiosis. However, there are some other specific methodologies that are used for the desi [...]

by Tryfon Kekes  and Constantina Tzia

Received: 23 June 2026;  Published: 30 September 2026;  doi: 10.21926/rpse.2603020

The primary objective of the present work was to evaluate the effect of edible coatings in the preservation of green olives. Two different polysaccharides (chitosan and pectin) and a mixture of them were used as edible coatings on table green olives, which were subsequently packaged under modified atmosphere conditions and stored at three temperatures (4, 20, and 40°C). During storage, the weight loss, color change, texture, pH, salinity, acidity, as well as the sensory characteristics of the olives were evaluated. [...]

by Ashraf Osman  , Bira Wafaei Baneh  , Masoud Rahmati Deiranloei  and Koosha Wafaei Baneh

Received: 15 December 2025;  Published: 07 September 2026;  doi: 10.21926/rpse.2603019

This research addresses how BIM can help manage the construction of post-disaster settlements utilizing the MiC technique. First, previous research work in this field is reviewed. Then, the challenges explored through literature synthesis and prioritization of BIM usage in the management of MiC projects were identified based on the qualitative opinions of a group of experts. After that, an approach to achieve selected and potential applications of BIM in the management of temporary housing projects based on MiC is [...]