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Kevin Carl Santos

College of Education, University of the Philippines
Verified email at up.edu.ph
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On the feasibility of using phase change materials (PCMs) to mitigate thermal cracking in cementitious materials

F Fernandes, S Manari, M Aguayo, K Santos… - Cement and Concrete …, 2014 - Elsevier
Temperature changes driven by hydration reactions and environmental loading are a
leading cause of thermal cracking in restrained concrete elements. This work describes …

Postoperative pain medication requirements in patients undergoing computer-assisted (“Robotic”) and standard laparoscopic procedures for newly diagnosed …

MM Leitao, V Malhotra, G Briscoe, R Suidan… - Annals of surgical …, 2013 - Springer
Purpose Laparoscopy (LSC) offers superior patient outcomes compared to laparotomy.
Small retrospective/prospective series have suggested robotics offers further reduction in …

[HTML][HTML] Structural equation modeling of the relationship between nursing students' quality of life and academic resilience

RAN Grande, DJE Berdida, KCP Santos… - Journal of Taibah …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Objective Across the Middle Eastern countries, there is a lack of studies exploring
the connection between the quality of life (QoL) and academic resilience of nursing students …

[HTML][HTML] Use of artificial intelligence for tailored routine urine analyses

O Dauwalder, A Michel, C Eymard, K Santos… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives Urine is the most common material tested in clinical microbiology laboratories.
Automated analysis is already performed, permitting quicker results and decreasing the …

New covariant Feynman rules for effective field theories

G von Gersdorff, K Santos - Journal of High Energy Physics, 2023 - Springer
A bstract We provide a new and completely general formalism to compute the effective field
theory matching contributions from integrating out massive fields in a manifestly gauge …

A critical review of energy storage technologies for microgrids

DQ Oliveira, OR Saavedra, K Santos-Pereira… - Energy Systems, 2021 - Springer
Energy storage plays an essential role in modern power systems. The increasing
penetration of renewables in power systems raises several challenges about coping with …

Aluminum pretreatment by a laser ablation process: influence of processing parameters on the joint strength of laser welded aluminum–polyamide assemblies

A Al-Sayyad, J Bardon, P Hirchenhahn, K Santos… - Procedia CIRP, 2018 - Elsevier
Laser welding of metal–polymer assemblies is an innovative bonding process. It was
already demonstrated that laser surface pretreatments of aluminum (Al), prior to laser …

Staging lymphadenectomy in patients with clear cell carcinoma of the ovary

JJ Mueller, M Holzapfel, CH Han, K Santos… - International Journal of …, 2016 - ijgc.bmj.com
Objective The purpose of this study was to assess the rate of lymph node (LN) metastasis in
comprehensively staged ovarian clear cell carcinoma (OCCC) clinically confined to the …

Introduction of a computer-based surgical platform in the surgical care of patients with newly diagnosed uterine cancer: outcomes and impact on approach

MM Leitao Jr, G Briscoe, K Santos, A Winder… - Gynecologic …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess the introduction of computer-based surgery (ie, robotic surgery
[RBT]) in the treatment of patients with newly diagnosed uterine cancer. METHODS: We …

The requirements and constraints of storage technology in isolated microgrids: A comparative analysis of lithium-ion vs. lead-acid batteries

K Santos-Pereira, JDF Pereira, LS Veras, DLS Cosme… - Energy Systems, 2021 - Springer
Most isolated microgrids are served by intermittent renewable resources, including a battery
energy storage system (BESS). Energy storage systems (ESS) play an essential role in …