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Steve Monk

Lancaster University
Verified email at lancaster.ac.uk
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The lightweight distributed metric service: a scalable infrastructure for continuous monitoring of large scale computing systems and applications

…, J Enos, J Fullop, A Gentile, S Monk… - SC'14: Proceedings …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Understanding how resources of High Performance Compute platforms are utilized by
applications both individually and as a composite is key to application and platform performance. …

Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion in the ambulatory surgery center versus inpatient setting: one-year cost-utility analysis

SH Monk, U Hani, D Pfortmiller, MD Smith, PK Kim… - Spine, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Study Design. Retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data. Objective. Assess the
cost-utility of anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) performed in the ambulatory …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of workers' compensation status on pain, disability, quality of life, and return to work after lumbar spine surgery: a 1-year propensity-matched analysis

U Hani, SH Monk, D Pfortmiller, G Stanley… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Workers’ compensation (WC) and litigation have been shown to adversely
impact prognoses in a vast range of health conditions. Low-back pain is currently the most …

Toward rapid understanding of production HPC applications and systems

…, J Brandt, A Gentile, S Lefantzi, S Monk… - 2015 IEEE …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A detailed understanding of HPC application's resource needs and their complex interactions
with each other and HPC platform resources is critical to achieving scalability and …

Minimally invasive transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the ambulatory setting with an enhanced recovery after surgery protocol

SH Monk, VJ Rossi, TG Atkins, B Karimian… - World Neurosurgery, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) is a multidisciplinary approach to surgical
care that aims to improve outcomes and reduce costs. Its application to spine surgery has …

[HTML][HTML] Surgical treatment for chronic subdural hematoma in the elderly: a retrospective analysis

DR Peters, J Parish, S Monk, D Pfortmiller… - World Neurosurgery …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) is primarily a disease of the elderly. Less
invasive interventions are often offered for elderly (> 80 years) patients due to concerns for …

Continuous whole-system monitoring toward rapid understanding of production HPC applications and systems

…, B Allan, J Brandt, A Gentile, S Lefantzi, S Monk… - Parallel Computing, 2016 - Elsevier
A detailed understanding of HPC applications’ resource needs and their complex interactions
with each other and HPC platform resources are critical to achieving scalability and …

Effect of workers' compensation status on pain, disability, quality of life, and return to work after anterior cervical discectomy and fusion: a 1-year propensity score …

U Hani, SH Monk, D Pfortmiller, G Stanley… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2023 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE Patients with workers’ compensation (WC) claims are reported to demonstrate
poorer surgical outcomes after lumbar spine surgery. However, outcomes after anterior …

Mental health comorbidities in workers' compensation patients and the effect on pain, disability, quality of life, and return to work after lumbar spine surgery

SH Monk, U Hani, G Stanley, D Pfortmiller… - … of Neurosurgery: Spine, 2024 - thejns.org
OBJECTIVE The impact of mental health comorbidities on outcomes after lumbar spine surgery
in workers’ compensation (WC) patients has not been robustly explored. The goal of this …

Oil and gas prospecting by ultra‐sensitive optical gas detection with inverse gas dispersion modelling

…, KD Skeldon, J Courtial, S Monk… - Geophysical …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
We report a new oil and gas prospecting technique based on measurements of sub‐part‐per‐billion
ethane concentration in the atmosphere and local wind data. The sensitivity of our …