... in newborns and infants – riskfactorsand efficacy of MCT-diet Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery 2010 5:127 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient ... assessed the duration of drainage, the day of maximum loss of chylous and the type and duration of treatment (fatty acidfree MCT-enriched diet, TPN, octreotide, recanalisation of thrombosed veins ... could not methodically analyze the impact of the loss of pro- and anti-coagulation factors, total protein and immunoglobulins on infections, thromboses and on the outcome (Table 2) In our study,...
... provide an indicator of improvement of vascular health In our study, we analyzed the effect of weight loss on the improvement of lipid profile in plasma and the increase of the level of CD34+/CD45- ... metabolism and inflammation, contributing to the maintenance of energy homeostasis and the pathogenesisof obesity-related metabolic and inflammatory complications [4] Endothelial damage and dysfunction ... analyzed in our study resulted in the improvement of the number of CD34+ cells in circulation and the decrease of the values of cardiovascular riskfactors According to our study, the circulating...
... psychosis (PIP) is common and may be associated with profound morbidity PIP occurs after a cluster of seizures and often after an episode of insomnia Riskfactors include longstanding generalized tonic-clonic ... increased risk [10,11] While there is a variation in the age of onset of epilepsy, there is a trend toward later onset epilepsy and a duration of to 10 years between the onset of chronic epilepsy and ... Abnormalities of content of thought, such as ideas of reference or delusions (including paranoid, grandiose, somatic, religious or others) are often present, as may be abnormalities of form of thought...
... mechanical) factors The familial riskof hand OA has shown a moderate increase in risk in sisters of women affected with hand OA and this risk was substantially increased with the severity of the ... Environmental riskfactors Studies of environmental riskfactors in RA have focused on diet, smoking, and hormones [8] Several studies have investigated consumption of coffee/tea/caffeine as a risk factor ... Environmental riskfactors Studies on environmental riskfactors for gout have focused mainly on the long-established riskfactorsof high purine diet and diuretic use The incidence of gout is increasing...
... 5.1% and 8.6% for IL-1, 3.4% and 5.2% for IL-6, 6.9% and 7.4% for TNF-α, 3.1% and 5.2% for VCAM-1, 4.1% and 7.7% for ICAM-1, and 5.4% and 6.0% for ELAM-1 Statistical analysis The traditional and ... on Human Subjects (Medical) of the University of the Witwatersrand and the Milpark Hospital We recorded traditional cardiovascular riskfactors in both RA patients and control individuals using ... (DMARD and glucocorticoid use), several traditional cardiovascular riskfactors differed between RA patients and control individuals The ability of traditional and nontraditional cardiovascular risk...
... Strengths and limitation The main strength of our current paper is that it provides a comprehensive overview of the current understanding of the epidemiologyof vascular disease and related riskfactors ... explored a range of novel riskfactors in an attempt to improve the prediction of future CVD These novel factors include markers of inflammation and haemostasis Of these factors lipoprotein(a) levels, ... wide range offactors including knowledge of services and how to use them, health beliefs and attitudes, language barriers, the sensitivity of services to differing needs and the quality of care...
... screening of selected victims of OPV and human rights violations at mobile clinics Statistical data were collected from the Ministry of Health of Kosovo and the Organization for Security and Co-operation ... mortality rate and under-five mortality rate in this area We aimed to identify the riskfactorsof victimization during the conflict, andfactors contributing to the subsequent healing of trauma Finally ... experience of violence-related injury of 15-30% (r), estimated design effect (f ), estimated non-response rate of 10%, a margin of error of 10% (e), and an average household size of 6.1 (nh)...
... 3.2: Band densities of MADP1 (normalized with band densities of actin for each cell line) in 16 cell lines classified by tissue of origin 163 ix List of Figures Figure 1.1: Schematic diagram of ... the course of viral transcription and replication, uncapped double-stranded RNA intermediates are generated and these may have served as ligands for the RIG-I and/ or Mda5 Both RIG-I and Mda5 have ... Table 2.3: List of primer sequences used in the cloning of all full-length and truncated MADP1 constructs 71 Table 2.4: List of all primer sequences used in the generation of mutants of pXJ40Flag-MADP1...
... low-income populations Figure 2.5 Riskof Developing TB Disease Risk Factor TB infection and no riskfactors TB infection and diabetes TB infection and HIV infection Riskof Developing TB Description ... details about pathogenesisof latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) and TB disease are described in Figure 2.3 Figure 2.3 Pathogenesisof LTBI and TB Disease Area of detail for boxes 2, 4, and Droplet ... Chapter 2: Transmission andPathogenesisof Tuberculosis 42 References American Thoracic Society and CDC Diagnostic standards and classification of tuberculosis in adults and children Am J Respir...
... the calculation of the denominator of the capital ratio is dependent on three different forms of risk: credit risk, market risk, and operational risk In particular the credit risk measurement ... of the total capital and the minimum requirement of at least 8% of the bank’s capital to its risk weighted assets (RWA) Capital Ratio = Total Capital Credit Risk + Market Risk + Operational Risk ... Accord, but it is more risk sensitive The bank allocates a risk weight to each of its assets and off-balance-sheet positions and produces a sum of RWA values A risk weight of 100% means that an...
... than the rest of Luzon Island which makes certain physiologic profile of farmers different The agricultural crops grown between the lowland and highland would also be different, and thus, would ... respondents (13%) and their families (26.4%), followed by allergy (6.7% and 5.3% for respondents and families respectively) and asthma (3.4% and 10.1% for respondents and families respectively) Of 380 reported ... that farmers and pesticide applicators were at greater riskof accidental mortality compared to all other workers Furthermore, both male and female workers had a higher riskof cancers of the nervous,...
... efficiency and misfolding phenotype of the HLA-B27 HC, because the mutation of certain amino acid residues in the B pocket enhances the folding kinetics of the HLA-B27 HC and prevents the misfolding of ... condition of the bacteria, the growth stage of the bacteria (exponential versus stationary) and the multiplicity of infection [41] Recently, we wished to reveal the cause of the impaired elimination of ... Non-antigen-presenting effects of HLA-B27 and animal models HLA-B27 transgenic rat and mice models have been generated to study the role of HLA-B27 in the pathogenesisof SpA in detail In the rat...
... Cardiovascular riskfactors assessed included gender, presence of hypertension, diabetes mellitus (types I and II), hyperlipidemia, family history of aneurysms, and smoking Presence of hypertension, ... 95% CI 0.12 to 1.64; P = 0.22) Riskfactors The prevalence of cardiovascular riskfactors is summarized in Table Female gender was a risk factor for development of idiopathic aortitis (OR 2.41, ... consequence of elevated markers of inflammation should be in terms of potential therapy and follow-up The strength of our study is rigorous case definition with availability of histopathology in cases and...
... had CABG and Valves (9.17%) and patients (3.3%) had various procedures Overall, sternal wound infections were diagnosed in 3.34% of the CABG patients, 3.79% of the CABG and Valves and 3% of the ... flaps: 16 patients The Riskfactors for developing DMWI were COAD, IABP use and the use of IMA, BIMAs Wound complications occurred in 19% Mortality was 8-10% andRiskfactors for death were septicemia, ... participated in its design and coordination and performed the omental harvesting and surgery in the group of patients needed omental flaps and VY overlooked the progress of the manuscript and advised on...
... presence of vascular riskfactors The lack of strong association of vascular riskfactors with SMC is consistent with Jorm et al [3], who reported that diabetes, ‘heart troubles’ and a history of strokes ... variables and the measure of psychological distress Model included demographic variables and vascular riskfactors The final model, Model 4, included demographic variables, vascular riskfactorsand ... recall the presence of vascular riskfactors This would lead us to have underestimated any real association between vascular riskfactorsand SMC The participation rate of the 45 and Up Study was...
... addition, no study has evaluated riskfactors for and impact on outcome of ICUacquired S maltophilia Identifying riskfactors for S maltophilia colonisation and/ or infection could be useful for ... study to determine incidence of, riskfactors for, and outcome of ICU-acquired S maltophilia Materials and methods This prospective case-control study, which was a part of a cohort study, was conducted ... urinary infections, and two bacteremias Patient characteristics are presented in Table Riskfactors for ICU-acquired S maltophilia Riskfactors for ICU-acquired S maltophilia and for ICUacquired...
... EDUCATION AND TRAINING MINISTRY OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE ANDEPIDEMIOLOGY *************** PHAM THI DUNG THE SITUATION OF INCREASING SERUM URIC ACID, RELATED FACTORSAND EFFICACY OF DIETARY ... frequent use of these For each unit of 10 years old would increase the riskof hyperuricemia at 2.5 times in female and 1.6 times in male Increasing one unit of BMI would increase the riskof hyperuricemia ... the rate of increase in serum uric acid was 21.6% in male and in female was 8.6% The riskof increased serum uric acid begins at age of 30 for male andof 50 for female 4.2 Identify factors related...
... banks’ riskand profitability of the commercial banks, to review previous research related to the areas of banks’ riskand profitability of the commercial banks and to build a model of the impact of ... purposes of ban supervision: credit risk, interest rate risk; operational risk; liquidity risk; price risk; compliance risk; foreign exchange risk; strategic risk; and reputation risk The risks ... goal and risks Goal Amount of cash flow Maximize Timing of cash flow Shareholder wealth Riskof cash flow Credit risk Interest Liquidity risk rate Operational risk Capital risk Fraud risk risk...
... limitation is to increase the number of studies on riskfactors Each study could contribute a portion to the understanding ofrisk factors, and a complete picture ofriskfactors can be attained by integrating ... consists of four main chapters, with chapter and studying the demographic and genetic riskfactors for schizophrenia and chapter and studying the factors leading to tardive dyskinesia and poor offspring ... characteristics of a population and cannot be changed A number of demographic factors, including gender, family history, urbanicity birth and living, and winter birth, have been reported as riskfactors of...
... 90% of severe cases and deaths of pH1N1/2009 did not occur in the elderly group 5 1.3.2 Riskfactorsand high -risk groups Currently, there is not much research related to identifying riskfactors ... development and characteristics, and to identify the attack rate of pH1N1/2009 in the Northern areas of Vietnam, from 2009 to 2011 2 To identify some riskfactorsof pH1N1/2009 in the Northern areas of ... shows that risk infection of pH1N1/2009 of groups of children under years of age and 5-24 years old was over times higher than that of group over 55 years old (OR = 4.15 [1.72 - 10.63] and (OR =...