... higher age, sexualrisk behavior, early maturity and suicidality were the best predictors of pregnancy It is not surprising that sexualriskbehaviorand age are predictors of pregnancy Sexual activity ... important focus for intervention and treatment during detention, as these girls may continue their sexualriskbehavior after release High rates of sexualriskbehaviorand unplanned pregnancies have ... assess pregnancy, sexualrisk behavior, multiple sex partners, early menarche and lack of assertiveness in sexual matters The following SAHA items were used as measures of sexualrisk behavior: use...
... early initiation of substance use, and (4) educational factors were studied as correlates of alcohol andothersubstance use disorders in young adulthood As substance use and the incidence of ... for the other variables in the same domain, and the third column further adjusts these associations for age and gender In Model I, behavioral and affective factors and the covariates age and gender ... association between behavioral and affective factors and lifetime SUD diagnosis is largely independent of factors related to parents, early initiation of tobacco and alcohol use, and education and learning,...
... implemented to minimise harms related to substance use, particularly HIV transmission The studies aimed to inform harm andrisk reduction related to alcohol andothersubstance use (including the ... existing resources and interventions relevant to substance use andrelated harms (including general health, HIV, mental health and psychosocial support) Methods and procedures The methods and procedures ... important substance- related public health and social concern It was cheap and readily available, particularly an illicitly produced and sold home-brewed distilled rice liquor A number of other substances...
... TARs in England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland, and Denmark; 1968-2006 Table Model Fitting by Country: Regression Intercept and Coefficients, ... incidence is available (2005 for Republic of Ireland; 2004 for England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Sweden; 2003 for Czech Republic and Finland; 2001 for Denmark) Linear Regression Response ... within Ages 45-49 in England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Republic of Ireland, Sweden, Czech Republic, Finland, and Denmark; 1943-2005 Cancer registrations in Scotland started in 1960 Rates...
... in Cowley and Cummins (2005) THE STRUCTURE OF RISK- LINKED SECURITIES This section considers the structure of CAT bonds andother risk- linked securities that have been used to raise risk capital ... REGULATORY, ACCOUNTING, TAX (RAT), AND RATING ISSUES Prior discussions of alternative risk finance have indicated that regulatory and accounting treatment of CAT bonds andotherrisk financing solutions pose ... 24 RISK MANAGEMENT AND INSURANCE REVIEW event CAT bonds andother risk- linked securities are potentially quite important because they...
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... pin entry: risk to the femoral artery andother medial neurovascular structures Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery and Research 2010 5:4 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full ... Authors’ contributions JK: performed dissections and data collection and analysis, writing of manuscript CJ: performed dissections and data collection and analysis EKR: intellectual contribution, ... were 9.4 mm, 11.5 mm and 12.9 mm respectively The mean diagonal distances (dC) from the SPP pin, the cm pin, and the cm pin to the FAAH diagonally were 59.8 mm, 44.5 mm and 33.9 mm respectively...
... of sexualbehaviorand unprotected sexualbehavior (sexual risk) were (1) no sexualbehavior no vaginal, anal, or oral insertive sex events; (2) sexualbehaviorand events all vaginal, anal, and ... resistance andrisk studies,[9,12,18] and makes it clear that patients' sexualbehavior is not static and changes over time Some patients moved in and out of unprotected sexualrisk behaviors ... anal, and oral insertive sexual events, protected (condom used) and unprotected; and (3) unprotected sexualbehaviorand events: unprotected vaginal, anal, and oral sexual events Methods For...
... attitudes, andrisk behaviors of diabetic patients in regard to HIV/AIDS; and • To compare these groups on these parameters and make conclusions as to how best to improve the knowledge, attitude, andrisk ... knowledge, attitudes, andrisk behaviors of schizophrenic patients with those of diabetic patients Specific objectives: • To determine the knowledge, attitudes, andrisk behaviors of schizophrenic ... knowledge of HIV/AIDS and their attitude andbehavior toward persons with the disease The instrument included sections on background characteristics, sexual behaviors, and condom use Data Analyses...
... assessed at least one form of HIV risk (i.e., HIV infection, other sexually transmitted infection, pregnancy or sexualrisk behaviour); and (3) they compared orphaned and non-orphaned participants ... [29-31] or high -risk sex [33], and none found a significant difference between orphans and non-orphans All six assessed sexual debut; one assessed age of first sex [37] and another defined sex ... sexual behaviors and the efficacy of prevention interventions in adolescents at -risk for HIV infection: what works and what doesn’t work? Psychosom Med 2008, 70:598-605 26 Mmari K, Blum RW: Risk...
... pharynx and skin C xerosis is found on the skin, nasopharynx, and conjunctiva; C auris in the external auditory canal; and C striatum in the anterior nares and on the skin C jeikeium and C urealyticum ... organism causes a diphtheria like illness and produces both diphtheria toxin and a dermonecrotic toxin C ulcerans is a commensal in horses and cattle and has been isolated from cow's milk The ... antitoxin and antibiotics should be initiated when respiratory C ulcerans is identified, and a contact investigation (including throat cultures to determine the need for antimicrobial prophylaxis and...
... belongs to CDC Group ANF-1 and has been isolated from human blood and abscess infections C accolens has been isolated from wound drainage, throat swabs, and sputum and is typically identified ... 25:3464, 2007; Epub 2007 Jan Meyer DK, Reboli AC: Other coryneform bacteria and Rhodococcus, in Principles and Practice of Infectious Diseases, 6th ed, GL Mandell et al (eds) Philadelphia, Elsevier ... erythropolis, R rhodochrous, and R rubropertinctus R equi has been recognized as a cause of pneumonia in horses since the 1920s; it causes related infections in cattle, sheep, and swine R equi is found...
... level In addition to older age and lack of vaccination, risk factors for diphtheria outbreaks include alcoholism, low socioeconomic status, crowded living conditions, and Native American ethnic background ... frequent vaccine shortages, delays in implementation of vaccination and of treatment in response to cases, and lack of public education and awareness were contributing factors in that outbreak Cutaneous ... in children and nonimmune young adults In temperate regions, respiratory diphtheria occurs year-round but is most common during winter months The development of diphtheria antitoxin and diphtheria...
... of the submandibular and paratracheal region and is further characterized by foul breath, thick speech, and stridorous breathing The diphtheritic pseudomembrane is gray or whitish and sharply ... tract and dilated cardiomyopathy Neurologic manifestations may appear during the first or second week of illness, typically beginning with dysphagia and nasal dysarthria and progressing to other ... headache, and voice change are the initial manifestations Neck edema and difficulty breathing are seen in more advanced cases and carry a poor prognosis The systemic...
... disease as well as the risk of complications of myocarditis and neuropathy Rapid institution of antitoxin therapy is also associated with a significant reduction in mortality risk Because diphtheria ... requires laboratory confirmation since the lesions are not characteristic and are clinically indistinguishable from other dermatoses Diphtheritic ulcers occasionally—but not consistently—have ... investigational new drug protocol and may be obtained by calling the Bacterial Vaccine Preventable Disease Branch of the National Immunization Program at 404-639-8257 between 8:00 A.M and 4:30 P.M U.S Eastern...
... diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and acellular pertussis vaccine, adsorbed) is the currently recommended vaccine for children up to the age of 7; DTaP replaced DTP (diphtheria and tetanus toxoids and ... multiple antibiotics The related organism Rhodococcus equi is associated with necrotizing pneumonia and granulomatous infection, particularly in immunocompromised individuals Otherrelated species that ... toxoid, reduced diphtheria toxoid, and acellular pertussis vaccine formulated for adolescents and adults Tdap was licensed for use in the United States in 2005 and is the recommended booster vaccine...
... Suppose [U, V ]+ ∈ BSQS,T Thus U = Cρ1 (P ) and per S,T V = Cρ2 (Q) for some standard tableaux P and Q and sequences ρ1 ∈ ΥψS and ρ2 ∈ ΥψT Let D = Cρ− (P ) and E = Cρ− (Q) Now, σX,Y,Z,W ∆S (X, Y ... COSψ and sh(Q) = sh(C) (3.9) Theorem 3.4 Let Q be a standard tableau of shape λ and let C ∈ COSψ with sh(C) = sh(Q) Furthermore, suppose that C = Cρ (V ) where V is a standard tableau and U ... denotes the collection of standard tableaux of shape λ, hλ denotes the number of standard tableaux of shape λ and |Cρ,1 (M )| and |Cρ,2 (M )| denote the sum of the first and second coordinates, respectively,...
... features of end splitting, andrelated displacement values, specific gravity and pulp yield for the sample are presented in table II The values of specific gravity and pulp yield have been calculated ... be separated, with an average value and a standard deviation for each population One of these is composed of normal wood and is homogeneous in Sg, δ and py The second population corresponds ... directly related to the thinning treatment On the other hand, tree No 67, which was severely damaged after felling, presented a different radial pattern, with peak values in pulp yield and specific...
... combined radiochemotherapy have been published to our knowledge The aim of this retrospective analysis was to evaluate the correlation between smoking behaviour andotherrisk factors and the outcome ... dose of radiotherapy In this case radiochemotherapy was stopped after first cycle of chemotherapy at a dose of 43 Gy because of toxicity and old age of the patient The intensity of chemotherapy ... 5) The other prognostic factors showed no significant influence on colostomy free survival Otherrisk factors The remaining risk factors like N stage, tumor localisation, radiation dose and therapy...
... these states are managed by different programs and policies studies demonstrated associations between infection with HBV and HCV and certain risk behaviors, methodological limitations of convenience ... counseling, testing for HIV and referrals for treatment of infectious diseases andother health problems The seroprevalence andriskbehavior results of New Mexico studies from the mid 1990s [9] were used ... income, ever incarcerated); d) injection drug use and needle sharing behavior; e) sexual behavior; f) infectious disease history; g) health services and insurance coverage Laboratory testing The...