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... in newborns and infants – risk factors and 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,...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:23

... 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- ... analyzed in our study resulted in the improvement of the number of CD34+ cells in circulation and the decrease of the values of cardiovascular risk factors According to our study, the circulating ... metabolism and inflammation, contributing to the maintenance of energy homeostasis and the pathogenesis of obesity-related metabolic and inflammatory complications [4] Endothelial damage and dysfunction...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 10:51

... 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 Risk factors 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...

Ngày tải lên: 08/08/2014, 21:20

... 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 risk factors in both RA patients and control individuals using ... (DMARD and glucocorticoid use), several traditional cardiovascular risk factors differed between RA patients and control individuals The ability of traditional and nontraditional cardiovascular risk...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 06:22

... Strengths and limitation The main strength of our current paper is that it provides a comprehensive overview of the current understanding of the epidemiology of vascular disease and related risk factors ... explored a range of novel risk factors 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 of factors 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...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 14:21

... 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 risk factors of victimization during the conflict, and factors 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)...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 14:20

... 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...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 23:20

... 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 risk of accidental mortality compared to all other workers Furthermore, both male and female workers had a higher risk of cancers of the nervous,...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 00:20

... Environmental risk factors Studies of environmental risk factors in RA have focused on diet, smoking, and hormones [8] Several studies have investigated consumption of coffee/tea/caffeine as a risk factor ... Environmental risk factors Studies on environmental risk factors for gout have focused mainly on the long-established risk factors of high purine diet and diuretic use The incidence of gout is increasing ... unravel risk factors for their causation or severity Environmental risk factors Studies on environmental risk factors for FM and CWP have focused on physical trauma and psychosocial factors Physical...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 01:22

... Cardiovascular risk factors 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) Risk factors The prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors 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...

Ngày tải lên: 09/08/2014, 13:22

... 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 Risk factors for developing DMWI were COAD, IABP use and the use of IMA, BIMAs Wound complications occurred in 19% Mortality was 8-10% and Risk factors 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...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:22

... presence of vascular risk factors The lack of strong association of vascular risk factors 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 risk factors The final model, Model 4, included demographic variables, vascular risk factors and ... recall the presence of vascular risk factors This would lead us to have underestimated any real association between vascular risk factors and SMC The participation rate of the 45 and Up Study was...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 15:22

... addition, no study has evaluated risk factors for and impact on outcome of ICUacquired S maltophilia Identifying risk factors for S maltophilia colonisation and/ or infection could be useful for ... study to determine incidence of, risk factors 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 Risk factors for ICU-acquired S maltophilia Risk factors for ICU-acquired S maltophilia and for ICUacquired...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20

... independent factors related to serum uric acid levels in men were age, BMI, use of red meat, organ meats, bone soup and use of soft drink regularly In female, we eliminated factors of using alcohol and ... frequent use of these For each unit of 10 years old would increase the risk of hyperuricemia at 2.5 times in female and 1.6 times in male Increasing one unit of BMI would increase the risk of hyperuricemia ... the rate of increase in serum uric acid was 21.6% in male and in female was 8.6% The risk of increased serum uric acid begins at age of 30 for male and of 50 for female 4.2 Identify factors related...

Ngày tải lên: 21/10/2014, 20:53

... banks’ risk and profitability of the commercial banks, to review previous research related to the areas of banks’ risk and 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 Risk of cash flow Credit risk Interest Liquidity risk rate Operational risk Capital risk Fraud risk risk...

Ngày tải lên: 18/05/2015, 03:42

... limitation is to increase the number of studies on risk factors Each study could contribute a portion to the understanding of risk factors, and a complete picture of risk factors can be attained by integrating ... consists of four main chapters, with chapter and studying the demographic and genetic risk factors 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 risk factors of...

Ngày tải lên: 09/09/2015, 17:56

... Xu B and Song J Prevalence and risk factors of overactive bladder syndrome in Fuzhou Chinese women Neurourol Urodyn 2006; 25:717 Teleman PM, Lidfeldt J, Nerbrand C, Samsioe G, Mattiasson A and ... bladder: prevalence, risk factors and relation to stress incontinence in middle-aged women BJOG 2004; 111:600 Coyne K, Margolis M, Zyczynski T, Elinoff V and Roberts RG Validation of an OAB screener ... of urinary symptoms and incontinence: the Canadian Urinary Bladder Survey BJU Int 2008; 101:52 Milsom I, Abrams P, Cardozo L, Roberts RG, Throff J and Wein A How widespread are the symptoms of...

Ngày tải lên: 25/10/2012, 11:35

... Diseases and Total Burden of Disease Individual and Joint Contributions of Risk Factors to Mortality and Burden of Disease from Site-Specific Cancers Individual and Joint Contributions of Risk Factors ... and Burden of Disease, by Age and Sex Joint Contributions (PAFs) of the Leading Risk Factors to Mortality and Burden of Disease, by Region Individual and Joint Contributions of Risk Factors to ... Mathers, and Christopher J L Murray Burden of Disease Attributable to Risk Factors Risk Factor Selection Burden of Disease Attributable to Individual Risk Factors Joint Effects of Multiple Risk Factors...

Ngày tải lên: 12/02/2014, 12:20

... Particulate matter is a mixture of organic and inorganic solid and liquid particles of different origins, size, and composition It is a major component of urban air pollution and has the greatest effect ... schoolchildren and adults and increase the prevalence of asthma and asthmatic symptoms [65-67] Aeroallergens and Atopic Asthma Aeroallergens have a significant impact on the development of asthma, and atopy ... degradation of air quality as a result of increasing levels of outdoor air pollutants such as vehicle emissions [7-20] An understanding of the interplay between genetic background and environmental...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 02:20

... those of the colon, salivary glands, and female genital tract Trained interviewers collected information on menstrual and reproductive factors, among other things The description of these factors ... homogeneity of the slopes inserm-00176879, version Resultst Table shows the effect on breast cancer risk of three factors related to reproduction: age at menarche, age at FFTP, and parity The risk was ... difference in the effect of risk factors observed with age at diagnosis could be partly due to the inevitable time interval between exposure to the factors and the occurrence of the disease; this...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 16:20