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The v(HF)=3 levels of the linear OC-HF complex are observed in the range of 10,800-11,500 cm(-1) using intracavity Ti-sapphire laser-induced fluorescence. The vibrational predissociation linewidths of both (30000) and (3001(1)0) states exceed 5 GHz; thus, the measured spectra are not rotationally resolvable. Under the ... |
The absorption of monoacylglycerol by small intestinal brush border membrane is a passive process, i.e., the movement of monoacylglycerol from small unilamellar phospholipid vesicles as donor particles through the aqueous medium and the incorporation into the outer monolayer of the lipid bilayer of the brush border mem... |
Flexural-gravity wave characteristics are analysed, in the presence of a compressive force and a two-layer fluid, under the assumption of linearized water wave theory and small amplitude structural response. The occurrence of blocking for flexural-gravity waves is demonstrated in both the surface and internal modes. Wi... |
Volume and pressure-limited (‘lung-protective’) mechanical ventilation decreases short-term mortality in patients with acute lung injury (ALI). This multicentre prospective cohort study from the USA evaluated the association of lung-protective mechanical ventilation with a 2-year survival period in patients with ALI. |
The study included 485 mechanically ventilated patients with ALI diagnosed according to the American-European Consensus criteria. After onset of ALI, …The ‘stable/unstable’ chronic isolated anterior syndesmotic injury: A presentation of three cases and a new surgical technique |
Background Isolated syndesmotic injuries are reported to comprise 1–11% of all ankle sprains. This number may increase to more than 40% in those involved in high contact and collision sports. These injuries are frequently under-diagnosed often being mistaken for the more common lateral ankle sprains and are inadequatel... |
Strongly coupled nanocomposites of layered titanate and reduced graphene oxide (RGO) are synthesized by electrostatically derived self-assembly between negatively charged RGO nanosheets and positively charged TiO(2) nanosols, which is then followed by a phase transition of the anatase TiO(2) component into layered tita... |
The frostbelt faces problems embodied in decaying cities, numerous plant closings and growing unemployment. This crisis has generated fear in the general public and reconsideration in the political and academic worlds as "the conventional wisdom" no longer explains and rectifies economic problems. New ideas and plans h... |
Children with learning disabilities have more problems with memory tasks than do children who are making normal progress in school. It was hypothesized that this is because they do not make comparable use of the various ways of organizing memory. This study compared the performances of the two groups on auditory short-... |
Coronavirus disease has been announced as a pandemic by World Health Organization and till this date 2,683,536 are lost their lives due to Covid-19. The one and only way to reduce the cases is Quarantine the patients that who are tested Covid-19 positive. Researchers have done Different kind of design deep learning mod... |
Fluconazole is an important antifungal drug used worldwide for the treatment of peritonitis and cryptococcal meningitis, urinary tract infections, esophageal tract infections and vaginal candidiasis. In this research, pUC19 plasmid DNA was treated with different concentrations of fluconazole in the presence of ascorbic... |
Breast cancer is the second deadly cancer for women; for more efficiency and an early detection, the biomedical field need new systems that should be safe, comfortable, and sensible. The medical field already has its methods to detect breast cancer. In this chapter, a new ultra-wide band (UWB) planar antenna is present... |
In this paper a simple and robust parameter estimation methodology for single phase transformer and three phase induction motor is proposed using particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique. Here the equivalent circuit parameters and losses of a single phase transformer and a three phase induction motor are obtained us... |
Three important subjects are always involved in the education of pupils with special educational needs – the pupil's family (and, of course, the pupil himself/herself), the school and school counselling centres. They try to ensure that the educational process is as appropriate as possible, taking into account the pupil... |
The aim of this text will be to highlight the need for a functional relationship between all the different actors in the educational process for pupils with hearing impairment and to bring these key actors closer together in ensuring the pupil's school success, regardless of the choice of type of educational institutio... |
Throat microphone signal for speaker recognition |
Speaker recognition systems perform better when clean speech signals are used for the task. In the presence of high levels of background noise, speech recorded from a close speaking microphone will be degraded and hence the performance of the speaker recognition system. Use of a transducer held at the throat results in... |
AIM |
To describe how Swedish emergency nurses experience the preconditions of providing safe care during the COVID-19 pandemic when collecting blood culture in the emergency department. |
DESIGN |
A qualitative exploratory design using content analysis with a manifest approach. |
METHOD |
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 emergency nurses working in the emergency department. |
RESULTS |
The analysis resulted in one main category: unprecedented preconditions create extraordinary stress and jeopardize safe care when collecting blood culture. This main category includes four additional categories: organizational changes, challenges in the isolation room, heavy workload creates great stress, and continuou... |
CONCLUSION |
The COVID-19 outbreak has made the emergency department a workplace where constant changes of routines combined with new information and reorganization risk jeopardize safe care during blood culture sampling. Accordingly, high workload and stress have been identified as a reason for emergency nurses not following guide... |
RATIONALE AND OBJECTIVE |
Evaluating repeated measures of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) over time may enhance our ability to understand the association between changes in kidney parameters and cardiovascular disease risk. |
STUDY DESIGN |
Prospective cohort study. |
SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS |
Annual visit data from 2,438 participants in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort. |
EXPOSURES |
Average and slope of eGFR and UPCR in time-updated, one-year exposure windows. |
OUTCOMES |
Incident heart failure, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events, death, and a composite of incident heart failure, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease events, and death. |
ANALYTIC APPROACH |
A landmark analysis, a dynamic approach to survival modeling that leverages longitudinal, iterative profiles of laboratory and clinical information to assess the time-updated three-year risk of adverse cardiovascular outcomes. |
RESULTS |
Adjusting for baseline and time-updated covariates, every standard deviation lower mean eGFR (19 mL/min/1.73m2) and declining slope of eGFR (8 mL/min/1.73m2/year) were independently associated with a higher risk of heart failure (mean eGFR hazard ratio [HR] 1.82, 95% confidence interval 1.39-2.44; slope HR 1.28, 1.12-1... |
LIMITATIONS |
Limited generalizability of annual eGFR and UPCR measurements; several biomarkers for cardiovascular disease risk were not available annually. |
CONCLUSIONS |
Using the landmark approach to account for time-updated patterns of kidney function, average and slope of eGFR and proteinuria were independently associated with three-year cardiovascular risk. Short-term changes in kidney function provide information about cardiovascular risk incremental to level of kidney function, r... |
Generally, speaker location detection in video conferencing is audio-based. However, physical room environment which is beyond the control of the speaker detection system can severely change room acoustics. Room acoustics introduce interference and can deteriorate the performance of audio-based speaker detection system... |
In 2010, when I was 17, I presented to hospital with progressive discomfort and pain in the right iliac fossa when eating and moving, associated with mild fever and diarrhoea. Appendicitis was suspected but immediate surgery was deferred, as the inflammatory markers did not adequately support the clinical diagnosis of ... |
OBJECTIVE |
To evaluate the impacts of maternal weight gain during pregnancy on offspring weight and obesity from birth to 24 months of age. |
METHODS |
The information on maternal pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI), gestational weight gain and demographic characteristics were collected from 317 pregnant women. The information on offspring weight, BMI and breastfeeding data was obtained from various follow-up examinations from 0 to 24 months of age. |
RESULTS |
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