... rests on the work that has been done on the concept of self-esteem [27], on measures ofchildren' s self-concept [27], andon measures ofchildren' s self-image [28] The validity and reliability of ... association between PTSD symptoms andchildren' s television viewing in the USA One of their findings was that some 5% of the children who had seen the 9/11 tragedy on television developed symptoms of ... instruments/questionnaires described above The possible presence of PTSD-related symptoms among the 80 children was assessed by means of the Diagnostic Interview forChildrenandAdolescents (DICA-R) and the children' s...
... McGrother CW, Donaldson MM, Shaw C and Leicestershire MRC The association of diet and other lifestyle factors with the onset of overactive bladder: a longitudinal study in men Public Health Nutr ... and a history of hepatitis Conflict of Interest The authors have declared that no conflict of interest exists References Temml C, Heidler S, Ponholzer A and Madersbacher S Prevalence of the overactive ... with or treated for urinary symptoms (OAB, LUTS and/ or BPH) Furthermore, those with OAB had a worse quality of life score Mean quality of life score for those with OAB was 3.4 of 6, and those without...
... Global Healthand the University of Queensland School of Population Health assisted with the production of chapters and hosted meetings in support of this effort, and we are grateful for their contributions ... Warren Professor of Demography, University of Pennsylvania Irving Fisher 1909 Report on National Vitality, Its Wastes and Conservation Prepared for the National Conservation Commission Washington, ... Promoting Healthy Life World Health Report 2002 Geneva: World Health Organization Editors Alan D Lopez is professor of medical statistics and population healthand Head of the School of Population Health...
... in other at risk populations in Tijuana and other border cities throughout the US-Mexico border Funding Information Figure Map of Mexico Map of Mexico States of origin of migrating pregnant women, ... before delivery and 54% having or fewer prenatal visits; therefore, this was a high-risk population.[3] In contrast, the CENSIDA surveillance studies were conducted between 1990 and 1999 among ... and ID03 SD 029, and AI3614 (Virology Core of the UCSD Center for AIDS Research) Also partially supported by the San Diego EXPORT Center, National Center of Minority HealthandHealth Disparities,...
... The information on epidemiological characteristics of the pH1N1/2009 will provide scientific basis and lessons learned for the development of effective prevention strategies for other pandemics ... association between health status of people and risk of getting pH1N1/2009 infection as all cases and controls had no underlying chronic disease A further study may be in requirement CONCLUSIONS Epidemiology ... IN NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Scientific supervisors: Assoc Prof Nguyen Tran Hien, PhD Dr Tran Nhu Duong, PhD Opponent 1: Prof PhD Truong Viet Dung Opponent 2: Opponent 3:...
... cows) and large herds (> 150 cows) A pre-tested structured questionnaire was administered to each farm owner to collect information on the herd’s healthand management The health information included ... were randomly selected using the records of the Jordanian Ministry of Agriculture Cows from each herd were randomly selected using a table of random digits Only female cows older than months of ... Iraq [24] and Zambia [14] It is worth mentioning that the location of Jordan (in the center of the Middle East) adds more importance for the need to study and understand the epidemiology of trans-boundary...
... (Table 3) Page of (page number not for citation purposes) World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008, 6:126 http://www.wjso.com/content/6/1/126 Table 2: Amount of vascularization and prognostic ... source for this study The corresponding author had full access to all data of the study and has the final responsibility for data presented in the study References Conclusion Our results are consistent ... Ultrasound of the visualization and quantification of tumor microcirculation Cancer Metastasis Rev 2000, 19:131-138 Landoni F, Maneo A, Colombo A, Placa F, Milani R, Perego P, Favini G, Ferri L, Mangioni...
... data, drafting of manuscript SK: Acquisition of data RGG: Conception and study design, acquisition of data BJM: Conception and study design, acquisition of data JFV-J: Conception and study design, ... design, acquisition of data GvB: Conception and study design, revision and final approval of manuscript MCS: Conception and study design, acquisition of data, revision and final approval of manuscript ... Prevalence ofand risk factors for perioperative arrhythmias in neonates andchildren after cardiopulmonary bypass: continuous holter monitoring before andfor three days after surgery Journal of Cardiothoracic...
... part of Xinjiang and 526 (34.3%) were from the northern part of Xinjiang The seroprevalence of KSHV among the general Uygur population in the southern and northern parts of Xinjiang was 23.1% and ... presents the associations with gender, age and education stratified by region (Southern and Northern) The lower education associated with KSHV seroprevalence only in south region of Xinjiang A multivariate ... that a higher education level is a protection factor for KSHV infection Notably, the educational level of this study population was usually below the high school level, and among the older age group...
... the presence of 0.6 μM of each primer, 400 μM of each dNTP and units RNase inhibitor The reaction cycling conditions were: one cycle at 50°C for 30 minutes and one cycle at 95°C for 15 minutes ... cycles of 95°C for one minute, 55°C for one minute and 72°C for one minute Finally the reactions were allowed to complete at 72°C for 10 minutes and held at 4°C The products were analyzed on 2% ... infection Screening for HCV in blood banks is a mandatory procedure in Gaza and partly in Egypt and a high risk of HCV infection among egyptian blood donors was previously reported [33] Conclusion...
... association of HSV-related tracheobronchitis or pneumonia with the interaction between longer dura- Available online http://ccforum.com/content/11/6/R119 tion of ventilation and tracheotomy, and statistical ... included in the logistic regression model for mathematical reasons Longer duration of ventilation, bronchoscopy and higher number of thrombocyte concentrate transfusions were associated with fatal ... regression model for mathematical reasons Page of 11 (page number not for citation purposes) Available online http://ccforum.com/content/11/6/R119 Table Frequency of outcome death depending on patient...
... access and coverage; soap access), nutrition standards (global acute malnutrition and ration adequacy) andhealth service utilization (new visits per 10 persons/month and growth monitoring) For ... confirmed malaria and pneumonia each accounting for 20% of child deaths Suspected and confirmed malaria accounted for 23% of child morbidity and pneumonia accounted for 17% of child morbidity ... Suspected and confirmed malaria accounted for 23% of child morbidity, whereas pneumonia accounted for 17% of child morbidity Diarrheal diseases were the cause of 7% of deaths and 10% of morbidity in children...
... mean and standard deviation for continuous variables and as frequency and percentage for categorical variables Intergroup comparison for risk factors among subjects with or without hypertension ... persons are prone to develop hypertension and the present data showing the strong dose±response relationship between BMI and hypertension con®rm this association Average BMI index (23.8 kg/m2 for ... prevalence of hypertension coupled with the disturbingly low prevalence rates of awareness and control has important implications forhealth care providers, public healthof cials, andhealth policymakers...
... Patterns of Refractive Error and Ocular Biometry………………………………70 5.4 Effect of Migration and Acculturation on Myopia and Axial Length………… 79 5.5 Protective Effect of Myopia and Longer Axial Length for ... predicted values for the onset of myopia but only within the 2–4 years preceding onset It reaches its fastest rate of change during the year before the onset of myopia and then axial elongation follows ... includes prescriptionof spectacles and contact lenses, contact lenses solutions and repeat optometry visits.26 In Singapore, the mean annual direct cost of myopia for each Singaporean school children...
... oxidation and glucose utilization before and after intervention 49 Fig 16 Blood glucose concentrations during OGTT and isoglycemic i.v glucose infusion 50 Fig 17 Concentrations of insulin, ... concentration of the hydrogen peroxide Incretin concentrations Samples of peripheral blood for the determination of GLP-1, GLP-2, and GIP concentrations were collected into DPP-4-inhibitor containing ... (OGTT) provided information on glucose tolerance, and was performed in all subjects before, during and after study Furthermore, OGTT provided information of the β-cell function, based on insulin, C-peptide...
... restriction along with vitamin supplements and administration of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), a hormone that encourages metabolic utilization of visceral fat reserves [23-26] Materials and ... 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- ... plasma concentrations of biochemical markers of inflammation and endothelial activation (C-reactive protein, interleukin -6, soluble adhesion molecules, von Willebrand factor, and endothelin -1)...
... Yamashita and Asada delineate the pathophysiologic mechanisms of plaque disruption and thrombus formation as critical steps for the onset of cardiovascular events, and that simultaneous activation of ... suggest that VWF and/ or TF contribute thrombus growth and obstructive thrombus formation on atherosclerotic lesions, and that the enhanced platelet aggregation and fibrin formation indicate excess ... vasodilatation, inhibition of the renin-aldosterone system andof cardiac and vascular myocyte growth (200) BNP is known to be a marker of acute and chronic left ventricular dysfunction and may be...
... is strongly linked to fertility Likewise lower fertility is associated with more use of hormonal contraceptives Abortion can lead to prescriptionof hormonal contraceptives, and the mental health ... Kingdom and Ireland London, UK: ONS; 2005 17 Abortion Statistics England & Wales ONS 1968–2001 Department ofHealth Statistical Bulletin; 2002–2006 18 Russo J, Rivera R, Russo IH Influence of age and ... cancer incidence Int Congress of Actuaries, Transactions 2002;4:331-375 22 Information and Statistics Division of the National Health Service in Scotland Edinburgh, Scotland; 1960–2004 23 White...
... Yamashita and Asada delineate the pathophysiologic mechanisms of plaque disruption and thrombus formation as critical steps for the onset of cardiovascular events, and that simultaneous activation of ... suggest that VWF and/ or TF contribute thrombus growth and obstructive thrombus formation on atherosclerotic lesions, and that the enhanced platelet aggregation and fibrin formation indicate excess ... vasodilatation, inhibition of the renin-aldosterone system andof cardiac and vascular myocyte growth (200) BNP is known to be a marker of acute and chronic left ventricular dysfunction and may be...