... number not for citation purposes)Journal of the International AIDS SocietyShort reportMigration andRiskFactorsfor HIV Acquisition in Pregnant Women in Baja California, MexicoRolando M Viani*1, ... million people of Mexican origin resided in Cal-ifornia, with economic and social factors being the drivingforce for migration.[1] Baja California is a leading point ofentry to the United States, ... busiest land port of entry in theworld, with more than 131,000 legal border crossingsdaily. Therefore, Tijuana offers a unique opportunity tostudy the riskfactorsfor HIV acquisition and migrationpatterns...
... risk factors for Brucella seropositivity. The true prevalence of antibodies against Brucella in individual cows and cattle herds was 6.5% and 23%, respectively. The seroprevalence of brucellosis ... the seroprevalence andriskfactorsfor Brucella seropositivity in cattle in Jordan. The sera from 671 cows were randomly collected from 62 herds. The antibodies against Brucella were detected ... and mixed farming (OR = 2.0; 95% CI: 1.7, 3.7) were riskfactorsfor cattle seropositivity to Brucella antigens. On the other hand, the use of disinfectants (OR = 1.9; 95% CI: 1.1, 2.1) and...
... 15.2%, p = 1.0). Risk factorsfor arrhythmias Risk factorsand their odds ratios are summarized inTable 2 for neonates and Table 3 for infants and chil-dren. Among neonates, boys and patients with ... Grosse-Wortmann et al.: Prevalence of andrisk factors for perioperative arrhythmias in neonates and children aftercardiopulmonary bypass: continuous holter monitoring before and for three days after surgery. ... Open AccessPrevalence of andriskfactorsfor perioperativearrhythmias in neonates and children aftercardiopulmonary bypass: continuous holtermonitoring before andfor three days after surgeryLars...
... dNTP and 5 units RNase inhibitor. The reactioncycling conditions were: one cycle at 50°C for 30 minutes and one cycle at 95°C for 15 minutes followed by 40cycles of 95°C for one minute, 55°C for ... 55°C for one minute and 72°C for one minute. Finally the reactions were allowedto complete at 72°C for 10 minutes and held at 4°C. Theproducts were analyzed on 2% agarose gel and stainedwith ... golden standard. The5'UTR is highly conserved, and therefore is very suitable for both RT-PCR detection and genotyping of HCV.Sequencing and genotype determination of the purifiedPCR products...
... associa-tions between insulin resistance and NAFLD, and similar risk factorsand protective factorsfor these 2 interrelated disorders. Waist circumference and the ratio of apolipo-protein B to ... prevention and control of the main risk factors. The two main universal riskfactorsfor NAFLD, obesity and air pollu-tion, have broad adverse health effects, and reducing their prevalence will ... the near future. Studying the underlying mechanisms and broadening efforts to prevent and control the 2 main universal risk factors, obesity and air pollution, which have broad adverse health...
... CentralPage 1 of 9(page number not for citation purposes)Health and Quality of Life OutcomesOpen AccessResearchCo-morbidity and visual acuity are riskfactorsfor health-related quality of life ... of one university hospital and three gen-eral hospitals in the Netherlands between July 2000 and January 2003. The eligibility requirements for inclusion inthe non-randomized study were referral ... thevariance.DiscussionOur study aimed to provide a risk profile for visuallyimpaired older patients related to a change in QOL. First,when not taking specific riskfactors into account, for theentire group there...
... (2005),/6(1), 53–59 Risk factorsfor retained placenta and the effect of retained placenta on the occurrence of postpartum diseases and subsequent reproductive performance in dairy cowsYeon-Kyung ... the risk factorsfor retained placenta by evaluating severalreproductive factors in individual cows, and to determinethe effects of retained placenta on the occurrence ofpostpartum diseases and ... reproductive performance have varied. Our first objectivewas to determine the riskfactorsfor retained placenta byevaluating several factors: calving condition, parity,gestation length, and calving...
... NOS3, and LIPC genes may be risk factors for cardiac adverse events after primary CABGSandra Eifert*1, Astrid Rasch1, Andres Beiras-Fernandez1, Georg Nollert1, Bruno Reichart1 and ... March and October 2007. After written informed consent wasgiven, EDTA blood was drawn for genetic analyses. Reop-eration for CAD, reintervention (PTCA and/ or stenting and/ or hospital admission for ... state and enable lipid transport mechanisms. Furthermore,they may act as ligands for lipid receptors. ApolipoproteinE (ApoE) is a ligand for the low density lipoprotein (LDL)receptor and regulates...
... Development for Teachers of Science and Mathematics ThousandOaks, CA: Corwin Press; 1998. 33. Cohen DK, Hill HC: Instructional policy and classroom per-formance: the mathematics reform in California. ... Science and Methodology Group:Methods for testing theory and evaluating impact in rand-omized field trials: intent-to-treat analyses for integratingthe perspectives of person, place, and time. ... protocolStudy protocol for a group randomized controlled trial of a classroom-based intervention aimed at preventing early riskfactors for drug abuse: integrating effectiveness and implementation...
... different occupational factors (for example, kneeling and squatting activities, the lifting and carrying of loads, standing, jumping) and other influenc-ing factors (for example, age, gender, ... ofthe participating hospitals, and linguistic and cognitiveability to understand and fill out the questionnaire and toprovide informed consent.Additional criteria for the case groupThe case ... throughsports, individual factors, genetic factors, or occupational factors. Studies including comprehensive data and analy-sis are rare. The distinction between work-related and other factors is crucial...