... number not for citation purposes)Journal of the International AIDS SocietyShort reportMigration andRiskFactorsfor HIV Acquisition in Pregnant Women in Baja California, MexicoRolando M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...
... 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 ... two groups of risk factors. The density of animal populations, the herd size, the type and breed of animal (dairy or beef), the type of husbandry system and other environmental factors are thought ... Prevalence of, andriskfactors for, brucellosis in Awassi sheep in Southern Jordan. Small Rumin Res 2007, 73, 300-303. 4. Al-Majali AM, Al-Qudah KM, Al-Tarazi YH, Al-Rawashdeh OF. Risk factors...
... 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...
... Auckland. New Zeland, for her assistance with English translation.References1. Pearson SE, Meyer AC, Adams GL, Ondrey FG: Decreased hearingafter combined modality therapy forheadandneck cancer. Am ... ear radiation dose and hearingloss in head -and- neckcancer patients. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys2005, 61:1393-1402.12. Blakley BW, Gupta AK, Myres SF, Schwan S: Riskfactorsfor oto-toxicity ... effective treatments for headandneck tumors. For initial lesions T1 and T2, the results of exclusive use ofRT are comparable to the ones obtained using surgicalprocedures. For lesions in a more...
... Swedish general population (the Malmo Diet and Cancer study), Lohmander and colleagues found that all bodymass measures were significant riskfactorsfor knee and hipOA leading to joint replacement ... con-founding).The mechanism for the associations between adiposity meas-ures and the risk of primary knee and hip joint replacement isunclear, but may be due to both biomechanical and metabolic factors. The ... [5,9,32,33].Nevertheless, metabolic factors are also likely to be importantsince we have shown that waist circumference and WHR, thesurrogate measures of central adiposity and known risk factors for the metabolic...
... efforts in 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 ... 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 ... in children and adults; it might represent a physiological response to environ-mental factors in children and a long-standing adapta-tion in adults. The histological criteria for distinguishing...
... 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...
... 3.3. Riskfactors of pH1N1/2009 Table 3.15 - 3.18. The association between some factorsandrisk of getting infection with pH1N1/2009 (univariate analysis) Risk factors Infected by 2009 pandemic ... EDUCATION AND TRAINING MINISTRY OF HEALTH NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HYGIENE ANDEPIDEMIOLOGY * NGUYEN THI THI THO EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SOME RISKFACTORS OF PANDEMIC ... identifying riskfactors for influenza infections, especially for influenza pandemic. Regarding to seasonal influenza, children under 5 years of age was at a 1.85 times (1.09 - 3.26) greater risk...
... (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. ... 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 ... 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....
... 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...
... obesity and osteoarthritis - such as allowing for repeated testing and controlling for environmental conditions, diet, and age -there are limitations of its use for translational relevance. For ... destruction and abnormal boneremodeling, resulting in joint pain and severe disability.The etiology of this disease is complex and multifaceted, and numerous genetic and environment riskfactors ... Steve Johnson, Holly Leddy, and Andrew Schmidt for their help with data collection and analy-sis. They also thank Daniel Schmitt, Frank Keefe, and William Kraus for many insightful discussions.Author...