... tools applied in the examination of suddenunexpected deaths in infancy and early childhood Forensic Sci Int 2002, 125:262-268 Cote A, Russo P, Michaud J: Suddenunexpected deaths in infancy: what ... polymorphism in the tyrosine hydroxylase gene indicates a role of noradrenalinergic signaling insudden infant death syndrome J Pediatr 2008, 153:190-193 40 Van Norstrand DW, Ackerman MJ: Sudden infant death ... Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA References Kinney HC, Thach BT: The sudden infant death syndrome N Engl J Med 2009, 361:795-805 Willinger M, James LS, Catz C: Defining the sudden infant death...
... ment initiation The OAB-V8 questionnaire is a possible effective and fast screening tool Our study also examined the riskfactors for OAB in men We found that OAB increased with age: 49% in men ... applying the International Continence Society Definition Eur Urol 2005; 48:622 Irwin D, Milsom I, Hunskaar S, Reilly K, Kopp Z, Herschorn S, et al Population-based survey of urinary incontinence, ... urinary frequency and 85% nocturia The increase in our study is consistent with Irwin et al.’s epidemiologic study Although a higher prevalence of OAB is expected in our study population, the increase...
... identified in fatty streaks (43) While expression is enhanced in unstable angina and AMI, it is not enhanced in variant angina or in response to ischaemia in chronic stable angina (157) These findings ... and fibrin (B) I, intima; M, media; IEL, internal elastic lamina (From Yamashita et al 2009, with permission) 10 Traditional and Novel RiskFactorsin Atherothrombosis Several factors can influence ... fibrinolysis factors and promoting platelet function (Kornecki et al., 1988, Moir et al., 2002) Inhibition of interaction between p-selectin and p-selectin glycoprotein ligand reduced fibrin formation...
... identified in fatty streaks (43) While expression is enhanced in unstable angina and AMI, it is not enhanced in variant angina or in response to ischaemia in chronic stable angina (157) These findings ... and fibrin (B) I, intima; M, media; IEL, internal elastic lamina (From Yamashita et al 2009, with permission) 10 Traditional and Novel RiskFactorsin Atherothrombosis Several factors can influence ... fibrinolysis factors and promoting platelet function (Kornecki et al., 1988, Moir et al., 2002) Inhibition of interaction between p-selectin and p-selectin glycoprotein ligand reduced fibrin formation...
... understood Does quitting smoking affect breast cancer risk? Quitting smoking may lead to a temporary increase in breast cancer risk Most of the studies that have examined the breast cancer risk of women ... levels reported in 1991 Because observed risk Thus, the information used in these studies the typical levels of cotinine have decreased it is also likely may be inaccurate which could influence the ... considered in the context of overall health After quitting smoking, a woman’s risk of breast cancer temporarily increases between 25 and 450 percent (depending on the study examined) This is in sharp...
... from those in nonfinancial firms using data for the 1973-1994 period Identifying the common riskfactors for financial firms is important both in terms of our understanding of the pricing of equities ... evidence on the riskfactors that are priced in bank equities Alternative empirical models with precedent in the nonfinancial asset pricing literature are tested, including the single-factor Capital ... model are presented in Table III Because the model includes riskfactors that are not returns, in this case the asset-pricing model does not predict a restriction on the intercepts in the time-series...
... obtained with similar type of products In addition extrinsic riskfactors like manufacturing, handling, storage- and clinical or treatment related riskfactors can contribute to the overall risk ... extended periods of Table Overview of riskfactors and risks associated with stem cell-based therapy Riskfactors or hazards Identified risks Intrinsic factors - Origin of cells (e.g autologous vs allogenic, ... (Table 1); secondly extrinsic riskfactors introduced by procurement, handling, culturing, or storage of the cells; and finally the riskfactors associated with the clinical characteristics (e.g...
... CVD risk factors, including glucose tolerance [4], cholesterol [5], blood pressure [6], resting pulse rate [7] and obesity [8], and markers of systemic inflammation including C-reactive protein ... data were recorded at 1-minute intervals On the initial test this was used with VO2 data to determine the heart rate training intensity (65 % VO2 peak) of the exercise-training programme This procedure ... 8-12: Individual maintenance of programme at week 8 week assessment 12 week assessment I = intensity; F = frequency; D = duration Figure experimental time-line of the aerobic exercise training intervention...
... the same answer, at least that information could be included All of the interviews were conducted by authors They had been trained in interviewing and administering questionnaires Answers were ... identified it as a risk factor for psychosocial adjustment This is a fascinating finding, providing very strong support for the inclusion of objective measures of appearance in studies exploring the psychosocial ... by using Chinese Mandarin version of the CBCL, and investigated the riskfactors of psychosocial problems by using univariate and multivariate analysis It was anticipated that children in the...
... high risk along with the increased numbers of risk alleles /factors However, the variation of absolute risk distribution increased with increasing numbers of factors used in the risk- predicting ... SNPs and riskfactors using a risk score analysis with a linear combination of the SNP genotypes or riskfactors weighted by their individual OR (The log odds at each SNP locus was additive in the ... cancer risk assessment with five independent genetic variants and two riskfactorsin Chinese women Juncheng Dai1,2,3, Zhibin Hu1,2,3, Yue Jiang1, Hao Shen1, Jing Dong1, Hongxia Ma1, Hongbing Shen1,2,3,*...
... identified in fatty streaks (43) While expression is enhanced in unstable angina and AMI, it is not enhanced in variant angina or in response to ischaemia in chronic stable angina (157) These findings ... and fibrin (B) I, intima; M, media; IEL, internal elastic lamina (From Yamashita et al 2009, with permission) 10 Traditional and Novel RiskFactorsin Atherothrombosis Several factors can influence ... fibrinolysis factors and promoting platelet function (Kornecki et al., 1988, Moir et al., 2002) Inhibition of interaction between p-selectin and p-selectin glycoprotein ligand reduced fibrin formation...
... 162 Jong-Tae Woo et al introducing and maintaining LPAI in seropositive flocks? and 3) What are the current monitoring and surveillance systems for LPAI in Korea? Materials and Methods ... low pathogenicity H7N2 AI virus during an outbreak in West Virginia in 2002 This study indicated that age was a significant risk factor for maintenance and introduction of LPAI To compare the ... were investigated Frequent cleansing with disinfectants was a decreased risk factor and using foot disinfectants was a possible factor for decreased risk Clearly, if the employees were active in...
... in the control group (n = 2167) and patients with breast cancer (n = 1492) according to the factors including age, education, body mass index (BMI), smoking and alcohol intake Factors women in ... rates of breast cancer incidence and mortality, changes in the incidence of breast cancer are most dramatic in low-middle income countries (LMC) including Turkey [3] According to World Health Organization ... diagnosed and about Table 3: Riskfactors associated with increased or decreased risk of breast cancer Factors associated with increased breast cancer risk: women in the control group (n = 2167)...
... factors and resulting LBP may be compounded by lifestyle riskfactors including smoking, physical inactivity, and obesity [5] There is an abundance of literature reporting on the riskfactors associated ... reported in the screening questionnaire A positive pain finding in the clinical assessment was derived by practitioner-based examination, including the patient's history of involved site(s) followed ... Frequent bending and twisting Heavy lifting, repetitive lifting Jarring, Gripping, vibration, repetitive actions Prolonged sitting & prolonged standing Balague, 1999 [44]* Feuerstein, 1999[45]...
... certain extent, similar to our findings Whatever the main riskfactors for earthquake inpatient death are, the fact that those multi -factors (except local hospital treatment) co-existed might indeed ... case-control study on riskfactors pertaining to earthquake inpatient death; however, there are some limitations to this study To begin with, we failed to analyse the impact of age and sex on death because ... earthquake-related inpatient death Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions WJ, SY and LY participated in the study design, data analysis and interpretation...
... factor binding protein-1 during protracted critical illness J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2002, 87:5516-5523 22 Borai A, Livingstone C, Zarif H, Ferns G: Serum insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1: ... data inducing inflammation in rats by intravenous inoculation of endotoxin showed that IL-6 increased muscle fatigue [27] and decreased muscle contractility of the diaphragm [28] Interestingly, ... emerged as independent riskfactors from multivariate analysis • Inflammation-induced impairment of growth-factor-mediated insulin sensitivity may be involved in the development of CIM • In contrast...
... 40.000 cases per year in the United States [1,2] In Italy, estimated incidence is about 6.000 cases per year (resulting in more than 350 deaths/ year) [3]; in the United Kingdom, about 50 people ... Postural instability Psychosis Depression Vertigo Mania Cortical blindness Insomnia Hearing loss, tinnitus Chorea EEG abnormalities Epilepsy Peripheral neuropathies Recurrent headache Fecal/urinay incontinence ... suffering from DNS benefit of HBO (in terms of DNS incidence reduction at one month) was investigated Only patients presenting signs or symptoms currently considered indications for HBO in our...