1283 When the Fever is Not Infection…

When fever is not malaria

In the past few years, major eff orts in malaria control, alongside a renewed emphasis on malaria elimination and eradication, have led to declines in disease incidence. Nowadays, malaria is just one of many causes of fever in most endemic contexts, and often a fairly rare one. Investigation of nonmalarial causes of fever is therefore a priority, as was underlined at WHO’s informal consultation...

The influence of mucositis on oral thermometry: when fever may not reflect infection.

BACKGROUND The mouth is the most common site for measuring temperature. Oral mucositis may affect up to 40% of patients who receive chemotherapy. Thus far, mucositis has not been studied with regard to accurate thermometry. METHODS One hundred consecutive patients (25 per group) were self-referred on the basis of perception of mucositis, temperature measurement at home, or malaise or were ref...

When the ICU is not the answer.

When every $P$-flat ideal is flat

In this paper‎, ‎we study the class of rings in which every $P$-flat‎ ‎ideal is flat and which will be called $PFF$-rings‎. ‎In particular‎, ‎Von Neumann regular rings‎, ‎hereditary rings‎, ‎semi-hereditary ring‎, ‎PID and arithmetical rings are examples of $PFF$-rings‎. ‎In the context domain‎, ‎this notion coincide with‎ ‎Pr"{u}fer domain‎. ‎We provide necessary and sufficient conditions for‎...

When Senescence Is Optimal and When It Is Not

A simple model is developed that captures the main features of life reproduction, growth and maintenance. These features are determined by a single state variable, vitality. The resulting optimal life-history strategies are classified with respect to the course of their characteristic age-trajectory of mortality. It is shown that the range of optimal life histories is wide. The main factors tha...