Can suitable candidates for levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel therapy be identified using current evidence?

Can suitable candidates for levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel therapy be identified using current evidence?

Advanced Parkinson's disease (APD) is characterized by increased functional disability, caused by motor complications, the presence of axial symptoms, and emergent disease- and drug-related non-motor symptoms. One of the advanced therapies available is intrajejunal infusion of levodopa/carbidopa intestinal gel (LCIG); however, patient selection for this treatment is sometimes difficult, particu...

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Can Working Style be Identified?

Working style is a concept not fully taken into account especially when the unfolding of a business process is supported by Processaware Information Systems. In this paper we present a practical approach to define and identify working style. The identification is done by searching for some patterns representing critical common features which define a working style. A prototype is presented as a...

Phosphorus removal in constructed wetlands: can suitable alternative media be identified?

Removal of phosphorous in constructed wetlands is limited by the capacity of the media to adsorb, bind or precipitate the incoming P. To enhance P removal and the life span of constructed wetlands the approach might be to use natural sands rich in calcium or iron, to use an alternative 'artificial' medium with high P-binding capacity, or to establish external P-binding filters after the wetland...

Can occupational labor shortages be identified using available data?

Carolyn M. Veneri is an economist in the Office of Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics. The Nation’s economy has enjoyed more than 7 years of expansion, during which the national unemployment rate declined from 7.5 percent in 1992 to 4.5 percent in 1998, the lowest level since 1969. The 1998 unemployment rate dipped below 2 percent in some States. As the labor market tightened ov...