BACKGROUND Vitamin D (25(OH) D3) levels in pouch patients are not well defined. AIM To evaluate the frequency and factors associated with low 25(OH) D3 levels in pouch patients with underlying inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS A consecutive of 157 pouch patients was identified from our Pouchitis Registry. A sample of 155 ulcerative colitis (UC) patients without IPAA served as contro...

A/A test, 67. See also online bucket tests A/B test, 8, 55. See also online bucket tests accuracy metrics, 59–62, 63 adaptive sequential design. See multiarmed bandit (MAB) problem Adomavicius, Gediminas, 261 Agarwal, Deepak K., 97, 99, 107, 110, 147, 198, 210, 242, 250t, 251, 252, 253, 261 algorithmic techniques, for recommender system, 5–7 alternating least squares, 35 AOL, 82t application se...

We estimated the prevalence of screening for prostate cancer in indigenous people Brazil. also studied how ethnicity, age, social conditions, lifestyle, and history sexually transmitted infections are associated with altered prostate-specific antigen (PSA) values. This is a cross-sectional study people, ≥ 40 years old, from Dourados reserve, Mato Grosso do Sul, The patients underwent total PSA ...

Effects of Stress on Learning and Memory in Humans 153 Introduction 153 The Conceptual and Anatomical Basis in Humans of Learning and Memory 154 Mechanisms Behind the Relationship Between Stress, Learning, and Memory 155 Vulnerability of Human Memory 156 Encoding, Consolidation, and Retrieval in Stressful, and Emotionally Loaded Situations 156 Summary 157 Effects of Stress on Learning and Memor...