CONTEXT An uncomplicated and easy-to-use method of pre-estimating the severity of gallstone pancreatitis shortly after admission was required in order to direct clinicians for monitoring and/or transferring to a specialized center. OBJECTIVE To determine the role of brief assessment in pre-estimating the severity of gallstone pancreatitis at admission. PATIENTS Fifty-eight patients with gal...

OBJECTIVE To explore the role of feeding practices and food purchases in toddler dietary intake and anthropometry. METHODS A convenience sample of Latino mother and toddler pairs were interviewed at baseline and at 6-month follow-up. Data on feeding practices, toddler dietary intake, anthropometry, and food purchases were collected using the Toddler-Feeding Questionnaire; 24-hour recalls; mea...

Perkembangan ekonomi yang tidak stabil memberikan ancaman bagi perusahaan mengalami financial distress bahkan kebangkrutan. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis prediksi kebangkrutan perusahaan-perusahaan terdaftar dalam Bursa Efek Indonesia. Model digunakan penelitian yaitu rasio-rasio Altman Z-Score sebagai alat melihat seberapa besar potensi perusahaan. Data merupakan d...

1. High spatial resolution confocal imaging was used to investigate spontaneous calcium release events (Ca2+ sparks) in isolated rat cardiac myocytes loaded with the fluorescent calcium indicator fluo-3. 2. Frequencies of sparks at different release sites varied widely, with a few sites showing sustained activities as great as 50 times the average. Sites with frequent sparks showed more rapid r...