The results of the immunofluorescence study with ELISA technique showed ELIZA for sera patients leishmaniasis L. Major Significant increase in cellular kinetics values, as interleukin reached 6 (IL6) 4.45±3.2 pg | ml, tumor necrosis factor -a) 0.32 ± 0.15 statistical recorded a significant at p<0.05 probability level control group samples. laboratory hematological covariance assays decrease ...

Drawing on various macro- and micro-data sources, the authors present robust evidence of an inverted U-shaped relationship between female labor force participation inequality. Overall, is found to have a strong significant dis-equalizing impact in at least three groups developing countries with relatively low initial levels participation. A decile-level analysis shows that has higher returns am...

روش الکتریکی به عنوان یک بررسی ژئوفیزیکی می‌تواند پارامترهای زمین‌شناسی شامل خردشدگی، شاخص دگرسانی توده سنگ، درصد اشباع، کیفیت آب زیرزمینی و . را خوبی نمایش دهد. این پارامترها نقش مهمی در طبقه‌بندی مهندسی سنگ از طریق تأثیر بر دو (RQD) مقاومت (GSI)، کانه‌زایی عناصر نیز نحوه حفاری دارند. مقاله با استفاده سونداژ قائم لایه‌های زیرسطحی تعیین متعاقباً مذکور توده‌سنگ‌های آذرآواری آنومالی III کانسار نار...

High blood concentrations of n-6 fatty acids (FAs) relative to n-3 FAs may lead to a "physiological switch" towards permanent low-grade inflammation, potentially influencing the onset of cardiovascular and inflammatory diseases, as well as cancer. To explore the potential effects of FA ratios prior to disease onset, we measured blood gene expression profiles and plasma FA ratios (linoleic acid/...

OBJECTIVES The sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is an important and significant cause of low back pain. We sought to quantify the burden of disease attributable to the SIJ. METHODS The authors compared EuroQol 5D (EQ-5D) and Short Form (SF)-36-based health state utility values derived from the preoperative evaluation of patients with chronic SIJ pain participating in two prospective clinical trials of ...

BACKGROUND Hospital volume has been linked to quality of care. The relation between hospital volume and recommended use of bioprosthetic valves in older patients undergoing aortic valve replacement (AVR) is unknown. METHODS AND RESULTS We identified 80,470 patients aged > or =65 years undergoing isolated AVR (with or without bypass surgery) in 1045 US hospitals during 1999-2001 from Medicare ...

BACKGROUND The current ability to predict readmissions in patients with heart failure is modest at best. It is unclear whether machine learning techniques that address higher dimensional, nonlinear relationships among variables would enhance prediction. We sought to compare the effectiveness of several machine learning algorithms for predicting readmissions. METHODS AND RESULTS Using data fro...

BACKGROUND Hospital readmissions for heart failure (HF) contribute to increased morbidity and resource burden. Predictors of hospitalization and patterns of cardiovascular events over the lifetime of patients with HF have not been elucidated. METHODS AND RESULTS We examined recurrent hospitalizations, cardiovascular events, and survival among newly discharged (April 1999-March 2001) patients ...

BACKGROUND This paper assesses the agreement between household-level income data and an area-based income measure, and whether or not discrepancies create meaningful differences when applied in regression equations estimating total household prescription drug expenditures. METHODS Using administrative data files for the population of BC, Canada, we calculate income deciles from both area-base...

BACKGROUND Perfluorooctanoate (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) persist in the environment and are found in relatively high concentrations in animal livers. Studies in humans have reported inconsistent associations between PFOA and liver enzymes. OBJECTIVES We examined the cross-sectional association between serum PFOA and PFOS concentrations with markers of liver function in adults...