AIMS To investigate the effect of pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) taught in a general exercise class during pregnancy on the prevention of urinary incontinence (UI) in nulliparous continent pregnant women. METHODS This was a unicenter two armed randomized controlled trial. One hundred sixty-nine women were randomized by a central computer system to an exercise group (EG) (exercise class i...

Echinococcosis is a zoonotic parasitic disease affecting humans and other mammals, which is mainly caused Echinococcus at larval stages. It is predominantly endemic in Chinese pasture regions, including Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu and Ningxia. The aim of the present study was to predict the T‑ and B‑combined epitopes of Echinococcus granulosus (Eg). ferritin, and to analyze its secondary structure...

There are several examples of therapies that have differential effects in specific racially or ethnically distinct subgroups of the US population. For example, persons of African heritage generally have a poorer blood pressure response to angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors and -blockers in comparison with whites, but they derive greater benefit in the prevention of heart failure from the ...

Kompresor adalah salah satu alat bantu yang dapat menggerakan mesin-mesin industri dengan sistem pneumatic dimana kompresor konsep kerja nya merubah energi listrik menjadi gerak. Tujuan penulisan memahami mekanisme dari Compressed Air System, mulai mekanisme, spesifikasi pada kompresor, particular filter, air receiver, dryer dan fine filter. Menganalisa perhitungan volume dibutuhkan industri. S...

BACKGROUND In the United States, morbidity from asthma disproportionately affects African Americans and women. Although inadequate care contributes to overall asthma morbidity, less is known about differences in asthma care by race and sex. SUBJECTS AND METHODS To examine the relationships of race and sex with asthma care, we analyzed responses to questionnaires administered to adults enrolle...

Substantial progress has been made in reducing HIV among injection drug users (IDUs) in the United States, despite political and social resistance that reduced resources and restricted access to services. The record for HIV prevention among noninjecting drug users is less developed, although they are more numerous than IDUs. Newer treatments for opiate and alcohol abuse can now be integrated in...

Survey results indicate more mental health problems among immigrants than in the native population in Sweden and in one country of departure, Finland. This is reflected in the high proportion of immigrants in the mental hospital studied, but not among psychiatric out-patients. The immigrant patient rate is high even in socially advantageous groups, eg. among married and employed persons. The di...

BACKGROUND Ethylene glycol (EG) has been successfully used as a cryoprotectant for vitrification of mammalian formula embryos (including human embryos) due to its low formula weight and high permeation into cells compared with other cryoprotectants, including propylene glycol (PROH). This study was carried out to evaluate the permeation and toxicity of EG and to investigate the effects of its u...