In an effort to determine whether the use of leukocyte (WBC) depleted platelets could modify the development of alloimmunization, 98 adult patients with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia receiving initial induction therapy were randomized to receive standard pooled platelet concentrates (PC) or WBC-depleted PC. WBC depletion was produced by an additional centrifugation of pooled PC, with removal of...

BACKGROUND Aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation of inflammatory markers procalcitonin (PCT), C-reactive protein (CRP) and leukocyte count (WBC) with microbiological etiology of CAP. METHODS We enrolled 1337 patients (62 +/- 18 y, 45% f) with proven CAP. Extensive microbiological workup was performed. In all patients PCT, CRP, WBC and CRB-65 score were determined. Patients were cl...

The association between chemotherapy-induced leukopenia and clinical outcome has been reported for several types of cancer. The objective of the current study was to evaluate the association of chemotherapy-induced leukopenia during the induction phase with the clinical outcome of adult B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL). Fifty-one cases of B-ALL, age ≥14 years, were reviewed. The vari...

OBJECTIVE Association between white blood cell (WBC) count and diabetes risk has been recently suggested. We assessed whether WBC count is an independent risk factor for diabetes incidence among young healthy adults. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS WBC count was measured in 24,897 young (mean age 30.8 ± 5.36 years), normoglycemic men with WBC range of 3,000 to 12,000 cells/mm(3). Participants wer...

Previous laboratory measurements on drag of tandem rigid bodies moving in viscous incompressible fluids found that a following body experienced less drag than a leading one. Very recently a laboratory experiment [52] with deformable bodies (rubble threads) revealed just the opposite — the leading body had less drag than the following one. The Reynolds numbers in the experiment [52] were around ...

The aim of this study was to compare the effects of a single whole-body cryostimulation (WBC) and a partial-body cryostimulation (PBC) (i.e., not exposing the head to cold) on indices of parasympathetic activity and blood catecholamines. Two groups of 15 participants were assigned either to a 3-min WBC or PBC session, while 10 participants constituted a control group (CON) not receiving any cry...

BACKGROUND Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is a chronic inflammatory disorder. We evaluated whether white blood cell (WBC) count, is associated with the severity of COPD, independent of other inflammatory conditions, such as metabolic syndrome. METHODS The WBC counts were compared between 1227 COPD patients and 8679 non-COPD adults older than 40. The relationships between the WB...

Three groups of 18 children were selected for this study, one group with autism spectrum disorders (ASD), one group with developmental delays in which ASD was ruled out (DD), and one group with typical development (TD), from a pool of 3026 children who were screened with the Communication and Symbolic Behavior Scales Developmental Profile (CSBS DP, Wetherby & Prizant. 2002) Infant-Toddler Check...

This study examines aerosol properties in the vicinity of clouds by analyzing high-resolution atmospheric correction parameters provided in the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) ocean color product. The study analyzes data from a 2 week long period of September in 10 years, covering a large area in the northeast Atlantic Ocean. The results indicate that on the one hand, the ...

A Goursat flag is a chain Ds ⊂ Ds−1 ⊂ D1 ⊂ D0 = TM of subbundles of the tangent bundle TM such that corank Di = i and Di−1 is generated by the vector fields in Di and their Lie brackets. Engel, Goursat, and Cartan studied these flags and established a normal form for them, valid at generic points of M . Recently Kumpera, Ruiz and Mormul discovered that Goursat flags can have singularities, and ...