BACKGROUND Screening for celiac disease is based on the sequential evaluation of serologic tests and intestinal biopsy; an optimal screening protocol is still under investigation. The screening policy of one of the main healthcare providers in Israel (Maccabi) consists of measuring total immunoglobulin A and tissue transglutaminase IgA antibodies and confirming positive results by endomysial an...

This paper presents a comparative study of conventional Experimental Modal Analysis (EMA) and output-only Operational Modal Analysis (OMA) techniques for estimating the modal parameters of a moderately damped truck chassis. The OMA, without its need to measure input forces, would serve as a convenient methodology to test vehicle structures when response data alone is available. Data has been ac...

Emergency Management Agencies (EMA) are increasingly adopting online social network (OSN) such as Twitter and Facebook for interacting with partner institutions and citizens for sourcing and distributing of vital crisis information. However, EMA need to study and analyze how well they are using and, how they should be using the OSN. This paper adopts a holistic social architecture driven approa...

BACKGROUND Alcohol abuse, other substance use disorders, and risk behaviors associated with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) represent three of the top 10 modifiable causes of mortality in the US. Despite evidence that continuing care is effective in sustaining recovery from substance use disorders and associated behaviors, patients rarely receive it. Smartphone applications (apps) have b...

One of the objectives of the Paediatric Regulation (EC) No 1901/2006, is to foster high quality ethical research on medicinal products to be used in children. To achieve this objective, the EMA is responsible for developing a European paediatric network of existing national and European networks and centres with specific expertise in research and clinical trials relating to paediatric medicines...

PSS67 DoeS HealtH-RelateD Quality of life evaluation in PSoRiaSiS MatteR? a Review of labelS of PSoRiaSiS PRoDuctS aPPRoveD by tHe fDa anD tHe eMa Acquadro C1, Perret C1, Arnould B2 1Mapi Research Trust, Lyon, France, 2Patient-Centered Outcomes Mapi, Lyon, France Objectives: Psoriasis is a papulosquamous skin disease characterized by recurring thick, itchy and dry red patches covered with silve...