Background: The present study aimed to compare the complete blood count (CBC) indices between COVID-19 patients and the control group, and assess the relationship of these indices with COVID-19 prognosis given the role of complete blood counts in the COVID-19 prognosis. Methods: COVID-19 patients (confirmed by PCR or CT-Scan) who visited Imam Hospital in Sari were selected in this case-control...

BACKGROUND Because of the high malignant degree of pancreatic cancer (PC), the early diagnosis of PC is of great concern. Macrophage inhibitory cytokine-1 (MIC-1) was reported to be a potential diagnostic biomarker, but its diagnostic value is indeterminate. Therefore, we performed this meta-analysis to compare it to carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9), the most frequently used serum biomarker i...

The generalised Fitting subgroup of a finite group is the group generated by all subnormal subgroups that are either nilpotent or quasisimple. The importance of this subgroup in finite group theory stems from the fact that it always contains its own centraliser, so that any finite group is an abelian extension of a group of automorphisms of its generalised Fitting subgroup. We define a class of...

BACKGROUND This study analyzes the characteristics of donor and recipient tissue preparation between the Hessburg-Barron and Hanna punch and trephine systems by using elliptical curve fitting models, light microscopy, and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). METHODS Eight millimeter Hessburg-Barron and Hanna vacuum trephines and punches were used on six cadaver globes and s...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to compare the diagnostic values of contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) and contrast-enhanced computed tomography (CECT) in detecting small hepatocellular carcinoma (SHCC). METHODS A series of related articles from 2001 to 2015 were searched in PubMed and Embase databases. Data from selected articles were pooled to analyze the sensitivity, specificity, positive lik...

669 © 2012 Guilford Publications, Inc. We thank Aaron C. Kay, Travis Proulx, Benjamin C. Ruisch, and one anonymous reviewer for offering astute commentary on an earlier draft. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Erin P. Hennes, Department of Psychology, New York University, 6 Washington Place, New York, NY 10003. E-mail: eph231@nyu. edu. HENNES ET AL. NOT ALL IDEOLOGIE...

Industrial accidents increasingly threaten society and economy; the increasing exposure and vulnerability of our modern interlaced societies contributes to intensifying their impact. Critical Infrastructures (CIs) have a prominent role, since they are vital for the welfare of the population and essential for the economic growth. As hazards are hard to predict, decision-makers need to implement ...

For a few years now, missiological. literature.has.discussed. the.possibility,.acceptability,.viability,.and.shape.of.movements. to. Christ. among. adherents. of. non-Christian. communities. without a formation of formally recognized.“Christian.churches”. among.them..A.particular.focus. of these writings is such movements in the Muslim world. Much.of.the.deliberations.on. these.“insider.movemen...