BACKGROUND Livedo may be an independent risk factor for pregnancy morbidity, additional to the known risks associated with the presence of antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL). OBJECTIVE To determine the prevalence of pregnancy related morbidity in patients with widespread livedo reticularis who are persistently negative for aPL. PATIENTS AND METHODS 52 patients with widespread livedo reticula...

BACKGROUND The uptake of various telehealth technologies to deliver health care services at a distance is expanding; however more knowledge is needed to help understand vital components for success in using telehealth in different work settings. This study was part of a larger trial designed to investigate the effect of an interactive telemedicine platform. The platform consisted of a web based...

A 79-year old woman presented with a 7-year history of subcorneal pustular dermatosis (SPD). Primary lesions presented as widespread symmetrical eruptions with erythema and flaccid pustules of up to 5 mm in diameter (Figure 1A). Diagnosis was based on the clinical symptoms and the characteristic histologic finding of subcorneal sterile pustules in several skin biopsy specimens (Figure 2A). The ...

backgrounds: situation awareness is an important factor in industrial accidents. improving situation awareness may help to prevent occupational accidents. determination of factors influencing situation awareness will help to plan and take measures for betterment of working condition and development of a safer workplace. in this study, we examined the role of work overload and job stress in pred...

ATP is generated primarily in the mitochondria and during anaerobic glycolysis to fuel energy-consuming processes of animal organisms. ATP and the enzymes necessary for its function and hydrolysis are therefore also present in neuronal cells. Besides the energy demand for the biosynthetic centre, the cell body, a great deal of energy is used, as in other cells, in establishing a Na+/K+-gradient...

background: an important factor in the prevention of industrial accidents is the ability of employees to maintain awareness of the work situation, understand the information it holds, and predict how situations will develop. in the present study, we examined the role of fatalistic beliefs and safety climate in predicting occupational situation awareness (sa) among workers.   materials and metho...

Objective: An important factor in the prevention of industrial accidents is the employees’ ability to maintain their awareness of the work situation, understand the information it holds, and predict the development of the situations. In this study, we examined the role of work stress and sleepiness in predicting work situation awareness among workers.  Methods: The present study was a cross-...

Situation awareness is an important factor in the incidence of industrial accidents. Improving situation awareness may help to prevent occupational accidents. Determination of factors influencing the situation awareness will help to plan and implement the measures for improving working conditions and making a safer workplace. In this study, was examined the role of work overload and sleepiness ...