introduction : viral meningitis is an inflammation of the leptomeninges as a manifestation of central nervous system (cns) infection, and more than 85% of viral meningitis cases are caused by non-polio enteroviruses. molecular methods such as polymerase chain reaction (pcr) are increasingly used to detect and type non-polio enteroviruses. here, we describe the impact of these viruses on aseptic...

Childhood obesity is associated with negative health consequences in childhood (1) that continue into adulthood (2), putting adults at risk for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and certain cancers (1). Obesity disproportionately affects children from low-income families (3). Through a collaboration with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), CDC has begun to use data from t...

Article history: Received 26 July 2012 Received in revised form 24 May 2014 Accepted 26 May 2014 Available online 3 June 2014 This paper analyzes the risk–return trade-off in Europe using recent data from 11 European stock markets. After relaxing the linear assumptions in the risk–return relationship by introducing a new approach that considers the current state of the market, we obtain signifi...

Article history: Received on: 13/08/2014 Revised on: 09/09/2014 Accepted on: 15/10/2014 Available online: 27/11/2014 Desloratadine (DS) is a tricyclic antihistaminic, characterized by bitter taste and slight water solubility. The aim of this study is to prepare DS as orally disintegrating tablets (ODT) to mask the bitter taste and improve compliance. Twelve different placebo ODT (F1-F12) were p...

Title Liver Autotransplantation for an Inferior Vena Cava Tumor Author(s) Takatsuki, Mitsuhisa; Eguchi, Susumu; Hashizume, Koji; Soyama, Akihiko; Hidaka, Masaaki; Tanigawa, Kazuyoshi; Eishi, Kiyoyuki; Kuroki, Tamotsu Citation Transplantation, 98(12), pp.e91-e93; 2014 Issue Date 2014-12-27 URL http://hdl.handle.net/10069/35370 Right © 2014 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; This is a non-final versi...

conclusions this study indicated that the modified version of the adult nvps in step with the vrs is a useful tool for pain intensity assessment in the ed. results the average age of the participants was 35.2 years, and the extremities were the most common painful area (66.2%). the mean vrs and nvrs pain intensity ratings upon arrival were 6.16 (± 2.63) and 3.06 (± 2.17), respectively. the esti...

Utilization of water in different parts of industrial life cycles brings a huge concern on environmental water and wastewater pollutions. In this research, environmental quality assessment of wastewater is studied using fuzzy logic. Fuzzy appliance is due to existance of statistical considerations (including standard deviations), various uncertainties, non-linearity and complexity of functions....

OBJECTIVE The Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine has increasingly been suspected of adverse effects in Denmark since 2013. By using consultations with the general practitioner (GP) as an indicator for morbidity, this study aims to examine the association between HPV vaccination and morbidity in girls in the Danish childhood immunization program. METHODS The study is a nationwide register-base...

conclusions according to the results, the iranian public health centers preparedness against disasters before, during and after accidents were in safety level 4 from 10, which was undesirable. results risk rate, functional, non-structural and structural preparedness and final safety level were 58.62%, 51.48%, 54.82%, 33.97%, and 43.72%, respectively. background ahvaz metropolitan as an industri...

Vol. 27, No. 3, 2015 353 Received April 23, 2014, Revised July 22, 2014, Accepted for publication August 11, 2014 Corresponding author: Hei Sung Kim, Department of Dermatology, The Catholic University of Korea, Incheon St. Mary’s Hospital, 56 Dongsuro, Bupyoung-gu, Incheon 403-720, Korea. Tel: 82-32-2805102, Fax: 82-32-506-9514, E-mail: [email protected] This is an Open Access article dist...