M e t h o d s Design: Randomized placebo-controlled trial (Organization for the Assessment of Strategies for Ischemic Syndromes [OASIS-6]). Allocation: Unclear allocation concealment.* Blinding: Blinded (clinicians and patients).* Follow-up period: 3 to 6 months. Setting: 447 centers in 41 countries. Patients: 12 092 patients (mean age 62 y, 72% men) who presented with STEMI within 24 hours of ...

We evaluated the association between urinary arsenic and the seroprevalence of total hepatitis A antibodies (total anti-HAV: IgG and IgM) in 11 092 participants aged ⩾6 years using information collected in the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2003-2012). Multivariate logistic regression models evaluated associations between total anti-HAV and total urinary arsenic defined as...

As one of the solutions to intrusion detection problems, Artificial Immune Systems (AIS) have shown their advantages. Unlike genetic algorithms, there is no one archetypal AIS, instead there are four major paradigms. Among them, the Dendritic Cell Algorithm (DCA) has produced promising results in various applications. The aim of this chapter is to demonstrate the potential for the DCA as a suit...

Next generation communication networks are moving towards autonomous wireless infrastructures, as for example, Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs) that are capable of working unattended under dynamically changing conditions. Over the last few years, WSNs are being developed towards a large number of multimedia streaming applications, e.g., video surveillance, traffic control systems, health monitor...

OBJECTIVES To determine the need for HIV/AIDS service provision in the City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality (CTMM), especially in municipal areas. METHODS The Foundation for Professional Development initiated the Compass Project. Using a questionnaire, data were collected during May - June 2010 from organisations providing HIV/AIDS services in the CTMM (organisational information and typ...

Rakiura Maori annually harvest sooty shearwater (Puffinus griseus) chicks from islands in Foveaux Strait and adjacent to Stewart Island, New Zealand. Chick availability and the number of chicks harvested were estimated during the 1994 and 1995 seasons on Poutama (Evening Island). Burrow entrance densities estimated using circular plots were significantly higher in 1994 (0.45 ± 0.03 m) than in 1...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effectiveness of interventions to improve the mental health of women in the perinatal period and to evaluate any effect on the health, growth and development of their offspring, in low- and middle-income (LAMI) countries. METHODS Seven electronic bibliographic databases were systematically searched for papers published up to May 2012 describing controlled trials of int...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE rtPA is an effective treatment for AIS, yet it is substantially underused due to the increased risk of HT. Recent work suggests that permeability-related information can be extracted from routine T2*-based perfusion images by measuring the rR of the contrast agent. Given that other T2*-based measures have recently been proposed, the purpose of this study was to evaluate 4...

Objective: To determine the prognostic value of fractional flow reserve (FFR) measurements after coronary stent implantation including multiple clinical and angiographic parameters collected in one centre. Methods: 119 consecutive patients were enrolled who had a stent implanted with the use of a pressure wire as a guidewire. Patients were followed up for at least six months. Any death, myocard...