OBJECTIVES Influenza infection can cause severe pneumonia, which is sometimes fatal, particularly in older adults. Influenza results in 3-5 million cases of severe illness and about 250 000 to 500 000 deaths annually worldwide. Social participation in the context of influenza infection is controversial because, although social participation is beneficial in maintaining physical function and men...

Background Autopsies can provide a good indication of the quality of patient care, in terms of the accuracy of clinical diagnosis and the quality of treatment given. Designs This was a cross-sectional study among clinicians at the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) in 2012. Data were collected with a 69-item, self-administered, structured questionnaire. A total of 215 questionnaires were sent ou...

INTRODUCTION Markers of the systemic inflammatory response, including C-reactive protein and albumin (combined to form the modified Glasgow Prognostic Score), as well as neutrophil, lymphocyte and platelet counts have been shown to be prognostic of survival in patients with cancer. The aim of the present study was to examine the prognostic relationship between these markers of the systemic infl...

1 Biotechnology Research Center, Faculty of Engineering, Toyama Prefectural University, 5180 Kurokawa, Kosugi, Toyama 939-0398, Japan; 2 Department of Biochemistry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-0146, USA; 3 Institute of Biomaterials and Bioengineering, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 2-3-10 Surugadai, Kanda, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0062, Japan; 4 Division of ...

Peritonitis is a common and serious complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD). Although less than 5% peritonitis episodes result in death, the direct or major contributing cause death around 16% PD patients. The longevity Peritoneal Dialysis markedly reduced by risk related infections. In CAPD, end 6 months treatment probability developing at least one episode 30%; 50% 1 year; 70% 2 years 80% 3 ...

Bu çalışmada öğretmenlerin uzaktan eğitim hakkındaki görüşlerini belirleyebilmek için geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçek geliştirmek amaçlanmıştır. Çalışmada nicel araştırma yaklaşımı kapsamında tarama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın örneklemini 2019-2020 eğitim-öğretim yılında veren farklı branşlardaki 490 öğretmen oluşturmaktadır. veri toplama aracı olarak 46 maddeden oluşan görüş belirleme öl...