Background: The present study aimed to investigate the Nailfold Capillaroscopy (NC) features of the patients with dermatomyositis (DM) and its correlation with their disease activity indices, physical findings, and laboratory results. Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted on 27 DM patients above 16 years old who had referred to an(there are 3 clinics not one) outpatient rh...

The standard of care for treatment of organ transplant rejection is immunosuppression, with the particular regimen dictated by the organ being transplanted. As organ transplantation success rates have improved, more patients are facing the morbidity and mortality associated with immunosuppressive therapies developed to prevent rejection of the transplanted organ. Immunosuppressive therapies are...

a r t i c l e i n f o The present study examined the role of the big five personality dimensions and altruism in organ donation attitudes (ODA), intentions to register, and organ donor status using a sample of 336 college undergraduates. Participants completed questionnaires that assessed the big five personality dimensions, altruism, ODA, and non-donors completed a question that assessed their...

In recent years solid organ transplantation has been rapidly developed as a therapeutic intervention that is life-saving and greatly contributes to a better quality of life in organ recipients. The rapid development has been made possible because of a drastic expansion in the immunosuppressive repertoire. Unfortunately, the side effects of these drugs can be severe, which is one of the reasons ...

This study analyzes the waiting lines for solid organ transplants in Brazil's Unified National Health System. By using a queuing theory model, we estimate the waiting times for different organs under alternative scenarios. The model reveals the elasticity of various waiting times with respect to arrival and service rates for organ transplantation within the system. Average waiting time for a so...

In this work, a new information acquisition system is proposed and implemented, called ORGAN (Ontology-oRiented usaGe ANalysis system). ORGAN aims to enhance and ease log analysis by use of semantic knowledge. It is an application for log analysis taking advantage of semantic web technologies. ORGAN is able to offer typical statistical analysis of web usage logs taking into consideration at the...