The Global Meningococcal Initiative (GMI) was established in 2009 and comprises an international team of scientists, clinicians, and public health officials with expertise in meningococcal disease (MD). Its primary goal is to promote global prevention of MD through education, research, international cooperation, and developing recommendations that include decreasing the burden of severe disease...

TO THE EDITOR—We read with interest the article by Fisher and colleagues about use of the galactomannan index (GMI) in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients with invasive aspergillosis (IA) [1]. The authors reported that the serum GM level at the time of IA diagnosis was significantly associated with the risk of overall and respiratory mortality. In their cohort, GM testing was p...

Abstract Background The effectiveness of lockdowns in mitigating the spread COVID-19 has been subject intense debate. Data on relationship between public health restrictions, mobility, and pandemic growth so far conflicting. Objective We assessed restriction tiers, five contiguous units (PHUs) Greater Toronto Area (GTA) Ontario, Canada. Methods Weekly effective reproduction number (R t ) was ca...

Since early March 2014, the NASA/JAXA Global Precipitation Measurement Core- Observatory (GPM-CO) satellite has allowed analysis of precipitation systems around globe, thanks to capabilities GPM Microwave Imager (GMI) and Dual-Frequency Radar (DPR). In this work, we demonstrate how GPM-CO measurements obtained from 4 years observations over Mediterranean area can be used as an extremely effecti...

The giant magneto-impedance (GMI) effect of Co83.2Fe5.2Si8.8B2.8 ribbons at frequencies <1 MHz was analyzed. To improve the GMI response, a Joule annealing treatment conducted with direct current, and domain structure ribbon surface investigated via magneto-optical Kerr microscopy. annealed show larger impedance changes under external magnetic fields, higher field sensitivity is obtained by ...

Introduction: Tumor volume delineation is the most important step in the radiation treatment planning. In this study the impact of PET/CT data on the tumor delineation precision of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was investigated. Methods: PET/CT images of 20 patients with primary NSCLC were obtained and imported to the treatment planning system for im...

E-selectin is a cell-adhesion molecule of the vascular endothelium that promotes essential leukocyte rolling in the early inflammatory response by binding to glycoproteins containing the tetrasaccharide sialyl Lewis(x) (sLe(x)). Efficient leukocyte recruitment under vascular flow conditions depends on an increased lifetime of E-selectin/ligand complexes under tensile force in a so-called catch-...

Abstract The existence of vegetation in the watershed area as a function maintaining continuity process soil infiltration, erosion resistance, and landslide resistance is essential. Studies that measure through index parameters by utilizing optical-based satellite imagery maps, well radiometric waves or Radio Detection Ranging (RADAR), have been widely carried out. However, attempts to test it ...