Data and information quality is a well-established research topic and gradually appears on the decision-makers' top concern lists. Many studies have been conducted on how to investigate the generic data/information quality issues and factors by providing a high-level abstract framework or model. Based on these previous studies, the researchers of this paper tried to discuss the actual data qual...

Method & Material: For assessing the effect against fibrin plaques of wound dressings in the clinical practice we used the in vitro Fibrinylmethod as model. Standardized artificial plaques of fibrin (based on fibrin adhesives) were used to quantify the cleansing effect. More than 10 in vitro plaques per test over 1 h in different investigations were incubated with a foam (1), a HydroBalanced bi...

Oil-aspiration pneumonia is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in infants and young children in South India. The high incidence of this condition results from the local custom of giving oil baths to infants and of cleansing the mouth, throat, and nose with oil. The clinical findings in 12 cases, 10 of them in babies aged under 8 months, are described. The signs range from an acute segmen...

We propose a novel general technique aimed at pruning and cleansing the Wikipedia category hierarchy, with a tunable level of aggregation. Our approach is endogenous, since it does not use any information coming from Wikipedia articles, but it is based solely on the user-generated (noisy) Wikipedia category folksonomy itself. We show how the proposed techniques can help reduce the level of nois...

Abstract The term ‘intertextuality’ has been in use biblical studies for over three decades. However, the study of relationship elements (e.g. theme and pattern) ot how it functions as a compositional framework nt seems to have gained less attention. This paper, thus, aims investigate whether temple cleansing-rebuilding tradition underlies John’s Gospel by: (1) introducing ‘hyper-intertextualit...

A persistent post-pneumonectomy bronchopleural fistula and empyema were successfully treated by draining and cleansing the empyema cavity and then occluding the fistula with fibrin sealant.

INTRODUCTION The customs of widow cleansing and widow inheritance are practiced in several communities throughout sub-Saharan Africa. In the Nyanza Province of Kenya, according to tradition, Luo widows are expected to engage in sexual intercourse with a "cleanser," without the use of a condom, in order to remove the impurity ascribed to her after her husband's death. Luo couples, including wido...

AIM To compare the bowel cleansing efficacy, tolerability and acceptability of split 2-L polyethylene glycol (PEG)-citrate-simethicone (PEG-CS) plus bisacodyl (BIS) vs 4-L PEG for fecal occult blood test-positive screening colonoscopy. METHODS This was a randomised, observer-blind comparative study. Two hundred and sixty-four subjects underwent screening colonoscopy (mean age 62.5 ± 7.4 years...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS  The standard colonoscopy preparation regimen in Japan for afternoon procedures is sequential intake of 1 L of polyethylene glycol electrolyte lavage solution containing ascorbic acid (PEG-ASC), 0.5 L of clear liquid, 0.5 L of PEG-ASC, and finally 0.25 L of clear fluids (all at a rate of 0.25 L every 15 min). However, this regimen seems poorly tolerated and complicated...

BACKGROUND Blood for transfusion may become contaminated at any point between collection and transfusion and may result in bacteraemia (the presence of bacteria in the blood), severe illness or even death for the blood recipient. Donor arm skin is one potential source of blood contamination, so it is usual to cleanse the skin with an antiseptic before blood donation. One-step and two-step alcoh...