The aim of this study was to determine the frequency and persistence of Staphylococcus aureus carriage in the throat in relation to anterior naris carriage. By use of a sensitive enrichment broth, S. aureus was cultured from the two sites from 259 patients upon admission to an orthopedic ward and from 87 staff members of the same ward. The throat was the most common carriage site in both groups...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Sore throat and hoarseness rank, besides pain and nausea, among the most frequent subjective complaints after tracheal intubation for general anaesthesia. Our intention was to determine the incidence of postoperative sore throat from a large sample of patients and thus to identify the most important associated factors. METHODS We prospectively followed up 809 adult pa...

The success of any organization is reflected upon by its performance which is in turn highly dependent upon its strategies. In this era of cut-throat competition, what an organization requires is not just framing the right strategies but also manage the same. In the beginning was darkness, we went to work, did our job and went home day in and day out. We did not have to worry about targets, ann...

Parasites seldom have predators but often fall victim to those of their hosts. How parasites respond to host predation can have important consequences for both hosts and parasites, though empirical investigations are rare. The exposure of wild juvenile salmon to sea lice (Lepeophtheirus salmonis) from salmon farms allowed us to study a novel ecological interaction: the response of sea lice to p...

Radiosurgery is a new technique that utilizes an instrument, the radiofrequency bistoury, which is able to simultaneously cut and coagulate tissues with the emission of radiofrequencies. The first experiments about the utilization of radiofrequency currents on man were conducted between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. The first medical field of application was...

AIM The purpose of this study was to develop a revised version of the Brief Bedside Dysphagia Screening Test for determining penetration/aspiration risk in patients prone to dysphagia. The priority was to achieve high sensitivity and negative predictive value. METHODS The study screeners conducted bedside assessment of the swallowing function in 157 patients with a neurological (mainly stroke...

The rapid proliferation of data has lead to the necessity of big data. However the volume of big data is constantly growing. Big data comprises of extremely large data sets which are beyond the scope of management offered by commonly used software. Big Data mining can be described as a set of techniques and technologies used for extracting useful information from these large datasets or streams...

Abstract—In the last two decades, number of Higher Education Institutions (HEI) grows in leaps and bounds. This causes a cut throat competition among these institutions while attracting the student get admission in these institutions. To make reach up to the students institution makes effort of advertisement. Similarly developing and developed both type of institution launch several services al...

-------------------------------------------------------ABSTRACT--------------------------------------------------Lean Manufacturing (LM) is considered as a rapid growing manufacturing culture. The companies are facing cut throat competition and so are compelled to continuously perform better than their competitors. Hence the organizations are growing at a faster pace, to enhance their position ...

Laparoscopic repair of perforated duodenal ulcers is safe and effective in centers with experience and increasingly performed by laparoscopic surgeons. However, the role of laparoscopy for the management of large duodenal perforations (>1 cm) is unclear. To date, no experience has been reported with emergency laparoscopic repair of large perforations for gastroduodenal ulcers. The commonest rea...