We present a new approach for the empirical investigation of agglomeration patterns. We examine the clustering of manufacturing firms by identifying patterns of spatial network formation that deviate from randomly generated networks. Using firm-level panel data from Vietnam we calculate transitivity, a measure to determine the strength of clustering of manufacturing firms. We then test whether ...

Seizure and epilepsy can be related to autoimmune diseases and processes. Accurate diagnosis is essential for better treatment of these conditions. Different clinical studies have been conducted to diagnose and treat autoimmune epilepsy. Rapid treatment of these diseases helps to Improve prognosis and less relapses. Conventional epilepsy treatments including antiepileptic drugs are less success...

Methods: E. coli was isolated from 388 broiler chicken caecal samples from 22 abattoirs and from boot swabs from 442 turkey flocks over successive 1 year periods. CHROMagar ECC with and without cephalosporin antibiotics was used as isolation medium and the chicken study also used CHROMagar CTX. ESBL phenotype isolates were tested for the presence of blaCTX-M, blaOXA, blaSHV, blaTEM and ampC gen...

T he term pulmonary hypertension (PH) describes a group of devastating and life-limiting diseases, defined by mean pulmonary artery pressure o25 mmHg at rest [1]. PH can be idiopathic in origin or can arise in association with a range of underlying causes. Clinical symptoms of progressive dyspnoea and decreasing exercise capacity, and the potential for the development of right heart failure, ar...

T here is a worldwide epidemic of obesity. In the USA, the prevalence of obesity, defined as a body mass index (BMI) o30 kg?m, has increased among adults aged 20– 74 yrs from ,15% in the late 1970s to ,35% in 2010. Another third of the population is overweight (BMI o25 to ,30 kg?m). The obesity epidemic has impacted both developed and developing nations throughout the world. The World Health Or...

A total of 148 E. coli strains displaying reduced susceptibility to ciprofloxacin (MIC > or = 2 microg/ml) and causing uncomplicated urinary tract infections in eight European countries during 2003 to 2006 were studied. Their phylogenetic groups, biochemical profiles, and antibiotic susceptibilities were determined. Determination of the O:H serotype, pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE), ran...

In this study, the crashworthiness performance of a multi-cell column designed from B1500HS boron steel with three different hardness values and six regional hot-formed designs were compared in terms passenger safety. Energy absorption peak crushing force columns examined by impact simulations under oblique loading. “T25 heat-treated column” gave highest energy value, while "O25 column" lowest ...

結腸狭窄は様々な原因で起こるが，感染性腸炎を契機に結腸狭窄が起こる症例は，まれである．下痢原性大腸菌O25による腸炎を発症後に結腸狭窄をきたし，手術に至った1例を経験した．

BACKGROUND Resistance to cephalosporins in Enterobacteriaceae is mainly due to the production of extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL). Little is known about ESBL-producing bacteria in Bangladesh. Therefore, the study presents results of phenotypic and molecular characterization of ESBL-producing Escherichia coli from hospitals in Bangladesh. METHODS A total of 339 E. coli isolated from pat...