BACKGROUND Neonates born between 24 + 0 and 27 + 6 gestational weeks, widely known as extremely preterm neonates, present a category characterized by increased neonatal mortality and morbidity. Main objective of the present study is to analyze the effect of various epidemiological and pregnancy-related parameters on unfavorable neonatal mortality and morbidity outcomes. METHODS A retrospectiv...

Three experiments examined the effects of image decorrelation on the stereoscopic detection of sinusoidal depth gratings in static and dynamic random-dot stereograms (RDS). Detection was found to tolerate greater levels of image decorrelation as: (i) density increased from 23 to 676 dots/deg2; (ii) spatial frequency decreased from 0.88 to 0.22 cpd; (iii) amplitude increased above 0.5 arcmin; an...

RESULTS: Cord serum PRL level was directly proportional to gestational age and birth weight in normal and abnormal pregnancies but was not affected by maternal age, parity, socioeconomic status, geographical background and mode of delivery. Women with abnormal pregnancy had significantly lower (302.12± 103.02 vs 385.65 ± 85.01 ng/mL) prolaction level as compared to that with normal pregnancy. N...

This paper is devoted to the detailed description of development processes and features of multicomputer desks based on the development software tool RDS (Research of Dynamic Systems). Powerful capabilities of multicomputer desks developed with use of RDS are illustrated by different examples of control algorithms implementation for technical plants. The software tool RDS developed in Institute...

Twenty-four studies utilizing the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) Digit Span subtest--either the Reliable Digit Span (RDS) or Age-Corrected Scaled Score (DS-ACSS) variant--for malingering detection were meta-analytically reviewed to evaluate their effectiveness in detecting malingered neurocognitive dysfunction. RDS and DS-ACSS effectively discriminated between honest responders and di...

Müller radial glia accumulate glial fibrillary acid protein (GFAP) in response to retinal injuries. We have studied the changes in cellular localization of GFAP in genetically caused retinal dystrophy in strains of cat and mouse: Abyssinian cats with progressive retinal dystrophy, and mice homo- and heterozygous for the retinal degeneration (rd) and retinal degeneration slow (rds) genes. The fo...

BACKGROUND Efforts have focused on developing innovative recruitment strategies to engage the most marginalized of populations in public health research. Respondent-driven sampling (RDS) has been found to be an effective sampling strategy for hard-to-reach, hidden populations. Though studies have documented RDS peer referral as challenging, literature contextualizing these challenges is scant a...

The Nutrition Care Process (NCP) provides registered dietitians (RDs) with a framework for critical thinking and decision making regardless of the practice setting. Nutrition support RDs can use the NCP to streamline and provide focus in identifying nutrition problems, determining the appropriate nutrition intervention, and evaluating the effectiveness of those interventions. Nutrition diagnosi...

OBJECTIVE: To characterize the integrity of non-nutritive suck (NNS) parameters among three groups of preterm infants ranging from normal to those with progressive degrees of respiratory distress syndrome (RDS). STUDY DESIGN: NNS compression waveforms were sampled from 55 infants in the neonatal intensive care unit using a silicone pacifier electronically instrumented for intraluminal pressure....

Savage, M. O., Wilkinson, A. R., Baum, J. D., Roberton, N. R. C. (1975). Archives of Disease in Childhood, 50, 709. Frusemide in respiratory distress syndrome. The effect of frusemide on urinary volume, urinary sodium excretion, and urinary calcium excretion in 7 premature infants with severe respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) has been studied. The results are compared with similar measurement...