To characterize venous-arterial CO2 difference (ΔpCO2) and the respiratory quotient (RQ) in post cardiac arrest patients evaluate association between these parameters patient outcome. Data were obtained retrospectively from admitted 2007 2016 to a medical intensive care unit. Comatose, adult whom arterial venous blood gas analyses concomitantly performed first 24 h included. Patients grouped ac...

We show that a quasi-spherical (QS) hot accretion flow is expected to operate in all SMBHs, with its rate being capped at ṁQS,max ∼ 0.001(M/10 M⊙) in units of the Eddington rate. It is then proposed that AGN jet power is proportional to the product of the hot accretion rate and a SMBH spin-dependent efficiency for energy extraction in the form of jets. Predictions from this model include (1) wh...

BACKGROUND A recently developed probe-based technology, the NanoString nCounter™ gene expression system, has been shown to allow accurate mRNA transcript quantification using low amounts of total RNA. We assessed the ability of this technology for mRNA expression quantification in archived formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) oral carcinoma samples. RESULTS We measured the mRNA transcript...

UNLABELLED 18F-fluoroethyl-SPA-RQ (18F-FE-SPA-RQ) was recently developed as a radioligand for the measurement of neurokinin 1 (NK1) receptor with PET. In this study, we used 18F-FE-SPA-RQ with PET to visualize and quantify NK1 receptor in the human brain. METHODS PET scans were performed on 7 healthy men after intravenous injection of 18F-FE-SPA-RQ. Binding potential (BPND) was calculated by ...

Environmental risk assessment of pesticides and other chemicals often uses the Risk Quotient (RQ) method to characterize risk quantitatively. An RQ is calculated by dividing an environmental exposure value by a toxicity end-point value. Tier 1 RQs, which are characterized by highly conservative toxicity and exposure assumptions, are used primarily for screening out negligible risks in regulator...

Heart rate, Blood Pressure and Rate pressure product are important physiological parameters that can be utilized to analyze the physical condition of the human body. However, the step-by-step analysis on the changes of ECG waveforms and RPP before and after regular exercise has been presenting in this paper. This proposed work examines the Changes of ECG waveforms after regular exercise. Rate p...

BACKGROUND Numerous genetic studies revealed several susceptibility genes of autoimmune thyroid diseases (AITD), including CTLA4, PTPN22 and FCRL3. These immune-modulating genes are involved in genetic background of AITD among children and adult patients. However, possible age-related differences in overexpression of these genes remain unclear. PURPOSE The goal of this single centre cohort st...