Background: Early onset sepsis (EOS) of the newborn is a severe disease and associated with high morbidity and mortality. Aim of the study was to compare perinatal, short-term outcome and laboratory data of neonates with early-onset sepsis (EOS) either due to Group B Streptococci (GBS) or Escherichia coli (E. coli) infection. Methods: Retrospective cohort analysis of all neonates with culture p...

Abstract Objectives Meditation practice has recently moved into applied research to improve cognitive functions. However, it is a multifaceted practice, with focused attention meditation relying on sharp focus, and open monitoring diffuse awareness. This study aims assess the effects of differential alterations cognition following distinct meditative training focuses practitioners’ tendency fal...

AIMS To investigate serum leptin levels in Behçet's patients with or without ocular involvement compared with healthy subjects and the relationship between serum leptin and uveitis activity in patients with ocular involvement. METHODS Fifty-seven patients with Behçet's disease and 20 healthy control subjects were included in this study. While 27 patients had ocular involvement (18 had acute u...

the life table parameters of schizaphis graminum (rondani) (hemiptera: aphididae) on four commercial cultivars of wheat (kohdasht, pastor, tajan and zagros) were determined in laboratory conditions. fertility life table were constructed using age-specific survivorship (lx) and age-specific fecundity (mx) and subsequently analyzed using jackknife method and anova. there were significant differen...

Respiratory chain function becomes less efficient with age resulting in increased levels of damaging reactive oxygen species. We compared rotenone-exposed fibroblast strains from young and old subjects and from offspring of nonagenarian siblings and the partners of the offspring. Rotenone increased reactive oxygen species levels, inhibited growth rate, and increased telomere shortening (all p <...

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