BACKGROUND Cryptococcus is the most common cause of adult meningitis in Africa. We assessed the safety and microbiological efficacy of adjunctive sertraline, previously shown to have in-vitro and in-vivo activity against cryptococcus. METHODS In this open-label dose-finding study, we recruited HIV-infected individuals with cryptococcal meningitis who presented to Mulago Hospital in Kampala, U...

OBJECTIVE This study is to investigate effects of bisphenol A (BPA) on the blastocyst implantation in endometrium. METHODS Pregnant mice were orally administered with BPA. Implantation sites were examined, and serum estrogen level was assayed with ELISA. Protein expression levels were detected with immunohistochemistry and immunofluorescence staining. RESULTS High doses (400 and 600 mg/kg/d...

Introduction Vit D level is low in human milk (20-60 IU/Lit) thus dialy supplement of 400 Vit D is advised since birth for all infants. On the other hand upper limit dose for long term Vit D intake is 1000 IU/day for children less than one year of age. Excessive Vit D more than upper limit by physicians or parents can cause hypervitaminoseD. We report a rare case of hypervitaminose D in two mon...

Early childhood, which has an age range between 0-8 years, is a golden age, so it very appropriate if stimulation given according to the stages of their and development, through storytelling will make children try remember all components in story, starting from characters plot. stories moral values contained therein. stimulate practice remembering by retelling whole story using own words that e...

AbstrakMinat membaca harus ditanamkan pada siswa melalui kegiatan yang menyenangkan sesuai dengan karakter dan perkembangan peserta didik. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mendeskripsikan secara komprehensif mengenai penanaman gemar one day dongeng bagi didik sekolah dasar. merupakan penelitian deskriptif kualitatif menggunakan metode analisis isi/content analysis, yaitu menganalisis bagaimana st...

While conventional wisdom assumes that inclement weather on election day reduces voter turnout, there is remarkably little evidence available to support truth to such belief. This paper examines the effects of temperature, sunshine duration and rainfall on voter turnout in 13 Dutch national parliament elections held from 1971 to 2010. It merges the election results from over 400 municipalities ...

Background. Preparation for pregnancy in patients with extragenital pathology is an important problem of current obstetrics. Purpose. To perform comparative assessment the course and outcomes undifferentiated connective tissue dysplasia (UCTD) after using conventional personalized preconception preparation. Material methods. A total 262 were examined, including 159 UCTD. Group I (the main group...