High-resolution manometry (HRM) is the primary method used to evaluate esophageal motor function. Displayed and interpreted by esophageal pressure topography (EPT), HRM/ EPT provides a detailed assessment of esophageal function that is useful in the evaluation of patients with nonobstructive dysphagia and before foregut surgery. Esophageal motility diagnoses are determined systematically by app...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to investigate whether tapering down of combined estrogen plus progestogen therapy (EPT) reduced the recurrence of hot flashes and resumption of therapy compared with abrupt discontinuation. A secondary aim was to evaluate whether health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was affected after discontinuation of EPT and to investigate the possible factors predictin...

An emerging alternative to traditional partner management for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) is expedited partner therapy (EPT), which involves the delivery of medications or prescriptions to STD patients for their partners without the clinical assessment of the partners. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently recommended EPT nationally in limited circumstances; however, ...

We consider a generalization of edge intersection graphs of paths in a tree. Let P be a collection of nontrivial simple paths in a tree T . We define the k-edge (k ≥ 1) intersection graph Γk(P), whose vertices correspond to the members of P, and two vertices are joined by an edge if the corresponding members of P share k edges in T . An undirected graph G is called a k-edge intersection graph o...

In the social sciences, trust scholars largely divide their interests between two streams of research: one on generalized and particularized trust. While recent developments in measurement have pushed literature forward, similar improvements to lagged behind. this article, I advance research by (1) developing an egocentric (EPT) instrument based a multiple name generator approach, (2) assessing...

OBJECTIVES This article details the development of the Center for Health Professional Training and Emergency Response (CHPTER), including its innovative, competency-based emergency preparedness training (EPT) curriculum, and the results of a regional preparedness workforce assessment. METHODS CHPTER was established in 2009 with the goal of enhancing regional health security and patient surge ...

We investigate the differential diagnostic value of tremor analysis of EMG on Parkinson's disease (PD), essential tremor (ET), and enhanced physiological tremor (EPT). Clinical data from 25 patients with PD, 20 patients with ET, and 20 patients with EPT were collected. The tremor frequency and muscle contraction pattern of the resting, posture, and 500 g and 1000 g overload were recorded. The f...

The edge intersection graph of a family of paths in host tree is called an EPT graph. When the host tree has maximum degree h, we say that G belongs to the class [h, 2, 2]. If, in addition, the family of paths satisfies the Helly property, then G ∈ Helly [h, 2, 2]. The time complexity of the recognition of the classes [h, 2, 2] inside the class EPT is open for every h > 4. In [6], Golumbic et a...

The Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera (EPT) community structure and the specific sensitivity of certain EPT genera were found to be influenced by water parameters in the rivers of Gunung Jerai Forest Reserve (GJFR) in the north of peninsular Malaysia. The scores of EPT taxa richness of >10 in all rivers indicated all rivers' habitats were non-impacted, having good water quality coincidi...

Children born extremely preterm (EPT) may have difficulties in response inhibition, but the neural basis of such problems is unknown. We recorded magnetoencephalography (MEG) during a somatosensory Go/NoGo task in 6-year-old children born EPT (n = 22) and in children born full term (FT; n = 21). The children received tactile stimuli randomly to their left little (target) and index (non-target) ...