conclusions respiratory distress is more common in eos whereas jaundice, fever and seizure are more likely to be observed in los infants. considering the results, clinical manifestations should be regarded as an important part of early diagnosis of sepsis. objectives the aim of this study was to evaluate, record and rank the clinical manifestations and lab data of neonates with clinical sepsis....

background: hydrogen sulfide (h 2 s) exhibits both physiological and toxicological roles in the biological systems. acute exposure to high levels of h 2 s is life threatening while long-term exposure to ambient levels of h 2 s elicits human health effects. objective: to study the harmful effects of long-term exposure to low levels of h 2 s on human blood cells. methods: 110 adult workers from i...

objectives : the present study was designed to evaluate the changes in saliva properties and oral microbial flora in patients undergoing fixed orthodontic treatment. materials and methods: two important saliva properties namely the salivary flow rate and ph as well as oral microbial flora were assessed in 30 orthodontic patients before starting fixed orthodontic treatment and after six, 12 and ...

In research areas such as decision support systems, one of the crucial features is the ability to automatically explain decisions. However, this ability does not typically play a large role in computer games. Here, I suggest that this situation will change: research on the automatic generation of explanations will have real import for many types of computer games. I discuss four possible ways t...

The growth in the human population poses a wide range of serious threats to the planet. Many have been highlighted but the political and social response has been ineffective in many countries. A special issue of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, published online, provides us “with an intellectual feast”, even though the papers “will leave a bitter taste in the mouth afterward...