OBJECTIVES Determine the ability of the Cobas 4800 assay to detect high-risk human papillomavirus (HrHPV) and high-grade cervical lesions when using cervico-vaginal samples applied to liquid medium and solid media cards compared to a direct cervical sample. METHODS Two cervico-vaginal specimens (pseudo self-collected) were obtained from 319 women. One was applied to an iFTA Card (FTA) then th...

With the rapid development of Location-based Social Network (LBSN) services, a large number of Point-of-Interests (POIs) have been available, which consequently raises a great demand of building personalized POI recommender systems. A personalized POI recommender system can significantly help users to find their preferred POIs and assist POI owners to attract more customers. However, due to the...

BACKGROUND Secondary data containing the locations of food outlets is increasingly used in nutrition and obesity research and policy. However, evidence evaluating these data is limited. This study validates two sources of secondary food environment data: Ordnance Survey Points of Interest data (POI) and food hygiene data from the Food Standards Agency (FSA), against street audits in England and...

JUSTIFICATION Yogurt has been historically used to restore gut microflora adversely affected by antibiotic treatment. Certain fermented dairy products are probiotics; "live microorganisms which when administered in adequate amounts confer a health benefit to the host." Microorganisms in foods may benefit certain health conditions such as diarrhea, gastroenteritis, irritable bowel syndrome, infl...

Depth-sensing cameras (e.g. Kinect or Creative Gesture Camera) are exploited in many computer vision and augmented reality applications. They can also serve as a key component of natural user interaction via virtual keyboard, body pose or hand gestures. We integrated both these functions proposing the “Plane of Interaction” (POI) which is a solid flat surface placed on the reference plane (tabl...

Woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) is molecularly and pathogenically closely related to hepatitis B virus (HBV). Both viruses display tropism towards hepatocytes and cells of the immune system and cause similar liver pathology, where acute hepatitis can progress to chronic hepatitis and to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Two forms of occult hepadnaviral persistence were identified in the woodchuck...

Along with the proliferation of online digital map and locationbased service, very large POI (point of interest) databases have been constructed where a record corresponds to a POI with information including name, category, address, geographical location and other features. A basic spatial query in POI database is POI retrieval. In many scenarios, a user cannot provide enough information to pin...

OBJECTIVE Evaluate the association of perioperative hyperglycemia and postoperative infections (POI) in patients who had undergone general surgery. BACKGROUND Intensive glucose control leads to less postoperative infections (POI) in critically ill surgical patients, but the relationship of hyperglycemia and POI in a general surgical population remains unknown. METHODS A retrospective study ...

OBJECTIVE Postoperative ileus (POI), the most frequent complication after intestinal surgery, depends on dendritic cells (DCs) and macrophages. Here, we have investigated the mechanism that activates these cells and the contribution of the intestinal microbiota for POI induction. DESIGN POI was induced by manipulating the intestine of mice, which selectively lack DCs, monocytes or macrophages...

BACKGROUND/AIMS Distinction is vague between severe constipation and postoperative ileus (POI) in terms of pathogenesis, clinical features, and treatment options. However, no data are available regarding their associations. METHODS After retrospective review of data from patients who underwent orthopedic surgery during the first 6 months of 2011, a total of 612 patients were included. Severe ...