The aim of this in vitro study was to compare the measurement accuracy of two currently available devices for measuring tidal breathing in infants. A mechanical model pump was used to generate flow profiles which simulated those observed in infants. A range of flows was applied simultaneously to two different devices, namely the commercially available SensorMedics 2600 (SM 2600) and more recent...

We study the impact of a financial transaction tax (FTT) in model that combines asset trading and real investment. An informed trader holds private information about fundamental value firm, firm’s manager relies on price to infer such invest accordingly. characterize an informative, but illiquid, equilibrium where is optimal trade inefficiently low, together with uninformative maximal liquidity...

CONTEXT Latino and black adolescents are disproportionately affected by STDs, including HIV, and unintended pregnancies. Few parent-based interventions have targeted these youth, focused on early adolescence and had high participation rates. METHODS Between 2003 and 2009, a randomized clinical trial was conducted with 2,016 Latino and black mother-adolescent dyads in New York City. Adolescent...

BACKGROUND Failure to thrive (FTT) is a common problem of children especially in underdeveloped countries. In addition to its short-term adverse health effects, it is associated with long-term behavioral and cognitive defects. One of the recommended treatment modalities for FTT is using synbiotics. Due to high prevalence of FTT with undefined organic causes and failure of most medications on tr...

BACKGROUND older adults are sometimes hospitalized with the admission diagnosis of failure to thrive (FTT), often because they are not felt safe to be discharged back to their current living arrangement. It is unclear if this diagnosis indicates primarily a social admission or suggests an acute medical deterioration. The objective of this study was to explore the level of acuity and medical inv...

L’usage de Fauteuils Tout Terrain (FTT) permet un accès au milieu naturel des personnes handicapées. Cette pratique est révélatrice d’expériences sociales et sensations proximité avec la nature. Plus remarquable encore, les expéditions réalisées en FTT supposent logiques slow intégrant préoccupations éthiques environnementales contemporaines. Effectivement, l’esprit du FTT, impulsé par pionnier...

Back ground: Failure to thrive (FTT) is a condition of poor weight gain in early childhood. Low appetite which is associated with FTT interacts with increasing caloric intake as the main treatment for FTT. Phytochemicals in herbal remedies could alter appetite more than the expected effects of other nutrients. This review aimed to assess the effective and safe herbal appetizer for children with...

The COVID-19 pandemic has an impact on the economic sector, including agricultural sector. This research will look at sector's condition, especially welfare of farmers represented in value Framers' Term Trade (FTT) during and forecast FTT for September 2020. uses Farmers' data obtained from Indonesian Statistics Bureau (BPS). were used January 2016 to August Single Exponential Smoothing (SES), ...