BACKGROUND AND AIM: In a normal non-diseased person, the throat condition is favorable for the growth of different germs. This investigation intended to assess the impression of mouthwash obtained from green tea and chlorhexidine on the oral sanitation in intubated subjects in the intensive care unit (ICU). METHODS: In th...

atypical cases of suicide are less likely to be seen in general hospitals, nonetheless require further investigation into the precipitating factors as well as proper follow-up. this paper illustrates a 61-year-old woman with major depressive disorder who experienced auditory hallucinations during delirious periods of taking low-dose benzodiazepines, who referred to the hospital with a sewing ne...

Email: [email protected] Driving competence is strongly related to the autonomy and the feelings of self-worth of advanced agers. At present, older drivers appear to retain their driving license for longer periods of time as well as to drive more commonly and to cover longer distances as compared to the past. Nonetheless according to epidemiological data, older individuals appear to be a vulne...

Statins have emerged at the forefront of preventive cardiology and have significantly reduced cardiovascular events and mortality. Nonetheless, cardiovascular disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States and in other developed countries, as well as the etiology of significant morbidity and health-care expenditure. In an attempt to reduce potentially missed opportunities for i...

Due to its capacity promote the flame speed of a mixture, ozone addition freely-propagating flames has been investigated over variety conditions. Nonetheless, understanding how oz...

After screening out inappropriate or doubtful covariates on the basis of background knowledge, one may still be left with many potential confounders. It is then tempting to use statistical variable-selection methods to reduce the number used for adjustment. Nonetheless, there is no agreement on how selection should be conducted, and it is well known that conventional selection methods lead to c...

Motivating students to engage with their subject is an ongoing challenge in higher education, particularly in science and engineering. This paper presents experiences gained in introducing robotics as a means to increase engagement with a second-year undergraduate software-engineering group-project module forming part of a computer science degree programme. Robotics is well-established as an ef...

After screening out inappropriate or doubtful covariates on the basis of background knowledge, one may still be left with many potential confounders. It is then tempting to use statistical variable-selection methods to reduce the number used for adjustment. Nonetheless, there is no agreement on how selection should be conducted, and it is well known that conventional selection methods lead to c...