OBJECTIVE The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the risk of hyponatremia following administration of a isotonic (0.9% saline) compared to a hypotonic (0.45% saline) parenteral maintenance solution (PMS) for 48 hours to postoperative pediatric patients. METHODS Surgical patients 6 months to 16 years of age with an expected postoperative stay of >24 hours were eligib...

This research aims to investigate the relationship between performance measurement system (PMS) and management information system (MIS) adopting a company life-cycle approach. The scope is to show if and how MIS influences PMS and vice versa. The investigation is carried out using the case study methodology in Italian and Scottish small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The empirical results are s...

BACKGROUND Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common health problem among adolescents. OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of PMS in Thai high school students. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a prospective study conducted among menstruating high school students in Khon Kaen, Thailand, from September to December, 2015. Participants were asked to prospectively complete an anonymous questionnaire,...

Multi-mission phased mission system (MM-PMS) is an extension of phased mission system (PMS) which is required to complete more than one missions for a period of time. Missions in MM-PMS usually have following characteristics: they have different mission starting and duration times; they share common components but with different combinational requirements; they have unequal occurrence probabili...

OBJECTIVE Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a cluster of physical and emotional changes that typically begins several days before the menstrual period that disappears quickly after menstruation. It seems that co-occurrence of depression increases the risk and severity of this syndrome. In this cross-sectional research, we evaluated an association between PMS and depression in medical students. M...

Smallholder livestock farmers in Nigeria utilize traditional medicines derived from medicinal plants (PMs) for the maintenance of their animals' health. This study was designed to determine the PMs used in the study area and their level of utilization by livestock farmers, compare the level of utilization of PMs across the three states surveyed and identify the socio-economic factors influencin...