INTRODUCTION Parameters allowing regular evaluation of renal function in a paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) are not optimal. The aim of the present study was to analyse the utility of serum cystatin C and beta2-microglobulin (B2M) in detecting decreased glomerular filtration rate in critically ill children. METHODS This was a prospective, observational study set in an eight-bed PICU. Twe...

In her article "Narrating Wartime Rapes and Trauma in A Woman in Berlin" Agatha Schwartz examines the reception of the controversial wartime diary published anonymously first in 1954 in English translation. The book is a narrative representation of the mass rapes committed by Red Army soldiers during the siege of Berlin in 1945. Schwartz argues that A Woman in Berlin's portrayal of the rapes an...

In this screening method for urinary porphobilinogen (PBG), urine is added to Dowex 2 resin under alkaline conditions in a test tube and mixed. The supernate is removed and the adsorbed PBG is eluted with acid and reacted with Ehrlich's reagent. We compared results with those by the Watson-Schwartz screening method, using urine samples from normal people with and without added PBG. At a PBG con...

A little-known procedure for porphobilinogen screening, the Hoesch test, was examined for sensitivity, specificity, and utility as compared to the Watson-Schwartz test. The data demonstrate that its sensitivity is similar to that of the Watson-Schwartz test. The Hoesch test, however, is without false-positive reactions secondary to urobilinogen, and its simplicity makes it easier to use and mor...

The new coordinate-dependent pseudopotential for Na2(+) by Kahros and Schwartz [J. Chem. Phys. 138, 054110 (2013)] is assessed and compared to the pseudopotential approach by Fuentealba et al. [Chem. Phys. Lett. 89, 418 (1982)] which incorporates the coordinate-dependent core-polarization potential by Müller and Meyer [J. Chem. Phys. 80, 3311 (1984)]. In contrast to the latter approach, the one...