Hovmand Hirsch

Associated factors were older age, female sex, rural region, higher body mass index, a sedentary lifestyle, and lower socioeconomic background.Background Physical activity (PA) is typically lower on hemodialysis (HD) days. Albeit intradialytic inactivity is expected, it is unknown whether recovery after HD contributes to low PA. We investigated…[Read more]

7% vs 76.5%, P = .170), but OS was not inferior to the BCT-only group (PTR-a vs BCT-only; HR 0.477 [95% CI 0.302-0.754], P = .002/PTR-b vs BCT-only; HR 0.77 [95% CI 0.406-1.462], P = .425). The postoperative chemotherapy-free time was similar between PTR-a and PTR-b (median 32.0 [14-98] days vs 41.0 [18-71] days, P = .142), but non-obstructive…[Read more]

BACKGROUND Long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) cancer susceptibility candidate 9 (CASC9) is reported to be linked to cancers. This research aims to explore the role and possible mechanism of CASC9 in lung injury induced by sepsis. METHODS Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) induced human small airway epithelial cells (HSAECs) were established in vitro to mimic…[Read more]

Bayesian hierarchical regression (BHR) is often used in small area estimation (SAE). BHR conditions on the samples. Therefore, when data are from a complex sample survey, neither survey sampling design nor survey weights are used. This can introduce bias and/or cause large variance. Further, if non-informative priors are used, BHR often requires…[Read more]

INTRODUCTION In Mauritania, as in other West African countries, a series of actions has been taken to combat neonatal mortality. Considering the mixed success of these programs, we wondered how health workers are investing in neonatal care. METHOD An anthropological study was carried out in a locality in the Senegal River Valley. The surveys…[Read more]

Uronychia clapsae sp. n. was discovered in an artificial channel that drains an endorheic area from the “sandy Pampa” into the upper basin of Salado River, Buenos Aires, Argentina. This euplotid measures 56-112 μm × 42-70 μm in vivo, is oval in shape and the buccal field is enormous, occupying ca. 80% of body length. It is characterized by ha…[Read more]

845). The adverse effects of blood transfusion declined from 19.95% in 2011 with just homotypic ABO infusion to 3.098% in 2019 with the transfusion of homotypic ABO and the 5 major Rh serological antigens. CONCLUSIONS The consistency of the transfusion with ABO and 5 significant Rh serological antigens could prevent and decrease the high frequency…[Read more]