Objectives. To explore the experiences of people with Parkinson's (PwP) who suffer from constipation, the impact this has on their lives, and the effect of using lifestyle changes and abdominal massage as a form of constipation management. Method. Fourteen semistructured interviews were completed (8 males and 6 females; mean age 72.2 years) at the end of a care programme, which consisted of eit...

Semi-arid North-central Namibia has high potential for rice cultivation because large seasonal wetlands (oshana) form during the rainy season. Evaluating the distribution of surface water would reveal the area potentially suitable for rice cultivation. In this study, we detected the distribution of surface water with high spatial and temporal resolution by using two types of complementary satel...

Abstract Background Parkinson's disease (PD) is a debilitating neurological that can result in reduced quality of life for people with (PwP) and their families. The incidence PD continues to increase as the global population ages, being experienced Tanzania much sub-Saharan Africa, yet healthcare systems are under-developed not prepared manage burden posed by chronic conditions. Little known ab...

In 12 patients with severe congestive heart failure (CHF) due to ischemic heart disease or nonischemic cardiomyopathy the hemodynamic response to intravenous infusion of sodium nitroprusside (N) was compared to that of dobutamine (D) 10 microgram/kg/min. D and N produced comparable increases in cardiac output (CO) (2.8 to 5.8 L/min and 2.9 to 5.0 L/min, respectively), but, compared to N, D caus...

this paper is devoted to the study of products of classes of right $s$-posets possessing one of the flatness properties and preservation of such properties under products. specifically, we characterize a pomonoid $s$ over which its nonempty products as right $s$-posets satisfy some known flatness properties. generalizing this results, we investigate products of right $s$-posets satisfying condi...

The wave of electricity market restructuring both within the United States and worldwide has brought the issue of horizontal market power to the forefront. Traditionally, estimation and prediction of market power has relied heavily on concentration measures. In this paper, we discuss the weaknesses of concentration measures as a viable measure of market power in the electricity industry, and we...

Abstract Background Mechanical circulatory support has garnered significant popularity as both a bridge to transplant well destination therapy for patients with end-stage heart failure. Right failure (RHF) is devastating complication after LVAD placement and very unpredictable. Assisted circulation of the left ventricle (LV) an device could unmask underlying RHF. However, otherwise healthy righ...

With Enalapril To the Editor: I am writing regarding the report by Spaulding et al that appeared in Circulation.1 These authors investigated the acute systemic and pulmonary hemodynamic response to 10 mg of enalapril in 20 patients with congestive heart failure; the patients were randomly assigned to receive either aspirin or ticlopidine. Enalapril, given after 1 week of such treatment, caused ...