QUESTION UNDER STUDY Thirty-day readmissions can be classified as potentially avoidable (PARs) or not avoidable (NARs) by following a specific algorithm (SQLape®). We wanted to assess the financial impact of the Swiss-DRG system, which regroups some readmissions occurring within 18 days after discharge within the initial hospital stay, on PARs at our hospital. METHODS First, PARs were identif...

We have extended our investigation of nicotinamide deamidation in the stomach of conventional rats. The bacterial species in the pars preventricularis were identified as Flavobacterium peregrinum, Escherichia coli, Streptococcus faecalis, and Lactobacillus acidophilus, listed in order of decreasing deamidase activity. Nicotinamide-7-(14)C ingested into rat stomach was rapidly deamidated to nico...

In addition to their role in protein degradation and digestion, proteases can also function as hormone-like signaling molecules that regulate vital patho-physiological processes, including inflammation, hemostasis, pain, and repair mechanisms. Certain proteases can signal to cells by cleaving protease-activated receptors (PARs), a family of four G protein-coupled receptors. PARs are expressed b...

The article explores English stone-cutting products of the 18th century from Blue John fluorite. objects research are items Mining Museum collection. authors have identified a wide range analogues various collections Russian and European museums, auction houses. considers history development production fluorite; possible workshops been identified. In study determined technical technological fea...

Proteinase-activated receptors (PARs) are a four-member family of G protein-coupled defined by their irreversible proteolytic mechanism activation. PARs have emerged as important regulators various physiological responses and implicated in numerous pathological conditions. Importantly, PAR1 PAR4 critical platelet function, while PAR2 is well established driver inflammatory responses. PAR-target...

Retinal detachment with a break at the pars plicata associated with congenital malformation of lens-zonule-ciliary body complex is rare; most reports are of young Japanese male patients with atopic dermatitis. The present case report is the first to describe the condition in a Chinese patient with no atopic dermatitis or trauma history. A 22-year-old male presented with blurred vision in the le...

The computed tomographic (CT) appearance of the jugular foramen was examined in detail, and anatomic and CT sections were correlated. The pars nervosa and pars vascularis were identified, and, with intravenous contrast enhancement, a rapid sequence of scans at a gantry angle of +30 degrees to the canthomeatal line demonstrated cranial nerves IX, X, and XI. The osseous margins of the jugular for...

The Náprstek Museum, Prague, holds in its collection a mummy of large bird. mummy, along with other ancient Egyptian antiquities, was transferred to the National Museum 1933 from Esterházy manor Tomášikovo, Slovakia. Originally, it believed be human child; however, examination through initially destructive and later non-destructive methods identified object as stork, sacred ibis.

Introduction. This paper explores the characteristics of online museum visitors in an everyday life, informationseeking context. Method. A triangulation of research methods was applied. A Web questionnaire survey gave initial, quantitative information about online museum visitors to a military museum. Follow-up interviews (n = 24) obtained rich, qualitative data to validate and elaborate the ch...