Socrates asks Euthyphro whether the gods value piety because it is good, or if piety is good because the gods value it. If we generalize Socrates’s question, we come to a choice that has exercised tremendous influence in the history of metaphysics. Instead of asking about value, we can talk about any property. Instead of asking about valuing, we can ask about any attitude or activity. Instead o...

This study assesses the validity and reliability of the Glasgow Outcome at Discharge Scale (GODS), which is a tool that is designed to assess disability after brain injury in an inpatient setting. It is derived from the Glasgow Outcome Scale-Extended (GOS-E), which assesses disability in the community after brain injury. Inter-rater reliability on the GODS is high (quadratic-weighted kappa 0.98...

Abstract Background The US FDA expanded the approval of ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI) to include pediatric patients aged ≥ 3 months in 2019. We evaluated vitro activities CAZ-AVI, ceftolozane-tazobactam (C-T), meropenem-vaborbactam (MEM-VAB), imipenem-relebactam (IMI-REL), and comparators against Enterobacterales (ENT; n=2,391) P. aeruginosa (PSA; n=414) isolates causing infection from medica...

AVI provided an attractive opportunity for exploring novel visual interfaces for cultural heritage (CH). CH traditionally draws a lot of research attention when it comes to exploring the potential benefits from application of novel technology in realistic settings. At the same time, AVI focusses on exploring the state of the art visual interfaces and their application in various domains. The AV...

OBJECTIVE Contrast agent is a potential risk factor for acute kidney injury (AKI). Little is known about the incidence of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after trans-apical aortic valve implantation (TA-AVI) and on the impact of contrast exposure during preoperative computed tomography (CT) scan and cardiac catheterization. METHODS A total of 270 consecutive high-risk patients received TA-...

Three hybridomas which secrete antibodies to Mycobacterium avium were obtained by the fusion of p3u1 myeloma cells with spleen cells of mice immunized with M. avium culture sonicate. The reactivity of these monoclonal antibodies was determined in 16 species of mycobacteria by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. An antibody, designated Avi-3, reacted only with M. avium and not with the referen...