This can of course be solved using algebra. The rst treatise on algebra was written by Diophantus of Alexandria in the 3rd century AD. The term derives from the Arabic al-jabr or literally \the reunion of broken parts." As well as its mathematical meaning, the word also means the surgical treatment of fractures. It gained widespread use through the title of a book ilm al-jabr wa'l-mukabala|the ...

PURPOSE This randomized controlled trial examined the quality-of-life benefits of an expressive writing (EW) intervention for patients with renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and identified a potential underlying mechanism of intervention efficacy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients (N = 277) with stage I to IV RCC were randomly assigned to write about their deepest thoughts and feelings regarding their c...

In patients managed with opioids for chronic pain, opioid-induced bowel dysfunction—specifically, opioid-induced constipation (OIC)—is a common side effect, which has a significant impact on quality of life (QoL). The most recent developments for management of OIC are opioid antagonists, including naloxone, a competitive antagonist of peripheral opioid receptors that reverses opioid-induced per...

BACKGROUND World Health Organization step III opioids are required to relieve moderate-to-severe cancer pain; constipation is one of the most frequent opioid-induced side effects. A fixed combination, prolonged-release oxycodone/naloxone (OXN), was developed with the aim of reducing opioid-related gastrointestinal side effects. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety ...

Despite its reported benefits, breastfeeding rates are low globally, and support systems such as the Baby Friendly Initiative (BFI) have been established to healthy infant feeding practices bonding. Increasingly reviews being undertaken assess overall impact of BFI accreditation. A systematic synthesis current has therefore carried out examine state literature on effects search CINAHL, MEDLINE,...

Personality factors, typically determined by the Big Five Inventory (BFI), have been a primary method for investigating individual preferences in music. While these studies yielded number of insights into musical choices, weaknesses exist, owing to methods which music is characterized and categorized. For example, genre, music-preference dimensions (e.g., reflective complex), attributes strong ...

Zusammenfassung Die Grundwasserneubildung in Festgesteinsbereichen ist aufgrund der hydrogeologischen Eigenschaften Gesteine im Allgemeinen geringer als den Porengrundwasserleitern Lockergesteine. Durch das Zusammenspiel dieser mit Topographie Mittelgebirgslandschaften Niedersachsens, findet dort neben auch ein signifikanter Zwischenabfluss statt. Methodisch können Wasserhaushaltsmodellen Rahme...

Background: Systolic to diastolic blood flow velocity (SDFV) ratio in the brachial artery recently proved to be related to cardiovascular risk and carotid atherosclerosis. We hypothesized that the SDFV ratio was related to established markers of vascular function and global atherosclerosis. Methods: Established markers of endothelial function in forearm resistance vessels, flow-mediated vasodil...

Interest in the role of personality traits in predicting academic performance outcomes has steadily increased over the last several decades, enough to produce a number of meta-analyses that summarize this research (e.g., Poropat, 2009; Richardson, Abraham, & Bond, 2012). These previous meta-analyses combine a variety of alternative personality measures under the assumption that they all reflect...