This report documents the outcomes of a professional development workshop (PDW) held at 40th International Conference on Information Systems in Munich, Germany. The focused identifying how information systems (IS) researchers can contribute to enriching our knowledge about digital entrepreneurship—that is, point which technologies and entrepreneurship intersect. PDW assembled numerous IS workin...

Background: Aim was to evaluate the differences in platelet count and indices between pregnant women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) apparently healthy women.Methods: A cross-sectional study performed 68 GDM (cases) (controls) after 24 weeks of gestation. The groups were compared terms demographic, clinical laboratory characteristics including indices.Results: Mean volume (MPV) (p=0.00...

Residual water solvent signals in 2D NMR experiments adversely affect appearance and subsequent analysis of spectra. A method for water suppression that is based on indirect covariance processing is described. It produces a symmetric spectrum with a water signal that is substantially decreased or completely absent. The method, which can be combined with other water suppression schemes, is demon...

Background: The changes of platelet parameters can be a useful index for rapid diagnosis of urinary tract infection (UTI), since platelet changes are routinely determined through complete blood count (CBC) test. The correlation between platelet indices, included number (PLTs), mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW), which are the indicators of production and function o...

Introduction Intensive research is currently ongoing to develop hybrid PET/MR imaging systems. A handful of small animal studies have been published and the first human brain PET/MR images were recently obtained [1]. However, to generate quantitatively accurate PET images, gamma ray attenuation must be corrected. In PET/CT, this is done by taking advantage of the electron density information ob...

BACKGROUND There is interest about the role of platelet (PLT) number and function in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD patients have abnormalities of PLT number and function, especially mean platelet volume (MPV) which is known as a novel biomarker for atherosclerosis. We decided to compare PLT number and function between NAFLD and healthy participants. MATERIALS AND METHODS In ...

BACKGROUND Platelet activation appears to play an important role in thromboembolic complications of infective endocarditis (IE). Mean platelet volume (MPV) is a potentially useful marker of platelet activity and a quick and easy determinant of thrombotic risk. Hence the aim of this study was to investigate the baseline platelet volume indices (MPV and platelet distribution width [PDW]) in IE pa...