Osi?gni?cie remisji wolnej od leczenia (TFR) sta?o si? w kilku ostatnich latach nowym, wa?nym celem terapii chorych na przewlek?? bia?aczk? szpikow? (CML). Doprowadzenie do d?ugotrwa?ej i g??bokiej molekularnej, a nast?pnie próba odstawienia inhibitora kinaz tyrozynowych (TKI) jest strategi? szczególnie atrakcyjn? dla m?odszych oraz tych, u których stosowane TKI wywo?uj? przewlek?e dzia?ania ni...

In the current global energy crisis, value of hydrogen has become better appreciated. Metal borohydrides attract a lot attention from researchers because they are rich in hydrogen. this study, glass microscope slides were coated with nickel as nanorods for use catalyst by magnetron sputtering method, and then catalytic hydrolysis reactions dimethylamine borane lithium borohydride carried out to...

Most countries are using some kinds of pharmaceutical policies, like external reference-based pricing, to control the costs of medicines. This policy could be implemented in different ways and there is no systematic method for selecting reference countries. In this study, we tried to identify and classify the factors affecting the selection of reference countries in Iran. Delphi method was empl...

OBJECTIVE A study was undertaken to determine the incidence of Acinetobacter baumannii and methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) contamination on reusable phlebotomy tourniquets at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB, TX. DESIGN Reusable tourniquets (n=200) were collected after being used for one day in the outpatient blood collection center (n=100) or during morning blood ...

From January 1995 to September 1996, 14 isolates of Sphingomonas paucimobilis, including 11 from clinical specimens from six patients with nosocomial infection and three from environmental sources, were collected. Two of the six patients had intravascular catheter-related bacteremia and one each had bacteremic biliary tract infection, urinary tract infection, ventilator-associated pneumonia, an...

852 www.thelancet.com Vol 384 September 6, 2014 lower than the highest GNI-graduating country. Therefore, it is important for the public health community to aggressively use several strategies to address the underlying defi ciencies in the vaccine market. These strategies include, as Berkley notes, demand forecasting and pooled procurement, but they also must include collaboration between agenc...

JEL classification: C31 D6 O13 Q56 The measurement of natural capital and its management during the economic development process are important aspects of the capital approach to sustainable development. However, the assessment of social welfare in terms of genuine savings (or changes in total wealth per capita) is arguably too limited. This paper tries to make a case for the incorporation of su...

Please take a look at the full table of contents to access the other papers in this issue. Cellular metabolism is highly dependent on environmental factors, such as nutrients, toxins and drugs, genetic factors, and interactions between the two. Previous experimental and computational studies of how environmental factors affect cellular metabolism were limited to the analysis of only a small set...

OBJECTIVE The aim of the present study is to estimate the incidence trend of head injury and the mortality based on traffic accident statistics and to investigate the impacts of rapid industrialization and economic growth on epidemiology of head injury in Korea over the period 1970-2012 including both pre-industrialized and post-industrialized stages. METHODS We collected data of head injury ...

Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent tumour affecting women all over the world. In low- and middle-income countries, where its incidence is expected to rise further, BC seems set to become a public health emergency. The aim of the present study is to provide a systematic review of current BC screening programmes in WHO European Region to identify possible patterns. Multiple correspondence an...