A new point-of-care colloidal metal immunoassay urine drugs-of-abuse testing device, the BIOSITE TRIAGE Plus Propoxyphene (TPP), was evaluated for the rapid detection of dextropropoxyphene (PPY) and/or its primary metabolite, norpropoxyphene (NP), in urine at a total PPY/NP concentration of 300 ng/mL or greater. This assay has been added to the Triage device that tests for commonly abused drugs...

Angioedema is a rare, potentially life-threatening adverse event of renin-angiotensin system inhibitors. The objective of the present study was to determine the risk of angioedema from randomized clinical trials. A PubMed/CENTRAL/EMBASE search was made for randomized clinical trials from 1980 to October 2011 in patients on angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin receptor blo...

INTRODUCTION Ecuador is a country with limited nutritional information, with exception of some general studies supported by Food Agriculture Organization (FAO). AIMS To carry out a nutritional assessment of the Ecuadorian diet and determine the percentage of contribution to the intake of different nutrients according to the order of the meal (breakfast, morning snack, lunch, afternoon snack, ...

Composting is a technique that is used to convert organic waste into agriculturally useful products. Composting is an aerobic, solid-state biological process, which typically can be divided into two phases, a high-rate composting phase and a curing phase. High-rate composting plays an important role during the composting process, owing to the high microbial activity occurring during this phase....

Not only is there a limited supply of organs for liver transplantation, but the quality of the available organs is not uniform. Risk factors such as donor age and cause of death are known to predict graft failure, but their impact on the recipient's quality of life (QOL) has not been reported. We sent a QOL survey to 299 adults at our institution who had received a liver transplant 1 to 7 years...

PURPOSE To compare the abilities of spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (OCT) (SD-OCT; Spectralis, Heidelberg Engineering) and swept-source OCT (SS-OCT; DRI-OCT1 Atlantis system, Topcon) for analyzing the macular inner retinal layers in diagnosing glaucoma. METHODS The study included 60 patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) and 60 healthy control subjects. Macular cube are...

Purpose. This research aims to promote the assay of iron and reduce phosphorus grade final DRI. Methodology. A high-phosphorus oolitic ore from Gara Djebilet deposit underwent procedure coal-based direct reduction (coal-based DR) followed by wet low-intensity magnetic separation (WLIMS). The effects temperature, periods time Na2SO4 dosage on removal, metallisation degree recovery rate were trie...

This work evaluates the effect of high temperatures and cooling methods on drillability Prada limestone. Samples from boreholes drilled during design stage Tres Ponts Tunnel in Catalan south Pyrenean zone (Spain) were subjected to 105, 200, 300, 400, 600 °C, then cooled at a slow rate or by quenching. Sievers’ J-value (SJ) brittleness (S20) determined thermally treated samples, drilling index (...

This bulletin considers the situation of children with disabilities in Ukraine, who at time onset armed conflict were living institutional care. DRI investigations have revealed that despite abundant international assistance, government Ukraine and relief agencies failed to ensure safety protect lives these within institutions – or their safe return families community.