Contemporary understanding of the brain indicates that a reciprocal relationship exists between mind and body. Biological functioning adjusts to the consequences of our behavior and our behavior is influenced by our biology. This is the case with the stress responsivity system. The stress hormone cortisol follows a biologically-predetermined daily cycle of secretion (controlled by circadian rhy...

AIMS This study investigated the ability of soluble platelet selectin (sP-selectin) to identify infection and predict 30-day mortality in patients with a systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) on the intensive care unit. METHODS Soluble platelet selectin levels were measured daily in the first 48 hours in patients presenting with SIRS. The outcome, proven infection, was established us...

A large inhomogeneity of the minority lifetime from 1 to 10 μs at 77 K over area is observed in some experiments when high-quality HgCdTe layers electronic type conductivity are grown on GaAs substrates with a diameter 76.2 mm (013) orientation by method molecular beam epitaxy. As rule, such lifetimes determined carrier recombination Shockley-Hall-Read (SHR) centers. Modern studies and ideas ab...

There are many potential benefits to ablation of atrial fibrillation (AF), but the impact on functional status has not yet been thoroughly investigated. Activity sensors in implanted cardiac devices provide a novel opportunity for an investigation. In addition, there may be difference between patients with paroxysmal or persistent AF. The purpose this study was examine AF objective behavioral d...

Abstract In this paper, we construct and analyze a new dynamical low-rank integrator for second-order matrix differential equations. The method is based on combination of the projector-splitting introduced in Lubich Oseledets (BIT 54(1):171–188, 2014. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10543-013-0454-0 ) Strang splitting. We also present variant which tailored to semilinear problems.

OBJECTIVE We investigated the efficacy of low doses of corticosteroids in septic shock patients with or without early acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) by post hoc analysis of a previously completed clinical trial. DESIGN Retrospective analysis of a placebo-controlled, randomized, double-blind trial of low doses of corticosteroids in septic shock. SETTING Nineteen intensive care un...