PurposeThe hemodynamic effects and clinical efficacy of the intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) are still not fully understood. Prior studies on response to IABP have been limited a one-time pre- vs post-IABP comparison or focused survival, without providing pathophysiological explanations. The aim current study was longitudinally effect identify baseline parameters (before insertion) that predict...

A third species of the rare augochlorine bee genus Chlerogelloides Engel et al. (Halictinae, Augochlorini) is described and figured. Chlerogelloides nexosasp. n. is most similar to the type species, Chlerogelloides femoralis Engel et al., in that both have modified midlegs in the males. The former, however, can be distinguished on the basis of its terminalia, which in some respects more closely...

The transition from a centrally planned to a market-oriented economy under way in Vietnam over the last twenty years has led to a national aggregate rise in incomes, increased expenditures and a decrease in poverty levels (Haughton et al . 2001; Taylor 2004a). Yet Vietnam’s ethnic minorities, who officially comprise over fifty different linguistically distinct groups and account for around 15 p...

BACKGROUND Pseudomonas aeruginosa frequently colonises intubated patients and causes life-threatening ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The role of quorum sensing (QS), regulating virulence in this pathogen, during colonisation and development of VAP is unknown. METHODS P aeruginosa isolates and tracheal aspirates were prospectively collected from intubated patients. Genotypes and QS-ind...

The study of the mechanisms which govern bird orientation and navigation is severely hindered by the difficulty of reconstructing the route taken by the bird. Several methods have been used to study bird flights: direct observation using binoculars; following the bird by aeroplane or helicopter (Griffin, 1943; Hitchcock, 1952; Fiaschi, Baldaccini, Ioale & Papi, 1981); using a transmitter carrie...

BACKGROUND Public-private collaborations are increasingly being utilized to universalize health care. In Malawi, the Ministry of Health contracts selected health facilities owned by the main faith-based provider, the Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM), to deliver care at no fee to the most vulnerable and underserved populations in the country through Service Level Agreements (SLAs). ...

@ar t i c l e { Banatre : 1 9 9 0 :GMD:113556 . 113559 , author = {Banatre , Jean−P ie r r e and Le Metayer , Daniel } , t i t l e = {The Gamma Model and I t s D i s c ip l i ne of Programming} , j ourna l = { Sc i . Comput . Program . } , i s sue da t e = {Nov . 1990} , volume = {15} , number = {1} , pages = {55−−77} , u r l = {http ://dx . doi . org/10.1016/0167−6423(90)90044−E} , doi = {10.1...