Driven by planning problems with both disjunctive constraints and contingency, we define the Disjunctive Temporal Problem with Uncertainty (DTPU), an extension of the DTP that includes contingent events. Generalizing existing work on Simple Temporal Problems with Uncertainty, we divide the time-points into controllable and uncontrollable classes, and propose varying notions of controllability t...

This updated statement on Haemophilus influenzae type b conjugate vaccines includes recommendations for use of a newly licensed Haemophilus conjugate vaccine, and a newly licensed combination vaccine that combines one of the Haemophilus conjugate vaccines and diphtheria, tetanus toxoids, and pertussis (DTP). The statement also includes revised guidelines for the use of all conjugate vaccines. T...

OBJECTIVE The WHO aims for 90% coverage of the Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI), which in Guinea-Bissau included BCG vaccine at birth, three doses of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis vaccine (DTP) and oral polio vaccine (OPV) at 6, 10 and 14 weeks and measles vaccine (MV) at 9 months when this study was conducted. The WHO assesses coverage by 12 months of age. The sequence of vaccines may hav...

We evaluated the prognostic value of quantitative parameters using dual time point (DTP) F-FDG PET/CT (PET/CT) in invasive ductal breast cancer (IDC) with metastatic axillary lymph nodes (ALN) as compared with dynamic contrast-enhanced (DCE) and diffusion-weighted (DW) MRI.Seventy patients with IDC and metastatic ALN were retrospectively registered. Static PET parameters including maximum stand...

Background: Despite the efforts to enhance hygiene education and personal hygiene and use of antibiotics and vaccination, infectious diseases remain the second cause of mortality worldwide. Vaccination is one of the greatest medical achievements in the prevention of mortality and morbidity, which has decreased treatment costs. This study aimed to compare the complications caused by pentavalent ...

Background Measles vaccine (MV) administered as the last vaccine after the third dose of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) may be associated with better child survival unrelated to prevention of measles infection. Other studies have shown that MV administered after DTP was more beneficial and was associated with lower mortality compared with DTP administered after MV or DTP administered simult...

BACKGROUND Several studies suggested that vaccines could have non-specific effects on mortality depending on the type of vaccine. Non-specific effects seem to be different in boys and girls. In this study we want to investigate whether there are differences in gender-specific mortality among Dutch children according to the last vaccination received. We tested the hypothesis that the mortality r...

INTRODUCTION Hepatic steatosis, the accumulation of lipid within hepatocytes, is a critical step in the pathogenesis of human diseases such as alcoholic liver disease, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease associated with the metabolic syndrome, chronic hepatitis C infection and other disorders. In more severe forms of these conditions, the liver becomes inflamed and fatty liver progresses to non-a...

BACKGROUND The World Health Organization recommends vitamin A supplementation (VAS) at vaccination contacts after 6 mo of age to reduce mortality. However, it is unknown whether the effect of VAS is independent of vaccinations. One of the original VAS trials from Ghana had collected vaccination information. OBJECTIVE We reanalyzed the data to explore the hypothesis that VAS reduces mortality ...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate progress in timely vaccination coverage associated with low-income households. DESIGN The US National Immunization Survey. PARTICIPANTS Children aged 19 to 35 months living in low-income households who were sampled between 1995 and 2007 (N = 232 318). Low-income households had an annual income that was 133% or less of the federal poverty level, and high-income househol...