Objectives: To investigate clinicopathologic findings and gallbladder (GB) function in patients with endoscopic bile reflux at outpatients clinic. Methods: We classified endoscopic bile reflux into two groups by bile reflux index (BRI). Those who scored above 14 were the BRI (+) group, and those below 14 were the BRI (-) group. We analyzed clinical characteristics, endoscopic findings including...

Recently, 2 new anthropometric indices, the A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and Body Roundness Index (BRI), have been developed. Our study was to compare the associations between different anthropometric indices, including ABSI, BRI, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR), and hypertension in a rural population of northeast China.This cross-sectional study was co...

The Parkland formula is the standard for calculating the initial intravenous fluid rate for resuscutation after thermal injury. However, it is cumbersome when used by those with modest burn training. We propose an easier method to calculate fluid requirements that can be initiated by first-line providers. Burn size is estimated by using the Burn Size Score (BSS), which is then crossreferenced w...

Background and aim: Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication of kidney failure with high mortality which leads to brain dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate the possible protective effect of ischemic postconditioning (IPo) against brain dysfunction induced by bilateral renal ischemia (BRI). Materials and methods: Male Wistar rats underwent BRI, sham or IPo surgery ...

As coral bleaching events become more frequent and intense, our ability to predict and mitigate future events depends upon our capacity to interpret patterns within previous episodes. Responses to thermal stress vary among coral species; however the diversity of coral assemblages, environmental conditions, assessment protocols, and severity criteria applied in the global effort to document blea...

background a strong association between obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (nafld) has been reported. objectives this study was conducted to evaluate if new obesity indices, including a body shape index (absi) and body roundness index (bri), have stronger associations with nafld than waist-to-hip ratio (whr) and waist-to-height ratio (whtr). methods in this cross-sectional study, we ...

Consider a sequence of (compact) embedded minimal disks Σi ⊂ BRi = BRi(0) ⊂ R 3 with ∂Σi ⊂ ∂BRi and either: (a) Ri equal to a finite constant. (b) Ri → ∞. We will refer to (a) as the local case and to (b) as the global case. Recall that a surface Σ ⊂ R is said to be properly embedded if it is embedded and the intersection of Σ with any compact subset of R is compact. We say that a lamination or...

BACKGROUND The validity of the entire renal function tests as a diagnostic tool depends substantially on the Biological Reference Interval (BRI) of urea. Establishment of BRI of urea is difficult partly because exclusion criteria for selection of reference data are quite rigid and partly due to the compartmentalization considerations regarding age and sex of the reference individuals. Moreover,...

JULY 2004 293 BUMC PROCEEDINGS 2004;17:292–303 By the early years of the 21st century, Baylor Health Care System (BHCS) and Baylor University Medical Center (BUMC) had a well-developed research center—Baylor Research Institute (BRI)—that was able to sponsor significant basic and clinical research, with an emphasis on immunology. Even absent a large, full-time medical school faculty, Baylor had ...

BACKGROUND The Body Mass Index (BMI) has long been used as an anthropometric measurement. Waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) have been proposed as alternatives to BMI. Recently, two new anthropometric indices, the A Body Shape Index (ABSI) and Body Roundness Index (BRI) have been developed as possible improved alternatives to BMI and WC. The main research aim is to assess...