Software development suffers from a lack of predictability with respect to cost, time, and quality. Predictability is one of the major concerns addressed by modern manufacturing execution systems (MESs). A MES does not actually execute themanufacturing (e.g., controlling equipment and producing goods), but rather collects, analyzes, integrates, and presents the data generated in industrial prod...

Metabolic syndrome (MeS) is defined by a cluster of abnormalities comprising obesity, hypertension, carbohydrate intolerance and dyslipidemia. MeS increases the risk of developing various diseases, including coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral angiopathy and type 2 diabetes. In our study, the subjects were 561 persons, residents of 11 homes for the elderly in Zagreb, Croatia. There were ...

UNLABELLED Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure is indicated in some cases to protect patients against embolic events. The aim of this study was to certify that the method of PFO closure to prevent microemboli (MES) is reliable, using contrast enhanced transcranial Doppler (cTCD) as a diagnostic and follow-up tool. METHODS cTCD was performed before and after PFO closure in 20 patients. Results ...

Chronic psychosocial stress has been proposed as a risk factor for the development of the metabolic syndrome (MES). This review gives a systematic overview of prospective cohort studies investigating chronic psychosocial stress as a risk factor for incident MES and the individual elements of MES. Thirty-nine studies were included. An association between chronic psychosocial stress and the devel...

The proneural (PN) and mesenchymal (MES) subtypes of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) are robust and generally consistent with classification schemes. GBMs in the MES subclass are predominantly primary tumors that, compared to PN tumors, exhibit a worse prognosis; thus, understanding the mechanism of MES differentiation may be of great benefit for the treatment of GBM. Nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κ...

background: the most common types of medical error are medication errors (mes) which defined as any preventable event that may be caused by an inappropriate medication usage and lead to an adverse drug reaction (adr) event in patients. in recent years, different approaches have been proposed to reduce mes, one of which is reporting adrs. the present study was designed to assess the knowledge, a...

background and objectives: there is convincing evidence that subjects concomitantly affected by type 2 diabetes (t2d) and metabolic syndrome (mes) are at greater risk for cardiovascular disease (cvd). many metabolic derangements in t2d might be attributed to poor vitamin d status. the purpose of this study was to investigate the associations among vitamin d status, mes and glycemic status in su...

The study was designed to investigate the effect of ketamine on convulsive behaviour using maximal electroshock (MES) test. An attempt was also made to study the possible receptor mechanisms involved. MES seizures were induced in mice via transauricular electrodes (60 mA, 0.2sec). Seizure severity was assessed by the duration of tonic hindlimb extensor phase and mortality due to convulsions. In...

Induction of heat shock protein (HSP) 72 improves metabolic profiles in diabetic model mice. However, its effect on pancreatic b-cells is not known. The current study investigated whether HSP72 induction can reduce b-cell stress signaling and apoptosis and preserve b-cell mass. MIN6 cells and db/db mice were shamtreated or treated with heat shock (HS) and mild electrical stimulation (MES) (HS+M...

Overview of Medication Errors and Adverse Drug Events Medication errors (MEs) are the most common type of medical error occurring in the intensive care unit (ICU). The definitions and incidence rates for MEs and types of adverse drug events (ADEs) are listed in Table 1-1. Medication errors may result in patient injury, but this is not a requirement to be considered an error. Clinicians strive t...