The objectives of this study were (1) to determine whether there is association between skin tattoos, Hepatitis-B and prisons, (2) to investigate risk behaviors for Hepatitis-B and (3) to describe characteristics of person who have tattoos. Methods. This retrospective study consisted of a self-administered survey, and an ELISA blood test for viral hepatitis B. The study sample consisted of all ...

OBJECTIVES Ethical issues have recently been raised regarding the appropriate care of patients in persistent vegetative state (PVS) in Japan. The purpose of our study is to study the attitudes and beliefs of Japanese physicians who have experience caring for patients in PVS. DESIGN AND SETTING A postal questionnaire was sent to all 317 representative members of the Japan Society of Apoplexy w...

In a `shared-nothing' parallel computer, each processor has its own memory and disks and processors communicate by passing messages through an interconnect. Many academic researchers, and some vendors, assert that shared-nothingness is thèconsensus' architecture for parallel DBMSs. This alleged consensus is used as a justiication for simulation models, algorithms, research prototypes and even m...

this report presents a 52-year-old woman who was admitted to nephrology ward with hypernatremia. she shared a persecutory delusion of poisoning with her 22-year-old daughter and did not feed her 8-year-old son due to her delusion. keywords: shared paranoid disorder, delusions, schizophrenia, paranoid.

The objectives of this study were (1) to determine whether there is association between skin tattoos, Hepatitis-B and prisons, (2) to investigate risk behaviors for Hepatitis-B and (3) to describe characteristics of person who have tattoos. Methods. This retrospective study consisted of a self-administered survey, and an ELISA blood test for viral hepatitis B. The study sample consisted of all ...