AIMS AND OBJECTIVES Diagnosis of myocardial ischaemia at an early stage in the emergency department is often difficult. A recently proposed biomarker, heart fatty acid binding protein (H-FABP) has been found to appear in the circulation superior to that of cardiac troponins in the early hours of acute coronary syndrome. We proposed to evaluate the levels of H-FABP and ascertain its utility as a...

This study examined the relationship between NaCl sensitivity and stress response of Listeria monocytogenes. Nine strains of L. monocytogenes (NCCP10805, NCCP10806, NCCP10807, NCCP10808, NCCP10809, NCCP10810, NCCP10811, NCCP10920 and NCCP 10943) were exposed to 0%, 1%, 2% and 4% NaCl, and then incubated at 60℃ for 60 min to select strains that were heat-sensitized (HS) and non-sensitized (NS) b...

Background: Non-cardiac chest pain (NCCP) is an extremely debilitating condition of uncertain origin which is difficult to treat and consequently has a high psychological morbidity. Hypnotherapy has been shown to be effective in related conditions such as irritable bowel syndrome where its beneficial effects are long lasting. Aims: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of hypnotherapy in a se...

Missed appointments and non-attendance at outpatient clinics are a major cause of inefficiency in the health service. It is estimated that this problem currently costs the Health Service Executive (HSE) up to €33 million annually; each individual non-attendance costs €80 and adds a burden to lengthening waiting lists and a potential delay in assessment and treatment of the non-attending patient...

Abstract Drought tolerance in maize is a complex and polygenic trait, especially the seedling stage. In plant breeding, genetic traits can be improved by genomic selection (GS), which has become practical effective breeding tool. present study, natural population named Northeast China core (NCCP) consisting of 379 inbred lines were genotyped with diversity arrays technology (DArT) genotyping-by...

Fibromyalgia (FM) remains an enigmatic and challenging clinical entity to manage, given its far-reaching spectrum of symptoms, chronicity, associated psychopathology, and lack of clinically available diagnostic tests. However, recent insights into the pathophysiology of FM offer hope that this condition, as with all members of the central sensitization syndromes, can be more readily diagnosed, ...