OBJECTIVE Although attempted suicide is one of the strongest predictors of completed suicide, few Japanese studies have described psychiatric differences between those who attempt suicide by overdose (OD) and those who use more violent methods (MV). METHODS A total of 22 consecutively admitted MVs were compared to 78 ODs. All patients were referred for psychiatric evaluation during the same 3...

We investigate the power of regular leaf languages with respect to three diierent tree shapes: the rst one is the case of arbitrary (and thus potentially non-regular) computation trees; the second one is the case of balanced computation trees (these trees are initial segments of full binary trees); and the third one is the case of full binary computation trees. It is known that the class charac...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation of severity of oral dryness (OD) with serum and saliva parathyroid hormone (PTH) and calcium levels, and to compare serum and stimulated whole saliva PTH and calcium between menopausal women with/without OD. METHODS A case-control study was carried out in 76 (38 as case and 38 as control) selected menopausal women with/without OD...

BACKGROUND AND AIM The aim of this study was to compare unstimulated whole saliva 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25(OH)D) in menopausal women with and without oral dryness (OD) feeling, and evaluate the relationship between saliva 25(OH)D and severity of OD feeling. METHODS A case-control study was carried out on 70 selected menopausal women aged 41-77 years with or without OD feeling (35 as case...

BACKGROUND Oxidative damage (OD) biomarkers have been used to evaluate metabolic stress undergone by alcoholic individuals. In alcoholic patients, these biomarkers are usually measured at late stages, i.e., when the alcoholic patients are showing clear signs of impaired hepatic function. OD biomarkers are sensitive indicators of impaired metabolic function, and might be useful in early stages o...

Patterns of lower autonomic nervous system (ANS) and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity have been found in children with oppositional defiant disorder (ODD). The aim of the present study was to investigate whether children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) differ from ODD children with (OD/AD) or without comorbid ADHD in ANS and HPA axis activity under baselin...

BACKGROUND Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is a common distressing experience in patients following laparoscopic surgeries. This study was aimed at comparing the efficacies of Ondansetron-Dexamethasone combination with each drug alone as a prophylaxis against PONV in patients after elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy done under general anaesthesia. MATERIALS AND METHODS Hundred and...

PURPOSE The efficacy and safety of insulin degludec/insulin aspart (IDegAsp) once daily (OD) compared with insulin glargine U100 (IGlar) OD over 52 weeks in insulin-naïve adults with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) was investigated. METHODS In this open-label, parallel-group treat-to-target trial, participants were randomized (1:1) to receive IDegAsp OD (breakfast, n = 266) or IGlar OD (as pe...

Vehicle re-identification using Bluetooth (BT) signal data has emerged as an effective and economical means for collecting traffic data including Origin Destination (OD) information which is crucial for transportation planning. Direct vehicle tracking based on Time-Lapse Aerial Photography (TLAP) is also increasingly used for OD studies. Neither technique has previously been validated, so the o...