BACKGROUND In the humanitarian crisis context of conflict zones, collecting data is essential for identifying and addressing the mental health needs of refugee children to avoid mass suffering. This study tested the feasibility of recruiting refugees caring for children and using established and brief parent-report questionnaires in a challenging context to collect mental health data on refugee...

BACKGROUND Blood, urine, and cerebrospinal fluid cultures and admission for antibiotics are considered standard management of febrile neonates (0-28 days). We examined variation in adherence to these recommendations across US pediatric emergency departments (PEDs) and incidence of serious infections (SIs) in febrile neonates. METHODS Cross-sectional study of neonates with a diagnosis of fever...

The objective was to investigate several aspects of the medical competence of general practitioners (GPs), gynaecologists (GYNs) and paediatricians (PEDs) by assessing their beliefs and self-perceived competence with regard to genetic testing. A questionnaire was sent to randomly selected GPs (n=200), GYNs (n=300) and PEDs (n=265). The response rate for GPs, GYNs and PEDs was 64%, 69% and 72%, ...

• Stakeholders see great potential in PEDs for energy poverty reduction. Energy mitigation needs to be included from the onset. PED replication can synergistically address both decarbonization and mitigation. Increasing levels of makes more financially viable as tools. More consideration given social dimension decisions on new creation. 100 Positive Districts (PEDs) are created Europe by 2025, ...

This article proposes zero-forcing (ZF) beamforming strategies that can simultaneously deal with active and passive eavesdroppers in visible light communication (VLC) systems. First, we propose a ZF scheme steers transmission beam to the null space of eavesdroppers' (AEDs) channel, while considering SNRs for legitimate user (UE) (PEDs) residing at unknown locations. To find an eigenmode related...

BACKGROUND Physicians who complete combined residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics (med-peds) have a variety of career options after training. Little is known about career transitions among this group or among other broadly trained physicians. METHODS To better understand these career transitions, we conducted semistructured, in-depth, telephone interviews of graduates of the ...

Purpose Drusenoid pigment epithelial detachments (PEDs) are a defined path to atrophy in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). We analyzed the relationships between retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) and drusen volume changes during the PED lifecycle, using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT). Methods Twenty-one cases of drusenoid PED tracked using SD-OCT through periods of ...

Several performance-enhancing or ergogenic drugs have been linked to both significant adverse cardiovascular effects and increased risk. Even with scrutiny on the governance of (PEDs) in professional sport heightened awareness associated risk, there are some who prepared risk their use gain competitive advantage. Caffeine is most commonly consumed drug world its properties reported for decades....

Purpose: Retinal pigment epithelial detachments (PEDs) are characterized by a separation between the RPE and innermost aspect of Bruch's membrane. Many chorioretinal diseases can lead to detachment which most common is age-related macular degeneration; but significant number PEDs idiopathic in etiology. be classified as drusenoid, serous, vascularized, or fibrovascular type.
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PURPOSE To report the effects of aflibercept on eyes with large retinal pigment epithelial detachment (PED) associted with polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). METHODS We reviewed the medical records of patients with PEDs associated with PCV that were treated with aflibercept after intravitreal ranibizumab had failed. RESULTS Three eyes of patients aged 72, 79, and 80 years were studied...