Urine albumin excretion measured over consecutive weekends and on repeated first morning collections from normal children showed considerable variation both during the day and from day to day in each subject. The results emphasise the need for repeated measurement of albumin excretion in children to confirm the presence of persistent microalbuminuria.

A simple, inexpensive, non-invasive method for urine collection was used in 28 consecutive infants for periods of 48 hours (n = 10) and 72 hours (n = 18). The incidence of urine collector detachment was low on the first and second days (< 4%) and increased significantly on the third day (28%). Volume of urine leaked was < 4% of the total volume collected daily. This method is applicable to both...

The purpose of this study was to determine whether high-school football players showed risks of fluid deficits during two-a-day training (Part 1), and whether implementing a drinking strategy could acutely improve the markers of hydration (Part 2). In Part 1, pre-training urine specific gravity (USG) and pre- and post-training body weight were measured at the morning session for 5 consecutive d...

Source Instituto de Telecomunicações, Portugal PEE/COPPE/DEL/Poli, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Poznan University of Technology Chair of Multimedia Telecommunications and Microelectronics Status Contribution Title Intra depth-map coding using flexible segmentation, constrained depth modeling modes and simplified/pruned directional prediction Author Luís F. R. Lucas Krzysztof ...

Sonia Vasconcelos, Edson Watanabe Science Education Program, Institute of Medical Biochemistry Leopoldo de Meis (IBqM), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Committee on Research Integrity (CRI), Advisory Council for Research Ethics (CTEP), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Electrical Engineering Program (PEE), Institute Alberto...

BACKGROUND Measuring the 24-hour urine protein ≥300 mg is the standard threshold value for diagnosis of preeclampsia. OBJECTIVE This study was intended to determine if a patient's 4-hour urine protein correlate with the 24-hour value for diagnosis of preeclampsia. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a cross sectional study performed on 84 women with suspected preeclampsia due to positive urinary...

Introduction: Urine morphine test, in several countries is the most primarily available qualitative test for detecting opioid abusers. Since the users of illicit drugs attempt to defeat urine tests and there are also plenty of claims that usage of HD (high dose) contraceptive pills can result in false-negative results, we decided to design the present study to investigate the probable in vit...