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L-ferritin: one gene, five diseases; from hereditary hyperferritinemia to hypoferritinemia - report of new cases
(MDPI, 2019)
Ferritin is a multimeric protein composed of light (L-ferritin) and heavy (H-ferritin) subunits that binds and stores iron inside the cell. A variety of mutations have been reported in the L-ferritin ...
All-in-one trifunctional strategy: a cell adhesive, bacteriostatic and bactericidal coating for titanium implants
(Elsevier, 2018-09)
Strategies to inhibit initial bacterial adhesion are extremely important to prevent infection on biomaterial surfaces. However, the simultaneous attraction of desired eukaryotic cells remains a challenge ...
The severity of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy correlates with multiple organ dysfunction in the hypothermia era
(Society of Critical Care Medicine and the World Federation of Pediatric Intensive and Critical Care Societies, 2017)
Objectives: The objectives are to 1) determine whether there is a positive correlation between the severity of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and multiple organ dysfunction and 2) evaluate the organ ...
Assessing the competences associated with a nursing Bachelor thesis by means of rubrics
(Elsevier, 2018)
Background: Writing a Bachelor thesis is the last step in obtaining a university degree. The thesis may be job- or research-orientated, but it must demonstrate certain degree-level competences. Rubrics ...
Alternatives to conventional hospitalization for improving lack of access to inpatient beds: a 12-year cross-sectional analysis
(Sciedu Press, 2013-12-17)
Background/Objective: When hospitals cannot guarantee available hospital beds for inpatient admission, patients are exposed to prolonged waits, cancellations and diversions that negatively affect their ...
An effect of bilingualism on the auditory cortex
(Society for Neuroscience, 2012-11)
Two studies (Golestani et al., 2007; Wong et al., 2008) have reported a positive correlation between the ability to perceive foreign speech sounds and the volume of Heschl's gyrus (HG), the structure ...
Lower admission blood pressure as an independent predictor of 1-year mortality in elderly patients experiencing a first hospitalization for acute heart failure
(Elsevier, 2019)
Background: Systolic blood pressure (SBP) is an acknowledged prognostic factor in patients with heart failure (HF). Admission SBP should be a risk factor for 1-year mortality even in elderly patients ...
Development of tantalum scaffold for orthopaedic applications produced by space-holder method
(Elsevier, 2015-10-15)
In the present study, production of tantalum porous scaffolds using the space holder technique was performed. The effect of size and content of sodium chloride particles, used as space holder, as well ...
Adams-Oliver syndrome
(ACT Publishing Group Limited, 2019)
A term infant born in a resource-poor setting (Mozambique) presented with extensive disepithelization of the cranial vertex with absent underlying bony plate, disepithelization of the posterior median ...
Efficacy of passive hypothermia and adverse events during transport of asphyxiated newborns according to the severity of hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy
(Elsevier, 2018)
Objective: To determine if the efficacy of passive hypothermia and adverse events during transport are related to the severity of neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy. Methods: This was a retrospective ...