McNeil

In the more than 15 years since its introduction, quantitative microbial risk assessment (QMRA) has become a widely used technique for assessing population health risk posed by waterborne pathogens. However, the variation in approaches taken for QMRA in relation to drinking water supply is not well understood. This systematic review identifies,…[Read more]

BACKGROUND Rhaphidophora pinnata (L.f.) Schott is one of the Indonesian plants, has known as a medicinal plant. This plant is a vine; round stems have sticky roots and hanging roots. The leaves have been used as traditional anticancer in Singapore. Indonesian people have also used R. pinnata plants as a diuretic agent, anticancer and…[Read more]

BACKGROUND/AIM Elevated neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been reported to be a poor prognostic factor in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). However, no studies have focused on the dynamic change of preoperative NLR (pre-NLR) in CRC patients. We investigated the prognostic value of the change in NLR (ΔNLR) in CRC patients before and after…[Read more]