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01), as well as total FFA (p = 0.048). Higher faecal pH was associated with longer intestinal transit time (p = 0.049) and the use of proton pump inhibitors (p = 0.009). CONCLUSIONS Although the clinical significance of faecal pH is not fully defined, its usefulness as a surrogate biomarker for intestinal pH should be further explored. IMPACT Faec…[Read more]

The tensile strength of bilayer films stored at 25°C with RH of 43, 54 and 65% decreased, but was still better than those stored at low temperatures (-17°C, 4°C), which were tough due to their high elongation at break. Scanning electron microscopy results showed tight bonds between the bilayer films, and the network structure inside the films di…[Read more]

5% (preoperatively 40 points vs postoperatively 69 points; p less then 0.001). We observe a complication in 50% of our patients. Minor complications included two cases of dehiscence of the surgical wound, one case of soft tissue irritation owing to hardware protrusion, and one cause of lymphedema. Two patients had deep infection and underwent…[Read more]

The additivity assumption underlying Giddings’ coupling model for the eddy-dispersion in laminar flows through heterogeneous media is critically analyzed and a potential solution for its non-additivity in the high velocity limit is presented. Whereas the unit cell in Giddings’ model only consists of a single velocity bias step, the unit dispersion…[Read more]

The occurrence of RFS was associated with a longer NCU stay, higher 30-day mortality and 6-month mortality, and poorer 6-month functional outcome. Moreover, RFS was identified as an independent risk factor for 6-month mortality.

RFS is not rare in neurocritically ill patients and is more likely to occur in patients with nutritional risk…[Read more]

62±11.43 ver. 45.74±11.20, p less then 0.001). A total of 3 (4.0%) parents of hearing impaired children reported rare need for respite and other services, 32(42.7%) reported sometimes and 40(53.3%) reported frequent need. On the other hand 12(13.8%) parents of intellectually disabled children reported sometimes, 66(75.9%) reported quite f…[Read more]

by BMJ.INTRODUCTION Chronic musculoskeletal pain is a complex medical condition that can significantly impact quality of life. Patients with chronic pain demonstrate attentional biases towards pain-related information. The therapeutic benefits of modifying attentional biases by implicitly training attention away from pain-related information…[Read more]

0 ng/mL) than in male (3.5 ng/mL) patients. In conclusion both in male and female patients, posttreatment AFP was an independent predictor of HCC development after DAA therapy. However, the cut-off values differed between the sexes. In male patients, HCC could be seen in patients with relatively low posttreatment AFP levels; more careful obs…[Read more]

e oligospermia, with no obvious adverse events.Objective To investigate the status quo of the diagnosis and treatment of male urethritis (MU) in urology and andrology. METHODS According to The Guidelines for Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (2017), we designed 27 questions on the prevalence, diagnosis, treatment,…[Read more]