We tested the hypothesis that single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) within genes of the NF-κB pathway are associated with altered clinical outcome of septic shock patients. We genotyped 59 SNPs in the NF-κB pathway in a discovery cohort of septic…
Papers in Communication
Communication papers in Social Sciences, A
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Energy minimization is a critical goal in size-constrained wireless sensors. Sensing elements are traditionally power hungry and require special attention in low energy systems. In this work, we study ultra-low power image sensors. In particular, we…
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BACKGROUND: A National Asthma Programme was undertaken in Finland from 1994 to 2004 to improve asthma care and prevent an increase in costs. The main goal was to lessen the burden of asthma to individuals and society. METHODS: The action programme…
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Mass media campaigns have long been a tool for promoting public health. How effective are such campaigns in changing health-related attitudes and behaviors, however, and how has the literature in this area progressed over the past decade? The…
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Mass media campaigns have long been a tool for promoting public health. How effective are such campaigns in changing health-related attitudes and behaviors, however, and how has the literature in this area progressed over the past decade? The…
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The use of new technologies is growing in virtually all areas of health communication, including consumer, patient, and provider education; decision and social support; health promotion; knowledge transfer; and the delivery of services. Many…
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The use of new technologies is growing in virtually all areas of health communication, including consumer, patient, and provider education; decision and social support; health promotion; knowledge transfer; and the delivery of services. Many…
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A 12-month follow up of the implementation of clinical indicators in a consultation-liaison service.OBJECTIVES: This paper reviews the use of clinical indicators in a consultation-liaison (C-L) service over a 12-month period at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. METHOD: Clinical indicators and C-L data were collected during the…
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Many tasks performed by machine vision systems involve processing of natural scenes with large intra-frame illumination ratios. Thus, wide dynamic range visible spectrum image sensors are required to achieve adequate processing performance and…
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The historical seal populations at King George Island, Antarctica, for the past 1,500years, have been estimated from the seal-hair abundance, bio-element concentrations, total organic carbon (TOC) and total nitrogen (TN) in one terrestrial sediment…
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This content analysis represents news coverage of organ donation from January 1990 to December 2005. Specifically, ABC, CBS, and NBC news broadcasts were examined to gain a greater understanding of organ donation coverage on TV. Overall this…
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This content analysis represents news coverage of organ donation from January 1990 to December 2005. Specifically, ABC, CBS, and NBC news broadcasts were examined to gain a greater understanding of organ donation coverage on TV. Overall this…
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Te geologic record provides constraints on the rates, amplitudes, and mechanisms controlling globally averaged (eustatic) and relative (eustatic plus subsidence/upliſt) changes of sea level on various time scales. On geological time scales, global…
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The growing interest toward the improvement of patients' quality of life and the use of medical signals in nonmedical applications such as entertainment, sports, and brain-computerinterfaces, requires the implementation of miniaturized and wireless…
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Nerve damage is the hallmark of Mycobacterium leprae infection, which results from M. leprae invasion of the Schwann cell of the peripheral nervous system. We have recently shown that the laminin-2 isoform, specially the G domain of laminin alpha2…
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In the global war of ideas, the United States finds itself facing a systems problem that cannot be solved by simply delivering the right message. The question is not how can we construct a more persuasive message? Rather it is what kind of reality…
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Patient complaints are an important source of information for service improvements. We audited patient complaints made about medical care in a National Health Service District general hospital over a 22 month period. Complaints were about medical…
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Patient complaints are an important source of information for service improvements. We audited patient complaints made about medical care in a National Health Service District general hospital over a 22 month period. Complaints were about medical…
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The efficacy and safety of donepezil as a treatment for patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease (AD) was investigated in a multicenter, double-blind study. Patients were randomly assigned to treatment with placebo (n = 162), 5 mg/d…
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