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Radiographic predictors determined with an objective assessment tool for neonatal patients with necrotizing enterocolitis

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 95 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study was to develop and validate a computational tool to assist radiological decisions on necrotizing enterocolitis. Methodology: Patients that exhibited clinical signs and radiographic evidence of Bell's stage 2 or higher were included in the study, resulting...

La relación de la edad con los componentes espectrales de las realizaciones sin ruido de señales fotopletismográficas: resultados de un enfoque de identificación no lineal
Relationship of Age with Spectral Components of Noise-Free Realizations of Photoplethysmographic Signals: Outcomes of a Nonlinear Identification Approach

Rev. cuba. inform. méd; 11 (2), 2019
Background: Age-related changes in the vascular network have been widely documented, however, nonlinear identification has been poorly applied to the analysis of cardiovascular signals. Objective: To determine the impact of age on spectral components of Noise-free realizations (NFR) obtained from phot...

Genome-wide DNA methylation profile in the peripheral blood of cocaine and crack dependents

Objective: Cocaine use disorders (CUDs) represent a major public health problem in many countries. To better understand the interaction between the environmental modulations and phenotype, the aim of the present study was to investigate the DNA methylation pattern of CUD patients, who had concomitant coc...

Religious/spiritual coping and spiritual distress in people with cancer

Rev. bras. enferm; 72 (6), 2019
ABSTRACT Objective: To investigate the relation between the presence of spiritual distress and use of RSC and sociodemographic, clinical and religious/spiritual variables in people with cancer. Method: Cross-sectional study conducted in an association for support to people with cancer. The data obtaine...

The effect of counseling and family planning education on Knowledge and attitude of comorbid families

Prensa méd. argent; 105 (11), 2019
To improve the comorbid families behavior, knowledge, and attitudes about evidencebased options, we undertook an educational intervention. In current study, we evaluated the knowledge and attitude of the comorbid families about family planning option s pre and post informing program. the knowledge and at...

Quality of sleep and use of computers and cell-phones among university students

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE Evaluate the quality of sleep and its association with the use of computers and cell-phones among medicine and dentistry students. METHODS Cross-sectional and comparative study, which evaluated 425 students through a socioeconomic questionnaire, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PS...

Is neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio a predictive factor for recurrence of urethral stricture?

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Due to spongiofibrosis and inflammatory processes underlying the pathogenesis of urethral stricture, it is possible that the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) may give essential information about the course of the disease and recurrence possibilities. Our study aims to evaluate the...

Metabolic syndrome in pregnancy and postpartum: prevalence and associated factors

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE Evaluate the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and the main associated maternal factors in women without pre-gestational conditions, in early pregnancy and in the immediate postpartum. METHODS Two hundred pregnant women were evaluated at the 16th week of pregnancy, and 187 were ...

Comparison of quality of life and functionality in type 2 diabetics with and without insulin

SUMMARY INTRODUCTION Type 2 diabetes mellitus compromises physical, psychological, economic, and social life. OBJECTIVES To identify and compare the quality of life, depression, functional performance, and physical activity in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus who use insulin or not. METHODS A...

Response to direct-acting antiviral agents in chronic hepatitis C patients with end-stage renal disease: a clinical experience

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE The recent development of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) has dramatically changed the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, and interferon-based regimes have become a poor treatment choice in clinical practice. Today DAAs offer shorter, well-tolerated, highly effective curative the...