In search of a biomarker for complicated course of febrile neutropenia (FN), plasma IL-18 was measured in 92 hematological patients after intensive chemotherapy at the beginning of FN (days 0-3). this website Complicated course was defined as blood culture positivity or septic shock. IL-18 varied according to background hematological malignancy…[Read more]

Mutated genes were analyzed to determine the potential mechanism. RESULTS Ubqln2 highly expressed in HCC tissues. The Ubqln2 mRNA level had significant relations with UICC tumor stage (P = .022), UICC stage (P = .034) and resection potential (P = .017). Concordantly, the Ubqln2 protein was closely associated with tumor size (P = .005), UICC stage…[Read more]

This study aims to investigate the influence of injection flow rate on different pressure curve characteristic parameters which are initiation pressure, propagation time, breakdown pressure, postfracturing pressure, fracture geometry, and fracture permeability. The mean injection power was proposed to roughly estimate the fracture total lengths.…[Read more]

Non-symmetric ligands, such as dipicolylamine-TTZ and monopicolylamine-TTZ, are comparatively more recent than the symmetric ones. They allow in principle the preparation of mononuclear complexes in a controlled manner, although binuclear complexes have been isolated as well. Moreover, in the monopicolylamine-TTZ-Cl ligand, deprotonation of the…[Read more]

Median survival from first dementia diagnosis ranged from 1.80 years in the care needs dataset to 3.74 years in the pharmaceutical claims dataset. Characteristics of people identified with dementia in different administrative datasets reflect the factors that drive interaction with specific services; this may introduce bias in observational…[Read more]

The structures and electronic properties of InTe/graphene van der Waals heterostructures are systematically investigated using the first-principles calculations. The electronic properties of InTe monolayer and graphene are well preserved respectively and the bandgap energy of graphene is opened to 36.5 meV in the InTe/graphene heterostructure. An…[Read more]

BACKGROUND  Acute gastric variceal hemorrhage (AGVH) is a serious complication of portal hypertension. Endoscopic cyanoacrylate glue injection is standard therapy for acute hemostasis; however, it may be associated with serious complications. The role of thrombin injection has not been confirmed. This study compared endoscopic thrombin and glue i…[Read more]

Collectively, the data from our study reveal a previously unknown regulatory mechanism of BCAT2 in PDAC and provide a potential therapeutic target for PDAC treatment.To date, no vaccines or effective drugs have been approved to prevent or treat COVID-19 and the current standard care relies on supportive treatments. Therefore, based on the fast and…[Read more]

Litters were larger in the first breeding period than in the second; annual fecundity was 4.52 ± 1.88 uterine scars/female. Umbrian grey squirrels have adapted to their non-native range, showing two annual mating periods at times similar to those in their native range, and high reproductive success.The authors wish to make the following…[Read more]

© 2020 Chinese Nursing Association. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V.The epidemic of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) has presented as a grim and complex situation recently. More than 77,000 cases of COVID-19 has been confirmed in China until February 25th, 2020, which are causing great impact on economy and society, as well as…[Read more]