Acute mastoiditis in southern Sweden: a study of occurrence and clinical course of acute mastoiditis before and after introduction of new treatment recommendations for AOM

With increasing contamination of water by various pollutants, which makes this resource increasingly scarce and unfit for use, there is a need to develop new treatment methods that are accessible, efficient, renewable and do not produce polluting waste that degrades the environment. Due to this the use of natural adsorbents has become one of the most investigated alternatives for the treatment of waters whether for the removal of organic or inorganic pollutants. This work aims to study the adsorption potential of a natural adsorbent from acerola seed by means of column chromatography to adjust the total hardness of groundwater after the characterization of physicochemical parameters such as pH, electrical conductivity, Turbidity, total dissolved solids, chlorides, alkalinity and total hardness. The adsorbent samples before and after being used for the treatment were characterized by infrared absorption spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The use of the natural adsorbent obtained from the acerola seed was very effective for the treatment of hardness of the analyzed.

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The Origins of the Scandinavian Kingdoms

Cross and Scepter ◽

10.23943/princeton/9780691169088.003.0002 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Sverre Bagge

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

Intensive Agriculture ◽

Southern Sweden ◽

Coastal Regions ◽

Scandinavian Society ◽

Last Glacial ◽

Hunting And Gathering ◽

Before And After ◽

History Of ◽

The Last Glacial

This chapter focuses on the origins of the Scandinavian kingdoms, beginning with a discussion of early Scandinavian society. The history of Scandinavia goes back to the first settlements which date to the end of the last glacial age around 10,000 BC. Already during the last centuries BC, a largely homogenous agricultural zone had developed in Denmark, southern Sweden, the coastal regions of Norway, and southern and western Finland. The rest of Scandinavia was dominated by low-intensive agriculture, hunting and gathering, or pastoral nomadism. After citing examples that point to some continuity in the nature of Scandinavian society before and after the rise of the kingdoms and the introduction of Christianity, the chapter considers Scandinavia's greater involvement in Christian Europe through the Viking expeditions. It also examines the division of Scandinavia into three kingdoms, along with their foreign policy until around 1300.

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P1356PACLITAXEL-COATED BALLOON ANGIOPLASTY FOR STENOSIS OF ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA IN PATIENTS UNDER HEMODIALYSIS: 18TH MONTH FOLLOW-UP

Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation ◽

10.1093/ndt/gfaa142.p1356 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 35 (Supplement_3) ◽

Author(s):

IOANNIS GRIVEAS ◽

GEORGIOS VOURLIOTAKIS ◽

IOANNIS KANDOUNAKIS

Keyword(s):

Clinical Course ◽

Therapeutic Option ◽

Minimal Invasive ◽

Arteriovenous Fistulas ◽

Day Clinic ◽

Before And After ◽

Vascular Stenosis ◽

Stage Renal Disease ◽

End Stage

Abstract Background and Aims The recording of the experience of the use of paclitaxel-coated balloons in patients with End Stage Renal Disease under hemodialysis (HD) exhibiting narrowing in arteriovenous fistulas (AVF). Method 20 patients with ultrasonographically confirmed AVF dysfunction were subjected after angiographic screening to prosthesis with a simple angioplasty balloon, and then a balloon drug gradually released the drug paclitaxel. After the damage was restored (one-day clinic), arteriovenous communication was used immediately. The degree of vascular stenosis, blood flow to it and kt / V before and after recovery were assessed by ultrasound. At the same time, the clinical course of the patient and the vestibule of the vessel were monitored for 18 months. Results In the 20 patients of the study, since the damage was recovered, AVF was immediately treated without any problems. After angioplasty the degree of stenosis of the responsible vessel was statistically significantly reduced from 69.85% to 27.38% (p <0.05). Flow volume increased statistically significantly from 690.47 mils / min to 942.67 mils / min (p <0.05). The kt / v of patients improved from 1.25 to 1.6. During the 18th -month follow-up, the clinical course of the patients was stable, no problems related to vascular access appeared. Restenosis occurred to two patients, one of each received another successful angioplasty. Conclusion Drug-releasing balloons can be a useful therapeutic option for patients with AVF stenosis due to accelerated endothelial hyperplasia. The use of paclitaxel-coated balloons helps reduce the risk of restenosis of arteriovenous anastomoses and is a safe, time consuming, minimal invasive and immediate solution to AVF management.

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Differences in the clinical course of heparin induced thrombocytopenia before and after the availability of HIT IgG class testing

Thrombosis Research ◽

10.1016/j.thromres.2014.04.030 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 134 (1) ◽

pp. 90-92 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

John L. Reagan ◽

Randall R. Ingham ◽

Samir Dalia ◽

James N. Butera ◽

Joseph D. Sweeney

Keyword(s):

Clinical Course ◽

Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia ◽

Class Testing ◽

Before And After

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A Novel Antifragility Measure Based on Satisfaction and Its Application to Random and Biological Boolean Networks

Complexity ◽

10.1155/2019/3728621 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 2019 ◽

pp. 1-10 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Omar K. Pineda ◽

Hyobin Kim ◽

Carlos Gershenson

Keyword(s):

Biological Systems ◽

Treatment Strategies ◽

Boolean Networks ◽

Genetic Mechanism ◽

Engineering Systems ◽

Random Boolean Networks ◽

External Perturbations ◽

Before And After ◽

New Treatment ◽

Practical Measure

Antifragility is a property that enhances the capability of a system in response to external perturbations. Although the concept has been applied in many areas, a practical measure of antifragility has not been developed yet. Here we propose a simply calculable measure of antifragility, based on the change of “satisfaction” before and after adding perturbations, and apply it to random Boolean networks (RBNs). Using the measure, we found that ordered RBNs are the most antifragile. Also, we demonstrated that seven biological systems are antifragile. Our measure and results can be used in various applications of Boolean networks (BNs) including creating antifragile engineering systems, identifying the genetic mechanism of antifragile biological systems, and developing new treatment strategies for various diseases.

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