Evaluation of Trypanosama evansi prevalence and risk factors in the one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) of the north-east of Iran by a real-time PCR test

The aim of the study was to identify characteristic risk factors predisposing to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak in a group of Iraqi patients in Baghdad City. In this study, we included a total of 13411 persons who had been tested for COVID-19, supervised by Al-Razi Medical Center in Baghdad City during the period from June 20 to November 13, 2020. Cases were tested and divided into two groups according to the result of real-time RT-PCR test for COVID-19. A total of 1781 positive cases were detected with confirmed COVID-19. Comorbidities in the study patients were identified as hypertension, diabetes mellitus and respiratory disorders. Hypertension was the most common comorbidity in COVID-19 patients followed by diabetes mellitus. The results of this study showed that patients with comorbidities were significantly associated with positive RT-PCR results related to COVID-19. It was concluded that understanding the comorbidities enhance defining patients with COVID-19 at higher risk. Further research is needed to confirm and clarify the impact of the association of co-morbidities that accompany COVID-19.

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Improving MUSLE performance for sediment yield prediction at micro-watershed level using seasonal classified data

Water Practice & Technology ◽

10.2166/wpt.2018.061 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 13 (3) ◽

pp. 505-512

Author(s):

Hamzeh Noor ◽

Mohammad Rostami Khalaj

Keyword(s):

Sediment Yield ◽

Traditional Approach ◽

Estimation Error ◽

Superior Performance ◽

North East ◽

Erosion Processes ◽

The North ◽

East Of Iran ◽

Different Seasons

Abstract Separating erosion data and assessing season-based models are of great importance considering the variation in soil erosion processes in different seasons, especially in semi-arid regions. However, evaluation of an erosion model using seasonal classification of data and at a micro-watershed level have rarely been considered. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate the modified universal soil loss equation (MUSLE): 1) with the seasonal classification of data and 2) with the traditional approach (no classification of data), in the Sanganeh research micro-watershed. This watershed has an area of 1.2 ha and is located in the north east of Iran. The results showed that the original MUSLE overestimated the sediment yield in the study watershed. Also, after calibration of MUSLE, the seasonal classification of data (with a relative estimation error (RE) of 34%) showed its superior performance compared with the traditional calibration approach (with a RE of 62%). In this regard, the obtained REs of 33, 40, and 31% respectively for spring, autumn, and winter are within or close to the acceptable range.

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II.—Note on the Recent Volcanic Eruption in New Zealand

Geological Magazine ◽

10.1017/s0016756800467166 ◽

1886 ◽

Vol 3 (9) ◽

pp. 398-402

Keyword(s):

New Zealand ◽

Early Morning ◽

Considerable Change ◽

Lake District ◽

Historic Period ◽

North East ◽

The North ◽

The One ◽

Wide Zone ◽

White Island

The “Lake District” of the North Island is too well known to all students of volcanic phenomena, especially of that branch comprising hydrothermal action, to need a detailed description. It will be sufficient to say that it forms a belt, crossing the island from north-east to south-west, and forms a portion of the Middle and Upper Waikato Basins of Hochstetter. The district has been recently brought into prominent notice by the disastrous eruption of Mount Tarawera, very full accounts of which have appeared in New Zealand papers lately received. The eruption commenced in the early morning of Thursday, June 10th, but premonitory symptoms showed themselves a few days before in a tidal wave, three feet high, on Lake Tarawera, great uneasiness of the springs at Ohinemutu, and the reported appearance of smoke issuing from Euapehu, the highest of the great trachytic cones at the extreme south-westerly end of the system. The belt of activity extends from Mount Tongariro at the one end to White Island, in the Bay of Plenty, at the other, a distance of about 150 miles. White Island has undergone considerable change from volcanic action during recent years, and Tongariro was last in eruption in July, 1871; whilst its snowclad sister cone Euapehu has never manifested volcanic action within the historic period until now. This wide zone in the centre of the North Island has, ever since the arrival of the Maoris, been the scene of such extraordinary phenomena, that it has of late been the resort of visitors from all quarters of the globe.

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In-hospital mortality after hip arthroplasty in China

The Bone & Joint Journal ◽

10.1302/0301-620x.101b10.bjj-2018-1608.r1 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 101-B (10) ◽

pp. 1209-1217 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Chao Zeng ◽

Nancy E. Lane ◽

Martin Englund ◽

Dongxing Xie ◽

Hu Chen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Hospital Mortality ◽

Hip Arthroplasty ◽

Potential Risk ◽

Sociodemographic Factors ◽

North West ◽

North East ◽

The North ◽

South Central ◽

Potential Risk Factors

Aims There is an increasing demand for hip arthroplasty in China. We aimed to describe trends in in-hospital mortality after this procedure in China and to examine the potential risk factors. Patients and Methods We included 210 450 patients undergoing primary hip arthroplasty registered in the Hospital Quality Monitoring System in China between 2013 and 2016. In-hospital mortality after hip arthroplasty and its relation to potential risk factors were assessed using multivariable Poisson regression. Results During the study period, 626 inpatient deaths occurred within 30 days after hip arthroplasty. Mortality decreased from 2.9% in 2013 to 2.6% in 2016 (p for trend = 0.02). Compared with their counterparts, old age, male sex, and divorced or widowed patients had a higher rate of mortality (all p < 0.05). Risk ratio (RR) for mortality after arthroplasty for fracture was two-fold higher (RR 2.0, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.5 to 2.6) than that for chronic disease. RRs for mortality were 3.3 (95% CI 2.7 to 3.9) and 8.2 (95% CI 6.5 to 10.4) for patients with Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) of 1 to 2 and CCI ≥ 3, respectively, compared with patients with CCI of 0. The rate of mortality varied according to geographical region, the lowest being in the East region (1.8%), followed by Beijing (2.1%), the North (2.9%), South-West (3.6%), South-Central (3.8%), North-East (4.1%), and North-West (5.2%) regions. Conclusion While in-hospital mortality after hip arthroplasty in China appears low and declined during the study period, discrepancies in mortality after this procedure exist according to sociodemographic factors. Healthcare resources should be allocated more to underdeveloped regions to further reduce mortality. Cite this article: Bone Joint J 2019;101-B:1209–1217

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The Milliarcsecond Core of 3C147 at 6 cm

Symposium - International Astronomical Union ◽

10.1017/s0074180900077573 ◽

1984 ◽

Vol 110 ◽

pp. 29-30 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

E. Preuss ◽

W. Alef ◽

N. Whyborn ◽

P.N. Wilkinson ◽

K.I. Kellermann

Keyword(s):

Radio Source ◽

Radio Sources ◽

Radio Structure ◽

Extragalactic Radio Sources ◽

North East ◽

The North ◽

Vlbi Observations ◽

Spectrum Radio ◽

The One

3C147 is a compact (≲1″), steep spectrum radio source identified with a quasar at z = 0.545 (0″.001 = 7.4 pc; c/Ho = 6000 Mpc and qo = 0.5). The radio structure shown by VLBI observations at 18 cm (Readhead & Wilkinson, 1980; Simon et al., this volume), at 50 cm (Wilkinson et al., 1977), and at 90 cm (Simon et al., 1980 and 1983) shows a bright ‘core’ (60 pc at one end of a ‘jet’ ~0″.2 (1.5 kpc) in length oriented in p.a. ~ −130°. In this sense 3C147 is typical of the one-sided ‘core-jet’ structures commonly found in the centres of other extragalactic radio sources. However, MERLIN observations at 6 cm (Wilkinson, this vol.) and VLA observations at 2 cm (Crane & Kellermann, unpubl.; Readhead et al., 1980) show a larger elongated feature extending ~0″.5 (3.7 kpc) to the North East of the bright core in p.a. ~25° or on the opposite side to the 0″.2 jet.

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Correction to: Detection of Candidatus Neoehrlichia mikurensis in Norway up to the northern limit of Ixodes ricinus distribution using a novel real time PCR test targeting the groEL gene

BMC Microbiology ◽

10.1186/s12866-020-1697-y ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Andrew Jenkins ◽

Cecilie Raasok ◽

Benedikte N. Pedersen ◽

Kristine Jensen ◽

Åshild Andreassen ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Ixodes Ricinus ◽

Real Time Pcr ◽

Accession Number ◽

Northern Limit ◽

Groel Gene ◽

Candidatus Neoehrlichia Mikurensis ◽

Control Plasmid ◽

Neoehrlichia Mikurensis ◽

Pcr Test

After publication of our article [1] it came to our notice that the source of the sequence for the control plasmid, pNeo (Materials and methods: Controls) was incorrectly stated as AB094461. The correct accession number is AB074461. The authors apologize for any confusion this may have caused.

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Video consultations in ordinary and extraordinary times

Practical Neurology ◽

10.1136/practneurol-2020-002579 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (5) ◽

pp. 396-403 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Callum Duncan ◽

Angus D Macleod

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Video Conferencing ◽

The Internet ◽

Camera Control ◽

North East ◽

The North ◽

Standard Part ◽

Long Time ◽

Video Calling

Tele-neurology is a neurological consultation at a distance, or not in person, using various technologies to achieve connectivity, including the telephone and the internet. The telephone is ubiquitous and is a standard part of how we manage patients. Video consulting has been used for a long time in some centres, particularly in those where the geography means that patients have to travel long distances. Various technologies can be used, and with the development of various internet-based video-calling platforms, real-time video consulting has become much more accessible. We have provided a tele-neurology service in the North East of Scotland since 2006 using video conferencing with far-end camera control. More recently, we have complemented this using an internet-based platform (NHS Near Me). Here we outline the practicalities of video consulting in ‘ordinary’ times and comment on its use in the ‘extraordinary’ times of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Evaluation of a novel real-time PCR test based on the ssrAgene for the identification of group B streptococci in vaginal swabs

BMC Infectious Diseases ◽

10.1186/1471-2334-9-148 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 24

Author(s):

Martina Wernecke ◽

Ciara Mullen ◽

Vimla Sharma ◽

John Morrison ◽

Thomas Barry ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Real Time ◽

Real Time Pcr ◽

Group B Streptococci ◽

Vaginal Swabs ◽

Group B ◽

Pcr Test

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Simplification and redistribution

English World-Wide ◽

10.1075/eww.24.2.07tro ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 24 (2) ◽

pp. 271-284 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Graeme Trousdale

Keyword(s):

External Factors ◽

Standard English ◽

Modal Verbs ◽

Spoken English ◽

North East ◽

The North ◽

Modal Verb ◽

English Usage ◽

The One ◽

Newcastle Upon Tyne

This article considers patterns of modal verb usage, based on data collected from twenty informants from Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the north-east of England, which show differences from material taken from the Survey of English Usage, used as data in Coates (1983, 1995). The paper therefore attempts to describe and explain differences in the use of the modals between authoritative accounts of Standard English on the one hand and the informal spoken English of a sample of speakers from Tyneside on the other. I argue that the reason for these differences may be in part due to increased markedness (systemic, sociolinguistic and stylistic) of certain forms, which induces simplification (the (re)creation of regularity within the system, through focussing) and redistribution (where modalities previously expressed by certain modal verbs come to be expressed by other modals within the system). Throughout, I try to suggest an approach to variation which considers language-internal and language-external factors.

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