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The impact of rituximab infusion protocol on the long-term outcome in anti-MuSK myasthenia gravis
2018
ObjectiveTo evaluate whether the clinical benefit and relapse rates in anti-muscle-specific kinase (MuSK) myasthenia gravis (MG) differ depending on the protocol of rituximab followed. MethodsThis retrospective multicentre study in patients with MuSK MG compared three rituximab protocols in terms of clinical status, relapse, changes in treatment, and adverse side effects. The primary effectiveness endpoint was clinical relapse requiring a further infusion of rituximab. Survival curves were estimated using Kaplan-Meier methods and survival analyses were undertaken using Cox proportional-hazards models. ResultsTwenty-five patients were included: 11 treated with protocol 4 + 2 (375 mg/m(2)/4 w…
Impact of Communicative and Informative Strategies on Influenza Vaccination Adherence and Absenteeism from Work of Health Care Professionals Working …
2019
Every year, about 20% of health care workers (HCWs) acquire influenza, continuing to work and encouraging virus spreading. Influenza vaccination coverage rates and absenteeism from work among HCWs of the University Hospital (UH) of Palermo were analyzed before and after the implementation of several initiatives in order to increase HCWs&rsquo
Arctic aerosols and the ‘Divergence Problem’ in dendroclimatology
2021
Considering the importance and complexity of natural (e.g., volcanic eruptions and wildfires) and anthropogenic (e.g., mining, oil and shipping industries) aerosol emissions to Arctic warming is particularly timely given the recent temperature extremes recorded at high-northern latitudes (Cohen et al., 2020; Overland and Wang, 2021). Despite our knowledge about the observed and modelled climatic effects of rising Arctic aerosol concentrations (Schmale et al., 2021), which may exhibit regional and seasonal differences and call for diverse research priorities from local to circumpolar scales, we feel that the ecological consequences of an aerosol-induced reduction in surface irradiance (i.e.,…
Motivational strategies, working alliance, and protherapeutic behaviors in batterer intervention programs: A randomized controlled trial
2020
ABSTRACT Motivational strategies are among the most promising approaches to improve the effectiveness of batterer intervention programs (BIPs). An individualized motivational plan (IMP) is one of these motivational strategies. The present study aimed to explore whether adding an IMP to a standard BIP improved the participant-facilitator working alliance and participants' protherapeutic behaviors. To this end a randomized controlled trial was conducted. One hundred fifty-three men convicted of intimate partner violence were randomly assigned to either a standard BIP (control condition, n = 79) or a standard BIP plus IMP (experimental condition, n = 74). Working alliance (i.e., general workin…
Snowpack concentrations and estimated fluxes of volatile organic compounds in a boreal forest
2012
Abstract. Soil provides an important source of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to atmosphere, but in boreal forests these fluxes and their seasonal variations have not been characterized in detail. Especially wintertime fluxes are almost completely unstudied. In this study, we measured the VOC concentrations inside the snowpack in a boreal Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) forest in southern Finland, using adsorbent tubes and air samplers installed permanently in the snow profile. Based on the VOC concentrations at three heights inside the snowpack, we estimated the fluxes of these gases. We measured 20 VOCs from the snowpack, monoterpenes being the most abundant group with concentrations …
Plant-wide modelling in wastewater treatment: showcasing experiences using the Biological Nutrient Removal Model
2020
Abstract Plant-wide modelling can be considered an appropriate approach to represent the current complexity in water resource recovery facilities, reproducing all known phenomena in the different process units. Nonetheless, novel processes and new treatment schemes are still being developed and need to be fully incorporated in these models. This work presents a short chronological overview of some of the most relevant plant-wide models for wastewater treatment, as well as the authors' experience in plant-wide modelling using the general model BNRM (Biological Nutrient Removal Model), illustrating the key role of general models (also known as supermodels) in the field of wastewater treatment…
Trīsgadīgu bērnu vārdu krājuma pilnveides iespējas dabas vērojumu procesā
2018
Bakalaura darba temats: Trīsgadīgu bērnu vārdu krājuma pilnveides iespējas dabas vērojuma procesā. Bakalaura darba autors: Kristīne Greļa Pētījuma mērķis: Teorētiski analizēt un pētīt 3 gadīgu bērnu vārdu krājuma pilnveides iespējas dabas pastaigu procesā. Darbs sastāv no divām daļām: 1.Darba pirmajā daļā tiek analizēta zinātniskā literatūra par valodas fenomenu. Kā valoda tiek traktēta no psiholoģijas, pedagoģijas un valodniecības skatu punktiem. Būtisks uzsvars tiek likts uz valodas nozīmi bērna attīstībā, svarīgākie valodas attīstības un pilnveides vecumposmi. Bērnu vārdu krājums ir atkarīgs no apkārtējās vides, gan mikro, gan makro vidē. 2.Otrajā daļā tiek izklāstītas pētījuma metožu iz…
Pareizas stājas stiprināšanas iespējas pastaigas laikā 3 - 4 gadus veciem bērniem
2021
Kvalifikācijas darba tēma: Pareizas stājas stiprināšanas iespējas pastaigas laikā 3-4 gadus veciem bērniem. Darba teorētiskajā daļā analizēta literatūra par fizisko aktivitāšu nozīmi bērnu attīstības procesā un pastaigu organizēšanas raksturojumu pirmsskolā. Izvērtēti 3-4 gadus vecu bērnu pareizas stājas kritēriji, lai skolotājs var kvalitatīvāk organizēt bērnu pastaigas. Par teorētisko atziņu bāzi kalpoja tādu zinātnieku pētījumi kā R. Karlovska (2003, 2010), M. Kļujevs, J. Kocs (1997), V. Golubina (2007), K. Hustyi, M. Normand, T. Larson, & A. Morley (2012). L. Saveļjeva (2015) u.c. Empīriskajā pētījuma daļā tika novērtēti bērni 3-4 gadus vecumā pēc noteiktiem kritērijiem, pastaigu laikā …
A comprehensive assessment of energy efficiency of wastewater treatment plants: An efficiency analysis tree approach
2023
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Eliminación de metales pesados en aguas mediante bioadsorción. Evaluación de materiales y modelación del proceso.
2010
Una de las principales fuentes de contaminación de las aguas es el vertido de efluentes insuficientemente depurados, razón por la que el control de vertidos ha centrado gran parte de las actuaciones legislativas de las administraciones competentes en esta materia. Las técnicas convencionales de depuración de metales pesados presentan dificultades para lograr el cumplimiento de los límites de vertido siendo necesaria la búsqueda de técnicas alternativas para reducir estas emisiones. En este sentido, la investigación en bioadsorción ha mostrado en los últimos años el potencial de esta tecnología para el tratamiento de aguas contaminadas por metales pesados. El objetivo de la tesis doctoral es…