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An AHP-based evaluation procedure for Innovative Educational Projects: A face-to-face vs. computer-mediated case study

2008

In this paper a procedure to evaluate proposals for Educational Innovation Projects is proposed. This methodology should help the Institute of Educational Sciences of the Politechnical University of Valencia to choose the best Educational Project, the final aim being to provide the Administration with a stringent evaluation methodology, since the current evaluation methodology was found to be neither sufficiently objective nor systematic. Since in the definition and evaluation of these Educational Projects diverse stakeholders are involved, the process has been approached as a MCDA carried out by a group of experts. Although a whole methodology is proposed, the paper has been focused on the…

Information Systems and ManagementComputer scienceProcess (engineering)Management sciencebusiness.industryStrategy and ManagementCompromisemedia_common.quotation_subjectAnalytic hierarchy processManagement Science and Operations ResearchMultiple-criteria decision analysisFace-to-faceEngineering managementSoftwareWork (electrical)Dimension (data warehouse)businessmedia_commonOmega
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Regional Security Cooperation and the SADC’s Organ for Politics, Defence and Security: A Picture of Mixed Performance

2017

This chapter provides a profound analysis of regional security cooperation in the SADC and focusses on the institutionalisation and performance of the organisation’s central conflict management institution, the Organ for Politics, Defence and Security (OPDS). By clarifying the regional security complex in every detail, Muntschick highlights the countries’ common demand for institutionalised regional security cooperation and reflects on the conflicting interstate interests on the institutional design of the SADC’s central security organ. External actors play no significant role, but a lack of compromise between the leading military powers, South Africa and Zimbabwe, is initially responsible …

InstitutionalisationCompromisemedia_common.quotation_subject05 social sciences0507 social and economic geographyPublic administration050701 cultural studiesRegional securityPoliticsPolitical scienceInstitutional designInstitutionConflict managementEconomic system050703 geographymedia_common
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The addition of interleukin-2 to cyclophosphamide therapy can facilitate tumor growth of B16 melanoma.

1995

The role of interleukin-2 (IL-2) on tumor growth of B16F10 melanoma cells was assessed in two sets of mice with different immune status: normal (immunocompetent) mice and immunodeficient mice. The two sets of animals were treated with cyclophosphamide (CY) or IL-2 alone or with a combined therapy of CY+IL-2. On days 6 and 10 after tumor cell injection, we evaluated the incidence of hepatic B16 melanoma metastases and the percentage of hepatic volume occupied by metastatic tissue. We observed that the CY alone (300 mg/kg, days 3 and 8 post-tumoral inoculation) significantly reduced tumor growth in all treated mice; however, CY proved more effective in normal recipients than in immunodeficien…

Interleukin 2Cancer ResearchPathologymedicine.medical_specialtyCyclophosphamideRatónmedicine.medical_treatmentImmunologyMelanoma ExperimentalInjectionsAndrologychemistry.chemical_compoundImmunocompromised HostMiceIn vivomedicineImmunology and AllergyAnimalsImmunologic FactorsDrug InteractionsCyclophosphamideChemotherapybusiness.industryLiver NeoplasmsReceptors Interleukin-2Combined Modality TherapyNitrogen mustardNeoplasm ProteinsMice Inbred C57BLCytokineOncologychemistryToxicityInterleukin-2FemalebusinessImmunocompetenceNeoplasm TransplantationSpleenWhole-Body Irradiationmedicine.drugCancer immunology, immunotherapy : CII
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European expert opinion on the management of invasive candidiasis in adults

2011

Item does not contain fulltext This report discusses the present status of antifungal therapy and treatment options for candidaemia, considered by experts in the field in Europe. A conference of 26 experts from 13 European countries was held to discuss strategies for the treatment and prevention of invasive candidiasis, with the aim of providing a review on optimal management strategies. Published and unpublished comparative trials on antifungal therapy were analysed and discussed. Commonly asked questions about the management of candidaemia were selected, and possible responses to these questions were discussed. Panellists were then asked to respond to each question by using a touchpad ans…

Invasive mycoses and compromised host Translational research [N4i 2]AdultMicrobiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtyAntifungal Agentsmedicine.medical_treatmentPlacebo-controlled studyMEDLINEInvasive mycoses and compromised host Infection and autoimmunity [N4i 2]MicrobiologyMedicineHumanscandidaemiaCandidiasis InvasiveguidelinesIntensive care medicineWatchful Waitingtherapybusiness.industryTreatment optionsPathogenesis and modulation of inflammation Infection and autoimmunity [N4i 1]General MedicineInvasive candidiasisComparative trialAntibiotic Prophylaxismedicine.diseaseOptimal managementEuropeIntensive Care UnitsInfectious DiseasesconsensusExpert opinioncandidabusinessWatchful waitingClinical Microbiology and Infection
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Translating international gender-equality institutional/legal texts

2013

Drafting international institutional/legal texts is one of the most delicate instances of social writing, as it affects our lives at personal, social and collective levels. In an era in which full equality between the sexes is promoted, international legislative and political bodies are especially encouraged to remove any traces of racial, ethnic or sexual discrimination. In this paper my primary aim is to analyse how international gender-equality texts – carefully worded and crafted in English – are translated into Spanish, one of the world’s leading languages and one of the main doors to (international) effective gender equality. Gender-equality institutional texts are highly sensitive, a…

Linguistics and LanguageCompromisemedia_common.quotation_subjectEthnic groupGender studiesLegislatureLanguage and LinguisticsTest (assessment)Gender StudiesPhilosophyPoliticsNegotiationIdeologySociologySocial sciencemedia_commonMeaning (linguistics)Gender and Language
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Bacterial etiology of community-acquired pneumonia in immunocompetent hospitalized patients and appropriateness of empirical treatment recommendation…

2020

An accurate knowledge of the epidemiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is key for selecting appropriate antimicrobial treatments. Very few etiological studies assessed the appropriateness of empiric guideline recommendations at a multinational level. This study aims at the following: (i) describing the bacterial etiologic distribution of CAP and (ii) assessing the appropriateness of the empirical treatment recommendations by clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for CAP in light of the bacterial pathogens diagnosed as causative agents of CAP. Secondary analysis of the GLIMP, a point-prevalence international study which enrolled adults hospitalized with CAP in 2015. The analysis was l…

Male0301 basic medicineMicrobiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtyCommunity-acquired pneumonia030106 microbiologyAntimicrobial treatmentPrevalenceGuidelineSettore MED/10 - Malattie Dell'Apparato RespiratorioGuidelinesGlobal Healthmedicine.disease_causeImmunocompromised Host03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineMedical microbiologyCommunity-acquired pneumoniaInternal medicineEpidemiologyStreptococcus pneumoniaePneumonia BacterialPrevalenceHumansMedicine030212 general & internal medicinePractice Patterns Physicians'AgedAged 80 and overbusiness.industryCorrectionGeneral MedicineGuidelineMiddle Agedmedicine.diseaseAnti-Bacterial AgentsCommunity-Acquired InfectionsHospitalizationPneumoniaInfectious DiseasesStreptococcus pneumoniaePractice Guidelines as TopicPseudomonas aeruginosaEtiologyOriginal ArticleFemaleGuideline Adherencebusiness
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Pulmonary infiltrate with characteristic “reversed halo” and “air crescent” signs

2016

Male0301 basic medicinePathologymedicine.medical_specialtyAntifungal AgentsPancytopenia030106 microbiologyAstrocytoma030218 nuclear medicine & medical imagingImmunocompromised Host03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineBronchoscopyInternal MedicineHumansMedicineInvasive Pulmonary Aspergillosisbusiness.industryMiddle AgedCombined Modality TherapyAspergillusPulmonary infiltratesVoriconazoleHaloTomography X-Ray Computedbusiness
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Association of time under immunosuppression and different immunosuppressive medication on periodontal parameters and selected bacteria of patients af…

2017

Background Aim of this study was to investigate the association of the time under immunosuppression and different immunosuppressive medication on periodontal parameters and selected periodontal pathogenic bacteria of immunosuppressed patients after solid organ transplantation (SOT). Material and Methods 169 Patients after SOT (lung, liver or kidney) were included and divided into subgroups according their time under (0-1, 1-3, 3-6, 6-10 and >10 years) and form of immunosuppression (Tacrolimus, Cyclosporine, Mycophenolate, Glucocorticoids, Sirolimus and monotherapy vs. combination). Periodontal probing depth (PPD) and clinical attachment loss (CAL) were assessed. Periodontal disease severity…

Male0301 basic medicinemedicine.medical_specialtyTime FactorsCombination therapymedicine.medical_treatmentMedizinGastroenterology03 medical and health sciencesPostoperative Complications0302 clinical medicineInternal medicinePeriodontal Attachment LossmedicineHumansTannerella forsythiaPeriodontal ProbingGeneral DentistryKidney transplantationBacteriabiologybusiness.industryResearchImmunosuppression030206 dentistryMiddle Aged:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO]Medically compromised patients in Dentistrymedicine.diseasebiology.organism_classificationKidney TransplantationTacrolimusLiver Transplantationstomatognathic diseasesCross-Sectional Studies030104 developmental biologyOtorhinolaryngologyClinical attachment lossUNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICASFemaleSurgeryPeriodontal IndexFusobacterium nucleatumbusinessImmunosuppressive AgentsLung Transplantation
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Immunocompromised patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome: Secondary analysis of the LUNG SAFE database

2018

Background: The aim of this study was to describe data on epidemiology, ventilatory management, and outcome of acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) in immunocompromised patients. Methods: We performed a post hoc analysis on the cohort of immunocompromised patients enrolled in the Large Observational Study to Understand the Global Impact of Severe Acute Respiratory Failure (LUNG SAFE) study. The LUNG SAFE study was an international, prospective study including hypoxemic patients in 459 ICUs from 50 countries across 5 continents. Results: Of 2813 patients with ARDS, 584 (20.8%) were immunocompromised, 38.9% of whom had an unspecified cause. Pneumonia, nonpulmonary sepsis, and noncardiog…

MaleARDSmodelos logísticosDatabases Factualmedicine.medical_treatment[SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio]humanoslnfectious Diseases and Global Health Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 4]Kaplan-Meier EstimateCritical Care and Intensive Care MedicineAcute respiratory failureSeverity of Illness IndexCohort Studiesrandomized-trial0302 clinical medicineMechanical ventilationRisk Factorsestudios prospectivosEpidemiology80 and overicuMedicineProspective StudiesProspective cohort studyestudios de cohortesImmunodeficiencymediana edadestadísticasAged 80 and overRespiratory Distress Syndromeancianocritically-ill patientsRespirationresultado del tratamientorespiraciónStatisticslcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aidadultoMiddle Aged3. Good healthfailureIntensive Care UnitsTreatment OutcomeArtificialCohortprospective multicenterImmunocompromised patientsAcute respiratory failure; ARDS; Immunocompromised patients; Mechanical ventilation; Noninvasive ventilation; Critical Care and Intensive Care MedicineFemaleNoninvasive ventilationHumanestimación de Kaplan-MeierAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyLogistic ModelIntensive Care UnitSocio-culturaleunidades de cuidados intensivossurvivalStatistics NonparametricSepsisDatabases03 medical and health sciencesImmunocompromised HostInternal medicineImmunocompromised patientcancerfactores de riesgoHumansNonparametricíndice de gravedad de la enfermedadintensive-care-unitFactualAgedMechanical ventilationbusiness.industryResearchRisk FactorRespiratory Distress Syndrome Adult030208 emergency & critical care medicinelcsh:RC86-88.9medicine.diseaseRespiration ArtificialPneumoniaProspective StudieLogistic Models030228 respiratory systemmalignanciesARDShuésped inmunodeprimidoCohort StudiebusinessAcute respiratory failure; ARDS; Immunocompromised patients; Mechanical ventilation; Noninvasive ventilation; Adult; Aged; Aged 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Databases Factual; Female; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Respiration Artificial; Respiratory Distress Syndrome Adult; Risk Factors; Severity of Illness Index; Statistics Nonparametric; Treatment Outcome; Immunocompromised Host
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Tooth loss in middle-aged adults with diabetes and hypertension: Social determinants, health perceptions, oral impact on daily performance (OIDP) and…

2018

Background This study aimed to explore the association between tooth loss and social determinants, health self-perceptions, OIDP and self-concept of dental treatment need in middle-aged adults with diabetes and hypertension. Material and Methods A cross-sectional study was developed with 212 hypertensive and diabetic middle-aged adults (50-65 years). Data were collected from clinical examinations (DMFT) and a questionnaire regarding socioeconomic status, dental health assistance, self-perceptions of oral and general health, OIDP, and the self-concept of dental treatment need. Tooth loss was dichotomized considering the cutoff point of 12 (Model I) or 24 missing teeth (Model II). Data were a…

MaleActivities of daily livinggenetic structuresSocial Determinants of HealthCross-sectional studyDentistryOral HealthLogistic regressionDiabetes ComplicationsTooth Loss03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicinestomatognathic systemDiabetes mellitusActivities of Daily LivingTooth lossmedicineHumans030212 general & internal medicineSocial determinants of healthGeneral DentistrySocioeconomic statusAgedbusiness.industryResearch030206 dentistryMiddle AgedMedically compromised patients in Dentistry:CIENCIAS MÉDICAS [UNESCO]medicine.diseaseSelf Conceptstomatognathic diseasesExact testCross-Sectional StudiesOtorhinolaryngologyHypertensionUNESCO::CIENCIAS MÉDICASFemaleSurgerymedicine.symptombusinessAttitude to HealthMedicina Oral Patología Oral y Cirugia Bucal
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