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Resource utilization and productivity loss in persons with spina bifida—an observational study of patients in a tertiary urology clinic in Germany.
2014
Background and purpose To investigate resource use and burden associated with spina bifida (SB) in Germany. Methods A questionnaire was used to obtain information on SB-related healthcare resource use and assistive technologies used for the last 1 and 10 years. Individuals with SB were recruited at a tertiary specialist clinic. To participate, persons with SB required the cognitive ability to respond or a caregiver to answer questions on their behalf. They could use personal medical charts or other records to answer. The analyses included assessment of frequency and extent of resource use for both time frames. Results Data on 88 persons with a diagnosis of SB were collected (44% female). Du…
Genome-wide association studies identify 137 genetic loci for DNA methylation biomarkers of aging
2021
Abstract Background Biological aging estimators derived from DNA methylation data are heritable and correlate with morbidity and mortality. Consequently, identification of genetic and environmental contributors to the variation in these measures in populations has become a major goal in the field. Results Leveraging DNA methylation and SNP data from more than 40,000 individuals, we identify 137 genome-wide significant loci, of which 113 are novel, from genome-wide association study (GWAS) meta-analyses of four epigenetic clocks and epigenetic surrogate markers for granulocyte proportions and plasminogen activator inhibitor 1 levels, respectively. We find evidence for shared genetic loci ass…
Inuentiones y translationes de S. Mercurio
2019
Inuentiones and translationes of the relics are part of the hagiographic dossier of a saint and provide interesting information about his cult over the centuries. For S. Mercurius of Caesarea the original texts in Greek have been lost, but we have two collections miracles in Coptic that narrate the inuentio and translatio of his relics and there is also a medieval tradition about his translatio to Benevento (Italy). From all these texts is deduced a healing cult of S. Mercurius based on the usual topics.
Antibiotic Resistance of Gram Negatives isolates from loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta) in the central Mediterranean Sea
2009
Previous studies on fish and marine mammals support the hypothesis that marine species harbor antibiotic resistance and therefore may serve as reservoirs for anti biotic-resistance genetic determinants. The aim of this study was to assess the resistance to antimicrobial agents of Gram negative strains isolated from loggerhead sea turtles (Caretta caretta). Oral and cloacal swabs from 19 live-stranded loggerhead sea turtles, with hooks fixed into the gut, were analyzed. The antimicrobial resistance of the isolates to 31 antibiotics was assessed using the disk-diffusion method. Conventional biochemical tests identified Citrobacter spp., Proteus spp., Enterobacter spp., Escherichia spp., Provi…
ERP-järjestelmät - tulevaisuuden teknologiat ja kehityssuunnat
2009
Ketola, Juhana Seppo Jaakko Tietojärjestelmätieteen kandidaatintutkielma / Juhana Ketola Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto, 2008, 26 s. Kandidaatintutkielma Viime vuosisadan puolivälistä lähtien yrityksien toimitusketjua hallittiin vielä pitkälti paperisten dokumenttien avulla. MRP- ja MRP II -järjestelmien tulo 1960- ja 1970-luvuilla automatisoi useita materiaalihallinnon prosesseja. Vasta 1990-luvulla yleistyneet ERP-järjestelmät ovat muuttaneet radikaalisti liiketoimintaa tekniikkavetoisemmaksi. Nykypäivän ERP-järjestelmä toimii niin organisaation sisällä, kuin sen rajojen ulkopuolella. Organisaatiot kohtaavat useita haasteita järjestelmiä hankkiessaan ja käyttäessään. Tähän ongelmaan on …
Disclosing Conflict of Interest - Do Experience and Reputation Matter?
2009
In a controlled laboratory experiment, we investigate the effects of disclosing conflicts of interest on the reporting of information providers. First, we replicate the findings of Cain, Loewenstein, and Moore (2005) that such disclosure makes misreporting more likely as it removes moral concerns. Second, we observe that these effects diminish given experience and find, to the opposite, that disclosure reduces bias in auditors' reporting as predicted by economic theory. Third, we identify disclosure of conflicts of interest as a potential impediment to reputation formation.
"Treatment is of primary importance, and social assistance is secondary": A qualitative study on the organisation of tuberculosis (TB) care and patie…
2018
Background Vulnerable individuals with tuberculosis (TB) struggle to access and stay on treatment. While patient-related and social barriers to TB treatment adherence are well documented, less is known about how the organisation and delivery of TB care influences adherence behaviour. Aim To examine the influence of TB service organisation and culture on patients’ experience of starting and staying on treatment in Riga, Latvia. Methods An intervention package to support adherence to TB treatment amongst vulnerable patients in Riga, Latvia was piloted between August 2016 and March 2017. Qualitative observations (5), interviews with staff (20) and with TB patients (10) were conducted mid-way a…
Challenges and directions for Blockchain technology applied to Demand Response and Vehicle-to-Grid scenarios
2021
Abstract Nowadays, Blockchain is considered a consolidated technology supporting many different applications that integrate well with Artificial Intelligence and the Internet of Things, and supports the creation of Decentralized Autonomous Organizations. Within this wider framework, the energy blockchain applications are now deserving more and more attention, since blockchain architectures, on one hand, provide transparency and solve the information asymmetry problem, on the other, provide disintermediation. In this way, the dream of an energy market closer to end-users becomes a reality, although, still, the regulatory framework is not clear, especially for what concerns the tokenization o…
Les Républicains au Congrès
2015
En 1994, les Républicains élus à la Chambre des représentants promettaient une révolution conservatrice qui devait réduire laplace de l’État fédéral dans la société américaine. Vingt ans plus tard, ce livre dresse le bilan législatif de la longue période de domination républicaine sur la colline du Capitole pour s’interroger sur la portée de la révolution annoncée. En étudiant notamment l’impact des élus du GOP sur la politique budgétaire et les réformes, adoptées ou avortées, de l’État-Provi- dence américain, on observe un écart spectaculaire entre les paroles et les actes. Comment expliquer cet échec relatif de la révolution conservatrice? Quels obstacles éle…
Démocratisation de l'enseignement supérieur et emprise des parcours
2014
This article looks at how the organization of the education system and the pathways leading to higher education enable social mobility or on the contrary the reproduction of inequalities. We thus compare three countries: France, Switzerland, and Canada. The results using panel data in these three countries show two different situations. The more higher education is valued rather than vocational training, the more inequalities tend to increase. The competition is such that it is the youth with a privileged social background who benefit more from its expansion. On the other hand, when the vocational education and training is more valued, inequalities in higher education could tend to be more …