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Preterm birth: seven-year retrospective study in a single centre population
2019
Preterm birth is a health and social problem, considered the leading cause of neonatal mortality worldwide. It is associated with higher rates of neurodevelopmental morbidity, sensorineural impairments and other complications. The aim of the study was to describe the incidence and the major risk factors associated with preterm birth. METHODS: We performed a single center, observational and retrospective Cohort study in the Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Hospital "G. Martino", Messina. Clinical records of all pregnant women who delivered from 1st January 2010 to 31 of December 2016 were collected. RESULTS: In the 7 years considered, a total of 7954 pregnant women were inc…
Cerebellum and Prematurity: A Complex Interplay Between Disruptive and Dysmaturational Events.
2021
The cerebellum plays a critical regulatory role in motor coordination, cognition, behavior, language, memory, and learning, hence overseeing a multiplicity of functions. Cerebellar development begins during early embryonic development, lasting until the first postnatal years. Particularly, the greatest increase of its volume occurs during the third trimester of pregnancy, which represents a critical period for cerebellar maturation. Preterm birth and all the related prenatal and perinatal contingencies may determine both dysmaturative and lesional events, potentially involving the developing cerebellum, and contributing to the constellation of the neuropsychiatric outcomes with several impl…
Vakcinācija priekšlaikus un laikā dzimušajiem bērniem Latvijā
2019
Ievads: Vakcinācija būtiski samazinājusi daudzu nopietnu slimību izplatību pasaulē. Lai gan priekšlaikus dzimuši zīdaiņi ir vairāk jutīgi pret infekcijām, viņu vakcinācija bieži vien tiek atlikta vai arī veikta pēc atvieglinātas programmas. Tā kā imunizācija Latvijā nav obligāta, ir nepieciešams pētījums, kurš ļaus atklāt aktuālas vakcinācijas tendences un faktorus, kas varētu uzlabot vakcinācijas pārklājumu. Mērķis: Šī pētījuma mērķis bija vakcināciju tendenču salīdzinājums priekšlaikus un laikā dzimušiem bērniem ar anonīmas vecāku aptauju. Metodoloģija: Bērnu (līdz pieciem gadiem) vecāki aizpildīja anketu (bērnu vecumu, dzimumu, dzimšanas datus un veselības stāvokli, pēcdzemdību hospitali…
A Framework for Comparing Financial Sustainability in EU Countries: National Accounts, Governmental Accounting and the Challenge of Harmonization
2019
The information prepared in accordance with the national accounts and public finance statistics criteria plays a decisive role in evaluating and comparing the financial sustainability of governments in the European Union (EU). As national accounts are prepared on the basis of information generated by governmental reporting systems, the elaboration of the information requires adjustments due to the lack of comparability of accounting systems. The chapter contains an analysis of the main differences between the two systems and the adjustments required, as well as their importance for EU countries. It includes a study of the level of correlation between the size of the adjustments and the acco…
Effect of stocking time on yield and location of recapture in two forms of brown trout (Salmo trutta) when stocked in respect to migration activity
2003
Abstract Tagged 2-year-old trout smolts, Salmo trutta , were stocked into River Isojoki in 1996, 1997 and 1998 (a sea trout strain), and Lake Konnevesi in 1997 and 1998 (a brown trout strain) in April, May or June–July. Stocking dates were determined in respect to the migration activity of 100 PIT-tagged fish held in the laboratory. Migration activity was relatively similar in both trout forms each year. In April, movement activity was low; in May, movement activity of the PIT-tagged fish increased and in June–July, movement had ceased. There was a general tendency for lower migration activity in maturing males than for immature fish, but differences were not statistically significant every…
ERP lifecycle: When to retire your ERP system?
2011
Published version of a chapter in the book: Enterprise information systems, vol 219, part 3, 168-177. Also available from the publisher at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-24358-5_17 A lot of research has been undertaken focusing on ERP systems lifecycles, but very little paid attention to retirement. ERP retirement means the replacement of an ERP with another. The aim of this research paper is to investigate why and when should organizations retire their ERP systems. A convenience case study of an SME has been selected from Egypt. The case study under investigation has retired their local ERP system and replaced it with SAP ERP. Results of our analysis indicated that reasons of retirem…
The influence of smoke volatiles on sexual maturation and juvenile hormone biosynthesis in the black army cutworm, Actebia fennica (Lepidoptera: Noct…
2000
0965-1748 (Print) Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Outbreaks of the black army cutworm, Actebia fennica, are associated with recently burned sites, where larvae feed on early successional plants. In the present paper we show that smoke volatiles stimulate juvenile hormone biosynthesis in virgin females, resulting in a more rapid rate of oocyte maturation and a significant advance in the age of first calling (the release of the sex pheromone) compared to control females. The ecological implications of this physiological effect are discussed.
Scatter Search—Wellsprings and Challenges
2006
I came up with the idea of editing this volume in the summer of 2002 while working on the book "Scatter search methodologies and implementations in C" with Manuel Laguna in the University of Colorado at Boulder. There, Fred Glover kindly let me use his office, where I found a copy of the "Tabu Search Methods for Optimization" special issue that he edited in 1988 for the European Journal of Operational Research. This encounter made me realize that Scatter Search has reached a level of maturity as an optimization method that has parallels with what Tabu Search was experiencing in the late eighties. So I thought that the moment was perfect to embark on this project, which has been supported en…
Mother- and father-infant interactions at 3 months of corrected age: The effect of severity of preterm birth
2017
Early interactions of 92 preterm infants with their mothers (n = 54) and fathers (n = 38) were explored at 3 months using CARE-Index. Results showed differences in interactions based on parent's gender, with higher control in mothers and unresponsiveness in fathers, while no effect of severity of birth weight emerged.
Financial stress and sovereign debt composition
2015
"Published online: 19 Oct 2015"