Semiotics, the theory of sign and meaning, may help physicians complement the project of
interpreting signs and symptoms into diagnoses. A sign stands for something. We …

Background: Informed consent is regarded as a contract between autonomous and equal
parties and requires the elements of information disclosure, understanding, voluntariness …

The genetic variability of hepatitis B virus (HBV) represents a challenge for the sensitivity of
immunologic and molecular based assays. Based on sequence divergences in the entire …

Vibrio cholerae, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Escherichia coli, and one food spoilage bacteria
Bacillus subtilis, all of which were previously found to be resistant to different antibiotics. The …

BACKGROUND: Patient autonomy has gradually replaced physician paternalism as an
ethical ideal. However, in a medical context, the principle of individual autonomy has …

Background. The measurement of patient and professional views of quality are important
components in the evaluation of health care delivery. Objective. To describe the …

Background: Thrombolytic drugs to treat an acute ischaemic stroke reduce the risk of death
or major disability. The treatment is, however, also associated with an increased risk of …

Extract of Nelumbo nucifera rhizome (RNN) was used as anti-diarrheal agent to combat the
diarrhea in experimental rats. The RNN extract in graded doses (100, 200, 400 and 600 …

Abstract j. nessa, h. chart, rj owen and b. drasar. 2001. Aims: To use a commercial ELISA kit
and an immunoblot assay to investigate the antibody levels of selected members of the …

This paper describes the design aspects, fabrication, and testing of a 14200-hp two-pole
cylindrical-rotor synchronous motor used with a load-commutated inverter (LCI) adjustable …