Results 41 to 50 of about 6,212,625 (297)

A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source

Determining the reliability and validity of Menopause Symptoms Severity Inventory-38 Questionnaire [PDF]

open access: yesMajallah-i Zanān, Māmā̓ī va Nāzā̓ī-i Īrān, 2018
Introduction: Menopause symptoms severity is different in women, and in addition to the effects on aging process, hormonal changes with inducing the symptoms can affect women's quality of life. There are several tools to assess physical and psychological
Fahimeh Hoseinzadeh   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Method Effects and the Need for Cognition Scale [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Individual differences in the need for cognition are typically assessed using the 18-item Need for cognition scale (NCS) developed by Cacioppo and Petty (1982).
Craig, A   +5 more
core  

Can the 12-item General Health Questionnaire be used to measure positive mental health? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Background. Well-being is an important determinant of health and social outcomes. Measures of positive mental health states are needed for population-based research.
Hu, Yongjian (Researcher in medicine)   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Teaching Behaviour and Well-Being in Students: Development and Concurrent Validity of an Instrument to Measure Student-Reported Teaching Behaviour [PDF]

open access: yesInternational Journal of Emotional Education, 2013
Teaching behavior has important implications for students’ emotional well-being. Multiple models suggest students’ perceptions of teaching behaviors are more critical than other measures for predicting well-being, yet student-report instruments that ...
Patrick Pössel   +5 more
doaj  

Dispersion Relation Analyses of Pion Form Factor, Chiral Perturbation Theory and Unitarized Calculations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
The Vector Pion form factor below 1 GeV is analyzed using experimental data on its modulus, the P-wave pion pion phase shifts and dispersion relation. It is found that causality is satisfied. Using dispersion relation, terms proportional to s squared and
Truong, Tran N.
core   +2 more sources

The number of bit comparisons used by Quicksort: an average-case analysis

open access: yes, 2012
The analyses of many algorithms and data structures (such as digital search trees) for searching and sorting are based on the representation of the keys involved as bit strings and so count the number of bit comparisons.
Fill, James Allen, Svante Janson
core   +6 more sources

Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Evaluation of organic matters, hydrocarbon potential and thermal maturity of source rocks based on geochemical and statistical methods: Case study of source rocks in Ras Gharib oilfield, central Gulf of Suez, Egypt

open access: yesEgyptian Journal of Petroleum, 2015
In this study, we apply geochemical and statistical analyses for evaluating source rocks in Ras Gharib oilfield. The geochemical analysis includes pyrolysis data as total organic carbon (TOC%), generating source potential (S2), production index (PI ...
Mohamed M. El Nady   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Home - About - Disclaimer - Privacy