Preventive effects of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine on community-acquired pneumonia hospitalization in older individuals in China: A case-control study [PDF]
The effectiveness of 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) against hospitalization risk due to all-cause community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in older individuals in China is limited.
Na Liu, Lei Wang, Lin Luan, Huaqing Wang
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Pharmacologically targeting molecular motor promotes mitochondrial fission for anti-cancer
Mitochondrial shape rapidly changes by dynamic balance of fusion and fission to adjust to constantly changing energy demands of cancer cells. Mitochondrial dynamics balance is exactly regulated by molecular motor consisted of myosin and actin ...
Yi Qian +9 more
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The aim of the study is to analyse the process through which nursing management affects patient outcomes to promote a culture of safety. Patient safety has moral, ethical, and economic implications. Medical errors significantly increase healthcare costs,
Linnik Ljudmila +2 more
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The Transition of Son Preference: Evidence from Southeast Asian Countries
This paper explores the existence of son preference and gender-based fertility behavior among Southeast Asian mothers. Using census data of ten countries (Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam ...
Tavassoli Nahid
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Two lactic acid bacteria (LAB) designated J02 and J13 were recovered from fermented vegetables based on their ability to suppress soft rot disease caused by Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum (Pcc) on radish.
Yu-Chen Lin +2 more
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Fertility, fiscal deficit and sustainability of public debt in an endogenous growth model
This aim of this study is to construct a model which overlaps generations to clear the effects of fiscal deficit on fertility. The relationship between fiscal deficit and fertility is revealed and the mechanism of fiscal deficit and its effect in ...
Aso Hiroki, Ueshina Mitsuru
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Phosphate solubilizing rhizobacteria isolated from jujube ziziphus lotus plant stimulate wheat germination rate and seedlings growth [PDF]
Jujube plant (Ziziphus lotus (L.) Desf.) can survive in arid climates and tolerates both biotic and abiotic stresses. Here, we isolated, for the first time in Morocco, nine phosphate solubilizing bacteria strains from jujube rhizosphere, designated J10 ...
Nidal Fahsi +4 more
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Subsidising Formal Childcare Versus Grandmothers' Time: Which Policy is More Effective?
This article quantifies the relative effectiveness of childcare subsidies and subsidies on grandmothers’ time on married mothers’ employment and fertility rates, paying special attention to heterogeneous effects. A heterogeneous agent model, populated by
Osuna Victoria
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Grandparental care and childhood obesity in China
Ongoing increases in childhood obesity have become a serious public health concern. Meanwhile, caregiving by grandparents becomes a worldwide social phenomenon.
Yue Liu, Jianmei Zhao, Hai Zhong
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Safety Culture Approach For Healthcare And Nursing Institutions
There are a few ways how to increase the rate of employees’ safety culture at an institution, one of these is a positive safety culture, which includes their proper attitudes, safety-related values, staff members’ professional competences, and their ...
Sepp Jaana
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