Interaction of indoor air contaminants and respiratory health among children in the daycare centers
The objective of this study was to investigate the correlation between IAQ and respiratory health implications in children and to identify patterns in IAQ using chemometric analysis. A total of 100 children aged 4 to 6 from 5 urban DCCs in Petaling Jaya, Selangor, were included in the study. The selected IAQ variables comprised temperature, humidity, air velocity, particulate matter, carbon dioxide (CO2) levels, airborne bacteria, and fungi. Reported respiratory health symptoms were collected along with sociodemographic and exposure history. There was a significant difference in the median concentration of PM10, PM2.5, tem...
Source: Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health - March 26, 2024 Category: Environmental Health Source Type: research
AI & robotics briefing: Can AI’s bias problem be fixed?
Nature, Published online: 26 March 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-00947-3Researchers argue for more transparency to remove the biases that plague image generators. Plus, Nvidia’s new ‘superchip’ promises AI performance and Google AI could soon use a person’s cough to diagnose disease. (Source: Nature AOP)
Source: Nature AOP - March 26, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Katrina Kr ämer Source Type: research
Effect of pretreatment with a small dose of esketamine on sufentanil-induced cough during anesthesia induction: a randomized controlled trial
The objective of this study was to determine whether pretreatment with a small dose of esketamine is effective in treating sufentanil-indu... (Source: BMC Anesthesiology)
Source: BMC Anesthesiology - March 26, 2024 Category: Anesthesiology Authors: Liangliang Gao, Zhuoliang Zhang, Yi Zhu, Xinyu Lu, Yue Tian and Lei Wei Tags: Research Source Type: research
Camptodactyly-arthropathy-coxa vara-pericarditis syndrome and an unusual association with mitral stenosis
CONCLUSIONS: The main defect is the proteoglycan 4 protein which acts like a lubricant in articular and visceral surfaces. Therefore, the leading clinical feature is arthropathy. Cardiac involvement other than clinically mild pericarditis is not usually expected. Three types of proteoglycans (decorin, biglycan, and versican) are present in the mitral valve. This could be the reason of mitral valve involvement in rare cases as like ours. It is important that these patients undergo echocardiographic examination regularly.PMID:38523390 | DOI:10.24953/turkjped.2023.647 (Source: The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics - March 25, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Duygu Şimşekli Canan Ayabakan Ayla Oktay Ahmet Arnaz Vusal Mahmudov Yusuf Kenan Yal çınbaş Source Type: research
Camptodactyly-arthropathy-coxa vara-pericarditis syndrome and an unusual association with mitral stenosis
CONCLUSIONS: The main defect is the proteoglycan 4 protein which acts like a lubricant in articular and visceral surfaces. Therefore, the leading clinical feature is arthropathy. Cardiac involvement other than clinically mild pericarditis is not usually expected. Three types of proteoglycans (decorin, biglycan, and versican) are present in the mitral valve. This could be the reason of mitral valve involvement in rare cases as like ours. It is important that these patients undergo echocardiographic examination regularly.PMID:38523390 | DOI:10.24953/turkjped.2023.647 (Source: The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics)
Source: The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics - March 25, 2024 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Duygu Şimşekli Canan Ayabakan Ayla Oktay Ahmet Arnaz Vusal Mahmudov Yusuf Kenan Yal çınbaş Source Type: research
Maternal Vaccination in Pregnancy: An Assessment of Influenza, Pertussis, and COVID-19 Vaccination Rates in Cracow, Poland
Med Sci Monit. 2024 Mar 12;30:e943304. doi: 10.12659/MSM.943304.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND Maternal vaccination during pregnancy reduces the risk of severe course and complications from infections both for the mother and her child. As information regarding immunization status of pregnant women with recommended vaccines in Poland is scarce, this questionnaire-based study aimed to identify influenza, pertussis (whooping cough), and COVID-19 vaccination in 205 pregnant women in Cracow, Poland, between February and April 2023. Another objective was to assess whether any of the maternal factors might influence women's decision to inocu...
Source: Medical Science Monitor - March 25, 2024 Category: Research Authors: Julia Jurga Gabriela Mierzwa Justyna Agnieszka Kuciel Magdalena Ko łak Andrzej Jaworowski Hubert Huras Source Type: research
