37 articles for “greater risk”

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHospital Water Supply as a Potential Source of Opportunistic PathogensH. T. El-Zanfaly, N. A. Hassanean, E. M. Hassan, L. I. El-SeadawyIn Egypt as well as in many other developing countries, there are no specific standards for hospital water. Even water is free from the traditional bacterial indicators, it may represent a source of health hazards especially for elderly, children and patients under dialysis due to the presence of opportunistic pathogenic bacteria. The study was carried out on the bacteriological water … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 3 · 18 May 2012 · 7,274 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractTrade and Precaution: Their Progressive InterlaceIsh Puneet SinghProblem statement: The principle of precaution has developed in International Law, as it has been present in either explicit or implicit forms in most of the celebrated international treaties dealing with the protection of the environment, over the past two decades. In spite of the huge recognition that this principle has got through incorporation, in the international order, this principle … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 1, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 7,945 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractHistological Features and ki-67 Index In Cervical Atypical LesionsD. Cabibi, L. Giovannelli, M. Cacciatore et al.One of the most frequent challenges in routine diagnostic assessment of cervical biopsies consists of some lesions in which histological features of HPV infection are either inconsistently present or only mildly/focally evident. We named them Atypical Lesions (AL) because differential diagnosis with metaplastic/reactive lesions and LSIL is difficult. It would be important to identify among them those lesions that are … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2008 · 7,231 accessesView PDF Cite

Research NotesOpen accessIn the abstractA Proposed Framework for Outsourcing and Secure Encrypted Data on OpenStack Object Storage (Swift)Hala Albaroodi, Selvakumar Manickam, Mohammed AnbarDespite the numerous potential benefits of Open Source Cloud Computing (OSCC) in several industrial and academic-oriented environments, OSCC could be also associated with some risks. However, which a proper awareness to the cloud consumers or organisations, these risks can be clearly identify and avoided. OpenStack Swift security can provide a greater understanding of how OpenStack Swift functions and what types … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 3 · 14 May 2015 · 7,004 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractUTILITY OF A COMBINATION ANTIBIOGRAM FOR TREATING PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSALindsay Thurman, Nathan Fewel, Michael Rose, Eileen StockEmpiric combination antibiotic therapy is often used to treat severe P. aeruginosa infections. Combination antibiograms have been employed to assist clinicians in selecting the most effective two-drug antibiotic regimens. The objectives of this study were to develop a combination antibiogram in order to compare beta-lactam monotherapy versus dual-therapy with a fluoroquinolone or aminoglycoside, identify optimal combination regimens, describe the differences … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 10, Issue 2 · 16 Jun 2014 · 8,970 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRivaroxaban and its Effect on International Normalised Ratio-A Prospective Study of 28 Hip and Knee Arthroplasty PatientsV. Eranki, A. Pillai, G. Morrison, Cheng Hong YeoProblem statement: Rivaroxaban is an orally active, competitively reversible antagonist of activated factor Xa. The purpose of this study is to comment on Riveroxaban’s effect on INR. Approach: At the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, all patients undergoing elective anthroplasty were anticoagulated with 10mg of Rivaroxaban. All patients had INR measurements for 3 days post operatively. Further 16 patients had weekly INR … …Current Research in Medicine, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 12 Jul 2012 · 21,044 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordToxicological Evaluation of Aspilia Africana Leaf Extracts in MiceO. O.K. Oko, E. A. Agiang, E. E. Osim, O. R. AsuquoProblem statement: The degree of toxicity of crude extracts of Aspilia Africana (Bush marigold) leaf on the basis of routes and dosages of administration were investigated. 204 healthy, male Swiss albino mice (20-25g) were used in three consecutive studies. Approach: In the first and second study, oral and intraperitoneal doses of 100, 500, 1000, 2000 and 4000 mg kg-1 body … …American Journal of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Vol. 6, Issue 3 · 28 Nov 2011 · 8,184 accessesView PDF Cite