Thurston Carter

Seven patients had foot involvement and six patients hand involvement.

Although the number of cases is limited, our study is the first series of cases where a clubbing-like digital thickening is described in patients with a low-flow vascular malformation. The unilateral presence of clubbing or pseudoclubbing should lead to the suspicion of…[Read more]

One diagnosis of cystic fibrosis involves measuring the nasal transepithelial potential difference (NPD) as a complementary technique in the forms of the disease, where the sweat test is non-discriminating. The NPD is measured using solutions with and without chlorides, containing a variety of substances whose activities on nasal mucus membranes…[Read more]

There has been a need for research on the association between metabolic syndrome (MetS) and obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) using large data such as nationwide population-based data that adjusts important confounding factors. Therefore, we investigated the relationship between MetS and OSAS. The data source we used was the National Health…[Read more]

SQ-LNS-plus is designed to enhance children’s diets by providing micronutrients and DHA. Fish powder is similar to SQ-LNS-plus in iron and zinc density and even higher in calcium and DHA density. Consuming dried small fish as part of a daily meal can be a viable strategy for combatting nutrient deficiencies in the first 1000 days.The s…[Read more]

INTRODUCTION Infants born to women living with HIV initiating combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) late in pregnancy are at high-risk of intrapartum infection. Mother/infant perinatal antiretroviral intensification may substantially reduce this risk. METHODS In this single arm Bayesian trial, pregnant women with HIV receiving standard of care…[Read more]

3-15.5). Condom use was significantly correlated with male gender (AOR 2.16; 95% CI 1.1-4.2) and higher educational status (AOR 4.30; 95% CI 2.1-8.8).

Our findings indicate that one in five homeless youth had sex out of marriage, and less than half did no use condom. These should be addressed by adapting education and harm reduction…[Read more]

The findings indicate that melatonin treatment of rams and their replacement at 10-day intervals results in earlier onset of first mating, increased fertility rate in ewe lambs, and a higher number of ewes that lambs in a shorter time frame.Passive immunity can provide immediate protection against infectious pathogens. To date, only a few studies…[Read more]

Before a forensic addiction treatment can be ordered by the court according to sec. 64 of the German Criminal Code (StGB), a prognosis of success must be made and affirmed. In recent years, several studies have been devoted to the search for appropriate predictors of a “sufficiently concrete” prospect of success. Legal probation after release is…[Read more]