Postoperative myocardial infarction after diagnostic video-assisted thoracoscopy and pleurodesis for catamenial pneumothorax: A unique case report

Myocardial infarction (MI) is uncommon in patients undergoing noncardiac surgery without a history of coronary artery disease.But, patients with compromised pulmonary function and coexisting anaemia superimposed by soderhamn ottoman cover precipitating factors like prolonged hypotension and tachycardia can culminate in myocardial catastrophe even i

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Attribution of Plastic Sources Using Bayesian Inference: Application to River-Sourced Floating Plastic in the South Atlantic Ocean

Most marine plastic click here pollution originates on land.However, once plastic is at sea, it is difficult to determine its origin.Here we present a Bayesian inference framework to compute the probability that a piece of plastic found at sea came from a particular source.This framework combines information about plastic emitted by rivers with a L

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Evidence-based campaigning

Abstract Background When promoting public health measures, such as reducing smoking, there are many different approaches, for example providing information, imposing legal restrictions, taxing products, and changing cultures.By analogy with evidence-based medicine, different approaches to campaigning for health promotion can be compared by obtainin

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Synergistic effects of bacteriophage cocktail and antibiotics combinations against extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Abstract Background The extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strains of Acinetobacter baumannii have become a major cause of nosocomial infections, increasing morbidity and mortality worldwide.Many different treatments, including phage therapy, are attractive ways to overcome the challenges of antibiotic resistance.Methods This study investigates the b

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