Background In HIV positive patients from countries with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB), patients with lung cancer are often misdiagnosed as pulmonary tuberculosis, leading to delay in the correct diagnosis as well as exposure to inappropriate medication. Even though...

<jats:p><jats:italic>Background</jats:italic>. Xyloglucan, a film-forming agent, improves intestinal mucosa resistance to pathologic damage. The efficacy, safety, and time of onset of the antidiarrheal effect of xyloglucan were assessed in children with acute gastroente...

This paper attempts to characterize through statistical indicators of statistical data that we have available. The purpose of this paper is to present statistical indicators, primary and secondary, simple and synthetic, which is frequently used for statistical character...

Abstract A string x is random according to Kolmogorov [10] if, given its length, there is no string y , sensibly shorter than x , by means of which a universal partial recursive function could produce x . This remarkable definition has been validated in several ways (se...

This study explored the link between insulin sensitivity, insulin resistance and leptinaemia in people with prediabetes with and without non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). A total of 143 prediabetes patients were evaluated in the study. Ultrasonography was used ...

Urban green spaces (UGS) are increasingly acknowledged for their importance for the well-being of urban populations. However, studies are lacking the consideration of the demand and use of UGS by different population groups and connecting UGS with social infrastructure....

As firms evolve in an ever-changing environment, new perspectives are needed to explain management practices and the competence management that involves several heavy processes. We have categorised them in four classes: competence identification, competence assessment, ...

The study aims to identify the metaphors associated with the EU in the economic press published in Romanian and Russian languages in the Republic of Moldova after signing the Association Agreement (AAs). It set out to answer the following research questions: How Moldova...

Besides its past outstanding accomplishments in terms of extensive development, China has also accumulated multiple distortions and structural imbalances and has reached a crossroads, where a major qualitative switch is a must. Its outdated export-oriented economic mode...