Background: Many residents report a second victim response following near-miss events during their pediatric anesthesia rotation with consequences for their mental and physical wellbeing.This study investigated the impact of a Better Resident Wellness (BREW) initiative at our tertiary pediatric centre.Methods: We invited anesthesia residents to com
Currently, no extensive, near real time, global soil moisture observation network exists.Therefore, the Met Office global soil moisture analysis scheme has instead used observations of screen temperature and humidity.A number of new space-borne remote sensing systems, operating at microwave frequencies, have been developed that provide a more direc
We analysed the community of oribatid mites in 25 environments of northern Brazil and one in a rain forest in Peru, encompassing fauna sampled on natural and artificial (nylon-mesh bags) substrata, from primary and secondary forests, caatinga, savannahs, flooded forests, bark and epiphytes of trees, and polyculture.A hundred and forty six species a
Background: Hydatid disease is a serious infection of man caused by larval stage (hydatid) of the small dog tapeworm.Serological tests are important in the diagnosis of hydatid disease.Objectives: The study was carried out to detect the rate of seropositivity of hydatid cysts in Kirkuk and Tikrit cities.Materials and Methods: The retrospective hosp
The complement is the first line of immune defense system involved in elimination of invading pathogens and dying host cells.Its activation is mainly click here triggered by immune complexes or pattern recognition molecules (PRMs) upon recognition against non-self or altered self-cells, such as C1q, collectins, ficolins, and properdin.Recent findin