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Antenatal Care Provided and its Quality in Field Clinics in Gampaha District, Sri Lanka
No full textA descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out in the Gampaha District in Sri Lanka to assess the quality of care provided at antenatal field clinics. Checklists were used to assess the structure and process attributes of quality. An interviewer administered questionnaire assessed the quality of information provided to the clients and client satisfaction. The findings indicated that several resource components need upgrading in the district. The majority of clinics did not have adequate seating arrangements, lacked a footstool, a height measuring instrument and Vitamin C. Less than 50% of the staff were present at 8.00 a.m. in eight clinics. Health education material was substandard in nine clinics. No supervisory notes were made during the preceding year in fourteen clinics. Testing urine for sugar and albumin was substandard in 11 and eight clinics, respectively. Physical examination of pregnant females was substandard in all 20 clinics. No information was provided on some routine procedures carried out at the clinic such as blood pressure monitoring, weight gain and vaccines given. Client satisfaction exceeded 95% in all aspects except building and infrastructure and time spent at the clinic.No Full Tex
Rabies vaccination of domesticated dogs in the Central Province of Sri Lanka (Letter)
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Anti-tuberculosis drug inducd hepatitis – a Sri Lankan experience
No full textOBJECTIVE: To assess the incidence of anti-tuberculosis (TB) drug induced hepatitis (AIH) in Sri Lankan patients, determine risk factors of AIH, and to address management options in AIH. DESIGN: A prospective study. SETTING: Chest Hospital, Welisara, Sri Lanka, from April 2001 to April 2002. PATIENTS: Seven hundred and eighty three patients with a confirmed diagnosis of TB and resident in the Colombo and Gampaha districts who presented to Chest Hospital, Welisara, Sri Lanka. METHODS: WHO recommended treatment was commenced in all cases. AIH was diagnosed when patients complained of decreased appetite with nausea or vomiting and elevated serum bilirubin (SB; >1.1 mg/dL) or elevated serum alanine transferase (ALT; > 3 times upper limit of normal). RESULTS: Of 783 enrolled patients, 74 (9.5%) developed AIH, the majority (58%) developing AIH within the first 2 weeks of the intensive phase of treatment. AIH was more common among patients over 60 years (p = 0.018), who developed pulmonary TB (p = 0.028), and in patients weighing 33-55 kg (p = 0.004). Age, weight and rifampicin overdosage were significant predictors of AIH. Of the 74 AIH patients, standard treatment was restarted in 60, treatment modified in six, two defaulted and six died. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of AIH in Sri Lanka is 9.5% in treated patients. AIH was associated with age, low body weight and rifampicin overdosage.Full Tex
Prevalence and predictors of osteoporosis in an urban Sri Lankan population
No full textAim: To determine the prevalence of osteoporosis in both women and men and to determine the association between osteoporosis and selected risk factors among a sample of urban Sri Lankan adults. Methods: The population aged 35-64 years residing in 22 Grama Niladhari divisions, the smallest administrative units in the country, of the Medical Officer of Health area Ragama, Sri Lanka, was identified using the electoral list and stratified into three age groups (n = 3012). A random sample was obtained from each stratum and selected individuals were invited to participate in the study (n = 1100). A structured, interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect information on demographic data and details of risk factors. Bone mineral density (BMD) was measured using a peripheral dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA) scan in 700 subjects (64%). A BMD 50 years (OR 3.1), low BMI (OR 3.1) and low level of education (OR 1.7) were positively associated with osteoporosis. Conclusions: Female sex, age, BMI, smoking and level of education were significant predictors of osteoporosis. The prevalence of osteoporosis increased in both women and men after 50 years. © 2010 The Authors. International Journal of Rheumatic Diseases. © 2010 Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology and Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd.No Full Tex
Self-compression of 4.9 µm pulses to sub-40 fs with 2 mJ energy in Zinc Sulfide
No full textNonlinear self-compression of few-cycle multi-mJ pulses at 4.9 µm in ZnS is presented. 80 fs input pulses are compressed to 37 fs with 2.1 mJ energy at a 1 kHz repetition rate. © 2024 The Author(s
Correction to: Chamoun et al., Bacterial pathogenesis and interleukin-17: interconnecting mechanisms of immune regulation, host genetics, and microbial virulence that influence severity of infection
No full textChamoun MN, Blumenthal A, Sullivan MJ, Schembri MA, Ulett GC. 2018. Bacterial pathogenesis and interleukin-17: interconnecting mechanisms of immune regulation, host genetics, and microbial virulence that influence severity of infection. Critical Reviews in Microbiology. https://doi.org/10.1080/1040841X.2018.1426556.
When the above article was first published online, the below three corrections were missed.
The author ‘Antje Blumenthal’ was wrongly affiliated to the affiliation “cSchool of Chemistry and Molecular Biosciences, and Australian Infectious Disease Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia”. Now this affiliation has been removed for this author.
The affiliation ‘bTranslational Research Institute, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Woolloongabba, Australia’ of the author ‘Antje Blumenthal’ should read ‘bThe University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia’.
In Table 3, the sentence ‘Benefit of manipulating IL-17 levels to improve immunization strategies M. tuberculosis’ should read “Benefit of manipulating IL-17 levels to improve immunization strategies against M. tuberculosis”.No Full Tex
Generation of 22-mJ, 2.0-ps Pulses from a 1-kHz Ho:YLF Regenerative Chirped Pulse Amplifier
No full textWe report a CW-pumped Ho:YLF regenerative amplifier (RA) delivering pulses with 22.5-mJ energy and 2.0-ps duration at 1 kHz. The RA emitting at 2051 nm is broadband-seeded and implemented in a chirped pulse amplification system. © 2024 The Author(s
Pure-rotational 1D-CARS spatiotemporal thermometry with a single regenerative amplifier system
No full textWe report spatiotemporal pure-rotational coherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopy (CARS) in a one-dimensional imaging arrangement obtained with a single ultrafast regenerative amplifier system. The femtosecond pump/Stokes photon pairs, used for impulsive excitation, are delivered by an external compressor operating on a ∼35% beam split of the uncompressed amplifier output (2.5 mJ/pulse). The picosecond 1.2 mJ probe pulse is produced via the second-harmonic bandwidth compression (SHBC) of the ∼65% remainder of the amplifier output (4.5 mJ/pulse), which originates from the internal compressor. The two pump/Stokes and probe pulses are spatially, temporally, and repetition-wise correlated at the measurement, and the signal generation plane is relayed by a wide-field coherent imaging spectrometer onto the detector plane, which is refreshed at the same repetition rate as the ultrafast regenerative amplifier system. We demonstrate 1 kHz cinematographic 1D-CARS gas-phase thermometry across an unstable premixed methane/air flame-front, achieved with a single-shot precision <1% and accuracy <3%, 1.4 mm field of view, and an excellent <20 µm line-spread function.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository ‘You share, we take care!’ – Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Flight Performance and Propulsio
Translational research for Diabetes Self-Management in Sri Lanka: A randomized controlled trial
No full textAims The study tested the hypothesis that a theory driven Diabetes Self-Management (DSM) intervention delivered by trained nurses would result in a clinically significant improvement in glycaemic control. Methods Patients with an HbA1c >7.5% (58 mmol/mol) and free of diabetes complications were enrolled into a randomized controlled trial (n = 85). Intervention consisted of four sessions and monthly follow up for 6 months. Biochemical tests, and diet and physical activity assessments were done in both groups. Analysis of covariance was used to test the effectiveness of the intervention. Results At 6 months, there was a significant difference (P = 0.001) in HbA1c between the groups controlling for baseline values and other variables. Based on the primary outcome, 28% in the intervention group achieved the target value of 6.5% HbA1c, compared to 8% in the "usual care" group (P < 0.001; η2 = 0.65). The reduction in total energy intake and increase in physical activity was significant in the intervention group between baseline and follow up. Conclusions The DSM intervention has resulted in a clinically significant impact on glycaemia, change in diet and physical activity, and has demonstrated the feasibility of using it within existing care arrangements in a developing country setting.No Full Tex
Project: Establishing an accounting outsourcing company "MJ Grāmatvedība" Ltd
No full textProjekta ideja ir izveidot grāmatvedības ārpakalpojumu uzņēmumu SIA „MJ Grāmatvedība”, kurš sniegtu pilna vai daļēja cikla grāmatvedības pakalpojumus, sākot ar pirmreizējo dokumentu apstrādi un beidzot ar visu nepieciešamo atskaišu sagatavošanu, kā arī konsultāciju sniegšanu. Projekta mērķis ir ne tikai sniegt grāmatvedības pakalpojumus, bet arī analizēt uzņēmumu darbību un izstrādāt ieteikumus darbības uzlabošanai. Darba autore uzskata, ka nozares pārstāvjiem ir būtiski jāpierāda sava nozīme un to kādam jābūt mūsdienu grāmatvedim. Grāmatvedis nav tikai persona, kura izdara konkrētus darbus, nodos atskaites, tas ir cilvēks, kuram labi jāpārzina nodokļu sistēma, finanšu vadīšana, jāspēj sniegt padomus uzņēmuma finanšu vadības uzlabošanai, kā arī jāspēj pielāgoties tehnoloģiju radītajām izmaiņām. Maģistra darbs apjoms ir uz 105 lappusēm, kas sastāv no 7 nodaļām, 17 pielikumiem, 22 tabulām un 7 attēliem. Darba izstrādē izmantoti 70 informācijas avoti.The general project idea is to establish the accountancy firm MJ Accountancy Ltd., which would provide full or half-cycle accountancy services including the processing of primary documentation, reports’ preparation, and providing of the accountancy consultations. The aim of the project is not only to provide accountancy consultations but also to deal with firms activity analysis and developing suggestions on their activity improvement. The author of the project supports the idea that the field representatives must constantly sustain the status of the accountant’s profession in current times. The accountant is not only the person who executes one’s regular duties and submits reports, but also the person who is competent in the field of taxes, financial management, able to advise on improvements in financial management, and above all able to adapt to the technological changes. The volume of the project is 105 pages, which includes 7 chapters, 17 appendices, 22 tables, 7 figures. 70 sources of information were used in master’s thesis
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