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Specific immunotherapy in Albanian patients with anaphylaxis to hymenoptera venoms
No full textBackground: Severe allergic reactions during rush-specific immunotherapy (Rush-SIT) may occur in the treatment of hymenoptera sting allergy. The objective of the present study was to examine the characteristics of allergic reactions during Rush-SIT in a cohort of patients with allergy towards hymenoptera venom in the mediterranean population of Albania.
Methods: A retrospective study was performed using the clinical reports of 37 patients with venom of bee (apinae), wasp (vespidae, subfamily vespinae) or paperwasp (vespidae, subfamily polistinae) allergy treated with Rush-SIT between 1987 and 1996. After hymenoptera sting allergy diagnosis according to anamnesis and intracutaneous tests the patient were treated with Rush-SIT. The protocol lasted 3 - 4 d with an increase in the concentration from 0.01 microg/ml to 100 microg/ml. Anaphylactic reactions were classified according to the Mueller-classification.
Results: The frequency of reactions during Rush-SIT for bee-venom was 4.7% and for wasp-venom was 1.5% (p < 0.01). The mean frequency of reactions of Mueller grade II for the bee-venom Rush-SIT patients during the first 4 d (= 26 injections) was 0.73 and for the wasp-venom Rush-SIT patients 0.15. No patient experienced a third-degree reaction. 94.6% of the patient supported an end dose of 100 microg.
Conclusions: Rush-SIT is a reliable method for the treatment of anaphylactic reactions to hymenoptera venom even in less developed countries. Bee-venom Rush-SIT was found to cause higher numbers allergic reactions than wasp or paperwasp Rush-SIT
Rush (Birth, 1887-08-26)
No full textAddress: 229 6th St.4681/Pg 115/1887/W M/Am./Am./J. C. MacKenzieOriginal record filed in drawer labeled 'Runk-Ryan'
Safety and tolerability of venom immunotherapy: evaluation of 581 rush- and ultra-rush induction protocols (safety of rush and ultra-rush venom immunotherapy)
No full textBackground: Current literature is inconsistent regarding the risk of severe side effects using accelerated induction protocols in Hymenoptera venom immunotherapy (VIT). In addition, several data indicate the influence of purity grade of venom preparation on tolerability. We evaluated the safety and tolerability of ultra-rush and rush build-up protocols using purified and non-purified venom preparations. Methods: Retrospective single-center study of 581 VIT inductions (325 ultra-rush and 256 rush protocols) from 2005 to 2018 in 559 patients with bee and vespid venom allergy using aqueous purified (ALK SQ®) for ultra-rush protocol and aqueous non-purified (ALK Reless®) venom preparations for rush protocol. Results: Urticaria (8% vs. 3.1%, p = 0,013) and dose reductions (4.3% vs. 1.2%, p = 0,026) were significantly more frequent in the ultra-rush group. Overall rate of moderate-to-severe side effects (anaphylaxis ≥grade 2 according to Ring and Meβmer) was low and did not differ significantly between protocols (p = 0.105). Severe events (grade 4 anaphylaxis) were not reported. Discontinuation rate was very low in both cohorts (0.6% vs 1.2%). The higher purity grade of venom preparations in the ultra-rush cohort did not improve tolerability. The bee venom group showed a non-significant trend towards higher incidence of mild reactions (urticaria), resulting in more frequent dose reductions and antiallergic therapy. Conclusion: Rush and ultra-rush protocols show an excellent safety profile with only infrequent and mild anaphylactic reactions in bee and vespid venom allergy. Ultra-rush immunotherapy reduces the duration of the inpatient build-up phase setting and thus is viewed by the authors as preferred treatment in Hymenoptera venom allergic patients
Bibel und Judenthum : ein Blick auf Israels Vergangenheit, Gegenwart u. Zukunft
No full textvon Don Josaphat [d.i. Joseph Rush
Protecting Animals 36: Author Witi Ihimaera
No full textIn this very special episode of Knowing Animals I am joined by beloved New Zealand author Witi Ihimaera. Witi has written many books featuring nonhuman animals. He offers us a non-colonial lens through which to think about the human/nonhuman relationship
Rush Valley 100604-0758
No full textAnimaliaCraniataAvesCompressed from .wav format into .mp4 delivery formatAudio tracks of animal soundsField notes: little except calls and alarm calls of Long-billed Curlew. Unfortunately, the birds remained alarmed at the presence of the microphone; Also heard: Western Meadowlark; Horned Lark; Cattle; Location: south end of Rush Valley; Recording date: 2010-06-04; local time: 7:58 AM; Climate: Arid (in general); Season: Spring; Weather: Clear, light wind (to 5 MPH); Terrestrial habitat: Grassland; Microphone pattern: Jeklin Disk; Quality: Fai
Rush Valley 100604-0658
No full textCompressed from .wav format into .mp4 delivery formatAudio tracks of animal soundsField notes: little except calls and alarm calls of Long-billed Curlew; also heard: Western Meadowlark; Horned Lark; Cattle; Location: south end of Rush Valley; Recording date: 2010-06-04; local time: 6:58 AM; Climate: Arid (in general); Season: Spring; Weather: Clear, light wind (to 5 MPH); Terrestrial habitat: Grassland; Microphone pattern: Jeklin Disk; Quality: Fai
Rush Rhees on Wittgenstein's Philosophy of Mathematics
No full textRush Rhees is arguably the one of Wittgenstein's three trustees who has received the least attention in the secondary literature. In letters to von Wright, kept in Helsinki, Rhees describes his understanding of Wittgenstein's writings on the philosophy of mathematics. I discuss some remarks from two of these letters, and, in passing, contrast the remarks to a few other approaches to the philosophy of mathematics.</p
I Think I Am Philip K. Dick
No full textFor years, noted writer Laurence A. Rickels often found himself compared to novelist Philip K. Dickthough in fact Rickels had never read any of the science fiction writers work. When he finally read his first Philip K. Dick novel, while researching for his recent book The Devil Notebooks , it prompted a prolonged immersion in Dicks writing as well as a recognition of Rickelss own long-documented intellectual pursuits. The result of this engagement is I Think I Am: Philip K. Dick , a profound thought experiment that charts the wide relevance of the pulp sci-fi author and paranoid visionary. I Think I Am: Philip K. Dick explores the science fiction authors meditations on psychic reality and psychosis, Christian mysticism, Eastern religion, and modern spiritualism. Covering all of Dicks science fiction, Rickels corrects the lack of scholarly interest in the legendary Californian author and, ultimately, makes a compelling case for the philosophical and psychoanalytic significance of Philip K. Dicks popular and influential science fiction.Intro -- Contents -- Introjection -- Part I -- Endopsychic Allegories -- Schreber Guardian -- Belief System Surveillance -- Part II -- Deeper Problems -- Veil of Tears -- Go West -- Dick Manfred -- Timing -- Glimmung -- Part III -- Spiritualism Analogy -- Imitating the Dead -- Indexical Layer -- Ilse -- Hammers and Things -- Crucifictions -- Over There -- Martyrology -- Can't Live, Can't Live -- Lola -- Umwelt, Mitwelt, and Eigenwelt -- Outer Race -- The German Introject -- Part IV -- Materialism, Idealism, and Cybernetics -- Startling Stories -- A Couple of Years -- Android Empathy -- Homunculus and Robot -- ALL OF YOU ARE DEAD. I AM ALIVE. -- Go with the Flow -- Part V -- Room for Thought -- Caduceus -- Jump -- Still -- A Wake -- Spätwerk -- Let the Dead Be -- Play Bally -- Das Hund -- Notes -- BibliographyFor years, noted writer Laurence A. Rickels often found himself compared to novelist Philip K. Dickthough in fact Rickels had never read any of the science fiction writers work. When he finally read his first Philip K. Dick novel, while researching for his recent book The Devil Notebooks , it prompted a prolonged immersion in Dicks writing as well as a recognition of Rickelss own long-documented intellectual pursuits. The result of this engagement is I Think I Am: Philip K. Dick , a profound thought experiment that charts the wide relevance of the pulp sci-fi author and paranoid visionary. I Think I Am: Philip K. Dick explores the science fiction authors meditations on psychic reality and psychosis, Christian mysticism, Eastern religion, and modern spiritualism. Covering all of Dicks science fiction, Rickels corrects the lack of scholarly interest in the legendary Californian author and, ultimately, makes a compelling case for the philosophical and psychoanalytic significance of Philip K. Dicks popular and influential science fiction.Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, YYYY. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries
Rush Rhees on Set Theory, the Sophists and Wittgenstein
No full textRush Rhees, one of Wittgenstein’s three trustees, lectured on Plato and the Presocratics for two decades. In his lecture notes on the Sophists, Rhees briefly mentions Wittgenstein’s views on set theory and claims that mathematicians have responded to them like Sophists. This essay discusses and contextualises Rhees’s claim, including a brief discussion of how Rhees’s understanding of Plato might have influenced him as an editor of Wittgenstein’s Remarks on the Foundations of Mathematics.</p
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