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The salivary gland produces a number of inflammation-related cytokines and at least some of them including S100A8 and S100A9 (calprotectin subunits) in the gland are induced by endotoxins. The signaling pathway to induce these cytokines is complex and has not been thoroughly elucidated. Thus, we…

The objective of this article is to assess the impact of the smoke-free legislation implemented from 2007 on emergency hospital admissions among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in England. A time series design involving routinely collected hospital episode statistics data was employed. Ecological…

We report on a 11 year old boy who was treated for bilateral vesicoureteral reflux grade II at our department by the age of 12 months by bilateral endoscopic injection with dextranomer / hyaluronic acid (Deflux). Because of reflux persistence on the right side an…

Introduction: Pulmonary embolism is one of the major life-threatening emergencies that can occur before, during, or after parturition or caesarean section. It is characterised by dyspnoea, tachycardia, sudden chest pain and shock. Pulmonary embolism is often misdiagnosed, thus leading to higher mortality rate. Here is…

We present a rare case of an epiphrenic esophageal diverticulum, complicated by perforation and leakage below the diaphragm in a 57-year-old male patient. The patient was referred to the emergency department with suspected aspiration pneumonia. A thoracoabdominal computed tomography with oral contrast revealed contrast leakage…

A comparison of several individual studies was made in order to determine the statistical significance for the prevalence of Dirofilaria immitis in dogs (n=1245) in Grenada, using necropsy and different ELISA test kits.  The overall prevalence was estimated to be 17% in a study of…

Researches dealing with managerial mistakes and bad decision-making are very topical due to their impact on the continuance and existence of enterprises.  Hence, this study focuses on this issue using a questionnaire survey to collect data from the third and fourth year students who specialize…

This paper presents general aspects of funding system at higher education sector. Funding is not simply a mechanism to allocate funds to finance HEIs but an instrument for the government or public authorities to ensure that the HEIs administration has the same goals with them,…

Using a large-scale dataset from WoS, this paper explores the publications on healthcare risk management, through bibliometric analysis. The bibliometric analysis reflects how research in hospital risk management and healthcare management evolved over time, offering insights on the most relevant and influential research. Based on…

Since 1992, the Egyptian National Railways (ENR) has been encountering tremendous losses in lives and revenues. The losses were due to the lack of a proper IT infrastructure, making the network unqualified to handle the millions who use its railways every day. The safety measures…