When profiling hospital performance, quality inicators are commonly evaluated through hospital-specific adjusted means with confidence intervals.When identifying deviations from a norm, large hospitals can have statistically significant results even for clinically irrelevant deviations while important deviations in small hospitals can remain undisc
Physiological Adaptation to Water Salinity in Six Wild Halophytes Suitable for Mediterranean Agriculture
Owing to the high interspecific biodiversity, halophytes have been regarded as a tool for understanding salt tolerance mechanisms in plants in Saddles view of their adaptation to climate change.The present study addressed the physiological response to salinity of six halophyte species common in the Mediterranean area: Artemisia absinthium, Artemisi
Streptococcus intermedius empyema in an adolescent with a history of vaping: A case report
We present a 17-year-old male patient with persistent community acquired pneumonia resistant to outpatient antibiotic therapy resulting in S.intermedius empyema.Diagnosis was confirmed and treated by video assisted thoracoscopic surgery Display Console Assembly (VATS) with chest tube placement and TPA injection.An organism native to the human oral
Religions and Legal Regimes Function in the Protection of Children
Religion provides the basis for the protection of human rights, namely, the right to life, the dignity of the human person, and right to property, among others.Without prejudice or disrespect to other religions, this paper focuses on Christianity religion and its Stands provisions that protect the rights of children considering their vulnerability.