Background Neisseria meningitidis is an important cause of meningitis and septicaemia, but
most infected individuals experience a period of asymptomatic carriage rather than disease. …

Nearly 30 years after the advent of antiretroviral therapy (ART), CNS opportunistic infections
remain a major cause of morbidity and mortality in HIV-positive individuals. Unknown HIV-…

Habitual footwear use has been reported to influence foot structure with an acute exposure
being shown to alter foot position and mechanics. The foot is highly specialised thus these …

… Similar composites have been fabricated by Safari and Bowen 2 using PZT spheres instead
of irregular granules. Spheres offer several potential advantages over irregularly shaped …

Background Migration from rural areas of India contributes to urbanisation and may increase
the risk of obesity and diabetes. We tested the hypotheses that rural-to-urban migrants have …

Aim The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between physical workload
and injury risk in elite youth football players. Methods The workload data and injury …

Background Results from retrospective studies suggest that use of neuromuscular blocking
agents during general anaesthesia might be linked to postoperative pulmonary complications…

We report on the Au-free molecular beam epitaxy growth of coherent GaAs nanowires
directly on Si (111) substrates. The growth is catalyzed by liquid Ga droplets formed in the …

… Hypercholesterolaemia=total cholesterol concentration ≥5.18 mmol/l. §Diabetes=self
reported or fasting glucose concentration ≥7 mmol/l (in Andhra Pradesh Rural Health Initiative …

Eighty-six patients with preoperative and postoperative urodynamic studies who underwent
modified Burch colposuspensions were divided into two groups, one with a urethral closure …