Abstract Background Self-stigma is associated with low self-esteem, high shame and reduced drinking-refusal self-efficacy in people with alcohol use disorder (AUD).The Self-Stigma in Alcohol-Dependence Scale-Short Form (SSAD-SF) was designed to enable a brief, but valid assessment of AUD self-stigma.Methods We reduced the 64-item SSAD, originally d
Control of bleeding in surgical procedures: critical appraisal of HEMOPATCH (Sealing Hemostat)
Kevin Michael Lewis,1 Carl Erik Kuntze,2 Heinz Gulle3 1Preclinical Safety and Efficacy, Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Deerfield, IL, USA; 2Medical Affairs, Baxter Healthcare SA, Zurich, Switzerland; 3Surgical Sciences and Engineering, Baxter Medical Products GmbH, Vienna, Austria Abstract: The need for advanced hemostatic agents increases with the
Medaka insulin-like growth factor-2 supports self-renewal of the embryonic stem cell line and blastomeres in vitro
Abstract Insulin-like growth factors Frontloader Door Hinge (IGFs) regulate diverse processes including energy metabolism, cell proliferation and embryonic development.They activate the IGF signaling pathway via binding to cell surface receptors.Here we report an essential role of IGF2 in maintaining the pluripotency of embryonic stem (ES) cell fro
Integrating economic load dispatch information into the blockchain smart contracts based on the fractional-order swarming optimizer
The modern power generation systems are increasing their reliance on high penetrations of distributed energy resources (DERs).However, the optimal dispatching mechanisms mainly rely on central controls which receive the load demand information from the electricity utility providers and allocate the electricity production targets to participating ge