AIM: To measure and compare computed tomography (CT) radiation doses delivered to patients in public paediatric hospitals in Australia and Saudi Arabia. METHODS: Doses were measured for routine CT scans of the head, c...
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AIM: To measure and compare computed tomography (CT) radiation doses delivered to patients in public paediatric hospitals in Australia and Saudi Arabia. METHODS: Doses were measured for routine CT scans of the head, chest and abdomen/pelvis for children aged 3-6 years in all dedicated public paediatric hospitals in Australia and Saudi Arabia using a CT phantom measurement ***: CT doses, using the departments' protocols for 3-6 year old, varied considerably between hospitals. Measured head doses varied from 137.6 to 528.0 mGy·cm, chest doses from 21.9 to 92.5 mGy·cm, and abdomen/pelvis doses from 24.9 to 118.0 mGy·cm. Mean head and abdomen/pelvis doses delivered in Saudi Arabian paediatric CT departments were significantly higher than those in their Australian equivalents. CONCLUSION: CT dose varies substantially across Australian and Saudi Arabian paediatric hospitals. Therefore, diagnostic reference levels should be established for major anatomical regions to standardise dose.
Commercially important polyphagous tropical tasar silk insect, Antheraea mylitta Drury is distributed along central India (12-31° N latitude, 72-96° E longitude), which on adaptation formed in to forty four ecoraces...
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Commercially important polyphagous tropical tasar silk insect, Antheraea mylitta Drury is distributed along central India (12-31° N latitude, 72-96° E longitude), which on adaptation formed in to forty four ecoraces of varied phenotypes. Its wild ecoraces like Raily, Modal, Jata, Sarihan, Laria, Bhandara and Andhra, besides domesticated Daba and Sukinda are contributing for livelihood of forest based aboriginals. However, the deforestation and extensive collection of nature grown cocoons led to declination of wild population and even have endangered few ecoraces. The government and Non Government Organizations (NGOs), although promote ecorace conservation, it could upkeep the insect wildlife only to limited extent. But the forest department with associated self help societies has advantage in conserving tasar insect as prospective forest wealth, with better knowledge and access to its habitats. The co-ordinate efforts from forest, sericulture departments to participate native aboriginals of such societies can facilitate conserving tasar-biodiversity as most feasible forest associated resource.
AIM:To investigate evidence of clinical protection in infants after one dose of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine(7vPCV) owing to carrier ***:Using Australian National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System dat...
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AIM:To investigate evidence of clinical protection in infants after one dose of 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine(7vPCV) owing to carrier ***:Using Australian National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System data,we conducted a descriptive analysis of cases of vaccine type invasive pneumococcal disease(VT-IPD) during "catch-up" years,when 7vPCV was carrier primed by prior administration of DTPa *** compared the number of VT-IPD cases occurring 2-9 wk after a single dose of 7vPCV(carrier primed),with those < 2 wk post vaccination,when no protection from 7vPCV was expected *** comparison was conducted to compare the occurrence of VT-IPD cases vs non-VT-IPD cases after a single carrier-primed dose of ***:We found four VT-IPD cases occurring <2 wk after one carrier primed dose of 7vPCV while only one case occurred 2-9 wk *** further comparison with the non-VT-IPD cases that occurred after one carrier primed dose of 7vPCV,two cases were detected within 2 wk,whereas seven occurred within2-9 wk later;suggesting a substantial level of protection from VT-IPD occurring from 2 wk after carrier-primed dose of ***:This data suggest that infants may benefit from just one dose of 7vPCV,likely through enhanced immunity from carrier priming *** this is proven,an adjusted 2-dose schedule(where the first dose of PCV is not given until after DTPa) may be sufficient and more cost-effective.
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