LONG PENTRAXIN 3 (PTX3) LEVELS PREDICT DEATH, INTUBATION AND THROMBOTIC EVENTS AMONG HOSPITALIZED PATIENTS WITH COVID-19

Long pentraxin 3 (PTX3) levels predict death, intubation and thrombotic events among hospitalized patients with COVID-19

BackgroundPTX3 is an important mediator of inflammation and innate immunity.We aimed at assessing its prognostic value in a large cohort of patients hospitalized with COVID-19.MethodsLevels of PTX3 were measured in 152 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 at San Gerardo Hospital (Monza, Italy) since March 2020.Cox regression was used to identify pre

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Impact of COVID-19 on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

Objective: Handwashing is now considered as one of the best safety measures to prevent COVID-19 infection.The effect of excessive handwashing for health on OCD patients Bubble Bath who are already having washing compulsion is not known.Furthermore, the fear of contamination of COVID-19 in patients who already have obsession of contamination is not

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Comparative Study of International Service Contracts and Production Sharing Contracts in Iran and Iraq Oil and Gas Industry from the Perspective of Economic Efficiency of Contracts

Developments in the oil contracts of countries indicate that most countries have abandoned the use of service contracts only and resorted to the contract model of production sharing contracts and new concessions, or by modifying, have driven their contract models to a variety of partnership contracts.However, this study shows that although many leg

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Moving toward elucidating alternative motor pathway structures post-stroke: the value of spinal cord neuroimaging

Stroke results in varying levels of motor and sensory disability that have been linked to the neurodegeneration and Microwave High Voltage Diode neuroinflammation that occur in the infarct and peri-infarct regions within the brain.Specifically, previous research has identified a key role of the corticospinal tract in motor dysfunction and motor rec

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