MANAGING TRANSFUSION SERVICE IN DISASTERS

Managing Transfusion Service in Disasters

Disasters, which may be natural or manmade, can happen unexpectedly, with an urgent increase in demand for health services including blood service.Many casualties undergo transfusions and massive blood transfusion is a common scenario in a ej10 disaster.In multiple trauma, requiring massive blood transfusion, each haematological parameter has its t

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Perceived barriers to effective multilevel governance of human-natural systems: an analysis of Marine Protected Areas in Vietnam

This study of multilevel governance in contemporary Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) in Vietnam used a qualitative methodology to identify the factors that cause fragmentation of governance structures, leading to ineffective management and governance of these MPAs.These factors relate to formal institutions, socio-economic conditions and social capita

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GDF15 Plasma Level Is Inversely Associated With Level of Physical Activity and Correlates With Markers of Inflammation and Muscle Weakness

Growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) is a stress molecule ej10 produced in response to mitochondrial, metabolic and inflammatory stress with a number of beneficial effects on metabolism.However, at the level of skeletal muscle it is still unclear whether GDF15 is beneficial or detrimental.The aim of the study was to analyse the levels of circul

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Inhibition of phosphodiesterase suppresses allergic lung inflammation by regulating MCP-1 in an OVA-induced asthma murine model with co-exposure to lipopolysaccharide

Objective Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease that can lead to severe problems with the respiratory system.This study aimed to evaluate the suppression of allergic airway inflammation of an asthma murine model by 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX), which is a non-specific cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE) inhibitor.Methods Allergic lun

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