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Selected AbstractsBenchmarking Innovation: A Short ReportCREATIVITY AND INNOVATION MANAGEMENT, Issue 1 2000Zoe Radnor A project is reported that benchmarked ,best practice' mature organisations, with a base in the United Kingdom, on the processes and practices that they perceive underpinned successful innovation projects. The majority of organisations had director level personnel involved in the innovation process but only three had active involvement of the top management. However, the majority saw the greatest level of innovation being obtained through the use of cross-functional teams. Five key innovation supports were identified during the benchmarking exercise. These were top management support for, and involvement in the process; the appointment of an innovation champion or sponsor; rewards for innovative behaviours and ideas; and finally a positive attitude to building on creative ideas, irrespective of their source. It is suggested that benchmarking can play a role in identifying best-practice innovation structures and procedures. [source] Short Report: Safe and rapid resolution of severe hypertriglyceridaemia in two patients with intravenous insulinDIABETIC MEDICINE, Issue 9 2010J. M. Triay Diabet. Med. 27, 1080,1083 (2010) Abstract Aim, To rapidly reduce serum triglyceride to a safe serum level. Severe hypertriglyceridaemia is associated with uncontrolled diabetes, obesity and poor physical activity. Even moderate increases in triglyceride levels (> 5mmol/L) confer an increased risk of pancreatitis and coronary artery disease. We present two patients with diabetes and serum triglyceride levels of greater than 85mmol/L despite polypharmacy intervention. Method, 72-hour intravenous insulin infusion was administered. Results, Serum triglyceride levels fell to 9.4 and 4.6 mmol/L respectively, without adverse events and sustained effect over several months. Conclusion, We suggest the use of intravenous insulin infusion where lifestyle and oral drug therapies have failed can impact on severe hypertriglyceridaemia. [source] Short Report: Psychological adjustment of well siblings of children with Type 1 diabetesDIABETIC MEDICINE, Issue 9 2010F. Sleeman Diabet. Med. 27, 1084,1087 (2010) Abstract Aims, Studies of siblings of children with Type 1 diabetes (Type 1 DM) have shown either increased levels of maladjustment or, alternatively, increased levels of pro-social behaviour according to whether the sibling or parent was interviewed. The purpose of this study was to examine the psychological adjustment of Type 1 DM siblings using both parent and sibling report and to assess the concordance between child and parent reports. Methods, Ninety-nine siblings aged 11,17 years and parents of children with Type 1 DM treated at the Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne were recruited sequentially. The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) was used to assess well siblings' emotional and behavioural functioning using data collected within a semi-structured interview. SDQ data between the sibling cohort and normative data sample were compared using independent-samples t -tests. Sibling reports and parent reports were compared using a series of paired-sample t -tests and correlation analyses. Results, Type 1 DM siblings did not report greater emotional or behavioural maladjustment or more pro-social behaviour than norms. Parents rated siblings' pro-social behaviour as being comparable with that of youth from the general community; however, parents rated healthy siblings as having lower levels of maladjustment; specifically, significantly fewer conduct problems, hyperactive behaviour and peer-related problems (all P < 0.01). There were no significant differences between parent ratings and sibling ratings on peer-related problems or pro-social behaviour. Conclusions, Type 1 DM siblings did not report increased behavioural or emotional dysfunction relative to children in the general population and, according to their parents, were even better adjusted than their peers. [source] Doxycycline-induced pill esophagitisDISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS, Issue 2 2004A. Kadayifci SUMMARY., Pill-induced esophagitis is a complication seen in patients who use certain medications such as tetracycline and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. In this short report, we described five cases of doxycycline-induced esophagitis with endoscopic images. All of the patients were young or middle-aged women. Dysphagia or odynophagia with retrosternal pain were the main presenting symptoms in all cases. The observed injuries were at the middle third of esophagus with a normal surrounding mucosa. All patients had a history of swallowing the capsule with a small amount of water or in a recumbent position. Two patients with dysphagia were managed by intravenous fluid support and parenteral acid suppression. The symptoms were improved in 2,7 days after the ceasing of the drug and control endoscopies were completely normal in all cases after 3,4 weeks of admission. The drug-induced esophagitis is not rare with certain drugs and should be suspected in all patients presenting with chest pain and dysphagia. Physicians must warn the patients to take the pills and capsules with enough liquid and in the upright position. [source] Multiple system atrophy and hallucinations,a short reportINTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY, Issue 7 2005Darren Malone No abstract is available for this article. [source] Anticoagulation After Coronary Artery Surgery in Patients With Polycythemia Vera: Report of Two CasesJOURNAL OF CARDIAC SURGERY, Issue 5 2007Bilgehan Sava, Oz M.D. Normalization of the hematocrit and elevated platelet counts is obligatory to reduce the thrombotic risk of patients with PV. Therapeutic strategies include phlebotomy, myelosuppressive agents, and, more recently, interferon-,. In addition, appropriate antiplatelet therapy should be administered to prevent life-threatening complications and reducing the viscosity of the blood. Although aspirin is widely preferred in such patients, this monodrug therapy or combined with clopidogrel as an alternative approach might not be enough, especially after coronary artery surgery. Therefore, warfarin should be added to anticoagulant therapy. This short report describes the use of warfarin, associated with aspirin and clopidogrel as an anticoagulant regimen after coronary artery bypass surgery in two cases with polycythemia vera. We believe that a combination of warfarin with other oral antiplatelet agents may be more effective in preventing the coronary artery bypass graft thrombosis. [source] Watch Out for Nuts in Your Travels: An Unusual Case of Drug-Facilitated RobberyJOURNAL OF TRAVEL MEDICINE, Issue 6 2009Ender Senol MD Among many methods to facilitate robbery is spiking unsuspected victims' food or beverage with drugs. In this short report, we would like to present a highly unusual and a very creative case of drug-facilitated robbery to highlight the possibility of this type of case in the field of travel safety. [source] Acute life threatening event (ALTE) in an infant with human coronavirus HCoV-229E infectionPEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY, Issue 4 2007Arne Simon MD Abstract In this short report we discuss the temporal association between an acute life threatening event (ALTE) and a RT-PCR confirmed coronavirus HCoV-229E infection in a 4 months old otherwise healthy infant. More detailed microbiological investigations of affected children even without apparent signs of a respiratory tract infection may help to clarify the etiology in some patients and extend our understanding of the pathogenesis. PCR-based techniques should be utilized to increase the sensitivity of detection for old and new respiratory viral pathogens in comparable cases. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2007; 42:393,396. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source] Enzyme immunoassay for total immunoglobulin E in dried blood spotsAMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY, Issue 3 2007Susan Tanner Elevated circulating levels of total immunoglobulin E (IgE) are associated with both allergic disease and repeated macro-parasitic infections. Population-based research on IgE has been limited by the logistical constraints associated with obtaining and processing venipuncture blood samples. In this short report, we present an enzyme immunoassay protocol for quantifying circulating total IgE levels in capillary whole blood, collected from a finger prick and dried on filter paper. The assay demonstrated acceptable levels of accuracy, precision, and reliability. IgE remained stable at room temperature for only 2,4 days and degraded rapidly at higher temperatures suggesting that samples should be refrigerated or frozen within 1,2 days of collection. It is hoped that the relative ease of blood spot collection will expand opportunities for population-based research on IgE.Am. J. Hum. Biol. 19:440,442, 2007. © 2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc. [source] Repeated partial eyewitness questioning causes confidence inflation but not retrieval-induced forgettingAPPLIED COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY, Issue 1 2009Geralda Odinot During a crime investigation eyewitnesses are often interviewed more than once. Repeated post-event questioning offers an opportunity for retrieval practice. Practicing retrieval of a subset of memories may suppress access to related memories, a phenomenon known as retrieval-induced forgetting. In this short report we investigated the generalization of retrieval-induced forgetting to episodic eyewitness memory of a complex event. The results indicated that repeated retrieval improves future recall of practiced information, but does not induce forgetting of related information. Retrieval practice, however, did result in higher confidence ratings, both for correct and incorrect answers. The practical consequence of this study is that repeated questioning should be avoided if possible. Not because it may induce retrieval-induced forgetting, but because it may lead to confidence inflation. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] Magnetic survey at Venta Icenorum, Caistor St Edmund: Survey strategies and initial resultsARCHAEOLOGICAL PROSPECTION, Issue 4 2009D. Bescoby Abstract This short report summarizes two seasons of magnetic surveying at the Roman town of Venta Icenorum at Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk. Survey strategies have been developed utilizing caesium vapour magnetometers mounted on a wheeled platform with a global positioning system to map former areas of settlement and their immediate hinterlands. The resulting survey system has enabled the rapid collection of high-resolution magnetic data over an area of 30,ha, providing a detailed magnetic map of the former town. Details of the system configuration and survey strategy are described and data from the survey presented. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. [source] short report: High levels of serum angiogenic growth factors in patients with AL amyloidosis: comparisons with normal individuals and multiple myeloma patientsBRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY, Issue 5 2010Efstathios Kastritis Summary Serum levels of five angiogenic cytokines were evaluated in 82 patients with primary systemic amyloidosis (AL). Angiopoietin-1, vascular endothelial growth factor, basic fibroblast growth factor and angiogenin were higher in AL patients than in controls (n = 35) and newly-diagnosed, symptomatic, myeloma patients (n = 35). Angiopoetin-1/Angiopoetin-2 ratio was lower in AL compared to controls but higher than in myeloma patients. Angiopoetin-2 correlated with cardiac dysfunction indices; however, none of the angiogenic growth factors was prognostically significant. The increased angiogenic cytokine levels observed in AL seem to represent either a toxic effect of amyloid fibrils or light chains, or a compensatory response to organ dysfunction. [source] Descriptive epidemiology short reports in Diabetic Medicine , an opportunity to present data with the population as the unit of variationDIABETIC MEDICINE, Issue 10 2000N. J. Wareham No abstract is available for this article. [source] | ||||||||||