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Showing 1 to 20 of 39 for “"syringes"”.
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Factors Influencing Pharmacy Students' Intention to Sell Syringes to Suspected Injection Drug Users In Community-Based Pharmacies
<p>Providing access to sterile syringes, through pharmacy-based syringe sales, is considered an important part of a comprehensive approach to HIV/AIDS prevention among injection drug users (IDUs). Pharmacists are the gatekeepers for such sales and thus, formal pharmacy education can potentially …
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A Tale of Two Studies: A Biomechanical Comparison of Extrapelvic and Intrapelvic Fixation for Acetabular Fractures among the Elderly and a Comparison of Dosage Accuracy and Precision for Traditional and Incremental Syringes
Elderly patients represent the fastest growing population in sustaining acetabular fractures. Anterior column with posterior-hemitransverse (ACPHT) fractures are one of the most common types of acetabular fractures seen in the elderly. Extrapelvic and intrapelvic fixations are used as surgical …
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Are gadolinium contrast media really less nephrotoxic than iodine agents in radiographic examinations? A comparison in relation to their ability to attenuate x-rays in a pig model
… (mean density in Hounsfield numbers) 20-mL syringes filled with I- and Gd-CM at 0.01, 0.02, 0.05 and 0.1 mmol attenuating atoms/mL were scanned in air and in a 30 cm polystyrene phantom. For measurements on radiofluoroscopy (RF), X-ray angiography (XA) and direct digital systems (DX) systems …
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An Assessment of the HIV Prevention Needs of Injection Drug Users in Montana
… abuse treatment; harm reduction services (clean syringes, educational outreach, free HIV and Hepatitis C testing, and social service organizations); and HIV prevention messages. Barriers to accessing and implementing services included lack of funding; prohibition or discouragement of services by …
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An Assessment of the HIV Prevention Needs of Injection Drug Users in Montana
… abuse treatment; harm reduction services (clean syringes, educational outreach, free HIV and Hepatitis C testing, and social service organizations); and HIV prevention messages. Barriers to accessing and implementing services included lack of funding; prohibition or discouragement of services by …
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Hydrogen Gas Production By a Species of Ectothiorhodospira
… sodium sulfide (Na₂S*9H₂0) as electron donor. Syringes inserted into 27 ml stoppered tubes were used to collect the gas. Factors increasing H₂ production included addition of poor nitrogen sources such as glutamic acid, alanine, and serine; addition of reduced carbon compounds such as …
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Drug Combinations in Palliative Care: A Compatibility Study
… possible. The combinations were prepared in BD syringes and a CME T34 syringe pump together with its administration set was used for the infusion of the prepared combinations at ambient temperature. Assessment of the combinations, including appearance, pH and compatibility assays, was performed …
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The influence of delayed sample processing time on the PO₂ values in critically ill patients with sepsis-induced leukocytosis
… (2ml) syringe was decanted into two 1ml Glass syringes that was pre-heparinised with 1ml Heparin 1000U - all excess Heparin removed. One syringe was cooled with ice slurry and tested as a control at 60 minutes The other syringe was used to repeatedly analyse the sample at 0,10, 30 and 60 …
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Deep Learning Image Augmentation using Inpainting with Partial Convolution and GANs
… was performed at Amgen using real images of syringes and vials, indicating the practicality of the technique for industrial applications.
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Microfabrication methods for the study of chemotaxis
… gradients using the dual-syringe feed setup. Two syringes were used to pump a chemokine and a buffer in parallel channels that are connected by a cross-channel and terminated to a single output. Microbeads in the flow were used to confirm the lack of movement in the cross-channel. Human neutrophil …
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Pet food: quality and quality improvement
… was incubated in anaerobic serum bottles and syringes which simulated the large intestine of dogs. Samples of fermentation fluid were collected at 0, 4, 8, and 24 hours for analysis (ammonia, SCFA, pH, lactobacilli, enterococci, coliforms, clostridia). Consequently, the L. animalis strain was …
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Determination of a novel mine tracer gas and development of a methodology for sampling and analysis of multiple mine tracer gases for characterization of ventilation systems
… means. Current sampling methods include plastic syringes, glass syringes, Tedlar bags, and vacutainers. SPME fibers have been successfully used in a variety of industries from forensics to environmental sampling and are a solvent-less method of sampling analytes. To analyze these sampling …
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Methane Dynamics in St. Louis Bay, Mississippi
… of 70 mL were collected in 140 mL plastic syringes and equilibrated with a methane free headspace. Reproducibility was high (i.e. 4% typical RSD), and samples were successfully measured in the low nanomolar to high micromolar range. During method development, multiple research cruises were …
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Comparison of an Ultrasonic and a Non-Ultrasonic Endodontic Irrigation Protocol: A Clinical Study
… on both groups using micro-tip irrigation syringes. After completion of instrumentation, teeth were randomly treated with NAI or PUI. Bacterial cultures were obtained from the canals prior to instrumentation and after irrigation protocol. These cultures were evaluated for growth after 7 …
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Using 34-S as a Tracer of Dissolved Sulfur Species from Springs to Cave Sulfate Deposits in the Cerna Valley, Romania
… Water samples were collected in polyethylene syringes to prevent oxidation of sulfide. Then, sulfide and sulfate were quantitatively reacted for stable isotope analysis. Total sulfur isotopic composition was calculated to determine the source of the dissolved sulfur. The source of the sulfur …
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Cytokine and Growth Factor Concentrations in Canine Autologous Conditioned Serum
… was used to produce ACS (Orthokine® vet irap 10 syringes) and citrated plasma (control). Canine-specific ELISA assays were run per manufacturers’ instructions for interleukin (IL)-10, IL-4, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-1, fibroblast growth factor (FGF)-2, …
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Tending towards Non-fouling: A study of the interaction between proteins and surfaces prepared by radio frequency glow-discharge plasma
… real world application where we coat hypodermic syringes with a copolymer of HMDSO and MA to prevent protein adsorption while maintaining syringe lubricity. Overall, this research showcases the ability of RF glow-discharge plasma technology to create a variety of non-fouling surfaces that …
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Developing biotechnology company's future positioning strategy in prefilled syringe market
… with quality issues related to prefilled syringes and required the highest quality standards of syringe suppliers, 4) biotech's stringent quality standards and relatively low volume, compared with other big therapeutic classes such as anti-coagulants (heparins) and vaccines, can make it …
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Stochastic capacity modeling to support demand/capacity gap planning
… nearly two dozen vaccines which are offered in syringes, vials, multi or single pack, and multi or single dose and delivered in language-specific packaging to countries all over the world. Bexsero is a new product in 2013. As demand for Bexsero and other products increases over the next ten …
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Knowledge Among Parents/Guardians On The Presentation Of Paediatric HIV/AIDS And Related Factors
… acquired through use of unsterilised needles and syringes. Just over 50% of respondents thought that an apparently healthy child was a guarantee that the child's parents were free from HIV infection and this may be a contributing factor to the low utilisation of voluntary counselling and testing …
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