Protecting the public from an airborne hazardous chemical release requires that appropriate
protective actions be selected quickly. When deciding whether to recommend evacuation or …

Background & aims Muscle wasting is associated with mortality in dialysis patients. The
measurement of muscle mass has some limitations, while muscle strength assessment is simple, …

FDG-PET ([18F]fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography) is frequently used to
improve the differential diagnosis of dementia. However, a fundamental methodological issue of …

Executive functions describe a wide variety of higher order cognitive processes that allow
the flexible modification of thought and behaviour in response to changing cognitive or …

Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a functional imaging modality capable of tracing
continuously regional pulmonary gas volume changes. The aim of our study was to determine …

Arsenite, the most likely environmental carcinogenic form of arsenic, is not significantly
mutagenic at non-toxic concentrations, but is able to enhance the mutagenicity of other agents. …

Background Malnutrition is a strong predictor of mortality on hemodialysis patients, especially
when it is associated with inflammation. Malnutrition Inflammation Score (MIS) is a simple …

This research assesses issues and criticisms of evacuation planning for all hazards under
an integrated emergency management concept and reviews research that addresses those …

There is a growing consensus that patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) should engage
in regular exercise, but there is a lack of formal guidelines. In this report, we determined …

Physical function is an important outcome in chronic kidney disease (CKD). We aimed to
establish the reliability, validity, and the “minimal detectable change” (MDC) of several common …