Background. Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is a recognized cause of reversible acute renal
failure characterized by the presence of an interstitial inflammatory cell infiltrate. Methods. In …

Open-ocean sandy beaches are coastal ecosystems with growing relevance in the face of
global change. They provide key ecosystem services, such as storm buffering, nutrient cycling, …

Background: The promotion of early mobilization following critical illness is tempered by
national reports of patient and institutional barriers to this approach. We carried out a survey to …

Introduction: Early removal of urinary catheters is an effective strategy for catheter-associated
urinary tract infection (CAUTI) prevention. We hypothesized that a nurse-directed catheter …

Aim Spatially‐explicit trends in species richness and endemism on sandy shores are quantified
to assess representation of beach ecosystems in existing reserve networks. Also, the …

The accumulation of high biomass of diatoms in the surf zone is a characteristic feature of
some sandy beaches where the wave energy is sufficiently high. A few species of diatoms, …

Diabetes mellitus is a growing problem in South Africa and of concern to traditional African
health practitioners in the Nelson Mandela Metropole, because they experience a high …

Algoa Bay represents a complex suite of aquatic ecosystems that support high biodiversity
and provide significant socio-economic benefits. Since land-ocean interactions are central to …

Surf diatoms regularly cause brown water discoloration at suitable beaches in the southern
hemisphere as well as a few beaches of North and Central America. Species involved are …

Background Sedation of critically ill patients with inhaled anaesthetics may reduce lung
inflammation, time to extubation, and ICU length of stay compared with intravenous (iv) sedatives…