Background: Daily use of Chlorhexidine mouthwash following endotracheal intubation is done routinely in intensive care units (ICU). Matrika (Chamomile extract) has shown antibiotic activities, and ...several articles report it has similar preventive effect as Chlorhexidine on ventilator associated pneumonia, and also on oral cavity hygiene. Our study aimed to compare rate of VAP occurrence in two groups of intubated patients receiving Chlorhexidine and Matrika in Alzahra hospital’s ICU. Methods: In this trial 90 ICU patients who were intubated endotracheally, were randomly divided into two groups who will receive one of Chlorhexidine (group A) or Matrika (group B) mouthwash every 8 hours. Occurrence of VAP was determined in the following 5 days after intubation, using the standard VAP diagnosis criterion. Results: 8 of 45 (17%) patients experienced VAP in the first five days after intubation in the Chlorhexidine group, and, 9 of 45 (20%) patients in the Matrika group experienced the same condition. VAP rate was not significantly lower in the Chlorhexidine group (p value= 0.73). Conclusion: The results show that VAP occurs in Chlorhexidine and Matrika group approximately at a similar rate. Our findings recommend further studies on Matrika as an alternative to Chlorhexidine.
This article deals with practical examples of the applications of modern tachymeters in the determination of the nonverticality of high industrial chimneys, as an alternative to the classic methods. ...The possibility of a reflectorless measuring mode to determine the point cloud at the chimney's circumference is described. Using these points, we are able to model the chimney as a mathematically correct body using the least squares adjustment method. Subsequently, the unknown nonverticality of the chimney is determined as the deviation of the primary axis of the modelled body from the vertical.
Prostorske analize v kmetijstvu vse bolj pridobivajo na pomenu, tako v svetu kot pri nas, saj omogočajo hiter in učinkovit prostorski prikaz dinamičnih procesov v kmetijskem prostoru. To je pomembno ...pri pripravi prostorskih aktov na nacionalni in lokalni ravni ter oblikovanju kmetijskih ukrepov in zakonodaje. Kakovostni prostorski podatki in posredno prostorske informacije so temeljna podlaga v procesu prostorskega načrtovanja, katerega pomemben segment je kmetijski prostor. V prispevku sta prikazani ustreznost in dejanska uporabnost obstoječih prostorskih podatkovnih baz na primeru podatkov o rabi zemljišč kmetijskega ministrstva za namene spremljanja spremembe rabe zemljišč in prostorskih analiz v slovenskem kmetijstvu. Prednosti in nekatere omejitve baz prostorskih podatkov, s poudarkom na evidenci dejanske rabe kmetijskih in gozdnih zemljišč, so prikazane na primeru prostorske analize rabe in spremembe rabe kmetijskih zemljišč z uporabo metode prehodnih matrik na območju Krajinskega parka Ljubljansko barje ; Spatial analysis in agriculture is gaining in importance, as it allows the rapid and effective spatial display of dynamic processes in agricultural areas. This is important in the preparation of spatial plans at the national and local levels and the creation of agricultural measures and legislation. High-quality spatial data and spatial information indirectly represent a fundamental basis in the planning process, in which the agricultural sector represents an important segment. This article highlights the relevance and usefulness of the Slovenian spatial databases for the case of the land cover database at the Ministry of Agriculture for the purpose of land use change analysis and spatial analysis in Slovenian agriculture. The advantages and some limitations of spatial databases, with the emphasis on the evidence of actual agricultural and forest land use, are displayed based on the analysis of actual land use and land use changes with the use of the transition matrix method, within the Ljubljansko barje landscape park.
The optimization of geodetic measurements is described in this paper. It is a part of the geodetic survey design procedure and gives the answers to important questions, which we would normally deal ...with at the end, when analysing the quality of the results obtained. The basic criteria for optimization of geodetic measurements are described, such as accurracy, reliability and costs of the geodetic survey, according to which the optimisation is performed. At the end three examples of the second order design ofgeodetic measurements are presented.
Most of the members of the armed wing are the former Maoist combatants, according to the source. He has already constituted "Youth People's Security Committee" in as many as 15 districts by ...constituting the armed combatants and claims to extend it to further 12 districts in future. "We need armed wing for revolution, revolution is not possible without such wing" says Matrika Yadav adding "Party's working guidelines will be finalised by the national assembly."
Matrika Yadav, who rebelled from the Maoist party to form another party, which goes by the same name, has said his party is going to float its own army.
"There is also involvement of top government officials in the smuggling of red sandalwood," revealed Minister Matrika Yadav, speaking at a programme organized by Nepal Rangers' Association on the ...occasion of its 18th anniversary in the capital city Monday 21 May.
4. Maoist party proposes Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist-Leninist) (CPN-UML) leader Sahana Pradhan for president; Pradhan's party disagrees. (p 1, 80 words, processing) 5. Report says ...Daimler-Benz car missing from Narayanhiti Palace not gifted by Hitler; Hitler gifted car not to King Tribhuvan but to Rana Prime Minister Juddha Shumsher. The car gifted by Hitler is currently in India and is owned by Rana's daughter. (p 1, see www.ekantipur.com) 5. Jwala Singh-led Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha members shoot dead employee of Surya Nepal Private Limited in Bara District, south-central Nepal, on 19 June. (p 4, see www.thehimalayantimes.com)
Matrika Yadav claimed that he had established contact with the armed groups of the Terai plains and held talks with nine different outfits of the southern plains. The Maoist leader also criticized ...Finance Minister Baburam Bhattarai. "Bhattarai talked of changing the party name when he visited the US. His intention was to please the foreigners. Such a proposal is just unacceptable." The 'Maoist' tag cannot be sacrificed because it is about party's ideology, ideals, culture and identity, he said, adding that if the Maoist ideology is abandoned, the party will come to an end. Admitting that there were differences within the party, Yadav said the revolutionary faction was dominating. If the revolutionary group is not in the majority, the nation will be in disaster, he said, adding that the goal of People's Republic will eventually be attained.
He said he will take up the activities of Forest Minister Yadav at the seven-party meeting too, said a delegation of civil servants who submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.
