CASE REPORT: ACCIDENTAL ACONITINE POISONING CAUSED BY THE INAPPROPRIATE USE OF A TYPE OF CHINESE PATENT MEDICINE

Case report: Accidental aconitine poisoning caused by the inappropriate use of a type of Chinese patent medicine

BackgroundCompound schizonepeta fumigation lotion is a type of Chinese patent medicine for external use.It has the effect of dispelling wind, eliminating dampness, reducing swelling, and relieving pain.Clinically, it is used for anal fumigation and treatment of external hemorrhoids, anal fissures, and other diseases.Aconitum species are widely used

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Estimation of community-wide multi-chemical exposure via water-based chemical mining: Key research gaps drawn from a comprehensive multi-biomarker multi-city dataset

This paper explores the strong potential of chemical mining of wastewater for markers of community-wide intake of wide-ranging harmful chemicals belonging to several usage groups: industrial chemicals, personal care products, pesticides, illicit drugs, lifestyle chemicals and prescription pharmaceuticals as a proxy for multi-chemical community-wide

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Decision Rules Derived from Optimal Decision Trees with Hypotheses

Conventional decision trees use queries each of which is based on one attribute.In this study, we also examine decision trees that handle additional queries based on hypotheses.This kind of query is similar to the equivalence JADE queries considered in exact learning.Earlier, we designed dynamic programming algorithms for the computation of the min

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An escape from agony: A qualitative psychological autopsy study of women's suicide in a post-conflict Northern Uganda

We set out to investigate suicide among women in a post-conflict context in Northern Uganda using qualitative psychological autopsy interviews.Three to Laugharne RFC five relatives and friends for each of the three suicides recruited were interviewed (N=11).Through interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA) we found that the women all had been

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