Impact of buccal glucose spray, liquid sugars and dextrose tablets on the evolution of plasma glucose concentration in healthy persons.

Objectives: The purpose of this prospective controlled trial was to assess the efficacy of three commercially available glucose products, (1) buccal glucose spray, (2) liquid sugars, and (3) dextrose tablet, on the evolution of plasma glucose concentration (PG).

Methods: Sixteen healthy volunteers aged 21.8 +/- 0.

HLA-A and HLA-B typing: classification of errors.

The authors followed the frequency of errors in serologic identification of HLA-A and HLA-B antigens. They analyzed 205 paternity cases evaluated independently by two judicial experts (a revision of expert opinions). The specification of revealed discrepancies is demonstrated in the study and possible causes of their origin are analyzed.

HLA antibodies in renal transplant candidates.

The level of anti-HLA antibodies was followed in 155 patients of the chronic dialyzed program: against antigens HLA Class I and antigens HLA-DR representing HLA Class II. Correlation between the titre of these antibodies and additional factors were analyzed. The effect of pregnancy and consequently of sex was proved.

Quantitative indices in paternity cases.

The study discusses the basic quantitative indices used as a standard method in foreign professional literature dealing with paternity cases. They are as follows: 1. mean probability of exclusion (PE) which characterizes the informative value of the experts opinions and is the same in all the disputes evaluated by this expert.