Science Shops as key intermediary structures to respond to the current health research agenda bias: Evidence from the InSPIRES project.

Introduction: To increase the likelihood of research responding to societal needs, intermediary structures such as Science Shops are being created. Science Shops respond to research needs identified and prioritized through participatory processes involving civil society. However, these are not mainstream structures, and most research needs addressed by the scientific community are not defined by a diversity of stakeholders (including citizens) but are mostly prioritized by researchers and funders.

Trends in stroke outcomes in the last ten years in a European tertiary hospital.

Background: Studying the impact of demographic changes and progress in the management of stroke patients is necessary in order to organize care structures for the coming years. Consequently, we analyzed the prognostic trends of patients admitted to the Stroke Unit of a tertiary hospital in the last ten years.

Methods: The University Clinical Hospital of Santiago de Compostela is the referral hospital for stroke in a catchment area that accounts for 16.

[Philosophy within the context of neurosciences].

Based on the interrelation between science and philosophy, this article addresses the impact of neurosciences on the philosophical issues posed by today's society, especially those related with epistemology and the philosophy of science. To do so, the different approaches in the cognitive sciences are taken into account, with special attention paid to those that have to do with social, embodied and situated cognition versus a more individual, rational and abstract cognition. This initial framework is taken as the starting point with which to analyse the ways of representing knowledge and the characteristics of the cognoscente agent.

The acute phase response in the Sudan plated lizard, Gerrhosaurus major.

The Sudan plated lizard (Gerrhosaurus major), previously reported to be an afebrile species, was utilized in a series of experiments to test for various aspects of the acute phase response. Treatment of individuals with the antibiotic Baytril resulted in a slight (0.5 degree C) but significant reduction in mean selected body temperature (MSBT), while treatment with saline did not lower MSBT.

[Early screening using a direct test for genital chlamydiosis in women].

Elevated prevalence of asymptomatic genital tract Chlamydia infection in women, complications of this infection and introduction on the market of simple and accurate diagnostic tests at low cost are the major reasons to suggest screening programs for genital tract Chlamydia infection in women. Case finding should be the adopted approach. Diagnostic tests, including culture considered to be the gold standard, are reviewed.

Early detection of genital chlamydial infection in women: an economic evaluation.

A decision analysis model was constructed for comparison of early detection of asymptomatic genital chlamydial infection in women by the direct immunofluorescence antibody (DFA) test and the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with no intervention. Early-detection programs using the DFA test and ELISA were shown to be cost-effective in female populations where the prevalences of chlamydial infection exceeded 6% and 7%, respectively. Sensitivity analysis showed that the two most important factors were the probability of developing pelvic inflammatory disease and the cost of the test.