Cognitive LF-Ant: a novel protocol for healthcare wireless sensor networks.

In this paper, the authors present the Cognitive LF-Ant protocol for emergency reporting in healthcare wireless sensor networks. The protocol is inspired by the natural behaviour of ants and a cognitive component provides the capabilities to dynamically allocate resources, in accordance with the emergency degree of each patient. The intra-cluster emergency reporting is inspired by the different capabilities of leg-manipulated ants.

Outbreaks of Eastern equine encephalitis in northeastern Brazil.

Outbreaks of eastern equine encephalitis observed from May 2008 to August 2009 in the Brazilian states of Pernambuco, Ceará, and Paraíba are reported. The disease occurred in 93 farms affecting 229 equids with a case fatality rate of 72.92%.

IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE IN THE PROGNOSIS FOR PATIENTS WITH PRIMARY OSTEOSARCOMA WITH A POOR RESPONSE TO NEOADJUVANT CHEMOTHERAPY BETWEEN HUVOS GRADES I AND II?

Unlabelled: Would there be any difference in the prognosis for patients who presented, for example, 8% or 88% tumor necrosis induced by chemotherapy, even though both individuals were considered to be poor responders? The aim of this study was to compare the prognoses for different histological grades (Huvos grade I versus grade II), consequent to chemotherapy, among patients with primary osteosarcoma that was not metastatic at diagnosis.

Methods: Twenty-four patients admitted to a referral center between 2000 and 2004 were selected for the study. The accumulated chances of survival were calculated using the Kaplan-Meier technique.