Given a passage classify if the passage has a definite objective/aim/goal or not. Output '1' if the passage has a defininte objective/aim/goal and output '0' if the passage does not have a definite objective/aim/goal.

Q: Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) was shown to improve the immune function and survival in experimental sepsis. This study examined the effect of DHEA on intestinal leukocyte recruitment during experimental sepsis, considering factors of gender (male, female and ovariectomized female animals) and combined treatment using orthovanadate (OV) in two models of sepsis.', 'Male rats underwent colon ascendens stent peritonitis (CASP) or endotoxemia. DHEA was administered after induction of experimental sepsis. Changes in leukocyte adherence and capillary perfusion (measured as intestinal functional capillary density - FCD) were assessed using intravital microscopy. While DHEA increased baseline leukocyte adherence in control animals, DHEA reduced leukocyte adherence and increased FCD in male animals with CASP. These effects were also observed in DHEA-treated ovariectomized female rats with CASP. Similarly, the administration of DHEA reduced the number of adherent leukocytes to intestinal venules by 30% in the endotoxemia model. The combined treatment of DHEA and OV significantly reduced adherence of leukocytes to intestinal venules and improved FCD.

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Q: Little is known about endothelial function in adolescents with type 1 diabetes, and we evaluated endothelial dysfunction, using reactive hyperaemia peripheral arterial tonometry (RH-PAT).', 'This prospective, observational, 1-year study focused on 73 adolescents with type 1 diabetes, using multiple daily injections or continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion. The subjects were assessed using RH-PAT, body mass index, blood pressure, fasting lipid profile, glycated haemoglobin, insulin requirements and hours of physical exercise per week.', 'Endothelial dysfunction was observed in 56 patients (76.7%), with lower mean RH-PAT scores (1.26\xa0±\xa00.22 versus 2.24\xa0±\xa00.48, p\xa0<\xa00.0001) and higher glycated haemoglobin values at baseline (8.27\xa0±\xa01.24% versus 7.37\xa0±\xa00.54%, p\xa0=\xa00.006) and as a mean of the whole period since diagnosis (8.25\xa0±\xa01.22% versus 7.72\xa0±\xa00.82%, p\xa0=\xa00.034). A higher percentage of patients with endothelial dysfunction showed abnormal cardiac autonomic tests (p\xa0=\xa00.02) and were more sedentary, exercising <4 hours a week, than patients with normal endothelial function. After follow-up in 64/73 patients, we observed endothelial dysfunction in 81.8% of patients, despite a modest improvement in glycated haemoglobin.

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Q: Low rates of compliance with quality measures for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have been reported for US gastroenterologists.', 'We assessed the influence of quality improvement (QI) education on compliance with physician quality reporting system (PQRS) measures for IBD and measures related to National Quality Strategy (NQS) priorities.', "Forty community-based gastroenterologists participated in the QI study; 20 were assigned to educational intervention and control groups, respectively. At baseline, randomly selected charts of patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis were retrospectively reviewed for the gastroenterologists' performance of 8 PQRS IBD measures and 4 NQS-related measures. The intervention group participated in a series of accredited continuing medical education (CME) activities focusing on QI. Follow-up chart reviews were conducted 6\xa0months after the CME activities. Independent t tests were conducted to compare between-group differences in baseline-to-follow-up rates of documented compliance with each measure.", 'The analysis included 299 baseline charts and 300 follow-up charts. The intervention group had significantly greater magnitudes of improvement than the control group for the following measures: assessment of IBD type, location, and activity (+14\xa0%, p\xa0=\xa00.009); influenza vaccination (+13\xa0%, p\xa0=\xa00.025); pneumococcal vaccination (+20\xa0%, p\xa0=\xa00.003); testing for latent tuberculosis before anti-TNF-α therapy (+10\xa0%, p\xa0=\xa00.028); assessment of hepatitis B virus status before anti-TNF-α therapy (+9\xa0%, p\xa0=\xa00.010); assessment of side effects (+17\xa0%, p\xa0=\xa00.048), and counseling patients about cancer risks (+13\xa0%, p\xa0=\xa00.013).

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