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OBJECTIVES: There are relatively few studies of cognitive performance in the first few postmenopausal years and insufficient data on whether there is differential decline in different cognitive abilities. The aim of the present analysis was to determine the nature of cognitive decline across a range of functions within…

The causes of chronic heart failure at the end of the 20th century are quite different from those 30 or 50 years ago. The last data from the Framingham study indicate that ischaemic heart disease and/or hypertension are the main cause in as many as 90% patients. The prevalence of chronic heart failure in European count…

In an attempt to clarify the controversial issues related to prognosis and therapeutic aspects of phyllodes tumors (PT), we retrospectively reviewed all cases of PT treated in our hospital during the last fifteen years. Re-examining the pathology material we found 84 cases, while thirteen more cases which had been init…

OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study is to assess the prevalence and determinants of workplace violence and the sociodemographic risk factors associated. STUDY DESIGN: This was a multicenter cross-sectional study. METHODS: The study was performed using self-compiled Italian version of the World Health Organization's…

OBJECTIVE: To explore the association between disability and participation in breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening in Flanders (Belgium). METHODS: Data from the Centre for Cancer Detection were linked to data of the Flemish Agency for disabled persons by the Crossroads Bank for Social Security, using Nati…

Bridged oligophenylenes are very important organic semiconductors (OSCs) in organic electronics (OE). The fluorene unit, which is a bridged biphenyl, is the spearhead of this class of materials and has, over the last 20 years, led to fantastic breakthroughs in organic light-emitting diodes. Dihydroindenofluorenes belon…

OBJECTIVES: We investigated the incidence rate and type of cancer, and furthermore, estimated the standardised incidence ratios (SIRs) of cancer in patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) in Korea. METHODS: We retrospectively included 150 patients with AAV [81 patients with…

It has been suggested that the leptin-stimulating effect of short-term treatment with systemic glucocorticoids may last several weeks to months. The aim of the present study was to assess serum leptin during and four days after withdrawal of short-term treatment with prednisolone. The study comprised 20 healthy subject…

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to examine whether the functional result of restorative proctocolectomy for ulcerative colitis deteriorated by postponing follow-up from three to eight years after pouch surgery. MATERIAL AND METHODS: All patients (n = 58) operated for ulcerative colitis from 1984-97, who still ha…

OBJECTIVE: Although many reports have documented when ossification centers can first be visualized on radiographs, few studies have evaluated the position of the ossification center within its cartilaginous anlage. In the skeletally immature child, the ossification centers of the tarsals are used to evaluate the positi…

Simvastatin, a 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase inhibitor, has been administered to approximately 2,400 patients with primary hypercholesterolemia with a mean follow-up of 1 year in controlled clinical studies and their open extensions. Approximately 10% of this population received simvastatin for a peri…

BACKGROUND: Emergency department visits towards the end of life by patients with cancer are increasing over time. This is despite evidence of an association with poor patient and caregiver outcomes and most patients preferring home-based care. AIM: To identify socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with end…

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The Index of Severity for Eosinophilic Esophagitis (I-SEE) was recently developed. We aimed to understand I-SEE scores in a longitudinal pediatric cohort and to determine the relationship between I-SEE and clinical features in children. METHODS: We performed a retrospective analysis on a prospecti…

STUDY DESIGN: This was a retrospective cohort study. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the correlation between preoperative radiologic degree and the postoperative prognosis in lumbar foraminal stenosis (LFS) patients who required decompression. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA: There have been only a few studies for postoperative pr…

BACKGROUND: Cardiovascular disease is the major cause of death in older women. Information on the relation of menopause and hormone replacement therapy with carotid atherosclerosis is limited. METHODS AND RESULTS: We examined cross-sectionally the association of menopausal status, years since last menstruation, and ho…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to estimate the change in prevalence of low birth weight (LBW) over the last decade in India and to identify its associated factors-biological, demographic, socio-economic, and programmatic. METHODS: We used the data from the National Family Health Survey of 2005-2006 (NFHS-3) and 2015-2016…

To assess sagittal plane spinopelvic balance and functional outcomes in a pediatric cohort of patients with a thoracic and/or a lumbar fracture treated conservatively. A multicentric study retrospectively reviewed radiological and functional outcomes (mean follow-up 49 months) of 48 patients (mean age 12 years) with th…

Over the last 20 years, primary FSGS has emerged as one of the leading causes of idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in adults, particularly among African Americans. In nephrotic patients, progression to ESRD often occurs over the course of 5-10 years, whereas non-nephrotic patients and those entering a remission have an ext…

In December 2001 and 2002, feces from reindeer calves treated with ivermectin were distributed on plots established on two types of forested reindeer pasture in northern Finland. The ungrazed plots were on an enclosure that had been fenced to prevent reindeer access for the last 6 years. The grazed plots were on an are…