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Quantitative analysis of the high-frequency components of the terminal portion of the surface QRS was performed in 42 normal subjects (group 1, ages 18-67 years, mean +/- SEM 34.7 +/- 2.2 years) and in 12 patients with symptomatic, sustained ventricular tachycardia (VT) (group 2, ages 48-76 years, mean 59 +/- 2.3 years…

PURPOSE: In our study, the characteristics, treatment approach and long-term outcomes of condyle fractures treated in the pediatric plastic surgery and reconstruction unit in the last 10 years were evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study consisted of two retrospective and prospective sections with the participati…

INTRODUCTION: Systematic reviews are a growing research methodology in the health sciences, and in other disciplines, having a significant impact on librarian workload. In a follow up to an earlier study, an environmental scan was conducted at Queen's University to determine what has changed, if anything, since the int…

OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of low physical activity (PA) in Peruvian adults and to identify associated factors. METHODS: An analytical study was performed using data from the 2017-2018 Nutritional Food Surveillance by Life Stages survey. The outcome variable was low PA (yes…

There is increasing interest in the use of multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) in the prostate cancer pathway. The European Association of Urology (EAU) and the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) now advise mpMRI prior to biopsy, and the Prostate Imaging Reporting and Data System (PI-RADS)…

There has been an exponential increase in plastic surgery cases over the last 20 years, surging from 2.8 million to 17.5 million cases per year. Seventy-two percent of these cases are being performed in the office-based or ambulatory setting. There are certain advantages to performing aesthetic procedures in the office…

For any kind of therapeutic intervention in allergic diseases such as environmental control, pharmacological, or immunomodulating treatment including educational programs, children are addressed separately from adults. Health authorities like the Food and Drug Administration in the United States of America or the Europ…

INTRODUCTION: Tetanus remains a problem of immense concern worldwide. Management of tetanus with its attendant complications are challenges to the physician and its prevention is the chief priority. The choice of tetanus prophylaxis for patients with wounds depends on obtaining their vaccination history, which has been…

OBJECTIVE: This study examined the effect of event repetition on the amount and nature of story-grammar produced by children when recalling the event. METHOD: Children aged 4 years (N=50) and 7 years (N=56) participated in either 1 or 6 occurrences of a highly similar event where details varied across the occurrences.…

The growth capacity of probiotic Lactobacillus paracasei A13, Bifidobacterium bifidum A1 and L. acidophilus A3 in a probiotic fresh cheese commercialized in Argentina since 1999 was studied during its manufacture and refrigerated storage at 5 degrees C and 12 degrees C for 60 days. Additionally, viable cell counts for…

Calcaneal fractures (CF) are uncommon injuries in childhood; most data concerning CF originate from studies of adult trauma. In a retrospective analysis, we evaluated CF in children treated in our department over the last 5 years. In addition, we reviewed the current literature concerning the mechanism of injury, diagn…

Low tibial osteotomy is one of the significant advances of ankle reconstruction techniques that has been made recently in an effort to halt arthritis in its early stages and leave fusion as the last, not the only, alternative treatment of ankle arthritis. From 1989 to 1995, we performed 18 low tibial osteotomies which…

A 33-year-old man was admitted because of severe vomiting. For the last 11 years, he had suffered recurrent stereotypical episodes of vomiting lasting 3-4 days. The episodes of vomiting occurred 10-15 times a year. Moreover his brother and his mother had similar symptoms. Thus, (familial) cyclic vomiting…

We report 6 pregnancies in 5 females with low-risk myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) (median age at diagnosis 28 years, range 26-29) observed in the last 15 years. In 2 cases pregnancy was concomitant to the diagnosis of MDS, in the remaining 4 cases the intervals from diagnosis were 2, 3, 4 and 9 years, respectively. On…

Today the Cupressaceae are seen as one of the most allergenic plant families in the mediterranean region. A comparative study of Cupressaceae pollen concentration as sampled in Lyon-Bron (temperate region) and in Montpellier (mediterranean region) has been conducted. During the last 20 years, this family of plant has i…

BACKGROUND: The clinical features of patients with anaphylactoid purpura who were admitted to the National Tosei Hospital over the past 15 years were investigated to confirm whether the prognosis of renal involvement had improved. RESULTS: Of the 107 patients admitted to hospital, 43 (40.2%) had urinary abnormalities.…

Management of a colostomy by irrigation is simple and effective. Five hundred and nine patients having a colostomy for rectal cancer during the last 10 years were assessed by our Rehabilitation Department as potential candidates for irrigation. Fifty-two patients were considered unsuitable and 40 refused to learn the t…

Recent Mediterranean droughts have highlighted concerns that climate change may be contributing to observed drying trends, but natural climate variability in the region is still poorly understood. We analyze 900 years (1100-2012) of Mediterranean drought variability in the Old World Drought Atlas (OWDA), a spatiotempor…

The rate of change of climate codetermines the global warming impacts on natural and socioeconomic systems and their capabilities to adapt. Establishing past rates of climate change from temperature proxy data remains difficult given their limited spatiotemporal resolution. In contrast, past greenhouse gas radiative fo…

INTRODUCTION: Increasing family planning xutilization in low-income countries to improve health outcomes of women and children is a global priority. The Federated States of Micronesia (FSM) has poor maternal child health outcomes; therefore, this study aimed to examine family planning utilization in Pohnpei State, FSM.…