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Earthquakes affect near-surface permeability, however temporal permeability evolution quantification is challenging due to the scarcity of observations data. Using thirteen years of groundwater level observations, we highlight clear permeability variations induced by earthquakes in an aquifer and overlaying aquitard. D…

Impact of smoking on the levels of apolipoprotein B (APOB) was evaluated by analyzing data from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey for the years 2007-2012 for US adolescents aged 12-19 years and adults aged >=20 years. When adjustments were made for the effects of age, gender, race/ethnicity, body mass in…

The paper analyzes 111 percutaneous kidney biopsies done over the last six years in 107 children (sixty-two patients were female and forty-five male), aged from 1 to 18 years (mean 9.5 years). The authors evaluate advantages of percutaneous biopsy of kidney in obtained an adequate tissue sample for histopathological di…

AIM OF THE STUDY: Poisoning due to substance abuse has changed significantly during the last few years. Therefore, developments of substance abuse reported to the Poisons Information Centre Erfurt were investigated and compared to other circumstances of human exposures during the last 15 years. METHODS: Retrospective…

BACKGROUND: Partial anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears are observed in 10% to 27% of isolated ACL tears. There is currently no consensus on diagnosis and treatment protocols, and the outcomes of nonoperative treatment remain undefined. PURPOSE: To assess the incidence and risk factors for the progression of partia…

PURPOSE: Due to the low incidence of male microprolactinoma, there is a paucity of data in the literature regarding its management. Our aim was to investigate the long-term outcomes of cabergoline treatment in men with microprolactinoma. METHODS: In this single-center retrospective cohort study, we reviewed patient's…

Vaginal yolk sac tumor is a rare malignant germ-cell tumor occurring most commonly in young girls. The treatment has evolved over the last 3 decades from radical surgery to conservative surgery with chemotherapy to chemotherapy alone. Here we present a case of a 6-month-old girl successfully treated with upfront surger…

OBJECTIVE: To assess risk behaviours including number and type of sex partners, condom use, knowledge of STIs and HIV/AIDS among hijras (eunuch) of Lahore. METHODS: Two hundred hijras were recruited through Respondent Driven Sampling and interviewed by a team of experienced interviewers. RESULTS: The mean age of the…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to determine changes in the magnitude and direction of secular trends in body height, body weight, body mass index (BMI) and fat percentage in university students from a university of technology and a university of physical education in a period of 50 years. METHODS: The data were…

BACKGROUND: Sugammadex is a novel neuromuscular blockade reversal agent approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2015, but little literature exists for patients less than 2 years of age. AIMS: The aims of this study were to: describe a cohort of patients 2 years old and younger who received sugammadex…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the use of dental services and associated factors among elderly treated at Family Health Units in southern Brazil. METHODS: This cross-sectional study evaluated 438 elderly attending Family Health Units in Pelotas, southern Brazil. Data were collected using a standardized questionnaire covering d…

AIMS: Cholecystectomy is a common operation. This study reviewed the changes in workload and practice in a teaching hospital over a 4-year period, during which a hepatobiliary subspecialist unit was developed. METHODS: Computerized demographic data, and details of operations and inpatient events were reviewed for all p…

BACKGROUND: More than 200 aneurysms have been coiled at the UIC Medical Center within the last 5 years. We describe in detail the technical factors that increase the chance of complete occlusion of a cerebral aneurysm with coils. Aneurysms selected for coiling have good geometry or are in a location that is difficult t…

The Austrian Screening Program performed during the last 12 years 5,833.381 tests in 1,003.841 newborns to detect at last 10 different disorders. 225 cases were uncovered: 81 PKU, 1 Dihydropteridine-Reductase-Deficiency, 37 Hyperphenylalaninemias of long duration, 23 Galactosemias by Transferase deficiency, 6 by Kinase…

In recent years glycosyl fluorides have been utilized as versatile sugar donors in the synthesis of natural products and carbohydrates. This paper provides an update on the advances made in the preparation of glycosyl fluorides during the last decade (1988-1998).

In men and women, there has been a significant decrease in the age at first intoxication over the last 20 years. Significant differences were also found between men and women in their drinking partners during their first intoxication.

This paper provides an update for 2014 on the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD), and in particular coronary heart disease (CHD) and stroke, across the countries of Europe. Cardiovascular disease causes more deaths among Europeans than any other condition, and in many countries still causes more than twice as many…

The world of childhood diabetes has seen more changes in clinical care being introduced in recent years than many subspecialty areas of clinical practice. This review identifies some of the key underlying evidence and considers the implications for clinical teams that personal experience of these developments has highl…

BACKGROUND: Tooth autotransplantation is the surgical movement of a tooth from one region of the mouth to another in the same patient. Mostly, this treatment method is used in patients whose teeth are in the development phase, yet it also constitutes an alternative solution for adult patients. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Th…

Extended dissection of the mental area has been used successfully in the last 15 years, in the routine rhytidectomy, to solve the problem of the senile mental, also called the "witch's chin." After the face and neck dissection, the chin skin is completely dissected at the same anatomical level of the face and finally m…