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OBJECTIVES: Hearing loss is highly prevalent among Inuit children in Canada. Hearing screening at kindergarten age has been carried out in Nunavik by trained Inuit technicians since 1986. In this study, we determined what percentage of children fail their initial hearing screening at age 5-6 years and compared this ini…

A total of 102 autopsy subjects found to have seemingly normal testicular picture were analysed to determine acceptable normal morphometric values. The mean tubular diameter in the last trimester of intrauterined life is 43.8 mu in contrast to adult value of 173.0 mu. The mean basement membrane thickness increases from…

To estimate the long-term persistence of anti-HAV antibodies, 120 (schedule 0-6) and 194 (schedule 0-12) adults were vaccinated and followed-up annually for 6 years. Shortly after the last dose, anti-HAV levels fell sharply (annual decline rate delta > 65%). Thereafter, delta diminished to 10-15%. GMTs 5.5 years after…

Lunar spherules are small glass beads that are formed mainly as a result of small impacts on the lunar surface; the ages of these impacts can be determined by the (40)Ar/(39)Ar isochron technique. Here, 155 spherules separated from 1 gram of Apollo 14 soil were analyzed using this technique. The data show that over the…

Context. Little is known about the number and types of moves made in the last year of life to obtain healthcare and end-of-life support, with older adults more vulnerable to care setting transition issues. Research Objective. Compare care setting transitions across older (65+ years) and younger individuals. Design. Sec…

Human amniotic fluid cells (H-AFC) have been used as a diagnostic tool for the prenatal diagnosis of fetal genetic anomalies for more than 50 years.In the early 1990s small nucleated cells, which were identified as he-matopoietic progenitors, were detected in the amniotic fluid. After this evidence several other scient…

OBJECTIVES: The study goal was to evaluate the efficacy of CO₂ laser surgery in the treatment of laryngeal papillomatosis. We analysed several parameters such as gender, average age, relapse rate and viral serotype. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 26 diagnosed patients were included in this retrospective descr…

PURPOSE: In order to prepare long-term alternatives to surgical residency training and workforce policies in Korea, objective data are needed; in addition, determination of the status of surgical procedures being performed is also needed. METHODS: Cases of surgeries performed by board-certified Korean surgeons for 1 y…

Abdominal packing and planned reoperation is a lifesaving technique for temporary control of haemorrhage in severely injured patients. Morbidity and mortality, however, remain significant. The purpose of this study is to evaluate all surgical technique and our results during 31 years of trauma surgery. In the last 12 y…

Febrile children of both sexes, aged between 0-15 years coming to the Civil Hospital over the last 12 years had their blood tested for malarial parasite. Five hundred and twenty-six slides positive for Plasmodium were analysed for species and stage identification. Of the total 59.3% children with malaria were between 5…

190 patients with glottic cancer (177 male and 13 female) treated by surgery in the course of the last 25 years are being presented. In 92 cases classic and in 98 extended fronto-lateral laryngectomy was carried out. Diagnostic and surgical procedures, depending on anatomical structures of the larynx infiltrated by the…

UNLABELLED: In the last 5 years, many universities and medical centers have contributed immensely to medical research in Saudi Arabia. The aim of this study is to review the publications in the last 5 years in the field of plastic and reconstructive surgery from Saudi Arabia. METHODS: An electronic search was carried…

We have evaluated putative predictors of the progression in diabetic nephropathy during long-term antihypertensive treatment. Twenty hypertensive insulin-dependent diabetic patients with nephropathy were followed for three (2 to 5) years before, and for three years during antihypertensive treatment with metoprolol and…

OBJECTIVE: To study the effectiveness of aponeurosis brisemen in treating spastic palsy after spinal cord injury. METHODS: Between March 2006 and March 2012, 28 patients (42 limbs, including 26 upper limbs and 16 lower limbs) with spastic palsy after spinal cord injury underwent aponeurosis brisemen, and the clinical…

Audiovisual teaching materials have found increasing use in medical education in recent years, and a large number of excellent materials have been produced. The plethora of existing audiovisual teaching programs has made it difficult for educators and potential users to be aware of what is available and to select progr…

OBJECTIVES: International studies may not reflect the real changes of stone disease in our own country. In this retrospective work, we describe the evolution of this pathology in Tunisia during the last 12 years. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The records of 133 children with urolithiasis treated in Tunisia between 1994 and 2…

This study explores the role of a particular social cue-the sequence of demonstrated actions and events-in preschooler's categorization. A demonstrator sorted objects that varied on both a surface feature (color) and a nonobvious property (sound made when shaken). Children saw a sequence of actions in which the nonobvi…

The (230)Th ages and (234)U/(238)U ratios were determined for Barbados corals that grew during periods of high sea level within the last 200,000 years. The similarity of the initial (234)U/(238)U ratios of some of the corals to the modern marine value suggests that these samples are pristine and that the marine (234)U/…

Our DIGMA program was established to allow patients time to interact with an allergist, a behaviorist and an asthma educator in a group setting. Weekly meetings targeted patients with chronic asthma. DIGMAs typically last for 90 minute s and include 10 patients per session. Outcome parameters were established to assess…