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BACKGROUND: Pharmacy faculty manpower has been debated within the academic pharmacy community over the last several decades. Previous investigations studied job satisfaction among faculty members, but have not evaluated faculty retention and turnover among academic pharmacy departments. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate retentio…

Most information on the ecology of oak-dominated forests in Europe comes from forests altered for centuries because remnants of old-growth forests are rare. Disturbance and recruitment regimes in old-growth forests provide information on forest dynamics and their effects on long-term carbon storage. In an old-growth Qu…

CONTEXT: Researchers have examined the age of partners of young women at first intercourse and of young women who have given birth, but little is known about the age of partners of young women in current sexual relationships or young women who have had an abortion. METHODS: Data from the 1995 National Survey of Family…

OBJECTIVE: To validate the (13)C-urea-breath-test (UBT) and stool antigen test (HpSA) in children aged 5 years or younger, against invasive histologic study and rapid-urease-testing or culture. STUDY DESIGN: On all consecutive children aged 5 years or younger undergoing endoscopy in 1 single center during the last 7.5…

Recent studies reveal that teachers are more likely to engage in high-risk sexual behavior compared to the rest of the adult population. Yet the education sector could be a major vehicle for imparting knowledge and skills of avoiding and/or coping with the pandemic. This study set out to establish HIV risk behaviors am…

Objective This study aims to elucidate the association between the clinical characteristics of post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer (PCCRC) and quality indicators (QIs) of colonoscopy. Methods Patients with PCCRC who underwent total colonoscopy (TCS) and were histologically diagnosed with adenocarcinoma within six months…

BACKGROUND: Remaining socially active may be especially critical for quality of life as death approaches, as it affords access to necessary support, health advice, a sense of autonomy, and personal resources (e.g., coping, resilience) that shape end-of-life experiences. We aimed to examine (a) how older adults' engagem…

INTRODUCTION: The first results of cementless prosthesis were rather disappointing. However recent progress in methods of cementless fixation of prosthesis should lead to better results in terms of survival of these prostheses. The main objective is to compare the survival rate at last follow-up of UKA with cemented ti…

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Percutaneous gastrostomy (PEG) is a common inpatient procedure. Prior data from National Inpatient Sample (NIS) in 2006 reported a mortality rate of 10.8% and recommended more careful selection of PEG candidates. This study assessed for improvement in the last 10 years in mortality rate and co…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the outcomes of Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) in patients with toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS). METHODS: Thirteen eyes of 13 patients who underwent DMEK for endothelial decompensation secondary to TASS were retrospectively reviewed. A comprehensive ocular examination inc…

OBJECTIVE: Describing the long-term mental health of Australians is limited as many reports rely on cross-sectional studies which fail to account for within-person changes and age-related developmental processes which may bias estimates which ignore these phenomena. We examined the 17-year trajectories of mental health…

Eight children with Morgagni hernia were operated between January 2000 and May 2005. Medical records of the patients were evaluated retrospectively. Ages of the patients were between 3.5 months and 9 years. The diaphragmatic defect was on the right in all patients except one. One patient had bilateral diapragmatic hern…

In the last 10 years we have found impingement of the coracoid process on the rotator interval in 12 patients (14 shoulders). Seven of these patients were women and 5 were men; the average patient age was 48.5 years. One patient had a calcified coracohumeral ligament, another patient had an anterior tear of a repaired…

Four women with childhood-onset steroid-sensitive nephrotic syndrome (SSNS) had 5 pregnancies. Their age at onset of SSNS was between 4 and 10 years, and age at pregnancy was between 21 and 31 years. Three patients with frequent relapsing nephrotic syndrome (NS) continued to relapse after 20 years of age…

Reversal of Earth's magnetic field polarity every 10to 10years is among the most far-reaching, yet enigmatic, geophysical phenomena. The short duration of reversals make precise temporal records of past magnetic field behavior paramount to understanding the processes that produce them. We correlate newAr/Ar dates from…

PURPOSE: Inconsistencies in the medical management of hypothyroidism have been reported between endocrinologists in different countries. This study aimed to identify the attitudes of Latin America thyroid specialists towards the use of thyroid hormones. METHODS: Online survey of members of the Latin America Thyroid So…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of the surgical correction of high myopia 5 years after anterior chamber intraocular lens (IOL) implantation and to analyze the lens position and related complications. SETTING: Federal University of São Paulo-Escola Paulista de Medicina, São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: Th…

OBJECTIVE: Our aim in this study was to describe a type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) transition care model by assessing clinic attendance, glycemic management, and diabetes-related hospitalizations. METHODS: This work is a descriptive, longitudinal, single-centre study of patients with T1DM, who were 18 to 25 years of a…

OBJECTIVES: To describe the nursing and medical interventions performed in the last 48 hours of life and the quality of dying of patients dying in acute geriatric hospital wards. METHODS: Cross-sectional descriptive study between October 1, 2012 and September 30, 2013. Twenty-three acute geriatric wards in 1…