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OBJECTIVES: Taste disturbance is a symptom of primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) of unknown aetiology. This study's objectives were (a) to compare taste function in pSS vs. healthy subjects; (b) to establish whether there is an association between the taste acuity and oral dryness and/or the neurosensory threshold;…

INTRODUCTION: The definition of remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is still difficult to determine. An ultrasound of the hands may be important in helping confirm clinical remission. OBJECTIVE: This study's aim was to evaluate the interest in using an ultrasound of the hands to confirm clinical remission, as well…

OBJECTIVE: The focus of this research was to analyze the impact of decentralized and centralized hospital design layouts on the delivery of efficient care and the resultant level of caregiver satisfaction. BACKGROUND: An interdisciplinary team conducted a multiphased pre- and postoccupancy evaluation of a cardiovascul…

This study's objective is to assess the risk of asbestos-related disease being contracted by past users of cosmetic talcum powder.  To our knowledge, no risk assessment studies using exposure data from historical exposures or chamber simulations have been published. We conducted activity-based sampling with cosmet…

BACKGROUND: It is important to evaluate tongue function in terms of its clinical implications for swallowing ability. Motor dysfunction and loss of coordination of the tongue are frequently seen, and this influences the oral and pharyngeal phases of swallowing. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the effect…

BACKGROUND: Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) is effective in treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), and in re-treatment in case of relapse. Our study evaluates the long-term durability of dTMS in MDD. METHOD: Seventeen patients that responded to dTMS treatment evaluated. Follow-up period was 9.3 mo…

Consumption of a product is preceded by an anticipation of its qualities by the consumer, which can itself modify the consumption experience. Improved knowledge of anticipation would allow better manipulation of it, for example to enhance the acceptance of healthier foods. According to the Assimilation-Contrast theory,…

This study sought to determine the distribution of early-onset restrictive eating disturbances characteristic of the new DSM-5 diagnosis, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) in middle childhood, as well as to evaluate the screening instrument, Eating Disturbances in Youth-Questionnaire (EDY-Q). A total of…

AIM: This study's aim was to increase knowledge about maternal and paternal self-rated health and body mass index in relation to lifestyle during early pregnancy. METHODS: Study subjects were expectant parents visiting antenatal care (2006-07) as part of the Salut Programme in northern Sweden. During early pregnancy,…

PURPOSE: This study's purpose was to assess the prevalence of dental erosion in adolescents and to investigate the association between erosion and sociodemographic characteristics. METHODS: This study consisted of a single center cluster random sample of 414 adolescents (12 and 16 years old) of both genders from priva…

PURPOSE: Accurate assessment of residual disease after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy (NEC) for women with locally advanced and inflammatory breast cancer (LABC) is critical for planning surgery. The study's purpose was to prospectively determine the optimal method (clinical examination (CE), mammogram (MG), and magnetic re…

BACKGROUND: The tackle is the game event in rugby union most associated with injury. This study's main aims were to measure tackle characteristics from video using a qualitative protocol, to assess whether the characteristics differed by level of play, and to measure the associations between tackle characteristics and…

BACKGROUND: If a patient agrees to take part in a randomised trial it is reasonable to presume that the patient would prefer to be allocated into the intervention. This study's aim was to investigate how patients react after they have been randomised into control group. METHODS: Nested study within two randomised tria…

The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of a preventive-educational programme in a group of preschool children. The study's population group comprised 58 four-year-old children, with a mean age of 4.17 +/- 0.27. Plaque index and gingival index were determined, and a dental examination was performed. The childre…

PURPOSE: To determine the prevalence of patients taking tamsulosin and the appearance of intraoperative floppy-iris syndrome (IFIS) and associated cataract surgery complications. SETTING: District general eye unit with 10 consultants in West Midlands, England, United Kingdom. METHODS: This nonrandomized observational…

BACKGROUND: Most medical schools in Japan have incorporated mandatory courses on medical ethics. To this date, however, there is no established means of evaluating medical ethics education in Japan. This study looks 1) To develop a brief, objective method of evaluation for moral sensitivity and reasoning; 2) To conduct…

Preliminary experience using electrolytically detachable coils to treat basilar tip aneurysms in 33 patients is described. The most frequent presentation was subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) in 23 patients. All patients were referred after neurosurgical assessment and exclusion as candidates for surgical clipping of their…

A meta-analysis of 27 published and unpublished studies of the impact of clinical pharmacokinetics services on patients' serum drug concentrations, the appropriate collection of blood samples, and the appropriate use of assay results was conducted. An individual study's effect size (ES) was determined by subtracting pr…

The Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group conducted a study of pentostatin (2'-deoxycoformycin) in 37 patients with hairy-cell leukemia. Among the 27 patients who met all the study's entry criteria, the response rate was 96 percent, with 16 patients (59 percent) entering complete remission and 10 patients (37 percent) par…

Pathways is a multi-centre school-based trial sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute testing the efficacy of an obesity prevention intervention in American Indian children. During the study's protocol development, we prepared an analysis plan that accounted for missing data. In this paper, we presen…