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Urban settlements are the socio-economic drivers of human community. However, rapid urban expansion during recent times has a profound effect on regional as well as global rise in temperatures. Remote sensing is a powerful tool to monitor and quantify the expansion of urban built-up area and assess its effects on regio…

PURPOSE: Dirofilaria repens is an endemic parasite in Mediterranean countries that mostly affects animals. Rarely, however, it can infect humans. This case series presents patients with ocular infections due to D. repens. MATERIALS AND METHODS: A chart review was performed of patients with ocular dirofilariasis after…

Epilepsy was defined conceptually in 2005 as a disorder of the brain characterized by an enduring predisposition to generate epileptic seizures. This definition is usually practically applied as having two unprovoked seizures >24 h apart. The International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) accepted recommendations of…

PURPOSE: Both tibial and femoral osteotomies have been used for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA). Due to the clinical success of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) the current role and incidence of osteotomies remains unknown. The aim of this population-based study was to assess the incidence of osteotomies and com…

Women who have been treated for breast cancer are typically followed up with regular mammography and palpation, with the aim of detecting recurrences and contralateral breast cancer (CBC). This study aims to investigate if the diagnostic work-up of breast cancer patients has improved over the last 25 years and resulted…

PURPOSE: The incidence of kidney stones in adults has increased in the last 30 years. This retrospective, single site review was done to test the hypotheses that the incidence of urolithiasis in pediatric patients increased from 1994 to 2005, and that metabolic abnormalities were more common in patients with renal ston…

OBJECTIVE: We reviewed rheumatology consults over the last 10 years at a major academic medical center and used these data to revise our fellowship curriculum. METHODS: The medical records of all patient consults from 1994 to 2003 at a university hospital were reviewed with regard to reason for consult, demographic da…

BACKGROUND: The survey was designed to determine the trend of group B streptococcal (GBS) infection during the last 15 years, as well as update the reality of this disease. METHODS: Questionnaires were administered every 5 years towards neonatal intensive care unit-equipped hospitals. The first survey was made from 19…

BACKGROUND: Asthma mortality rates have been increasing despite our improved understanding of the pathophysiology of asthma and advanced methods of treatment. Although there are many national studies of asthma mortality rates, few studies have concentrated on subnational regions such as individual states. OBJECTIVES:…

OBJECTIVES: To describe and analyze spontaneous reports of central nervous system (CNS) demyelinating disease including multiple sclerosis, following vaccination with GenHevac B vaccine, from 1989 to December 31, 1998. METHODS: Descriptive analysis of adverse event reports in the vaccinated population, including the n…

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to find whether the number of incidents of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease has increased during the last decade in Japan. METHODS: The chronological trend was observed by examining the data from a nationwide epidemiologic survey conducted by a special committee sponsored by the Minis…

The relationship between hormone replacement therapy (HRT) and breast cancer risk was analysed in a case-control study, conducted in the period 1991-1994 in six Italian areas, on 2569 patients with breast cancer and 2588 controls. Ever HRT use was reported by 7.5% of cases and controls (OR = 1.2; 95% CI: 0.9-1.5). The…

Studies were carried out on 5 sheep aged 2-4 years of about 40 kg in body weight successively in summer and autumn. They were fed in 6 feeding groups in the morning between 6.30 and 7.30 and in the afternoon between 13.30 and 14.30. Gas samples were taken with an Orsat apparatus, Kiecka methanometer and a gas chromatog…

In the last two years thirteen patients with keratoacanthomas were treated with 5% f-fluorouracil ointment at the Department of Dermatology II of the University of Vienna. Treatment lasted from two to eight weeks depending upon the size of the tumor. In all cases there was clearing of lesions with good cosmetic results…

BACKGROUND: The study aim was to investigate the hemodynamic behavior over time and ease of implant and durability of the Sorin Pericarbon Freedom (SPF)® stentless pericardial aortic xenograft. METHODS: Between March 2003 and April 2010, a total of 251 consecutive, non-selected patients (mean age 70.1 years; rang…

During the last 20 years 156 patients underwent a direct and indirect aortic-isthmus-plastic. Early complications occurred in 7.6%. 5 patients developed an aneurysm in the area of isthmus-plastic. The mortality rare was 4.5%. There was no evidence of recurrent coarctation in a group of children and in adult patients. T…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the incidence and distribution of recreational equestrian injuries seen in the Kent and Sussex region and review the available literature on this subject. DESIGN: This is a retrospective case series with historical controls. SETTING: Kent and Sussex region, England. MAIN OUTCOME MEASUREMENT: Inj…

The long-term results of treatment of primary carcinoma of the esophagus continue to be poor, and attempts to improve them remain as challenging as any that exist in the field of malignant neoplasia today. Even so, there has been improvement, and this report contrasts age, race, sex, levels of involvement, methods of t…

OBJECTIVE: To analyze the technical notes, effectiveness, and current issues of real-time three-dimensional CT navigation-guided full-endoscopic lumbar interbody fusion. METHODS: Between April 2020 and October 2021, a total of 27 patients received real-time three-dimensional CT navigation-guided full-endoscopic lumbar…

INTRODUCTION: We evaluated outcomes in children with chronic kidney disease stage 5 (CKD 5) treated in the first pediatric dialysis unit in Poland during 1973-2012. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The retrospective analysis included 208 children with CKD 5 undergoing renal replacement therapy (RRT), stratified into four decades…