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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: People with epilepsy are at increased risk of accidents and injuries but, despite several studies on this subject, data regarding preventable causes are still contradictory. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between injuries, side effects of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) and…

BACKGROUND: Efficacy of azathioprine (AZA) in refractory ulcerative proctitis (UP) is unknown. METHODS: All patients treated with AZA for refractory UP in three referral centers between 2002 and 2012 were included. "Treatment success" in the long-term was defined as the absence of colectomy during follow-up, no need f…

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Aubrieta is a taxonomically difficult genus from the Brassicaceae family with approximately 20 species centred in Turkey and Greece. Species boundaries and their evolutionary history are poorly understood. Therefore, we analysed bio- and phylogeographic relationships and evaluated morphological var…

OBJECTIVES: to describe overall and amenable mortality trends over the last 30 years in the Local Health Authorities (LHAs) of Piedmont Region (Northern Italy). By comparing these trends, it is possible to analyse intraregional variability in the performance of the healthcare system. DESIGN: descriptive study. SETTIN…

BACKGROUND: Persistent high fertility is associated with mother and child mortality. While most regions in the world have experienced declines in fertility rates, there are conflicting views as to whether Uganda has entered a period of fertility transition. There are limited data available that explicitly detail the fe…

INTRODUCTION: The primary objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of remediation, competency domains for remediation, the length, and success rates of remediation in emergency medicine (EM). METHODS: We developed the survey in Surveymonkey™ with attention to content and response process validity…

OBJECTIVE: Although the calculated carrier frequency for point mutations of the β-globin gene is around 10% for Antalya Province, nothing is known about the profile of large deletional mutations involving the β-globin gene. In this study, we aimed to screen common deletional mutations in the β-globin…

BACKGROUND: Keratoconus is a contraindication for photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). In the recent decade, some efforts have been made to perform PRK in patients with keratoconus whose corneas are stable naturally or by doing corneal collagen crosslinking. These studies have suggested residual central corneal thickness…

INTRODUCTION: The eradication rate of the Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection using standard triple therapy has dropped globally in recent years, primarily due to the occurrence of antibiotic resistance. METHODS: Several therapy regimens were assessed in 823 patients treated the first time for H pylori infection…

China maintains the largest artificial forest area in the world. Studying the dynamic variation of forest biomass and carbon stock is important to the sustainable use of forest resources and understanding of the artificial forest carbon budget in China. In this study, we investigated the potential of Landsat time serie…

Contaminants in the Canadian Arctic have been studied over the last twenty years under the guidance of the Northern Contaminants Program. This paper provides the current state of knowledge on mercury (Hg) in the Canadian Arctic terrestrial environment. Snow, ice, and soils on land are key reservoirs for atmospheric dep…

BACKGROUND: Lipoxygenases are a family of enzymes which catalyse the hydroperoxidation of polyunsaturated fatty acids with a cis, cis-1,4-pentadiene to form conjugated hydroperoxydienes. Lipoxygenase-1 (LOX-1) in barley worsens the flavour and foam stability of beer. It has become a major selection criteria for malting…

Content of phosphorus (TP) and three species (NaOH-P, OP and HCl-P) in the sediment core from the central region of west Chaohu Lake and surface sediments of the lake were determined. TP exhibited three stages variation in the sediment core over the last 150 years, which was with relatively constant values in 1850-1950…

OBJECTIVES: To examine trends in the numbers of women and underrepresented minority (URM) pharmacy faculty members over the last 20 years, and determine factors influencing women faculty members' pursuit and retention of an academic pharmacy career. METHODS: Twenty-year trends in women and URM pharmacy faculty represe…

BACKGROUND: The feasibility and validity of Web-based assessments in Parkinson's disease is unknown. The objectives of this study were to develop and to compare home Web-based assessments with office-based assessments. METHODS: We tested feasibility and validity using a longitudinal, randomized crossover design. Patie…

The clinical application of the pure beta emitter (90)Y constitutes a fundamental advancement in non-invasive medicine. Nowadays, mainly three oncological therapies exploit the intrinsic emissive characteristic of (90)Y. Radionuclide therapies include peptide receptor radionuclide therapy (PRRT) in neuroendocrine tumou…

INTRODUCTION: Kidney transplantation is the best treatment for end-stage renal disease patients. Delayed graft function (DGF) remains one of the major problems after cadaveric kidney transplantation. This study has reported the risk factors and outcomes of DGF using data from Thai Transplant Registry Database. METHODS…

OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of need for dental care among patients in the ED and assess associated characteristics. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the emergency department (ED) of a level I trauma center between June 1 and August 31, 2009. All ED patients were prospect…

OBJECTIVE: To assess prior cervical cancer screening, stage at time of diagnosis and outcome in women sixty years of age and over with cervical cancer. METHODS: A retrospective review of cervical cancer patients evaluated at the University of Washington identified a cohort of women age sixty and older with cervical ca…

INTRODUCTION: The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the plasma sprayed, combined porous titanium alloy/HA coating in promoting bony ingrowth and mechanical stabilization of total hip implants. The performance of the titanium alloy/HA type coated hip prostheses and the one of the same shape but w…