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OBJECTIVES: To audit the data of caesarean sections carried out in single-handed-run small private hospitals on the basis of the modified Robson criteria (Canada), to know the changing trends of caesarean sections over a considerable duration of time (15 years) in private sector, and to focus on a particular group…

We retrospectively analyzed patients with larynx cancer that were treated at ENT Clinics in Sarajevo in the last 5 years. According to the tumor site, TNM classification, operative procedure and postoperative treatment we found the following: Over the last 5 years 156 patients underwent surgical treatment--143 (91,6%)…

The science of toxicology dates back almost to the beginning of human history. Toxic chemicals, which are encountered in different forms, are always among the chemicals that should be investigated in criminal field, environmental application, pharmaceutic, and even industry, where many researches have been carried out…

Last week the U.K.-based Wellcome Trust announced that it would spend $13 million over 5 years to fund hardware and software designed to analyze newly sequenced human DNA. Its support of a project called Ensembl reflects a growing appreciation of the importance of computers to interpret the human genome.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Azathioprine (AZA) is an established treatment for ulcerative colitis (UC).However, controversy exists regarding its efficacy in inducing and maintaining clinical remission, and long-term data are lacking. We studied the effectiveness of AZA in a large cohort of UC patients treated in a single cent…

The incidental finding of microscopic foci of acantholytic dyskeratosis, reproducing the histological pattern of Darier's disease, has been the subject of a number of papers in the last few years. In contrast, the incidental finding of other types of acantholysis has not been mentioned in the literature. In the last 5…

We assessed the long-term effect of thalamic deep brain stimulation (DBS) on motor symptoms and progression of Parkinson's disease (PD) in PD patients treated for resting and postural/action tremor. Thalamic DBS was performed in 17 patients with treatment-resistant resting and postural/action tremor. Nine patients were…

BACKGROUND: Compared to the international literature a higher proportion of German nursing home residents (NHR) die in hospital. Data on longer periods before death and on regional differences are not available. OBJECTIVE: The frequency of hospitalizations of NHR in different periods during their last year of lif…

PURPOSE: In patients who underwent arthroscopic meniscectomy for medial meniscus tears, the authors wished to ascertain (1) whether varus alignment in the lower extremity would increase after an operation and (2) if so, what the related factors would be. METHODS: Among 181 patients from 20 to 60 years of age who under…

A multitracer study of a small aquifer in northern Switzerland indicates that the atmosphere in central Europe cooled by at least 5 degreesC during the last glacial period. The relation between oxygen isotope ratios (delta18O) and recharge temperatures reconstructed for this period is similar to the present-day one if…

OBJECTIVE: To assess the mid-term effectiveness of anterior decompression and fusion with nanohydroxyapatite/polyamide 66 (n-HA/PA66) cage in treatment of cervical spondylotic myelopathy. METHODS: A retrospective study was made on 48 patients with cervical spondylotic myelopathy who underwent anterior decompression an…

In the present study the development of sympathy in a group of 85 children (43 girls) was investigated over a 3-year period, starting with the last year of child care, when the children were 5 years-old. Sympathy was measured via different measures: two standardized observations, where the children were observed as the…

The immune status against polioviruses was investigated in a population of 545 students aged 11-20 years residing in the Neapolitan area, who had completed the vaccination cycle with four doses of OPV 5 to over 15 years before. Assuming as unprotected those individuals without detectable neutralizing antibodies at the…

The enlargement of the frontal sinus has been analysed in a longitudinal study of 49 males and 47 females for whom a first lateral cephalogram was available at from 2 to 5 years of age for 88 subjects and from 6 to 11 years for 8 subjects. Thereafter the cephalograms were taken at approximately yearly intervals and in…

A survey of 128 biotechnology core facilities has provided data on the finances, services, space requirements, and personnel. An average facility had four full-time personnel and 7.5 major instrument systems, and occupied 969 sq. ft. Average total income was $244,000/year, but annual user fee income was only $125,000.…

A sample of 190 male and female "high school" students completed a sleep questionnaire for the first time when they were 10 to 14 years old. The survey was repeated five times at 2 year intervals. Ninety-three subjects answered the questionnaire each time. Subjective sleep need was assessed by the indicated wish for mo…