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The Madelung deformity can result in pain and decreased function of the wrist and hand. None of the surgical techniques available has been shown consistently to improve grip strength, range of movement or relieve pain. In this prospective study we have treated 18 patients with the Madelung deformity (25 wrists) by wedg... |
Past criticism of Health Education Monographs has been mainly that it was too theoretical, too oriented to the thinker rather than the doer, and that it had somewhat scant regard for the needs of the health education professional in the field. The validity of this reaction must to a great extent be accepted because it ... |
Patients with complete transposition of the great arteries (d-TGA) and atrial switch face a high lifetime risk of arrhythmias. Interventions in these patients are challenging because of their particular anatomy. Reports on ablation procedures in this patient population are scarce and missing for Switzerland. |
We retrospectively analyzed all ablation procedures performed in the above-mentioned population at a Swiss tertiary care center. |
Among 73 d-TGA pts. (71% male; N=37 Senning; N=36 Mustard) followed at our center, 17 ablations were performed in 11 pts. (15%; one ablation in 8 pts., two in 2 pts. and five in 1 patient). Median age at first ablation was 34 years (range 15–49 years). A total of 17 different intra-atrial reentry tachycardias (IART) a... |
Arrhythmias in patients with complete d-TGA and atrial switch are mainly CTI-dependent IART or scar-related micro-reentries, and a few patients also have AVNRT. Ablation of these arrhythmias is safe and successful if PV baffle access is achieved via a baffle leak or baffle puncture. |
08371 Summary - Fault-Tolerant Distributed Algorithms on VLSI Chips |
Chips was devoted to exploring whether the wealth of existing fault-tolerant distributed algorithms research can be utilized for meeting the challenges of future-generation VLSI chips. Participants from both the distributed fault-tolerant algorithms community, interested in this emerging application domain, and from th... |
It became apparent that most existing research in Distributed Algorithms is |
too heavy-weight for being immediately applied in the “core” VLSI design context, where power, area etc. are scarce resources. At the same time, however, it was recognized that emerging trends like large multicore chips and increasingly critical applications create new and promising application domains for fault-tolera... |
The information technology industry is characterized by high employee turnover. Previous research on employee turnover has focused on elucidating the antecedents of turnover and suggesting staff retention strategies. However, little research has been devoted to studying how the undesirable effects of IT turnover can be... |
The isotopically light N2O produced by microbial activity is thought to be balanced by the return of heavy stratospheric nitrous oxide. The Yung and Miller [1997] method that first explained these trends yields photolytic fractionation factors ∼half those observed by experiment or predicted quantum mechanically, howeve... |
The regional hemodynamic effects of candesartan cilexetil (TCV-116), a selective angiotensin II AT1-receptor antagonist, and enalapril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, were compared in conscious spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). A 7-day repeated administration study was carried out. TCV-116 (1 mg/kg, p... |
ABSTRACT We influence each other constantly and in diverse ways. At times ethically, as when we convince others via arguments founded in good reason. At times problematically, as when we coerce others to act in a certain way. Other forms of influence, such as manipulation, lie in between these poles, as when we influen... |
The challenges before science and medicine are these: science must explore the natural world as thoroughly as possible, while still honoring, protecting, serving and preserving the subject of its investigations, and the human beings for whom it is a tool; medicine must confront disease and disability as effectively as ... |
One of the primary challenges for individuals with stroke is regaining the ability to become a community ambulator. Functional electrical stimulation (FES) of paralyzed muscles enables individuals with upper motor neuron lesions to stand and walk. However, all commercially available systems focus on stimulating only th... |
The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect and mechanism of Coeloglossum viride var. bracteatum extract (CE) on scopolamine-induced learning and memory deficits. Learning and memory deficits of mice were evaluated by step-down passive avoidance test. Long-term potentiation of rats was detected in the den... |
High quality and reliability are paramount for automotive and other high grade commercial applications. The implementation of scan testing including stuck-at, transition, IDDQ, bridging and cell-aware patterns have all been targeted at reducing the number of defective parts being shipped. These techniques are not alwa... |
The present study investigated the effect of optimistic bias on help-seeking intentions and behaviors in relation to health care professionals and nonprofessionals for depressive symptoms. In addition, the study tested the hypothesis that seeking help from professionals poses a greater threat for self-esteem than from ... |
E-mail: yashchenko_am@ukr.net Background: Carbohydrate determinants of the cellular surface and cytoplasmic glycopolymers which enable their mutual recognition, and effect cell proliferation, cell size and movement regulation and apoptosis, have become a focus of recent attention of researchers. Lectins have been used ... |
This investigation was undertaken to determine whether it was possible to restore endothelium-dependent relaxation (EDR) in the cholesterol-fed rabbit model of atherosclerosis following discontinuation of the cholesterol. New Zealand white rabbits, approximately 8 weeks of age, were randomized into (i) control group (9... |
A cloud-based security management and control platform is proposed, used in the Safe City security monitoring. The platform includes video monitoring and emergency command system. Video monitoring center, including command centers, branch centers, police center, monitoring the site, and through the client to complete a... |
In Whose Justice? Which Rationality?' Alasdair MacIntyre disputes the Enlightenment claim that rationality requires "that we divest ourselves of allegiance to any one of the contending theories and also abstract ourselves from all those particularities of social relationship in terms of which we have been accustomed to... |
The article reviews studies on family demography in Brazil published in the last three decades. Following a chronological order the article shows that the studies about families in Brazil were oriented by the main issues in general demography. During the decades of 1970 and 1980 these were studies relating family compo... |
The joining of dissimilar materials is an important process to produce a large production. In other words, the reliability of such a production is determined by the joining technique because the joint interface often becomes the weakest point against stress. In case of metals, welding and riveting are popular approache... |
A mutagenicity of gastric and duodenal contents in regard to gastric carcinogenesis was estimated in animals with duodenogastric reflex. Male Wistar rats were subjected to one of following four types of operative procedures: 1) Reflux through the pylorus (DGR), b) DGR + truncal vagotomy (DGR + V), 2) Control group; a) ... |
The surface charge is one of the most important properties of liposomes. In this paper surface potential of liposomes was measured by fluorimetry using 1.8-ANS as a probe and by microelectrophoresis. The encapsulation efficiency and leakage rate of ionic drugs were influenced by the surface charge of liposomes. Higher ... |
Purpose of reviewTo provide an updated literature review highlighting important aspects of cystic fibrosis-related diabetes (CFRD) including epidemiology, pathogenesis, complications, screening, and management. Recent findingsAlthough CFRD continues to be associated with increased rates of mortality in the cystic fibro... |
OBJECTIVE |
To observe the effect of electroacupuncture (EA) combined with ultraviolet therapy on herpes zoster at the acute stage and the impacts on serum interleukin 2 (IL-2), interleukin 6 (IL-6) and interleukin 10 (IL-10) in the patients. |
METHODS |
Thirty-four patients of herpes zoster were randomized into a medicine group and a combined therapy group, 17 cases in each one. In the medicine group, the intravenous drops with acyclovir injection, muscular injection with cobamamide and the topical with acyclovir ointment were applied. Additionally, TDP was radiated l... |
RESULTS |
In the combined therapy group, the time of blister relief and incrustation was earlier apparently than that in the medicine group (both P<0.05). VAS score after treatment were reduced as compared with that before treatment in the two groups (both P<0.01), and the reducing amplitude in the combined therapy group was lar... |
CONCLUSION |
EA combined with ultraviolet irradiation more rapidly and effectively relief the symptoms of herpes zoster, significantly relief pain, shorten the duration of sickness, improve the body immunity and reduce nerve injury.Social Worlds of Stripping: The Processual Orders of Exotic Dance |
Is stripping exploitation? This ideological question often plagues exotic dance research, with diverse and often contradictory findings across the literature. Existent research highlights both potentially positive and negative experiences among women involved in exotic dance. In this article, we focus on the social org... |
We have previously shown that the antiviral protein (AVP) produced by Sindbis virus-infected Aedes albopictus (mosquito) cells (Riedel and Brown, J. Virol. 29, 51-60, 1979) blocks Sindbis viral RNA synthesis and stimulates its own production when applied to uninfected A. albopictus cells (Luo and Brown, Virology 194, 4... |
Free base stannyl porphyrins and free base porphyrin dimers have been successfully synthesized via copper-free Stille coupling in 21-67% yields. This approach provides an access to stannyl porphyrin synthons that were previously unavailable. Moreover, variation of the reaction conditions selectively provides access to ... |
Understanding the sorption kinetics of nanoporous systems is crucial for the development and design of novel porous materials for practical applications. Here, using a porous coordination polymer/quartz crystal microbalance (PCP/QCM) hybrid device, we investigate the desorption of various vapor molecules featuring diff... |
Abstract While men’s sexual violence against women is unarguably a social and public health issue, both nationally representative data and smaller studies tell us that rates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer+ (LGBTQ+) individuals are equally or significantly higher. Despite this, there remains little s... |
Objective: To evaluate and describe the results of photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy on the treatment of long-standing neurosensory inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) alterations after third molar extraction. Background: The use of PBM is an acceptable alternative method to improve the therapeutic outcomes of neural lesions.... |
Responding to user reviews promptly and satisfactorily improves application ratings, which is key to application popularity and success. The proliferation of such reviews makes it virtually impossible for developers to keep up with responding manually. To address this challenge, recent work has shown the possibility of... |
Abstract We establish two Ostrowski type inequalities for double integrals of second order partial derivable functions which are bounded. Then, we deduce some inequalities of Hermite-Hadamard type for double integrals of functions whose partial derivatives in absolute value are convex on the co-ordinates on rectangle f... |
The renewable energy is rising everyone’s attention due to increasing demands. The electrical losses to be found in the wind system and the performance of the system decreased in the presence of losses. The research outlined in this paper is capable of knowing the state of the wind system when there are electrical loss... |
Pulsed electron beam guns have been used extensively in high energy, pulsed laser systems. The two applications include direct electron beam pumping of the gain volume and the stabilization of electrical discharge lasers. Electron beam dimensions range from hundreds to thousands of square centimeters. Voltages range fr... |
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