... in the Journal, the copyright ofthe paper shall become the property ofThe Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine who may on request licence me/us to reproduce the paper of any part thereof, ... drainage ofthe residual cavity was carried out One patient had introflexion ofthe cyst cavity (obliteration ofthe cavity by folding the cyst wall inside the cavity and suturing the outer surface ... non-specific and was present in less than half of our patients The Casoni test and IHA were the only tests available to us The IHA was positive in 91% of patients tested The Casoni test and IHA have...
... brace for delayed union ofthe femur fracture with the aim of allowing the patient to walk on crutches, although, to the best of our knowledge, no familial cases were found in the reported cases Fortunately, ... treatment of pseudarthrosis and delayed union ofthe tibia Ortop Traumatol Rehabil 2007, 9:259-263 14 Falez F, Moreschini O: The functional brace in the treatment of delayed union and non-union ... extensive exposure, and in the present patient this was not possible because of her poor medical condition Recently, there have been some reports of good fracture healing with the use of intramedullary...
... management of Ewing’s sarcoma should include radiography and MRI ofthe affected region, together with whole skeleton bone scintigraphy and CT ofthe chest MRI is essential in the determination ofthe ... from the father of our patient for publication of this case report and any accompanying images A copy ofthe written consent is available for review by the Editor-in-Chief of this journal Page of ... features of Ewing’s sarcoma ofthe bones ofthe hand and feet Skeletal Radiol 2001, 30:121-126 Zelazny A, Reinus WR, Wilson AJ: Quantitative analysis ofthe plain radiographic appearance of Ewing’s...
... Paget’s disease ofthe breast: the experience ofthe European Institute of Oncology and review ofthe literature Breast 2008, 112:513-521 Seetharam S, Fentiman IS: Paget’s disease ofthe nipple Womens ... supported by the association between Paget’s and an underlying breast carcinoma in the majority of patients The second hypothesis, the intraepidermal transformation theory, considers the presence of malignant ... subject of debate with two main hypotheses The epidermotropic hypothesis proposes that Paget’s cells originate from ductal epithelium, from where they migrate towards the epidermis This hypothesis...
... malformation (AVM) A degree of thrombosis and recanalization was also observed The appearances were those of an AVM ofthe Dieulafoy type Ulcers were also revealed, and some of them were deep Mixed ... extragastric DLs, followed by the colon (10%), jejunum (2%) andthe esophagus (2%) [8] The pathology ofthe lesion is essentially the same throughout the gastrointestinal tract and is caused by an abnormally ... these ulcers the condition [7,8] In a large series of 89 patients with DLs, the lesions were extragastric in a third ofthe cases The duodenum was the most common location (18%) of extragastric...
... forearm The skin was not affected The range of movement ofthe left forearm and hand were free, as was the range of movement at the wrist Radiological examination started with X-ray imaging ofthe ... SFW, JP and BFEZ all analyzed and interpreted the patient data regarding the NF1 and liposarcoma MDS carried out the operation on the patient and was the main contributor in the writing ofthe manuscript ... localization of known cases of liposarcomas in combination with neurofibromatosis were the lower limb, the omentum andthe skull Our case was located in the upper limb Most commonly, a soft-tissue...
... the titles ofthe case reports and found 35 studies of dislocations Excluding dislocations, we were able to identity 23 studies describing the effect of manual therapy in children Eleven of these ... in relation to the effectiveness of manual therapy for spinal disorders in the young population As for the rest ofthe musculoskeletal system, only one randomised trial of temporomandibular disorder ... that documents the type of pediatric patients chiropractors treat, the type of treatments offered, the effect of these treatments, and potential side effects This means that randomized controlled...
... to the implementation ofthe public health action programme ofthe European Community The report gives an overview ofthe establishment ofthe system andthe outcomes ofthe methodological work ... Occupational Health and Safety, the WHO Regional Office for Europe, andthe EC Joint Research Centre The European Environment Agency, the National Board of Health and Welfare of Sweden andthe United ... 2003, the proportion of treated wastewater exceeded 85% in the Nordic and some northern European countries Southern and southeastern European countries treated between 40% and 60%, and some of the...
... funded research and development center sponsored by the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department ofthe Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense ... center sponsored by the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department ofthe Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, andthe defense Intelligence ... fleet of 260 ships by the year 2035 rather than the nearly 290 it now has (CBO, 2005) To better understand the magnitude of ship cost escalation and its implications, the Office ofthe Chief of Naval...
... 1970s, increased through the mid-1980s, and decreased following the end ofthe Cold War andthe first Gulf War through the late 1990s They have increased since then, because ofthe Global War on Terror ... Fixed-Wing Aircraft Risen? retary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified Combatant Commands, the Department ofthe Navy, the Marine Corps, the defense agencies, andthe defense Intelligence Community ... Program of RAND Project AIR FORCE (PAF) Both NDRI and PAF are federally funded research and development centers sponsored by the Office ofthe Secretary of Defense, the Joint Staff, the Unified...
... implementation ofthe pain management plan This permits the measurement of changes in the severity of pain over time, andthe assessment ofthe adequacy and efficacy ofthe chosen treatment, and enables ... the simple words that they learn from their parents to express pain (such as “ouch”) and may point to the part of their body in which they feel the pain The ability to indicate the presence of ... on the cause ofthe pain, and expected prognosis and other aspects Guidance on the use of morphine and other strong opioids is provided under sections 3.6–3.13 and Annex 1 3.2.3 Consideration of...
... same low levels Conclusions The new guidelines will offer the option of omitting biopsies in selected cases with symptoms suggestive of CD without increasing the risk of misclassification Preconditions ... individuals Discourage the use of classical vs non-classical, typical vs atypical Discourage the use ofthe term latent CD Ludvigsson et al Gut 2012 ESGPHAN member Questionnaire 85 % of those who are ... answerable question Track down the best evidence Critically appraise the evidence for • Validity • Impact (size ofthe benefit) • Applicability Integrate with clinical expertise and patient values Evaluate...
... governments of Canada, Mexico andthe United States andthe partner institutions, namely CEC, IJC, PAHO and WHO It reflects the expertise of a trinational review panel andthe ideas of members ofthe ... overstate the important contribution ofthe panel of experts who generously gave of their time and expertise to the development and improvement ofthe report The nine-person panel, composed of three ... should look beyond standards-based reporting to other measures • There is a need to improve the understanding ofthe chemistry of pollutants in the atmosphere, their migration andthe health effects...
... ‘Poultry ofthe Middle’ The purpose of this study is to offer a first attempt at a description and analysis ofthe businesses of ‘Poultry ofthe Middle’ in the U.S We believe that the group of businesses ... 2004) and have been the subject of considerable research attention A General Map of ‘Poultry ofthe Middle’ Why is there concern about the disappearance of Agriculture ofthe Middle? For the purposes ... characteristics of each ofthe eight companies that form part of Poultry ofthe Middle Page one ofthe first table describes the basic characteristics of specialty poultry companies that are on the list of...
... For the first time since this monitoring task began, the data indicate a decline in both the poverty rate andthe number of poor in all six regions ofthe developing world Between 2005 and ... poor by the standards of middle-income developing countries, and certainly by the standards of what poverty means in rich countries There has been less long-run progress in getting over the $2 ... not enough to bring down the total number of poor, which was around 1.1 billion in both 1981 and 2008, although rising in the 1980s and ‘90s, then falling since 1999 The $1.25 a day poverty...
... countries at the higher end ofthe ranking were Sweden andthe Netherlands – where 97% ofthe interviewees had used the Internet The country rankings showed that respondents in the eastern and southern ... the Internet, compared to 74% ofthe mothers 82% ofthe over 54 year-olds and 79% ofthe 40-54 year-olds said their child used the Internet, compared to 68% ofthe 25-39 year-olds – older parents ... Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden, on the other hand, less than one-sixth ofthe parents always or very frequently sat with their child while he or she was online (between 14% and 17%) Furthermore,...
... ‘working toward the assemblage ofthe verbal self – in symbiosis with the other assemblages ofthe emergent self – and thereby inaugurating a new mastery ofthe object, of touch, of a spatiality ... nondimensioned and non-coordinated in any extrinsic way (110) The precise nature of these entities which face the virtual (the ‘nondiscursive, infinite character ofthe texture of these incorporeals’) andthe ... function ofthe signifier Guattari gives us the example of Lacan’s interpretation of Freud’s Fort-Da game For Freud it is a game of absence and presence (of the mother) and ultimately of a repetition...
... physicians' offices and schools Families interested in learning about the studies contacted the PI After being informed ofthe purpose and nature ofthe study, requirements and responsibilities of subjects, ... support for the qualitatively-derived theoretical underpinnings ofthe instrument The PLA contributes to the advancement of science by offering a tool to measure what is hypothesized to be the primary ... participation The amount of complete limitation from engaging in desired activities due to the condition Review of quality of life measures and domains of activity limitations The newly developed PLA offers...
... PI After being informed ofthe purpose and nature ofthe study, requirements and responsibilities of subjects, and risks and benefits, families agreeing to participate in the first two studies ... groupings, and severity of illness ratings Face and content validity ofthe qualitatively-derived and theoretically-based instrument were determined to be highly acceptable and relevant by lay and expert ... [2-4], andthe Severity of Illness Rating Scheme [18] Families that returned completed questionnaires were offered an award of $5 for the first study, $10 for the second study, and $30 for the third...
... characterize the shape ofthe Power Spectral Density: in particular, the Mean Power Frequency andthe Centroidal Frequency are respectively representative ofthe barycentre andthe dispersion ofthe Power ... Distribution in the frequency domain, i.e the Power Spectral Density F95% is finally representative ofthe overall breadth ofthe Spectrum PPs underwent statistical analysis, and, for each of them, the corresponding ... http://www.jneuroengrehab.com/content/2/1/29 the hypothesis of a more mature selectionand re-weighting of proprioceptive inputs to postural control: a major role of this kind of afferents could result in an increase ofthe high...