| surface abnormalities and conduit characteristics as a cause of blood trauma in artificial internal organs. the interaction of fluid-dynamic, physiochemical and cell biological reactions in thrombus formation. | | 2012 | 3439734 |
| [morphological changes in the urinary excretory tract in gestational pathology. radiological evaluation in the early puerperium]. | | 2012 | 3438788 |
| [phlebology consultation services open to physicians]. | | 2012 | 3575428 |
| empathy scores of nurses, psychiatrists and hospital administrators on the california psychological inventory. | | 2012 | 3562728 |
| brain thelohanellosis due to thelohanellus oculileucisci (myxozoa: myxosporea) in gobio gobio. | the first case of a thelohanellus infection in the brain of gudgeons (gobio gobio) is described. the infection was found on three localities in southern bohemia, czechoslovakia. the spores measured 13.2-14.4 x 6.3-7.1 micron. the reasons are discussed for which the species was identified as t. oculileucisci trojan, 1909. | 2012 | 3428769 |
| [iatrogenic diseases and scientific and technical progress]. | evolution of the term "iatrogenesis" and a widening range of the diseases varying in origin and clinical appearance covered with this term are considered. it is emphasized that such interpretation misrepresents the primary meaning aimed at orientation of the physicians to evaluation of the patient and doctor personality in view of its role in the genesis of psychic and somatic disturbances which tends to loom large with further scientific and technological progress. iatrogenesis is supposed to b ... | 2012 | 3415505 |
| [peptidergic and monoaminergic innervation of the gonads in the holothurian cucumaria japonica]. | in the holothurian gonad structure of the peptidergic and monoaminergic systems has been described. axons of their cells form tissue and hemal terminals. epithelial cells and smooth myocytes of the gonadal wall get direct innervation, having contacts with the axonal terminals that are separated by the cleft 50-75 nm in the diameter. it is possible that neuropeptides and biogenic monoamines are transported to the germ and follicular cells of the germinative gonadal zone via hemolymph of the hemal ... | 2012 | 3415487 |
| enteropathogens associated with acute infantile diarrhoea in bloemfontein, south africa. | | 2012 | 3430676 |
| cardiogenic shock due to papillary muscle rupture in acute myocardial infarction. | we report a case of papillary muscle rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction which resulted in acute cardiogenic shock. the patient underwent urgent replacement of the mitral valve and made an uncomplicated recovery. | 2012 | 3557718 |
| cardiogenic shock due to papillary muscle rupture in acute myocardial infarction. | we report a case of papillary muscle rupture complicating acute myocardial infarction which resulted in acute cardiogenic shock. the patient underwent urgent replacement of the mitral valve and made an uncomplicated recovery. | 2012 | 3557718 |
| baseline screening mammography: one vs two views per breast. | to compare the advantages of one-view vs two-view mammography screening, films were reviewed for 2500 consecutive asymptomatic women undergoing baseline mammography. to provide screening at low cost, examinations were limited to two radiographs per breast, one each in the craniocaudal and mediolateral oblique projections, with the understanding that those few patients with detected abnormalities would require additional mammograms, taken with an individually directed, problem-solving approach, a ... | 2012 | 3490749 |
| improved hygiene productivity. | | 2012 | 3482572 |
| aspiration biopsy cytology of adenocarcinoid tumor of the bronchial tree. | aspirated material from two cases of histologically and ultrastructurally confirmed adenocarcinoid tumor of the lung was evaluated. in one case, columnar and cuboidal cells with ill-defined cytoplasm and round or oval nuclei were seen in large sheets and syncytiumlike clusters with focal glandular arrangement. in the other case, spindle-shaped and columnar cells with ovoid nuclei and ill-defined cytoplasm were seen singly and in loose clusters. fragments of tumor epithelium with nuclei arranged ... | 2012 | 3425132 |
| searching for the names of pictures: an event-related potential study. | | 2012 | 3704078 |
| 13-cis-retinoic acid and its effect on the liver of the egyptian toad. | | 2012 | 3480846 |
| staff turnover as a function of performance in a public residential facility. | the relationship between employee turnover and performance was measured for 144 leavers and 144 stayers across 32 positions in a large institution for mentally retarded people. performance ratings for employees leaving the organization were significantly lower than for those who stayed. these performance differences occurred most significantly with involuntary dismissals and among direct-care technicians who comprise a major part of the institution's work force. the overall results suggest that ... | 2012 | 3434588 |
| stresses and satisfactions of the two-pharmacist relationship. | potential advantages and disadvantages of dual-career relationships are identified, and strategies for addressing common issues encountered by dual-career couples are presented. with regard to career issues, clarification of expectations and discussion between partners regarding career commitment, job selection and mobility, and maintenance of professional identity is emphasized. benefits of dual-career relationships include shared occupational interests, financial rewards, and respect for each ... | 2012 | 3434582 |
| antimicrobial activity of two flavanones isolated from the cameroonian plant erythrina sigmoidea. | | 2012 | 3406170 |
| air pillow for face-down position. | | 2012 | 3412769 |
| treatment of the borderline patient, relationship management. | the author suggests that not the borderline syndrome itself but many of the worst behaviours of borderline patients are essentially iatrogenic. to do no harm should be the primary goal of any therapist encountering a patient exhibiting borderline features. management of the patient-therapist relationship is paramount and may be in itself the most effective and safe treatment for both crisis situations and longer therapy. a conceptual model borrowing from and bridging self psychology and interper ... | 2012 | 3409153 |
| [mondini's syndrome. apropos of 2 cases]. | two children presented with congenital deafness from internal ear malformations of the mondini type which had provoked recurrent attacks of meningitis due to foot of stapes fistulae. good results were obtained after vestibular plugging. anatomical pathways taken by the fistulae are described and certain important points emphasized. | 2012 | 3490821 |
| current issues in perinatal epidemiology. | the main national data sources for perinatal epidemiology are birth and death certificates, yet routinely linked birth and death certificate data are still not available in the u.s. completeness and quality of the reporting of perinatal events should be considered in examining trends over time and between jurisdictions. the u.s. has experienced a marked decline in its infant mortality rate, but only a very modest decline in the rate of low birth weight. research must focus more on studies of pre ... | 2012 | 3660860 |
| [parental authority and guardianship rights: the law, the child and the practitioner]. | | 2012 | 3413402 |
| [presacral rectopexia in rectal prolapse]. | | 2012 | 3513368 |
| the catabolism of biosynthetic precursors by higher plants. | | 2012 | 4663657 |
| the catabolism of biosynthetic precursors by higher plants. | | 2012 | 4663657 |
| chronic constrictive pericarditis with rheumatic mitral stenosis: a case report. | | 2012 | 3557511 |
| is treatment needed for mild impairment of glucose tolerance in pregnancy? a randomized controlled trial. | | 2012 | 3390412 |
| magnetic resonance imaging (mri) in obstetrics. ii. fetal anatomy. | | 2012 | 3390411 |
| [oral surgery in children's dentistry]. | | 2012 | 3478241 |
| [a case of acute promyelocytic leukemia diagnosed on the 5th day after delivery]. | | 2012 | 3469428 |
| informed consent. | | 2012 | 3459453 |
| the role of the physician in the care of the child with rett syndrome. | in caring for a child with rett syndrome, the physician as an advocate for the child can provide, access and facilitate medical, therapeutic, psychosocial and community services. a coordinated effort in the management of children with multiple medical and psychosocial problems is best provided by an interdisciplinary team. | 2012 | 3434733 |
| community dental service, cash-limited sector of primary medical and dental care. | | 2012 | 3477312 |
| fracture healing perspectives. | | 2012 | 3595004 |
| cognitive-behavior therapy with adult patients with epilepsy: a controlled outcome study. | the present study evaluated the efficacy of group cognitive-behavior therapy for the alleviation of psychosocial problems and reduction of seizures with adult epileptic patients. twenty-seven outpatients were randomly assigned to one of three groups: cognitive-behavior therapy, supportive counseling (attention-placebo control), and waiting list (no treatment control). the major outcome measures used were: patient's, neurologist's, and therapist's global ratings of psychological adjustment, patie ... | 2012 | 3516668 |
| the incidence and management of chylous fistulae. | two hundred neck dissections performed at toronto general hospital over a 3 year period are reviewed. there were six intra-operative lymph leaks and five postoperative chylous fistulae. the postoperative chylous fistulae are analysed in detail and the approach to conservative management of lymph leaks is discussed. two cases required re-exploration of the neck; difficulty in identifying the site of leakage and of sealing lymph channels is discussed. also reported is the successful use of topical ... | 2012 | 3439928 |
| chronic glomerulonephritis with massive iga deposits. | a total of 234 patients with chronic glomerulonephritis, detected on the basis of clinical, immunological and pathomorphological criteria, have been examined. a group of 23 chronic glomerulonephritis patients with massive deposits of immunoglobulin a found by immunofluorescent examination, has been separated on the basis of immunohistochemical studies. in this group, occurrence of different morphological forms of glomerulonephritis has been observed: 30.4% mesangial-proliferative glomerulonephri ... | 2012 | 4086240 |
| chronic glomerulonephritis with massive iga deposits. | a total of 234 patients with chronic glomerulonephritis, detected on the basis of clinical, immunological and pathomorphological criteria, have been examined. a group of 23 chronic glomerulonephritis patients with massive deposits of immunoglobulin a found by immunofluorescent examination, has been separated on the basis of immunohistochemical studies. in this group, occurrence of different morphological forms of glomerulonephritis has been observed: 30.4% mesangial-proliferative glomerulonephri ... | 2012 | 4086240 |
| [enhancing nursing work to promote quality administration in the hospital]. | | 2012 | 3383293 |
| complications of the angelchik antireflux prosthesis: endoscopic management. | | 2012 | 3443267 |
| complications of the angelchik antireflux prosthesis: endoscopic management. | | 2012 | 3443267 |
| [prostatic adenomectomy in patients with an implanted eks-2 pacemaker]. | | 2012 | 4138831 |
| acidification of the interior of ehrlich ascites tumor cells by nigericin inhibits dna synthesis. | in ehrlich ascites carcinoma cells, acidification of the cytoplasm down to ph 6.2-6.3 arrests dna synthesis. such acidification can be obtained by decreasing the ph outside the cell or, alternatively, by addition of a micromolar concentration of the k+/h+ antiporter nigericin. thus, nigericin may be regarded as a new type of cytostatic, the effect of which is mediated by alteration of the intracellular ph. | 2012 | 3609324 |
| [effect of pregnancy monitoring on the occurrence of connatal struma in an endemic struma area]. | | 2012 | 3564560 |
| [is organ-sparing surgery permissible in cholelithiasis?]. | | 2012 | 3560733 |
| low risk of vertebral fracture in mexican american women. | ethnicity is important in assessing risk for osteoporotic fractures, and should be considered in decision-making about the use of prophylactic treatments. few data are available, however, on fracture risks among hispanic patients. to assess the risk of vertebral fracture in mexican americans, we determined the prevalence of vertebral fracture among 822 patients, aged 15 to 86 years, who underwent spinal roentgenography in a study of low-back pain. after adjusting for age, use of steroids, drug o ... | 2012 | 3498450 |
| temporomandibular pain dysfunction and craniofacial proportions. | | 2012 | 3462026 |
| lung function and bronchial hyperreactivity following exposure to four different temperatures and relative humidities. | seven asthmatic patients were exposed to four different climatic conditions in a climate chamber. the four conditions were: 15 degrees c/30% relative humidity (rh), 15 degrees c/70% rh, 30 degrees c/30% rh and 30 degrees c/70% rh and the exposure time was 4 hours. before and after the exposure the following lung function parameters were measured: pef, fev1, rv and tlc. after each exposure a bronchial challenge with histamine was performed by the doubling-dose principle. the results indicated no ... | 2012 | 3462019 |
| [handwashing]. | | 2012 | 3370607 |
| bigeminal arrhythmia associated with hyperparathyroid crisis. | | 2012 | 3370595 |
| canadian aids announcement gets lowest mark of any in study. | | 2012 | 3370571 |
| [sequential ct changes in the globus pallidus in acute carbon monoxide poisoning--report of 3 cases]. | | 2012 | 3367533 |
| metamemory in temporal lobe epilepsy: self-monitoring of memory functions. | temporal lobe seizure patients and control subjects participated in an investigation of metamemory. the two-part study explored the individual's perception of memory abilities for both encoding and retrieval. experiment i addressed self-monitoring of encoding through a study of prediction of memory span. experiment ii explored self-monitoring of retrieval through a study of "feeling of knowing." the results indicate that left and right temporal lobe seizure patients tend to overestimate their me ... | 2012 | 3401384 |
| [a case of hashimoto's thyroiditis associated with riedel's fibrous thyroiditis]. | | 2012 | 3599786 |
| alcohol use and health behavior lifestyles among u.s. women: the behavioral risk factor surveys. | alcohol use is a complex behavior, occurring in the context of an overall health lifestyle. we used data from a nationally representative telephone survey (n = 12,467 women) to examine associations between binge drinking, chronic drinking, and other health behaviors. certain health-risk behaviors (e.g., smoking, drunk driving, and seatbelt nonuse) tend to cluster with alcohol misuse. these may act synergistically, thus augmenting the negative health effects of alcohol misuse. conversely, some he ... | 2012 | 3364225 |
| report of the ama board of trustees: prevention and control of aids--an interim report. | | 2012 | 3386119 |
| physical training intervention in female shift workers: ii. the effects of intervention on the circadian rhythms of alertness, short-term memory, and body temperature. | | 2012 | 3359988 |
| voluntary euthanasia. | | 2012 | 3412221 |
| the process of risk management--and the pitfalls! | | 2012 | 3358330 |
| the nursing home's role in educating nutrition professionals. | | 2012 | 3418483 |
| redecoration of external leaded paintwork and lead-in-dust concentrations in school playgrounds. | playground lead-in-dust concentrations have been measured immediately after the external redecoration of 216 schools in 1983/4 and of 63 schools in 1984/5. schools were divided into four age categories: a, pre-1914; b, 1914-1939; c, 1945-1965; and d, post-1965. the results show that concentrations can vary widely from school to school within a given age category. for each school, dust samples were collected from an area adjacent to the facade which had been redecorated, referred to here as the ' ... | 2012 | 3363323 |
| jet noise and mental health. | | 2012 | 3390633 |
| [various criteria of prognosis in biliary pancreatitis]. | an analysis of immediate and long-term results of the surgical treatment of 230 patients with biliary pancreatitis has been made. mechanical jaundice was found in 90 patients (39.1%). the euristic survival prognosis in biliary pancreatitis is determined by the timeliness of correction of changes in the bile ducts. the immediate post-operative lethality in secondary pancreatitis was 9.1%. complications within remote periods requiring reoperations took place in 7.3% of the cases. prognosis of seco ... | 2012 | 3424551 |
| alcohol: your child and drugs. | | 2012 | 3348882 |
| open cavity mastoidectomy in children. hearing results at 5 years. | | 2012 | 3389226 |
| a tribute to marion i. barnhart. | | 2012 | 3322128 |
| pseudophakic cystoid macular edema: a revised comparison of the incidence with intracapsular and extracapsular cataract extraction. | a previous study by one of the authors found no significant difference in the incidence of cystoid macular edema with an intracapsular cataract extraction and the implantation of an iris-supported posterior chamber optic lens, compared with the incidence of cystoid macular edema with an extracapsular extraction and the implantation of a shearing lens. to test the validity of that conclusion, the charts of 686 patients operated on by one of the authors were reviewed. it was determined that the in ... | 2012 | 3347455 |
| drinking behavior of high risk college men: contradictory preliminary findings. | seventeen high risk and seventeen low risk college-aged men were compared with respect to drinking behavior/problems and certain implicated personality characteristics. the low risk subjects were, surprisingly, found to drink and become intoxicated more frequently than high risk subjects. they also reported significantly higher sensation seeking scores. this latter variable accounted for the greatest amount of variance in both risk status and frequency of drinking. by contrast, high risk subject ... | 2012 | 3526955 |
| [survival in malignant melanoma of the skin in patients residing in rome]. | | 2012 | 3375540 |
| herpes gestationis. | | 2012 | 3333477 |
| constraints on nest site selection: a comparison of predator and flood avoidance in four species of marsh-nesting birds (genera: catoptrophorus, larus, rallus, and sterna). | nest site characteristics associated with flood and predator avoidance were compared for four nonpasserine species of marsh-nesting birds: clapper rails, willets, laughing gulls, and common terns. species with short nests, willets and terns, minimized flood damage by nesting on higher ground than did gulls and rails that build tall nests. species with dispersed, cryptic nests had taller surrounding grass than did open-nesting colonial species. total nest height was similar for species with tall ... | 2012 | 3365941 |
| biochemical analysis of decreased ornithine transport activity in the liver mitochondria from patients with hyperornithinemia, hyperammonemia and homocitrullinuria. | hyperornithinemia, hyperammonemia and homocitrullinuria (hhh disorder) is an inherited metabolic disorder which shows peculiar amino acid changes in the serum and urine. the primary defect is considered to be the transport of ornithine across the mitochondrial membrane, but there is no direct evidence for this so far. we have analyzed ornithine transport activities in the liver mitochondria from three patients with hhh disorder. in coupled liver mitochondria we demonstrated low activities of cit ... | 2012 | 3334877 |
| diabetes and the gastro-intestinal tract. | | 2012 | 3297435 |
| lower abdominal and pelvic pain in women. a diagnostic approach. | | 2012 | 3355433 |
| [the management of ascites]. | | 2012 | 4162396 |
| results of fractional lengthening of the finger flexors in adults with upper extremity spasticity. | flexor spasticity is common in the upper extremity after insult to the central nervous system. this leads to decreased function and hygiene problems as a result of the inability to extend the fingers. the results of fractional lengthening of the finger flexors of 27 patients with upper extremity flexor spasticity of the finger flexors were examined. patients were divided preoperatively into those with potentially functional hands and those who were nonfunctional based on the presence of motor co ... | 2012 | 3611656 |
| conjoined twins in triplet pregnancy. | | 2012 | 3318473 |
| [clinical studies against chronic prostatitis and prostatitis-like syndrome (1). clinico-statistical observation]. | we clinically evaluated 605 cases of chronic prostatis and other resembling disorders. the incidence was 4.34% of all out-patients (7.54% of male patients). the average age was 38.1 years, and many were adolescents. a greater number of out-patients were seen in october, november, and december (p less than 0.01) and june (p less than 0.05). the type of disease was chronic prostatitis in 48.1% (bacterial in 5.3%, non-bacterial in 42.8%) and prostatitis-like syndrome in 51.9%. the incidence among m ... | 2012 | 3389292 |
| sequential conventional and cyclosporine therapy in cadaver renal transplantation--a prospective randomized trial. | | 2012 | 3313993 |
| surgical needle holder damage to sutures. | needle holder jaws with teeth produce distinct structural changes in synthetic sutures that cause a marked reduction in the suture breaking strength. this damage to the suture may account for disruptions of vascular and fascial wound closures in which continuous closure techniques are employed. | 2012 | 3364869 |
| perinatal mortality and neonatal survival in libya. | | 2012 | 3346939 |
| establishing the diagnosis of benign familial hematuria. the importance of examining the urine sediment of family members. | patients with microscopic hematuria are generally referred for urologic investigation. we describe 30 patients with normal renal function referred to our clinic during the years 1970 through 1987 for evaluation of hematuria, usually microscopic, in whom prior urologic and radiological studies had failed to determine the cause of bleeding. urinary sediment from the patients and first-degree relatives revealed hemoglobin and red blood cell casts; the inheritance pattern was consistent with autosom ... | 2012 | 3352118 |
| the role of extracellular proteases in cell proliferation and differentiation. | proteases have been shown to be capable of inducing two of the most fundamental biologic processes: mitogenesis and cellular differentiation. their proteolytic activity has been the most widely studied enzymatic activity implicated in inducing these processes. protease induction of mitogenesis is a major system for studying the control of this process and studies of possible transmembrane signals have been initiated. proteases have only recently begun to be used as tools for probing the inductio ... | 2012 | 3320517 |
| integrated pest management of dipteran pests in the new world. | | 2012 | 3294676 |
| [the clinician, prof. khristian salomon (on the 190th anniversary of his birth)]. | | 2012 | 3294497 |
| [targets of action and structure-activity relationships of antibiotics]. | | 2012 | 3294462 |
| specific components in the etiology, assessment, and treatment of male sexual dysfunctions: controlled outcome studies. | controlled outcome studies investigating specific components in the etiology, assessment, and treatment of male sexual disorders are reviewed. premature ejaculators appear just as accurate in assessing their levels of sexual arousal as are men not suffering from this condition. absolute levels of sexual activity or desire do not seem to be as important for these individuals as has been suggested. attempts to distinguish organic versus functional erectile failure using the mmpi or historical data ... | 2012 | 3294424 |
| self-learning for a bayesian knowledge base: how long does it take for the machine to educate itself? | | 2012 | 3320685 |
| common hair disorders. | | 2012 | 3527127 |
| abdominal pregnancy: current concepts of management. | nine cases of early and six cases of advanced abdominal pregnancy managed at the university of mississippi medical center over a 20-year period are reviewed. an incidence of one abdominal pregnancy in 4857 deliveries occurred in this series. a perinatal mortality rate of 83% and no maternal mortality were noted, in contrast to published rates of 40-95% and 0.5-18%, respectively. important current concepts of management include difficulty in diagnosis, predisposing risk factors, suggestive signs ... | 2012 | 3281075 |
| efficient and effective immediate removable partial dentures. | | 2012 | 3281070 |
| clinical spectrum of primary empty sella turcica. | over recent years empty sella turcica has become more frequently diagnosed with high resolution computerized tomography and the associated clinical abnormalities have been better described. in this article the spectrum of clinical presentation is based on a review of 26 cases with six illustrative case reports. recommendations for management and further assessment are presented. it is important for clinicians to be aware of the varying presentations of this syndrome, since it should not be consi ... | 2012 | 3270319 |
| [use of allopurinol for the protection of the myocardium from ischemia during aortocoronary bypass]. | | 2012 | 3266647 |
| [properties of lak cell activity and lak-generation in pbl isolated from patients with renal cell carcinoma]. | | 2012 | 3266646 |
| [use of sorbic acid (e 200) and its potassium (e 202) and calcium (e 203) salts for the preservation of vegetable pastes destined for baked products]. | | 2012 | 3293720 |
| international clinical trials in radiation oncology. chemical modifiers. | | 2012 | 3292481 |
| [the buccal adipose body (bichat's fat-pad). morphological study]. | bichat's fat-pad was examined using dissections of newborns and adults, and histological sections of embryos and fetuses. a main part or body with six extensions (masseteric, superficial temporal, deep temporal, pterygomandibular, sphenopalatine and inferior orbital) can be recognized. | 2012 | 3400417 |
| a role for the extracellular matrix in retinal neurogenesis in vitro. | the germinal neuroepithelial cells that give rise to the majority of neurons in the vertebrate central nervous system are in contact with the basement membrane that surrounds the neural tube from the very earliest stages. the effect of removing this basement membrane on the organization and proliferative potential of these cells was examined in a new slice culture preparation of developing rana tadpole retina. the results indicate that the germinal neuroepithelium, like other epithelial tissues, ... | 2012 | 3262071 |
| [gunshot injuries of large body cavities and the skull]. | | 2012 | 4260340 |