A Multimedia Jesuit Event: The Celebration for St Ignatius and St Francis Xavier (Milan, 1622)

Francis Xavier Dercum: a man for all seasons

Francis Xavier Dercum (1856-1931) is known primarily for his prominence in the field of neurology and for his identification of "Adiposis Dolorosa", known as Dercum's disease. His brilliance, however, extends well beyond neurology. Born and raised in Philadelphia to parents of American and European descent, Dercum's natural curiosity oriented his interests toward medicine and philosophy. His sc...

Anderson v. St. Francis-St. George Hospital: wrongful living from an American and Jewish legal perspective.

Habitat Restoration as a Recovery Tool for a Disturbance-Dependent Butterfly, The Endangered St. Francis’ Satyr

Habitat restoration is a key management strategy for species that experience loss, fragmentation or degradation of their habitat. The St. Francis’ satyr is a federally endangered butterfly found only on Ft. Bragg Army Installation in North Carolina that depends on frequent disturbance to maintain its preferred habitat, ephemeral wetlands. Over the course of 4 years, we restored and maintained c...

Validity and Reliability of the Persian Version of the St. George Respiratory Questionnaire for COPD

Background and Objective: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common disease that causes 6% of deaths, 90% of which occur in low- and middle-income countries. Improving these patients' quality of life (QOL) is one of the primary treatment goals. The St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) is used to measure the health status of patients with respiratory problems. This resear...

Combined cardiotocographic and ST event analysis: A review.

ST-analysis of the fetal electrocardiogram (ECG) (STAN(®)) combined with cardiotocography (CTG) for intrapartum fetal monitoring has been developed following many years of animal research. Changes in the ST-segment of the fetal ECG correlated with fetal hypoxia occurring during labor. In 1993 the first randomized controlled trial (RCT), comparing CTG with CTG + ST-analysis was published. STAN(®...