Plateau reached

Has the rising incidence of Crohn's disease reached a plateau?

Has the rising incidence of Crohn's disease reached a plateau? Crohn's disease is a chronic condition of unknown cause and for which there is no effective medical treatment to prevent recurrence or spread. During 1934-77 the incidence of the disease in Cardiff greatly increased.' Since Cardiff has a stable, clearly defined population and a good medical records system it is particularly suited f...

Has the HIV epidemic in rural Mwanza, Tanzania reached a plateau?

Data from studies in Mwanza Region in Tanzania suggest stabilising HIV prevalence. The objective was to determine the factors that may have contributed to the relatively stable pattern of the HIV prevalence observed in the comparison communities of the Mwanza STD treatment trial in rural Mwanza Region, Tanzania between 1991 and 2001. Socio-demographic, sexual behaviour and HIV prevalence data i...

A milestone reached?

Locomotor training improves daily stepping activity and gait efficiency in individuals poststroke who have reached a "plateau" in recovery.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Individuals with chronic stroke often demonstrate a "plateau," or deceleration of motor recovery, which may lead to discharge from physical therapy (PT). However, numerous studies report improvements in motor function when individuals are provided intensive practice of motor tasks. We suggest that reduced task-specific walking practice during clinical PT contributes to li...

In Cache ? Object Expiry Time Reached ? Object Refresh Interval Time Reached ? from Cache

The continued increase in demand for information services on the Internet is showing signs of strain. While the Internet is a highly distributed system, individual data objects most often have only a single source. Host computers and network links can easily become overloaded when a large number of users access very popular data. Proxy-caching is currently a popular way to reduce network bandwi...