OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The significance of sinus opacification in intensive care unit (ICU) patients remains uncertain. Our objectives were to determine the baseline incidence and risk factors associated with the development of radiographic sinus abnormalities in the ICU population. METHODS A retrospective study of head computed tomography scan or magnetic resonance imaging from April 2013 thr...

Reported are the prevalence of reproductive tract infections and their contribution to pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), as well as the seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), among women living in three inner city wards of Mumbai, India. Women aged < or = 35 years were recruited and screened as cases if they had been admitted to hospital for gynaecological investigation for susp...

Activity in horizontal rectus extraocular muscles (EOMs) was investigated by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of humans during asymmetric convergence to a monocularly aligned target at 15-cm distance or monocular fixation of afocal targets placed over a wide range of conjugate abduction through adduction. Cross sections and posterior partial volumes (PPVs) of EOMs were determined from quasi-cor...

To study the capabilities and limitations of Raman optical activity, (-)-(M)σ-[10]helicene and (-)-(M)σ-[4]helicene serve as scaffold molecules on which new chiral centers are introduced by substitution of hydrogen atoms with other functional groups. These functional groups are deuterium atoms, fluorine atoms, and methyl groups. Multiply deuterated species are compared. Then, results of singly ...

Tillage practices significantly influences soil physical characteristics and crop productivity. The infiltration characteristics, bulk density, porosity, penetration resistance, grain yield of rice and wheat were measured under no-till without residue (NT), roto-tillage (RT), and no-till with residue i.e. happy seeder (HS) in rice-wheat cropping system in sandy loam (SL) and loamy sand (LS) soi...

INTRODUCTION The seasonal profession of wildland fire fighting in Canada requires individuals to work in harsh environmental conditions that are physically demanding. The purpose of this study was to use novel technologies to evaluate the physiological demands and nutritional practices of Canadian FireRangers during fire deployments. METHODS Participants (n = 21) from a northern Ontario Fire ...

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BACKGROUND Previous studies suggested that diagnosing coronary artery disease (CAD) is more difficult in women than in men. Studies investigating the predictive value of clinical signs and symptoms and compare its combined diagnostic value between women and men are lacking. METHODOLOGY Data from a large multicenter prospective study was used. Patients admitted to the emergency department (ED)...

BACKGROUND The primary objective of this prospective observational study was to evaluate changes in self-reported disability in patients with anxiety or mood disorders 3 months after initiating antidepressant treatment. METHODS This study included 8396 patients consulting 2433 general practitioners in France for a major mood episode, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, pani...