s of the Seventh Annual Stonwin Medical Conference-Endovascular lnterventional Neuroradiology Sponsored by the Harry Winston Research Foundation, Inc., Held at Stonwin, Scarsdale, NY, July 10-12, 1989 The concept of the Stonwin Medical Conference originated with Harry Winston and his wife, Edna. Their support of medical and scientific technological development was well recognized. These efforts...

This paper outlines the seventh NTCIR Workshop, which is the latest in a series. It briefly describes the background, tasks, participants, and test collections of the workshop. The purpose of this paper is to serve as an introduction to the research described in detail in the rest of the proceedings of the seventh NTCIR Workshop.

Introduction: Esophageal cancer is among the most common malignancies. Hospital mortality in the past decade reduced; but its morbidity is still high. Pulmonary complications are the most common complications after esophageal resection. In this study we examined the effect of steroids administration during surgery to reduce postoperative morbidity with a focus on respiratory complications.Mater...

Two strains of Vibrio cholerae are currently significant in cholera: a remnant from the sixth pandemic (1899-1923) still present in South Asia and the seventh pandemic strain which emerged in 1961. The 1990s were marked by spread of the seventh pandemic to South America in 1991 and appearance of an O139 form of the seventh pandemic strain in 1992 (or possibly 1991), which in 1993 predominated i...

OBJECTIVES This study aims to examine the effects of dental implant surgery on vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) responses. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between October 2012 and October 2014, a total of 60 consecutive patients undergoing dental implant surgery at Başkent University Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology were included in the study. The control group consisted of 40 heal...