In order to assess the prevalence of skin diseases in dogs encountered in a first opinion university small animal clinic, 1299 Iranian domestic dogs presented from September 2007 through March 2011 to the Ferdowsi University of Mashhad Veterinary Teaching Hospital, were examined. Dermatological disorders were noted in 17.00% (221/1299) of all the dogs examined. Pruritus was the most common pres...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the feasibility of testing for prostate cancer and the prevalence and characteristics of the disease in unselected young men. DESIGN Prospective cohort nested within a randomised controlled trial, with two years of follow-up. SETTING Eight general practices in a UK city. PARTICIPANTS 1299 unselected men aged 45-49. INTERVENTION Prostate biopsies for participants...

BACKGROUND The World Health Organization (WHO) has established a set of items related to study design and administrative information that should build the minimum set of data in a study register. A more comprehensive data set for registration is currently developed by the Ottawa Group. Since nothing is known about the attitudes of academic researchers towards prospective study registration, we ...

For 13th‑century Gdańsk, as for other cities of medieval Europe, it was important to create a community identity, which expressed in the symbolism seals and later also heraldic colours coats arms. In Gdańsk seal 78 mm diameter, survives on document dating from 1299 (hence pre‑Teutonic times), depicts an unmanned cog borne along by waves. late Hanseatic towns, power belonged elite families, who ...

Abstract Dropout from upper secondary education is a persistent educational problem, particularly among first-generation immigrant youth. This study examined factors associated with intentions to dropout gain further insight into the process of leaving education. The analyses 1299 Norwegian first-year school students’ (88% native Norwegians, 12% immigrants) self-reported quit school, loneliness...