INTRODUCTION Surgical treatment for cataract blindness in India is increasing apace; however, sight restoration after surgery is not always satisfactory. OBJECTIVE To evaluate visual outcome after cataract surgery and causes of sub-optimal outcome, if any. MATERIALS AND METHODS A cross-sectional study including the patients who had undergone cataract surgery six months to ten years ago was ...

1 Corresponding author: [email protected]; (850) 644-8385; fax: (850) 644-5913 2 Current address: Graduate Program in the School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science, Michigan Tech, 1400 Townsend Drive, Houghton, MI 49931-1295 USA ABSTRACT: The ravines along the Apalachicola River are recognized for their species-rich mixed hardwood forests. Although steep slopes may have limited l...

The purpose of this study was to develop the Japanese Psychiatric Nursing Assessment Classification System (PsyNACS)©. This study used the on-line survey method from February to April 2015. There were 644 respondents comprised of professional nurses with minimum qualification of 3 years’ experience being in a psychiatric unit of a stand-alone 200-bed or more Psychiatric Hospital in Japan. Asses...

issue is written and edited by Paola Bettelli and Lazlo Pinter . This issue has been edited by Lynn Wagner Ph.D. with assistance from Chris Spence and Laura Barton . The Managing Editor of Sustainable Developments is Langston James "Kimo" Goree VI . Funding for coverage of this mee...

issue is written by Peter Doran and edited by Laura Ivers . The Managing Editor of Sustainable Developments is Langston James "Kimo" Goree VI . Funding for coverage of this meeting has been provided by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). The author can be contacted at his electronic mail addresse and at tel:...

Abstract Kawasaki disease (KD, typical/atypical/partial) admissions (n = 644) were surveyed from 2017 to 2020 and compared urinary tract infection (UTI) COVID-19 in 2020. KD decreased by 27% median age 2020, whereas UTI remained steady. showed a seasonality with peak April nadir February-March. All KD/KD-related pediatric intensive care unit cases tested negative for COVID-19, no multisystem in...

Superoxide reductase (SOR) catalyzes the reduction of O2*- to H2O2. Its active site consists of a non-heme Fe2+ center in an unusual square-pyramidal [His4 Cys] coordination. Like many SORs, the electronic absorption band corresponding to the oxidized active site of the SOR from Desulfoarculus baarsii exhibits a pH-dependent alkaline transition changing from ca. 644 to 560 nm as the pH increase...

BACKGROUND Cryptosporidium is an intracellular protozoan organism which causes diarrhea, both in immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. Renal transplant recipients are prone to develop a variety of infections including protozoal infections. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of cryptosporidiosis in our renal transplant recipients presenting with acute diarr...