The American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) is caused by parasites belonging to the genus Leishmania (Trypanosomatidae) and is transmitted to humans through the bite of certain species of infected phlebotomine sand flies. In this study, we investigated the natural infection ratio of Lutzomyia longipalpis, the main vector species of AVL in Brazil, in Várzea Grande, Mato Grosso State. Between July ...

iate discriminant analysis did not select V5 or V6 as leads in which ST-segment shift distinguished patients with acute LMCA obstruction from patients with acute obstruction of the left anterior descending coronary artery (LAD). Therefore, we do not consider ST-segment depression in leads V5 and V6 to be a characteristic finding in “LMCA AMI patients.” The findings of our patients indicated tha...

introduction: previous studies have raised the probably of cardiac manifestation in tramadol poisoning. however, conclusive information on electrocardiographic (ecg) abnormalities of tramadol overdose remains to be explained. therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the epidemiology of ecg abnormalities in tramadol poisoned patients. methods: in a prospective cross-sectional study, all pa...

We outline a new dynamic programming approach for determining the most likely route taken by a vehicle given a set of GPS locations and times recorded by an AVL (automatic vehicle location) system. By using optimisation approaches, this map matching algorithm can solve a complex maximum likelihood problem that takes into account data such as the vehicle’s location, heading, and speed. The optim...

PURPOSE To investigate in three institutions, The Netherlands Cancer Institute (Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Huis [AvL]), Dr. Daniel den Hoed Cancer Center (DDHC), and Dr, Bernard Verbeeten Institute (BVI), how much the patient setup accuracy for irradiation of prostate cancer can be improved by an offline setup verification and correction procedure, using portal imaging. METHODS AND MATERIALS The ...

ROGRAMS designed for preparing people for living in another culture are usually referred to as “Cross-Cultural or Intercultural Orientation Programs.” It seems that the early practitioners and researchers viewed preparing people for international assignment as a process in which one needed to be oriented to the differences in social interactions between the two cultures. It is no surprise that ...

Indirect immunofluorescence is the method recommended for the diagnosis of visceral leishmanisis in dogs, however, the accuracy of this technique is low and its use on a large scale is limited. Since ELISA does not present these limitations, this technique might be an option for the detection of IgG or specific IgG1 and IgG2 subclasses. Canine ehrlichiosis is an important differential diagnosis...

The patient was born in Israel of Yemenite Jewish parents, and has lived in England since I962. On 30 August I968, when 23 years old, he experienced squeezing retrosternal pain for 4 hours, and was admitted to hospital. None of his family has suffered from ischaemic heart disease. He smoked IO tO I5 cigarettes a day and followed a conventional Western diet. He worked as a motor mechanic; there ...

BACKGROUND American visceral leishmaniasis (AVL) is an emerging disease in the state of São Paulo, Brazil. Its geographical expansion and the increase in the number of human cases has been linked to dispersion of Lutzomyia longipalpis into urban areas. To produce more accurate risk maps we investigated the geographic distribution and routes of expansion of the disease as well as chemotype popul...