Changes in mass, extent, duration, and physical properties of snow are key elements for studying associated climate change feedbacks northern regions. In this study, we analyzed snowpack along a ‘mega’ transect from 47°N to 83°N (4,000 km) northeastern Canada, which includes marked transitions between ecozones boreal forest subarctic arctic ecosystems. Our unique dataset 391 detailed snowpits a...

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to have impacted patient management on a global level. However, the degree of impact and prescribing strategy in fields rheumatology, dermatology gastroenterology unclear. Objectives: Assess across EU US, as described by rheumatologists, dermatologists, gastroenterologists. Methods: Data were drawn from physician surveys France, Germany, Italy, Spai...

Objective: To evaluate the outcome of loop illestomy in late cases of illeal typhoid perforation in terms of duration of hospital stay, morbidity and mortality in our set up. Methodology: This prospective study was conducted at Khyber medical University (KMU), Institute of Medical Sciences, Kohat from January 2005 to January 2011. We studied 58 consecutive cases having ileal typhoid perforation...

CCK-58 differs from CCK-8 in patterns of expression of pancreatic secretion of fluid and amylase and gallbladder contraction. These differences have physiological relevance only if CCK-58 release is stimulated by nutrients entering the intestine and if CCK-58 circulates in sizeable amounts. In this study, we report that when radiolabeled CCK-58 is added to rat blood and plasma is formed, there ...

This content analysis examines written documentation of telephone calls to a regional sexual assault hotline over a 5-year period. All male callers identified as primary victims were selected for analysis (n = 58) and a corresponding sample of female primary victims (n = 58) were randomly selected for comparison to better understand the help-seeking behavior of sexual assault survivors and info...

Background and Objectives: To determine whether chest CT-scan in patients with cervical or endometrial cancer is of additional value for planning initial treatment and work-up. Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed of 465 patients diagnosed with cervical or endometrial cancer between January 2003 and December 2007. All patients who underwent a chest CT-scan before treatment were inclu...

Water shortage and nitrogen (N) deficiency are the key factors limiting agricultural production in arid and semi-arid regions, and increasing agricultural productivity under rain-fed conditions often requires N management strategies. A field experiment on winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) was begun in 2004 to investigate effects of long-term N fertilization in the traditional pattern used for...

Human bocavirus (HBoV) is a novel parvovirus associated with respiratory tract diseases and gastrointestinal illness in adult and pediatric patients throughout the world. To investigate the epidemiological and genetic variation of HBoV in Guangzhou, South China, we screened 3460 throat swab samples from 1686 children and 1774 adults with acute respiratory infection symptoms for HBoV between Mar...