Aim To assess the impact of ET on growth pattern in Greek JIA patients who had a resistant polyor an oligoarthritis. Methods: Data of 24 JIA patients (F:M 19:5, 20/24 with a polyarthritis) who had received ET at a median age of 6.7 yrs (1.9-14.5 yrs) escorted by their auxological parameters were collected. Standard Deviation Scores for Height (HSDS) and Body Mass Index (BMISDS) were calculated ...

We investigated determinants of change in bronchial reactivity in the Swiss Cohort Study on Air Pollution and Lung Diseases in Adults (SAPALDIA), a population-based cohort with wide age range (29-72 yrs at follow-up). The role of sex, age, atopic status, smoking and body mass index (BMI) on percentage change in bronchial reactivity slope from the baseline value was analysed in 3,005 participant...

In long-lived species, the age-, stage- and/or sex-dependent patterns of survival and reproduction determine the evolution of life history strategies, the shape of the reproductive value, and ultimately population dynamics. We evaluate the combined effects of age and sex in recruitment, breeder survival and breeding success of the globally endangered Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus), us...

Whilst alterations in surfactant components of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) have been described in a variety of pulmonary diseases in adults, no information is available on the surfactant composition in children beyond the neonatal period. In order to obtain reference values for the paediatric age group, we have studied phospholipid profiles of BALF in children without pulmonary disease....

Results CAN was diagnosed in 39 (38.2%) patients. No statistically significant differences were found in age (34.87±9.71 vs. 33.90±11.74 yrs.; p=0.467), age at diagnosis (15.10±9.16 vs. 17.38±11.29 yrs.; p=0.495) and HbA1c (9.26%±2.04 vs. 8.84%±2.07; p=0.144) between groups. Hypertension and dyslipidemia were seen more frequently in patients with CAN (61.5 vs. 19%; p≤0.001 and 51.3 vs. 22.2%; p...

Materials and methods Over 2000 students at random in four major universities in Minsk, Belarus were explained the study objectives. Approximately 75% of students in these universities are females. Only those who agreed to participate were considered for the study. A total of 465 males (mean age 21 yrs) and 1030 females (mean age 20.5 yrs) were administered anonymous AUDIT questionnaire and oth...

Age estimation remains one of the most challenging tasks in forensic practice when establishing a biological profile of unknown skeletonised remains. Morphological methods based on developmental markers of bones can provide accurate age estimates at a young age, but become highly unreliable for ages over 35 when all developmental markers disappear. This study explores the changes in the biomech...

Patients and materials and methods Seventh-six T1D without clinical CDC and 22 healthy individuals were studied. MM was evaluated by glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) of the last 3 yrs. GV: “short term” (STGV) by standard deviation (SD) of continuous glucose monitoring system (CGMS) over 3 consecutive days and “long term” (LTGV) by SD of the last 3 months on Accu Chek 360 diabetes management system. ...

Evaluating Environmental Programs: The Perspective of Modern Evaluation Research Large-scale environmental programs generally commit substantial societal resources, making the evaluation of their actual effects on the relevant outcomes imperative. As the example of the subsidization of energy-saving appliances illustrates, much of the applied environmental economics literature has yet to confro...

OBJECTIVE Assess the prevalence of brain tissue hypoxia in patients with severe traumatic brain injuries (TBI), and to characterize the relationship between brain tissue hypoxia and functional outcome. DESIGN Retrospective review of severe TBI patients. SETTING Intensive care unit of a level I trauma center. PATIENTS Twenty-seven patients with severe TBI requiring intracranial pressure (I...