Abstract Background Anterior decompression with fusion (ADF) has often been performed for degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) in patients poor spine alignment and/or anterior cord compression. We aimed to identify clinical and radiological predictors associated neurological recovery after ADF. Methods This post-hoc analysis from a prospective multicenter study included who were scheduled ADF...

An outbreak of canine brucellosis in Sweden was confirmed by the National Veterinary Institute (SVA) in August 2013. The whole genome of the causative agent was sequenced, assembled, and analyzed.

Retroelements (REs) are mobile DNA sequences that multiply and spread throughout genomes by a copy-and-paste mechanism. These parasitic elements are active in diverse genomes, from yeast to humans, where they promote diversity, cause disease, and accelerate evolution. Because of their high copy number and sequence similarity, studying their activity and tracking their proliferation dynamics is ...

BACKGROUND Postoperative supraventricular arrhythmias (SVA) are common after pulmonary resection and autonomic imbalance is thought to be one of the triggers. Opioids can increase parasympathetic activity and may balance heightened sympathetic tone after operation. We have examined the effect of postoperative patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) with opioids on postoperative SVA. METHODS Forty-...

This paper discusses the use of modern 2D spectral estimation algorithms for synthetic aperture radar (SAR) imaging. The motivation for applying power spectrum estimation methods to SAR imaging is to improve resolution, remove sidelobe artifacts, and reduce speckle compared to what is possible with conventional Fourier transform SAR imaging techniques. This paper makes two principal contributio...

Most digital designs inherently possess asynchronous behaviors of some kind. While the SystemVerilog assertion (SVA) language offers some asynchronous controls like disable iff, writing concurrent assertions that accurately describe asynchronous behavior is not so straightforward. SVA properties require a clocking event, making them innately synchronous. When describing asynchronous behavior, t...

Aim . To assess the structure and performance of left atrium (LA) before after 3 cycles anticancer treatment in lymphoma patients, as well incidences supraventricular arrhythmia (SVA) levels biomarkers inflammation. Material Methods This is a prospective observational study patients with confirmed diagnosis [n=23; 57% men; median age 52 (34;64) years], who had no prior polychemotherapy. The com...

Purpose: Cognitive deficit is one of the common comorbidity accompanying epilepsy. The present study evaluated the effect of Celastrus paniculatus (C- paniculatus) seed extract on seizure severity and cognitive deficit following Pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) -induced chemical kindling model. Methods: PTZ kindling model was developed by daily administration of sub-convulsive dose of PTZ 30 mg/kg for...

In this paper, we examine the concept of social balance sheet (SBS) and its evolution in corporate reports that large companies have to issue today their yearly statements. The SBS allows evaluate compliance with responsibility during a specific period quantify level accomplishment. From methodological perspective, research analyzed information should be contained report comparing economic valu...

• A detailed analysis of the acoustic field dynamics resulting from optical excitation in SBS is presented. The resonant behavior phonon response guaranties validity SVA subphonon lifetime regime. We describe impact for modeling SBS. set precise limits SVA. In this work, we address stimulated Brillouin scattering process. There exists a wide consensus on fact that slowly varying approximation c...