INTRODUCTION Weight loss is a commonly used indication for colonoscopy. METHODS This is a prospective case study of colonoscopies from 1998 to 2009. Descriptive statistics were used to evaluate age, sex, colonoscopy indications, and findings. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to determine the odds of colorectal cancer (CRC) based on age, sex, and weight loss. RESULTS We reviewe...

The protection against the unintentional islanding of Grid-Tied inverters is an important electrical security issue addressed by main Standards. This concern justified in face fact that can lead to abrupt variations voltage and frequency, damages, professional accidents, power quality degradation, out-of-phase reclosure. In response concern, literature has proposed several Anti-Islanding Protec...

XYZ University is a college that annually accepts large numbers of students and has tens thousands students. This organizations have an obligation to maintain information the existence against various risks accidents, whether intentional or unintentional. With possibility risk in form disaster which threatening disruptive event, can cause loss organizational data so management needed control it...

BACKGROUND Epidemiologic features of unintentional injuries among children in rural China are unknown. METHODS Using a stratified sampling method, we conducted a retrospective study of injury reports over a year-long period. Structured oral questionnaires were administered to parents of 2551 children ages 0 to 14. RESULTS The annual incidence of unintentional injuries was 15.6%, with boys (...

The effect of the statistical uncertainty, or noise, in inverse treatment planning for intensity modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) based on Monte Carlo dose calculation was studied. Sets of Monte Carlo beamlets were calculated to give uncertainties at Dmax ranging from 0.2% to 4% for a lung tumour plan. The weights of these beamlets were optimized using a previously described procedure based on a s...

significantly to 8.0 mU/ml with T3-T4 within normal range. Oedema feet, puffiness of face disappeared and patient became asymptomatic. Again after six months he developed oedema feet and other milder symptoms; T.S.H. was 12.5 mU/ml, T3-0.6 ng/L and T4-5.0 pg/dL Thyroxine dose was raised to 100 ugm . He became asymptomatic in two months under guidance of physician and psychiatrist. In this parti...

introduction: motorcyclists play an important part in increasing the death toll form road accidents in study is designed to identify the risky behaviors experienced by the motorcyclists which is believed to help promote the safety of them and other members of the community. materials and methods: this was a qualitative study and we selected a sample of motorcyclists from different parts of tehr...

This meeting followed the 5th International Conference on Injury Prevention and Control in New Delhi. It was jointly organized by the Malaysian Pediatric Association and the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention. Despite " conference fatigue " , the seminar attracted (and retained for one full day) over 40 delegates. It included a series of excellent presentations and...

Unintentional falls are a common cause of injury, especially among older persons. This study evaluates risk factors such as gender and age on morbidity and mortality after unintentional falls. Data were collected retrospectively for patients with a unintentional fall who were presented to the emergency department in 2013. A total of 3,217 patients were included; the majority were female. Patien...