Many thanks to Rossetos Fakiolas and Evgenia Markova for comments on an early draft of this manuscript, and to The Protection Project, Johns Hopkins University, for permission to reproduce a map of Middle East trafficking routes.

Papillomas are benign, however locally invasive tumors normally originated in the larynx and nasosinusal tract. These tumors can be described from their specific histological and morphologic characteristics. Recurrence is common if excision is inadequately performed. Tumors with similar histological and biological characteristics may occur less frequently in areas outside the nasosinusal tract ...

The paper presents results from a production study on the alignment of prenuclear rising accents in East Middle German in which we focus on two research questions: (1) to what extent can an intermediate variety be integrated in the phonetic alignment continuum from south to north as postulated in [2], and (2) to what extent do time pressure factors from the lefthand context influence the stabil...

The external and middle ears are important to auditory function as they are the gateway through which sound energy reaches the inner ear. Also, middle-ear disease is the most common cause of hearing loss, and while a wide range of treatments have been developed many lead to unsatisfactory hearing results. We use measurements of middle-ear structure and function in animals, live human patients a...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS While continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is commonly used for obstructive sleep apnea treatment, its effect on middle ear pressure is unknown. The purpose of this study was to measure the effect of CPAP on middle ear pressure and describe the correlation between CPAP levels and middle ear pressures. STUDY DESIGN Retrospective review of normal tympanometry values ...