BACKGROUND When thyroid deficiency occurs simultaneously in a pregnant woman and her fetus, the child's neuropsychological development is adversely affected. Whether developmental problems occur when only the mother has hypothyroidism during pregnancy is not known. METHODS In 1996 and 1997, we measured thyrotropin in stored serum samples collected from 25,216 pregnant women between January 19...

Given the common nature of ankle sprains and the fact that 85 percent involve lateral ankle ligament injury, these authors assess the research on techniques for lateral ankle stabilization and the use of interference screw fixation. They also offer pertinent step-by-step pearls on a technique that utilizes a split peroneus brevis tendon with interference screw fixation to help address chronic a...

Reproductive output from enlarged or reduced magpie broods showed that each female generally lays a clutch of optimal size. This size varies considerably between females. Approximately 85 percent of the within-years variation in clutch size was associated with differences between territories. Colonial bird species, lacking individual foraging territories, have a smaller clutch size variation th...

The purpose of this study was to identify the prevalence of academic integrity violations reported by a national sample of dental hygiene students as compared to general undergraduate students. This study also examined the influence of student variables such as gender, age, and level of education, along with honor codes and other contextual factors, on academic integrity. A total of 2,050 surve...

On March 11, 2011, an 8.9-magnitude earthquake struck the northeast coast of Japan. Even more devastating was the tsunami that followed the earthquake. Thousands of homes were destroyed, and numerous forms of social infrastructure, such as roads and dams, were destroyed. The death toll exceeded 86,000, more than 13,000 were listed as missing, and 550,000 people had to evacuate the region. The s...

P a t i e n t s 506 patients who were ≥ 12 years of age; had removed an attached I. scapularis tick from their bodies in the previous 72 hours; and were bitten in Westchester County, New York. Exclusion criteria were clinical signs of Lyme disease, current or recent completion of an antibiotic course that is effective against Borrelia burgdorferi, vaccination against Lyme disease, nonsubmission...

Abstract Methylene blue dye discharged from the textile industries is a thiazine which toxic and non-degradable chemical. Activated carbon mostly used adsorbent to effectively remove industrial waste waters. Low-cost adsorbents like groundnut shell powder neem were for component level present in solution as batchmode treatment concentration of 200mg/litre fixed 0.5 grams Adsorbent I (Neem seed ...