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The growth of the Internet has triggered tremendous opportunities for cooperative computation, in which multiple parties need to jointly conduct computation tasks based on the private inputs they each supply. These computations could occur between mutually untrusted parties, or even between competitors. For example, two competing financial organizations might jointly invest in a project that mu...

A ction must be taken to prevent cardiovascular disease in women and men before signs and symptoms of the disease appear or a myocardial infarction or stroke is experienced. Prevention is critical because 40% of all coronary events in women are fatal, 67% of all sudden deaths in women occur in those without a history of coronary heart disease,1 and stroke is one of the leading causes of severe ...

Aims: To describe the clinical features and genetic findings in two families presenting with microcoria inherited as an autosomal dominant trait. Methods: Both affected and unaffected members of two families displaying familial microcoria were examined. Flash photography or infrared pupillography were used to assess pupils, and a full ophthalmic examination including visual acuity and field tes...

Leiomyoma is a tumor strain that derives from the smooth muscle fibers and develops in the regions where these fibers are present. In the digestive tract, the anorectal location is uncommon and is usually diagnosed late due to intraluminal growth in over 50% of the cases. Given the exceptional location, we present the case of a 49-year-old woman who sought medical attention for a tumor of 7-mon...

Background/aims: Parenchymal central nervous system microglia are repopulated by bone marrow derived monocytes more slowly than any other reticuloendothelial cells. The contribution of bone marrow derived monocytes to the uninflammed retina has not been studied. The present study sought to determine repopulation of retinal microglia in uniflammed retina by bone marrow derived monocytes in bone ...

Aim: To evaluate the performance on automated perimetry (AP) after listening to a Mozart sonata in normal subjects naive to AP. Methods: 60 naive normal subjects underwent AP (SITA 242). The study group (30 subjects) underwent AP after listening to Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major and the control group (30 subjects) underwent AP without previous exposure to the music. Results: The stud...

Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of latanoprost (Xalatan) as adjunctive therapy in port wine stain related paediatric glaucoma. Methods: A retrospective non-randomised study. Patients with previous surgical intervention and medical treatment were included. Measurements were recorded from clinic and/or examination under anaesthetic (EUA) visits. A successful outcome was considered to be patients wh...

Possibilities for treating--or, ideally, avoiding--hereditary diseases have increased enormously with the rapid and radical developments in the field of molecular biology. This report of a WHO Scientific Group deals first with the human genome and the genetic basis of disease, then continues with a review of the epidemiology of genetic disorders and the role of genetic predisposition in various...