BACKGROUND Most information about spinal arachnoid diverticula (SADs) in dogs has been retrieved from relatively small case series. The aim of this study was to describe this disease in a larger number of dogs. OBJECTIVES Description of the signalment, clinical presentation, and imaging findings of a large number of dogs with SADs. ANIMALS One hundred and twenty-two dogs with SADs. METHOD...

The reliability of assessment of Research Diagnostic Criteria and DSM-III axis I affective disorders in children and adolescents was studied using a semistructured diagnostic interview. The Schedule for Affective Disorders and Schizophrenia (SADS) for School-Age Children (Kiddie SADS) Present Episode Version, an adaptation of the adult SADS for children was used. Fifty-two subjects, aged 6 thro...

J. Phys. Or es (SADs) in aqueous solutions was investigated in a wide range of pH by time-correlated single photon counting (lex1⁄4 350nm, tresp1⁄4 300ps) and fluorescence up-conversion (lex1⁄4 266nm, tresp1⁄4 300 fs) techniques. The acid–base equilibrium constants in the ground (pKa) and the excited states (pK a ), the fluorescence quantum yields as well as the lifetimes of anionic, neutral, a...

BACKGROUND There is a scarcity of data available to determine the safety and effectiveness of bariatric surgery in the elderly population. Additionally, there are no studies showing the effect of the single anastomosis duodenal switch (SADS) has on the elderly obese, in comparison with other more popular procedures. Here we compare laparoscopic gastric band surgery (LAGB), Laparoscopic Roux-en-...

Supraglottic airway devices (SADs) are used to keep the upper airway open to provide unobstructed ventilation. Early (first-generation) SADs rapidly replaced endotracheal intubation and face masks in > 40% of general anesthesia cases due to their versatility and ease of use. Second-generation devices have further improved efficacy and utility by incorporating design changes. Individual second-g...

BACKGROUND Notwithstanding its value, there are challenges and limitations to implementing a dysphagia screening tool from a developed contexts in a developing context. The need for a reliable and valid screening tool for dysphagia that considers context, systemic rules and resources was identified to prevent further medical compromise, optimise dysphagia prognosis and ultimately hasten patient...

BACKGROUND The sudden death of young individuals is commonly attributed to inherited cardiac disorders, and familial evaluation is advocated. The identification of pathognomonic histopathologic findings, or the absence of cardiac pathology (sudden arrhythmic death syndrome [SADS]) at postmortem, directs familial evaluation targeting structural disorders or primary arrhythmogenic syndromes, resp...

Epigenetic changes to chromatin are thought to be essential to cell senescence, which is key to tumorigenesis and aging. Although many studies focus on heterochromatin gain, this work demonstrates large-scale unraveling of peri/centromeric satellites, which occurs in all models of human and mouse senescence examined. This was not seen in cancer cells, except in a benign senescent tumor in vivo....

The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the psychometric characteristics of the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS), the K-SADS Mania Rating Scale (KMRS), and the Children's Depression Rating Scale-Revised (CDRS-R) across four age groups (4-7, 8-10, 11-13, and 14-17 years). The interrater reliability of K-SADS diagnoses was also examined. Participants included 1,014 youths (62.1% male) ...