Lessons learned from the successful end of endemic measles virus transmission (i.e., elimination) in the United States include the critical roles of strong political commitment, a regionwide initiative, adequate funding, and a broad coalition of partners. Implications of measles elimination in the United States for global measles control and regional elimination efforts include demonstration of...

The effectiveness of wireless sensor networks (WSN) depends on the regional coverage provided by node deployment, which is one of the key topics in WSN. Virtual force-based algorithms (VFA) are popular approaches for this problem. In VFA, all nodes are seen as points subject to repulsive and attractive force exerted among them and can move according to the calculated force. In this paper, a sen...

Background. Reconstruction of intrapelvic defects can be a challenging problem in patients with limited regional muscle flap options and previously resected omentum. In such situations, alternative methods of mobilizing vascularized tissue may be required. Methods. A case of a patient that underwent pelvic extirpation for recurrent rectal cancer who had limited donor sites for flap reconstructi...

Sensor node deployment is one of the critical topics addressed in wireless sensor networks (WSNs) research, which determines coverage efficiency of WSNs. This paper proposes a self-organizing algorithm for enhancing the coverage for WSNs, which is so-called Ionic bond-directed particle swarm optimization (IBPSO). The proposed algorithm combines the ionic bond method with particle swarm optimiza...

A case is presented of a patient with a skin basosquamous cell carcinoma of the frontal region infiltrating the cerebral tissue and with a widespread unresectable regional metastatic ulceration of the left parotid region. The patient underwent combined palliative treatment: surgical coverage of the ulceration by means of a pectoralis mayor flap transposition and radiotherapy. After 18 months of...

Immunization has made significant contribution to public health in the African Region, including elimination, eradication and control of life threatening diseases. Hospitalization due to vaccine preventable diseases has been drastically reduced due to introduction of new effective vaccines. However, optimizing the benefits of immunization by achieving high universal coverage has met with many c...

137 T empiric treatment of cellu litis in northwestern On tario used to be relatively straightforward. The choice of antibiotic was typically cephalexin, which provided reasonable coverage for staphylococcus and streptococcus, if systemic treatment was required. However, several recent studies and regional bacterial surveillance have altered the options for empiric treatment. Because superinfec...

Burns to the hand that are complicated by exposure of bone, joint or tendon cannot be closed with conventional skin grafts and require flap procedures to prevent further damage. Local or regional flaps may be unavailable if electrical or blast trauma produces a large zone of injury, or when forearm burn injury extends beyond fascia. Free tissue transfer may not be tolerated by critically ill bu...

Background Within Pakistan, estimates of vaccination coverage with the pentavalent vaccine, oral polio vaccine (OPV) and measles vaccine (MV) in 2011 were reported to be 74%, 75% and 53%, respectively. These national estimates may mask regional variation. The reasons for this variation have not been explored. Methods Data from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) for Balochistan and ...

28 The glycocalyx is a key mechanosensor on the surfaces of vascular cells (EC/SMC), 29 and recently, we reported that the redistribution of the hemodynamic factors in 30 tail-suspended (TS) hindlimb-unloaded rats induces the dimensional adaptation of the 31 endothelial glycocalyx in a regional-dependent manner. In the present study, we 32 investigated the coverage and gene expression of the gl...