OBJECTIVE To identify factors that significantly influence myringoplasty success. METHODS A retrospective study was performed of all adults and children who underwent myringoplasty from January 2005 to January 2010 in a teaching hospital. Outcome measures were tympanic membrane perforation closure and air-bone gap closure to within 20 dB HL. The factors assessed were the surgeon grade, pre-op...

Depue, Robert H. (Hahnemann Medical College, Philadelphia), and Albert G. Moat. Factors affecting aspartase activity. J. Bacteriol. 82:383-386. 1961.-Cells of Escherichia coli grown in a glucose-mineral salts medium contain about one-fifth the amount of aspartase activity observed in cells grown in a yeast extract-peptone medium. The aspartase activity of the cells grown in glucose-salts medium...

Accurately capturing the observed mean period of ENSO in general circulation models (GCMs) is often challenging, and it is therefore useful to understand which parameters and processes affect this period. A computationally efficient simulation-based approach is used to extract both the dominant eigenvalues and corresponding eigenvectors of the linearized model from the Zebiak–Cane intermediate-...

FIGURE 1 Potassium response curves for plant and ratoon cane crops. Recent trials Since the exploratory and RFT series of trials more than 70 trials have been conducted. Many of these trials are still in progress but the results so far may be summarised as follows: The combined average responseto the 93 kgK haI treatment was 5,5 tc ha" while a further 93 kg Khat gave little additional response

The paper addresses ways in which litigation serves a role in the reform of services for mentally disabled children-and !adults. Effects on deinstitutionalization are emphasized. Benefits of using litigation to secure the rights of mentally retarded persons include public awareness, quality assurance standards for institutions, and the development of new programing strategies. Drawbacks to liti...

Solubility of drug plays a prime role in controlling its dissolution from dosage form. Aqueous solubility of drug is a major factor that determines its dissolution rate. Minimum aqueous solubility of 1% is required to avoid potential solubility limited absorption problems. Studies of 45 compound of different chemical classes and a wide range of solubilities revealed that initial dissolution rat...

An analysis of dairy herd records to determine the cause of low reproductive efficiency usually leads to the conclusion that problems are centered in one of the following areas: breeding policy (intentionally waiting too long after calving for first service), estrous detection efficiency (missed heats), or conception rate. The challenge is to identify the factors responsible for the problem. On...

Plasma bilirubin was estimated on 690 term infants on about the 6th day of life. Perinatal factors were recorded and the results analysed. Hyperbilirubinaemia was defined as a level greater than 205 micromol/1 (12 mg/100 ml) and this was present in 20% of cases. Three factors--epidural analgesia, breast feeding, and poor weight recovery--showed highly significant associations with jaundice. The...

The appearance of fresh fruits and vegetables is a primary criterion in making purchasing decisions. Product appearance is characterized by size, shape, form, color, condition and absence of defects. A wide range of preharvest factors can modulate the appearance of the harvested product. These include: (1) biological factors (pathological, entomological, animal); (2) physiological factors (phys...