p s t m w t n p a g e r t A procedure to calculate probability limits for the inference that the absence of a taxon from a woodrat (Neotoma) midden implies bsence from the paleolandscape uses paired samples of modern egetation communities and paired samples of paleocommunities. ssumptions are: (1) each member of a sample pair is an indeendent measure of the same vegetation assemblage; (2) behav...

Introduction: Prediction of mesiodistal (MD) width of unerupted permanent canines and premolars is an essential aspect of mixed dentition analysis. Several methods are used to predict tooth width. The best methods demonstrate high values of correlation and determination coeffi cients. In this study, we aimed to determine the linear regression equation that would predict the sum of the MD widths...

PURPOSE To evaluate the effects of wearing rigid gas permeable (RGP) contact lenses on the topographic changes in keratoconus. METHODS Seventy-seven keratoconic eyes that wore multicurve RGP contact lenses and 30 keratoconic eyes that wore no contact lenses were retrospectively analyzed. The mean follow-ups were 22.6 and 20.5 months in the lens-wearing and control groups, respectively. Visual...

BACKGROUND During antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis B, renal function impairment could be a critical concern when oral nucleot(s)ide analogues were used. Paradoxically, long-term telbivudine treatment was associated with an increase of estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) through unknown mechanisms. OBJECTIVES We aimed to investigate changes in serum protein abundances associated...

In this work, the potential of X-ray based multivariate prognostic models to predict the onset of chronic knee pain is presented. Using X-rays quantitative image assessments of joint-space-width (JSW) and paired semiquantitative central X-ray scores from the Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI), a case-control study is presented. The pain assessments of the right knee at the baseline and the 60-mont...

and Implications In January 1997, the USDA-FSIS mandated Escherichia coli (EC) testing in all processing plants to monitor surface contamination of beef, pork, and poultry carcasses. A novel technique that uses membrane filtration (MF) and m-ColiBlue24 (mCB) to determine the amount of EC contamination on a carcass was developed. Sponges from pork carcasses and excision samples from beef carcass...