OBJECTIVES To compute a benchmark for tracking readmission rates among patients enrolled in Medicare's private comprehensive Medicare Advantage (MA) plans and to develop preliminary comparisons with the fee-for-service (FFS) readmission rates. STUDY DESIGN Descriptive data presentation with analytic discussion. METHODS We computed a benchmark for rehospitalization rates among MA patients us...

Quantitative description of protein dynamics and interactions in vivo with temporal and spatial resolution is a key step in dissecting molecular mechanisms in cell biology. Fluorescence fluctuation spectroscopy (FFS) has recently emerged as a powerful in vivo tool for assessing molecular concentration and movement and formation of hetero- and homo-oligomeric complexes. This article discusses po...

The vertebrate recovery after the end-Permian mass extinction can be approached through the ichnological record, which is much more abundant than body fossils. The late Olenekian (Early Triassic) tetrapod ichnoassemblage of the Catalan Pyrenean Basin is the most complete and diverse of this age from Western Tethys. This extensional basin, composed of several depocenters, was formed in the lates...

This study focuses on micro-level interrelationships between the educational trajectories of women and the transition to motherhood. We disentangle the impact of events in one trajectory on events in the other trajectory, from common factors such as aspirations and orientations that simultaneously affect both trajectories. We argue that macro-level institutional and factors are the key ones sha...

Nine unusual bleeding and clotting disorders (or mimickers of such) are described in the format of case presentations, with focus on clinical history, images and diagnostic tests, followed by a discussion of the disease itself and a summarizing clinical teaching point. The disease entities discussed are acquired factor VIII inhibitor, acquired von Willebrand factor inhibitor, haemophilic pseudo...

One of the unusual variant of ovarian tumor is sex cord stromal tumor with annular tubules (SCTAT). The recurrence in case of malignant ovarian SCTAT ranges from 3mo to 20yr. This report describes the case of recurrence of SCTAT in a 35yr old woman after 4yr of hysterectomy with bilateral salphingo-Oopherectomy. Microscopic examination revealed features of SCTAT. Because of its unusual behavior...

primary myeloid sacrom (ms) is a rare tumor and even more rare in multiple organs with no evidence of bone marrow involvement. this report describes an unusual case of a 19-year-old male presenting scrotal ms with a history of subconjunctival ms, 5 months ago. bone marrow biopsies showed no evidence of acute leukemia. despite radiotherapy for first involvement and chemotherapy for second presen...

background: diseases and tumors of the appendix vermiformis are very rare, except acute appendicitis. objectives: this retrospective study was conducted to document the unusual findings in appendectomy specimens. patients and methods: data of 1466 adult patients were gathered retrospectively. appendectomy was performed in 1169 and in 297 patients following a diagnosis of acute appendicitis and ...

Introduction: Kimura’s disease is a rare chronic inflammatory disease of unknown etiology, presenting as painless subcutaneous nodules with lymphadenopathy and peripheral eosinophilia, mainly disturbing the head and neck region. It mainly affects Asian males in their 2nd to 4th decade of life. One such case of Kimura’s disease, which is uncommon in Indian natives, is reported.   Case Report: A ...