Model-based soil erosion studies have increased in number, given the availability of geodata and recent technological advances. However, their accuracy remains rather questionable since scarcity field records hinders validation simulated values. In this context, study aims to present a method for measuring sediment deposition at typical Mediterranean catchment (870 ha) Greece through high spati...

Background: DISCOVER 1&2 (PsA) and VOYAGE (PsO) are Phase 3 trials of guselkumab (GUS). Objectives: Compare safety results through up to 1yr GUS in PsA PsO pts. Methods: In DISCOVER, 1120 pts with active despite standard therapy were treated. Most biologic-naïve; ~30% 1 had previous exposure 1-2 TNFi. Concomitant MTX (57%), oral corticosteroids (17%), NSAIDs (64%) permitted. Pts randomized ...

A 1yr old boy weighing 10 kg underwent cleft palate surgery. Post extubation, a swelling was noticed beneath the tongue which progressed gradually and obstructed airway. Small sized endotracheal tube (ETT) used as nasal airway advanced till it relieved obstruction child started maintaining SpO2 >95%. Haemodynamic parameters were stable shifted from OT to PACU where he observed vigilantly for...

Supermassive black hole – host galaxy relations are key to the computation of the expected gravitational wave background (GWB) in the pulsar timing array (PTA) frequency band. It has been recently pointed out that standard relations adopted in GWB computations are in fact biased-high. We show that when this selection bias is taken into account, the expected GWB in the PTA band is a factor of ab...

Salt marshes are among the most productive ecosystems in the world, performing important ecosystem functions, particularly nutrient recycling. In this study, a comparison is made between Mondego and Tagus estuaries in relation to the role of Spartina maritima in nitrogen retention capacity and cycling. Two mono-specific S. maritima stands per estuary were studied during 1yr (biomass, nitrogen (...

Study Design: Prospective consecutive series. Objective: To Evaluate the role of exchange nailing in non union of fractures of long bones of lower limb. Summary of Background data: Exchange Nailing which includes removal of current intramedullary nail, reaming of medullary canal and placement of larger diameter nail shows increased union rate as seen in various studies. Methods: A Prospective s...

Rationale Although pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) is potentially curative in Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH), some patients have distally distributed disease that is not amenable to surgery. The aetiology and characteristics of this patient group are currently not well understood. Objectives This study compares the baseline demographics and outcomes of subjects with distal...

Net ecosystem carbon exchange (NEE) was measured with eddy covariance method for two adjacent forests located at the southern boundary of European taiga in Russia in 1999–2004. The two spruce forests shared similar vegetation composition but differed in soil conditions. The wet spruce forest (WSF) possessed a thick peat layer (60 cm) with a high water table seasonally close to or above the soil...

Abstract. Daily air concentrations of inorganic nitrogen (N) species, including gaseous HNO3 and particulate-bound (p)NH4+ pNO3-, sulfur (S) SO2 pSO42-, precipitation NO3-, NH4+, SO42-, have been routinely monitored by the Canadian Air Precipitation Monitoring Network (CAPMoN) since 1983. Data at 15 rural sites from 2000–2018 were used to estimate dry wet N S deposition fluxes, which then explo...

With a later onset of diabetes complications and thus increasing age transplant candidates, many centers have extended upper limits for pancreas transplantation. This study investigates the effect recipient donor on outcomes after transplantation.We retrospectively analyzed 565 transplants performed at two Eurotransplant centers. The cohort was split 50 40 years, respectively. Median in old pat...