Results: Forty-six patients were studied (23 males, 23 females). Forced Vital Capacity (FVC), Forced Expiratory Volume at end /1 Sec (FEV1) and ratio of FEV1/FVC were abnormal in 13 cases, and oxygen saturation was less than 90% in three cases. Significantly higher rate of abnormal spirometry was observed in patients with poor compliance (poor 58.3% Vs good 17.6%), patients with duration of tre...

LOCATION M. Omologo P. Svaizer ITC-IRST I-38050 Povo di Trento (Italy) ABSTRACT This orresponden e reports on the use of CrosspowerSpe trum Phase (CSP) analysis as an a urate Time Delay Estimation (TDE) te hnique. It is used in a mi rophone array system for the lo ation of a ousti events in noisy and reverberant environments. A orresponding Coheren e Measure and its graphi al representation are...

The Euler-Bernoulli beam theory is used to establish the vibration differential equation of rigid catenary, cantilever support device equivalent spring, and pantograph three mass block model. double-pantograph-catenary (DPC) dynamic coupling model established by using penalty function, utilize Newmark-β solved model, verifying reliability with field test contact forces catenary system (RCS) Xi’...

Of the 37 million Americans who have diabetes, up to 25% experience painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN). While conventional medical management (CMM), which includes pharmacotherapies, can be ineffective for many patients, high-frequency (10 kHz) spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has been shown provide substantial symptom relief PDN. Here we report durability of outcomes 24 months (24M) 10 kHz SCS tre...

Get a printable copy PDF file of the complete article 2. 6M, or click on a page image.Their ability to degrade hydrocarbon contamination in the environment was investigated.

BACKGROUND Loss to follow-up (LTF) after antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation is common in HIV clinics. We examined the effect of availability of adherence support and active patient outreach services on patient attrition following ART initiation. METHODS AND FINDINGS This ecologic study examined clinic attrition rates (total attrition, LTF, and death) among 232,389 patients initiating ART...

Objective. To examine the effects of technology-assisted balance and gait training on reducing falls in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods. Eligible subjects were randomly allocated to an experimental group given technology-assisted balance and gait training (BAL, n = 26) and an active control group undertaking strengthening exercises (CON, n = 25). The training in each group laste...

The liver is a complex and unique organ responsible for a breadth of functions crucial to sustaining life, especially for various metabolic processes in its mitochondria. Senescence-accelerated mouse prone/8 (SAMP8), a widely used aging model, exhibits an oxidative stress-induced aging phenotype and severe mitochondria-related liver pathology that are not seen in senescence-accelerated mouse re...