OBJECTIVE This study was conducted to determine whether the incidence of idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss (ISSHL) varies throughout the year. STUDY DESIGN This study is a retrospective case review. SETTING This study was conducted at a tertiary referral center within a teaching hospital. PATIENTS Inclusion criteria were a diagnosis of ISSHL confirmed by audiometric data. Exclu...

A shift from even-aged forest management to uneven-aged management practices leads to a problem rather different from the existing straightforward practice that follows a rotation cycle of artificial regeneration, thinning of inferior trees and a clearcut. A lack of realistic models and methods suggesting how to manage uneven-aged stands in a way that is economically viable and ecologically sus...

Here, we used an obstacle treadmill experiment to investigate the neuromuscular control of locomotion in uneven terrain. We measured in vivo function of two distal muscles of the guinea fowl, lateral gastrocnemius (LG) and digital flexor-IV (DF), during level running, and two uneven terrains, with 5 and 7 cm obstacles. Uneven terrain required one step onto an obstacle every four to five strides...

Abstract The discourse on children’s rights has reconceptualised children and childhood in terms of human integrity ontology. However, there are ongoing questions over its universal applicability. In this paper I offer a critical examination rights, focusing the uneven distribution rather than spread which dominates discourse. focuses educational frames reference that limit access to including ...

Introduction: Ina is an irregular mare patch located in the mare unit Lacus Felicitatis near 18° N and 5° E. Irregular mare patches (IMPs) are small (< 5 km across) unusual lunar features that are chacterized by topographically high, smooth deposits (or mounds) that occur with topographically low, blocky or uneven surfaces [1]. Ina (Figure 1) was first identified in Apollo images [2], and has s...