BACKGROUND The extent to which temporal increases in the use of prenatal ultrasonography reflect changes in maternal risk is unknown. In this population-based study, we examined the use of prenatal ultrasonography from 1996 to 2006 in Ontario. METHODS With fiscal year 1996/97 as the baseline, we evaluated the relative risk (RR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) for the change in rates of ultra...

Background: High maternal hemoglobin (Hb) concentration was considered a risk factor for the developing of pregnancy hypertension. The purpose of this study was to determine whether high maternal Hb concentration in first trimesters associated with pregnancy induced hypertension in Iranian nulliparous women. Methods: This study was carried out in teaching hospital in Sari, Iran. Samples were ob...

This study presents paleoenvironmental data based on pollen, elemental and isotopic compositions of organic matter (TOC, N, δ(13)C and δ(15)N) and (14)C dating of 170 cm lake sediment record. Samplings have been made in Lagoa Grande at Parque Estadual Turístico do Alto Ribeira - PETAR, Southern São Paulo State, Southeastern Brazil. The variations in relative frequencies (in percentage) of arbor...

Sagol School of Neuroscience, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, Tel Aviv Center for Brain Functions, Wohl Institute for Advanced Imaging, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, The School of Psychological Sciences, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, Systems Neuroscience and Pain Laboratory, Department of Anesthesia, Perioperative and Pain Medicine, School of Medicine, Stan...

The aims and objectives of this study was to evaluate foetal health in high risk pregnancy with modified B.P.P., to record the perinatal outcome, to evaluate efficacy of modified B.P.P. in predicting perinatal outcome in high risk pregnancy. In this study 110 admitted cases having one or more high risk factors were studied. Modified B.P.P., N.S.T. and C.T.G. was done. Only the last antenatal te...

Leonel Morgado, Maria Cruz, and Ken Kahn 1 Department of Engineering, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Quinta de Prados, 5001801, Vila Real, Portugal 2 Department of Education & Psychology, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro, Edifício do CIFOP, R. Dr. Manuel Carmona, 5001-801 Vila Real, Portugal 3 Animated Programs, President, 4 Folly Bridge Court, Shirelake Close, Oxford O...

Background – Canine leishmaniasis (CanL) is traditionally endemic in central-south Italy, whereas northern regions (Padana plane and Alpine territories) have been considered Leishmania-free (Pozio et al., 1985) until early 1990’s, when CanL foci were firstly identified in Veneto and Piedmont. Because of the appearance of autochthonous human cases (VL), a national project was launched in 2003 to...

Espinosa, C.I. (corresponding author, [email protected]) &Montero, M. ([email protected]): Departamento de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad T ecnica Particular de Loja, San Cayetano Alto, Marcelino Champagnat, Loja, Ecuador Luzuriaga, A.L. ([email protected]), de la Cruz, M. ([email protected]) & Escudero, A. ([email protected]): Departamento de Biolog ıa ...