OBJECTIVES To investigate the prevalence of isolated urinary and fecal incontinence and double incontinence in community-living stroke survivors and to assess the degree of soiling. DESIGN Community-based postal survey. SETTING Leicestershire, United Kingdom. PARTICIPANTS Sixty-four thousand seven hundred forty-nine community-dwelling residents (aged > or = 40) were randomly selected from...

Although challenging at times, managing cats with elimination issues can be rewarding. The frustration in management of these cases is often a result of the lack of a proper diagnosis and random treatment application. A systematic approach to these cases should help to achieve treatment success. Also, new information should lead to further advancements in treatment.

Photovoltaics (PV) has reached high level of maturity in terms material efficiency and low production costs. For this reason, nowadays, lot emphasis is put on the reduction operation maintenance Soiling one issues that most affect these So, understanding its electrical economic implications essential to optimize cleaning routines minimize associated This paper investigates possibility estimatin...

The influence of substrate hydrophobicity and biomacromolecules (dextran, bovine serum albumin - BSA) adsorption on the cleanability of surfaces soiled by spraying aqueous suspensions of quartz particles (10-30μm size), then dried, was investigated using glass and polystyrene as substrates. The cleanability was evaluated using radial flow cell (RFC). The surface composition was determined by X-...

Background: Posterior sagittal anorectoplasty (PSARP) is the newest and most-widely-used technique for correction of anorectal malformations (ARMs). In the present investigation, the functional outcomes of PSARP and also the relationship between the complications and the sacral ratio (SR) have been studied. Methods: The study group included 49 patients (25 males and 24 females) with ARMs, opera...

The objective of this study is to investigate whether parentally-reported gastro-intestinal (GI) symptoms are increased in a population-derived sample of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) compared to controls. Participants included 132 children with ASD and 81 with special educational needs (SEN) but no ASD, aged 10-14 years plus 82 typically developing (TD) children. Data were coll...