This study was designed to evaluate whether Hybrid Capture II (HC2) test alone refer women to colposcopy as appropriately as DNA Papanicolaou (Pap) test, in the context of a high-risk group of women using the recently validated DNACitoliq LBC system. Women with suspected cervical disease were included in this cross-sectional study at a tertiary center in São Paulo, Brazil, for further workup. A...

B acteremia refers to the presence of bacteria in the blood, which usually occurs when pathogens gain entrance to the blood stream through abscesses, infected wounds or burns or from areas of localized disease (1). In human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected children, bacterial infections are a major source of morbidity and mortality. The most common opportunistic infections in children in t...

Osmotic stress is an important factor that can result in cell damage during cryopreservation. Before ejaculation or collection for cryopreservation, murine spermatozoa are stored in epididymal fluid, a physiologically hyperosmotic environment (approximately 415 mmol/kg). The objectives of this study were to determine the osmotic tolerance limits of sperm motion parameters of ICR and C57BL/6 mou...

BACKGROUND "Fitspiration" (also known as "fitspo") aims to inspire individuals to exercise and be healthy, but emerging research indicates exposure can negatively impact female body image. Fitspiration is frequently accessed on social media; however, it is currently unclear the degree to which messages about body image and exercise differ by gender of the subject. OBJECTIVE The aim of our stu...

Abstract Background Myocardial bridging (MB) is a congenital epicardial coronary abnormality, in which segment of the artery runs through myocardium, determining dynamic stenosis during systole. Whether MB can be responsible by itself for myocardial ischemia remains unclear. Thus, we aimed to evaluate whether related cause signs and symptoms ischemia. Methods We enrolled 41 consecutive patients...

Woody species have increased in abundance in many grassland ecosystems during the last century. To investigate the consequences of Baccharis pilularis encroachment into coastal California grasslands, we established a chronosequence of sites naturally invaded by Baccharis zero to 25 years ago. Increasing aboveand below-ground biomass increase along the chronosequence drove increases in ecosystem...

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This study examined aggressive behaviors in the adolescent children of HIV-positive and HIV-negative drug-abusing fathers. Data were collected via individual structured interviews of low-income, predominantly African American and Hispanic, father-child dyads (N = 415). Structural Equation Modeling was used to assess the interrelationship of several latent constructs with respect to adolescent a...

1. Araujo, M. T., D. W. Dickson, J. J. Augustine, and M. J. Basset. 1983. Reproduction of two races ofMeloidogyne incognita in tomato plants grown at high temperature. Journal of Nematology 15:640-641. 2. Carter, W. W., S. Nieto, Jr., and J. A. Veech. 1977. A comparison of two methods of synchronous inoculation of cotton seedlings with Meloidogyne incognita. Journal of Nematology 9:251-253. 3. ...

CONTEXT International differences in compliance of patients undergoing hemodialysis are poorly characterized and could contribute to international survival differences. OBJECTIVE To compare international differences in patient compliance with hemodialysis treatments. DESIGN A prospective observational study of patients undergoing hemodialysis in 1995 and a cross-sectional survey of health c...