This paper reviews the basic ideas underlying one-dimensional uid dynamic models of coronal loops and presents some of their most recent applications. These models are an important theoretical support to explore the new scenario provided by the data of Yohkoh, SOHO and TRACE, and are useful to interpret observations, when supplemented by appropriate spectral synthesis codes. Possible developmen...

low back pain (lbp) is likely the most common medical disorder among work population. in this survey, prevalence of lbp and pain severity and the association of them with occupational and non-occupational risk factors were specified among office workers in baqiyatallah university of medical sciences, tehran, iran in 2006 in this way the point prevalence of lbp and pain severity among office wor...

289. Occurrence of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) of Total Knee and Total Hip Arthroplasty (TKA and THA) Procedures within Veterans Health Administration Medical Centers Stephen Kralovic, MD, MPH; Martin Evans, MD; Loretta Simbartl, MS; Judith Whitlock, RN, MSN, APRN; Marla Clifton, RN, MSN, CIC; Rajiv Jain, MD; Gary Roselle, MD; National Infe...

In 2005-2006, about one-quarter (24.6%) of all visits to office-based physicians were to international medical graduates. Hispanic or Latino and Asian or Pacific Islander patients made more visits to international medical graduates (24.9%) than to U.S. medical graduates (12.4%). International medical graduates also saw a higher percentage of visits made by patients expecting to use Medicaid or ...

The in-office dispensing of topical skin care products by dermatologists is a source of frequent debate. Guidelines for proper dispensing have been penned by various medical organizations, yet the controversy continues. With the increasing number of physician-dispensed lines available for sale, combined with mounting medical financial issues, the ongoing debate surrounding in-office dispensing ...