... Neuroimaging of the twins. (a) Cerebral CT of twin A shows a vast lesion of cerebrospinal fluid intensity in the left temporal lobe with a maximum diameter of 63ì40ì26 mm. (b) & (c) MRI of twin ... an AC in the other twin (twin B), when the concerned parents took him to our department. Brain CT and MRI of twin B who did not have any com-plaints revealed a mirror-imaging of the AC in the ... found one such case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC in the literature. In this case, we describe the second case of MZ with mirror-imaging of AC and discuss the pos-sible clinical implications....
... states that rates of TB are nine times higher in the slums of Manila than in nonslum areas, without specifying an age group.28 Incidence of diarrhea (in adults and children) in these same slums ... in the squatter settlements of Metro Manila appears alarming, although no study was found that directly addressed under-fives in slums. An oft-quoted finding of the Philippines Department of ... studies of successful program interventions in urban slum health. The research team used the following approaches, techniques, and resources for collecting, storing, and analyzing information...
... organizational status of internal audit, internal audit’s involvement in risk management, outsourcing and co-sourcing of internal audit activities and the use of internal audit as a training ground for ... framework for research opportunities in internal auditing” inResearch Opportunities in Internal Auditing edited by Bailey, A.D., A.A. Gramling and S. Ramamoorti, Chapter 7, The Institute of Internal ... Comparison of internal audit practices in participating companies through multiple sources of information including semi-structured interviews with chief internal auditors, accounting and finance...
... 4.4.6. Inadequate training and instructionThe role of training to facilitate software implementa-tion is well documented [101,120]. Frequently lack of user training and understanding failure of ... was a researcher and assistantprofessor in economics and managerialengineering; since then she has been anassociate professor of business economicsand supply chain management. Her main research ... engineeringfrom the UniversityofRome‘‘TorVergata’’.Heis alsoworkinginthe Department of Electrical Systems andAutomation of Pisa University. His research interests include supply chain informationmanagement,...
... Mainz J: Defining and classifying clinical indicators for qualityimprovement. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 2003,15:523-530.18. Campbell SM, Roland MO, Buetow SA: Defining ... is the inad-equacy of human resources (HR) in developing countries. In the health sector in general, and in maternal health in particular, health care professionals are at the heart of thesuccess ... wellas in the short term by encouraging innovations in exist-ing systems. These policies must be implemented with thefull involvement of EmOC personnel, broadly defined, assuggested in this review, ...
... byimmunohistochemical staining (G).Sakaguchi et al. Journal of Neuroinflammation 2011, 8:116http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/8/1/116Page 3 of 10 Table 1 Reviewof reported cases of CAA -related inflammation ... Journal of Neuroinflammation 2011, 8:116http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/8/1/116Page 9 of 10 Table 1 Reviewof reported cases of CAA -related inflammationReference n Age Sex Clinical ... the increased frequency of apolipoprotein E ε4/ε4 geno-type [9].The clinical spectrum of CAA -related inflammation ismainly composed of rapidly progressive dementia andseizure. Although the initial...
... AccessMedial pelvic migration of the lag screw in ashort gamma nail after hip fracture fixation:a case report and reviewof the literature Xinning Li*, Michael J Heffernan, Christina Kane, Walter LeclairAbstractHip ... management of these frac-tures, with majority of them belonging to either theintrameduallary or the sliding hip plate category. Theadvantages of intrameduallary fixation system aredecreased intra-operative ... position of the IM implant to minimize varus collapse in order todecrease risk of medial migration of the Lag Screw.ConsentWritten informed consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this...
... report and reviewof the literature Xinning Li*, Michael J Heffernan, Christina Kane, Walter LeclairAbstractHip fractures are a common injury among the elderly. Internal fixation with an intramedullary ... locking screw was then placed in the dyna-mized position of the Gamma nail. We theorized thatover time with the compression of the fracture anddynamization of the nail in the setting of an ... management of these frac-tures, with majority of them belonging to either theintrameduallary or the sliding hip plate category. Theadvantages of intrameduallary fixation system aredecreased intra-operative...
... described.A research group in Toronto, Canada has generated aseries of interrelated reports on QoL in BD. Three of theseries [26-28] describe various aspects of QoL in a single sample of outpatients ... allowing the focus to shift to other con-cerns, including improving inter-episode functioning andperceived quality of life. Our review found that there isgrowing interest in characterizing ... changes in well-being, functioning and QoL.Although there appears to be increasing use of QoL meas-ures in pharmacological researchin bipolar populations,we identified surprisingly few studies of...
... arti-cle was reviewed by a panel of investigators consisting of the lead author and two additional investigators.The coding of the data element in question wasresolved by the majority opinion of this ... Cross sectional (single point in time); L: Longitudinal (more than one point in time); O: Other; R: Random (randomization of groups.)Legend: number of subjects in study/type of resident CNR: ... communication skills training for radiology trainees using a rotatingpeer supervision model (microteaching). Acad Radiol 2005, 901-908.11. Lapshin OM, Wasserman E, Finkelstein J: Computer intervention...
... retroperitoneal mucinouscystadenoma of borderline malignancy in a male patient. Case reportand reviewof the literature. World Journal of Surgical Oncology 2011 9:98.Falidas et al. World Journal of Surgical ... facilities of our clinic complaining of a remittent pain at the rightlateral abdomen and a palpable mass that was constantlygrowing up during the last twelve months. His medicalhistory included ... helped draft the final version of the manuscript. All authors readand approved the final version of the manuscriptCompeting interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests.Received:...
... proliferation of circulating precursor cellsto OGCs.Table 1 Clinicopathological findings of UC with OGCs of the pancreas originating in mucinous cystic neoplasms (MCN)and indeterminate mucin-producing ... case of UC with OGCs that originated in an indeterminatemucin-producing cystic neoplasm of the pancreas, anddiscuss the clinicopathological features as well as pre-sent a reviewof the pertinent ... ordinary carcinoma [14,15], the prognosis o fUC with OGCs of the pancreas originating in a MCNand indeterminate mucin-producing cy stic neoplasmremains unclear due to the small number of reportedcases...
... gastrointestinal stromaltumor of the rectum mimicking vaginal leiomyoma. Inter J GynecolCancer 2006, 16:884-943.20. Klein WM, Kurman RJ: Lack of expression of c-kit protein (CD117) in mesenchymal ... gastrointestinal stromal tumor with high risk. Thesurgical margins of the intestinal specimen were nega-tive for tumor cells. Cytologic examination of the perito-neal fluid obtained intraoperatively ... awareness of such an entity by the obstetricians-gynecologists isnecessary in order to include this in t he differentialdiagnosis of minor gastrointestinal discomfort duringpregnancy and in addition...
... carcinoma reported to datepresented with non-specific signs of abdominal pain, nau-sea, vomiting and weight loss. Three patients includingours had initial clinical findings suggestive of ulcer ... variableHematoxylin and eosin stained sections of the gastric adenocarcinoma resected from our patientFigure 3Hematoxylin and eosin stained sections of the gastric adenocarcinoma resected from ... checked, suggesting thatinjury to the gastrointestinal mucosa in the form of chronic gastritis may predispose these patients to the for-mation of gastric adenocarcinoma in light of their poorimmunologic...
... Journal of Surgical OncologyOpen AccessCase reportA giant hemolymphangioma of the pancreas in a 20-year-old girl: a report of one case and reviewof the literature Li-Feng Sun1, Hui-Lin Ye2, ... 1Abdominal Computed tomography demonstrating a large tumour with partial blood flow(arrow) in abdominal cavity.Low-power review showing a soft tissue mass consists of lymphatic and blood vessels with ... wererevealed in laboratory data including tumor markers suchas CEA and CA19-9. At laparotomy there was a black poly-cystic, retroperitoneal tumor extending from coeliac axisto the origin of the head of...