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OBJECTIVE |
To assess the quality of life of patients 1 1/2-5 1/2 years after vertical banded gastroplasty for morbid obesity. |
DESIGN |
Retrospective study by questionnaire. |
SETTING |
University hospital, Sweden. |
SUBJECTS |
102 of the 127 patients (80%) operated on for morbid obesity between January 1989 and February 1993 responded to the questionnaire. 74 patients who underwent routine cholecystectomy were matched for age and time of surgery, of whom 55 (74%) responded to the questionnaire and acted as controls. |
INTERVENTION |
Standardised questionnaire of 112 items, 28 of which referred to problems with eating (Gothenburg Quality of Life Scale). |
MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES |
Differences in scores between the groups. |
RESULTS |
Gastroplasty caused profound changes in patients' lives, cholecystectomy did not. This was reflected in self esteem, relations with partners, and social networking for both sexes. There was no difference between groups in overall quality of life, the mean (SEM) scores for women being 5.32 (0.09) compared with 5.33 (0.0... |
CONCLUSION |
Vertical banded gastroplasty seems to offer morbidly obese patients not only reduction in weight but also improved quality of life.Electro-optic Mach-Zehnder Interferometer based Optical Digital Magnitude Comparator and 1’s Complement Calculator |
Abstract The optical switching activity is one of the most essential phenomena in the optical domain. The electro-optic effect-based switching phenomena are applicable to generate some effective combinational and sequential logic circuits. The processing of digital computational technique in the optical domain includes... |
The sensitivity and specificity of intradermal tuberculin test (Tb test) were studied in an infected red deer (Cervus elaphus) herd (n = 109) in comparison to the results of other examinations including gross pathology, histopathology, Mycobacterium bovis culture, and the lymphocyte-stimulation test (LST). In our case,... |
At Las Pozas, it is the coalescence of nature and art that has become valued by many who have visited the site. This thesis sets forth an approach that seeks to find a common ground between maintaining the decayed appearance of a reinforced concrete structure known as Stairway to the Sky, while preserving the material ... |
Abstract A muscovite/boron phenol-formaldehyde composite is prepared by compression moulding. After 10 min pyrolysis at 1000°C, it was still stable with a thermal residue value of 77.8%. The surface of the thermal residue was covered by shell-like coatings that may protect interior materials from further oxidation and ... |
Sexual transmission is a major mode of spread of HIV-1 although the mechanisms involved remain to be elucidated. The role of spermatozoa as carriers of the HIV is supported by recent publications, while the expression of the CD4 on the membrane of the sperm has not yet been demonstrated. The data reported in this paper... |
OBJECTIVE |
To evaluate the long-term effects of treatment with diclofenac sodium 3% in 2.5% hyaluronic acid gel on clinically diagnosed actinic keratosis lesions in well-defined skin areas. |
DESIGN |
A one-year extension of a Phase 4, single-arm, multicenter, open-label study was conducted. Patients in the original study received diclofenac sodium 3% gel twice daily for 90 days. The extension study consisted of a single evaluation approximately one year post-treatment. |
SETTING |
Five US centers. |
PARTICIPANTS |
Patients who had completed the initial treatment phase with no further treatment for actinic keratosis in the designated treatment blocks. |
MEASUREMENTS |
The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients achieving 75-percent clearance of actinic keratosis lesions at one-year follow up based on percent change from baseline in target lesion number score or cumulative lesion number score. Secondary endpoints were the proportion of patients achieving 100-percent actinic k... |
RESULTS |
Eighty-one percent of patients reported no additional treatment for actinic keratosis lesions for one year after completing treatment with diclofenac sodium 3% gel. The proportion of patients with 75-percent clearance after one year was 91 percent (95% CI, 84-99%) for target lesions and 70 percent (95% CI, 57-83%) for ... |
CONCLUSION |
The efficacy of a single, 90-day course of diclofenac sodium 3% gel persisted in the majority of patients at one year. (J Clin Aesthetic Dermatol. 2009;2(7):20-25.).The Effect of Unplanned Pregnancy on Antenatal Depression: A Meta-Analysis |
ABSTRACT Background: Family planning is a potential strategy for the prevention of postpartum depression. Women who report unintended pregnancies during prenatal care must be educated of their increased risk, even if they do not exhibit antenatal depressive symptoms. This study aimed to examine the effect of unplanned ... |
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science (DMNS) has on display 20 wonderful, whimsical gem-carving sculptures by Russian master artist Vasily Konovalenko. To date, very little has been published on the artist or his work, particularly in English. Since 2009, DMNS curator of archaeology Steve Nash and photographer Rick Wic... |
A complete solution of plane-wave scattering from a groove-corrugated surface of infinite extent for arbitrary incidence is presented. The electromagnetic wave is decomposed into fast and slow modal representation, and the solution is accomplished through the use of the mode-matching method. We solved for the zero-orde... |
The molecular basis of the variable species-specific peroxisomal and/or mitochondrial targeting of the enzyme alanine-glyoxylate aminotransferase 1 (AGT) has been studied in human fibroblasts by confocal immunofluorescence microscopy after intranuclear microinjection of various human, rabbit, marmoset, and feline AGT c... |
As individual traffic and public transport in cities are changing, city authorities need to analyze urban geospatial data to improve transportation and infrastructure. To that end, they highly rely on spatial aggregation queries that extract summarized information from point data (e.g., Uber rides) contained in a given... |
An aqueous extract from toad skin, cinobufacini, has been known to possess anticancer ability. The present study examined effect of toad skin extract on activity of gelatinases including matrix metalloproteinases-2 and -9 which play an important role in invasion of carcinoma cells. Gelatinase activities derived from fe... |
Nonlinear image up-conversion is an alternative for the acquisition of real-time and full unscanned 2D images at different spectral ranges of the infrared [1, 2] where sensors are not fully developed, as compared to existing imaging sensors in the visible in terms of noise, speed, resolution, or uncooled operation. Wav... |
To constantly test software, in order to keep it as free as possible from defects, it is required to find and apply a testing approach that best fits the product under test. The variety of problems and the richness of existing approaches make the challenge to choose and plan for a better combination to reach desired qu... |
Due to the scarcity of available human livers, porcine hepatocytes are currently being evaluated as a xenogeneic cell source for extracorporeal bioartificial liver (BAL). Hypothermic storage of isolated porcine hepatocytes could support stocking of cell-loaded bioreactors for BAL use and may provide bioreactors ready t... |
In order to understand their attitudes to 10 medical specialties, a 40-item self-report questionnaire was administered to the first and final year clinical students of the University of Ibadan. One hundred and twenty-one first year and 150 final year students participated, constituting 81% response rates respectively, ... |
By combining Yohkoh soft X-ray images with high-resolution magnetograms simultaneously obtained at La Palma, we studied photospheric magnetic signatures responsible for soft X-ray microflares (active-region transient brightenings). In order to have a reliable correspondence between the photosphere and the corona, we st... |
Collaboration with industry has become the paradigm in public health. Governments commonly develop close relationships with companies that are creating or exacerbating the very problems public health agencies are trying to solve. Nowhere is this more evident than in partnerships with food and soda companies to address ... |
In this paper, we are considered with class of fractional Kirchhoff–Choquard equation. Applying variational methods and topological arguments, we first investigate the existence of positive ground state solution and then consider relationship for the number of positive solutions and the topology of the set where the po... |
This prospective, randomized, double-blind study compared the effects of dexmedetomidine and remifentanil on haemodynamic stability, sedation and postoperative pain control in the postanaesthetic care unit (PACU). Fifty consecutive patients scheduled for total laparoscopic hysterectomy were randomly assigned to receive... |
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Recently,(1) the Supreme Court of India took cognizance of the plight of children living in jails because of the arrest of their mothers and delivered a landmark judgement greatly strengthening children's and pregnant women's rights. The Chief Justice, Mr. Y. K. Sabharwal, was moved by the plight of such children, who ... |
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