Summarizes the articles in, and the citations to, volumes 2-24 of the Journal of Computer-Aided Molecular Design. The citations to the journal come from almost 2000 different sources that span a very wide range of academic subjects, with the most heavily cited articles being descriptions of software systems and of ...

Human remains detection (HRD) canines are trained to locate human remains in a variety of locations and situations which include minimal quantities of remains that may be buried, submerged or extremely old. The aptitude of HRD canines is affected by factors such as training, familiarity with the scent source and ...

MOTIVATION: Assembling genomes from short read data has become increasingly popular but the problem remains computationally challenging especially for larger genomes.We study the scaffolding phase of sequence assembly where preassembled contigs are ordered based on mate pair data. RESULTS: We present MIP Scaffolder that divides the scaffolding problem into smaller ...

Military suicide has increased over the past decade and reports of Service Member and Veteran suicides receive media attention. Some methods of reporting suicide appear to cause a "media contagion" effect, potentially increasing suicide. This effect is explored in relation to media reports of both military and civilian suicides. To ...

Computational modeling in electrocardiography often requires the examination of cardiac forward and inverse problems in order to non-invasively analyze physiological events that are otherwise inaccessible or unethical to explore. The study of these models can be performed in the open-source SCIRun problem solving environment developed at the Center for Integrative ...

BACKGROUND: Although a common first aid topic, emergency tourniquets to stop bleeding are controversial because there is little experience on which to guide use. Absent an adequate historical analysis, we have researched development of emergency tourniquets from antiquity to the present. METHODS: We selected sources emphasizing historical development of tourniquets ...

Many clinicians have expressed concerns about the bioequivalence of warfarin products, and data suggest that substituting warfarin products may increase the risk of major bleeding and thromboembolic complications. Anecdotal reports and some retrospective studies have reported differences in anticoagulation control after a warfarin product substitution. But the best available evidence-prospective, ...

Abstract The parasite fauna of the gray four eyed opossum and the common opossum in Camp du Tigre, French Guiana is herein characterized. Nine species from the gastrointestinal system were recovered from both species, which shared 80% of their parasites. The parasite fauna comprised several monoxenous species (63%) and was ...

India contributes greatly to the global incidence of malaria. The factors influencing malaria in India are highly diverse and vary greatly from the epidemiological setting of any other country. Central India is the most vulnerable area to malaria in India. This study was carried out in three community health centres ...

Monthly variation in parasite populations and communities, from the blenniid fish Scartichthys viridis, were assessed during two consecutive years in order to examine monthly and seasonal temporal patterns. A total of 969 S. viridis was collected from September 2006 to August 2008 in central Chile. Sample size and fish total ...

This article describes the nutritional status of a group of rural and urban free living African older surrogate parents caring for HIV/AIDS orphans and grandchildren. Multiple sources of data collection were used, including anthropometry, biochemical analyses, and quantitative questionnaires. The diets of these older participants were marginal. The rural to ...

Gentiana olivieri Griseb. (Afat) (Gentianaceae), which has many bioactive compounds is used as antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, digestive aid, antidepressant, and antianemic in traditional medicine. Root, stem, and leaf sections of G. olivieri were taken free hand or by sliding microtome and examined on light microscope. Anatomical characters of the species were ...

Objectives Patient decision aids can be used to support pregnant women engaging in shared decisions, but little is known about their effects in obstetrics. The authors aimed to evaluate the effects of patient decision aids designed for pregnant women on clinical and psychosocial outcomes. Design Systematic review. Data on all ...

Long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) have been introduced in India recently into the vector control programme. A study was undertaken to assess the community perception regarding use of LLIN, their acceptability, collateral benefits, etc. in certain villages of District Gautam Budh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India where LLINs are in use by ...

Abstract The parasite communities of bluegill x green sunfish hybrids were examined from 5 constructed ponds in Kansas in an attempt to evaluate the separate effects of habitat area and habitat heterogeneity on parasite community structure. Characterization of fish community structure, and sampling of hybrid fishes was conducted using an ...

Controversy regarding the species problem has been going on for many decades and no consensus has ever been reached about what a "species" really is and how best to define the concept. De Queiroz (1998) introduced a distinction between two aspects of this problem: on the one hand, the definition ...

Eighty-eight long-billed dowitchers, Limnodromus scolopaceus, were examined for helminth parasites, 62 from Texas and 26 from Mexico. In total, 3,558 helminth parasites were obtained from this host, 2,273 from Texas birds and 1,285 from birds from Mexico. The component communities consisted of 22 species of helminths in Texas, and 19 ...

Most theories of persuasion predict that limited ability and motivation to think about communications should increase the impact of source credibility on persuasion. Furthermore, this effect is assumed to occur, regardless of whether or not the recipients have prior attitudes. In this study, the effects of source credibility, ability, and ...

The prevalence rate of lower gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with AIDS is around 2.6%. A 42-year-old woman with AIDS (CD(4) count 9/microL) and recently treated for disseminated histoplasmosis presented to the emergency room with melena, severe anaemia and fever. A colonoscopy showed an umbilicated colonic nodule mimicking a carcinoma of ...

Gastrointestinal disease has been recognized as a major manifestation of human immunodeficiency virus infection since the earliest recognition of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). Originally, these disease manifestations were considered to be sequelae of the immune destruction that characterizes AIDS rather than being central to the pathogenesis of AIDS. Over time, ...

Scarabiasis is a condition where beetles temporarily infest the digestive tract and the scarabes are identified in the fly away from the anus at the time of the defecation. This article highlights this rare problem of scarabiasis in a 4 year old girl that responded to bowel cleansing and personal ...

Lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) continues to be a problem for physicians. Acute LGIB is defined as bleeding that emanates from a source distal to the ligament of Treitz. Although 80% of all LGIB will stop spontaneously, the identification of the bleeding source remains challenging and rebleeding can occur in 25% ...

This paper illustrates the problem of active locomotion in the gastrointestinal tract for endoscopic capsules. Authors analyze the problem of locomotion in unstructured, flexible and tubular environments and explain the reasons leading to the selection of a legged system. They present a theoretical simulation of legged capsule locomotion, which is ...

This review focuses on the complex events that occur in the endometrium after progesterone is withdrawn (or blocked) and menstrual bleeding ensues. A detailed understanding of these local mechanisms will enhance our knowledge of disturbed endometrial/uterine function--including problems with excessively heavy menstrual bleeding, endometriosis and breakthrough bleeding with progestin only ...

Scripture is somehow normative for any bioethic that would be Christian. There are problems, however, both with Scripture and with those who read Scripture. Methodological reflection is necessary. Scripture must be read humbly and in Christian community. It must be read not as a timeless code but as the story ...

Massive black holes appear to be an essential ingredient of massive galactic bulges but little is known yet to what extent massive black holes reside in dwarf galaxies and globular clusters. Massive black holes most likely grow by a mixture of merging and accretion of gas in their hierarchically merging ...

Literacy demands in the 21st century require that proficient readers do more than 'read along the lines' or decode words and know their meaning. Proficient readers must be able to 'read between the lines', making relevant inferences to interpret, analyze, and synthesize information in texts; and 'read across the lines', ...

BACKGROUND: Upper gastrointestinal tract involvement in HIV/AIDS is common. No data exist on the pattern of upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings in HIV/AIDS patients in Nigeria. OBJECTIVE: To describe the pattern of upper gastrointestinal endoscopic findings in HIV/AIDS patients. DESIGN: A hospital based retrospective case-control study involving 52 HIV/AIDS patients and ...

Upper mantle electrical conductivities can be explained by hydrogen diffusivity in hydrous olivine. Diffusivity enhances the conductivity of olivine anisotropically, making the a axis the most conductive of the three axes. Therefore, the hypothesis that plate motion induces lattice-preferred orientation of olivine can be tested with the use of long-period ...

Over the past 10 years there has been an upsurge of interest in the mechanisms underlying normal and disturbed menstrual bleeding. These studies have particularly focused on the mechanisms underlying the common problems of menorrhagia associated with ovulatory and anovulatory dysfunctional uterine bleeding (DUB) and of unpredictable breakthrough bleeding during ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the perceived benefit, pattern of use and problems of the ICEROSS socket for upper limb prostheses. DESIGN: Structured questionnaire sent to patients provided with ICEROSS systems. SETTING: NHS artificial limb clinic. SUBJECTS: All patients (20) who have used an upper limb prosthesis with an ICEROSS inner socket ...

Histoplasmosis is the most common endemic mycosis in individuals with AIDS, occurring in 2%-5% of this population. Infection is more likely to be disseminated than in immunocompetent individuals and generally presents insidiously with nonspecific symptoms. The gastrointestinal tract is involved in 70%-90% of cases of disseminated histoplasmosis, yet gastrointestinal histoplasmosis ...

Baby switching is a problem that has been underreported in the past but that can have the same impact on a healthcare facility as an infant kidnapping. This article discusses incidents of baby switching at various medical centers that have taken place in the past few years and the precautions ...

Initially inserted percutaneously for malignant biliary stenoses, expandable gastrointestinal prostheses have evolved as primary treatment for malignant dysphagia and as an alternative to plastic prostheses for some types of obstructive jaundice. They are also in their infancy as a means to palliate unresectable obstructions of the gastric outlet, small bowel, ...

Chemical sterilants are used to high-level disinfect heat-sensitive semicritical items such as endoscopes. Most endoscopes have been reprocessed between each patient use with glutaraldehyde (>2%) or the Steris System 1. Several new chemical sterilants have been developed recently, including 7.5% hydrogen peroxide, 0.08% peracetic acid plus 1.0% hydrogen peroxide, and ...

In 1352 the artist Tomaso da Modena depicted three monks with reading aids in the chapter house of San Nicolò Monastery. One of them is wearing rivet spectacles, the second is using a reading glass, and the third has a reading glass on a stand. These rivet spectacles are often ...

Evolutionary Ecology of Parasites. From Individuals to Communities by Robert Poulin, Chapman & Hall, 1998. £55.00 hbk (x+212 pages) ISBN 0 412 80560 X.

BACKGROUND: Cryptosporidiosis has been shown to be a common cause of diarrhoea in both immunocompetent and immunosuppressed individuals. There are very few data on the distribution of Cryptosporidium parvum along the gastrointestinal tract. AIMS: To evaluate the location of Cryptosporidium parasites in the digestive tract of patients with AIDS. METHODS: ...

Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding is an uncommon manifestation of AIDS despite the frequent involvement of the GI tract by infections, malignancies, and a variety of other disorders. GI bleeding may occur from a variety of causes, some specifically associated with AIDS and others unrelated to immunocompromise; most patients with AIDS who ...

The association between two or more lineages over evolutionary time is a recurrent theme spanning several different fields within biology, from molecular evolution to coevolution and biogeography. In each `historical association', one lineage is associated with another, and can be thought of as tracking the other over evolutionary time with ...

The association between problems of the upper limb and the workplace is complex. A large printing manufacturer in the North West of England sought the advice of both a surgeon, specializing in problems of the upper limb and an ergonomist in an attempt to control the frequency of these abnormalities ...

A questionnaire survey was conducted amongst 1300 general practitioners (GPs) of Madras city to assess the magnitude of leprosy problem amongst the upper middle class and upper class populations who are getting treatment from these GPs. A total of 2944 leprosy patients were being treated by 200 GPs. One third ...

Measurement of manometric pressures in the upper gastrointestinal tract has been done for the past 40 years. Although extensive amounts of data have been compiled for the lower esophageal sphincter and the esophageal body, technical problems have limited the usefulness of measurements of the upper esophageal sphincter and the pharynx. ...

Television advertising has been an important medium for health promotion campaigns addressing HIV/AIDS. This study sought to evaluate the 'Grim Reaper' and 'Multiple Beds' advertisements frequently broadcasted throughout Australia. Our model for evaluation was based on a theoretical synthesis of television advertising, transactional analysis (TA) and recall congruence. Eighty-three participants ...

Several years ago, we noted that spectra transformed by the piecewise direct standardization (PDS) method may contain discontinuities. Having noticed that the problem was a recurring one, we studied it and recently diagnosed its source. Our investigations suggest that this problem also occurs in applications of window factor analysis, evolving ...

The manifestations of AIDS in the gastrointestinal tract in children are mainly secondary to opportunistic infections and AIDS-related neoplasms. This article reviews the radiologic and pathologic findings seen throughout the gastrointestinal tract and within the abdomen in children afflicted with AIDS. Although many radiologic findings are not specific for a ...

Background: Travelers to the tropics have been reported to comply poorly with recommendations regarding malaria and AIDS. This study addresses the problem of influencing travelers' behavior through different approaches to conveying advice. Method: 3509 people attending a large travel clinic were randomly allocated to different interventions, including brochures about the ...

Hysteroscopy is rapidly becoming a common examination for every gynecologist. As an office procedure, it is one of the most valuable ways to detect intrauterine lesions. Benign and malignant changes in the endometrium can be diagnosed at an early stage, and problems in the uterine cavity that can cause sterility ...

As the AIDS epidemic continues to grow, it becomes increasingly important that physicians are aware of the gastrointestinal and abdominal diseases specific to this group of patients. Most AIDS patients exhibit gastrointestinal symptoms at some time during the course of their disease. Clinical AIDS is often determined by identifying an ...

The aims of this study were twofold: firstly, to evaluate the relationship of supra- or subgingival calculus and bleeding on probing (BOP) in sextants coded 2 in the Community Periodontal Index of Treatment Needs (CPITN); and secondly, to compare the differences in four investigations in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan and ...