Length-weight relationships (TW = a TLb) were estimated for fish species caught by bottom shrimp trawl in southern Bahia (Brazil) from March 2003 to February 2005. The results indicate that all 21 ...estimated relationships had a 'b' within the usual range (2.5-3.5). Two new maximum size records were established: 19.2 cm for Odontognathus mucronatus and 16.1 cm for Stellifer brasiliensis.
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Gummy smile: diagnosis and treatment options Lemos, I.; Avitos, R.; de Noronha, R. ...
International journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery,
20/May , Volume:
48
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People with intellectual disabilities (ID) have balance disturbances and risk of falls, which are aggravated with ageing. This study aimed to provide information on the effects of an exercise ...programme on fall risk, balance, and walking speed in a group of older people with ID.
Eight people with mild to moderate ID (mean age: 56.37±7.08 years) participated in a 12-week programme based on a weekly session that included exercises aimed at strengthening stabilising muscles, stimulating proprioception, and enhancing reflexes in unstable situations. The effects of the programme on the risk of falling and on balance and walking speed were assessed using the Tinetti scale and the Timed Up and Go test, respectively.
The programme was feasible and no adverse effects were registered. At the end of the programme, the risk of falls remained unchanged, while balance and gait speed improved significantly.
A three-month weekly programme based on muscle strengthening and proprioceptive re-education exercises was feasible and had a positive impact on balance and walking speed in a group of older people with ID. These results lay the foundation for future randomised clinical trials aiming to confirm the effects of such programmes on the risk of falls in this population.
Third Universal Definition of Myocardial Infarction Thygesen, Kristian; Alpert, Joseph S; Jaffe, Allan S ...
Journal of the American College of Cardiology,
10/2012, Volume:
60, Issue:
16
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.1595 Abbreviations and acronyms ACCF = American College of Cardiology Foundation ACS = acute coronary syndrome AHA = American Heart Association CAD = coronary artery disease CABG = coronary artery ...bypass grafting CKMB = creatine kinase MB isoform cTn = cardiac troponin CT = computed tomography CV = coefficient of variation ECG = electrocardiogram ESC = European Society of Cardiology FDG = fluorodeoxyglucose h = hour(s) HF = heart failure LBBB = left bundle branch block LV = left ventricle LVH = left ventricular hypertrophy MI = myocardial infarction mlBG = meta-iodo-benzylguanidine min = minute(s) MONICA = Multinational MONItoring of trends and determinants in CArdiovascular disease MPS = myocardial perfusion scintigraphy MRI = magnetic resonance imaging mV = millivolt(s) ng/L = nanogram(s) per liter Non-Q Ml = non-Q wave myocardial infarction NSTEMI = non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction PCI = percutaneous coronary intervention PET = positron emission tomography pg/mL = pictogram(s) per milliliter Q wave Ml = Q wave myocardial infarction RBBB = right bundle branch block sec = second(s) SPECT = single photon emission computed tomography STEMI = ST elevation myocardial infarction ST-T = ST-segment -T wave URL = upper reference limit WHF = World Heart Federation WHO = World Health Organization Introduction Myocardial infarction (MI) can be recognized by clinical features, including electrocardiographic (ECG) findings, elevated values of biochemical markers (biomarkers) of myocardial necrosis, and by imaging, or may be defined by pathology. Additionally, the management of patients with MI has significantly improved, resulting in less myocardial injury and necrosis, in spite of a similar clinical presentation. ...it appears necessary to distinguish the various conditions which may cause MI, such as 'spontaneous' and 'procedure-related' MI. ...physicians, other healthcare providers and patients require an up-to-date definition of MI.
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Despite the evolution in surgical technique, the biliary anastomosis remains the technical Achilles' heel of liver transplantation, especially in living donor liver transplantation. Interventional ...radiology or endoscopic procedures constitute the most common options to treat complications from the biliary anastomosis. We report a novel technique to prevent biliary complications following the transplant.
During the donor procedure a wire guide was introduced in the severed duct, left or right, in retrograde fashion. The liver surface was then perforated and the wire guide exposed. A 4F catheter was then attached to the wire guide and pulled into the bile duct passing through the end-to-end duct-to-duct anastomosis or hepaticojejunostomy.
This technique was performed in six living donor grafts: one right lobe, two left lobes, and three left lateral segments. All patients had no complications from the stent placement, biliary strictures, or leaks. One developed a hepatic artery thrombosis on the posttransplant day 14 with no major biliary complications.
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To assess plaque, caries, and oral hygiene habits amongst patients receiving fixed-orthodontic treatment at the Dental-Clinic, Universidad-El-Bosque, Bogotá, Colombia.
Test-group: 74 12-29-year-olds ...receiving fixed-orthodontic treatment; reference-group: 63 12-29-year-olds before they started the orthodontic treatment. Visual examinations (one examiner) recorded the following: Ortho-plaque-Index (OPI) expressed per patient as good, fair and poor-oral-hygiene. Caries was scored with the modified-ICDAS-II criteria as: 0-sound; 1B/1W-brown/white-opacity-after-air-drying; 2B/2W-brown/white-opacity-without-air-drying; 3-microcavity; 4-underlying-shadow; 5/6-distinct/extensive-cavity. Filled/missing surfaces due-to-caries and caries-lesions on buccal surfaces at three sites around the brackets were recorded. A 7-item self-administered oral-hygiene habits' questionnaire was used.
Chi-square test revealed that the oral-hygiene level was significantly better in the reference group compared to the test group (p < 0.05). The traditional mean DMF-S was 6.7 +/- 6.3 in the test- and 6.2 +/- 5.9 in the reference-group (p > 0.05). When adding modified-ICDAS-II lesions scores 1-4, the figure increased to 23.6 +/- 9.4 in the test- and to 13.6 +/- 10.3 in the reference-group (p < 0.001). A total of 96% had > or = 1 white-opacity in the test group versus 56% in the reference group (P < 0.001). In the test-group the buccal-surfaces accounted for most white-opacities and close to 1/3 of these lesions on the upper-anterior teeth were located around the brackets. The questionnaire disclosed that 58% in the test- vs. 44% in the reference-group did not accept having dental caries lesions during the orthodontic treatment.
The results showed a high prevalence of white-opacities related to orthodontic appliances and indicate the need to implement preventive programmes at the dental clinic.
Large intraoral spindle cell lipoma Lemos, I.; Cabral, L.; de Souza, N. ...
Journal of clinical and experimental dentistry,
2021, Volume:
13, Issue:
8
Journal Article
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Lipomas are relatively common benign neoplasms composed by mature fat cells. Apart from conventional lipomas, several other subtypes have been described in the oral cavity, including fibrolipoma, ...myxoid lipoma, angiolipoma, myolipoma, chondrolipoma, osteolipoma and spindle cell lipoma (SCL). Intraoral SCL is rare, representing from 1.4% to 9.8% of all intraoral lipomas. The aim of the present study is to report a case of a large intraoral SCL of the buccal mucosa affecting a 46-year-old male, calling attention to its clinical and histological features and to its successfull surgical conservative management.
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Lipoma, spindle cell, oral, buccal mucosa.
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