Adolescent obesity has increased to alarming proportions globally. However, few studies have investigated the optimal waist circumference (WC) of Asian adolescents. This study sought to establish the optimal WC cutoff points that identify a cluster of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRFs) among 15-year-old ethnically Chinese adolescents. This study was a regional population-based study on the CVR...

Abstract Inspired by a paper Teseletso and Adachi (Miner Econ 8(10):21, 2021), the hypothesis regarding declining grade of mined copper ore its possible use as guide to future ultimate recoverable resources (URRs) is tested. As time axis, cumulative production taken. Grades can be either tonnage or annual grade. Correlation linear (grade tonnage) semi-logarithmic linear, logarithmic). We first ...

BACKGROUND The role of diffusion weighted imaging (DWI) to reliably differentiate tumor types and grades in pediatric cerebellar tumors is controversial. We aimed to clarify the discrepancy reported in previous articles. PROCEDURES We retrospectively evaluated the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of the enhancing, solid parts of cerebellar tumors and correlated the absolute tumor A...

INTRODUCTION This study aimed to assess psychological distress (PD) as scored by the Distress Thermometer (DT) in adult primary brain tumor patients and caregivers (CGs) in a clinic setting and ascertain if any high-risk subgroups for PD exist. MATERIAL AND METHODS From May 2012 to August 2013, n = 96 patients and n = 32 CG underwent DT screening at diagnosis, and a differing cohort of n = 12...

Diagnostic interpretation of a cervical biopsy is a key element in the decision to treat or not to treat a woman with an abnormal screening test. This study assesses the variability of these diagnostic interpretations on a population basis using the New Mexico HPV Pap Registry database. An experienced panel of gynecologic pathologists reviewed a stratified random sample of 6272 biopsies, which ...

INTRODUCTION : Angiogenesis is of key importance in the process of tumor progression in a number of tumor types including breast cancer . In my study I have used anti CD34 antibody to assess intratumoral microvessel density (MVD) in 96 cases to estimate neo-angiogenesis and compared it in various prognostic groups . OBJECTIVES OF STUDY :To study MVD in malignant breast lumps by immunohistochemi...

PURPOSE To determine the prognostic significance of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in patients with neuroendocrine cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS In this single-center prospective study, 176 patients with measurable metastatic neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) were recruited. CTCs were measured using a semiautomated technique based on immunomagnetic separation of epithelial cell adhesion molecule-ex...

Purpose: To evaluate the accuracy of sonographic measurements of the lower uterine segment (LUS) thickness at term in predicting uterine scar defects in women with previous Cesarean delivery (CD). Methods: Eighty-nine pregnant women who underwent CD between 37 and 41 weeks of gestation from 2013 to 2015 were enrolled in this study and divided into two groups. Group A consisted of women with pre...