Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most popular diseases that cause menstrual dysfunction and infertility in women. The present paper is a brief retrospection on the progress in treatment of PCOS caused infertility with integrative Chinese and Western medicine (ICWM). It can be seen from these materials that using traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) recipes formulated by Shen-reple...

The global increase in extreme weather events recent years has spurred political scientists to examine the potential effects of such phenomena. This paper explores effect flooding on electoral outcomes and offers evidence that impact adverse varies with changes context. Using a difference-in-differences identification strategy analyse three consecutive general elections United Kingdom (2015, 20...

DOI: 10.1590/S1679-45082015AI3096 A 10-year-old girl presented with a painless, slow-growing swelling on left pre-auricular region that was noticed for 2 years (Figure 1). The swelling was bosselated, nontender, firm-to-hard on palpation, had poorly-defined margin, and measured approximately 3.5cm x 3.0cm. In addition, it had restricted mobility, and seemed to be of parotid origin, with overlyi...

When animals code stimuli for later retrieval they can either code them in terms of the stimulus presented (as a retrospective memory) or in terms of the response or outcome anticipated (as a prospective memory). Although retrospective memory is typically assumed (as in the form of a memory trace), evidence of prospective coding has been found when response intentions and outcomes are particula...

INTRODUCTION Haemangiomas in children usually involute spontaneously and surgical treatment is exceptional. Vascular malformations do not regress spontaneously and resection may become necessary. We present a series of surgically treated face and neck vascular anomalies during a 9-year period, assessing the epidemiology, presenting signs and symptoms, diagnostic modalities, indications for surg...