BACKGROUND Triangulation of data from multiple sources such as clinical cohort and surveillance data can help improve our ability to describe care patterns, service utilization, comorbidities, and ultimately measure and monitor clinical outcomes among persons living with HIV infection. OBJECTIVES The objective of this study was to determine whether linkage of clinical cohort data and routinel...

The paper presents the results of a health screening programme conducted in 10 major centers in Malaysia--Kuala Lumpur, Penang, Ipoh, Johor Bahru, Alor Star, Kuala Terengganu, Malacca, Kota Bahru, Kuching and Kota Kinabalu during the National Heart Weeks, 1995-1997. There were 6,858 participants of both sexes aged between 6 years to 81 years old. The parameters involved in the screening program...

Background: Imaging has been extensively used for the Calcium Pyrophosphate Deposition Disease (CPPD) diagnosis but prevalence of joint calcifications at imaging in CPPD patients not thoroughly assessed. Objectives: This systematic literature review (SLR) is aimed to estimate calcium crystal deposition peripheral joints by suspected or definite establish relevant monitoring Methods: After defin...

Introduction: The investigation of complex auditory processes has been difficult using fMRI due to the excessive image acquisition noise, typically 100-130 dB. The development of the sparse sampling paradigm was a major improvement in auditory research [1]. In this method, only a single volume is acquired with a long TR usually 12-16 seconds. The timing of the stimulus is jittered relative to t...

Background: In 1924, the Department of Ethnology under leadership Polish ethnologist, Professor Adam Fischer was established at Lviv University. The department to specialize in Slavic issues. Thus, since founding unit, Slav-ic ethnography has been one main topics A. Fischer’s courses. However, until early 1930s, these disciplines were concluded areas culture. began implement another concept lec...

Background: GCA is characterized by cranial symptoms but imaging techniques show that patients with non-specific such as systemic inflammation or PMR may have undiagnosed large vessel (LV) 1 . Although silent in clinically isolated consequences for patients’ outcome, little known about its prevalence and characteristics of affected patients. Objectives: To review data on the newly diagnosed wit...

S OF RECENT SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS BY THE STAFF OF N.V. PHILIPS' GLOEILAMPENFABRIEKEN Reprints of most of these publications may be obtained from the ,Philips Research Laboratories, Kastanjelaan 24, Eindhoven, Netherlands. For items marked with an asterisk no reprints are available. 2441: B. D. H. Tellegen: La recherche pour une série complète d'éléments de circuit idéaux non-linéaires (Rendic...