The aim of this study was to describe the incidence distribution of colorectal cancer in Fortaleza, Ceará State, and Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil, and the time trend in the disease from 1990 to 1999. Mean annual age-adjusted incidence rates and estimated annual percent change were calculated by gender, using population-based cancer registries. EAPC showed an increase in the rat...

Bismuth and antimony are semimetals with a rhombohedral crystal structure and similar lattice parameters. Bi12xSbx alloys exhibit unusual electronic properties and are of interest for thermoelectric and magnetoelectronic devices. In this paper, we show that Bi12xSbx alloys can be electrodeposited from acidic chloride-based solutions and that a homogenous solid solution is obtained across the en...

On the basis of conventional scaling theory, the two-point scaling theory was modified in order to describe the influence of composition on the partial molar heat capacity and volume during the micellization process. To verify the theory, isobaric heat capacities and densities of aqueous sodium octanoate solutions were measured over wide composition and temperature ranges and the modified appro...

Abstract Introduction To effectively manage chronic conditions such as VVA, daily or semi-daily patient compliance to a treatment regimen is essential. Despite the fact that risk of cancer recurrence prevents many women from treating their VVA with hormone therapy, over-the-counter moisturizers and lubricants relatively low: 40% find them completely unsatisfactory due difficulty use lack desire...

Abstract Garengeot's hernia is a rare entity that refers to the herniation of vermiform appendix through femoral canal, being even rarer presence acute appendicitis in Garengeot as presented clinical case, with an overall incidence 0,08%-0,13%. A 52 years old female patient, attended Emergency Service complaining abdominal pain right lower quadrant and fever for last 2 days. As pathological bac...

We present a measurement of the K-band luminosity function (LF) of field galaxies obtained from near-infrared imaging of a sample of 345 galaxies selected from the Stromlo-APM Redshift Survey. The LF is reasonably well fitted over the 10-mag range 226 < MK < 216 by a Schechter function with parameters a ˆ 21:16 ^ 0:19; M* ˆ 223:58 ^ 0:42 and f* ˆ 0:012 ^ 0:008 Mpc, assuming a Hubble constant of...