OBJECTIVE To evaluate the current management of gout in general practitioners and specialists in Buenos Aires city. MATERIAL AND METHODS multiple choice, anonimous, survey, performed to 33 rheumatologists (REU), 52 Internal Medicine specialists (EMI) and 86 general practitioners (Otros). RESULTS Gout is a very common or usual disease for 51.5% of REU vs 11.5% EMI and 8.1% Otros. At diagnosi...

The effects of low intensity (flux capacity 0.06 mW/cm2) coherent electromagnetic irradiation (EMI) of 70.6 and 73 GHz frequencies and their combined effects with antibiotics--ceftriaxone or kanamycin (0.4 or 15 microM, correspondingly) on E. coli K12 growth and survival have been reported previously. To further study the effects of EMI and antibiotics and mechanisms, decrease in overall energy...

In this digest, we will present a methodology that allow us to accommodate the conducted Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) generated by power factor correctors to international standards in the design step. EMI filter design considerations and EMI predictive procedures are presented. The predictive procedures are based in a family of curves that allows us to determine the conducted Electromagn...

BACKGROUND Few studies have analyzed the cardiac effects of exercise prior to coronary occlusion. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effects of myocardial infarction in rats undergoing physical exercise. METHODS Female rats underwent swimming exercise or were kept sedentary for eight weeks and were randomized to coronary occlusion or sham surgery, in one of the following four groups: Sedentary (S), ...

Electronic stun devices (ESD) often used in law enforcement, military action or self defense can induce total body uncoordinated muscular activity, also known as electromuscular incapacitation (EMI). During EMI the subject is unable to perform purposeful or coordinated movements. The mechanism of EMI induction has not been reported, but has been generally thought to be direct muscle and nerve e...

| ElectroMagnetic Interference (EMI) causes controller upsets manifested as control-law computation errors in digital computers or transmission disturbances between sensor and/or actuator lines. Though its eeects are likely to be transient, frequent occurrences of these upsets may lead to the loss of system stability. In this paper, we compute the stationary probability of those upsets induced ...

The purpose of this paper is to eliminate the Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) from kicker power supply. Analysis of the EMI source and the propagation path are the beginning missions. The radiated and conducted EMI both affected the Integral Current Transformer (ICT) normal operation because of the space limitation for TLS in NSRRC. The ICT is to measure injection efficiency, thus, ICT locat...

Class D amplifiers are typically very efficient, making them ideal candidates for portable applications that require long battery life and low thermal dissipation. However, electromagnetic interference (EMI) is an issue that commonly accompanies the Class D switching topology. Activeemissions limiting reduces radiated emissions and enables "filterless" operation, allowing designers to create sm...

The microscopic features of binary mixtures formed by an ionic liquid (EMI(+)TFSA(-) or EMI(+)FSA(-)) and a molecular liquid (acetonitrile or methanol) have been investigated by high-pressure infrared spectroscopy. On the basis of its responses to changes in pressure and concentration, the imidazolium C-H appears to exist at least in two different forms, i.e., isolated and associated structures...

PURPOSE to assess predictors of fracture risk and treatment for osteoporosis among elderly care home residents. SUBJECTS AND METHODS DESIGN cross-sectional survey; SETTING residents of care homes in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; PARTICIPANTS representative sample from residential care (87), nursing homes (105) and specialist homes for elderly people with dementia [elderly mentally infirm (E...