BACKGROUND Small- and large-for-gestational-age (SGA, LGA) newborns are associated with metabolic syndrome in their later life. Cord blood C-peptide, insulin, glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and lipids levels may be altered in SGA and LGA newborns; however, the results are conflicting. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of cord blood markers on SGA and LGA newborns. MATERIAL...

BACKGROUND Medial patellofemoral ligament (MPFL) is the main restrictor of lateral shifting of the patella, contributing by 60 % in the first 20° flexion of the knee. MPFL reconstruction has been performed in order to restore the stability of the patella with good results.Lyophilized Gracilis tendon allograft (LGA) compared to Cryopreserved Gracilis tendon allograft (CGA) has a lower cost, does...

OBJECTIVE To determine how growth of large for gestational age (LGA) preterm (PT) children was affected by their PT birth and their LGA status. METHODS This is a community-based cohort study of 1302 PT and 489 full-term (FT) children, born 2002 and 2003. RESULTS We found that growth in height, weight, and head circumference of LGA PT children was well balanced during infancy and that only w...

This paper discusses a parallel genetic algorithm (PGA) which focuses on the local operator for Traveling salesman problem (TSP). The local operator is a simple GA named as Local Genetic Algorithm (LGA). The LGA is combined to another GA named as Global Genetic Algorithm (GGA). It increases the computational time running a GA as a local operator in another one. To solve this problem, we build a...

BACKGROUND More women are entering pregnancy with pre-existing diabetes. Disease severity, glycaemic control, and predictors of pregnancy complications may differ by race/ethnicity or educational attainment, leading to differences in adverse pregnancy outcomes. METHODS We used linked New York City hospital record and birth certificate data for 6291 singleton births among women with pre-existi...

BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Although magnifying endoscopy with narrow-band imaging (M-NBI) is useful for the diagnosis of gastric mucosal lesions, differentiating between early cancer (EC) and low grade adenoma (LGA) remains a challenge. During M-NBI examination, we have noted the presence of a small, white lesion with a globular shape underneath cancerous gastric epithelium, and have termed this...

Background: Prescription opioid addiction is a significant health problem characterized by compulsive drug seeking, withdrawal and chronic relapse. We investigated the neurobiological consequences of escalation of prescription opioid use using extended access to intravenous oxycodone self-administration in rats. Methods: Male Wistar rats acquired oxycodone self-administration (0.15 mg/kg/infusi...

Background: The Hyperglycemia and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes(HAPO) study established association between antenatal glucose parameters and large for gestational age(LGA) infants. Our institution previously published that elevated pre-pregnancy BMI and excessive gestational weight gain(eGWG), are independent predictors of large for gestational age infants. Additionally, women with an elevated BMI...

OBJECTIVE Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with fetal macrosomia and maternal postpartum dysglycemia, insulin resistance, and β-cell dysfunction. Indeed, in practice, a prior pregnancy that resulted in a large-for-gestational-age (LGA) delivery is often considered presumptive evidence of GDM, whether or not it was diagnosed at the time. If this clinical assumption is correct, h...

Lewis acid-base adducts [LGa-M(C6F5)3] (M = B 1, Al 2, Ga 3) were prepared by the reaction of gallanediyl LGa {L = HC[C(Me)N(2,6-i-Pr2C6H3)]2} with the Lewis acids M(C6F5)3 (M = B, Al, Ga). Benzaldehyde reacts with [LGa-M(C6F5)3] (M = B 1, Al 2) at room temperature with the insertion and formation of [LGa(C6F5){CH(Ph)(OB(C6F5)2)}] (4) and the zwitterionic species [LGa(C6F5){CH(Ph)(OAl(C6F5)2)}]...