The UK is currently in the midst of a large outbreak of pertussis, with the highest morbidity and mortality occurring in young unimmunised infants. This review considers the potential strategies to optimise control of pertussis in infants, including vaccination of (1) adolescents, (2) close household contacts of newborn infants (cocooning), (3) newborn infants and (4) pregnant women. The paper ...

The Free-Form Deformation (FFD) methods are a family of intuitive, efficient and versatile free-form modelling techniques, which rely on an ambient warp of the space cocooning an embedded object. However, the distortion caused by FFD significantly degrades the approximation quality of polygon-mesh objects. We present a curvature-based adaptive refinement and decimation algorithm which solves th...

In this paper, we introduce the concept of $g$-dual frames for Hilbert $C^{*}$-modules, and then the properties and stability results of $g$-dual frames  are given.  A characterization of $g$-dual frames, approximately dual frames and dual frames of a given frame is established. We also give some examples to show that the characterization of $g$-dual frames for Riesz bases in Hilbert spaces is ...

BACKGROUND Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is classically described as progressive sclerosis and cocooning of the entire peritoneum; however, there has been limited number of reported cases of localized fibrosis as a variant form. CASE PRESENTATION We describe two cases of acute bowel obstruction with isolated transition points in the setting of long-term peritoneal dialysis. CONCL...

Encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis (EPS) is a rare complication of peritoneal dialysis (PD) associated with cocooning of the bowel within a sheath of fibrous tissue causing obstruction. Uncertainty remains regarding the aetiology, pathogenesis and optimal treatment. The current management of EPS is largely based on case reports and small series, and there are limited data regarding outcomes of ...

COMMENTARY Does Single or Double InseminationDuring Ovulation Induction Cycle IncreasePregnancy Rates? By Michael A. Thomas, MD Professor, Fellowship and Division Director, Section of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center Dr. Thomas reports no financial relationships relevant to this field of study. SYNOPSIS: Performing intrauterine ...