The effect of prosthesis mass on the metabolic cost of steady-state walking was studied in ten male non-vascular trans-tibial amputees (TTAs) and ten non-amputee controls. The subjects underwent four trials of treadmill ambulation, with each trial performed for nine minutes at level grade and 76 m/min. Twenty minutes of seated rest followed each trial. During trials numbers one and two, TTAs am...

BACKGROUND Coinfection with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) increases the risk of hepatitis B virus (HBV)-associated progressive liver disease. Lamivudine has potent activity against both HIV-1 and HBV; however, lamivudine-resistance mutations in HBV frequently develop. METHODS Substudies of the safety and efficacy of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (tenofovir DF) for patients coinf...

Pilar Hernández , Karl Jansen b , Laurent Lellouch and Hartmut Wittig e † CERN, Theory Division, 1211 Geneva 23, Switzerland NIC/DESY Zeuthen, Platanenallee 6, D-15738 Zeuthen, Germany Centre de Physique Théorique, Case 907, CNRS Luminy, F-13288 Marseille, France Division of Theoretical Physics, Department of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool, UK DESY, Notkestr. 85, D-22603 Hamburg...

Introduction We sought to determine the surgical outcomes of patients with anomalous origin left coronary artery from pulmonary (ALCAPA) enrolled in European Congenital Heart Surgeons Association (ECHSA) database. Materials and Methods From 1999 2019, 907 ALCAPA underwent repair were included current study. The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality. Secondary frequency results concomitant m...

1Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation (EMBRAPA)-National Center for Technological Research on Agricultural Informatics (CNPTIA), Campinas/SP, CEP 13083-970, Brazil 2Electrical Engineering Faculty, Mackenzie Presbyterian University, São Paulo/SP, CEP 01302-907, Brazil 3Electrical Engineering Faculty, Pontifical Catholic University of Campinas, Campinas/SP, CEP 13083-970, Brazil 4Federal I...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of the fetal head station at attempted operative vaginal delivery (aOVD), and specifically midpelvic or low aOVD, on urinary incontinence (UI), anal incontinence (AI), and perineal pain at 6 months. DESIGN Prospective cohort study. SETTING 1941 women with singleton term fetuses in vertex presentation with midpelvic or low aOVD between 2008 and 2013 in a tert...