We used correlative models with species occurrence points, Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) vegetation indices, and topo-climatic predictors to map the current distribution and potential habitat of invasive Prosopis juliflora in Afar, Ethiopia. Time-series of MODIS Enhanced Vegetation Indices (EVI) and Normalized Difference Vegetation Indices (NDVI) with 250 m2 spatial reso...

OBJECTIVES We aimed to analyze the CT findings of ground-glass opacity nodules diagnosed pathologically as adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS), minimally invasive adenocarcinoma (MIA), and invasive adenocarcinoma in order to investigate whether quantitative CT parameters enable distinction of invasive adenocarcinoma from pre-invasive or minimally invasive adenocarcinoma. METHODS We reviewed CT image...

BACKGROUND Traditionally, patients with acute respiratory failure due to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) are believed to have a poor outcome. A study was undertaken to explore both hospital and long term outcome in this group and to identify clinical predictors. METHODS A retrospective review was carried out of consecutive admissions to a...

BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) in patients with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome (WPW) may induce complex ventricular arrhythmias resulting in sudden cardiac death. It is essential to find an effective non-invasive diagnostic method allowing to select patients at risk of life-threatening arrhythmias. Our objective was to examine Doppler predictors of AF in patients with WPW and atrioventricu...

Certain early neuroimaging findings are independent predictors of clinical outcome in acute basilar artery occlusion. These imaging findings may serve as important baseline imaging characteristics as well as subgroups in future randomized controlled trials. The purpose of this review is to review and compare early neuroimaging findings seen on non-invasive cranial imaging that predict clinical ...

OBJECTIVES International guidelines recommend revascularisation as the preferred treatment for patients with critical limb ischaemia (CLI). Most contemporary research focuses on the outcome of invasive procedures for CLI, but little is known about the outcome of conservative management. Amputation free survival (AFS) and overall survival (OS) was investigated in patients with CLI who did or did...

background: childhood aggression, particularly in preschoolers, is one of the most common behavioral problems throughout the world. therefore, it is important to identify the predictors of this problem. this study was conducted to determine the predictors of physical and verbal aggression in preschoolers. methods: this descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted on preschoolers in rasht in ...

OBJECTIVES To investigate clinical outcomes according to ventilatory support indication in subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation in a "real-life" Emergency Department and to analyze potential predictors of successful noninvasive positive pressure ventilation. METHODS Retrospective cohort performed over an 18-month period, comparing the following patient groups with ...

We sought to evaluate the distribution pattern of lymph node (LN) metastasis and to indentify preoperative and surgical pathologic factors, which predict positive lymph nodes in patients with cervical carcinoma treated with radical hysterectomy and lymph node dissection (RHND). 365 patients with cervical carcinoma treated by RHND at a single cancer center from 1995 to 2005 were included. 87 pat...

Purpose. The objectives were to describe the management and outcomes of acute leukemia (AL) patients admitted to the ICU and to identify predictors of ICU mortality. Methods. Data was retrospectively collected from the medical records of all patients with AML or ALL admitted to the Mount Sinai Hospital ICU from August 2009 to December 2012. Results. 151 AL patients (117 AML, 34 ALL) were admitt...