OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the safety and effectiveness of carotid artery stenting (CAS) with proximal cerebral protection in patients showing string sign at carotid angiography. BACKGROUND Presence of string sign is a well-known factor for adverse events in patients with severe carotid artery disease undergoing CAS. METHODS We used retrospective analysis of a cohort of ...

Natural selection is an important factor influencing variation in the human genome, but most genetic studies of natural selection have focused on variants with unknown phenotypic associations. This trend is changing. New studies are rapidly revealing the effects of natural selection on genetic variants of known or likely functional importance.

Traffic sign detection is an important research direction in the process of intelligent transportation Internet era, and plays a crucial role ensuring traffic safety. The purpose this to propose traffic-sign-detection algorithm based on selective kernel attention (SK attention), explicit visual center (EVC), YOLOv5 model address problems small targets, incomplete detection, insufficient accurac...

Vol. 7, No. 3 Supplement, June 2001 Emerging Infectious Diseases 535 Mathematical modeling of available epidemiologic data suggests that each year unsafe injection practices are responsible for 8 to 16 million persons contracting hepatitis B virus (HBV), 2.3 to 4.7 million persons contracting hepatitis C virus (HCV), and 80,000 to 160,000 persons contracting HIV worldwide. In most cases, the tr...

The article shows the practical aspects of training employees Ministry Internal Affairs Russia, as well presents means developing linguistic competence and ways forming students’ creative capabilities.
 object research is to develop pedagogical principles for organizing learning process that contribute study educational material in Russian Sign Language.
 subject methods consist theor...

conclusions perceptions of nursing were significantly different from those of the ideal career in most of the attributes. therefore, it is recommended that nurses’ income, workplace safety, and sense of being appreciated and respected by all authorities should be improved. background identification of the attributes of nursing and the ideal career, and their similarities and differences, as per...

BACKGROUND Levomilnacipran (1S, 2R-milnacipran) is a potent and selective serotonin (5-HT) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) reuptake inhibitor approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder in adults. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the longer-term safety and tolerability of levomilnacipran extended-release (ER). METHODS Patients who completed double-blind t...