Bridges of high cultural value and aesthetic quality deserve respectful treatment and construction interventions must balance these assets with the severe requirements of utilisation. This is particularly relevant to structural engineers and bridge owners involved in rehabilitation or modification interventions. This paper presents, by means of eight bridges in Switzerland, examples of how inte...

Evidence from community-led HIV prevention projects suggests that structural interventions may result in reduced rates of HIV and STIs. The complex relationship between empowerment and confronting stigma, discrimination and physical abuse necessitates further investigation into the impact that such interventions have on the personal risks for sex workers. This article aims to describe lived exp...

Transcatheter cardiac interventions are a fast evolving field. The past decade has seen the development of transcatheter aortic valve replacement, transcatheter mitral valve repair and replacement, septal defect closure devices and left atrial appendage closure devices for thromboprophylaxis. More than ever, medical imaging is taking a central role in the care of patients with structural heart ...

• This article reviews the importance of precision in transseptal puncture to optimize left-sided structural heart procedures such as mitral valve (MV) repair, left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion and mitral paravalvular leak closure. In addition, the article discusses the importance of guidance by various views on TEE and ICE and how these imaging modalities help guide site-specific transsept...

CONTEXT Stress fractures are common among athletes, particularly distance runners, with many theories regarding the etiologic process of stress fractures and various studies identifying risk factors or suggesting preventive techniques. To our knowledge, no previous studies have discussed the possible causative effects of somatic dysfunction or the preventive capabilities of osteopathic manipula...