RAPID EYE MOVEMENT (REM) SLEEP BEHAVIOR DISORDER (RBD) IS A PARASOMNIA CHARACTERIZED BY DREAM-ENACTING BEHAVIORS RELATED TO LOSS OF the normal generalized skeletal muscle atonia during REM sleep1,2. RBD may be idiopathic or associated with neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s disease3, multiple system atrophy4, dementia with Lewy bodies5, Machado-Joseph disease6 and parkinsonism with ...

BACKGROUND Very preterm infants are at high risk for adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has been proposed as a means of predicting neurodevelopmental outcomes in this population. METHODS We studied 167 very preterm infants (gestational age at birth, 30 weeks or less) to assess the associations between qualitatively defined white-matter and gray-matter abnorm...

application of sewage sludge as a cheap and waste material is increasing for supporting plant essential elements especially in the soils of arid and semiarid regions. in the present greenhouse research, the effect of ardabil municipal sewage sludge on n, p, k, pb, cr, ni and cd concentrations in soil and plant and also spring wheat yield and growth indices was studied as a randomized complete b...

TIME (minutes) 9g4. The percent DHAA remainingduring Incubations of DHAA at nItIalconcentrations of 5 (0), 10 (#{149}), 100 (0), or 1000 (I) zmoI/L itudlee were performed at 23#{176}C and pH 6.6 suitable for quantifying DHAA and its degradation products. This approach is useful and allows for a prediction of the stability of DHAA under a variety of conditions that might be encountered during bi...

host defenses allow varying types of infection. Candidal infections offer a clear example of this point. Granulocytes primarily prevent bloodborne candidiasis, and this becomes apparent in neutropenic patients, who are at greater risk to develop Candida-induced fungemia and sepsis. Contrast this situation with the T-cell–mediated defense that prevents mucosal Candida proliferation. This propert...

In this study, we investigate the relationship between uncertainty and trust in exogenous shifts in modes of social exchange (i.e., those that are not initiated by the individuals in a given exchange system). We explore how transitions from a high uncertainty environment (reciprocal exchange) to lower-uncertainty environments (nonbinding or binding negotiated exchange) affect the level of trust...

PULMONARY PSEUDOLYMPHOMA 691 percutaneous or bronchoscopic aspiration, avoiding contammation by bacteria in the upper airway. Enterococci have been implicated primarily in the genitourinary, endocardial, and abdominal infections. Few reports have considered them as a cause of a bacterial pneumonia or lung abscess. Rantz and Kirby,3 in a review of streptococcal infections, reported none. Duma et...

pulmonary complications continue to be vexing problems during the postoperative period in patients undergoing major surgery. Using abdominal distention, pulmonary signs, and purulent sputum as criteria, Wightman’ reported an incidence of 21 percent for serious pulmonary complications in a prospective survey of patients undergoing surgery. Employing the same criteria together with abnormal chest...