Retrospective Analysis of the One-per-Million Tumescent Technique in Post-Burn Hand Deformity Surgeries

The article provides a multicenter retrospective analysis of postoperative complications in patients after ventral hernias repair. The study went on for 10 years and included 628 patients divided into 2 groups. The first group included 510 patients operated on using polypropylene implants (mesh density 60g/m2 ). In the second group (118 patients) a de-epithelized autodermal graft prepared according to the authors' technology was applied. Clavien-Dindo classification was used to describe postoperative complications. The total number of complications in the first group was 22.2%, in the second group — 2.5% (p < 0.01). In the analysis of complications in all patients operated on using both allo- and autograft, the most frequent complications in the form of seroma were noted when implants using the one lay technique — 22.3% (p < 0.05) were installed. The autodermal de-epithelized graft used in ventral hernia plastics, regardless of their localization and size, especially in relapses after alloplasty, may be a good alternative to synthetic grafts.

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Medication-overuse headache. Retrospective comparison of preventive treatments

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria ◽

10.1590/0004-282x20180097 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 76 (10) ◽

pp. 668-673 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Abouch V. Krymchantowski ◽

Ana Gabriela Ferreira Krymchantowski ◽

Carla da Cunha Jevoux

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Analysis ◽

Medication Overuse ◽

Medication Overuse Headache ◽

Headache Frequency ◽

Limited Evidence ◽

Pharmacological Agents ◽

Pharmacological Prevention ◽

Retrospective Comparison ◽

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ABSTRACT Objectives: Medication-overuse headache is commonly seen in tertiary centers. Limited evidence is available regarding treatment. We compared the use of one or two drugs, three drugs, or four pharmacological agents for the prevention of headache. Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of 149 consecutive patients. Sudden withdrawal and pharmacological prevention with one or more drugs were carried out. Adherence and the decrease of headache frequency of more than 50% were compared after four months between the one or two, three, and four drug groups. Results: There was no difference in adherence (p > 0.6). Headache frequency reduction was shown in 23 (54.8%, one or two drugs), 33 (70%, three drugs) and 11 (55%, four drugs); p = 0.13 and p = 0.98, not significant. There was a tendency towards significance between the one or two drug takers versus the three drug and four drug takers together (p = 0.09). Conclusions: The use of more drugs was not better at improving headache. However, there is the possibility that acting simultaneously on different sites may promote broader modulation and better outcome.

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Modern piano duet: a retrospective analysis of performing arts

Человек и культура ◽

10.25136/2409-8744.2020.4.33379 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 141-150

Author(s):

Tatiana Evgen'evna Nerovnaia

Keyword(s):

Retrospective Analysis ◽

Performing Arts ◽

Research Work ◽

Visual Image ◽

Mobile Form ◽

Artistic Activity ◽

Piano Duet ◽

Performing Culture ◽

The One ◽

Development Prospects

The subject of this research is the evolution of the art of piano duets since the middle of the XX century to the present day. Leaning on the retrospective analysis of ensemble uniqueness, an attempt is made to determine the key trends in artistic activity of piano duets of that time. The goal of this work consists in the analysis of the types of professional duet ensembles and their peculiarities, substantiated by the mobile form of concerts; study of the relevant questions of renewal of the repertoire; classification of piano duets by “performing specialization”: educational and theatricalized or "eccentric"’ as well as outlining the development prospects of duet performing arts. Research methodology is based on the comparative, logical, and retrospective methods. The retrospective method allowed defining the criteria for ensemble specialization of piano duets in accordance with the duet or duo principle, as well as the variety of educational duets based on the repertoire preferences. The scientific novelty lies in the fact that retrospective analysis applicable to modern duet performance, on the one hand revealed a tendency towards preserving and augmenting best traditions in performing culture of the piano due, while on the other – towards seeking of new, creative in their idea forms of ensemble art. For the first time the source of the new repertoire, which includes original compositions for four-handed ensemble, is presented by annotated catalogue of the American scholar K. McGraw (revised 2016 edition). The conclusion is made that tremendous potential of the genre (the ability to multi-level dialogue, theatrical expressiveness of visual image of the ensemble, and its special telegenic skills) contributes to the successful development of piano duet in music industry. Expanding the boundaries of the traditional concert space, members of the ensemble appose to the aesthetics of show or performance, which testifies to the experimental nature of piano duets in the first decades of the XXI century. As the development prospects, the author outlines the pursuit of new ways for popularization of the genre, research work on broadening the existing duet repertoire, and as well as potential creation of the Internet platform for centralizing the global repertoire of piano ensembles.

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Prognosis for dogs with stage I or II splenic hemangiosarcoma treated by splenectomy alone: 32 cases (1991-1993)

Journal of the American Animal Hospital Association ◽

10.5326/15473317-34-5-417 ◽

1998 ◽

Vol 34 (5) ◽

pp. 417-421 ◽

Cited By ~ 92

Author(s):

CA Wood ◽

AS Moore ◽

JM Gliatto ◽

LA Ablin ◽

RJ Berg ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Survival Rate ◽

Adjuvant Chemotherapy ◽

Survival Time ◽

Retrospective Analysis ◽

Postoperative Period ◽

Median Survival Time ◽

Stage I ◽

Clinicopathological Findings ◽

One Year ◽

The One

A retrospective analysis was performed on the case records of 32 dogs with Stage I or II splenic hemangiosarcoma that were treated by splenectomy alone and that survived the seven-day postoperative period. Median survival time for these 32 cases was 86 days (mean, 116 days; range, 14 to 470 days), and the one-year survival rate was estimated to be 6.25%. Survival was not influenced by signalment, presenting signs, stage of disease, or clinicopathological findings. The data provides a basis from which to evaluate adjuvant chemotherapy for splenic hemangiosarcoma that is confined to the spleen macroscopically.

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Note on Selection of Coordinate Systems for Geodynamics

International Astronomical Union Colloquium ◽

10.1017/s0252921100051174 ◽

1975 ◽

Vol 26 ◽

pp. 395-407

Author(s):

S. Henriksen

Keyword(s):

Sea Level ◽

The Other ◽

Coordinate Systems ◽

Mean Sea Level ◽

The Earth ◽

The One ◽

Static Systems ◽

Selection Of

The first question to be answered, in seeking coordinate systems for geodynamics, is: what is geodynamics? The answer is, of course, that geodynamics is that part of geophysics which is concerned with movements of the Earth, as opposed to geostatics which is the physics of the stationary Earth. But as far as we know, there is no stationary Earth – epur sic monere. So geodynamics is actually coextensive with geophysics, and coordinate systems suitable for the one should be suitable for the other. At the present time, there are not many coordinate systems, if any, that can be identified with a static Earth. Certainly the only coordinate of aeronomic (atmospheric) interest is the height, and this is usually either as geodynamic height or as pressure. In oceanology, the most important coordinate is depth, and this, like heights in the atmosphere, is expressed as metric depth from mean sea level, as geodynamic depth, or as pressure. Only for the earth do we find “static” systems in use, ana even here there is real question as to whether the systems are dynamic or static. So it would seem that our answer to the question, of what kind, of coordinate systems are we seeking, must be that we are looking for the same systems as are used in geophysics, and these systems are dynamic in nature already – that is, their definition involvestime.

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Nucleation of Disorder in Fe3Al Alloys

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100061574 ◽

1967 ◽

Vol 25 ◽

pp. 312-313

Author(s):

P. R. Swann ◽

W. R. Duff ◽

R. M. Fisher

Keyword(s):

Electron Microscopy ◽

Transmission Electron Microscopy ◽

Annealing Temperature ◽

Antiphase Domain ◽

Effect Of Temperature ◽

Domain Structures ◽

Transmission Electron ◽

Domain Boundaries ◽

Higher Temperature ◽

The One

Recently we have investigated the phase equilibria and antiphase domain structures of Fe-Al alloys containing from 18 to 50 at.% Al by transmission electron microscopy and Mössbauer techniques. This study has revealed that none of the published phase diagrams are correct, although the one proposed by Rimlinger agrees most closely with our results to be published separately. In this paper observations by transmission electron microscopy relating to the nucleation of disorder in Fe-24% Al will be described. Figure 1 shows the structure after heating this alloy to 776.6°C and quenching. The white areas are B2 micro-domains corresponding to regions of disorder which form at the annealing temperature and re-order during the quench. By examining specimens heated in a temperature gradient of 2°C/cm it is possible to determine the effect of temperature on the disordering reaction very precisely. It was found that disorder begins at existing antiphase domain boundaries but that at a slightly higher temperature (1°C) it also occurs by homogeneous nucleation within the domains. A small (∼ .01°C) further increase in temperature caused these micro-domains to completely fill the specimen.

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Fundamental Research into Thin Films in a Developing Country

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100095753 ◽

1972 ◽

Vol 30 ◽

pp. 500-501

Author(s):

J.A. Eades ◽

E. Grünbaum

Keyword(s):

Thin Films ◽

Growth Process ◽

Empirical Process ◽

Nucleation And Growth ◽

Research Groups ◽

Film Research ◽

Fundamental Research ◽

Controlled Deposition ◽

The One ◽

The University

In the last decade and a half, thin film research, particularly research into problems associated with epitaxy, has developed from a simple empirical process of determining the conditions for epitaxy into a complex analytical and experimental study of the nucleation and growth process on the one hand and a technology of very great importance on the other. During this period the thin films group of the University of Chile has studied the epitaxy of metals on metal and insulating substrates. The development of the group, one of the first research groups in physics to be established in the country, has parallelled the increasing complexity of the field.The elaborate techniques and equipment now needed for research into thin films may be illustrated by considering the plant and facilities of this group as characteristic of a good system for the controlled deposition and study of thin films.

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STM studies of crystal growth

Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America ◽

10.1017/s0424820100086179 ◽

1991 ◽

Vol 49 ◽

pp. 374-375

Author(s):

M. G. Lagally

Keyword(s):

Crystal Growth ◽

Molecular Beam ◽

Chemical Vapor ◽

Sputter Deposition ◽

Field Of View ◽

Scanning Tunneling ◽

Wide Field ◽

Tunneling Microscopy ◽

Wide Field Of View ◽

The One

It has been recognized since the earliest days of crystal growth that kinetic processes of all Kinds control the nature of the growth. As the technology of crystal growth has become ever more refined, with the advent of such atomistic processes as molecular beam epitaxy, chemical vapor deposition, sputter deposition, and plasma enhanced techniques for the creation of “crystals” as little as one or a few atomic layers thick, multilayer structures, and novel materials combinations, the need to understand the mechanisms controlling the growth process is becoming more critical. Unfortunately, available techniques have not lent themselves well to obtaining a truly microscopic picture of such processes. Because of its atomic resolution on the one hand, and the achievable wide field of view on the other (of the order of micrometers) scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) gives us this opportunity. In this talk, we briefly review the types of growth kinetics measurements that can be made using STM. The use of STM for studies of kinetics is one of the more recent applications of what is itself still a very young field.

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