Background While first-generation articulated disc prostheses had an ideal positioning
schematically as posterior as possible because of their geometrically determined center of …

Introduction: The prevalence of vascular trauma surrounding the thoracic spine following
Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is unknown. The potential for neurologic recovery is uncertain in many …

Evidence suggests that sovereign defaults disrupt international trade. As a consequence,
countries that are more open have more to lose from a sovereign default and are less inclined …

Background & Aims Non-alcoholic and alcohol-related fatty liver disease are overlapping
diseases in which metabolic syndrome and alcohol consumption each contribute to …

Purpose To prospectively determine if superparamagnetic iron oxide (SPIO)-enhanced
magnetic resonance (MR) imaging could help visualize leukocyte phagocytic activities in human …

… Borodin Mireille Bousquet-Mélou Mark Braverman Claudio Canuto Martin Hairer Pierre
Lairez Monique Laurent Melvin Leok Lek-Heng Lim Gábor Lugosi Bruno Salvy Sylvia Serfaty …

Aims.While there are effective treatments for psychiatric disorders, many individuals with such
disorders do not receive treatment and those that do often take years to get into treatment. …

Liver biopsy was until recently the only way of evaluating liver fibrosis. Noninvasive tests for
hepatic fibrosis, without potential risks, are desired by clinicians as well as patients. Insulin-…

Background & aims The effects of calorie restriction and physical activity on autonomic
regulation and cardiac vagal control in overweight and obese individuals remain inconsistent. …

The histological study on the reciprocal influence of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) and/or delta (HDV)
on liver damage in a cohort of 134 HIV-HBV co-infected patients concluded on a …