524 research outputs found
Staple-line recurrence arising 10 years after functional end-to-end anastomosis for colon cancer: a case report
Higher prevalence of obstructive airway disease in patients with thoracic or abdominal aortic aneurysm
AbstractBackground and Aim: The risk factors of aortic aneurysm (AA) are comparable with those described for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. This study was performed to determine whether patients with AA have a higher than average prevalence of obstructive airway disease. Methods: We performed pulmonary function tests in 240 consecutive patients (182 men and 58 women; age, 70 ± 10 years) with thoracic or abdominal AA. The results were compared with those in individuals without obvious cardiovascular disease (control) and in patients with coronary artery disease who were matched for age, gender, smoking status, and other atherosclerotic risk factors. Results: Patients in the AA group had a lower forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity (%) and carbon monoxide diffusing capacity (%/predicted value) than did the control group (P < .01). The proportion of patients with airway obstruction, defined as forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity of 70% or less, was higher in the AA group (100/240; 42%) than in the control (51/223; 23%) and coronary artery disease (43/238; 18%) groups. Multiple logistic regression analysis results revealed that the presence of an AA and male gender were associated with a higher risk of airway obstruction (odds ratio, 2.928; 95% CI, 1.722 to 4.979; and odds ratio, 1.622; 95% CI, 1.055 to 2.493, respectively). Conclusion: These data suggest that AA may be a risk factor indicative of the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. A higher prevalence of depressed pulmonary function should be suspected as a preoperative risk in presence of thoracic or abdominal AA as compared with other types of cardiovascular disorders. (J Vasc Surg 2002;36:35-40.
Survival Tests on Submerged Green Rice Leafhopper : Nephotettix cincticeps UHLER, in Relation to Winter Mortality under Snow Cover in the Hokuriku District
Feeding Habits and Honeydew Components of the Green Rice Leafhopper, Nephotettix cincticeps UHLER (Hemiptera : Deltocephalidae)
Differences in Feeding Habits of the Green Rice Leafhopper, Nephotettix cincticeps UHLER (Hemiptera : Deltocephalidae) : on Resistant and Susceptible Rice Varieties
Arrest-Deterring Effect of Resistant Parental Lines of Japonica Rice to Immigrant Brown Planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens STAL (Hemiptera : Delphacidae) in the Field
Inhibition of Toll-like receptor 4 suppresses liver injury induced by biliary obstruction and subsequent intraportal lipopolysaccharide injection
Topology-Parameter Hybrid Optimization of Skewed Permanent Magnet Motor
In this study, we present a topology-parameter hybrid optimization of a permanent magnet motor with a step-skewed rotor. This optimization simultaneously performed topology optimization (TO) of the core shape and parameter optimization (PO) of the skew angle. Simultaneous optimization provides optimized motors that are superior to those obtained by parameter, topology, and sequential optimizations. Moreover, the optimized shape was shown to be robust with respect to variations in the skew angle
Antifeedant Activity of Constituents of Andrographis paniculata (Acanthaceae) against the Green Rice Leafhopper, Nephotettix cincticeps (Hemiptera: Cicadellidae)
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