The interdependence of external signs of connective tissue dysplasia and the formation of the female pelvis.

45 students of the Ural State Medical University were researched. The correlation of anthropometric indices and external signs of connective tissue dysplasia with the size of the female pelvis is estimated. They revealed smaller pelviometric indices for girls with low height, weight, length of hand and foot, and signs of joint hypermobility.Проведено исследование 45 студенток Уральского государственного медицинского университета. Оценена корреляция антропометрических показателей и внешних признаков дисплазии соединительной ткани с размерами женского таза. Выявили меньшие пельвиометрические показатели у девушек с низким ростом, весом, длиной кисти и стопы, признаками гипермобильности суставов

The interdependence of external signs of connective tissue dysplasia and the formation of the female pelvis

45 students of the Ural State Medical University were researched. The correlation of anthropometric indices and external signs of connective tissue dysplasia with the size of the female pelvis is estimated. They revealed smaller pelviometric indices for girls with low height, weight, length of hand and foot, and signs of joint hypermobility.В статье рассмотрены вопросы касательно показаний к назначению гестагенов во время беременности. Проведено когортное поперечное исследование, включившее 128 беременных женщин, взятых методом сплошной выборки, на разных сроках гестации, среди которых выделена группа пациенток, получавших гестагенную поддержку. Определена частота назначения гестагенов и структура показаний к их применению во время беременности

BIOLEACHING OF COBALT AND ZINC FROM PYRITE ORE IN RELATION TO CALCITIC GANGUE CONTENT

Bioleaching of a pyrite ore containing high concentrations of cobalt (0.1%) and zinc (0.065%) was affected by small amounts of calcitic gangue (from 0.01 to 1.01%). Results from an air-lift percolator and from Erlenmeyer flask experiments show that a small percentage of calcite raises the pH and arrests the growth of the acidophilic bacterium Thiobacillus ferrooxidans. In percolator experiments, when calcite is completely removed by the continuous addition of small quantities of acid, and the pH of the liquor becomes acid, the micro-organism begins to grow and to bio-oxidize the pyrite ore. The growth of T. ferrooxidans shows different lag phase spans (from 13 to 190 days) depending on carbonate dissolution. The metals Fe, Zn and Co are released into the leaching solution together at different rates after a lag-time which depends on calcite concentrations in pyrite gangue. Metal ratios in the mineral bulk are different from those in the liquor, Zn dissolving 5 times more readily than Co. Bioleaching rates for metal removal from pyrite are higher in percolator (for Fe, from 5 to 15 mg/l/h) than in flask experiments (from 0.5 to 2 mg/l/h), but the lag phases are shorter (from 2 to 65 days). The differences between the two systems are related to calcite dissolution and gypsum precipitation

Cause of Death and Predictors of All-Cause Mortality in Anticoagulated Patients With Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation : Data From ROCKET AF

M. Kaste on työryhmän ROCKET AF Steering Comm jäsen.Background-Atrial fibrillation is associated with higher mortality. Identification of causes of death and contemporary risk factors for all-cause mortality may guide interventions. Methods and Results-In the Rivaroxaban Once Daily Oral Direct Factor Xa Inhibition Compared with Vitamin K Antagonism for Prevention of Stroke and Embolism Trial in Atrial Fibrillation (ROCKET AF) study, patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation were randomized to rivaroxaban or dose-adjusted warfarin. Cox proportional hazards regression with backward elimination identified factors at randomization that were independently associated with all-cause mortality in the 14 171 participants in the intention-to-treat population. The median age was 73 years, and the mean CHADS(2) score was 3.5. Over 1.9 years of median follow-up, 1214 (8.6%) patients died. Kaplan-Meier mortality rates were 4.2% at 1 year and 8.9% at 2 years. The majority of classified deaths (1081) were cardiovascular (72%), whereas only 6% were nonhemorrhagic stroke or systemic embolism. No significant difference in all-cause mortality was observed between the rivaroxaban and warfarin arms (P=0.15). Heart failure (hazard ratio 1.51, 95% CI 1.33-1.70, P= 75 years (hazard ratio 1.69, 95% CI 1.51-1.90, P Conclusions-In a large population of patients anticoagulated for nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, approximate to 7 in 10 deaths were cardiovascular, whereasPeer reviewe