Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (DTMS) in the treatment of major depression: An exploratory systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (DTMS) is a relatively new, non-invasive method of stimulating larger and, presumably, deeper brain regions. The current study investigated if DTMS delivered with H-coils has acute antidepressant effects in major depression using a systematic literature review and a quantitative meta-analysis.

Methods: Seventeen studies on 'DTMS or H-coil' and 'depression' were identified on Medline, PsycInfo, and Google Scholar (until November 2014).

Relaxed eddy accumulation, a new technique for measuring emission and deposition fluxes of volatile organic compounds by capillary gas chromatography and mass spectrometry.

The possibility afforded by a new relaxed eddy accumulation system in the determination of emission and deposition fluxes of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by chromatographic techniques will be presented. The system, especially designed to limit sampling artifacts, uses adsorption traps filled with solid sorbents as reservoirs for VOC collection. Enriched compounds were analyzed by capillary GC and positive identification and quantification of eluted compounds was Achieved by mass-spectrometric detection.

Polar volatile organic compounds (VOC) of natural origin as precursors of ozone.

HRGC-MS determinations carried out on samples collected in urban, suburban, rural, forest and remote areas suggest that several other classes of non-methane VOC than isoprene and monoterpene hydrocarbons can be emitted by plants. Because of their high photochemical reactivity, they can contribute to tropospheric ozone production which, in turn, can cause climate changes through radiative forcing.

The prevalence of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and of retinopathy in relation to the duration of diabetes.

In a study on the prevalence of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy and retinopathy in a group of 57 diabetic subjects, an increased prevalence of these complications related to the duration of diabetes has been found.

[Combination of radiotherapy and selective chemotherapy in the treatment of advanced ovarian carcinomas].

A report is given on 160 patients suffering from ovarian carcinomas the stages which were exactly determined by TNM classification. 32 patients had tumors of the stages T1-T3, 128 patients had tumors of the stage T4. All T3 subgroups showed favorable results after radical surgery and a postoperative combination of radiotherapy and selective cytostatic chemotherapy.

[Clinical results of the treatment of ovarian carcinoma following 16 years of experience with the chemotherapy resistance test (author's transl)].

A prospective study on the results of chemotherapy selected by the treatment chemotherapy resistance test of Limburg an Krahe (oncobiogram) of 191 cancers of the ovary from the same department from the years 1962-1978 is presented. In 152 cases (79.6%) surgical or radio-therapy was impossible or insufficient because of the advanced spread of the tumour (T4 of FIGO 3 and 4).

[Ancillary chemotherapy in the primary treatment of carcinoma of the breast. On the growth pattern of carcinoma of the breast and the establishment of a new concept in treatment (author's transl)].

A prospective study of 25 cases of primary carcinoma of the breast was established. The patients were treated by radical mastectomy and lymphadenectomy followed by chemotherapy with Vincristin, Adriblastin and Endoxan. No radiotherapy was employed.