The second Venus flyby of BepiColombo mission reveals stable atmosphere over decades.

Studies of the Venusian mesosphere provide important information about the current state of the entire Venusian atmosphere. This includes information about the dense cloud structure, its vertical thermal profile, temperature fields, and the resulting dynamical and meteorological processes that contribute to a deeper understanding of the climatologically different evolutionary paths of Earth and Venus. However, the last measurements were acquired in 1983 during Venera-15 mission.

An easy-to-use scoring system to estimate the survival of patients irradiated for bone metastases from lung cancer.

Background: The remaining lifespan of patients with metastatic lung cancer should be considered when designing a personalized treatment program. To facilitate the estimation survival in lung cancer patients with bone metastases, a specific scoring system was created.

Methods: One-hundred-and-fifty-three patients receiving fractionated radiotherapy for bone metastases without spinal cord compression from lung cancer were included in this retrospective study.

Review of Scorpion Stings and Snakebites Treated by the French Military Health Service During Overseas Operations Between 2015 and 2017.

Introduction: Depending on their theatre of operation, French soldiers may potentially be exposed to scorpion stings and snakebites. Following the recommendations of a French military health service (FMHS) technical committee for envenomation, the FMHS provides antivenoms appropriate to each deployment. This work aimed to evaluate this risk of envenomation and to assess the antivenoms used by the FMHS in operational theatres since the creation of this committee in 2015.

Interval Between Cancer Diagnosis and Radiotherapy - An Independent Prognostic Factor of Survival in Patients Irradiated for Bone Metastases from Kidney Cancer.

Background/aim: Cancer patients with metastatic disease require personalized treatment regimens. This study was performed to identify prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) following irradiation of bone metastases from kidney cancer.

Patients And Methods: Data of 29 patients irradiated for bone metastases from kidney cancer were retrospectively evaluated.

Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Score Is Associated With Survival After Radiotherapy of Bone Metastases from Prostate Cancer.

Background/aim: Understanding prognostic factors of survival are important for treatment personalization in cancer patients. This study aimed to identify such factors for patients irradiated for bone metastases from prostate cancer.

Patients And Methods: Data from 74 patients irradiated between 01/2009 and 04/2019 were retrospectively evaluated.

A Simple Clinical Instrument to Predict the Survival Probability of Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Radiotherapy for Bone Metastases.

Background/aim: Individualization of treatment may improve the outcome of patients with bone metastases from breast cancer. To support physicians when selecting individualized programs for these patients, a simple instrument for predicting survival was created.

Patients And Methods: In 126 female patients with breast cancer irradiated for bone metastases, 11 characteristics were evaluated with respect to survival.

A Disease-specific Score for Estimating Survival After Irradiation of Bone Metastases from Colorectal Cancer.

Background/aim: Estimating survival is important for treatment personalization in patients with metastatic cancer. In this study, we aimed to develop a survival score for patients irradiated for bone metastases from colorectal cancer.

Patients And Methods: Eleven factors were retrospectively analyzed in 25 patients, including age, gender, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance score, tumor site, time between diagnosis of colorectal cancer and irradiation, visceral or other bone metastases, type and number of irradiated sites, upfront surgery and previous systemic treatment.

Prognostic factors and a new scoring system for survival of patients irradiated for bone metastases.

Background: Personalized therapy for bone metastases should consider the patients' remaining lifespan. Estimation of survival can be facilitated with scoring tools. A new tool was developed, specifically designed to estimate 12-month survival.

Microbiology of French military casualties repatriated from overseas for an open traumatic injury.

Background: This study aimed to describe the microbiological epidemiology of repatriated French soldiers with an open traumatic injury, and to measure the proportion of multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDRB).

Methods: Retrospective study including all French soldiers repatriated in 2011 and 2012 in Parisian military hospitals for open traumatic injury. Results of clinical samples and MDRB screening were collected.

[Use of French version of Ureteral Stent Symptom Questionnaire for tolerance evaluation of ureteral double J-stent].

Objectives: To evaluate the quality of life of the holders of a ureteral double J stent (US) using the USSQ questionnaire (Ureteral Stent Symptom Questionnaire), validated in French in 2010.

Methods: Between January 2009 and December 2011, 249 patients underwent flexible ureteroscopy for urolithiais in our service. Among them, 160 received a US in perioperative, and they were sent self-questionnaire USSQ-FR retrospectively.

Understanding the cholera epidemic, Haiti.

After onset of a cholera epidemic in Haiti in mid-October 2010, a team of researchers from France and Haiti implemented field investigations and built a database of daily cases to facilitate identification of communes most affected. Several models were used to identify spatiotemporal clusters, assess relative risk associated with the epidemic's spread, and investigate causes of its rapid expansion in Artibonite Department. Spatiotemporal analyses highlighted 5 significant clusters (p<0.

[Predictive value of the asymptomatic prostatic inflammation in the development of prostate cancer].

Objective: Several studies have tried to show a link between inflammation and cancer. In prostate cancer (PCa) development, this question is still not completely elucidated. The aim of the study was to investigate, whether the presence of inflammation in the first series of prostate biopsies was a factor of risk.

Detection and characterization of Human caliciviruses associated with sporadic acute diarrhea in adults in Djibouti (horn of Africa).

Recent advances in molecular diagnostics have allowed us to recognize Human caliciviruses (HuCVs) as important agents of acute diarrhea in industrialized countries. Their prevalence and genetic diversity in developing countries remains unknown. We report on the characterization of HuCVs among adults presenting acute diarrheas in Djibouti; 108 stool samples collected were screened by EIA, RTPCR, or cell cultures for the group A Rotaviruses, Adenoviruses, Astroviruses, and HuCVs, which were further characterized by genotyping.

A dynamic upper atmosphere of Venus as revealed by VIRTIS on Venus Express.

The upper atmosphere of a planet is a transition region in which energy is transferred between the deeper atmosphere and outer space. Molecular emissions from the upper atmosphere (90-120 km altitude) of Venus can be used to investigate the energetics and to trace the circulation of this hitherto little-studied region. Previous spacecraft and ground-based observations of infrared emission from CO2, O2 and NO have established that photochemical and dynamic activity controls the structure of the upper atmosphere of Venus.

South-polar features on Venus similar to those near the north pole.

Venus has no seasons, slow rotation and a very massive atmosphere, which is mainly carbon dioxide with clouds primarily of sulphuric acid droplets. Infrared observations by previous missions to Venus revealed a bright 'dipole' feature surrounded by a cold 'collar' at its north pole. The polar dipole is a 'double-eye' feature at the centre of a vast vortex that rotates around the pole, and is possibly associated with rapid downwelling.

[Characterisation of viral agents with potential to cause diarrhea in Djibouti].

Due to limited laboratory facilities in the tropics, the exact role of enteric viruses in causing diarrhea among adults in the tropics is unknown. The purpose of this report is to describe a multicenter study undertaken in Djibouti to determine the prevalence of a large panel of enteric viruses using immunochromatography; antigenic detection by ELISA, RT-PCR cellular inoculation, sequence analysis; and indirect serology. Study samples were collected from 108 patients presenting acute and sporadic diarrhea.

[Increased secretion of Nt-proBNP immediately after percutaneous coronary intervention: about 90 cases].

Nt-proBNP have emerged as useful biomarker for the diagnosis and prognostic of heart failure but also recently in acute coronary syndrome. Myocardial ischemia is probably an important stimulus for Nt-proBNP release. Transient myocardial ischemia is inducing by balloon inflation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).

Aurora-A/STK-15 is a predictive factor for recurrent behaviour in non-invasive bladder carcinoma: a study of 128 cases of non-invasive neoplasms.

Aurora-A, a member of serine/threonine kinase, is implied in mitosis and centrosome maturation. Increasing levels of Aurora-A have been shown to be present in several malignancies and especially in bladder cancer. No immunohistochemical marker has shown to be able to predict the clinical outcome of patients with superficial bladder cancer, except MIB-1, as a predictive marker of relapse and progression.

[Impact and forecasting of hepatitis A immunization in French armed forces, 1990-2004].

Background: Hepatitis A is a public health problem specially for migrants or travellers from industrialized countries with a low hepatitis A endemic level. French armed forces adopted an immunization strategy which first targeted overseas forces and subsequently was extended to all armed forces. In this work we studied the impact of this policy.

Immunohistochemical expression of p63, p53 and MIB-1 in urinary bladder carcinoma. A tissue microarray study of 158 cases.

P63 is a member of the p53 family, which plays a role in the differentiation of urothelium and is supposed to play a role in urothelial carcinogenesis. P53 and MIB-1 are recognised in many studies as predictive markers of progression, but few studies in the literature have examined p63. The aims of our study were to explore the expression of p63 in bladder carcinomas and to compare this expression to p53 and MIB-1, as well as to stage and grade.

[Music therapy for prematures].

Background: More than ever before the neonatal care besides the medical and nursing work has to been balanced between protecting the child against over extension due to the concept of "minimal handling" and on the other hand the necessary fostering of the young patients psychic and sensomotor development during the long stationary treatment. In addition to known approaches of auditive stimulation as receptive music therapy a concept of active music therapy methods based on the Nordoff/Robbins creative music-therapy (University Witten/Herdecke) is presented in a case-report.

Patient And Methods: The report describes in a single case-report the music-therapeutic work with a premature of the 23 + 3 (th) week of pregnancy at the neonatological unit of the Vestische Kinder- und Jugendklinik Datteln, Universität Witten/Herdecke.

[The free delivery of drugs during hospital consultations].

Introduction: In France, the access to treatment has become a priority and a right. Hence, the supply of care has been reorganised in order to improve the management of the health scourges for all the patients, whether they can pay for what they need or not. The free delivery of drugs (FDD) is part of the services offered by the public hospitals for the low income patients or those who do not yet benefit from social security coverage.

Mobile Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy monitoring of air pollution.

Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy is an efficient technique for the detection and quantification of molecules in gas mixtures. Measurement results from a mobile laboratory for ambient air analysis and for remote sensing of plume emission with the commercially available K300 spectrometer are reported. CO, CO(2), NO, NO(2), N(2)O, NH(3), CH(4), SO(2), H(2)O, HCl, and HCHO concentrations have been determined with good agreement with in situ results.

Inspection of non-CO2 greenhouse gases from emission sources and in ambient air by Fourier-transform-infrared-spectrometry: Measurements with FTIS-MAPS.

Infrared spectrometry is a versatile basis to analyse greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. A multicomponent air pollution software (MAPS) was developed for retrieval of gas concentrations from radiation emission as well as absorption measurements. Concentrations of CO, CH4, N2O, and H2O as well as CO2, NO, NO2, NH3, SO2, HCl, HCHO, and the temperature of warm gases are determined on-line.