Solar roads - a new potential renewable energy for Great Britain.

Global warming has become a much more realised issue and an immediate threat, accelerating due to the anthropogenic carbon release associated with escalating energy demand. Consequently, pressures are building up to reduce anthropogenic carbon footprint by employing renewable energy resources, among which solar energy is the main. Solar roads are a new and innovative concept as they do not require land to be specifically allocated.

Clinical relevance of amyloid in prostate samples: a report on 40 patients.

Objective: To describe the clinical findings in patients with incidental prostatic amyloidosis.

Patients And Methods: Retrospective search in the database of the Department of Pathology, Hospital de Bellvitge, for prostate specimens with amyloid. Congo red and immunohistochemical staining of the sections.

Long-term clinical follow-up of the resorbable magnesium scaffolds in acute coronary syndrome patients.

Background: Research on the resorbable magnesium scaffolds (RMSs) has shown their safety and effectiveness in stable clinical conditions. It seems that this new therapeutic option could be promising for selected acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients.

Aims: Our analysis aims to analyse the long-term performance of RMSs among ACS patients.

Spontaneous bilateral carotid artery dissection in a patient with bovine aortic arch.

Carotid artery dissections are commonly associated with trauma or various connective tissue disorders. Dissection of the cerebrovascular arteries can result in ischemic stroke and is a frequent stroke etiology in younger patients. Anatomical variants of aortic arch branching, such as the 'bovine' aortic arch, are assumed to have little or no physiological consequence.

Childhood sexual abuse and the consequences in adult women.

This paper reviews the literature on childhood sexual abuse and its implications for women. It is estimated that at least 15-38% of adults have been sexually abused as children, with figures higher for women than for men. Failure to report abuse is common, and only 20-50% of incidents may come to the attention of authorities.