First Report of Root and Collar Rot by Phytophthora cryptogea on Sweet Cherry in Italy.

Sweet cherry (Prunus avium L.) cultivation has increased in Italy and ≈30,000 ha are now in production. In the spring of 2006, a disease survey was conducted in orchards of central Italy.

Prediction of the need for insulin therapy in pregnant women with impaired gestational glucose tolerance (IGGT).

Objective: Our aim was identify pregnant women with impaired gestational glucose tolerance (IGGT) at risk for more severe gluco-metabolic alterations who could require subsequent insulin therapy during pregnancy.

Methods: We studied 78 pregnant women with IGGT after a 100 g glucose oral tolerance test. Patients were divided into two groups based on a cut-off value of a 15% reduction from normal values of the glucose load.

[Telephone transmission of the cardiotocographic recording from the office to the obstetrical clinic].

The authors describe their experience in telephonic transmission of cardiographic recordings. With a Corometrics 116 and 410 unit installed in a remote facility, 61 CTG recordings were tele transmitted and received by a Toshiba personal computer. The comparison between original and transmitted CTG record was excellent and a very low percentage of signal loss during transmission (3.

Telephonic transmission of cardiotocographic recordings from a remote facility to an obstetric unit.

The Authors describe their experience in telephonic transmission of cardiotocographic recordings. With a Corometrics 116 and 410 unit installed in a remote facility, 61 CTG recordings were tele-transmitted and received by a Toshiba personal computer. The concordance between original and transmitted CTG record was excellent and a very low percentage of signal loss during transmission (3.