Discrete Mono-, Di-, and Trinuclear Anions [MoOF], [MoOF], [MoOF], [MoOF], [MoOF], and the Infinite Chain Anion [MoOF] Obtained from Reactions of MoOF: Synthesis and Analysis of the Structure-Chemical Relations of the Compounds.

The herein-reported oxyfluoridometallate salts were synthesized and structurally characterized during the studies of the Lewis acidity of OF ( = Mo, W) with various fluoride ion donors (RbF, CsF, TlF, AgF, SrF, BaF, PbF) in different solvents (aqHF 48%, aHF, BrF, ClF). Phase-pure MoOF was either synthesized by hydrolysis of MoF with SiO in anhydrous HF (aHF) or by reactions of BrF with MoO or MoO, respectively. The compound was characterized by infrared and Raman spectroscopy, solid-state quantum-chemical calculations, as well as powder and single-crystal X-ray diffraction.

Picoeucaryot alga infecting blue mussel Mytilus edulis in southern Norway.

During summer 2001, blue mussels Mytilus edulis with abnormal shell growth were collected near Kragerø, southern Norway. The mussels had green spots in their mantle tissues, mainly posteriorly and ventrally, and in the adductor muscle. Mussels from 4 sites had a prevalence of green spots varying from 2 to 71% that correlated well with shell deformities.

Canadian guidelines for cardiac rehabilitation and atherosclerotic heart disease prevention: a summary.

Atherosclerotic heart disease (AHD) is the leading cause of death in Canadian women and men. Cardiac rehabilitation has been repeatedly shown to reduce cardiac morbidity and mortality significantly among patients with documented AHD. The Canadian Association of Cardiac Rehabilitation (CACR) has defined cardiac rehabilitation as "the enhancement and maintenance of cardiovascular health through individualized programs designed to optimize physical, psychological, social, vocational and emotional status.

Infants undergoing pyloromyotomy are not at risk for postoperative apnea. Staff of Sutter Community Hospitals Sleep Disorders Center.

Thirty term infants undergoing general anesthesia and pyloromyotomy had pre- and postoperative sleep studies to determine whether these infants were at risk for postoperative apnea. Sleep studies showed an improved respiratory disturbance index (RDI) after surgery. Postoperatively, apnea indices were lower and lowest oxygen saturation values were increased compared to the infants' preoperative status.

Tracheal extubation of children in the operating room after atrial septal defect repair as part of a clinical practice guideline.

Early tracheal extubation in the operating room after atrial septal defect (ASD) surgery was recommended as part of a clinical practice guideline (CPG) established in the Cardiovascular Program at the Children's Hospital, Boston, MA. This retrospective review was undertaken to determine whether this practice was efficient without compromising patient care. The charts and hospital charges for 102 patients undergoing secundum ASD or sinus venosus defect surgery between March 1992 and July 1994 were reviewed; 36 patients (Group I) had surgery prior to introduction of the CPG, and 66 patients were managed according to the CPG.