Search for T and CP violation in B0-B-0 mixing with inclusive dilepton events.

We report the results of a search for T and CP violation in B0-B-0 mixing using an inclusive dilepton sample collected by the BABAR experiment at the PEP-II B Factory. The asymmetry between l+l+ and l-l- events allows us to compare the probabilities for B-0-->B0 and B0-->B-0 oscillations and thus probe T and CP invariance. Using a sample of 23 x 10(6) BB- pairs, we measure a same-sign dilepton asymmetry of A(T/CP) = [0.

Search for the rare decays B-->Kl(+)l(-) and B-->K(*)l(+)l(-).

We present results from a search for the flavor-changing neutral current decays B-->Kl(+)l(-) and B-->K(*)l(+)l(-), where l(+)l(-) is either an e(+)e(-) or mu(+)mu(-) pair. The data sample comprises 22.7 x 10(6) Upsilon(4S)-->B(-)B decays collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II B Factory.

Measurement of B --> K*gamma branching fractions and charge asymmetries.

The branching fractions of the exclusive decays B0-->K(*0)gamma and B+-->K(*+)gamma are measured from a sample of (22.74+/-0.36)x10(6) BB decays collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric e(+)e(-) collider.

Search for the decay B0-->gammagamma.

We present a limit on the branching fraction for the decay B0-->gammagamma using data collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric energy e+e- collider. Based on the observation of one event in the signal region, out of a sample of 21.3x10(6) e+e--->Upsilon(4S)-->BB decays, we establish an upper limit on the branching fraction of B(B0-->gammagamma)<1.

Measurement of the B--> J/psiK*(892) decay amplitudes.

We present a measurement of the decay amplitudes in B-->J/psiK*(892) channels using 20.7 fb(-1) of data collected at the Upsilon(4S) resonance with the BABAR detector at PEP-II. We measure a P-wave fraction R(perpendicular) = (16.

Measurement of the B(0) and B(+) meson lifetimes with fully reconstructed hadronic final states.

The B(0) and B(+) meson lifetimes have been measured in e(+)e(-) annihilation data collected in 1999 and 2000 with the BABAR detector at center-of-mass energies near the Upsilon(4S) resonance. Events are selected in which one B meson is fully reconstructed in a hadronic final state while the second B meson is reconstructed inclusively. A combined fit to the B(0) and the B(+) decay time difference distributions yields tau(B(0)) = 1.

Measurement of J/psi production in continuum e(+)e(-) annihilations near square root of s = 10.6 GeV.

The production of J/psi mesons in continuum e(+)e(-) annihilations has been studied with the BABAR detector at energies near the Upsilon(4S) resonance. The mesons are distinguished from J/psi production in B decays through their center-of-mass momentum and energy. We measure the cross section e(+)e(-)-->J/psi X to be 2.

Measurement of branching fractions and search for CP-violating charge asymmetries in charmless two-body B decays into pions and kaons.

We present measurements, based on a sample of approximately 23x10(6) BB pairs, of the branching fractions and a search for CP-violating charge asymmetries in charmless hadronic decays of B mesons into two-body final states of kaons and pions. We find the branching fractions B(B0-->pi(+)pi(-)) = (4.1+/-1.

Measurement of the decays B--> phiK and B--> phiK*.

We have observed the decays B--> phiK and phiK(*) in a sample of over 45 million B mesons collected with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II collider. The measured branching fractions are B(B+--> phiK+) = (7.7(+1.

Observation of CP violation in the B(0) meson system.

We present an updated measurement of time-dependent CP-violating asymmetries in neutral B decays with the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric B Factory at SLAC. This result uses an additional sample of Upsilon(4S) decays collected in 2001, bringing the data available to 32 x 10(6) BB macro pairs. We select events in which one neutral B meson is fully reconstructed in a final state containing charmonium and the flavor of the other neutral B meson is determined from its decay products.

Measurement of CP-violating asymmetries in B0 decays to CP eigenstates.

We present measurements of time-dependent CP-violating asymmetries in neutral B decays to several CP eigenstates. The measurement uses a data sample of 23x10(6) Upsilon(4S)-->BbarB decays collected by the BABAR detector at the PEP-II asymmetric B Factory at SLAC. In this sample, we find events in which one neutral B meson is fully reconstructed in a CP eigenstate containing charmonium and the flavor of the other neutral B meson is determined from its decay products.

A comparative analysis of burn injuries at two burns centres in Denmark.

In order to compare the epidemiology of burns and predisposing factors to burns at two burn centres representing the cities of Aarhus and Copenhagen, Denmark, a prospective study was set up at the University Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology, Aarhus and the Centre of Plastic Surgery and Burns Unit, Hvidovre Hospital, Denmark. Several significant differences in the epidemiology of burns in the two populations were found. Considering the social circumstances, the situation in Aarhus was characterized by the fact that most patients lived in their own houses, had a larger family and a larger family income.

Separation of tendon ends after Achilles tendon repair: a prospective, randomized, multicenter study.

Fifty-seven patients treated for an acute rupture of the Achilles tendon were studied. The patients were randomized into a Mason suture technique or a reinforced continuous six-strand suture technique, and markers were attached to each tendon end perioperatively. The postoperative separation of the markers was studied by repeat radiographic examination.

Heterotopic bone formation following hip arthroplasty. A retrospective study of 65 bilateral cases.

Heterotopic bone formation after two-stage bilateral cemented total hip arthroplasty was evaluated in 65 patients (23 women and 42 men) who had not received treatment with antiinflammatory drugs in the immediate postoperative weeks. The mean age at the first operation was 65 years, and the median interval between the two arthroplasties was 3 months. Fifty-two patients developed heterotopic ossification after the initial hip arthroplasty.

Slipped capital femoral epiphysis: long-term results of an abandoned technique.

Sixty-two (11 women and 51 men) of 76 consecutive patients treated between January 1960 and December 1979 with percutaneous pinning, traction, and ambulation in Thomas splints for slipped capital femoral epiphyses (physiolysis colli femoris; PCF) were re-examined radiologically and clinically to evaluate long-term results of an abandoned technique. Median follow-up time was 21 years (range: 8 to 28). The average age at symptom start was 14 years (range: 9 to 17).

Hip physiolysis. Bilaterality in 62 cases followed for 20 years.

The frequency of bilateral physiolysis colli femoris was evaluated in 62 patients. At first admission, 5 patients had a bilateral slipping. Further, 9 patients had slipping diagnosed in the contralateral hip during adolescence 1-3 years after the primary operation.

[Effect of enkephalins and naloxone on the activity of the kallikrein-kinin system in experimental hemorrhagic shock].

The effect of enkephalin derivates with different receptor subtype specificity and opioid antagonist naloxone on kallikrein-kinin system was studied in anaesthetized rats exposed to 30% hemorrhage. Hemorrhage by itself caused only a slight activation of KKS. Pretreatment with naloxone induced a significant activation of KKS, which was potentiated by subsequent hemorrhage.

[The effect of LPH on the behavior of parameters of the kallikrein-kinin system (KKS) in the early phase of experimental endotoxic shock in the rat].

The effect of a new shock-protective agent LPH on parameters of the kallikrein-kinin-system was studied in a standardized endotoxin shock model. Activation of KKS in endotoxin shock was not significantly influenced by LPH. On the other hand, LPH by itself caused activation of KKS.

Hohmann-Thomasen metatarsal osteotomy for tailor's bunion (bunionette).

We used subcapital displacement osteotomy of the fifth metatarsal bone and peg-and-hole fixation to treat a tailor's bunion (bunionette) in forty-four feet (twenty-seven patients). The result was good in 86 per cent, fair in 9 per cent, and poor in 5 per cent. All but one of the patients were satisfied with the result.

Computerized drug therapy: application of the hand-held microcomputer to dosage regimen design.

For many drugs estimation of a safe and effective dosage regimen is difficult. Typically these drugs exhibit optimal therapeutic activity when drug concentrations in the blood are maintained within narrow limits and considerable intersubject variability exists in their rate of elimination from the body. Computer programs have been written to estimate the size and frequency of dose administration necessary to achieve therapeutic drug concentrations in the blood.