Racial, ethnic and language disparities in healthcare utilization in pediatric patients following tonsillectomy.

Importance: Tonsillectomy is one of the most common surgical procedures performed in the United States. However, there is little known about the intersectionality of race, ethnicity, and language and how these factors influence post-tonsillectomy outcomes such as ED utilization and hospital readmission rates.

Objective: To examine disparities in emergency department (ED) utilization and hospital readmissions for post-tonsillectomy complications based on insurance status, patient race, ethnicity and language spoken.

Skeletal Muscle Adiposity and Lung Function Trajectory in the Severe Asthma Research Program.

Extrapulmonary manifestations of asthma, including fatty infiltration in tissues, may reflect systemic inflammation and influence lung function and disease severity. To determine if skeletal muscle adiposity predicts lung function trajectory in asthma. Adult SARP III (Severe Asthma Research Program III) participants with baseline computed tomography imaging and longitudinal postbronchodilator FEV% predicted (median follow-up 5 years [1,132 person-years]) were evaluated.

Acquired hemophilia A in the setting of dual anticoagulation therapy and lupus anticoagulant: a case report.

Background: Acquired hemophilia A is a disorder caused by autoantibodies against coagulation factor VIII that may present with severe bleeding. We report a rare case of acquired hemophilia A presenting with coexisting lupus anticoagulant.

Case Presentation: An 81-year-old Caucasian female presented with large ecchymoses over the torso and extremities in the setting of an enoxaparin bridge to warfarin.

Clinical, haematological and pathomorphological findings in Mycoplasma suis infected pigs.

Background: Mycoplasma suis (M. suis) belongs to the group of haemotrophic mycoplasmas and is known as the causative agent of infectious anaemia in pigs. In the last few years valuable insights into the mechanism of adhesion and invasion, shedding patterns and cell tropism of M.

Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in men with penile carcinoma is associated with increased prevalence of human papilloma virus infection and younger age at presentation.

Background: We investigated the prevalence of HIV and human papilloma virus (HPV) infection in men with penile carcinoma.

Methods: This retrospective study investigated all men with penile carcinoma at the Universitas Academic Hospital in Bloemfontein, South Africa (January 2000-December 2008). Patients' age, HIV status, histological type of carcinoma and evidence of HPV infection were recorded.

Molecular phylogeography of a human autosomal skin color locus under natural selection.

Divergent natural selection caused by differences in solar exposure has resulted in distinctive variations in skin color between human populations. The derived light skin color allele of the SLC24A5 gene, A111T, predominates in populations of Western Eurasian ancestry. To gain insight into when and where this mutation arose, we defined common haplotypes in the genomic region around SLC24A5 across diverse human populations and deduced phylogenetic relationships between them.

Bilateral multifocal renal oncocytoma in pregnancy.

Renal oncocytomas are the most common benign solid renal tumor, accounting for 3-7% of renal neoplasms. Oncocytomas are multifocal in 2-12% and bilateral in 4-14% of cases. Multifocal bilateral oncocytomas represent only 1.

Functional assessment of human coding mutations affecting skin pigmentation using zebrafish.

A major challenge in personalized medicine is the lack of a standard way to define the functional significance of the numerous nonsynonymous, single nucleotide coding variants that are present in each human individual. To begin to address this problem, we have used pigmentation as a model polygenic trait, three common human polymorphisms thought to influence pigmentation, and the zebrafish as a model system. The approach is based on the rescue of embryonic zebrafish mutant phenotypes by "humanized" zebrafish orthologous mRNA.

Regional differences in hyoid muscle activity and length dynamics during mammalian head shaking.

The sternohyoid (SH) and geniohyoid (GH) are antagonist strap muscles that are active during a number of different behaviors, including sucking, intraoral transport, swallowing, breathing, and extension/flexion of the neck. Because these muscles have served different functions through the evolutionary history of vertebrates, it is quite likely they will have complex patterns of electrical activity and muscle fiber contraction. Different regions of the SH exhibit different contraction and activity patterns during a swallow.

Complete duplication of the bladder, urethra and external genitalia in a male neonate with an imperforate anus.

A rare case of a male neonate with complete duplication of the bladder, urethra and external genitalia with associated anomalies is reported. In addition to the above, the patient had a hypoplastic left kidney, bilateral bifid scrotums (four hemi-scrotums), an imperforate anus and a mass on the perineum.

Efficiency of the iron supplementation programme for pregnant women in Jeneponto, Sulawesi, Indonesia.

An official iron supplementation programme for pregnant women in Jeneponto, South Sulawesi, Indonesia was assessed for efficiency. Data were collected in a cross-sectional study of 107 women in the second or third trimester of pregnancy from 18 villages. 47.

Increase of the space-bandwidth product of computer-generated near-field holograms by optical means.

Computer-generated near-field holograms are well suited to display numerical data in three-dimensional pictorial form. The available computer capacity and recording facility frequently limit the attainable space-bandwidth product. An optical technique that can improve it and provide comfortable viewing conditions is presented.

Release of neutrophil chemotactic factors from gastric tissue. Initial biochemical characterization.

This study was designed to characterize neutrophil chemotactic factors released by gastric tissue. Full-thickness rabbit stomach (organ culture) was prepared and incubated in Ringer's solution at 37 degrees C. Culture supernatants were collected at 1, 2, 3, and 4 hr and assayed for neutrophil chemotactic activity in modified Boyden chambers.

Anti-idiotypic route to anti-acetylcholine receptor antibodies and experimental myasthenia gravis.

trans-3,3'-Bis[alpha-(trimethylammonio)methyl]azobenzene bromide (BisQ) is a potent agonist of the acetylcholine receptor (AcChoR) of Electrophorus electricus. BisQ is highly constrained, suggesting that its structure is complementary to the combining site of the AcChoR when the latter is in its activated state. Antibodies produced in rabbits to a conjugate of bovine serum albumin and a derivative of BisQ mimicked the binding characteristics of the AcChoR with respect to the order of binding of a variety of agonists and to the preferred recognition of decamethonium ion (an agonist) over hexamethonium ion (an antagonist).