Inzidenz von atrialen Herzrhythmusstörungen nach katheterinterventionellem ASD-II-Verschluss

In einer retrospektiven Analyse wurden Daten von 161 pädiatrischen Patienten ausgewertet, denen im Zeitraum von Oktober 1997 bis Dezember 2008 ein Vorhofseptumdefekt vom sekundum Typ in der Kinderkardiologie des Zentrums für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin der Universitätsmedizin Mainz interventionell mittels Amplatzer Septal Occluder erfolgreich verschlossen wurde. In diesem Kollektiv wurden Alter, Shuntvolumen und IAS/Occluder Ratio als mögliche Einflussfaktoren auf die Ausbildung von prae-, peri- und postinterventionell dokumentierten atrialen Arrhythmien untersucht und unter dem Aspekt aufgetretener Arrhythmien auch die Anzahl an Langzeit-EKGs und die Dauer des Follow Up analysiert.rnIm untersuchten Kollektiv war die Anzahl der Kinder mit prae- (2,5%), peri- (2,5%) und postinterventionell (3,7%) Arrhythmien gering.rnIm untersuchten Kollektiv konnte kein Zusammenhang zwischen den dokumentierten Arrhythmien und dem Alter ermittelt werden. Allerdings war die Anzahl an L-EKGs bei den 6 Patienten mit postinterventionellen Arrhythmien in der Tendenz höher als bei den Patienten mit normalem Sinusrhythmus, ein Ergebnis, das sich in der Dauer des Follow Up nicht zeigte.rnAls Hauptergebnis der vorliegenden Arbeit zeigte sich eine Assoziation zwischen dem Shuntvolumen und auch der IAS/Occluder Ratio mit den aufgetretenen prae-, peri- und postinterventionellen Arrhythmien im untersuchten Patientenkollektiv und zwar in der Form, dass ein großer Defekt und eine niedrige IAS/Occluder Ratio die Ausbildung von atrialen Arrhythmien zu begünstigen scheinen. Festzuhalten bleibt, dass selbst bei Kindern mit großen Shuntvolumina Rhythmusstörungen früher auftreten und deshalb auch ein früherer Verschluss indiziert ist. Ebenso ist die Wahrscheinlichkeit, dass bei großen Defekten die atrialen Arrhythmien verschwinden geringer als bei kleinen Defekten. Aus diesem Ergebnis kann zumindest in der Tendenz eine Prädiktorfunktion dieser beiden Parameter für supraventrikuläre Arrhythmien abgeleitet werden.rnOffen bleibt in der vorliegenden Untersuchung die Frage nach der Ursache und Wirkung dieser Faktoren hinsichtlich der Pathogenese der Arrhythmien. Offen bleibt ebenfalls, ob eine Kombination mehrer unterschiedlicher Faktoren für die Pathogenese entscheidend ist. Ein tieferes Verständnis der Pathogenese der prae-, peri- und postinterventionellen Arrhythmien beim ASD II könnte Grundlage für eine bessere Prognose im Hinblick auf ihre Vermeidung bedeuten.

Logarithmically smooth deformations of strict normal crossing logarithmically symplectic varieties

In this thesis we give a definition of the term logarithmically symplectic variety; to be precise, we distinguish even two types of such varieties. The general type is a triple $(f,nabla,omega)$ comprising a log smooth morphism $fcolon Xtomathrm{Spec}kappa$ of log schemes together with a flat log connection $nablacolon LtoOmega^1_fotimes L$ and a ($nabla$-closed) log symplectic form $omegainGamma(X,Omega^2_fotimes L)$. We define the functor of log Artin rings of log smooth deformations of such varieties $(f,nabla,omega)$ and calculate its obstruction theory, which turns out to be given by the vector spaces $H^i(X,B^bullet_{(f,nabla)}(omega))$, $i=0,1,2$. Here $B^bullet_{(f,nabla)}(omega)$ is the class of a certain complex of $mathcal{O}_X$-modules in the derived category $mathrm{D}(X/kappa)$ associated to the log symplectic form $omega$. The main results state that under certain conditions a log symplectic variety can, by a flat deformation, be smoothed to a symplectic variety in the usual sense. This may provide a new approach to the construction of new examples of irreducible symplectic manifolds.

The use of electromyography interference pattern analysis to determine muscle force of the deep digital flexor muscle in healthy and laminitic horses

BACKGROUND: In equine laminitis, the deep digital flexor muscle (DDFM) appears to have increased muscle force, but evidence-based confirmation is lacking. OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to test if the DDFM of laminitic equines has an increased muscle force detectable by needle electromyography interference pattern analysis (IPA). ANIMALS AND METHODS: The control group included six Royal Dutch Sport horses, three Shetland ponies and one Welsh pony [10 healthy, sound adults weighing 411 ± 217 kg (mean ± SD) and aged 10 ± 5 years]. The laminitic group included three Royal Dutch Sport horses, one Friesian, one Haflinger, one Icelandic horse, one Welsh pony, one miniature Appaloosa and six Shetland ponies (14 adults, weight 310 ± 178 kg, aged 13 ± 6 years) with acute/chronic laminitis. The electromyography IPA measurements included firing rate, turns/second (T), amplitude/turn (M) and M/T ratio. Statistical analysis used a general linear model with outcomes transformed to geometric means. RESULTS: The firing rate of the total laminitic group was higher than the total control group. This difference was smaller for the ponies compared to the horses; in the horses, the geometric mean difference of the laminitic group was 1.73 [geometric 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.29-2.32], and in the ponies this value was 1.09 (geometric 95% CI 0.82-1.45). CONCLUSION AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE: In human medicine, an increased firing rate is characteristic of increased muscle force. Thus, the increased firing rate of the DDFM in the context of laminitis suggests an elevated muscle force. However, this seems to be only a partial effect as in this study, the unchanged turns/second and amplitude/turn failed to prove the recruitment of larger motor units with larger amplitude motor unit potentials in laminitic equids.

Conservation Tillage Study

The project goal was to compare yields of three different tillage systems on a sloping, moderately well drained soil (Nira) and on a nearly level, poorly drained soil (Kalona) in a continuous corn and a corn-soybean system. The plots began in 1990.

Registry of samples and environmental context from the Ocean Sampling Day 2014

The Ocean Sampling Day (OSD) is a simultaneous sampling campaign of the world's oceans which took place (for the first time) on the summer solstice (June 21st) in the year 2014. These cumulative samples, related in time, space and environmental parameters, provide insights into fundamental rules describing microbial diversity and function and contribute to the blue economy through the identification of novel, ocean-derived biotechnologies. We see OSD data as a reference data set for generations of experiments to follow in the coming decade. The present data set includes a description of each sample collected during the Ocean Sampling Day 2014 and provides contextual environmental data measured concurrently with the collection of water samples for genomic analyses.

Microsatellite instability in childhood rhabdomyosarcoma is locus specific and correlates with fractional allelic loss.

Replication errors (RERs) were initially identified in hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer and other tumors of Lynch syndrome II. Mutations in genes involved in mismatch repair give rise to a mutator phenotype, resulting in RERs. The mutator phenotype is thought to predispose to malignant transformation. Here we show that in the embryonal form of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma, RERs also occur, but in contrast to hereditary nonpolyposis colon cancer, only a subset of the microsatellite loci analyzed show RERs. The occurrence of RERs is strongly correlated with increased fractional allelic loss (P < 0.001), suggesting that the occurrence of RERs is a secondary phenomenon in rhabdomyosarcoma. Coincidental loss of genes involved in mismatch repair, possibly due to their proximity to tumor suppressor genes involved in tumor progression of embryonal form of childhood rhabdomyosarcoma, could explain the observed phenomenon.

Localization of vasopressin mRNA and immunoreactivity in pituicytes of pituitary stalk-transected rats after osmotic stimulation.

The presence of [arginine] vasopressin (AVP) mRNA and AVP immunoreactivity in pituicytes of the neural lobe (NL) of intact and pituitary stalk-transected rats, with and without osmotic stimulation, was examined. AVP mRNA was analyzed by Northern blotting, as well as by in situ hybridization in combination with immunocytochemistry using anti-glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) as a marker for pituicytes. In intact rats, a poly(A) tail-truncated 0.62-kb AVP mRNA was detected in the NL and was found to increase 10-fold with 7 days of continuous salt loading. Morphological analysis of the NL of 7-day salt-loaded rats revealed the presence of AVP mRNA in a significant number of GFAP-positive pituicytes in the NL and in areas most probably containing nerve fibers. Eight days after pituitary stalk transection the NL AVP mRNA diminished in animals given water to drink, whereas in those given 2% saline for 18 h followed by 6 h of water, a treatment repeated on 6 successive days beginning 2 days after surgery, the 0.62-kb AVP mRNA was present. The AVP mRNA in the pituitary stalk-transected, salt-loaded rats showed an exclusive cellular distribution in the NL, indicative of localization in pituicytes. Immunoelectron microscopy showed the presence of AVP immunoreactivity in a subpopulation of pituicytes 7 and 10 days after pituitary stalk transection in salt-loaded animals, when almost all AVP fibers had disappeared from the NL. These data show that a subset of pituicytes in the NL is activated to synthesize AVP mRNA and AVP in response to osmotic stimulation.

The hexapeptide LFPWMR in Hoxb-8 is required for cooperative DNA binding with Pbx1 and Pbx2 proteins.

The Hox gene products are DNA-binding proteins, containing a homeodomain, which function as a class of master control proteins establishing the body plan in organisms as diverse as Drosophila and vertebrates. Hox proteins have recently been shown to bind cooperatively to DNA with another class of homeodomain proteins that include extradenticle, Pbx1, and Pbx2. Hox gene products contain a highly conserved hexapeptide connected by a linker of variable length to the homeodomain. We show that the hexapeptide and the linker region are required for cooperativity with Pbx1 and Pbx2 proteins. Many of the conserved residues present in the Hoxb-8 hexapeptide are required to modulate the DNA binding of the Pbx proteins. Position of the hexapeptide relative to the homeodomain is important. Although deletions of two and four residues of the linker peptide still show cooperative DNA binding, removal of all six linker residues strongly reduces cooperativity. In addition, an insertion of 10 residues within the linker peptide significantly lowers cooperative DNA binding. These results show that the hexapeptide and the position of the hexapeptide relative to the homeodomain are important determinants to allow cooperative DNA binding involving Hox and Pbx gene products.

Alberti v. Haller ... Primae lineae physiologiae : in usum praelectionum academicarum ad secundam editionem gottingensem, a plurimus mendis emendatae.

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Alberti Halleri ... Dissertationes de partibus sensibilibus, et irritabilibus. De sanguinis motu, et cordis motu a stimulo nato ...

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Die pfarre und kirche St. Laurenz im Schottenfelde. Als beytrag zur kirchlichen topographie und als ehrenbuch der vorzüglicheren wohlthäter dieser kirche.

"Die Benedictiner-abtey zu den Schotten," pp. [63]-148.

Recueil de mémoires : ou, Collection de pièces académiques, concernant la médecine, l'anatomie & la chirurgie, la chymie, la physique expérimentale, la botanique & l'histoire naturelles, tirées des meilleures sources /

Tomes 4-5 have imprint: Paris, Panckoucke; tomes 6-7: Paris, Chez l'éditeur; tomes 8-16: Paris, G. J. Cuchet.

Inventaire des archives de la ville de Bruges

Accompanied by "Section première ... 1. sér., 13e-16e siècle. Table analytique, par Edw. Gailliard." (2 p. l., [5]-510 p., 1 l. 29 cm.) published [Bruges, E. Gailliard, 1883-85]