Vinding Evans

aphs for the detection of osteophytes and loose bodies in primary elbow osteoarthritis. The lower specificity of CT may be due to this imaging modality’s ability to detect small osteophytes and loose bodies that may not be readily identified during elbow arthroscopy. Radiographs have an inferior inter-rater percentage agreement compared with CT.…[Read more]

We evaluate the genetic characterization of 132 HIV-1 pol sequences from children and adolescents undergoing antiretroviral therapy in Northeast Brazil. Phylogenetic and recombination analyses were performed using the maximum likelihood method using SeaView version 4 and SIMPLOT software. Most individuals harbored HIV-1 B (84.8%) and BF…[Read more]

84 (CI-0.79-0.87). Agreement diminished with protocol A to ICC=0.62 (CI-0.37-0.76) and improved with protocol B to ICC=0.90 (CI-0.86-0.92). Intra-observer agreement without protocol was ICC=0.87, with protocol A ICC=0.87, and with protocol B ICC=0.93. The biggest improvement was seen for urologists’ agreement from no protocol to protocol B, where…[Read more]

Cardiovascular imaging techniques have revolutionized the management of coronary atherosclerosis. Due to this, the assessment of the presence and extension of atherosclerotic disease in the different arterial territories is much simpler, with the advantage that they are non-invasive techniques. This chapter summarises the usefulness of the…[Read more]

As the result of PEG addition to the composite, the crystallinity and tensile strength were decreased, whereas the elongation increased. The hydrolytic degradation of samples was assessed under different pH and thermal conditions. Moreover, the microbial degradation of the PLA/TPS hybrid composite containing different PEG molar fractions was…[Read more]

The application of sewage sludge (SS) to agricultural soil can help meet crop nutrient requirements and enhance soil properties, while reusing an organic by-product. However, SS can be a source of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) and mobile genetic elements (MGEs), resulting in an increased risk of antibiotic resistance dissemination. We studied…[Read more]